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[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-19.txt
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[05:46]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_19_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_19_2026.gmi 
[05:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
[05:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[05:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[05:48]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[05:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[05:52]	TR News	"The kernel is able to run a few types of executable files, including native binaries in the ELF format and interpreted programs that begin with the #! marker." https://lwn.net/Articles/1086947/
[05:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bringing BPF to binfmt_misc [LWN.net]
[05:52]	TR News	A look at CrossPoint e-reader firmware [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1087635/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1087635/
[05:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A look at CrossPoint e-reader firmware [LWN.net]
[05:53]	TR News	"Virtualization places a guest system into a separate security domain, typically with fewer privileges than software running directly on the host. Increasingly, there is interest in creating multiple security domains within a single virtualized system as well." https://lwn.net/Articles/1087590/
[05:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KVM planes head for takeoff [LWN.net]
[05:53]	TR News	Even more formal verification for BPF https://lwn.net/Articles/1087069/
[05:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Even more formal verification for BPF [LWN.net]
[05:54]	TR News	Changes in shadow-utils password-expiration features [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1086949/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1086949/
[05:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Changes in shadow-utils password-expiration features [LWN.net]
[05:55]	TR News	"Storage code has to cope with hardware that fails in inconvenient ways, but coaxing a healthy disk into producing those failures on demand, for testing, is usually not possible." https://lwn.net/Articles/1086344/
[05:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Block-layer error injection [LWN.net]
[05:55]	TR News	Anon: micropsoft is not spread by the powers that be /despite/ being a threat to national security but instead /because/ it is a threat to national security. really c.f. bill binney, ed snowden, et al https://www.strassmann.com/pubs/computerworld/ms-security.shtml
[05:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.strassmann.com | Microsoft: A U.S. Security Threat
● Aug 20
[06:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Latest From LWN: Kernel, firmware, shadow-utils https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_firmware_shadow_utils.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_firmware_shadow_utils.gmi 
[06:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Latest From LWN: Kernel, firmware, shadow-utils
[06:01]	TR News	"I think most people agree that monopolies are a bad thing, as a general statement, because they tend to be exploitative." gemini://ingrix.info/log/20260819-important-parts-of-society.gmi
[06:02]	TR News	"you said: being an adult means doing things that you don't want to" gemini://nullish.smol.pub/3-am
[06:02]	TR News	GeoCities sites that never updated again (scary!!!) gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/geocities_sites_that_never_updated_again.gmi
[06:04]	TR News	"I came across this video on yt and might use that as a base for today's humming and hawing: Before You Buy Another 2027 Planner, Ask These 5 Questions" gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260817planners.gmi
[06:04]	TR News	"That's what happens when you change your antagonists five chapters in while still being set on the same outcome. The lore now needs to wiggle and bent to fit old and new. And I've reached the point where the new bits need to be introduced." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260817pantsing.gmi
[06:05]	TR News	books - updated august 12th gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/books
[06:06]	TR News	"I'm a Muse fan. So, of course, I've pre-ordered the new album, even if they don't do those pretty box sets anymore. I ordered the pretty "Store Exclusive Collectors' Edition" and added that pin, because one can never have enough pins either." gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/260807Muse.gmi
[06:14]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: Planners, Pantsing, Vinylyssee https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_Planners_Pantsing_Vinylyssee.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_Planners_Pantsing_Vinylyssee.gmi 
[06:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: Planners, Pantsing, Vinylyssee
[06:26]	TR News	Looks like Windows fell to all-time low in China last night. GNU/Linux 11%. https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[06:27]	TR News	Brunei about 5% GNU/Linux Looks like Windows fell to all-time low in China last night. GNU/Linux 11%. https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/19/GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_Brunei.shtml
[06:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei
[06:28]	TR News	Brunei about 5% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
[06:29]	TR News	Madagascar 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
[06:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP )
● Aug 20
[07:01]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 155 Out of 200: Throwing Stones in Houses Made of Glass https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_155_Out_of_200_Throwing_Stones_in_Houses_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_155_Out_of_200_Throwing_Stones_in_Houses_.gmi 
[07:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 155 Out of 200: Throwing Stones in Houses Made of Glass
[07:27]	TR News	The Pavements and the Dust https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/the-pavements-and-the-dust/
[07:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Pavements and the Dust
[07:28]	TR News	Social media giant lays off 75 Bellevue workers https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/tiktok-lays-off-75-bellevue-workers-mostly-in-e-commerce-division/
[07:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/tiktok-lays-off-75-bellevue-workers-mostly-in-e-commerce-division/ )
● Aug 20
[08:00]	TR News	 (NEW):  Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Can_MainstreamOS_finally_make_Linux_a_household_name_I_tried_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Can_MainstreamOS_finally_make_Linux_a_household_name_I_tried_it.gmi 
[08:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
[08:09]	TR News	Techrights The Demise of Social Control Media Continues https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/The_Demise_of_Social_Control_Media_Continues.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/The_Demise_of_Social_Control_Media_Continues.gmi 
[08:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Demise of Social Control Media Continues
[08:19]	TR News	Nearly End of "Meteorological Summer" https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/nearly-end-of-meteorological-summer/
[08:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Nearly End of Meteorological Summer
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[08:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Modular_s_Got_Its_Mojo_Working_Fully_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Modular_s_Got_Its_Mojo_Working_Fully_Open_Source.gmi 
[08:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source
[08:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/The_6_AI_free_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_and_why_they_re_li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/The_6_AI_free_Linux_distros_I_recommend_most_and_why_they_re_li.gmi 
[08:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way
[08:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with Linux Kernel 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Arch_Linux_Based_Garuda_Linux_Temeraire_Released_with_Linux_Ker.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Arch_Linux_Based_Garuda_Linux_Temeraire_Released_with_Linux_Ker.gmi 
[08:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with Linux Kernel 7.2
[08:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Murena_Just_Made_The_Fairphone_Gen_6_Better.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Murena_Just_Made_The_Fairphone_Gen_6_Better.gmi 
[08:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
● Aug 20
[09:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Infinity Linux lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Infinity_Linux_lightweight_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Infinity_Linux_lightweight_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.gmi 
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Infinity Linux lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution
[09:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[09:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[09:20]	TR News	Techrights Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux at 16% Market Share on Desktops/Laptops in Tajikistan https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_16_Market_Share_on_Desktops_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_16_Market_Share_on_Desktops_Laptop.gmi 
[09:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux at 16% Market Share on Desktops/Laptops in Tajikistan
[09:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/What_is_the_TDF_team_working_on_in_the_LibreOffice_project.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/What_is_the_TDF_team_working_on_in_the_LibreOffice_project.gmi 
[09:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project?
[09:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux Based on Cloudflare https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_Based_on_Cloudflare.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Kazakhstan_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_Based_on_Cloudflare.gmi 
[09:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux Based on Cloudflare
[09:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/PINE64_Calls_Time_on_the_Linux_Hardware_Market_Ceases_Productio.gmi 
[09:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts
[09:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Gear_26_08_Software_Suite_Is_Out_with_Many_Improvements_for.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Gear_26_08_Software_Suite_Is_Out_with_Many_Improvements_for.gmi 
[09:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps
[09:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Most_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Linux_users_apparently_never_switc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Most_Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Linux_users_apparently_never_switc.gmi 
[09:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows
[09:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AI_is_splitting_Linux_and_nobody_wants_to_say_it_out_loud.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AI_is_splitting_Linux_and_nobody_wants_to_say_it_out_loud.gmi 
[09:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
[09:49]	TR News	Climate Change Not Just a "Theory" https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/climate-change-not-just-a-theory/
[09:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Climate Change Not Just a Theory
● Aug 20
[10:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  According to Clownflare, GNU/Linux Measured at Nearly 6% in Bangladesh https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/According_to_Clownflare_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_Nearly_6_in_Bangl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/According_to_Clownflare_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_Nearly_6_in_Bangl.gmi 
[10:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines According to Clownflare, GNU/Linux Measured at Nearly 6% in Bangladesh
[10:12]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[10:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[10:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Still Improving the Sites for Better Navigation and Access to Information https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Still_Improving_the_Sites_for_Better_Navigation_and_Access_to_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Still_Improving_the_Sites_for_Better_Navigation_and_Access_to_I.gmi 
[10:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Still Improving the Sites for Better Navigation and Access to Information
[10:16]	TR News	GNU/Linux According to Clownflare https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/gnulinux-according-to-clownflare/
[10:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive GNU/Linux According to Clownflare
[10:25]	TR News	"Germany doesn't have a hard benchmark for when a site is structurally infringing." https://torrentfreak.com/a-german-court-drew-the-piracy-line-at-81-5-kinogo-was-blocked-with-at-least-82-4/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A German Court Drew the Piracy Line at 81.5%, KinoGO Was Blocked with (at least) 82.4% (Updated) * TorrentFreak
[10:25]	TR News	"The band filed its lawsuit in the Central District of California under their company, Hyde Lane, against Netflix, Netflix Studios" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ | Source: Digital Music News
[10:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ )
[10:27]	TR News	"The regulators criticised Apple's conditions, including a new Core Technology Fee" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-changes-fees-for-alternative-app-stores-in-eu/articleshow/133335542.cms | Source: India Times
[10:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Apple: Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU - The Economic Times
[10:28]	TR News	"Announced on August 18, the changes introduce new business terms for applications distributed in the European Union." https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/19/epic-games-dismisses-apples-simplified-eu-app-store-fees-as-junk/5289794 | Source: The Register UK
[10:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk'
[10:35]	TR News	plan
[10:35]	TR News	"Without it, or under a pared down version" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/libraries-beg-brendan-carr-to-back-off-plan-to-make-u-s-broadband-shittier-more-expensive/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Libraries Beg Brendan Carr To Back Off Plan To Make U.S. Broadband Shittier, More Expensive | Techdirt
[10:36]	TR News	"Here, an analysis of MITs recent financial decisions and reports will be presented to explore the information behind these claims." https://thetech.com/2026/08/18/financials-letter-2026 | Source: MIT
[10:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetech.com | MITs financial records contradict its claims of austerity | The Tech
[10:37]	TR News	"The project, which tribes say violates treaty rights, has been the subject of heated controversy and legal battles." https://truthout.org/articles/us-army-corps-pushes-michigan-pipeline-project-ahead-over-indigenous-opposition/ | Source: TruthOut
[10:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | US Army Corps Pushes Michigan Pipeline Project Ahead Over Indigenous Opposition | Truthout
[10:37]	TR News	"New Mexico regulators say the lab has ignored February demands to halt the spreading chromium plume." https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/19/chromium-plume-standoff-reaches-pueblo-land/ | Source: Western Water
[10:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Chromium plume standoff reaches Pueblo land | Western Water
[10:38]	TR News	"These investigations included an unprecedented early review of ABC's eight local broadcast licenses." https://karlbode.com/the-u-s-press-starts-showing-the-hint-of-a-backbone/ | Source: Karl Bode
[10:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-karlbode.com | The U.S. Press Starts Showing The Hint Of A Backbone
[10:39]	TR News	"U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper offered a more measured response in a post on CENTCOMs X account after visiting the Abraham Lincoln." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/pentagon-unleashes-fury-on-america-hating-media/ | Source: Truthdig
[10:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.truthdig.com | Pentagon Unleashes Fury on America-Hating Media
[10:40]	TR News	"Carr used this to try and justify an unprecedented early review of ABCs eight local affiliate broadcast licenses." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/18/abc-sues-the-fcc-for-massive-first-amendment-violations/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ABC Sues The FCC For Massive First Amendment Violations | Techdirt
[10:40]	TR News	"OK, so what do I do?" https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/19/survival-guide-for-a-censored-internet/ | Source: Fabio Akita
[10:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Survival Guide for a Censored Internet AkitaOnRails.com
[10:40]		*psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[10:42]	TR News	"A federal appeals court just made it harder for online services, big and small, to get lawsuits over user speech dismissed early." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/ninth-circuit-ruling-will-force-online-platforms-host-user-speech-fight-lengthy | Source: EFF
[10:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[10:42]	TR News	"Dissent in China is tightly controlled, however, especially around central government policy." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/china-goes-rural-with-data-centres-in-quest-to-power-ai/articleshow/133336641.cms | Source: India Times
[10:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | China data centres: China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AI - The Economic Times
[10:42]	TR News	"New Charges." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-teen-prisoner-protest-putin/33832932.html | Source: RFERL
[10:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | One Of Russia's Youngest Political Prisoners Turns 18. And He Faces New Charges.
