●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 ●● ● Jan 20 [00:19] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@sdjpyr7agdsn2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 20 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-190126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-190126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-190126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-190126.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, January 19, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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[03:46] TR News 2026: 40000 layoffs at Microsoft due to AI/Satya https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf9gxedy "It's going to be a bloodbath." [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf9gxedy ) [03:51] TR News (NEW): Its Official: Richard Stallman Will Speak at Georgia Tech on January 23 - FOSS Force https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/It_s_Official_Richard_Stallman_Will_Speak_at_Georgia_Tech_on_Ja.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/It_s_Official_Richard_Stallman_Will_Speak_at_Georgia_Tech_on_Ja.gmi [03:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Its Official: Richard Stallman Will Speak at Georgia Tech on January 23 - FOSS Force [03:51] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-20.gmi [03:52] TR News "One of the great things about the FOSS world is that if you have a specific computer problem...someone probably already wrote a utility to fix it." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2026-01-19 [03:53] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1541.jpg [03:53] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1891.jpg [03:54] TR News T H R E E - D E E (cont., 4ofx) gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260119_3d4 "GOOGOOGOO over Punter protocol. Start the download before bedtime and before the end of any BBS session time limit (while tying up the phone line) and hopefully the file writes to the 5.25" floppy successfully. At least there is no upload/download ratios." [03:55] TR News "I remember I have one CRT scope, a Tektronix 620 X-Y monitor, which I borrowed from a friend a while back, for some vector graphics experiments. It is rather long about two feet from front to back, so it is a rather inconvenient form factor." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260119-0.gmi [03:56] TR News "When my wife and I visited the United Kingdom in 2023, we flew on an Airbus A380 with British Airways. The flight was packed: 485 passengers filled the double decks, and 22 crew members operated the aircraft and staffed the cabin." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260119-groups.gmi [03:57] TR News "I posted this on my blog, which conveniently cross-posts to gopher via the Writefreely blog platform I'm using." gemini://gemini.smallweb.space/gemlog/20260119-roku-at-a-hotel.gmi Using a Roku at a Hotel gopher://smallweb.space:70/0/using-a-roku-at-a-hotel [03:58] TR News "Of 60 students, 57 decided not to use any chatbots. For 30 of them, I managed to ask them to explain their choices. For the others, I unfortunately did not have the time. After the exam, I grouped those justifications into four different clusters. I did it without looking at their grades." gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.gmi [03:59] TR News "For a while now we've been talking about moving our Discord server community to IRC. I've been running a server, @kyonshi@dice.camp has been running a server, we networked them, and so on. I really like how the use of web apps like The Lounge have been helping us get there." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-19-grenzland ● Jan 20 [04:00] TR News "This oneness, mind you, is authentic 100% bonafide Greek-brand and therefore Western oneness, not the fake Eastern sort, nor the kind you might get from licking a toad." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/20/acme-brand-oneness.gmi [04:01] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [04:10] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/01/2026: New Tea, Using a Roku at a Hotel, and "Voltage-Based Power Management for Any Raspberry Pi" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Gemini_Links_20_01_2026_New_Tea_Using_a_Roku_at_a_Hotel_and_Vol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Gemini_Links_20_01_2026_New_Tea_Using_a_Roku_at_a_Hotel_and_Vol.gmi [04:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 20/01/2026: New Tea, Using a Roku at a Hotel, and "Voltage-Based Power Management for Any Raspberry Pi" [04:20] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@sdjpyr7agdsn2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:42] TR News Techrights IBM Plans for Layoffs Becoming Clearer With "Employee Reviews" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_Plans_for_Layoffs_Becoming_Clearer_With_Employee_Reviews.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_Plans_for_Layoffs_Becoming_Clearer_With_Employee_Reviews.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Plans for Layoffs Becoming Clearer With "Employee Reviews" [04:54] TR News Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part VI - More Strikes Planned at the EPO, Starting This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_VI_More_Strikes_Planned_at_the_EPO_Star.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_VI_More_Strikes_Planned_at_the_EPO_Star.gmi [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part VI - More Strikes Planned at the EPO, Starting This Month ● Jan 20 [05:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft Under Fresh Investigation by the Italian Competition Authority https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Microsoft_Under_Fresh_Investigation_by_the_Italian_Competition_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Microsoft_Under_Fresh_Investigation_by_the_Italian_Competition_.gmi [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Under Fresh Investigation by the Italian Competition Authority [05:24] TR News (NEW): The Harder They Try to Squash GNU/Linux Advocacy, the Move Exposure It'll Get https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/The_Harder_They_Try_to_Squash_GNU_Linux_Advocacy_the_Move_Expos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/The_Harder_They_Try_to_Squash_GNU_Linux_Advocacy_the_Move_Expos.gmi [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Harder They Try to Squash GNU/Linux Advocacy, the Move Exposure It'll Get [05:37] TR News Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Industrial Actions Formally Start in Two Hours https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Industrial_Actions_Formally_Start_in.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Industrial_Actions_Formally_Start_in.gmi [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Industrial Actions Formally Start in Two Hours [05:56] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:56] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 20 [06:04] TR News Techrights IBM is Outsourcing Red Hat's Fedora to Slop to 'Save Money' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_is_Outsourcing_Red_Hat_s_Fedora_to_Slop_to_Save_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_is_Outsourcing_Red_Hat_s_Fedora_to_Slop_to_Save_Money.gmi [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Outsourcing Red Hat's Fedora to Slop to 'Save Money' [06:17] TR News Techrights Readers Pleased With Layout Changes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Readers_Pleased_With_Layout_Changes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Readers_Pleased_With_Layout_Changes.gmi [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Readers Pleased With Layout Changes [06:27] TR News Techrights Rudeness and Vulgarity Won't Stop Journalism About Free Software https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Rudeness_and_Vulgarity_Won_t_Stop_Journalism_About_Free_Softwar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Rudeness_and_Vulgarity_Won_t_Stop_Journalism_About_Free_Softwar.gmi [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Rudeness and Vulgarity Won't Stop Journalism About Free Software [06:36] TR News (NEW): Huge Gains for GNU/Linux Thus Far in 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Huge_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_Thus_Far_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Huge_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_Thus_Far_in_2026.gmi [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Huge Gains for GNU/Linux Thus Far in 2026 [06:48] TR News "My dad worked for IBM in storage sales and, when he got cancer, they boosted his quota to 300% more that his career best quarter and when he only hit 250% they fired him to get him off the payroll and out of their insurance pool" https://x.com/politicalmath/status/2013473866148937735 [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x.com | NO TITLE [06:48] TR News "Dad got another job with a better company and was still making sales a week before he passed away ... The main point is that IBM is an evil company filled with evil people and it should be burned to the ground" [06:53] TR News (NEW): GNOME: Digital Wellbeing Contract: Conclusion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/GNOME_Digital_Wellbeing_Contract_Conclusion.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/GNOME_Digital_Wellbeing_Contract_Conclusion.gmi [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME: Digital Wellbeing Contract: Conclusion ● Jan 20 [07:06] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:06] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:13] TR News (NEW): Firefox Nightly is getting easier to install for Linux Fedora and openSUSE users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Firefox_Nightly_is_getting_easier_to_install_for_Linux_Fedora_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Firefox_Nightly_is_getting_easier_to_install_for_Linux_Fedora_a.gmi [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox Nightly is getting easier to install for Linux Fedora and openSUSE users [07:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [07:14] TR News (NEW): Nations Grasp the Importance of Software Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Nations_Grasp_the_Importance_of_Software_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Nations_Grasp_the_Importance_of_Software_Freedom.gmi [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Nations Grasp the Importance of Software Freedom [07:16] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos 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[07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ghostship is a new Super Mario 64 PC port from HarbourMasters | GamingOnLinux [07:58] TR News KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-7-will-have-a-global-push-to-talk-feature/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature | GamingOnLinux [07:59] TR News From the devs of Minami Lane, their next game Milki Delivery is a cosy delivery game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/from-the-devs-of-minami-lane-their-next-game-milki-delivery-is-a-cosy-delivery-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-From the devs of Minami Lane, their next game Milki Delivery is a cosy delivery game | GamingOnLinux ● Jan 20 [08:01] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_Week_in_Plasma_dark_mode_switch_and_global_push_to_talk.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_Week_in_Plasma_dark_mode_switch_and_global_push_to_talk.gmi [08:01] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.19 Delays https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.gmi [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.19 Delays [08:02] TR News Tile Tactics is a roguelike tower defense game where everything is a tile and you gamble for new tiles | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/tile-tactics-is-a-roguelike-tower-defense-game-where-everything-is-a-tile-and-you-gamble-for-new-tiles/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tile Tactics is a roguelike tower defense game where everything is a tile and you gamble for new tiles | GamingOnLinux [08:02] TR News Walaber announced precision-driving physics sim 4x4 in a Furniture Store | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/walaber-announced-precision-driving-physics-sim-4x4-in-a-furniture-store/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Walaber announced precision-driving physics sim 4x4 in a Furniture Store | GamingOnLinux [08:03] TR News Get some indie legends in the latest Fanatical game bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-some-indie-legends-in-the-latest-fanatical-game-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get some indie legends in the latest Fanatical game bundle | GamingOnLinux [08:05] TR News Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/draft-code-submitted-to-kde-plasma-turns-it-into-a-full-vr-desktop/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop | GamingOnLinux [08:05] TR News From Project Zomboid modders - the survival-horror Dandelion Void will have multiplayer | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/from-project-zomboid-modders-the-survival-horror-dandelion-void-will-have-multiplayer/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-From Project Zomboid modders - the survival-horror Dandelion Void will have multiplayer | GamingOnLinux [08:11] TR News "Discount" https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/beep-2 [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smbc-comics.com | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Beep [08:11] TR News (NEW): Games: Dandelion Void, KDE Plasma VR, Tile Tactics, and More 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge - SoylentNews [08:12] TR News "Time to Unplug the American Century and Restart the Machine" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/19/time-to-unplug-the-american-century-and-restart-the-machine/ [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Time to Unplug the American Century and Restart the Machine - emptywheel [08:12] TR News "Saudi Arabia becomes worlds second-largest aid donor" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/19/2026/saudi-arabia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-aid-donor [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Saudi Arabia becomes worlds second-largest aid donor | Semafor [08:12] TR News "How Trump has battled universities over antisemitism and DEI" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0118/trump-universities-harvard-dei-antisemitism [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Trump has battled universities over antisemitism and DEI - CSMonitor.com [08:12] TR News "Trumps Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-letter-to-norway/685676/ [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw - The Atlantic [08:13] TR News "A short history of Appalachia's model towns and what they tell us for the future" https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/19/a-short-history-of-appalachias-model-towns-and-what-they-tell-us-for-the-future/ [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/19/a-short-history-of-appalachias-model-towns-and-what-they-tell-us-for-the-future/ ) [08:13] TR News Trade war over IT between the EU and the US? | "Handelskrig om IT mellan EU och USA?