[10:43]	TR News	"Here are the facts." https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-would-money-out-of-politics-proposal-stifle-free-speech/ | Source: Bridge Michigan
[10:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? - Bridge Michigan
[10:44]	TR News	"The election was marred by accusations of interference and by arrests of opposition figures." https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-mundubile-seeks-to-overturn-election-result-in-court/a-78436788 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[10:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Zambia: Mundubile seeks to overturn election result in court
[10:45]	TR News	"The US tech giant raised the amount by issuing 3-, 5-, 10- and 20-year bonds, the term sheet showed." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabet-raises-3-9-billion-in-inaugural-australian-dollar-bond/articleshow/133342858.cms | Source: India Times
[10:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Alphabet raises $3.9 billion in inaugural Australian dollar bond - The Economic Times
[10:45]	TR News	"Neither company disclosed terms and the reported numbers do not agree." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/stripe-buys-ai-model-router-openrouter-in-reported-7-5b-deal/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[10:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stripe buys AI model router OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal - SiliconANGLE
[10:47]	TR News	"The deal, announced on Wednesday, combines Stripes technology, which lets companies direct payments to other businesses" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html | Source: New York Times
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html )
[10:48]	TR News	"Fishback made the proposal personal for Rain by publicly calculating she could owe Florida $42 million under his plan." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sophie-rain-celebrates-florida-sin-tax-defeat-1815231 | Source: International Business Times
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Sophie Rain Celebrates as Republican Who Wanted to Hit Her With $42m OnlyFans 'Sin Tax' Loses Election | IBTimes UK
[10:48]	TR News	""Loot" threatened to increase his demand by US $100,000 for every month his former employer refused to pay" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/prison-data-analyst-extort-employer | Source: Bitdefender
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer
[10:48]	TR News	"Of course, similar to Anthropics Mythos misadventures before it, OpenAI may have other incentives for publicizing the slowdown." https://thenewstack.io/openai-training-pause-cybersecurity/ | Source: The New Stack
[10:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | "The opening stages of OpenAI's unraveling": OpenAI slows model training - not everyone is buying the explanation - The New Stack
[10:55]	TR News	"Jellyfish have survived for over 500 million years, making them older than dinosaurs and even trees." https://www.ksl.com/article/51611511/floridas-jellyfish-museum-is-dedicated-solely-to-the-mesmerizing-floating-predators | Source: Deseret Media
[10:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Florida's Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators | KSL.com
[10:55]		*psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[10:55]	TR News	"We do have a damaged sky; we put billions of tons of greenhouse gases in it, thickening the planet's insulating layer and heating it all up." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-right-word-is-wrongness/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit
[10:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.meditationsinanemergency.com | The Right Word is Wrongness
[10:57]	TR News	"This study utilizes large climate model ensembles to investigate how human activities influence Pacific decadal variability (PDV), focusing on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO)." https://ocean2climate.org/2026/08/19/is-global-warming-changing-the-pacific-oceans-natural-cycles/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee
[10:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ocean2climate.org | Is Global Warming Changing the Pacific Oceans Natural Cycles? Ocean to Climate
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[11:02]	TR News	"Axios first reported on a leaked memo sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Tuesday." https://truthout.org/articles/gop-begs-ai-firms-to-fix-data-centers-toxic-brand-to-help-midterm-chances/ | Source: TruthOut
[11:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers Toxic Brand to Help Midterm Chances | Truthout
[11:06]	TR News	"While this summer's headlines have focused on record-low water levels on the Rhine, Danube and Vistula, Lithuania's own rivers have been in slow decline for three decades" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024353/as-europe-s-rivers-hit-record-lows-what-does-the-future-hold-for-lithuania-s-waterways | Source: LRT
[11:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | As Europes rivers hit record lows, what does the future hold for Lithuanias waterways? - LRT
[11:07]	TR News	"It took a literal act of Congress to get the Epstein files released" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/18/foia-documents-show-epstein-files-had-flag-list-which-included-the-term-potus/ | Source: Techdirt
[11:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FOIA Documents Show Epstein Files Had Flag List Which Included The Term POTUS | Techdirt
[11:07]	TR News	"Im a huge fan of the corporate death penalty, a legal process in which a corporation is forced to dissolve or stop existing" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/19/bring-back-the-corporate-death-penalty/ | Source: Salon
[11:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bring back the corporate death penalty - Salon.com
[11:08]	TR News	"Their return does not necessarily mean those voters were disenfranchised, as they could have voted in person instead." https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026/08/19/navajo-county-undelivered-mail-ballots-postal-service-records-data-analysis/ | Source: Votebeat
[11:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.votebeat.org | Over 1,300 mail ballots were undelivered in Navajo County, Arizona. Data suggests thats not unusual. - Votebeat
[11:08]	TR News	[Old] "Big Tech companies fight regulation by claiming that they are a necessary force for American national security." https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/big-tech-monopolies-endanger-american-security/ | Source: AELP
[11:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.economicliberties.us | Big Tech Monopolies Endanger American Security - American Economic Liberties Project
[11:08]	TR News	[Old] "And the biggest players, Russia and Iran, are working even harder at election inuence than they did in 2016 or 2020." https://cryptome.org/2024/10/US-Spies-Who-Sound-Alarm-About-Election-Interference.pdf |
[11:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cryptome.org/2024/10/US-Spies-Who-Sound-Alarm-About-Election-Interference.pdf )
[11:09]	TR News	"Flock has finally recognized its most profitable market is littered with people who simply cant be trusted with this access to billions of license plate records." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/17/flock-safety-decides-to-implement-a-few-changes-after-months-of-negative-press/ | Source: Techdirt
[11:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flock Safety Decides To Implement A Few Changes After Months Of Negative Press | Techdirt
[11:09]	TR News	"Bills currently before Parliament could also be part of a digital alignment package, though the U.S. has tended to focus on laws, not pending legislation." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/digital-trade-alignment-what-may-be-in-play-in-the-canada-u-s-trade-deal/ | Source: Michael Geist
[11:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Digital Trade Alignment: What May Be in Play in the Canada-U.S. Trade Deal - Michael Geist
[11:10]	TR News	"This is no longer a future challenge. For most sectors, the implications have been debated and analysed extensively." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/19/asia-pacific-privacy-laws-are-arriving/ | Source: APNIC
[11:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Asia Pacific privacy laws are arriving. Your NREN holds more personal data than you think. | APNIC Blog
[11:10]	TR News	"Days after its CEO apologized for documented abuses of the company's system" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/19/flock-surveillance-backlash-mounts-as-fiendish-halloween-plans-circulate/5289701 | Source: The Register UK
[11:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Flock surveillance backlash mounts as fiendish Halloween plans circulate
[11:10]	TR News	"Citing ProPublicas reporting, eight senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioning the administrations approach to foreign health data." https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-letter-health-data-africa-humanitarian-aid | Source: Pro Publica
[11:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Senators Criticize Trump Administrations Demands for Foreign Health Data ProPublica
[11:11]	TR News	"The op-ed Canyen Ashworth wrote last September may have been critical of the police where he lives in Lenexa, Kansas, but it could hardly be considered radical." https://truthout.org/articles/what-deflock-week-of-action-confronts-the-ai-surveillance-state/ | Source: TruthOut
[11:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | What DeFlock? A Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State | Truthout
[11:11]	TR News	"Everyone in the clip the girl, the boy filming, and hallway passersby is a teenage student." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teen-boys-meta-glasses-harass-bully-girls-school | Source: Futurism
[11:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
[11:11]	TR News	"Crucially, the camera-equipped AirPods arent designed to take photos or video, according to the reporting." https://futurism.com/future-society/apple-leaked-airpods-privacy | Source: Futurism
[11:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | If You Thought Pervert Glasses Were Bad, Wait Till You See Apple's Leaked AirPods
[11:12]	TR News	"LINK still will attempt to conduct rendezvous and proximity operations with NASAs Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to demonstrate key capabilities for the future of space exploration." https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-updates-next-steps-for-commercial-swift-boost-mission/ | Source: NASA
[11:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nasa.gov | NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission - NASA
[11:12]	TR News	"On Wednesday, NASA announced that a rescue spacecraft that was meant to grab onto the space agencys Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and push it into a higher altitude will not proceed." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/nasa-swift-telescope-failed-rescue.html | Source: New York Times
[11:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/nasa-swift-telescope-failed-rescue.html )
[11:12]	TR News	"Intense solar activity caused the telescope to lose altitude faster than engineers had anticipated." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nasa-abandons-swift-observatory-rescue-mission-1815230 | Source: International Business Times
[11:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | NASA's $30 Million Bid To Save Ageing Swift Observatory Called off After Rescue Craft Suffers Control Problems | IBTimes UK
[11:21]	TR News	[Old] "Software can easily rate among the most poorly constructed, unreliable and least maintainable technological artifacts ever invented by man -- with perhaps the exception of Icarus' wings." https://www.strassmann.com/pubs/computerworld/bad-software.shtml | Source: Paul A Strassmann
[11:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.strassmann.com | Software: So Bad, It Can Only Get Better
[11:23]	TR News	[Old] "The purpose of this hearing is to examine the Department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Safety Review Boards recent report concerning the summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange on-line cyber incident." https://www.congress.gov/118/chrg/CHRG-118hhrg58996/CHRG-118hhrg58996.pdf | Source: US Congress
[11:23]	TR News	"The Cl0p ransomware group has named more than 40 organizations allegedly targeted in the recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in PTCs product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM." https://www.securityweek.com/cl0p-ransomware-group-names-over-40-victims-of-ptc-windchill-campaign/ | Source: Security Week
[11:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cl0p Ransomware Group Names Over 40 Victims of PTC Windchill Campaign - SecurityWeek
[11:23]	TR News	"The vulnerability at the center of Clops latest campaign affects a pair of software products from PTC Windchill and FlexPLM which manufacturers and retailers" https://cyberscoop.com/clop-zero-day-attacks-ptc-windchill-flexplm/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The long tail of Clops PTC hack is just beginning to emerge | CyberScoop
[11:24]	TR News	"Replying to a customer on WhatsApp will start costing business users money from October. Meta wont confirm how much." https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapps-free-lunch-ends-on-1-october/285051/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[11:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | WhatsApp's free lunch ends on 1 October
[11:24]	TR News	"Bejar is the first witness to take the stand and has argued that the company prioritized profits over safety by encouraging people to spend more and more time on Facebook and Instagram." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/some-of-metas-safety-tools-were-designed-to-fail-witness-1031846679 | Source: RTL
[11:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Former employee: Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness - RTL Today
[11:24]	TR News	"Bejar worked at Facebook from 2009 to 2015, attracting wide attention for his work to combat cyberbullying." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/former-meta-engineer-says-instagram-took-a-dont-ask-dont-tell-approach-on-kids-under-13/articleshow/133362274.cms | Source: India Times
[11:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta: Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13 - The Economic Times
[11:25]	TR News	"All 29 states accused Meta of violating federal law by improperly collecting and using children's personal data." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-rejects-claims-it-sought-to-hook-children-to-facebook-instagram-as-landmark-trial-begins/articleshow/133340295.cms | Source: India Times
[11:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins - The Economic Times
[11:25]	TR News	"reward mechanisms that were designed for adults and are inherently unsafe for teenagers" https://www.courthousenews.com/social-media-safety-tools-were-designed-to-fail-former-meta-engineer-testifies/ | Source: Court House News
[11:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.courthousenews.com | Social media safety tools were designed to fail, former Meta engineer testifies | Courthouse News Service
[11:28]	TR News	"Meta platforms recently ran ads for an AI porn-generation tool that seemingly encouraged users to create deepfaked videos resembling female US politicians" https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/ | Source: Wired
[11:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians | WIRED
[11:29]	TR News	"But how real is that 4,177 number? We all know that subscriber counts are a bit misleading." https://birchtree.me/blog/subscriber-rot/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[11:29]	TR News	"Two weeks ago, we shared insights from Mastodons first Discovery Week and how its informing our roadmap" https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/ | Source: Mastodon
[11:29]	TR News	"And report after report after report shows this to be true." https://coyotetracks.org/blog/new-people-on-x/ | Source: Watts Martin
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Subscriber rot
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.joinmastodon.org | 5.0: Laying the foundation - Mastodon Blog
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coyotetracks.org | If Your New People Are on X, Maybe Your New People Suck
[11:29]	TR News	"Brought by 29 US states, the lawsuit argues Facebook and Instagram knowingly contributed to negative health outcomes for minors." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/18/2026/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-opens | Source: Semafor Inc
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta social media addiction trial opens | Semafor
[11:29]	TR News	"The initial multidistrict litigation consolidated hundreds of personal injury lawsuits on behalf of children and adolescents by school districts, local governments and state attorneys general" https://www.courthousenews.com/hook-harvest-hide-states-slam-metas-secret-strategy-on-first-day-of-jury-trial/ | Source: Court House News
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.courthousenews.com | 'Hook, harvest, hide': States slam Meta's secret strategy on first day of jury trial | Courthouse News Service
[11:30]	TR News	"Youre going to hear how Meta desperately tried to hold on to those kids, how it wanted them so badly, how it wanted them young" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-18/california-social-media-addiction-lawsuit-meta | Source: Los Angeles Times
[11:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | 'The young ones are the best ones': Suit claims Meta targeted kids - Los Angeles Times
[11:30]	TR News	"The case is the latest in a web of litigation that aims to hold social media companies accountable for alleged harms to the mental health of young people." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5935458 | Source: NPR
[11:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | 'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court
[11:30]	TR News	"The case could also force Meta to make major changes to how its platforms work." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/meta-child-safety-trial-india-instagram-facebook-changes-138761117.html | Source: Bhaskar English
[11:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Meta Child Safety Trial | Instagram Facebook Changes Impact India
[11:31]	TR News	"The surrounding infrastructure tells us what the object is, how it relates to other research outputs, and whether its record is still current" https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/19/guest-post-ai-can-find-the-article-can-it-tell-which-version-it-used/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
[11:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post AI Can Find the Article. Can It Tell Which Version It Used? - The Scholarly Kitchen
[11:31]	TR News	"Dismal Failure" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-teens-failure | Source: Futurism
[11:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | ChatGPT for Teens Is an Immediate, Dismal Failure
[11:32]	TR News	"The new AI infrastructure will come by way of a multiple-award IDIQ contract with a collective ceiling of $88 million." https://fedscoop.com/fbi-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-expansion/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FBI plans to expand its AI infrastructure | FedScoop
[11:37]	TR News	"Cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) such as museums, libraries, and archives, carry the important public-interest mission of providing access to the heritage in their collections." https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/19/open-heritage-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Creative Commons
[11:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-creativecommons.org | Open Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Creative Commons
[11:37]	TR News	"The investigation started in July, when 404 asked a bookseller if the outlet could place an Apple AirTag in a book inside a 1,000-book shipment." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/secret-tracking-device-placed-in-rare-book-ends-up-in-amazon-processing-facility-destroying-books-to-train-ai-models-is-all-the-vegas-warehouse-does | Source: Tom's Hardware
[11:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility destroying books to train AI models is 'all' the Vegas warehouse does | Tom's Hardware
[11:39]	TR News	"Everyone here should already know my stance on these things" https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/ | Source: James Brown
[11:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-roguelazer's website: just reiterating
[11:39]	TR News	"but it works for me." https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/18/hot-take-harness-loop-engineering-graph-engineering-are-bullshit/ | Source: Fabio Akita
[11:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hot Take: Harness, Loop Engineering, Graph Engineering Are Bullshit AkitaOnRails.com
[11:39]	TR News	"This has been the summer of cyberattacks from out-of-control AI." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-survive-the-ai-cyberpocalypse | Source: Derek Thompson
[11:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.derekthompson.org | How to Survive the AI Cyberpocalypse - Derek Thompson
[11:40]	TR News	"AI companies did deals last year to buy almost all the memory in the world. Memory prices in the US are now 5 to 10 times what they were just a year ago." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/19/memory-prices-are-up-500-in-the-past-year-because-of-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[11:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | It follows that the ra- 74 1984 tion from one.
[11:41]	TR News	"We haven't reached Math AGI yet and we may never fully get there. We have entered the world of Centaur Math." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/08/centaur-math.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[11:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: Centaur Math
[11:41]	TR News	"Simon Wilson has the best description of LLMs that Ive seen so far. He called them a calculator for words, and I think its a great way to put it" https://birchtree.me/blog/what-is-a-perversion-to-writing/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[11:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | What is a perversion to writing?
[11:42]	TR News	so
[11:42]	TR News	"Instead of going off a gut feeling, I decided to actually run some checks. agentsview indexes all my conversations into a SQLite database, so this kind of question is just a query away. Heres the chart: [...]" https://lalitm.com/post/code-comments-are-a-model-fingerprint/ | Source: Lalit Maganti
[11:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lalitm.com | Opus 5 doesn't use em-dashes in code comments - Lalit Maganti
[11:42]	TR News	"One of the most influential 21st century pieces of writing for AI researchers is Scott Alexanders Meditations on Moloch" https://www.seangoedecke.com/help-peer/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[11:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Help peer
[11:43]	TR News	"there's a fly in the ointment" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/ | Source: Terence Eden
[11:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | Asymmetric Agents Terence Edens Blog
[11:43]	TR News	[Old] "As the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) spreads, the Internet is experiencing its own form of tail-eating. But instead of renewal" https://therepublicjournal.com/essays/the-curse-of-the-ai-ouroboros/ |
[11:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therepublicjournal.com | The Curse of the AI Ouroboros | The Republic
[11:44]	TR News	"To understand how these tools position themselves and how they might influence the Brazilian political debate" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-artificial-intelligence-ideological-chameleon-deepen.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[11:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-artificial-intelligence-ideological-chameleon-deepen.html )
[11:44]	TR News	"Fred Lambert, the editor-in-chief of the electric vehicle blog Electrek, described this close call in a harrowing new piece." https://futurism.com/future-society/journalist-tesla-fsd-serve-highway | Source: Futurism
[11:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Journalist Alarmed When His Tesla Running FSD Tries to Veer Off Highway and Plunge Into a Ditch
[11:47]	TR News	"I have read this over several times. It is the argument of the moment, in miniature." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/have-a-good-life | Source: Mike Brock
[11:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Have a Good Life - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus
[11:47]	TR News	"For the Jewish students at the centre of the two incidents, the findings amount to vindication of the concerns that have been ignored" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/tmuantisemitism/ | Source: Michael Geist
[11:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | TMU Picks Damage Control Over Fixing the Damage: Behind Its Shameful Response to the Devastating Benotto Report on Campus Antisemitism - Michael Geist
[11:47]	TR News	"I say future policymakers because in the United States there is no point in offering sensible advice to current management" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-are-bond-markets-telling-us | Source: Paul Krugman
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | What Are Bond Markets Telling Us? - Paul Krugman
[11:48]	TR News	"In a decision authored by Circuit Judge Garcia, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/19/dji-department-of-defense-lawsuit-appeal-ruling/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/19/dji-department-of-defense-lawsuit-appeal-ruling/ )
[11:48]	TR News	"How do you feel about data centers?" https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2026/08/data-centers-where-projects-go-local-candidates-follow/ | Source: MinnPost
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Data centers: Where projects go, local candidates follow - MinnPost
[11:49]	TR News	"A triptych of screenshots showing the HYDR8 dashboard.This wearable is based on a XIAO ESP32-C3." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hydr8-will-lead-you-to-water-but-will-you-drink/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HYDR8 Will Lead You To Water, But Will You Drink? | Hackaday
[11:49]	TR News	"Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations" https://www.wired.com/story/the-worst-ive-ever-seen-cargo-thieves-are-turning-violent-in-pursuit-of-ai-hardware/ | Source: Wired
[11:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Worst Ive Ever Seen: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware | WIRED
[11:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/RPM_6_1_Is_Here_with_New_Release_Model_Inspired_by_the_Linux_Ke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/RPM_6_1_Is_Here_with_New_Release_Model_Inspired_by_the_Linux_Ke.gmi 
[11:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel
[11:53]	TR News	[Old] "Dans famous for many things." https://wirespeed.co/posts/our-influences-dan-geer |
[11:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wirespeed.co | Our Influences: Dan Geer | Wirespeed
[11:53]	TR News	"I dont like it when something with promise turns rancid." https://artlung.com/blog/2026/08/19/ch-ch-changes/ | Source: Joe Crawford
[11:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ArtLung: Ch-Ch-Changes ~ 19 Aug 2026
[11:54]	TR News	"Look we make time for reading because it is our job and even then, we often fail at making enough time." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-do-our-patrons-make-time-for.html | Source: Becky Spratford
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: How Do Our Patrons Make Time for Reading? Have You Ever Asked?
[11:54]	TR News	"Writing, the piece notes, helps develop all sorts of cognitive faculties, including building our working memory, executive planning skills, and our metacognition, or the ability to be aware of your own thinking." https://futurism.com/future-society/students-lose-ability-think-ai | Source: Futurism
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Teachers Warn That Students Are Losing the Ability to Think as They Lean on AI for Everything
[11:55]	TR News	"In recent months there has been a proliferation of AI-generated proofs of various old and new results, some of which have been formalized in the proof assistant language Lean." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/palomar-a-registry-of-lean-verified-mathematics/ |
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | Palomar a registry of Lean verified mathematics | What's new
[11:55]	TR News	"Discovering extraterrestrial civilizations would constitute a conceptual revolution, potentially more impactful than the mathematical reformulation of spacetime and gravity." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/how-to-rule-butterflies-42bc994eff3e | Source: Avi Loeb
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/how-to-rule-butterflies-42bc994eff3e )
[11:55]	TR News	"The great silence: why havent we found any aliens yet? is a great read. We have precisely zero evidence of advanced life in the universe beyond Earth." https://derekkedziora.com/notes/proof-of-life-out-there | Source: Derek Kdziora
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-derekkedziora.com | Proof of life out there
[11:55]	TR News	"As the antenna for the ground-penetrating radar extends beyond the landing legs, it was crucial that said antenna was flexible enough to simply fold in on itself like fabric." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/nasa-tests-featherweight-radar-antenna-for-skyfall-mars-helicopters/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna For SkyFall Mars Helicopters | Hackaday
[11:56]	TR News	"For more basic, low-frequency circuit and protocol debugging it would already be enough." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/simple-diy-stm32-oscilloscope-project/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Simple DIY STM32 Oscilloscope Project | Hackaday
[11:56]	TR News	"The Trump administration is touting the opportunities as a means to further its federal research-and-development priorities." https://fedscoop.com/nsf-billion-foundational-research-funding-grants/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[11:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NSF offers $1.5 billion in foundational research funding | FedScoop
[11:57]	TR News	"Goodman was hitchhiking in the days following the festival when a driver stopped to give him a ride" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimi-hendrix-woodstock-performance-a-second-look-film-1235610617/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[11:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | A 22-Year-Old Filmed Jimi Hendrixs Woodstock Performance From the Stage
[11:57]	TR News	"If youve ever fallen into a blogging slumber, what stirred you out of it?" https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/blogger-hardly-know-her/ | Source: Luke Davis
[11:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukealexdavis.co.uk | Blogger? Hardly know her!
[11:57]	TR News	"At minimum, UIs need to detect them." https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/8/19/what-is-reasoning/ | Source: Armin Ronacher
[11:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lucumr.pocoo.org | What Is Reasoning | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
● Aug 20
[12:03]	TR News	"Ive most certainly written this sort of thing before as well." https://bjhess.com/posts/competitions-good | Source: Barry Hess
[12:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bjhess.com | Competitions Good - I am BARRY HESS
[12:04]	TR News	"Notifications are a core feature of needy programs. Every app wants to be the centre of attention." https://dbushell.com/2026/08/20/ruminations-on-notifications/ | Source: David Bushell
[12:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | Ruminations on notifications David Bushell Web Dev (UK)
[12:04]	TR News	"I posted what follows more than twenty-six years ago on Searls.com, which now brings up a danger warning because its still http and not https." https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/18/on-what-still-hasnt-happened/ | Source: Doc Searls
[12:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | On What Still Hasnt Happened Doc Searls Weblog
[12:04]	TR News	"Well, thats the conundrum, isnt it. Once you start writing for an audience you stop writing for yourself. And thats what I always did, and what I always loved: writing for myself." https://dergigi.com/2026/08/19/thinking-in-public/ | Source: Gigi
[12:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Thinking in Public | dergigi.com
[12:05]	TR News	"I have cleaned up the layout I was using so it at least looks presentable. It seems I'm once again posting to baty.blog. For now. Don't forget, there's an RSS feed." https://baty.net/posts/2026/08/for-fun-i-thought-i-d-revisit-my-pure-blog-blog/ | Source: Jack Baty
[12:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-For fun, I thought I'd revisit baty.blog baty.net
[12:12]	TR News	Techrights Links 20/08/2026: Facebook "Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians" and Facebook Faces "Social [Control] Media Addiction Trial" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Facebook_Ran_Ads_for_an_App_That_Promised_to_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Facebook_Ran_Ads_for_an_App_That_Promised_to_N.gmi 
[12:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 20/08/2026: Facebook "Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians" and Facebook Faces "Social [Control] Media Addiction Trial"
[12:19]	TR News	"It is time once again for the mind-numbing process of feeding 45 disks through the readers to verify their checksums" https://blog.dshr.org/2026/08/2026-optical-media-durability-update.html | Source: David Rosenthal
[12:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: 2026 Optical Media Durability Update
[12:19]	TR News	"Second Django ORM post of the week! First, an important distinction before we start" https://hamatti.org/posts/q-is-for-q-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[12:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Q is for Q - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala
[12:20]	TR News	"This article is dedicated to the first one: the McNemars test." https://statsandr.com/blog/mcnemars-test-in-r/ |
[12:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-statsandr.com | McNemar's test in R - Stats and R
[12:21]	TR News	"For over a decade, I've been a proponent of writing detailed Git commit messages." https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/08/17/hand-write-commits/ | Source: Jamie Tanna
[12:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jvt.me | Why I still hand write my commit messages Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer
[12:22]	TR News	"The responsibility never left. It just changed costume." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1326 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
[12:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unmitigatedrisk.com | The Amnesia Cycle and Why AI Is Turning Developers Back Into Testers | UNMITIGATED RISK
[12:24]	TR News	"I need a heap-allocated member with value semantics" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/19/cpp26-polymorphic | Source: Sandor Dargo
[12:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | C++26: std::polymorphic | Sandor Dargo's Blog
[12:26]	TR News	"Powered machinery started the industrial revolution, and it was automation that kicked it up another notch in the 20th century." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hackaday-europe-2026-the-1-bit-cpu-that-ran-factories/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Europe 2026: The 1-Bit CPU That Ran Factories | Hackaday
[12:26]	TR News	"I havent had the chance to share my thoughts on the first virtual Homebrew Website Club (HWC) event I hosted two weeks ago!" https://burgeonlab.com/blog/inaugural-hwc-ap-recap/ | Source: Naty S
[12:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-burgeonlab.com | IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific: Reflections
[12:26]	TR News	"For the 3rd year running, I've been at GopherCon UK and am surprised to have survived the heat in London" https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/08/14/gophercon-uk-2026/ | Source: Jamie Tanna
[12:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jvt.me | GopherCon UK 2026 Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer
[12:27]	TR News	Dan Geer publications http://geer.tinho.net/pubs | Source: Dan Geer
[12:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-geer.tinho.net | NO TITLE
[12:27]	TR News	"There are two important updates and one not so important that I wish to share regarding my blog: [...]" https://merecivilian.com/merecivilian-website-update/ | Source: Mere Civilian
[12:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MereCivilian website update
[12:27]	TR News	"Where redirects can come in handy in this context is if there isnt a suitable replacement link for a broken one." https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/posts/re-re-the-loss-of-links-continues/ | Source: Luke Davis
[12:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukealexdavis.co.uk | RE: Re: The Loss of Links Continues
[12:29]	TR News	"It is intentionally small." https://www.tara.sh/posts/2026/2026-06-22_gixsql_cobol_freebsd/ | Source: Tara Stella
[12:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tara.sh | GixSQL, COBOL and FreeBSD
[12:29]	TR News	"I think one of the biggest causes of NoSQL is that while SQL is a powerful language because of the ideas behind it, its often implemented in clumsy and archaic ways." https://sporks.space/2026/08/19/things-i-want-in-a-modern-relational-query-language/ | Source: The Sporks Space
[12:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sporks.space | Things I want in a modern relational query language - the sporks space
[12:30]	TR News	rock
[12:30]	TR News	"It is rock-solid and stable." https://joecode.com/2026-08-19-sqlite3/ |
[12:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SQLite for Everything | JoeCode
[12:31]	TR News	"Part of that is because I like thinking in Postgres." https://rednafi.com/system/pg-isolation-ref/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[12:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Postgres as an isolation reference model | Redowan's Reflections
[12:31]	TR News	"Starting in curl 8.10.0, curl works a little harder to come up with a filename to store the download in when -O is used." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/08/19/a-filename-when-none-exists/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
[12:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-a filename when none exists | daniel.haxx.se
[12:31]	TR News	"UNO is a residual rather than a browser-provided metric." https://csswizardry.com/2026/08/uno-is-underrated/ | Source: Harry Roberts
[12:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-csswizardry.com | Unattributed Navigation Overhead (UNO) Is Underrated CSS Wizardry
[12:32]	TR News	"As I mentioned in my post on the 2.0 anniversary, what you knew of as "3.0" had internally been slated to be the "2.1" bugfix release" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/netscape-navigator-3-0-was-released-30-years-ago-today/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[12:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/netscape-navigator-3-0-was-released-30-years-ago-today/ )
[12:32]	TR News	"Google and Mozilla on Tuesday announced fresh Chrome and Firefox security updates that address multiple critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities." https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week
[12:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[12:34]	TR News	"Smartphones that you no longer wish to use for everyday browsing or whatnot can still be useful for several more years" https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/smartphone-old-offline-2fa-token.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | Repurpose an old smartphone as an offline 2FA token
[12:36]	TR News	"The build is based around a wired doorbell setup, in particular, a Vistadoor ADV-100." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/smarting-up-a-doorbell-with-zigbee/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Smarting Up A Doorbell With Zigbee | Hackaday
[12:36]	TR News	"From there, things switch over to the electronics." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/mini-blinking-barrels-keep-desktop-traffic-in-check/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic In Check | Hackaday
[12:37]	TR News	"EdgeVOLT is a rugged, modular battery system designed to provide portable power for communications equipment, sensors" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/3me-edgevolt-portable-battery-us-military-prism | Source: Interesting Engineering
[12:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Australia wins US deal for battery built for -76F to 140F extremes
[12:37]	TR News	"Making a single device is hard; you have to prepare your hardware, your software, your documentation" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-programming-jig/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[12:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Introducing the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Programming Jig - Raspberry Pi
[12:38]	TR News	"Raspberry Pi has a solution for that, now. It's the CM5 Programming Jig (pictured above), one of which they sent for testing." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/cm5-programming-jig/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
[12:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig - Jeff Geerling
[12:38]	TR News	"For an upcoming project I want to get three axis motion working with linear stages" https://nick.zoic.org/art/three-axis-motion-with-grbl/ | Source: Nick Moore
[12:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nick.zoic.org | Three-axis motion with GRBL ... and another thing ...