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/19/handelskrig-om-it-mellan-eu-och-usa/ [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Handelskrig om IT mellan EU och USA? [08:13] TR News How to be anonymous on social media | "S r du anonym p sociala media" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/19/sa-ar-du-anonym-pa-sociala-media/ [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | S r du anonym p sociala media [08:15] TR News "Putin invited to join Trumps new Board of Peace, Kremlin says" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/19/putin-invited-to-join-trump-s-new-board-of-peace-kremlin-says [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Putin invited to join Trumps new Board of Peace, Kremlin says Meduza [08:15] TR News "Putin Invited to Join Trumps Board of Peace - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/19/putin-invited-to-join-trumps-board-of-peace-a91712 [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Putin Invited to Join Trumps Board of Peace - The Moscow Times [08:16] TR News "Greenland: Europe must stand strong against Trump's tariffs threats" https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2026/01/europes-reckoning-over-greenland-has-arrived [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | Greenland: Europe must stand strong against Trump's tariffs threats - New Statesman [08:16] TR News "NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training." https://torrentfreak.com/nvidia-contacted-annas-archive-to-secure-access-to-millions-of-pirated-books/ | Source: Torrent Freak [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA Contacted Annas Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books * TorrentFreak [08:17] TR News "A year later, the pattern continues. Now, its the work of Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian." https://copyrightlately.com/mondrian-public-domain-controversy/ | Source: CopyrightLately [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-copyrightlately.com | Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees. | Copyright Lately [08:17] TR News "Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chips have been around since the release of the TPM 1.2 specification more than 20 years ago" https://sigma-star.at/blog/2026/01/tpm-on-embedded-systems-pitfalls-and-caveats/ | Source: Sigma Star gmbh [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sigma-star.at | TPM on Embedded Systems: Pitfalls and Caveats [08:18] TR News "Oosthuysen said fibre deployments are taking longer than anticipated, with rural areas and smaller towns remaining the most difficult to connect." https://techcentral.co.za/why-south-africas-internet-boom-isnt-driving-an-economic-boom/276444/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | Why South Africa's internet boom isn't driving an economic boom [08:18] TR News "Through detailed explanations of the role that slavery played in every region of early America, you learn that Delaware passed a law prohibiting free Black people from moving to the state." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/slavery-museums-black-history-lynching/685660/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Power of Private Museums - The Atlantic [08:19] TR News "you should not say you want to abolish ICE." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/abolish-ice-democrats-defund-police/685665/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Abolish ICE Is Back - The Atlantic [08:19] TR News "Did the ICE agent kill Ms. Good because he feared her? Or did he kill her because she didnt fear him?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/renee-good-last-words.html | Source: New York Times [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/renee-good-last-words.html ) [08:20] TR News "A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the Vietnam War)" https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm?ref=werd.io | [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.americanrhetoric.com | American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr: A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the Vietnam War) [08:20] TR News "Remembering Beyond Vietnam on MLK Day" https://werd.io/remembering-beyond-vietnam-on-mlk-day/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Remembering Beyond Vietnam on MLK Day [08:20] TR News "Okay, its the old playbook to silence us." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/19/1131384/what-its-like-to-be-banned-from-the-us-for-fighting-online-hate/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | What its like to be banned from the US for fighting online hate | MIT Technology Review [08:20] TR News "Media reports said the unauthorized broadcast lasted around 10 minutes." https://therecord.media/iran-state-television-reported-hack-opposition | Source: The Record [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Iranian state TV feed reportedly hijacked to air anti-regime messages | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:22] TR News "Its an image that will knock you sideways: As snow falls, an elderly man wearing nothing but blue boxers and white Crocs with his hands restrained behind his back is forced out of his home by ICE agents." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-st-paul-chongly-scott-thao-saly-hmong-us-citizen-arrest | Source: Marisa Kabas [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home [08:22] TR News "Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, however, was not surprised" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/todd-blanche-justice-department-renee-good/ | Source: The Nation [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | A Trump Administration Official Says It Wont Investigate the Killing of Renee Good | The Nation [08:22] TR News "The report addressed the conduct of several countries, including Iran." https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-condemns-alarming-global-execution-increase/ | Source: JURIST [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN condemns 'alarming' global execution increase - JURIST - News [08:23] TR News "To address inequality and out of growing concern for how automation might displace workers King became an early advocate for universal basic income." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-was-ahead-of-his-time-in-pushing-for-universal-basic-income/ | Source: Michigan Advance [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-was-ahead-of-his-time-in-pushing-for-universal-basic-income/ ) [08:23] TR News [Old] "The lawsuit states that the potential of ICE raids is sending a "chilling effect" across immigrant worshippers at Quaker services." https://meidasnews.com/news/quaker-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-ice-church-raids | Source: Arena Group [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://meidasnews.com/news/quaker-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-ice-church-raids ) [08:23] TR News "During a surprise performance in New Jersey, the musician condemned the deployment of federal agents in American cities and remembered the woman killed in Minneapolis" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-19/bruce-springsteen-speaks-out-against-ice-and-dedicates-a-song-to-renee-good.html | Source: El Pas [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Bruce Springsteen speaks out against ICE and dedicates a song to Renee Good | U.S. | EL PAS English [08:23] TR News "Pakistans government has stepped up the use of in absentia convictions and arrest warrants against Pakistani journalists living overseas since late 2025" https://cpj.org/2026/01/harassed-at-home-convicted-abroad-pakistan-steps-up-prosecution-of-overseas-journalists/ | Source: CPJ [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Harassed at home, convicted abroad: Pakistan steps up prosecution of overseas journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:25] TR News "debanking." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/jamies-choice | Source: Robert Reich [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Davoss Duty - Robert Reich [08:25] TR News "The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately release freelance documentary photographer Navid Zarrehbin Irani, and to halt the systematic harassment and intimidation of journalists in Iran." https://cpj.org/2026/01/bahai-photographer-arrested-in-iran-amid-internet-blackout/ | Source: CPJ [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Bah photographer arrested in Iran amid internet blackout - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:25] TR News "The biggest increases were seen in materials related to tools for bypassing [Internet] restrictions, which jumped 1,235% to more than 93,000 items, the regulator, Roskomnadzor, told the Vedomosti business daily on Monday." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/19/russia-blocks-record-13m-web-pages-in-2025-a91719 | Source: The Moscow Times [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Russia Blocks Record 1.3M Web Pages in 2025 - The Moscow Times [08:26] TR News "small Wikipedia edits punch above their weight" https://citizenlab.ca/london-pr-firm-rewrites-wikipedia-for-governments-and-billionaires/ | Source: Citizen Lab [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | London PR Firm Rewrites Wikipedia for Governments and Billionaires - The Citizen Lab [08:26] TR News "The firm in question is Portland Communications, whose founder Tim Allan is now the director of communications for Keir Starmer." https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-01-14/london-pr-firm-rewrites-wikipedia-for-governments-and-billionaires | Source: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-01-14/london-pr-firm-rewrites-wikipedia-for-governments-and-billionaires ) [08:27] TR News "The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee passed six public safety communications bills onto the full Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday." https://insidetowers.com/lawmakers-advance-six-public-safety-communications-bills/ | Source: Inside Towers [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Lawmakers Advance Six Public Safety Communications Bills - Inside Towers [08:27] TR News "As Europes longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent." https://www.wired.com/story/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai/ | Source: Wired [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On | WIRED [08:27] TR News "It's just that you couldn't find a bigger culture clash between top-down and bottom-up if you invested a billion euros on a 27-nation research project." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/open_sources_new_mission_rebuild/ | Source: The Register UK [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack The Register [08:28] TR News [Old] "But on closer examination, the young people are screwed narrative is only true enough to be dangerous." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/are-young-people-screwed-by-the-economy | [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.derekthompson.org | Are Young People Screwed? - Derek Thompson [08:28] TR News "Research conducted by Censuswide among 4,295 CFOs, CISOs, CIOs, and CEOs worldwide found the majority of organizations (70 percent) do not see traditional ERP as the future." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/erp_survey_rimini_street/ | Source: The Register UK [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | ERP isn't dead yet but most execs are planning the wake The Register [08:28] TR News "This week has been dominated by the $800 utilities bill that came in the mail, which follows up last month's $600 bill." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/weeknote-3/ | Source: Small Cypress [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smallcypress.bearblog.dev | weeknote 3 | small cypress [08:29] TR News "Most sites in Montana hit all-time, or near-record amounts of precipitation in December when an atmospheric river released a deluge across the state." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/tale-of-two-snowpacks-water-supply-report-shows-elevation-matters/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/tale-of-two-snowpacks-water-supply-report-shows-elevation-matters/ ) [08:29] TR News "The turbines harm air quality and increase the risk of cancer, asthma and respiratory diseases." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/19/epa-elons-methane-powered-xai-datacenter-illegally-generating-electricity.html | Source: BoingBoing [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | EPA: Elon's methane-powered xAI datacenter illegally generating electricity - Boing Boing [08:30] TR News "China's population fell by 3.39 million in 2025, marking a fourth year of decline." https://www.ksl.com/article/51435008/chinas-population-drops-for-fourth-year-as-fewer-babies-born | Source: Deseret Media [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born | KSL.com [08:30] TR News "Global fertility decline has made reproduction a site of reactionary family policies and moralized childlessness." https://jacobin.com/2026/01/birth-rates-children-pronatalism-gender/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | To Give Birth or Not to Give Birth [08:31] TR News "The danger, then, lies not in this single decision but in the cumulative effects of US disengagement over time" https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/hybrid-risks-rise-as-us-withdraws-from-international-organisations/ | Source: The Strategist [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Hybrid risks rise as US withdraws from international organisations | The Strategist [08:32] TR News "As Washington increasingly adopts a more transactional approach to defence in Europe, the threat to those states on the border with Russia increases." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/19/zero-margins-model-shows-europes-long-odds-in-a-baltic-war/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | Zero margins: Model shows Europes long odds in a Baltic war - New Eastern Europe [08:33] TR News "The U.S. military is obligated by law, and by every tradition of American decency, to refuse to follow illegal orders." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/us-military-trump-greenland/685677/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The U.S. Military Faces a Reckoning on Greenland - The Atlantic [08:34] TR News "Nearly 60 years ago, in a sermon entitled The Drum-Major Instinct, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/ ) [08:35] TR News "After testing its new age-detection system in Britain over the last year, TikTok will start rolling out the tech across Europe in the next few weeks" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/tiktok-plans-more-age-check-restrictions-eu/ | Source: Digital Music News [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/tiktok-plans-more-age-check-restrictions-eu/ ) [08:35] TR News "A socialist attorney who practiced labor law in Berlin, Fraenkel fled Nazi Germany in 1938, eventually settling in Chicago." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ice-and-the-dual-state-regime/ | Source: Truthdig [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ice-and-the-dual-state-regime/ ) [08:36] TR News "Greenland? - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/greenland | Source: Robert Reich [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Greenland? - Robert Reich [08:36] TR News "While mainstream news sources are often hesitant to draw cause and effect between two suspiciously timed events, it was too overt even for them" https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-99/ | Source: Molly White [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | Issue 99 Theyve bought themselves a Congress [08:37] TR News "Well, I have news for American business leaders: You will not do OK." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/big-business-should-end-its-faustian | Source: Paul Krugman [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Big Business Should End Its Faustian Bargain With Trump [08:37] TR News "We are now facing an aggressor in the East - Russia - and an aggressor in the West - the United States." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/stop-normalizing-fascism | Source: Carole Cadwalladr [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-broligarchy.substack.com | Stop Normalizing Fascism - by Carole Cadwalladr [08:38] TR News "It is estimated that as many as 70 per cent of Labour MPs would support a crackdown." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/19/starmer-says-we-need-to-do-more-to-protect-children-from-so/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/19/starmer-says-we-need-to-do-more-to-protect-children-from-so/ ) [08:39] TR News "But this was not the only incident to generate controversy." https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-19/they-dont-even-bother-using-subliminal-messages-trump-administrations-nazi-references-spark-outrage.html | Source: El Pas [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | They dont even bother using subliminal messages: Trump administrations Nazi references spark outrage | U.S. | EL PAS English [08:39] TR News Anon: no phone any more when the power goes https://www.iltalehti.fi/digiuutiset/a/392bcb3c-d0bf-4d08-81bd-e79a7fb6976f [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.iltalehti.fi | Elisa lakkauttaa lankapuhelimet [08:40] TR News "... btw there were some links about how powerful the astroturfing in Wikipedia is ... these recent decades" [08:40] TR News Techrights wrote many articles already about how "modern" landlines won't work when things fail. Andy later repeated those same arguments. [08:41] TR News Anon: "They're not landlines then. Landlines are self-powered over the wires connected to them and that is separate from the power grid." [08:42] TR News "They might be surrogates for landlines but still SIM-based." [08:43] TR News But not to have missed a key point, "modern" landline must have power, must have router, must have internet... they can thus fail to some many levels [08:45] TR News "That quiet accumulation of saved credentials feels harmless until you stop considering whats actually at stake." https://thecyberexpress.com/how-to-delete-saved-passwords-in-google-chrome/ | Source: Cyble Inc [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | How To Delete Saved Passwords In Google Chrome Securely [08:45] TR News "Modern single sign on specifications such as OIDC and SAML and systems built on top of them are fairly complex things with a lot of moving parts." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/WebSSOVsX509Certificates | Source: University of Toronto [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [08:46] TR News "And yet, it must be stressed that ChatGPT Health enables the user to connect one's own medical records with it" https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/chatgpt-health-security-safety-concerns | Source: Dark Reading [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/chatgpt-health-security-safety-concerns ) [08:46] TR News "Schools across the U.S. are rolling out AI-powered surveillance technology, including drones, facial recognition and even bathroom listening devices." https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/12/16/ai-bathroom-monitors-welcome-to-americas-new-surveillance-high-schools/ | Source: Forbes [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.forbes.com | AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America's New Surveillance High Schools [08:46] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:50] TR News Windows TCO: "Cybersecurity is no longer an ICT issue alone, it is a governance and risk issue" https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/why-cybersecurity-data-protection-and-safe-ai-training-must-be-central-to-board-induction-in-zimbabwes-digital-economy/ | Source: Zimbabwe [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/why-cybersecurity-data-protection-and-safe-ai-training-must-be-central-to-board-induction-in-zimbabwes-digital-economy/ ) [08:51] TR News Windows TCO: "The cyber arm of the UK's sigint specialists at GCHQ specifically highlighted local authorities, including regional governments" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/dont_underestimate_prorussia_hacktivists_warns/ | Source: The Register UK [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Don't underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, warns UK NCSC The Register [08:51] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:51] TR News Windows TCO: "Cybles Annual Threat Landscape Report for 2025 documents a cybercrime environment that remained volatile" https://thecyberexpress.com/cyble-2025-threat-landscape-ransomware-report/ | Source: Cyble Inc [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Cyble 2025 Threat Landscape: Ransomware & Supply Chain [08:52] TR News "The code is open source, so I had a look at how the front page algorithm works." https://atharvaraykar.com/lobsters/ | [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-atharvaraykar.com | How the Lobsters front page works [08:52] TR News "Maybe, then, 2016 is the year we finally lost touch with reality." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/2016-nostalgia-trend-donald-trump-1235500808/ | Source: Rolling Stone [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | 2016 Nostalgia: Why Our Decade-Old Selfies Hit Different [08:53] TR News "code is law." https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/19/billionaire-solipsism/#sirius-cybernetics | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Social media without socializing (19 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:53] TR News "While I agree that the [Internet] social media, its a take on why were better without social media at all." https://tangiblelife.net/web-social-networks-social-web | Source: Steve Ledlow [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tangiblelife.net | Web, Social Networks, Social Web - Tangible Life [08:53] TR News "What has been very interesting over the recent period, given the social unrest in Iran, is the drop off in social media activity and chat bot activity focused on Scotland, elections and independence" https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2026/01/19/hands-full-at-home-iran-is-seen-slowing-cyber-attacks-on-uk/ | Source: C4ISRNET [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | Hands full at home, Iran is seen slowing cyber attacks on UK [08:54] TR News "Britain's Gambling Commission said on Monday that Meta Platforms" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-turning-a-blind-eye-to-illegal-gambling-ads-uk-gambling-commission-says/articleshow/126706003.cms | Source: India Times [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta 'turning a blind eye' to illegal gambling ads, UK Gambling Commission says - The Economic Times [08:54] TR News [Old] "I will leave it as an excercise to the reader to point out why this would earn an F." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/chatgpt_writes_pf.conf.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nxdomain.no | I asked ChatGPT to write a pf.conf to spec, 2023-06-07 version [08:55] TR News "It all sounds pretty dystopian: [...] " https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-powered-surveillance-in-schools.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI-Powered Surveillance in Schools - Schneier on Security [08:55] TR News "In this post, I want to provide an update on the agentic designs Ive seen (from building agents, using the latest AI products, and talking to other folks in agent-valley) and break down how the architecture has evolved yet again over the past few months" https://blog.sshh.io/p/building-multi-agent-systems-part-c0c | Source: Shrivu Shankar [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sshh.io | Building Multi-Agent Systems (Part 3) - by Shrivu Shankar [08:55] TR News "Ive been saying it to my family for a long time now, but wall-e dystopia is rather quickly approaching us." https://tangiblelife.net/the-end-of-thinking | Source: Steve Ledlow [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tangiblelife.net | The End of Thinking - Tangible Life [08:56] TR News "Google doesnt make it easy to disable AI Overviews in its search results, but you do have a few options if you want to avoid the AI summaries." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3023297/dont-like-googles-ai-answers-heres-how-to-get-rid-of-them.html | Source: PC World [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3023297/dont-like-googles-ai-answers-heres-how-to-get-rid-of-them.html ) [08:56] TR News "that does the exact same as rm -rf ~. It can now execute this simply by running go test." https://martinalderson.com/posts/why-sandboxing-coding-agents-is-harder-than-you-think/ | Source: Martin Alderson [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-martinalderson.com | Why sandboxing coding agents is harder than you think - Martin Alderson [08:56] TR News "The reverse centaur. Thats where Big AI is the human part, and youre just the horse part." https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/17/discourse-datcourse/ | Source: Doc Searls [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Discourse & Datcourse Doc Searls Weblog [08:56] TR News "The amount of engineering effort, domain knowledge in general, and familiarity with a project's codebase in particular now likely matter more than ever." https://iximiuz.com/en/posts/grounded-take-on-agentic-coding/ | Source: Ivan Velichko [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iximiuz.com | A grounded take on agentic coding for production environments [08:57] TR News "This aligns well with how I feel about LLMs. I think anyone who cares about computing and the impacts it has on society has a vested interest in seeing that AI does not become centralized." https://doug.pub/2026/01/18/ai-software-development-and-centralization.html | Source: Doug Jones [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doug.pub | AI, Software Development, and Centralization - Doug Jones [08:57] TR News "The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its Employment and Social Trends 2026 report last week." https://techcentral.co.za/warning-that-ai-could-hit-first-time-jobseekers-hardest/276423/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | Warning that AI could hit first-time jobseekers hardest [08:57] TR News "Gmail has supported templates for years, but Id always dismissed them as something meant for sales emails or canned support replies." https://www.androidpolice.com/gmail-feature-fixed-least-favorite-part-of-email/ | Source: Android Police [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | This Gmail feature fixed my least favorite part of email [08:58] TR News "This phenomenon seems to be most-pronounced when the thing youre using a single eye to looking at something small and pointlike (like an LED)" https://danq.me/2026/01/19/peripheral-vision/ | Source: Dan Q [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | Peripheral Vision Dan Q [08:58] TR News "the liver through oral exposure, as well as the liver and lungs through inhalation exposure" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/silicone-bakeware-might-be-bad-for-your-liver/ | Source: Hackaday [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Silicone Bakeware Might Be Bad For Your Liver | Hackaday [08:59] TR News "Using the Tandy 102 for work is a magical experience. If you're a writer, it's almost guaranteed to help you write more and faster." https://www.androidpolice.com/technology-mindset-shift/ | Source: Android Police [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | I used a 40-year-old laptop, and it changed the way I view technology in 2026 [08:59] TR News "Before the exam, I copy/pasted my questions into some LLMs and, yes, the results were interesting enough." https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html | Source: Lionel Dricot [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ploum.net | Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots ● Jan 20 [09:00] TR News "The aurora is forecast at a level eight on the Kp scale. The scale, which measures the aurora's intensity, ranges from zero to nine." https://www.independent.co.uk/space/sun-solar-flare-aurora-northern-lights-b2903514.html | Source: The Independent UK [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Largest solar radiation storm in more than 20 years could trigger auroras on Earth | The Independent [09:01] TR News "Perhaps the least reliable network today is one connecting things in deep space." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/tolerating-delay-with-dtn/ | Source: Hackaday [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tolerating Delay With DTN | Hackaday [09:04] TR News "When my blog became about Essays, it may not surprise anyone to learn that within months I basically stopped blogging. Thankfully Ive been off that trip for a long time. Im a blogger, not an essayist, after all." https://bjhess.com/posts/blogging-in-a-stream | Source: Barry Hess [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bjhess.com | Blogging in a Stream - I am BARRY HESS [09:04] TR News "Most of the websites I follow in my web reader are personal sites like blogs. With that said, recently I subscribed to my local councils news web page." https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/19/local-news-open-web | Source: James G [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Subscribing to local news with a web reader | James' Coffee Blog [09:05] TR News "The tale of the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the place where hits go to diein some cases, over and over again. Lets talk about the chart through the lens of its two most iconic artists." https://tedium.co/2026/01/19/billboard-bubbling-under-hot-100-chart-history/ | Source: Tedium [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Bubbling Under Hot 100 History: Billboards Chart Overhang [09:11] TR News Techrights Links 20/01/2026: "ChatGPT Health" (Latest Distraction From Being Insolvent) Flops and Raises Concerns, "The U.S. Military Faces a Reckoning on Greenland" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Links_20_01_2026_ChatGPT_Health_Latest_Distraction_From_Being_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Links_20_01_2026_ChatGPT_Health_Latest_Distraction_From_Being_I.gmi [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 20/01/2026: "ChatGPT Health" (Latest Distraction From Being Insolvent) Flops and Raises Concerns, "The U.S. Military Faces a Reckoning on Greenland" [09:12] TR News iophk: btw RPi (and other SBC) prices are likely to jump again due to "AI" wasting all the available RAM currently on the market [09:21] TR News "The Unicode standard allows for certain (visually) identical characters to be represented in different ways. " https://nick.groenen.me/posts/%C3%A4-and-%C3%A4-are-not-the-same-character/ | Source: Nick Groenen [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nick.groenen.me | The characters a and a may look the same, but in fact they're not - Nick's Blog and Digital Garden [09:22] TR News "RApiDatetime provides a number of entry points for C-level functions of the R API for Date and Datetime calculations." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/01/19/#rapidatetime_0.0.11 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [09:24] TR News "Im not saying you should write stuff this way, nor am I claiming it is the best way to write C all the time." https://www.unix.dog/~yosh/blog/c-habits-for-me.html | [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unix.dog | some C habits I employ for the modern day | ~yosh [09:31] TR News "While I do not think that Futhark is the right language in which to do the experiment, I would like to see what it would be like for a language to fully exploit the array-function correspondence." https://futhark-lang.org/blog/2026-01-16-are-arrays-functions.html | Source: Futhark Programming Language [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futhark-lang.org | Are arrays functions? [09:32] TR News "The web is the only major software platform without a native dependency manifest. The web runs on URLs and runtime resolution; npm runs on filesystems and build steps." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/19/importmap-lock.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | importmap.lock: a lockfile for the web | Andrew Nesbitt [09:33] TR News "One product manager suggested I upskill some of the other designers on the programme who are less familiar with the Prototype Kit." https://adamsilver.io/blog/design-in-code-get-praise/ | Source: Adam Silver [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamsilver.io | Design in code, get praise Adam Silver designer, London, UK [09:33] TR News "An IEEE 64-bit binary floating point number is an integer v in the range [252, 253) times a power of two: f = v 2e." https://research.swtch.com/ftoa | Source: Russ Cox [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-research.swtch.com | research!rsc: Floating Point to Decimal Conversion is Easy (Floating Point Formatting, Part 1) [09:33] TR News "These are all equivalent definitions, using the convention that a boolean condition is 1 for true, 0 for false: [...]" https://research.swtch.com/fp-proof | Source: Russ Cox [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-research.swtch.com | research!rsc: Fast Unrounded Scaling: Proof by Ivy (Floating Point Formatting, Part 4) [09:33] TR News "A floating point number f has the form f=m2e where m is called the mantissa and e is a signed integer exponent." https://research.swtch.com/fp | Source: Russ Cox [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-research.swtch.com | research!rsc: Floating-Point Printing and Parsing Can Be Simple And Fast (Floating Point Formatting, Part 3) [09:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jan 20 [13:04] TR News "The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why cant we have nice things?" https://asteriskmag.com/issues/12-books/the-dream-of-the-universal-library | [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-asteriskmag.com | The Dream of the Universal LibraryAsterisk [13:04] TR News "Akademik Kiril Popov" https://olimex.