[12:38]	TR News	"Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.11." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_11/ | Source: Tor
[12:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tails 7.11 | The Tor Project
[12:39]	TR News	"The new version, 260819 "Temeraire"" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12926 | Source: Distro Watch
[12:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12926 )
[12:39]	TR News	"If you played the original Gratuitous Space Battles game about 500 years ago" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/08/19/challenge-ui-for-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games
[12:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | Challenge UI for Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog
[12:40]	TR News	[Old] "A few weeks ago, I got to watch Jeff Triplett migrate DjangoPackages from DigitalOcean to Hetzner1 using Coolify. The magical world of Coolify made everything look just so ... easy." https://ryancheley.com/2026/01/12/migrating-to-hetzner-with-coolify/ | Source: Ryan Cheley
[12:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ryancheley.com | Migrating to Hetzner with Coolify
[12:40]	TR News	[Old] "Nested CSS is now baseline; meaning that it's finally supported across all the major browsers." https://conradresearch.com/design-distilled/css-nesting-is-now-baseline-supported | Source: Conrad Research Corporation
[12:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-conradresearch.com | CSS Nesting is Now Baseline Supported
[12:40]	TR News	"HTML has been gobbling up swathes of what used to be JavaScripts remit. This page lists a bunch of dynamic functionality that we can now achieve with just HTML." https://chrisburnell.com/html-can-do-that/ |
[12:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisburnell.com | HTML Can Do That Chris Burnell
[12:41]	TR News	"assess whether the application is a good fit, map its real dependencies, build and test a working container, and roll it into production gradually." https://ostechnix.com/containerize-legacy-linux-application/ | Source: OSTechNix
[12:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Containerize a Legacy Linux Application Without Downtime - OSTechNix
[12:42]	TR News	"So 12 years later, I'm still trying to figure it out." https://chrisenns.com/2026/08/i-turned-50-today-so-naturally-im-recording-a-podcast-episode-a-day-for-my-50th-year-on-this-planet/ | Source: Chris Enns
[12:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisenns.com | I Turned 50 Today. So Naturally I'm Recording a Podcast Episode a Day For My 50th Year on This Planet
[12:42]	TR News	"What followed involved a wall, a blue ice chest, and anyone in the room wearing white shoes. Oh, and did we mention you can buy a flamethrower attachment?" https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-481/ | Source: Graham Cluley
[12:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-grahamcluley.com | Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog Graham Cluley
[12:42]	TR News	"We start this week with Emanuels big story about Amazon buying, and destroying, masses of books to train AI. After the break we talk about a couple of wild cases where people are using AI." https://www.404media.co/podcast-amazon-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai/ | Source: 404 Media
[12:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
[12:43]	TR News	"Open Thread: Trump's Continuing Decline - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/18/open-thread-trumps-continuing-decline/
[12:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Open Thread: Trump's Continuing Decline - emptywheel
[12:43]	TR News	""Our AI Doesn't Learn from You and Your Data is Local" - Blatant Lies from Big Tech" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/ai-learn-x:b
[12:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | "Our AI Doesn't Learn from You and Your Data is Local" - Blatant Lies from Big Tech
● Aug 20
[13:10]	TR News	"Americas Authoritarian Fantasies - by Evan Gottesman" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/americas-authoritarian-fantasies
[13:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Americas Authoritarian Fantasies - by Evan Gottesman
[13:11]	TR News	"Verfassungswidrig: Was der Stopp des franzsischen Social-Media-Verbots bedeutet - netzpolitik.org" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/verfassungswidrig-was-der-stopp-des-franzoesischen-social-media-verbots-bedeutet/
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Verfassungswidrig: Was der Stopp des franzsischen Social-Media-Verbots bedeutet - netzpolitik.org
[13:11]	TR News	"The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-census-citizenship-question/
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books | The Nation
[13:11]	TR News	"Saudi firms Aramco and Maaden form a mining joint venture | Semafor" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2026/saudi-firms-aramco-and-maaden-form-a-mining-joint-venture
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Saudi firms Aramco and Maaden form a mining joint venture | Semafor
[13:12]	TR News	"Zambias President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term in controversial election | Semafor" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2026/zambias-president-hakainde-hichilema-wins-second-term-in-election
[13:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Zambias President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term in controversial election | Semafor
[13:12]	TR News	"US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/19/us-navy-destroyer-spent-4-days-without-power-in-south-china-sea/
[13:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea
[13:13]	TR News	"French Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban, In A Ruling That Should Concern Every Other EU Country | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/french-constitutional-council-blocks-under-15-social-media-ban-in-a-ruling-that-should-concern-every-other-eu-country/
[13:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-French Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban, In A Ruling That Should Concern Every Other EU Country | Techdirt
[13:13]	TR News	"Ingen rddning fr EU:s e-handel i sikte" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/19/ingen-raddning-for-eus-e-handel-i-sikte/
[13:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Ingen rddning fr EU:s e-handel i sikte
[13:22]	TR News	Seven stable kernels for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089557/
[13:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Seven stable kernels for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[13:23]	TR News	Tobias Bernard: GUADEC 2026 in A Corua https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2026/08/19/guadec-2026/
[13:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | GUADEC 2026 in A Corua Space and Meaning
[13:24]	TR News	What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/19/what-is-the-tdf-team-working-on-in-the-libreoffice-project/
[13:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project? - TDF Community Blog
[13:25]	TR News	Copr: Give your Copr profile a README https://fedora-copr.github.io//posts/give-your-copr-profile-a-readme
[13:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fedora-copr.github.io | Give your Copr profile a README
[13:25]	TR News	"frp solves this by reversing the connection direction: your local machine connects out to a public server, and the tunnel it creates carries traffic back in." https://www.tecmint.com/frp-reverse-proxy-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[13:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | Use frp on Linux to Access SSH and Web Apps from Anywhere
[13:25]	TR News	Yesterday I wrote about how on one of our servers, systemd took three seconds to load (user) units as part of setting up your systemd user session." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdSlowSessionStartProblemII | Source: University of Toronto
[13:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser
● Aug 20
[14:00]	TR News	IBM Red Hat selling slop plagiarism under the guise of "infrastructure sovereignty" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scaling-agentic-ai-how-llm-d-enables-infrastructure-sovereignty | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Scaling agentic AI: How llm-d enables infrastructure sovereignty
[14:01]	TR News	Some more mindless buzzwords for slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/experiment-production-reliable-architecture-version-controlled-mlops-0 | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | From experiment to production: A reliable architecture for version-controlled MLOps
[14:06]	TR News	"Both kits support up to six independent 4K displays, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.2 Gen2, M.2 expansion, and LattePanda Mu compute modules." https://linuxgizmos.com/lattepanda-mu-mxm-carrier-kits-with-choice-of-arc-a380-or-rtx-3060-graphics/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[14:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/lattepanda-mu-mxm-carrier-kits-with-choice-of-arc-a380-or-rtx-3060-graphics/ )
[14:08]	TR News	Proton Experimental brings fixes for Company of Heroes 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Arma 3 and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-company-of-heroes-3-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-arma-3-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental brings fixes for Company of Heroes 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Arma 3 and more | GamingOnLinux
[14:08]	TR News	Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-vram-management-set-for-more-improvements-with-kernel-7-3/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 | GamingOnLinux
[14:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VRAM_Management_in_Linux_7_3_and_DRM_in_Linux_7_2.gmi 
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2
[14:11]	TR News	Turn neighbourhoods into car parks in Car Park Capital - confirmed to arrive October 9 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/turn-neighbourhoods-into-car-parks-in-car-park-capital-confirmed-to-arrive-october-9/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turn neighbourhoods into car parks in Car Park Capital - confirmed to arrive October 9 | GamingOnLinux
[14:18]	TR News	RetroSpace will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/retrospace-will-bring-disco-punk-space-horror-on-october-1/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RetroSpace will bring disco-punk space horror on October 1 | GamingOnLinux
[14:19]	TR News	TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/
[14:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux
[14:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why CachyOS is the better Arch-based distro if you're not gaming 24/7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_CachyOS_is_the_better_Arch_based_distro_if_you_re_not_gamin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_CachyOS_is_the_better_Arch_based_distro_if_you_re_not_gamin.gmi 
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why CachyOS is the better Arch-based distro if you're not gaming 24/7
[14:28]	TR News	It's time to enter the Torment Hexus for some roguelike match-3 battling | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/its-time-to-enter-the-torment-hexus-for-some-roguelike-match-3-battling/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-It's time to enter the Torment Hexus for some roguelike match-3 battling | GamingOnLinux
[14:32]	TR News	SiN Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sin-reloaded-from-nightdive-arrives-september-24/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sin-reloaded-from-nightdive-arrives-september-24/
[14:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SiN Reloaded from Nightdive arrives September 24 | GamingOnLinux
[14:33]	TR News	Roguelike assassination game 'Gone Feral' sounds hilarious | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/roguelike-assassination-game-gone-feral-sounds-hilarious/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Roguelike assassination game 'Gone Feral' sounds hilarious | GamingOnLinux
[14:34]	TR News	Cinematic puzzle-platforming comedy LIFTED is a delightful short adventure | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cinematic-puzzle-platforming-comedy-lifted-is-a-delightful-short-adventure/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cinematic puzzle-platforming comedy LIFTED is a delightful short adventure | GamingOnLinux
[14:35]	TR News	[Podcast] DNS cold start https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/20/podcast-dns-cold-start/
[14:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | [Podcast] DNS cold start | APNIC Blog
[14:37]	TR News	Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/cm5-programming-jig/
[14:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig - Jeff Geerling
[14:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 modern Linux tools that convinced me to stop using cd and ls https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/3_modern_Linux_tools_that_convinced_me_to_stop_using_cd_and_ls.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/3_modern_Linux_tools_that_convinced_me_to_stop_using_cd_and_ls.gmi 
[14:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3 modern Linux tools that convinced me to stop using cd and ls
[14:48]	TR News	PINE64 pulls the plug on GNU/Linux devices because of Hey Hi (AI) boom https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/pine64-stops-linux-device-production-chip-shortage
[14:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | PINE64 pulls the plug on Linux devices because of AI boom - OMG! Ubuntu
[14:48]	TR News	Pine64 hits pause on GNU/Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pine64-hits-pause-on-linux-devices-due-to-ram-and-emmc-shortage-high-prices/
[14:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Pine64 hits pause on Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices - CNX Software
[14:49]	TR News	Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 gets an official programming jig https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-gets-an-official-programming-jig/
[14:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 gets an official programming jig - CNX Software
[14:49]	TR News	Valves Free SteamOS Runs Arch GNU/Linux for Daily Desktop Use https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/steamos-linux-distro-review/
[14:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.geeky-gadgets.com | Is SteamOS Good as a General Purpose Linux Distro? - Geeky Gadgets
[14:51]	TR News	Felipe Borges: Decoupling Boxes from the OS Release Cycle https://blogs.gnome.org/feborges/decoupling-boxes-from-the-os-release-cycle/
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Decoupling Boxes from the OS Release Cycle Felipe Borges
[14:54]	TR News	Proprietary-made slop hosted by Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dev-uses-claude-ai-to-create-native-macos-driver-for-obscure-windows-only-printer-linux-container-hack-enables-system-wide-cmd-p-printing-driver-now-available-on-github
[14:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Dev uses Claude AI to create native macOS driver for 'obscure' Windows-only printer Linux container hack enables system-wide Cmd-P printing, driver now available on Github | Tom's Hardware
[14:55]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 665 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/08/19/this-week-in-rust-665/
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 665 This Week in Rust
[14:56]	TR News	Sergio Cipriano: My experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F https://sergiocipriano.com/debconf-santafe-2026.html
[14:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sergiocipriano.com | My experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F
● Aug 20
[15:00]	TR News	How to Containerize a 15-Year-Old Legacy GNU/Linux Application Without Downtime https://ostechnix.com/containerize-legacy-linux-application/
[15:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Containerize a Legacy Linux Application Without Downtime - OSTechNix
[15:00]	TR News	Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better! https://itsfoss.com/news/murena-fairphone-6-plus/
[15:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
[15:02]	TR News	Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089501/
[15:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net]
[15:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Moving_your_Linux_home_folder_to_a_dedicated_drive_is_the_distr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Moving_your_Linux_home_folder_to_a_dedicated_drive_is_the_distr.gmi 
[15:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier
[15:08]	TR News	Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico https://tellico-project.org/linux-magazine-reviews-tellico/
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tellico-project.org | Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico Tellico
[15:08]	TR News	GSoC 2026 Wrap-up https://yashbavadiya.bearblog.dev/gsoc-2026-wrap-up/
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yashbavadiya.bearblog.dev | GSoC 2026 Wrap-up Yash Bavadiya
[15:09]	TR News	GSoC 2026 Final Report: Enhancing openSUSE Git Workflow https://mmarhin.github.io/gsoc2026blog/gsoc/opensuse/autogits/golang/svg/gitea/2026/08/15/gsoc-2026-final-report.html
[15:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mmarhin.github.io | GSoC 2026 Final Report: Enhancing openSUSE Git Workflow | Marios Blog - GSoC 2026
[15:15]	TR News	Upgrading my ThinkPad X230? In this economy? https://www.rubenerd.au/upgrading-my-thinkpad-x230-in-this-economy/
[15:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Upgrading my ThinkPad X230? In this economy?
[15:16]	TR News	Linux Samba server and GNU/Linux Samba client tutorial https://nmariusp.blogspot.com/2026/08/linux-samba-server-and-linux-samba.html
[15:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nmariusp.blogspot.com | Linux Samba server and Linux Samba client tutorial
[15:17]	TR News	Accelerate automation with Hey Hi (AI) and the Ansible development tools MCP servers https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/red-hat-ansible-development-tools-mcp-server
[15:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/red-hat-ansible-development-tools-mcp-server )
[15:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/These_forgotten_operating_systems_were_decades_ahead_of_their_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/These_forgotten_operating_systems_were_decades_ahead_of_their_t.gmi 
[15:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time
[15:18]	TR News	Linux Kernel Removes even MORE Hardware Support https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-kernel-removes-even-more-hardware
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Linux Kernel Removes even MORE Hardware Support
[15:18]	TR News	German arms manager aimed high with kamikaze drones for Ukraine then went underground over disposable agents https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/19/german-arms-manager-aimed-high-with-kamikaze-drones-for-ukraine-then-went-underground-over-disposable-agents/
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | German arms manager aimed high with kamikaze drones for Ukraine then went underground over "disposable agents" | Matthias Monroy
[15:19]	TR News	Netflix Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over Kpop Demon Hunters by Christian Metal Band Demon Hunter https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/netflix-trademark-lawsuit-demon-hunter/ )
[15:19]	TR News	$30 Million Lawsuit Ignites Over C+C Music Factory Trademarks Freedom Williams Accused of Performing Under the Groups Name Without Authorization Since the Late 1990s https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/freedom-williams-lawsuit-cc-music/
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/freedom-williams-lawsuit-cc-music/ )
[15:21]	TR News	MODICIA 6.12.101 https://distrowatch.com/modicia
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/modicia )
[15:21]	TR News	Plop 26.3 https://distrowatch.com/plop
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/plop )
[15:21]	TR News	Garuda 260819 https://distrowatch.com/garuda
[15:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/garuda )
[15:23]	TR News	config.sys - how FUZOMA loads dos to ramdisk gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-20-rdisk.txt
[15:25]	TR News	Open Thread: Convicted Felons Continuing Decline https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/18/open-thread-trumps-continuing-decline/
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Open Thread: Trump's Continuing Decline - emptywheel
[15:25]	TR News	Mangiones state trial postponed amid double jeopardy concerns https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/mangiones-state-trial-postponed-amid-double-jeopardy-concerns/
[15:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Mangione's state trial postponed amid double jeopardy concerns - JURIST - News
[15:27]	TR News	"I own and manage woodland, and I'm often alone in my woods at dusk. At such times the forest appear to be endless, especially when the fog rolls in, which it often does in the autumn. It's not surprising that you hear... stories in densely forested regions like this." gemini://larsthebear.me/dark_woodsman.gmi
[15:28]	TR News	"Every 5-10 minutes or so, it would either reset itself completely, or decide that resetting was too much effort and simply lose internet connectivity for 30-60 seconds. Naturally, this made the home network about as reliable as a coin toss." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/the-modem-was-the-problem/
[15:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_do_Linux_fans_like_the_terminal_so_much.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Why_do_Linux_fans_like_the_terminal_so_much.gmi 
[15:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
[15:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma feels faster after you disable this one animation nobody needs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Plasma_feels_faster_after_you_disable_this_one_animation_no.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/KDE_Plasma_feels_faster_after_you_disable_this_one_animation_no.gmi 
[15:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Plasma feels faster after you disable this one animation nobody needs
[15:34]	TR News	South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Convicted Felons figure https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-estimates-north-korea-has-up-to-120-nuclear-warheads-far-above-trumps-figure
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trumps figure | The Straits Times
[15:34]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man says he will meet North Koreas Kim Jong-un later this year https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260820-trump-says-he-will-meet-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-later-this-year
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260820-trump-says-he-will-meet-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-later-this-year )
[15:34]	TR News	North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/north-korea-trump-military-drills.html
[15:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/north-korea-trump-military-drills.html )
[15:35]	TR News	South Korea minister says Convicted Felon appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over-iran-investment
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment | The Straits Times
[15:36]	TR News	South Korea exploring creation of new financial hub beyond overcrowded Seoul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-exploring-creation-of-new-financial-hub-beyond-overcrowded-seoul
[15:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea exploring creation of new financial hub beyond overcrowded Seoul | The Straits Times
[15:36]	TR News	South Koreas Incheon Airport puts up fence after queue-jumping incidents https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-incheon-airport-puts-up-fence-after-queue-jumping-incidents
[15:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Incheon Airport puts up fence after queue-jumping incidents | The Straits Times
[15:37]	TR News	North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-denies-zelenskiys-claim-on-additional-troops-deployment
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment | The Straits Times
[15:37]	TR News	North Korea leaders sister unaware of reported Kim-Dihydroxyacetone Man communication https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leaders-sister-unaware-of-reported-kim-trump-communication
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leaders sister unaware of reported Kim-Trump communication | The Straits Times
[15:38]	TR News	South Korean container ship to test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-container-ship-will-test-arctic-route-to-europe-amid-western-concern
[15:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean container ship to test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern | The Straits Times
[15:38]	TR News	Malaysia raises concerns over US-backed Philippine military base https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-raises-concerns-over-us-backed-philippine-military-base
[15:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia raises concerns over US-backed Philippine military base | The Straits Times
[15:39]	TR News	Malaysias July exports jump 38% year on year, higher than forecast https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-july-exports-jump-38-year-on-year-higher-than-forecast
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias July exports jump 38% year on year, higher than forecast | The Straits Times
[15:39]	TR News	Potential kingmaker in New Zealands next government wants universal income, tax overhaul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/potential-kingmaker-in-new-zealands-next-government-wants-universal-income-tax-overhaul
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Potential kingmaker in New Zealands next government wants universal income, tax overhaul | The Straits Times
[15:41]	TR News	Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html
[15:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html )
[15:41]	TR News	Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-rocket-first-stage-recovery-land.html
[15:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-rocket-first-stage-recovery-land.html )
[15:42]	TR News	Support.Mozilla.Org: Firefox new release cadence and what to expect https://blog.mozilla.org/sumo/2026/08/19/firefox-new-release-cadence-and-what-to-expect/
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Firefox new release cadence and what to expect The Mozilla Support Blog
[15:44]	TR News	Just Reiterating https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/
[15:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-roguelazer's website: just reiterating
[15:45]		*parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[15:45]	TR News	IRC is back on linux.org https://www.linux.org/threads/irc-is-back-on-linux-org.70338/
[15:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IRC is back on linux.org | Linux.org
[15:47]	TR News	COSMIC Epoch 1.6.0 Released with Per-App Basis Volume Control https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/cosmic-epoch-1-6-0-released-with-per-app-basis-volume-control/
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | COSMIC Epoch 1.6.0 Released with Per-App Basis Volume Control | UbuntuHandbook
[15:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/COSMIC_1_6_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/COSMIC_1_6_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improvements.gmi 
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements
[15:48]	TR News	China robot makers flock to Beijing show, seek path to mass adoption https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-robot-makers-flock-to-beijing-show-seek-path-to-mass-adoption
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China's robot makers at Beijing show seek mass adoption | The Straits Times
[15:48]	TR News	Chinas Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Convicted Felon push to revive North Korea diplomacy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-wang-yi-in-south-korea-for-talks-amid-trump-push-to-revive-north-korea-diplomacy
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive North Korea diplomacy | The Straits Times
[15:48]	TR News	Chinas Zhuque-3 rocket comes home for first time, closing in on SpaceX https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-zhuque-3-rocket-comes-home-for-first-time-closing-in-on-spacex
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Zhuque-3 rocket comes home for first time, closing in on SpaceX | The Straits Times
[15:49]	TR News	China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tax-crackdown-forces-wealthy-investors-to-assess-their-offshore-trusts
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts | The Straits Times
[15:49]	TR News	China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan, report says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tests-a-new-maritime-presence-east-of-taiwan-report-says
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report | The Straits Times
[15:50]	TR News	China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime | The Straits Times
[15:50]	TR News	Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending 18% to a record high https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-proposes-boosting-2027-defence-spending-18-to-a-record-high
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending by 18% to a record high | The Straits Times
[15:51]	TR News	Philippines bets on classrooms to strengthen South China Sea claims https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/08/19/philippines-south-china-sea-education/
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Philippines bets on classrooms to strengthen South China Sea claims Radio Free Asia
[15:51]	TR News	Stanford could face DOJ scrutiny over foreign donations https://stanforddaily.com/2026/08/19/doj-scrutiny-of-foreign-donations/
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford could face DOJ scrutiny over foreign donations
[15:52]	TR News	Massive Study Links The Time You Eat Breakfast to How Long You'll Live https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-links-the-time-you-eat-breakfast-to-how-long-youll-live
[15:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Massive Study Links The Time You Eat Breakfast to How Long You'll Live : ScienceAlert
[15:55]	TR News	Organized Megastorms Could Reshape Tropics' Rainy Seasons In The Coming Years https://www.sciencealert.com/organized-megastorms-could-reshape-tropics-rainy-seasons-in-the-coming-years
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Organized Megastorms Could Reshape Tropics' Rainy Seasons In The Coming Years : ScienceAlert
[15:55]	TR News	Quantum Entanglement Generated From Sunlight For The First Time Ever https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-researchers-have-generated-quantum-entanglement-directly-from-sunlight
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Quantum Entanglement Generated From Sunlight For The First Time Ever : ScienceAlert
[15:56]	TR News	This Simple Trick Could Finally Help You Cut Down on Phone Time https://www.sciencealert.com/this-simple-trick-could-finally-help-you-cut-down-on-phone-time
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Simple Trick Could Finally Help You Cut Down on Phone Time : ScienceAlert
[15:57]	TR News	Scientists Discover a New Organ Hiding in The Skull https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-new-organ-hiding-in-the-skull
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Discover a New Organ Hiding in The Skull : ScienceAlert
[15:57]	TR News	Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience The Passage Of Time https://www.sciencealert.com/unprecedented-scientists-have-built-miniature-brains-that-experience-the-passage-of-time
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience The Passage Of Time : ScienceAlert
[15:57]	TR News	Astronomers Detect The Fastest Star Ever Seen, Traveling at 15,500 Miles Per SECOND https://www.sciencealert.com/the-fastest-star-on-record-has-been-found-hurtling-past-our-galaxys-black-hole
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Astronomers Found a Star Moving at 8.5% The Speed of Light And It Could Prove Einstein Right (or Wrong) : ScienceAlert
[15:57]	TR News	People Who Live Past 100 Have a Surprising Abundance of Cancer-Killing Immune Cells https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-live-past-100-may-be-protected-by-rare-cancer-killing-immune-cells
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-People Who Live Past 100 Have a Surprising Abundance of Cancer-Killing Immune Cells : ScienceAlert
[15:58]	TR News	How You Feel Today Could Have an Overlooked Impact on Your Well-Being For Decades, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/how-you-feel-today-could-have-an-overlooked-impact-on-your-well-being-for-decades-study-finds
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How You Feel Today Could Have an Overlooked Impact on Your Well-Being For Decades, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
[15:58]	TR News	More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html )
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | Fortune
[15:58]	TR News	Australia mushroom killer's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-australia-mushroom-killer-s-lawyers-point-to-jury-irregularities-at-appeal
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-australia-mushroom-killer-s-lawyers-point-to-jury-irregularities-at-appeal )
[15:59]	TR News	Gamifying Snacking with Snacker Tracker https://kevquirk.com/gamifying-snacking-with-snacker-tracker
[15:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Gamifying Snacking with Snacker Tracker - Kev Quirk
[15:59]	TR News	5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/africa/helicopter-crash-kenya.html
[15:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/africa/helicopter-crash-kenya.html )
● Aug 20
[16:00]	TR News	Patients severed toe found in Seoul nursing hospital fridge, along with drinks and dips https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/patients-severed-toe-found-in-seoul-nursing-hospital-fridge-along-with-drinks-and-dips
[16:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Patients severed toe found in Seoul nursing hospital fridge, along with drinks and dips | The Straits Times
[16:01]	TR News	How Argentinas MElon Is Bringing Technocracy To Patagonia https://unlimitedhangout.com/2026/08/investigative-reports/how-argentinas-elon-musk-is-bringing-technocracy-to-patagonia/
[16:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unlimitedhangout.com | How Argentinas Elon Musk Is Bringing Technocracy To Patagonia
[16:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AnduinOS_is_Windows_without_the_frustration_and_it_just_cracked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/AnduinOS_is_Windows_without_the_frustration_and_it_just_cracked.gmi 
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros
[16:03]	TR News	GOP urges top Hey Hi (AI) firms to do something about the toxic image of data centers https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/gop-urges-top-ai-firms-to-do-something-about-the-toxic-image-of-data-centers/ Tackling not the issue but perception of the issue https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOP urges top AI firms to do something about the toxic image of data centers - SiliconANGLE
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Selected Data Centre Articles: 1 Jan 2025 - 20 Aug 2026
[16:03]	TR News	What is President Sheinbaums view on Mexico becoming a data center hub? https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/what-is-president-sheinbaums-view-on-mexico-becoming-global-data-center-hub/ "their environmental costs are seen as too high for the sector to go global"
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Sheinbaums view on Mexico becoming a global data center hub?