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/risc-v-eur-1-retro-computer-soldering-workshop-at-high-school-of-mathematics-in-plovdiv/ | Source: Olimex [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-olimex.wordpress.com | RISC-V EUR 1 retro computer soldering workshop at High School of Mathematics in Plovdiv | olimex [13:05] TR News "Here is another annual blog post breaking down code contributions to PostgreSQL itself (not ecosystem projects) by principal author." https://rhaas.blogspot.com/2026/01/who-contributed-to-postgresql.html | Source: Robert Haas [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rhaas.blogspot.com | Robert Haas: Who Contributed to PostgreSQL Development in 2025? [13:05] TR News "Some web feeds, especially those published on news websites, are updated several times a day with new entries." https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/19/announcing-artemis-roll-up | Source: James G [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Announcing Artemis Roll-up | James' Coffee Blog [13:05] TR News "It's not just about your blogrolls either, as you can choose to make them public." https://chrishannah.me/miniroll/ | Source: Chris Hannah [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrishannah.me | Miniroll | Chris Hannah [13:06] TR News "So, when you jump on a bus at the last second and don't have a valid ticket, be sure to forget the app and use a contactless card reader instead." https://yle.fi/a/74-20205117 | Source: YLE [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | In a hurry to catch a bus? Don't use HSL's app to buy your ticket | Yle News | Yle [13:07] TR News "My setup stayed static for some time, but my most recent iteration ended up letting me down and I had to change it again." https://ntietz.com/blog/3d-printing-my-laptop-ergonomic-setup/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ntietz.com | 3D printing my laptop ergonomic setup | nicole@web [13:07] TR News "The trick, of course, is a pair of photo-sensitive resistors. A pair of motors turns the robot until one of the sensors detects light, then moves it forward." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/robot-sees-light-with-no-cpu/ | Source: Hackaday [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Robot Sees Light With No CPU | Hackaday [13:08] TR News "Finally got my Xteink ironically after hearing you slag it on Upgrade. So I flashed it with the community-made firmware, which by all accounts is better." https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/if-the-future-of-e-readers-is-getting-weird-im-here-for-it/ | Source: Six Colors [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | If the future of e-readers is getting weird, Im here for it Six Colors [13:09] TR News MX-25.1 Infinity ISOs now available! https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-1-infinity-isos-now-available/ [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-1-infinity-isos-now-available/ ) [13:10] TR News "The MX Linux team has announced an update to the distribution's 25.x series." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12706 | Source: Distro Watch [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12706 ) [13:11] TR News "During the month of December they updated their FreeBSD driver compatibility layer against FreeBSD 15.0 that released at the start of the month." https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-December-2025 | Source: Phoronix [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Haiku OS Pulls In Updated Drivers From FreeBSD 15 - Phoronix [13:11] TR News "I can watch people play videogames on YouTube (I do actually like Twitch too, but only when the live aspect is additive, which isnt usually)." https://chriscoyier.net/2026/01/18/the-breakaway-moment/ | Source: Chris Coyier [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chriscoyier.net | The Breakaway Moment Chris Coyier [13:12] TR News (NEW): Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Hard_to_Hide_Inconvenient_Facts_in_the_Free_Software_Community.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Hard_to_Hide_Inconvenient_Facts_in_the_Free_Software_Community.gmi [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community [13:12] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.19 Delays https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.gmi [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.19 Delays [13:14] TR News "One of the surprises of TCP and UDP is that when your program listens for incoming TCP connections or UDP packets" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/TCPUDPListeningOnAddress | Source: University of Toronto [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [13:14] TR News "How to config your machine to send mail by terminal/console, on OpenBSD, on SMTP server with a required authentication?" https://doc.huc.fr.eu.org/en/sys/openbsd/smtpd-config-auth/ | Source: Stphane Huc [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.huc.fr.eu.org | Stphane HUC :: IT Log :: OpenBSD: configure smtpd.conf to auth email client ( v6.4) [13:15] TR News "Running a mail server on the public [Internet] means dealing with a constant stream of brute-force attempts." https://blog.hofstede.it/geoip-aware-firewalling-with-pf-on-freebsd/ | [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | GeoIP-Aware Firewalling with PF onFreeBSD | Larvitz Blog [13:15] TR News "While starting this post I realized I have been maintaining personal infrastructure for over a decade!" https://linderud.dev/blog/personal-infrastructure-setup-2026/ | Source: Morten Linderud [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linderud.dev | Personal infrastructure setup 2026 [13:16] TR News "The plan is to duplicate my router virtual machine from my Beelink EQ12 to my Mini-ITX server. For that I need more ports. For more ports I bought the NIC above." https://dbushell.com/2026/01/19/self-hosted-update-winter-2026/ | Source: David Bushell [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | Winter 2026: Self-Hosted Success! David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [13:16] TR News [Old] "Greytrapping at nxdomain.no, also known as bsdly.net and a few other domain names, has been a long running experiment." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nxdomain.no | Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? [13:17] TR News "I came across a recent article on making Linux system calls from a Wine process." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/01/19/ | Source: Chris Wellons [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nullprogram.com | Frankenwine: Multiple personas in a Wine process [13:17] TR News "We start with four disks of equal size: [...]" https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-unequal-linux-raid | Source: Vincent Bernat [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vincent.bernat.ch | RAID5 with mixed-capacity disks on Linux [13:25] TR News "The conference is scheduled to take place June 25 to 27 in Nuremberg, Germany." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/19/submit-an-osc-presentation/ | Source: OpenSUSE [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Register, Submit a Presentation for oSC - openSUSE News [13:25] TR News "We reached out to Loughborough University School of Design and Creative Arts because there is a real need for non-code contributions in the open source ecosystem." https://ubuntu.com//blog/showcasing-open-design-in-action-loughborough-university-design-students-explore-open-source-projects | Source: Ubuntu [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Showcasing open design in action: Loughborough University design students explore open source projects | Ubuntu [13:26] TR News "The MultiCM Flasher is designed for programming up to seven Compute Modules in parallel, with support for mixed module generations using a single firmware image." https://linuxgizmos.com/multicm-flasher-enables-parallel-programming-of-raspberry-pi-compute-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/multicm-flasher-enables-parallel-programming-of-raspberry-pi-compute-modules/ ) [13:26] TR News "The CMX0 supports both Compute Module 5 Lite and eMMC variants, with a microSD card socket provided for Lite modules. Compute Module 4 is not supported." https://linuxgizmos.com/bentoio-cmx0-io-carrier-board-adds-low-profile-platform-for-raspberry-pi-cm5/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/bentoio-cmx0-io-carrier-board-adds-low-profile-platform-for-raspberry-pi-cm5/ ) [13:26] TR News "ESP32-E22 integrates tri-band Wi-Fi 6E support across the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, marking Espressifs first product to enable operation in the 6 GHz spectrum." https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-e22-debuts-with-tri-band-wi-fi-6e-and-dual-mode-bluetooth/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-e22-debuts-with-tri-band-wi-fi-6e-and-dual-mode-bluetooth/ ) [13:27] TR News San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator, Claude https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/claude-alligator-san-francisco-funeral.html [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/claude-alligator-san-francisco-funeral.html ) [13:27] TR News Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarcticas Ice https://futurism.com/science-energy/hidden-landscape-antarctica-ice [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarctica's Ice [13:27] TR News Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups Youve Been Slurping https://futurism.com/science-energy/disposable-coffee-cups-microplastics [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You've Been Slurping [13:28] TR News Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/democrats-health-care-booker-buttigieg.html [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/democrats-health-care-booker-buttigieg.html ) [13:29] TR News Former Yoon administration staff linked to alleged North Korea drone intrusion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-yoon-staffers-linked-to-alleged-north-korea-drone-intrusion [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Former Yoon administration staff linked to alleged North Korea drone intrusion | The Straits Times [13:29] TR News Over 3 million South Koreans opt out of life-sustaining treatment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/over-3-million-south-koreans-opt-out-of-life-sustaining-treatment [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Over 3 million South Koreans opt out of life-sustaining treatment | The Straits Times [13:29] TR News Recent studies suggest South Korean students are rethinking Seoul universities, STEM and medicine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/recent-studies-suggest-south-korean-students-are-rethinking-seoul-universities-stem-and-medicine [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Recent studies suggest South Korean students are rethinking Seoul universities, STEM and medicine | The Straits Times [13:30] TR News Greece acquits 24 humanitarian workers following 7 years of proceedings https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/greece-acquits-24-humanitarian-workers-following-7-years-of-proceedings/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Greece acquits 24 humanitarian workers following seven years of proceedings - JURIST - News [13:31] TR News Malaysian rapper Namewee claims trial for possessing ED drug, meth https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-rapper-namewee-claims-trial-for-possessing-ed-drug-meth [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian rapper Namewee claims trial for possessing ED drug, meth | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News Malaysias Defence Ministry launches probe into yeye culture across all military branches https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-defence-ministry-launches-probe-into-yeye-culture-across-all-military-branches [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias Defence Ministry launches probe into yeye culture across all military branches | The Straits Times [13:32] TR News Malaysian PM Anwar given clean bill of health after routine check-up https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-given-clean-bill-of-health-after-routine-check-up [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian PM Anwar given clean bill of health after routine check-up | The Straits Times [13:50] TR News Techrights Red Hat Vice President Leaving After Nearly Two Decades https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Red_Hat_Vice_President_Leaving_After_Nearly_Two_Decades.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Red_Hat_Vice_President_Leaving_After_Nearly_Two_Decades.gmi [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat Vice President Leaving After Nearly Two Decades ● Jan 20 [14:01] TR News Techrights openai.com Traffic Said to Have Fallen 50% in the Past Three Months, Reports Say It Nearly Ran Out of Money to Borrow https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/openai_com_Traffic_Said_to_Have_Fallen_50_in_the_Past_Three_Mon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/openai_com_Traffic_Said_to_Have_Fallen_50_in_the_Past_Three_Mon.gmi [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights openai.com Traffic Said to Have Fallen 50% in the Past Three Months, Reports Say It Nearly Ran Out of Money to Borrow [14:13] TR News Gartner Inc. layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcggk5w [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcggk5w ) [14:14] TR News "and IBM becomes a walking corpse" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcgmcs8 [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcgmcs8 ) [14:19] TR News SpellBinding GIKLNWR Wordo: FORGE gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-20.gmi [14:21] TR News "I've been working with a friend[fn:01] to get a second version of the gateway prototype we made a few years ago[fn:02]. This time we aim for a little freedom and without the design restraints we had at the time." gopher://fatelectron.net:70/0/phlog/20260119.org [14:22] TR News Boxing gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/boxing [14:24] TR News xkcd: Aurora Coolness #3196 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3196.gmi [14:28] TR News Uniform API server access using clientcmd https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/19/clientcmd-apiserver-access/ [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Uniform API server access using clientcmd | Kubernetes [14:47] TR News Neuroscience professor talks interdisciplinary learning in a curious world https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/19/neuroscience-professor-talks-interdisciplinary-learning-in-a-curious-world/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Neuroscience professor talks interdisciplinary learning in a curious world [14:47] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans health under scrutiny: Speculation, signals and silence https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260120-trump-health-under-scrutiny-speculation-signals-and-silence [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260120-trump-health-under-scrutiny-speculation-signals-and-silence ) [14:47] TR News Bridge Lunch Break to discuss the state of Michigans nursing homes https://bridgemi.com/events/bridge-lunch-break-to-discuss-the-state-of-michigans-nursing-homes/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Bridge Lunch Break to discuss the state of Michigans nursing homes - Bridge Michigan [14:48] TR News From the Community | Stanford forces graduate workers to choose between degrees and medical care https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/18/from-the-community-stanford-forces-graduate-workers-to-choose-between-degrees-and-medical-care/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | From the Community | Stanford forces graduate workers to choose between degrees and medical care [14:48] TR News Fewer electric injuries recorded last year than before https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.01.2026-fewer-electric-injuries-recorded-last-year-than-before.a630521/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Fewer electric injuries recorded last year than before / Article [14:48] TR News Latvia makes big improvements in child health provision https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/20.01.2026-latvia-makes-big-improvements-in-child-health-provision.a630538/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia makes big improvements in child health provision / Article [14:49] TR News North Koreas Kim sacks vice-premier, rails against incompetence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-fires-vice-premier-inspects-machinery-plant-before-key-party-congress [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim sacks vice-premier, rails against incompetence | The Straits Times [14:49] TR News Man in South Korea kills mentally ill brother, attacks mother with dementia due to financial hardship https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-south-korea-kills-mentally-ill-brother-attacks-mother-with-dementia-due-to-financial-hardship [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Man in South