[16:03]	TR News	Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/teen-boys-meta-glasses-harass-bully-girls-school
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
[16:04]	TR News	ABC/Disney Sues Convicted Felons FCC as a Broadcast Licensing Battle Turns Into a War https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/abc-disney-sues-trump-fcc/
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/abc-disney-sues-trump-fcc/ )
[16:05]	TR News	Fault Lines Putins Kurils trip, USs carrier gap, Chinas NZ espionage https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/fault-lines-putins-kurils-trip-uss-carrier-gap-chinas-nz-espionage/
[16:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Fault Lines Putin's Kurils trip, US's carrier gap, China's NZ espionage | The Strategist
[16:05]	TR News	Security to probe Lithuanian Airports board member over alleged Russia, Belarus links https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3026257/security-to-probe-lithuanian-airports-board-member-over-alleged-russia-belarus-links
[16:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Security to probe Lithuanian Airports board member over alleged Russia, Belarus links - LRT
[16:06]	TR News	Did Cape Towns gunshot detection system work? Why jury is still out on what ShotSpotter achieved https://defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/did-cape-towns-gunshot-detection-system-work-why-jury-is-still-out-on-what-shotspotter-achieved/
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Did Cape Towns gunshot detection system work? Why jury is still out on what ShotSpotter achieved - DefenceWeb
[16:07]	TR News	CareCloud Data Breach Impact Grows to 3.7 Million Individuals https://www.securityweek.com/carecloud-data-breach-impact-grows-to-3-7-million-individuals/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CareCloud Data Breach Impact Grows to 3.7 Million Individuals - SecurityWeek
[16:07]	TR News	943 Patches Rolled Out With Oracles August 2026 Security Update https://www.securityweek.com/943-patches-rolled-out-with-oracles-august-2026-security-update/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-943 Patches Rolled Out With Oracle's August 2026 Security Update - SecurityWeek
[16:07]	TR News	US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them https://www.securityweek.com/us-charges-17-iranian-hackers-offers-10-million-rewards-for-5-of-them/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them - SecurityWeek
[16:08]	TR News	New rules will let Latvian army requisition private land in an emergency https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/19.08.2026-new-rules-will-let-latvian-army-requisition-private-land-in-an-emergency.a659415/
[16:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | New rules will let Latvian army requisition private land in an emergency / Article
[16:08]	TR News	Latvian citizen to be prosecuted for war glorification https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.08.2026-latvian-citizen-to-be-prosecuted-for-war-glorification.a659414/
[16:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen to be prosecuted for war glorification / Article
[16:08]	TR News	XWayland 26.1 RC1 is out
[16:09]	TR News	Heres whats new in Arduino Cloud: multi-page dashboards, Spaces Overview, and more! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/19/heres-whats-new-in-arduino-cloud-multi-page-dashboards-spaces-overview-and-more/
[16:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Here's what's new in Arduino Cloud: multi-page dashboards, Spaces Overview, and more! | Arduino Blog
[16:10]	TR News	'Psychics' scam two women for over 150 thousand euros in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.08.2026-psychics-scam-two-women-for-over-150-thousand-euros-in-latvia.a659405/
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'Psychics' scam two women for over 150 thousand euros in Latvia / Article
[16:10]	TR News	Higher Ed's Hidden Corporate Empire https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-eds-hidden-corporate-empire "A single campus can contain dozens of separately incorporated entities"
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-eds-hidden-corporate-empire )
[16:11]	TR News	Do Colleges Covertly Discriminate? Convicted Felon's New Investigation Casts a Wider Net. https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-colleges-covertly-discriminate-trumps-new-investigation-casts-a-wider-net
[16:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/do-colleges-covertly-discriminate-trumps-new-investigation-casts-a-wider-net )
[16:11]	TR News	France measures more than 7,300 excess deaths and counting during historic heatwaves https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260819-france-experienced-more-than-7-300-excess-deaths-during-historic-heatwaves
[16:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260819-france-experienced-more-than-7-300-excess-deaths-during-historic-heatwaves )
[16:20]	TR News	Universal Music Inks Major Beatles Merch Deal Ahead of Multiple Biopic Releases https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/umg-inks-beatles-merch-deal/
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/19/umg-inks-beatles-merch-deal/ )
[16:20]	TR News	CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Fashion Company Apple Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-microsoft-vmware-apple-vulnerabilities/
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[16:23]	TR News	Loongson loong64 packages on apt.postgresql.org https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/loongson-loong64-packages-on-aptpostgresqlorg-3351/
[16:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PostgreSQL: Loongson loong64 packages on apt.postgresql.org
[16:24]	TR News	PwrBlock 323 A USB-C PD programmable power supply for automated test fixtures (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pwrblock-323-usb-c-pd-programmable-power-supply-for-automated-test-fixtures/
[16:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | PwrBlock 323 - A USB-C PD programmable power supply for automated test fixtures (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software
[16:25]	TR News	Microsoft is in Serious Trouble, Even Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff Knows It https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/19/microsoft-is-in-serious-trouble-even-microsoft-staff-knows-it/
[16:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Microsoft is in Serious Trouble, Even Microsoft Staff Knows It
[16:25]	TR News	ICE Collecting DNA Samples https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/ice-collecting-dna-samples.html
[16:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ICE Collecting DNA Samples - Schneier on Security
[16:25]	TR News	The Aesthetic Rebellion https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1166/the-aesthetic-rebellion
[16:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | The Aesthetic Rebellion - David Revoy
[16:26]	TR News	Some Stand-Up Comics Are Pivoting Away From Video on social control media https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html )
[16:26]	TR News	No, Italys Lake Como didnt dry up https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260819-italy-lake-como-dry-up-debunked
[16:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260819-italy-lake-como-dry-up-debunked )
[16:27]	TR News	Taking Photographs of Animals Does Not Help These Animals, Feeding Them Helps https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/19/taking-photographs-of-animals-does-not-help-these-animals-feeding-them-helps/ Puppy breaker: feeding is "littering". Also, NVIDIA warming up the planet, using up water and power is "OK"
[16:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Taking Photographs of Animals Does Not Help These Animals, Feeding Them Helps
[16:28]	TR News	KAGA FEI ES4L15MA1 is a ridiculously small, ready-to-use BLE 6.0 module based on Nordic nRF54L15 SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/kaga-fei-es4l15ma1-is-a-ridiculously-small-ready-to-use-ble-6-0-module-based-on-nordic-nrf54l15-soc/
[16:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | KAGA FEI ES4L15MA1 is a ridiculously small, ready-to-use BLE 6.0 module based on Nordic nRF54L15 SoC - CNX Software
[16:28]	TR News	$10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/usd10-quake-shareware-cd-locked-copies-of-all-id-software-games-behind-a-flawed-encryption-scheme-pay-over-the-phone-system-only-held-up-for-39-days-after-1996-release-leaving-developer-with-150-000-discs-it-couldnt-sell
[16:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | $10 Quake shareware CD locked copies of all id Software games behind a flawed encryption scheme pay-over-the-phone system only held up for 39 days after 1996 release, leaving developer with 150,000 discs it couldn't sell | Tom's Hardware
[16:29]	TR News	Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/fact-check-would-money-out-of-politics-proposal-stifle-free-speech/
[16:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Fact check: Would money out of politics proposal stifle free speech? - Bridge Michigan
[16:30]	TR News	Pleading Licensee Marking After VDPP v. Volkswagen https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/pleading-licensee-marking-after-vdpp-v-volkswagen.html
[16:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Pleading Licensee Marking After VDPP v. Volkswagen | Patently-O
[16:30]	TR News	New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/new-frand-guidelines-munich-court-aims-to-make-proceedings-more-efficient/
[16:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | New FRAND guidelines: Munich Court aims to make proceedings more efficient - JUVE Patent
[16:31]	TR News	Greens announce windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/19/greens-announce-windfall-tax-on-the-profits-of-big-banks/
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Greens announce windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses - Green Party
[16:31]	TR News	Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppMsgPack 0.2.5 on CRAN: Minor Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/08/19#rcppmsgpack_0.2.5
[16:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box
[16:32]	TR News	Beijing Hey Hi (AI) bar that offers unlimited free DeepSeek coding tokens with $1.50 drink haemorrhaging cash 'the bar is completely losing money, ' owner admits https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/beijing-ai-bar-pours-pints-of-foam-with-free-deepseek-tokens-served-from-two-nvidia-dgx-sparks
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Beijing AI bar that offers unlimited free DeepSeek coding tokens with $1.50 drink haemorrhaging cash 'the bar is completely losing money, ' owner admits | Tom's Hardware
[16:47]	TR News	Anubis continues to expose new ways people configure webservers https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/anubis-csp-worker-hell/
[16:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xeiaso.net | Anubis continues to expose new ways people configure webservers - Xe Iaso
[16:47]	TR News	StarFive Dubhe-100 A 64-bit, RVA23-compliant RISC-V core for high-performance applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/starfive-dubhe-100-a-64-bit-rva23-compliant-risc-v-core-for-high-performance-applications/
[16:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | StarFive Dubhe-100 - A 64-bit, RVA23-compliant RISC-V core for high-performance applications - CNX Software
[16:48]	TR News	Go 1.27 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089559/
[16:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Go 1.27 released [LWN.net]
[16:56]	TR News	Identify GUI binaries in /usr/bin via ELF dynamic section inspection http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/44378/identify-gui-binaries-in-usrbin-via-elf-dynamic-section-inspection
[16:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commandlinefu.com | Identify GUI binaries in /usr/bin via ELF dynamic section inspection Using echo, grep, readelf
[16:56]	TR News	Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the To Kill A Movement exhibition https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/malaysia-dispatch-revisiting-the-to-kill-a-movement-exhibition/
[16:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the 'To Kill A Movement' exhibition - JURIST - News
[16:57]	TR News	IBM peddling slop plagiarism in Red Hat's name https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/tokenomics-self-hosted-llms
[16:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/19/tokenomics-self-hosted-llms )
[16:58]	TR News	Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS launches Partner Store https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/08/19/kiwi-tcms-launches-partner-store/
[16:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kiwitcms.org | Kiwi TCMS - Kiwi TCMS launches Partner Store
[16:59]	TR News	Fedora and slop in bed together https://blog.tomecek.net/post/agents-rekindled-my-passion-for-my-open-source-projects/
[16:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.tomecek.net | How AI agents rekindled passion for my open source projects Blog | Tom Tomeek
● Aug 20
[17:00]	TR News	Red Hat wastes efforts pumping up a bubble; this will imperil this company's future https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-readies-an-mcp-server-to-help-llms-manage-kubernetes/
[17:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Red Hat Readies an MCP Server to Help LLMs Manage Kubernetes - Cloud Native Now
[17:01]	TR News	Google to stop making Pixel devices in China, report claims India and Vietnam prime candidates for manufacturing shift owing to Beijing-Washington tensions https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/google-to-stop-making-pixel-devices-in-china-report-claims-india-and-vietnam-prime-candidates-for-manufacturing-shift-owing-to-beijing-washington-tensions
[17:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Google to stop making Pixel devices in China, report claims India and Vietnam prime candidates for manufacturing shift owing to Beijing-Washington tensions | Tom's Hardware
[17:02]	TR News	WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/mary-lou/
[17:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou WordPress News
[17:02]	TR News	Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-kyiv-targeted-by-massive-russian-strikes-killing-several-people
[17:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-kyiv-targeted-by-massive-russian-strikes-killing-several-people )
[17:03]	TR News	In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-working-class-writers-books.html
[17:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/china-working-class-writers-books.html )
[17:03]	TR News	Kyivs Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html
[17:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html )
[17:04]	TR News	Signs mount that Russians are losing patience with Kremlins war with Ukraine https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0819/russia-yabloko-ukraine-war-wildberries-drone-strikes
[17:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In Russia, Kremlin shows signs of worry over war weariness - CSMonitor.com
[17:04]	TR News	Australia outraged over Israel decision to close probe into aid worker killings https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings
[17:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia outraged over Israel closing aid worker probe | The Straits Times
[17:04]	TR News	Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-summons-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-aid-worker-death
[17:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death | The Straits Times
[17:05]	TR News	Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-israel-blames-turkey-after-strike-on-syria-air-base
[17:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-israel-blames-turkey-after-strike-on-syria-air-base )
[17:05]	TR News	Turkey slams Israel's 'untenable' claims after strikes on Syrian base https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-turkey-slams-israel-s-untenable-claims-after-strikes-on-syrian-base
[17:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-turkey-slams-israel-s-untenable-claims-after-strikes-on-syrian-base )
[17:06]	TR News	Modulars Got Its Mojo Working Fully Open Source https://fossforce.com/2026/08/modulars-got-its-mojo-working-fully-open-source/
[17:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Modular's Got Its 'Mojo' Working Fully Open Source - FOSS Force
[17:06]	TR News	Tuba 0.11 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089537/
[17:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tuba 0.11 released [LWN.net]
[17:07]	TR News	Antoine Beaupr: The people vs the Hey Hi (AI) overlords https://anarc.at/blog/2026-08-18-people-vs-ai-overlords/
[17:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anarc.at | The people vs the AI overlords - anarcat
[17:07]	TR News	EasyOS: More packages compiled in woofQ2 https://bkhome.org/news/202608/more-packages-compiled-in-woofq2.html
[17:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | More packages compiled in woofQ2
[17:07]	TR News	Australia says relations with Israel difficult after aid worker death https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings
[17:08]	TR News	Tuba 0.11.0 released with full Mastodon quote support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections
[17:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Tuba, the Linux Mastodon app, adds quote & collections support
[17:10]	TR News	SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/microsd-cards/microsd-card-testing-database-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-133-petabytes-of-data-written-across-4-6-million-cycles-hundreds-of-cards-tested-to-failure-reveal-sandisk-as-the-outlier-with-6-failures-of-the-7-tested
[17:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested | Tom's Hardware
[17:11]	TR News	VirtualBox 7.2.16 Released with defective chip maker Intel FRED Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/virtualbox-7-2-16-released-with-intel-fred-support/
[17:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | VirtualBox 7.2.16 Released with Intel FRED Support | UbuntuHandbook
[17:11]	TR News	Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/
[17:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[17:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/VirtualBox_7_2_16_Improves_Shared_Clipboard_in_Wayland_Adds_FRE.gmi 
[17:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support
[17:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  OBS End-of-Week Update and openSUSE Asia Summit Pre-Schedule Is Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/OBS_End_of_Week_Update_and_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_Pre_Schedule_Is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/OBS_End_of_Week_Update_and_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_Pre_Schedule_Is.gmi 
[17:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OBS End-of-Week Update and openSUSE Asia Summit Pre-Schedule Is Now Available
[17:12]	TR News	Hunt Valley Microsoft gaming employees outraged by mass layoffs https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/hunt-valley-microsoft-gaming-employees-outraged-by-mass-layoffs
[17:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.wmar2news.com | Hunt Valley Microsoft gaming employees outraged by mass layoffs
[17:13]	TR News	Hundreds of union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/hundreds-of-union-workers-rally-across-north-america-to-protest-xbox-layoffs
[17:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamedeveloper.com | Union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs
[17:13]	TR News	PAYDAY 3 is generating less and less money, nearly half of the staff have been laid off and more from the Starbreeze report | WN Hub https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-51830 | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//wnhub.io/news/hr/item-51830
[17:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wnhub.io | PAYDAY 3 is generating less and less money, nearly half of the staff have been laid off and more from the Starbreeze report | WN Hub
[17:15]	TR News	Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-binface-nobody-vs-farage-defamation/
[17:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court
[17:24]	TR News	Techrights Looking Ahead at September https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Looking_Ahead_at_September.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Looking_Ahead_at_September.gmi 
[17:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Looking Ahead at September
[17:34]	TR News	Techrights Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux is on Almost 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Western Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Reckons_GNU_Linux_is_on_Almost_1_in_10_Laptops_Deskt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Clownflare_Reckons_GNU_Linux_is_on_Almost_1_in_10_Laptops_Deskt.gmi 
[17:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux is on Almost 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Western Europe
[17:35]	TR News	"The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the company's most powerful notebook. The machine can be had with either Windows or Ubuntu out of the box. Framework has revealed that most people who choose Ubuntu for the Laptop 13 Pro tend to stick to the OS." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Most-Framework-Laptop-13-Pro-Linux-users-apparently-never-switch-to-Windows.1372564.0.html
[17:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows - Notebookcheck News
[17:37]	TR News	Slop kills https://www.hackster.io/news/pine64-calls-time-on-the-linux-hardware-market-ceases-production-until-the-ai-bubble-bursts-a865c8345041
[17:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts - Hackster.io
[17:37]	TR News	Frame Buffer Compression Promises Performance Boost for Intel GPUs on Linux https://www.techpowerup.com/351694/frame-buffer-compression-promises-performance-boost-for-intel-gpus-on-linux
[17:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Frame Buffer Compression Promises Performance Boost for Intel GPUs on Linux | TechPowerUp
[17:38]	TR News	Lerd: A Free, Open Source Herd Alternative for Linux and macOS https://laravel-news.com/lerd
[17:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-laravel-news.com | Lerd: A Free, Open Source Herd Alternative for Linux and macOS
[17:39]	TR News	"Do you think Linux is just for homelabs or servers? Worried it can't handle your professional workflow? Well, I've been daily-driving Linux for 10 years, and here are five ways it helps me do real work." https://www.howtogeek.com/yes-linux-can-do-real-work-here-are-five-things-i-do-on-my-linux-pc/
[17:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Yes, Linux can do 'real work'here are 5 things I do on my Linux PC
[17:39]	TR News	"It has been about a year now since I made the jump from Windows to Linux, and my biggest regret is that I didn't do it sooner. Sure, it's better that I did eventually make the jump than never making it at all, and I'm glad I found a new home in the world of FOSS operating systems." https://www.xda-developers.com/ignored-linux-years-daily-driver/
[17:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I ignored Linux for years because of its reputation, and it's my daily driver now
[17:39]	TR News	These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated https://www.howtogeek.com/these-five-simple-linux-tools-make-windows-11-look-outdated/
[17:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated
[17:40]	TR News	"The Framework Laptop 12 just got a welcome upgrade, particularly if you prefer Linux to Windows. Framework has updated its more affordable PC with not just Intel's newer Core Series 3 chips, but an option to have Linux pre-installed." https://www.howtogeek.com/framework-laptop-12-linux-core-series-3-launch/
[17:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Framework's most affordable laptop finally gets Linux (and a hardware upgrade)
[17:40]	TR News	CIQ Opens Direct Purchase of Enterprise Linux and Removes Procurement from the Path to Production https://www.hpcwire.com/aiwire/2026/08/18/ciq-opens-direct-purchase-of-enterprise-linux-and-removes-procurement-from-the-path-to-production/
[17:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hpcwire.com | AIwire - Covering Scientific & Technical AI
[17:41]	TR News	"GNOME is finally catching up to other desktop environments, thanks to Aura Glass, a fluid, modern desktop inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass." https://www.zdnet.com/article/gnome-desktop-liquid-glass-aura-glass/
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I tested GNOME's glassy new look - and it's simply spectacular | ZDNET
[17:50]	TR News	"If [slop] isn't your jam, and you're looking for an operating system that doesn't (and won't) force it on you, look no further than these Linux distributions." https://www.zdnet.com/article/top-6-ai-free-linux-distros/
[17:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way | ZDNET
[17:50]	TR News	"Linux hardware vendor System76 released COSMIC 1.6 today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and Rust-based graphical desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems." https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-6-desktop-environment-released-with-more-improvements
[17:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements - 9to5Linux
[17:51]	TR News	"a smart speaker based on a BL602 RISC-V microcontroller." https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/pine64-hits-pause-on-linux-devices-due-to-ram-and-emmc-shortage-high-prices/
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Pine64 hits pause on Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices - CNX Software
[17:51]	TR News	"Linux" brand misused for slop promotion https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/linux-foundations-akrites-go-live/
[17:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.infosecurity-magazine.com | Exclusive: Linux Foundation's Akrites to Go Live in September - Infosecurity Magazine
[17:52]	TR News	Seems like promotional spam though https://allaboutcookies.org/best-linux-hosting
[17:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://allaboutcookies.org/best-linux-hosting )
[17:52]	TR News	Slop-ware https://www.howtogeek.com/ai-is-splitting-linux-and-nobody-wants-to-say-it-out-loud/
[17:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
[17:53]	TR News	affiliate spam https://itsfoss.com/ultimate-ai-guide-for-linux-engineers-review/
[17:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Book Review: The Ultimate AI Guide for Linux Engineers
[17:54]	TR News	"A good thing about it is that you don't need to know anything about the first game, it's entirely standalone" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/tfc2-the-fertile-crescent-2-collapse-of-the-bronze-age/
[17:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age is one to check out for RTS fans | GamingOnLinux
[17:56]	TR News	Framework announces new Framework Laptop 12 with Linux massively outselling Windows SKU https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-announces-new-Framework-Laptop-12-with-Linux-massively-outselling-Windows-SKU.1372543.0.html
[17:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Framework announces new Framework Laptop 12 with Linux massively outselling Windows SKU - Notebookcheck News
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[18:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (75% is Promotion of Slop Plagiarism for IBM) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_75_is_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiarism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_75_is_Promotion_of_Slop_Plagiarism.gmi 
[18:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (75% is Promotion of Slop Plagiarism for IBM)
[18:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Latest From Linux Gizmos, CNX Software, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Latest_From_Linux_Gizmos_CNX_Software_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Latest_From_Linux_Gizmos_CNX_Software_Arduino_and_More.gmi 
[18:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Latest From Linux Gizmos, CNX Software, Arduino, and More
[18:01]	TR News	Macnica 32-Channel ST 2110, Linux Zero-Copy Media Pipelines https://content-technology.com/ibc/macnica-32-channel-st-2110-linux-zero-copy-media-pipelines/
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[18:03]	TR News	Cinegy To Highlight Linux-Based Playout Efficiency and Software-Defined Workflows https://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/333705/cinegy_to_highlight_linux_based_playout_efficiency_and_software_defined_workflow
[18:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.4rfv.co.uk | Cinegy To Highlight Linux-Based Playout Efficiency and Software-Defined Workflows - UK Broadcast News | 19/08/2026
[18:07]	TR News	Yesterday, I took off in my van. Not a big roadtrip. Just a short hop, less than 10 miles from home. The thing is, my van is my refuge. When I'm in my van, I almost immediately feel like I'm on my holidays." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/20260820-by-the-wood
[18:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Quake, SteamOS, LIFTED, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Games_Quake_SteamOS_LIFTED_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Games_Quake_SteamOS_LIFTED_and_More.gmi 
[18:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Quake, SteamOS, LIFTED, and More
[18:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Kernel, Software, and Distros (EasyOS, Garuda, and More) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Linux_Kernel_Software_and_Distros_EasyOS_Garuda_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Linux_Kernel_Software_and_Distros_EasyOS_Garuda_and_More.gmi 
[18:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel, Software, and Distros (EasyOS, Garuda, and More)
[18:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Copr, Slop, and Red Hat's Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Copr_Slop_and_Red_Hat_s_Slopfest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Copr_Slop_and_Red_Hat_s_Slopfest.gmi 
[18:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Copr, Slop, and Red Hat's Slopfest
[18:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  GUADEC 2026 and GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/GUADEC_2026_and_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/GUADEC_2026_and_GNOME_Boxes.gmi 
[18:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GUADEC 2026 and GNOME Boxes
[18:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Destructive Slop, Smashing Security, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Audiocasts_Shows_Destructive_Slop_Smashing_Security_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Audiocasts_Shows_Destructive_Slop_Smashing_Security_and_More.gmi 
[18:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Destructive Slop, Smashing Security, and More
[18:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Debian: Tails 7.11 and experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Debian_Tails_7_11_and_experience_at_DebConf_2026_in_Santa_Fe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Debian_Tails_7_11_and_experience_at_DebConf_2026_in_Santa_Fe.gmi 
[18:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian: Tails 7.11 and experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa F
[18:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[18:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
[18:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Databases: Postgres and SQLite News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Databases_Postgres_and_SQLite_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Databases_Postgres_and_SQLite_News.gmi 
[18:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: Postgres and SQLite News
[18:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers: Anubis, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Anubis_Netscape_Navigator.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Anubis_Netscape_Navigator.gmi 
[18:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers: Anubis, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, and More
[18:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS Launches Partner Store, WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou Released, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Kiwi_TCMS_Launches_Partner_Store.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Kiwi_TCMS_Launches_Partner_Store.gmi 
[18:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS Launches Partner Store, WordPress 7.1 Mary Lou Released, and More
[18:28]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[18:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
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[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software, Education in Software, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_Software_Education_in_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/Free_Software_Education_in_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[18:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Education in Software, and Standards
[18:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  K Desktop Environment/KDE: Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico and Kdenlive's GSoC 2026 Wrap-up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/K_Desktop_Environment_KDE_Linux_Magazine_Reviews_Tellico_and_Kd.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/20/K_Desktop_Environment_KDE_Linux_Magazine_Reviews_Tellico_and_Kd.gmi 
[18:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines K Desktop Environment/KDE: Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico and Kdenlive's GSoC 2026 Wrap-up
[18:41]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: A "Break From Routine" and "Modem Was the Problem" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_A_Break_From_Routine_and_Modem_Was_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Gemini_Links_20_08_2026_A_Break_From_Routine_and_Modem_Was_the_.gmi 
[18:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 20/08/2026: A "Break From Routine" and "Modem Was the Problem"
[18:44]	TR News	Techrights Links 20/08/2026: 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop Hype for Money (Hype as a Service), Malaysias Exports Jump 38% Year-on-Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Linux_Foundation_Promoting_Slop_Hype_for_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/20/Links_20_08_2026_Linux_Foundation_Promoting_Slop_Hype_for_Money.gmi 
[18:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 20/08/2026: 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop Hype for Money (Hype as a Service), Malaysias Exports Jump 38% Year-on-Year
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[03:14]	admfubar	https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/19/how-finland-destroyed-itself-for-nato/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-finland-destroyed-itself-for-nato
[03:14]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-scheerpost.com | How Finland Destroyed Itself For NATO
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[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	admfubar: 
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	feedback on this:
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	:/
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	checking
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	$10 billion on US fighter jets ... which don't actually work
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/06/12/only-1-in-4-f-35s-is-fully-mission-ca
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	pable-gao-finds/
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	ScheerPost has to realize that their *is* a coordinated movement to make things
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	suck.  It is international in nature and is about control and authoritarianism
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	as a means to get things to suck badly.  