Korea kills mentally ill brother, attacks mother with dementia due to financial hardship | The Straits Times [14:50] TR News Caught littering in Malaysia? This is what community service punishment will look like https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/caught-littering-in-malaysia-this-is-what-community-service-punishment-will-look-like [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | How to go through community service in Malaysia for littering | The Straits Times [14:50] TR News China factory explosion death toll rises to 9 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-factory-explosion-death-toll-rises-to-9 [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China factory explosion death toll rises to 9 | The Straits Times [14:51] TR News Chinas birth rate falls to lowest on record despite nationwide policies to curb decline https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/19/chinas-birth-rate-falls-to-lowest-on-record-despite-nationwide-policies-to-curb-decline/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China's birth rate slumps to lowest on record [14:51] TR News China vows to boost flagging demand in 2030 economic plan https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/20/china-vows-to-boost-flagging-demand-in-2030-economic-plan/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China vows to boost flagging demand in 2030 economic plan [14:52] TR News Pushed around by China, Australia is not a serious middle power https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/pushed-around-by-china-australia-is-not-a-serious-middle-power/ [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Pushed around by China, Australia is not a serious middle power | The Strategist [14:53] TR News China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | China hacked our mobile carriers. So why is the Pentagon still buying from them? [14:54] TR News Record opposition to climate action in UK national newspapers in 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/record-opposition-to-climate-action-in-uk-national-newspapers-in-2025/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Record opposition to climate action in UK newspapers in 2025 - Press Gazette [14:54] TR News Independent set to take over running Standard website https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/independent-set-to-take-over-running-standard-website/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Independent set to take over running Standard website - Press Gazette [14:55] TR News More than 8,000 chain stores in the US closed up shop in 2025 heralding a retail apocalypse https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/lifestyle/more-than-8000-chain-stores-in-the-us-closed-up-shop-in-2025/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | More than 8,000 chain stores in the US closed up shop in 2025 | New York Post [14:55] TR News Intense 'Darkwaves' Can Cast Ocean in Shadow For Months, Scientists Discover https://www.sciencealert.com/intense-darkwaves-can-cast-ocean-in-shadow-for-months-scientists-discover [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intense 'Darkwaves' Can Cast Ocean in Shadow For Months, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert [14:55] TR News Positive Thinking May Help You Get More Out of Your Vaccines https://www.sciencealert.com/positive-thinking-may-help-you-get-more-out-of-your-vaccines [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Positive Thinking May Help You Get More Out of Your Vaccines : ScienceAlert [14:56] TR News Polar Storms on Jupiter And Saturn Reveal Deep Atmospheric Differences https://www.sciencealert.com/jupiters-and-saturns-distinct-polar-storms-could-reveal-what-hides-within [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Polar Storms on Jupiter And Saturn Reveal Deep Atmospheric Differences : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News A Common Pain Relief Drug Could Have Anti-Cancer Properties https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-pain-relief-drug-could-have-anti-cancer-properties [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Common Pain Relief Drug Could Have Anti-Cancer Properties : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News A Single Molecule May Explain How Blood Flow in The Brain Triggers Dementia https://www.sciencealert.com/a-single-molecule-may-explain-how-blood-flow-in-the-brain-triggers-dementia [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Single Molecule May Explain How Blood Flow in The Brain Triggers Dementia : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News One Change to Your Reading Habit Fights Stress And Misinformation https://www.sciencealert.com/one-change-to-your-reading-habit-fights-stress-and-misinformation [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Change to Your Reading Habit Fights Stress And Misinformation : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News Cutting Gluten Can Lead to Weight Loss, But Not For The Reason You'd Think https://www.sciencealert.com/cutting-gluten-can-lead-to-weight-loss-but-not-for-the-reason-youd-think [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cutting Gluten Can Lead to Weight Loss, But Not For The Reason You'd Think : ScienceAlert [14:57] TR News Aurora Watch in Effect as Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth https://www.sciencealert.com/aurora-watch-in-effect-as-severe-solar-storm-slams-into-earth [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Aurora Watch in Effect as Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth : ScienceAlert [14:58] TR News Something About Brazil's Oldest People May Reveal Missing Clues on Longevity https://www.sciencealert.com/something-about-brazils-oldest-people-may-reveal-missing-clues-on-longevity [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Something About Brazil's Oldest People May Reveal Missing Clues on Longevity : ScienceAlert [14:58] TR News Penguins May Be Adapting to a Rapidly Warming Climate, But at a Cost https://www.sciencealert.com/penguins-may-be-adapting-to-a-rapidly-warming-climate-but-at-a-cost [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Penguins May Be Adapting to a Rapidly Warming Climate, But at a Cost : ScienceAlert ● Jan 20 [15:02] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:05] TR News South Koreas Lee calls for improved drone detection to avoid provoking North Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-calls-for-improved-drone-detection-to-avoid-provoking-north-korea [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee calls for improved drone detection to avoid provoking North Korea | The Straits Times [15:13] TR News Techrights IBM Kills OzLabs, Signalling An Attack on Free Software (a Sign for Red Hat) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_Kills_OzLabs_Signalling_An_Attack_on_Free_Software_a_Sign_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_Kills_OzLabs_Signalling_An_Attack_on_Free_Software_a_Sign_f.gmi [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Kills OzLabs, Signalling An Attack on Free Software (a Sign for Red Hat) [15:16] TR News IBM layoffs by "appraisals": "Well some people unfortunately will be placed into a fully rigged nonsensical review process thats impossible to fight or escape. The best advice in that situation: start applying for other jobs immediatelythe minute you hear it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcgmcs8 [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcgmcs8 ) [15:17] TR News "can employees discuss Alvind's and Krabanaugh's reviews please? With stack ranking, of course. It should provide much entertainment to the public and Wall Street to see if these crooks are meeting their goals." [15:23] TR News Capgemini plans to cut up to 2,400 jobs in France https://m.economictimes.com/tech/information-tech/capgemini-plans-to-cut-up-to-2400-jobs-in-france/amp_articleshow/126790920.cms [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-m.economictimes.com | Capgemini plans to cut up to 2,400 jobs in France - The Economic Times [15:26] TR News Windows 11 January update causes shutdown problems, emergency fix rolled out https://www.techlusive.in/news/windows-11-january-update-causes-shutdown-problems-emergency-fix-rolled-out-1641032/ [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techlusive.in | Windows 11 January update causes shutdown problems, emergency fix rolled out [15:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:40] TR News Techrights Windows and Slop Declining While Microsoft Silences Critics https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Windows_and_Slop_Declining_While_Microsoft_Silences_Critics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Windows_and_Slop_Declining_While_Microsoft_Silences_Critics.gmi [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Windows and Slop Declining While Microsoft Silences Critics [15:42] TR News CRIF case shows: Public registries are increasingly being misused https://noyb.eu/en/crif-case-shows-public-registries-are-increasingly-being-misused [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | CRIF case shows: Public registries are increasingly being misused [15:43] TR News Police are using zombie court orders to shut down social movements https://breachmedia.ca/police-using-zombie-court-orders-to-shut-down-social-movements/ [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://breachmedia.ca/police-using-zombie-court-orders-to-shut-down-social-movements/ ) [15:43] TR News Two new stable kernels for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1054993/ [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Two new stable kernels for Monday [LWN.net] [15:44] TR News Announcing Istio 1.28.3 https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28.3/ [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-istio.io | Istio / Announcing Istio 1.28.3 [15:44] TR News European Patent Office (EPO) Industrial Actions Formally Start in Two Hours https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Industrial_Actions_Formally_Start_in.shtml [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Industrial Actions Formally Start in Two Hours [15:45] TR News CJEU to decide if authorisation for human drug precludes SPC for veterinary use https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/cjeu-to-decide-if-authorisation-for-human-drug-precludes-spc-for-veterinary-use/ [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | CJEU to decide if authorisation for human drug precludes SPC for veterinary use [15:45] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2026.03 Lamentable https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/01/19/2026-03-lamentable/ [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rakudoweekly.blog | 2026.03 Lamentable Rakudo Weekly News [15:47] TR News Craig Small: WordPress 6.9 for Debian https://dropbear.xyz/2026/01/19/wordpress-6-9-for-debian/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dropbear.xyz | WordPress 6.9 for Debian Dropbear [15:48] TR News Call for testing: syslog-ng 4.11 is coming https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-call-for-testing-411-is-coming/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peter.czanik.hu | Call for testing: syslog-ng 4.11 is coming | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [15:48] TR News Jonathan Almeida: Test sites for browser developers https://jonalmeida.com/blog/browser-test-sites/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jonalmeida.com | Test sites for browser developers | Jonathan Almeida [15:49] TR News London PR Firm Rewrites Wikipedia for Governments and Billionaires https://citizenlab.ca/london-pr-firm-rewrites-wikipedia-for-governments-and-billionaires/ http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/07/nat-friedman-wikipedia-spam/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | London PR Firm Rewrites Wikipedia for Governments and Billionaires - The Citizen Lab [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Nat Friedman Seems to Be Employing a PR Agency to Turn a Wikipedia Page About Him Into Hagiography and Hide His Strong Links to the Serial Strangler Alex Graveley [15:50] TR News Open-Source Community Tackling Y2K38 Epoch https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/20/os-community-tackling-y2k38-epoch/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Open-Source Community Tackling Y2K38 Epoch - openSUSE News [15:50] TR News Jonathan Dowland: FOSDEM 2026 https://jmtd.net/log/fosdem/2026/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jmtd.net | jmtd log fosdem FOSDEM 2026 [15:54] TR News Now with MQTTS https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/19/now-with-mqtts/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Now with MQTTS | daniel.haxx.se [15:54] TR News All the new things RouteViews in 2025 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/19/all-the-new-things-routeviews-in-2025/ [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | All the new things RouteViews in 2025 | APNIC Blog [15:55] TR News An in-depth look at the Software Catalog and Templates https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/19/depth-look-software-catalog-and-templates [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/19/depth-look-software-catalog-and-templates ) [15:55] TR News IBM is Outsourcing Red Hat's Fedora to Slop to 'Save Money' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_is_Outsourcing_Red_Hat_s_Fedora_to_Slop_to_Save_Money.shtml [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Outsourcing Red Hat's Fedora to Slop to 'Save Money' [15:56] TR News Tomas Tomecek: Ambient Code followup: PR merged https://blog.tomecek.net/post/ambient-code-merged/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.tomecek.net | Ambient Code followup: PR merged Blog | Tom Tomeek [15:56] TR News Andreas Schneider: Some for RPM Spec https://blog.cryptomilk.org/2026/01/20/some-tree-love-for-rpm-spec/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.cryptomilk.org | Some for RPM Spec Andreas Schneider [15:57] TR News IP addresses through 2025 https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/20/ip-addresses-through-2025/ [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | IP addresses through 2025 | APNIC Blog [15:57] TR News Surveillance plane which crashed was airworthy, says Indonesian official https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/crashed-surveillance-plane-was-airworthy-says-indonesian-official [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Surveillance plane which crashed was airworthy, says Indonesian official | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News CNAFs discriminatory scoring algorithm: 10 new organisations join the case before the Conseil dtat in France https://edri.org/our-work/cnafs-discriminatory-scoring-algorithm-10-new-organisations-join-the-case-before-the-conseil-detat-in-france/ [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | CNAF's discriminatory scoring algorithm - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [15:59] TR News Vincent Bernat: RAID5 with mixed-capacity disks on GNU/Linux https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-unequal-linux-raid [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vincent.bernat.ch | RAID5 with mixed-capacity disks on Linux [15:59] TR News Setup Arch GNU/Linux KVM Guest via archinstall 3.0.15-2 https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/01/setup-arch-linux-kvm-guest-via.html [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbaxps.blogspot.com | Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Setup Arch Linux KVM Guest via archinstall 3.0.15-2 ● Jan 20 [16:07] TR News Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1054992/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Monday [LWN.net] [16:07] TR News (NEW): Wine 11 Officially Released with NTSync Support, Vulkan H.264 Decoding, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/Wine_11_Officially_Released_with_NTSync_Support_Vulkan_H_264_De.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/Wine_11_Officially_Released_with_NTSync_Support_Vulkan_H_264_De.gmi [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 11 Officially Released with NTSync Support, Vulkan H.264 Decoding, and More [16:07] TR News Photoshop Installer Runs on GNU/Linux Despite Adobe Not Giving a Damn For Years https://itsfoss.com/news/photoshop-installer-runs-on-linux/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Photoshop Installer Runs on Linux Despite Adobe Not Giving a Damn For Years [16:09] TR News Linux Gamers Are Finally Getting Their Own Browser https://itsfoss.com/news/opera-gx-linux-announcement/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Linux Gamers Are Finally Getting Their Own Browser [16:09] TR News Personal infrastructure setup 2026 https://linderud.dev/blog/personal-infrastructure-setup-2026/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linderud.dev | Personal infrastructure setup 2026 [16:10] TR News Isoken Ibizugbe: Mid-Point Project Progress https://isokenibizugbe.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/mid-point-project-progress/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isokenibizugbe.wordpress.com | Mid-Point Project Progress Isokens Outreachy Journey [16:11] TR News Hellen Chemtai: Internship Highlights at Outreachy: My Journey with Debian OpenQA https://hellenchemtai.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/internship-highlights-at-outreachy-my-journey-with-debian-openqa/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hellenchemtai.wordpress.com | Internship Highlights at Outreachy: My Journey with Debian OpenQA hellenchemtai [16:11] TR News Firefox Nightly: Introducing Mozillas Firefox Nightly .rpm package for RPM based linux distributions! https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/01/19/introducing-mozillas-firefox-nightly-rpm-package-for-rpm-based-linux-distributions/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.nightly.mozilla.org | Introducing Mozillas Firefox Nightly .rpm package for RPM based linux distributions! Firefox Nightly News [16:13] TR News Indirect prompt injection in Surveillance Giant Google Gemini enabled unauthorized access to meeting data https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/19/indirect-prompt-injection-google-gemini-enabled-unauthorized-access-meeting-data/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Indirect prompt injection in Google Gemini enabled unauthorized access to meeting data - SiliconANGLE [16:14] TR News Weaponized Invite Enabled Calendar Data Theft via Surveillance Giant Google Gemini https://www.securityweek.com/weaponized-invite-enabled-calendar-data-theft-via-google-gemini/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/weaponized-invite-enabled-calendar-data-theft-via-google-gemini/ ) [16:15] TR News Francesco Paolo Lovergine: A Terramaster NAS with Debian, take two. https://lovergine.com/a-terramaster-nas-with-debian-take-two.html [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lovergine.com | A Terramaster NAS with Debian, take two. frankie-tales [16:16] TR News Adam Williamson: CI and LLM review on Fedora Forge with Forgejo Actions https://www.happyassassin.net/posts/2026/01/19/ci-and-llm-review-on-fedora-forge-with-forgejo-actions/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.happyassassin.net | CI and LLM review on Fedora Forge with Forgejo Actions | AdamW on Linux and more [16:17] TR News pgBackRest 2.58.0 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbackrest-2580-released-3216/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgBackRest 2.58.0 Released [16:17] TR News Haas: Who contributed to PostgreSQL development in 2025? https://lwn.net/Articles/1055033/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Haas: Who contributed to PostgreSQL development in 2025? [LWN.net] [16:17] TR News pgmetrics 1.19 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgmetrics-119-released-3213/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgmetrics 1.19 released [16:18] TR News As Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Stuffs backdoored Windows With AI, New Update Prevents Users From Turning Off Their PCs Entirely https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-update-prevent-shutdown [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | As Microsoft Stuffs Windows With AI, New Update Prevents Users From Turning Off Their PCs [16:18] TR News Microsoft issues an urgent fix following a problematic security update https://hackwarenews.com/microsoft-issues-an-urgent-fix-following-a-problematic-security-update/ [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | Microsoft issues an urgent fix following a problematic security update [16:19] TR News CAFC Affirms TTAB: SAZERAC STITCHES Confusable With SAZERAC for Houseware Store Services http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cafc-affirms-ttab-sazerac-stitches.html [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: CAFC Affirms TTAB: SAZERAC STITCHES Confusable With SAZERAC for Houseware Store Services [16:20] TR News Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility https://futurism.com/future-society/arrests-murder-amazon-facility [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility [16:20] TR News Sahil Dhiman: Conferences, why? https://blog.sahilister.in/2026/01/conferences-why/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sahilister.in | Conferences, why? [16:21] TR News Russell Coker: Furilabs FLX1s https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/01/19/furilabs-flx1s/ "a phone running a modified version of Debian" [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Furilabs FLX1s etbe - Russell Coker [16:22] TR News Ubuntu's Snap Store is Under Siege from Scammers, and The Gates are Open https://itsfoss.com/news/snap-store-under-siege/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Ubuntu's Snap Store is Under Siege from Scammers, and The Gates are Open [16:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:22] TR News deepin 25.0.10 is out https://distrowatch.com/deepin [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/deepin ) [16:22] TR News 4MLinux 51.0 (beta) available https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux ) [16:23] TR News Fedora Community Blog: 2 Weeks Left: The Flock 2026 CFP Ends Feb 2 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/flock-2026-cfp-2-weeks-left/ [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | 2 Weeks Left: The Flock 2026 CFP Ends Feb 2 Fedora Community Blog [16:24] TR News Learning to teach better by observation: What I did on my sabbatical https://computinged.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/learning-to-teach-better-by-observation-what-i-did-on-my-sabbatical/ [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-computinged.wordpress.com | Learning to teach better by observation: What I did on my sabbatical | Computing Ed Research - Guzdial's Take [16:24] TR News How to Install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on GNU/Linux ARM64 Devices https://www.tecmint.com/install-onlyoffice-desktop-editors-on-linux-arm64/ [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on Linux ARM64 [16:25] TR News Late Night GNU/Linux Episode 369 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-369/ [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-latenightlinux.com | Late Night Linux Episode 369 Late Night Linux [16:25] TR News The Ice Curtain https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/the-ice-curtain [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The Ice Curtain | The New Yorker [16:26] TR News Last year Latvia banned 1,764 from entering over security concerns https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/19.01.2026-last-year-latvia-banned-1764-from-entering-over-security-concerns.a630589/ [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Last year Latvia banned 1,764 from entering over security concerns / Article [16:29] TR News TV3: recent arrests made in connection with pro-Russia network in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.01.2026-tv3-recent-arrests-made-in-connection-with-pro-russia-network-in-latvia.a630515/ [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | TV3: recent arrests made in connection with pro-Russia network in Latvia / Article [16:30] TR News Police look into alleged charity fraud in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.01.2026-police-look-into-alleged-charity-fraud-in-latvia.a630497/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Police look into alleged charity fraud in Latvia / Article [16:30] TR News Taiwans drone program is far too small https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-drone-program-is-far-too-small/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Taiwans drone program is far too small | The Strategist [16:30] TR News Over 5,000 homes without power in Kyiv after Russian strikes on energy grid https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-over-5-000-homes-without-power-in-kyiv-after-russian-strikes-on-energy-grid [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-over-5-000-homes-without-power-in-kyiv-after-russian-strikes-on-energy-grid ) [16:32] TR News New Russian Strikes Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power In Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-strikes-utilities-ukraine-electricity-zelenskyy/33654651.html [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | New Russian Strikes Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power In Ukraine [16:33] TR News Russia Continues Targeting Ukraine's Energy As Kyiv Looks To Shift Electricity Eastward https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-target-ukraine-energy-amid-cold-weather/33653692.html [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Continues Targeting Ukraine's Energy As Kyiv Looks To Shift Electricity Eastward [16:33] TR News Slim adds 2 Russian fields in the Gulf of Mexico to his expanding oil portfolio https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/rssian-fields-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Slim adds 2 Russian fields in the Gulf to his oil portfolio [16:33] TR News China, Russia conclude BRICS+ naval drills in South Africa amid controversy https://www.france24.com/en/china-russia-conclude-brics-naval-drills-in-south-africa-amid-controversy [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/china-russia-conclude-brics-naval-drills-in-south-africa-amid-controversy ) [16:33] TR News Russia's Far East buried in snow, transport disrupted in China and Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-far-east-buried-in-snow-transport-disrupted-in-china-and-japan [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Russia's Far East buried in snow, transport disrupted in China and Japan | The Straits Times [16:34] TR News Lithuania says contraband balloon situation improving, but crisis not over https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2812070/lithuania-says-contraband-balloon-situation-improving-but-crisis-not-over [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania says contraband balloon situation improving, but crisis not over - LRT [16:34] TR News Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to relocate from Lithuania to Poland https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2811078/belarusian-opposition-leader-tsikhanouskaya-to-relocate-from-lithuania-to-poland [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to relocate from Lithuania to Poland - LRT [16:35] TR News IBM Sued for Discrimination. Again. https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-sued-for-discrimination-again [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | IBM Sued for Discrimination. Again. - by Bryan Lunduke [16:36] TR News C++26 Reflection QRangeModel https://www.qt.io/blog/c26-reflection-qrangemodel [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | C++26 Reflection QRangeModel [16:37] TR News Iran Mulls Return Of Internet As Extent Of Deadly Crackdown Slowly Leaks Out https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-punishments-khamenei-trump/33653138.html [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Iran Mulls Return Of Internet As Extent Of Deadly Crackdown Slowly Leaks Out [16:38] TR News Iran crackdown: 'Can a government willing to kill its own people be trusted to reform?' https://www.france24.com/en/iran-crackdown-can-a-government-willing-to-kill-its-own-people-be-trusted-to-reform [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/iran-crackdown-can-a-government-willing-to-kill-its-own-people-be-trusted-to-reform ) [16:39] TR News Hey Hi (AI) SPAM sponsored by IBM to cover IBM https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/19/ibms-newest-consulting-service-pairs-human-experts-digital-workers-scale-enterprise-ai/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IBMs newest consulting service pairs human experts with digital workers to scale enterprise AI - SiliconANGLE [16:40] TR News Experts Concerned That Hey Hi (AI) Progress Could Be Speeding Toward a Sudden Wall https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/experts-concerned-ai-progress-wall [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Experts Concerned That AI Progress Could Be Speeding Toward a Sudden Wall [16:40] TR News Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-lower-house-passes-tougher-gun-control-laws-in-response-to-bondi-mass-shooting [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting | The Straits Times [16:41] TR News Malaysia wins appeal in lawsuit by family of murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-wins-appeal-in-lawsuit-by-family-of-murdered-mongolian-woman-altantuya [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia wins appeal in lawsuit by family of murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya | The Straits Times [16:45] TR News Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/washington-state-proposes-new-3d-printed-gun-controls-with-blocking-features-and-blueprint-detection-algorithm-proposal-would-carry-sentences-of-five-years-in-prison-usd15-000-fine-for-violation [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls with 'blocking features' and blueprint detection algorithm proposal would carry sentences of five years in prison, $15,000 fine for violation | Tom's Hardware [16:46] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:46] TR News Islamic State Says It Targeted Chinese Nationals In Deadly Kabul Restaurant Blast https://www.rferl.org/a/china-afghanistan-islamic-state-bombing-attack-taliban/33654631.html [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Islamic State Says It Targeted Chinese Nationals In Deadly Kabul Restaurant Blast [16:46] TR News Qt 6.5 Reaches End-of-Support in April 2026 https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.5-reaches-end-of-support [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt 6.5 Reaches End-of-Support in April 2026 [16:47] TR News Taiwan detains journalist over alleged bribery to obtain military information for China https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/taiwan-detains-journalist-over-alleged-bribery-to-obtain-military-information-for-china/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Taiwan detains journalist over alleged bribery to obtain military information for China - JURIST - News [16:47] TR News Uganda police deny arresting opposition candidate amid clash over election credibility https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/uganda-police-deny-arresting-opposition-candidate-amid-clash-over-election-credibility/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Uganda police deny arresting opposition candidate amid clash over election credibility - JURIST - News [16:47] TR News Nat. security case against political commentator to move to higher court, raising max. penalty to 7 years jail https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/20/sedition-case-against-political-commentator-to-move-to-higher-court-raising-max-penalty-to-7-years-jail/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Sedition case against commentator transferred to higher court [16:48] TR News Hackers disrupt Iran state TV to broadcast exiled crown prince https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-hackers-disrupt-iran-state-tv-to-broadcast-exiled-crown-prince [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-hackers-disrupt-iran-state-tv-to-broadcast-exiled-crown-prince ) [16:48] TR News Syrian govt says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison https://www.france24.com/en/syrian-govt-says-120-islamic-state-detainees-escaped-prison [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/syrian-govt-says-120-islamic-state-detainees-escaped-prison ) [16:49] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens France 200% tariffs if Macron refuses to join Board of Peace https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-trump-threatens-france-200-tariffs-if-macron-refuses-to-join-board-of-peace-1 [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-trump-threatens-france-200-tariffs-if-macron-refuses-to-join-board-of-peace-1 ) [16:49] TR News Disarming the compliant wont make South Africa safer https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/disarming-the-compliant-wont-make-south-africa-safer/ [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Disarming the compliant wont make South Africa safer - 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CNX Software [16:53] TR News We have some nice EPO stories coming up, delayed for effect [16:54] TR News Bedrock RAI300 fanless industrial PC is powered by an AMD Ryzen Hey Hi (AI) 9 HX 370 mobile Hey Hi (AI) SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/19/bedrock-rai300-fanless-industrial-pc-is-powered-by-an-amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-mobile-ai-soc/ [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Bedrock RAI300 fanless industrial PC is powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mobile AI SoC - CNX Software [16:54] TR News Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 review A 40 TOPS Hey Hi (AI) accelerator tested with Computer Vision, LLM, and VLM workloads https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/20/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-review-a-40-tops-ai-accelerator-tested-with-computer-vision-llm-and-vlm-workloads/ [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 review - A 40 TOPS AI accelerator tested with Computer Vision, LLM, and VLM workloads - CNX Software [16:55] TR News ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/asean-will-not-certify-myanmar-election-or-send-observers-malaysia-says [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says | The Straits Times [16:56] TR News pgmoneta 0.20 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgmoneta-020-3215/ [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgmoneta 0.20 [16:57] TR News Anthropics official Git MCP server hit by chained flaws that enable file access and code execution https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/20/anthropics-official-git-mcp-server-hit-chained-flaws-enable-file-access-code-execution/ [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Anthropics official Git MCP server hit by chained flaws that enable file access and code execution - SiliconANGLE [16:57] TR News Could Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Convince You to Buy Something? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/could-chatgpt-convince-you-to-buy-something.html [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could ChatGPT Convince You to Buy Something? - Schneier on Security [16:58] TR News What journalism should do: Express health editor on assisted dying campaign https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/express-assisted-dying-campaign-give-us-our-last-rights-british-journalism-awards/ [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Express health editor on assisted dying campaign - Press Gazette [16:59] TR News Colourful northern lights light up skies over Lithuania photos https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2812101/colourful-northern-lights-light-up-skies-over-lithuania-photos [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Colourful northern lights light up skies over Lithuania photos - LRT ● Jan 20 [17:00] TR News Hong Kong sees 55% surge in job applications from US academics amid Convicted Felons university crackdown report https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/20/hong-kong-sees-55-surge-in-job-applications-from-us-academics-amid-trumps-university-crackdown-report/ [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong sees 55% surge in job applications from US academics [17:01] TR News Being positive about tech right now https://rubenerd.com/being-positive-about-tech-right-now/ [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Being positive about tech right now [17:02] TR News One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Convicted Felon Administration https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/one-year-in-defending-the-constitution-under-a-second-trump-administration [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration | American Civil Liberties Union [17:02] TR News WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit targets high-power Meshtastic solutions https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/20/wismesh-1w-booster-starter-kit-targets-high-power-meshtastic-solutions/ [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit targets high-power Meshtastic solutions - CNX Software [17:03] TR News Chinas trade with North Korea recovers to near pre-pandemic levels https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-trade-with-north-korea-recovers-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas trade with North Korea recovers to near pre-pandemic levels | The Straits Times [17:03] TR News Hong Kong visitor numbers up 12% in 2025, but lag pre-pandemic levels https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/20/hong-kong-visitor-numbers-up-12-in-2025-but-lag-pre-pandemic-levels/ [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong saw 12% increase in visitors last year [17:04] TR News Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-suicide-chamber [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber [17:04] TR News How To Install RabbitMQ on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-rabbitmq-debian-13/ [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install RabbitMQ on Debian 13 - 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CNX Software [17:19] TR News EnviroGo ESP32-S3 wearable environmental monitor features 7 sensors (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/20/envirogo-esp32-s3-wearable-environmental-monitor-features-7-sensors/ [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | EnviroGo ESP32-S3 wearable environmental monitor features 7 sensors (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [17:19] TR News Most serious allegation against Mail struck out ahead of Prince Harry privacy trial https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/most-serious-allegation-against-mail-struck-out-ahead-of-prince-harry-privacy-trial/ [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Most serious allegation struck out of Prince Harry Mail privacy trial - Press Gazette [17:20] TR News Prince Harry complains of terrifying intrusion by Daily Mail publisher https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/prince-harry-daily-mail-privacy-latest/ [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Prince Harry and Elton John allege illegal privacy breaches by Mail [17:21] TR News Digital Omnibus Report V2: Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission https://noyb.eu/en/digital-omnibus-report-v2-analysis-select-gdpr-and-eprivacy-proposals-commission [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | Digital Omnibus Report V2: Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission [17:21] TR News Chinese drill sparks talk of decapitation strike on Taipei https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-drill-sparks-talk-of-decapitation-strike-on-taipei [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinese drill sparks talk of decapitation strike on Taipei | The Straits Times [17:22] TR News Calls to free pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai go against rule of law, says Hong Kongs top judge https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/19/calls-to-free-pro-democracy-tycoon-jimmy-lai-go-against-rule-of-law-says-hong-kongs-top-judge/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Calls to free Jimmy Lai go against rule of law, says HK's top judge [17:22] TR News The "Alicante Mafia" - Part VI - More Strikes Planned at the EPO, Starting This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_VI_More_Strikes_Planned_at_the_EPO_Star.shtml [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part VI - More Strikes Planned at the EPO, Starting This Month [17:22] TR News Malicious Chrome Extension Crashes Browser in ClickFix Variant CrashFix https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-chrome-extension-crashes-browser-in-clickfix-variant-crashfix/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-chrome-extension-crashes-browser-in-clickfix-variant-crashfix/ ) [17:23] TR News APT-Grade PDFSider Malware Used by Ransomware Groups https://www.securityweek.com/apt-grade-pdfsider-malware-used-by-ransomware-groups/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apt-grade-pdfsider-malware-used-by-ransomware-groups/ ) [17:23] TR News Spyware Document Pool https://edri.org/our-work/spyware-document-pool/ Spyware is one of the most serious threats to fundamental rights [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Spyware Document Pool - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:24] TR News CentOS 10-20260119 ready, but IBM ensures nobody will use it https://distrowatch.com/centos [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [17:25] TR News LF truly turned it into a worthless spam site https://www.linux.com/news/jan26-training-promo/ [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Build the skills you need for 2026 - Linux.com [17:25] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:25] TR News Gedit Text Editor Released 49.0 with Much Faster Big File Loading https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/gedit-49-0-faster-big-file/ [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Gedit Text Editor Released 49.0 with Much Faster Big File Loading | UbuntuHandbook [17:26] TR News Easy Effects 8.1.0 Released with Crusher Plugin & Many Improvements https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/easy-effects-8-1-0-released-with-crusher-plugin-many-improvements/ [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Easy Effects 8.1.0 Released with Crusher Plugin & Many Improvements | UbuntuHandbook [17:27] TR News KDE Has A New Infinite Whiteboard Tool Work-In-Progress https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/kde-has-a-new-infinite-whiteboard-tool-work-in-progress/ [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | KDE Has A New Infinite Whiteboard Tool Work-In-Progress | UbuntuHandbook [17:28] TR News Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: Ubuntu https://www.linuxlinks.com/orange-pi6-plus-single-board-computer-running-linux-ubuntu/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Orange Pi 6 Plus Single Board Computer running Linux: Ubuntu - LinuxLinks [17:28] TR News Lip Gloss style definitions for nice terminal layouts https://www.linuxlinks.com/lip-gloss-style-definitions-terminal-layouts/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lip Gloss - style definitions for nice terminal layouts - LinuxLinks [17:28] TR News cview terminal-based user interface toolkit https://www.linuxlinks.com/cview-terminal-based-user-interface-toolkit/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cview - terminal-based user interface toolkit - LinuxLinks [17:32] TR News Want to try Linux? Just install Ubuntu or Fedora https://www.howtogeek.com/want-to-try-linux-just-install-ubuntu-or-fedora-first/ both poor choice, but YMMV [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Want to try Linux? Just install Ubuntu or Fedora [17:32] TR News Opera's gamercentric browser is coming to Steam Deck and Linux raising questions about whether Windows is losing its grip on PC gaming https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/opera-gx-the-gamer-centric-browser-is-coming-to-linux-raising-questions-about-windows [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Opera GX targets Linux gamers with native browser | Windows Central [17:34] TR News How to run Windows apps on Linux with Wine - it's easy https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-run-windows-apps-on-linux-with-wine/ [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to run Windows apps on Linux with Wine - it's easy | ZDNET [17:34] TR News (NEW): Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.gmi [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes [17:34] TR News Linux 6.19 hits speed bump before final release https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/138019/linux-6-19-hits-speed-bump-before-final-release/ [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techzine.eu | Linux 6.19 hits speed bump before final release - Techzine Global [17:35] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:35] TR News Microsoft way of thinking https://itsfoss.com/news/photoshop-installer-runs-on-linux/ [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Photoshop Installer Runs on Linux Despite Adobe Not Giving a Damn For Years [17:36] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.19 Delays https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.gmi [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.19 Delays [17:36] TR News Adobe Photoshop spotted running on Linux with a Windows compatibility layer fix Creative Cloud's most killer apps could escape Microsoft and Apple exclusivity https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/adobe-photoshop-running-on-linux-with-wine-fix [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Adobe Photoshop now runs on Linux with a fix for Creative Cloud | Windows Central [17:37] TR News I abandoned Photoshop for this free alternative on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/abandoned-photoshop-free-alternative-linux/ [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I abandoned Photoshop for this free alternative on Linux [17:38] TR News "The Linux founder noted this week that RC6 is slightly larger than usual. While he isnt too worried about this, he did say that the slightly larger size does make me think that my plan to do an extra RC8 remains reasonable." https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-signals-likely-delay-for-final-linux-619-release/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-signals-likely-delay-for-final-linux-619-release/ ) [17:38] TR News Buzzword-dropping nonsense https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/surfshark-adds-post-quantum-encryption-on-mac-linux-and-android-more-support-coming-soon [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Surfshark adds post-quantum encryption on Mac, Linux, and Android more support coming soon | TechRadar [17:39] TR News Steam Deck now synonymous with "Linux"? https://www.pcguide.com/news/steam-deck-running-photoshop-could-soon-be-possible-thanks-to-new-adobe-creative-cloud-fix-for-linux/ [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcguide.com | Steam Deck running Photoshop could soon be possible thanks to new Adobe Creative Cloud fix for Linux - PC Guide [17:39] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@v6ugkqut4fs6s.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:41] TR News I paid $48 for this Linux distro to save 48 hours of workand it was worth it https://www.howtogeek.com/why-zorin-os-pro-is-worth-paying-for/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Is Zorin OS Pro worth paying for? [17:41] TR News Your modern Linux desktop is too busy: Why I went back to basics with MATE https://www.howtogeek.com/why-mate-is-the-best-desktop-environment-for-retro-computing/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why MATE is the best Linux desktop environment for retro computing enthusiasts [17:42] TR News This 2.6 pound laptop has a 2.8K 120 Hz display, 99 Wh battery, and Linux or Windows options https://liliputing.com/this-2-6-pound-laptop-has-a-2-8k-120-hz-display-99-wh-battery-and-linux-or-windows-options/ [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://liliputing.com/this-2-6-pound-laptop-has-a-2-8k-120-hz-display-99-wh-battery-and-linux-or-windows-options/ ) [17:42] TR News Immutable Linux desktops finally cured my upgrade anxiety https://www.xda-developers.com/immutable-linux-desktops-finally-cured-my-upgrade-anxiety/ [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Immutable Linux desktops finally cured my upgrade anxiety [17:47] TR News Version 1 of TDF Community Bylaws https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/20/version-1-of-tdf-community-bylaws/ [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Version 1 of TDF Community Bylaws - TDF Community Blog [17:48] TR News IBM Red Bait OpenShift selling slop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/20/deploy-oracle-sqlcl-mcp-server-openshift [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/20/deploy-oracle-sqlcl-mcp-server-openshift ) [17:49] TR News MOAR slop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/20/transform-complex-metrics-actionable-insights-ai-quickstart [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/20/transform-complex-metrics-actionable-insights-ai-quickstart ) [17:50] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1055152/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [17:50] TR News Ignacy Kuchciski: Digital Wellbeing Contract: Conclusion https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2026/01/20/digital-wellbeing-contract-conclusion/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Digital Wellbeing Contract: Conclusion Ignacy Kuchciski's Blog [17:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [17:54] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:56] TR News (NEW): Applications for GNU/Linux and KDE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_KDE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_KDE.gmi [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications for GNU/Linux and KDE [17:57] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:57] TR News (NEW): Proprietary Windows Bricks Itself, Adds Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Proprietary_Windows_Bricks_Itself_Adds_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Proprietary_Windows_Bricks_Itself_Adds_Slop.gmi [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proprietary Windows Bricks Itself, Adds Slop [17:59] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL Development in 2025 and PostgreSQL-Related New Releases https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/PostgreSQL_Development_in_2025_and_PostgreSQL_Related_New_Relea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/PostgreSQL_Development_in_2025_and_PostgreSQL_Related_New_Relea.gmi [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL Development in 2025 and PostgreSQL-Related New Releases ● Jan 20 [18:01] TR News (NEW): Devices, Modding, and GNU/Linux on Boards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Devices_Modding_and_GNU_Linux_on_Boards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Devices_Modding_and_GNU_Linux_on_Boards.gmi [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices, Modding, and GNU/Linux on Boards [18:01] TR News (NEW): Red Hat, Fedora, and IBM's Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_IBM_s_Slopfest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_IBM_s_Slopfest.gmi [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat, Fedora, and IBM's Slopfest [18:02] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers Commentary and Mozilla Firefox Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Web_Browsers_Commentary_and_Mozilla_Firefox_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Web_Browsers_Commentary_and_Mozilla_Firefox_Development.gmi [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers Commentary and Mozilla Firefox Development [18:04] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:07] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE Conferences and OpenSUSE on Tackling Y2K38 Epoch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/OpenSUSE_Conferences_and_OpenSUSE_on_Tackling_Y2K38_Epoch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/OpenSUSE_Conferences_and_OpenSUSE_on_Tackling_Y2K38_Epoch.gmi [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenSUSE Conferences and OpenSUSE on Tackling Y2K38 Epoch [18:07] TR News (NEW): "The Breakaway Moment" and "Gaming GPU Benchmarks on Bazzite" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/_The_Breakaway_Moment_and_Gaming_GPU_Benchmarks_on_Bazzite.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/_The_Breakaway_Moment_and_Gaming_GPU_Benchmarks_on_Bazzite.gmi [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "The Breakaway Moment" and "Gaming GPU Benchmarks on Bazzite" [18:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Operating Systems Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/GNU_Linux_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/GNU_Linux_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Operating Systems Leftovers [18:09] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/20/Security_Leftovers.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [18:10] TR News "`Gpu1` is a GPU without a framebuffer, the pixels are generated just in time to display like the arcade machine and game console from the 80s and 90s." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2026-01-20-gpu1.gmi [18:11] TR News "A month ago I set myself the task of getting to Inbox Zero. Despite that, I'm grateful to those who immediately sent messages to the inbox in question with supportive advice, including my indefatigable correspondent, Lionel Dricot (dit Ploum)." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-01-20_success-inbox-zero.gmi [18:13] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 20/01/2026: Boxing and "Inbox Zero" Success https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Gemini_Links_20_01_2026_Boxing_and_Inbox_Zero_Success.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Gemini_Links_20_01_2026_Boxing_and_Inbox_Zero_Success.gmi [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 20/01/2026: Boxing and "Inbox Zero" Success [18:15] TR News Techrights Links 20/01/2026: Cheeto Blackmails France Into 'Peace' While Looking to Annex EU, Mass Layoffs in Capgemini (Microsoft Reseller/Promoter) in France https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Links_20_01_2026_Cheeto_Blackmails_France_Into_Peace_While_Look.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/Links_20_01_2026_Cheeto_Blackmails_France_Into_Peace_While_Look.gmi [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 20/01/2026: Cheeto Blackmails France Into 'Peace' While Looking to Annex EU, Mass Layoffs in Capgemini (Microsoft Reseller/Promoter) in France [18:40] TR News Techrights LLM Slop Not Dead Yet, Examples of Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/LLM_Slop_Not_Dead_Yet_Examples_of_Slop_About_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/LLM_Slop_Not_Dead_Yet_Examples_of_Slop_About_Linux.gmi [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Not Dead Yet, Examples of Slop About "Linux" ● Jan 20 [03:50] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/maga-x/ [03:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | MAGA being torn apart by right-wing squabbles as Elon Musk's X makeover backfires: report - Raw Story ● Jan 20 [04:49] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cdc-2674910528/ [04:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Top disease experts become dog-walkers and yoga instructors after Trump's CDC purge - Raw Story ● Jan 20 [05:56] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:56] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 20 [07:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [07:31] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techpol [07:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [07:39] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 20 [08:11] TR News 45 people spent a day in a 50-square-meter shelter the electricity went out and the cold set in | "45 ihmist vietti vuorokauden 50-neliisess vestnsuojassa shkt katkeilivat ja kylm tuli | HS.fi" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-2000011757166.html [08:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www-hs-fi.translate.goog | 45 ihmist vietti vuorokauden 50-neliisess vestnsuojassa shkt katkeilivat ja kylm tuli | HS.fi [08:12] TR News "Time to Unplug the American Century and Restart the Machine" https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/19/time-to-unplug-the-american-century-and-restart-the-machine/ [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Time to Unplug the American Century and Restart the Machine - emptywheel [08:12] TR News "Saudi Arabia becomes worlds second-largest aid donor" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/19/2026/saudi-arabia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-aid-donor [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Saudi Arabia becomes worlds second-largest aid donor | Semafor [08:12] TR News "How Trump has battled universities over antisemitism and DEI" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0118/trump-universities-harvard-dei-antisemitism [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-How Trump has battled universities over antisemitism and DEI - CSMonitor.com [08:12] TR News "Trumps Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-letter-to-norway/685676/ [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw - The Atlantic [08:13] TR News Trade war over IT between the EU and the US? | "Handelskrig om IT mellan EU och USA?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/19/handelskrig-om-it-mellan-eu-och-usa/ [08:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Handelskrig om IT mellan EU och USA? [08:15] TR News "Putin invited to join Trumps new Board of Peace, Kremlin says" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/19/putin-invited-to-join-trump-s-new-board-of-peace-kremlin-says [08:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Putin invited to join Trumps new Board of Peace, Kremlin says Meduza [08:15] TR News "Putin Invited to Join Trumps Board of Peace - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/19/putin-invited-to-join-trumps-board-of-peace-a91712 [08:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.themoscowtimes.com | Putin Invited to Join Trumps Board of Peace - The Moscow Times [08:16] TR News "Greenland: Europe must stand strong against Trump's tariffs threats" https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2026/01/europes-reckoning-over-greenland-has-arrived [08:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newstatesman.com | Greenland: Europe must stand strong against Trump's tariffs threats - New Statesman [08:32] TR News "As Washington increasingly adopts a more transactional approach to defence in Europe, the threat to those states on the border with Russia increases." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/19/zero-margins-model-shows-europes-long-odds-in-a-baltic-war/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [08:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-neweasterneurope.eu | Zero margins: Model shows Europes long odds in a Baltic war - New Eastern Europe [08:33] TR News "The U.S. military is obligated by law, and by every tradition of American decency, to refuse to follow illegal orders." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/us-military-trump-greenland/685677/ | Source: The Atlantic [08:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The U.S. Military Faces a Reckoning on Greenland - The Atlantic [08:34] TR News "Nearly 60 years ago, in a sermon entitled The Drum-Major Instinct, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [08:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/ ) [08:35] TR News "A socialist attorney who practiced labor law in Berlin, Fraenkel fled Nazi Germany in 1938, eventually settling in Chicago." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ice-and-the-dual-state-regime/ | Source: Truthdig [08:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ice-and-the-dual-state-regime/ ) [08:36] TR News "Greenland? - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/greenland | Source: Robert Reich [08:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Greenland? - Robert Reich [08:37] TR News "Well, I have news for American business leaders: You will not do OK." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/big-business-should-end-its-faustian | Source: Paul Krugman [08:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Big Business Should End Its Faustian Bargain With Trump [08:37] TR News "We are now facing an aggressor in the East - Russia - and an aggressor in the West - the United States." https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/stop-normalizing-fascism | Source: Carole Cadwalladr [08:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-broligarchy.substack.com | Stop Normalizing Fascism - by Carole Cadwalladr [08:39] TR News "But this was not the only incident to generate controversy." https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-19/they-dont-even-bother-using-subliminal-messages-trump-administrations-nazi-references-spark-outrage.html | Source: El Pas [08:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | They dont even bother using subliminal messages: Trump administrations Nazi references spark outrage | U.S. | EL PAS English [08:46] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:51] 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entering over security concerns https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/19.01.2026-last-year-latvia-banned-1764-from-entering-over-security-concerns.a630589/ [16:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Last year Latvia banned 1,764 from entering over security concerns / Article [16:29] TR News TV3: recent arrests made in connection with pro-Russia network in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.01.2026-tv3-recent-arrests-made-in-connection-with-pro-russia-network-in-latvia.a630515/ [16:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | TV3: recent arrests made in connection with pro-Russia network in Latvia / Article [16:30] TR News Taiwans drone program is far too small https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwans-drone-program-is-far-too-small/ [16:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Taiwans drone program is far too small | The Strategist [16:30] TR News Over 5,000 homes without power in Kyiv after Russian strikes on energy grid 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portfolio https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/rssian-fields-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-mexiconewsdaily.com | Slim adds 2 Russian fields in the Gulf to his oil portfolio [16:33] TR News China, Russia conclude BRICS+ naval drills in South Africa amid controversy https://www.france24.com/en/china-russia-conclude-brics-naval-drills-in-south-africa-amid-controversy [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/china-russia-conclude-brics-naval-drills-in-south-africa-amid-controversy ) [16:33] TR News Russia's Far East buried in snow, transport disrupted in China and Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-far-east-buried-in-snow-transport-disrupted-in-china-and-japan [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Russia's Far East buried in snow, transport disrupted in China and Japan | The Straits Times [16:34] TR News Lithuania says contraband balloon situation improving, but crisis not over 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Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-lower-house-passes-tougher-gun-control-laws-in-response-to-bondi-mass-shooting [16:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting | The Straits Times [16:46] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techpol [16:46] TR News Islamic State Says It Targeted Chinese Nationals In Deadly Kabul Restaurant Blast https://www.rferl.org/a/china-afghanistan-islamic-state-bombing-attack-taliban/33654631.html [16:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Islamic State Says It Targeted Chinese Nationals In Deadly Kabul Restaurant Blast [16:47] TR News Uganda police deny arresting opposition candidate amid clash over election credibility https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/uganda-police-deny-arresting-opposition-candidate-amid-clash-over-election-credibility/ [16:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Uganda police deny arresting opposition candidate amid clash over election credibility - JURIST - News [16:48] TR News Syrian govt says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison https://www.france24.com/en/syrian-govt-says-120-islamic-state-detainees-escaped-prison [16:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/syrian-govt-says-120-islamic-state-detainees-escaped-prison ) [16:49] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens France 200% tariffs if Macron refuses to join Board of Peace https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-trump-threatens-france-200-tariffs-if-macron-refuses-to-join-board-of-peace-1 [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260120-trump-threatens-france-200-tariffs-if-macron-refuses-to-join-board-of-peace-1 ) [16:49] TR News Disarming the compliant wont make South Africa safer https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/disarming-the-compliant-wont-make-south-africa-safer/ [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Disarming the compliant wont make South Africa safer - DefenceWeb [16:55] TR News ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/asean-will-not-certify-myanmar-election-or-send-observers-malaysia-says [16:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says | The Straits Times [16:59] TR News Colourful northern lights light up skies over Lithuania photos https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2812101/colourful-northern-lights-light-up-skies-over-lithuania-photos [16:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Colourful northern lights light up skies over Lithuania photos - LRT ● Jan 20 [17:02] TR News One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Convicted Felon Administration 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