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	Observer, also, that the requirement to spend %5 of national budgets on defense
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	is not meant as general defense.  It is ment that %5 goes *to the US* not 
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	other contractors.  
[06:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[06:09]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 404 @ https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/06/12/only-1-in-4-f-35s-is-fully-mission-ca/ )
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[10:44]	TR News	"The election was marred by accusations of interference and by arrests of opposition figures." https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-mundubile-seeks-to-overturn-election-result-in-court/a-78436788 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[10:44]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Zambia: Mundubile seeks to overturn election result in court
[10:48]	TR News	"Fishback made the proposal personal for Rain by publicly calculating she could owe Florida $42 million under his plan." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sophie-rain-celebrates-florida-sin-tax-defeat-1815231 | Source: International Business Times
[10:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Sophie Rain Celebrates as Republican Who Wanted to Hit Her With $42m OnlyFans 'Sin Tax' Loses Election | IBTimes UK
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[11:08]	TR News	"Their return does not necessarily mean those voters were disenfranchised, as they could have voted in person instead." https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026/08/19/navajo-county-undelivered-mail-ballots-postal-service-records-data-analysis/ | Source: Votebeat
[11:08]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.votebeat.org | Over 1,300 mail ballots were undelivered in Navajo County, Arizona. Data suggests thats not unusual. - Votebeat
[11:08]	TR News	[Old] "Big Tech companies fight regulation by claiming that they are a necessary force for American national security." https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/big-tech-monopolies-endanger-american-security/ | Source: AELP
[11:08]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.economicliberties.us | Big Tech Monopolies Endanger American Security - American Economic Liberties Project
[11:08]	TR News	[Old] "And the biggest players, Russia and Iran, are working even harder at election inuence than they did in 2016 or 2020." https://cryptome.org/2024/10/US-Spies-Who-Sound-Alarm-About-Election-Interference.pdf |
[11:08]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://cryptome.org/2024/10/US-Spies-Who-Sound-Alarm-About-Election-Interference.pdf )
[11:47]	TR News	"For the Jewish students at the centre of the two incidents, the findings amount to vindication of the concerns that have been ignored" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/tmuantisemitism/ | Source: Michael Geist
[11:47]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.michaelgeist.ca | TMU Picks Damage Control Over Fixing the Damage: Behind Its Shameful Response to the Devastating Benotto Report on Campus Antisemitism - Michael Geist
[11:47]	TR News	"I say future policymakers because in the United States there is no point in offering sensible advice to current management" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-are-bond-markets-telling-us | Source: Paul Krugman
[11:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | What Are Bond Markets Telling Us? - Paul Krugman
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[12:43]	TR News	"Open Thread: Trump's Continuing Decline - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/18/open-thread-trumps-continuing-decline/
[12:43]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Open Thread: Trump's Continuing Decline - emptywheel
● Aug 20
[13:10]	TR News	"Americas Authoritarian Fantasies - by Evan Gottesman" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/americas-authoritarian-fantasies
[13:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Americas Authoritarian Fantasies - by Evan Gottesman
[13:11]	TR News	"The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-census-citizenship-question/
[13:11]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books | The Nation
[13:12]	TR News	"Zambias President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term in controversial election | Semafor" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2026/zambias-president-hakainde-hichilema-wins-second-term-in-election
[13:12]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Zambias President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term in controversial election | Semafor
[13:12]	TR News	"US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/19/us-navy-destroyer-spent-4-days-without-power-in-south-china-sea/
[13:12]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.navytimes.com | US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea
● Aug 20
[15:18]	TR News	German arms manager aimed high with kamikaze drones for Ukraine then went underground over disposable agents https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/19/german-arms-manager-aimed-high-with-kamikaze-drones-for-ukraine-then-went-underground-over-disposable-agents/
[15:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | German arms manager aimed high with kamikaze drones for Ukraine then went underground over "disposable agents" | Matthias Monroy
[15:25]	TR News	Open Thread: Convicted Felons Continuing Decline https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/18/open-thread-trumps-continuing-decline/
[15:25]	TR News	Mangiones state trial postponed amid double jeopardy concerns https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/mangiones-state-trial-postponed-amid-double-jeopardy-concerns/
[15:25]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Mangione's state trial postponed amid double jeopardy concerns - JURIST - News
[15:34]	TR News	South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Convicted Felons figure https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-estimates-north-korea-has-up-to-120-nuclear-warheads-far-above-trumps-figure
[15:34]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trumps figure | The Straits Times
[15:34]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man says he will meet North Koreas Kim Jong-un later this year https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260820-trump-says-he-will-meet-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-later-this-year
[15:34]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260820-trump-says-he-will-meet-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-later-this-year )
[15:34]	TR News	North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/north-korea-trump-military-drills.html
[15:34]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/asia/north-korea-trump-military-drills.html )
[15:35]	TR News	South Korea minister says Convicted Felon appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over-iran-investment
[15:35]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment | The Straits Times
[15:37]	TR News	North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-denies-zelenskiys-claim-on-additional-troops-deployment
[15:37]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment | The Straits Times
[15:37]	TR News	North Korea leaders sister unaware of reported Kim-Dihydroxyacetone Man communication https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leaders-sister-unaware-of-reported-kim-trump-communication
[15:37]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leaders sister unaware of reported Kim-Trump communication | The Straits Times
[15:38]	TR News	Malaysia raises concerns over US-backed Philippine military base https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-raises-concerns-over-us-backed-philippine-military-base
[15:38]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia raises concerns over US-backed Philippine military base | The Straits Times
[15:39]	TR News	Potential kingmaker in New Zealands next government wants universal income, tax overhaul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/potential-kingmaker-in-new-zealands-next-government-wants-universal-income-tax-overhaul
[15:39]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Potential kingmaker in New Zealands next government wants universal income, tax overhaul | The Straits Times
[15:48]	TR News	Chinas Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Convicted Felon push to revive North Korea diplomacy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-wang-yi-in-south-korea-for-talks-amid-trump-push-to-revive-north-korea-diplomacy
[15:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive North Korea diplomacy | The Straits Times
[15:49]	TR News	China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan, report says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tests-a-new-maritime-presence-east-of-taiwan-report-says
[15:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report | The Straits Times
[15:50]	TR News	Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending 18% to a record high https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-proposes-boosting-2027-defence-spending-18-to-a-record-high
[15:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending by 18% to a record high | The Straits Times
[15:51]	TR News	Philippines bets on classrooms to strengthen South China Sea claims https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/08/19/philippines-south-china-sea-education/
[15:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Philippines bets on classrooms to strengthen South China Sea claims Radio Free Asia
[15:58]	TR News	Australia mushroom killer's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-australia-mushroom-killer-s-lawyers-point-to-jury-irregularities-at-appeal
[15:58]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-australia-mushroom-killer-s-lawyers-point-to-jury-irregularities-at-appeal )
[15:59]	TR News	5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/africa/helicopter-crash-kenya.html
[15:59]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/africa/helicopter-crash-kenya.html )
● Aug 20
[16:05]	TR News	Fault Lines Putins Kurils trip, USs carrier gap, Chinas NZ espionage https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/fault-lines-putins-kurils-trip-uss-carrier-gap-chinas-nz-espionage/
[16:05]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Fault Lines Putin's Kurils trip, US's carrier gap, China's NZ espionage | The Strategist
[16:05]	TR News	Security to probe Lithuanian Airports board member over alleged Russia, Belarus links https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3026257/security-to-probe-lithuanian-airports-board-member-over-alleged-russia-belarus-links
[16:05]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Security to probe Lithuanian Airports board member over alleged Russia, Belarus links - LRT
[16:08]	TR News	New rules will let Latvian army requisition private land in an emergency https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/19.08.2026-new-rules-will-let-latvian-army-requisition-private-land-in-an-emergency.a659415/
[16:08]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | New rules will let Latvian army requisition private land in an emergency / Article
[16:08]	TR News	Latvian citizen to be prosecuted for war glorification https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/19.08.2026-latvian-citizen-to-be-prosecuted-for-war-glorification.a659414/
[16:08]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen to be prosecuted for war glorification / Article
[16:31]	TR News	Greens announce windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/19/greens-announce-windfall-tax-on-the-profits-of-big-banks/
[16:31]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-greenparty.org.uk | Greens announce windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses - Green Party
[16:56]	TR News	Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the To Kill A Movement exhibition https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/malaysia-dispatch-revisiting-the-to-kill-a-movement-exhibition/
[16:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the 'To Kill A Movement' exhibition - JURIST - News
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[17:02]	TR News	Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-kyiv-targeted-by-massive-russian-strikes-killing-several-people
[17:02]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-kyiv-targeted-by-massive-russian-strikes-killing-several-people )
[17:03]	TR News	Kyivs Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html
[17:03]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html )
[17:04]	TR News	Signs mount that Russians are losing patience with Kremlins war with Ukraine https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0819/russia-yabloko-ukraine-war-wildberries-drone-strikes
[17:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-In Russia, Kremlin shows signs of worry over war weariness - CSMonitor.com
[17:04]	TR News	Australia outraged over Israel decision to close probe into aid worker killings https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings
[17:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia outraged over Israel closing aid worker probe | The Straits Times
[17:04]	TR News	Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-summons-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-aid-worker-death
[17:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death | The Straits Times
[17:05]	TR News	Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-israel-blames-turkey-after-strike-on-syria-air-base
[17:05]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-israel-blames-turkey-after-strike-on-syria-air-base )
[17:05]	TR News	Turkey slams Israel's 'untenable' claims after strikes on Syrian base https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-turkey-slams-israel-s-untenable-claims-after-strikes-on-syrian-base
[17:05]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-turkey-slams-israel-s-untenable-claims-after-strikes-on-syrian-base )
[17:07]	TR News	Australia says relations with Israel difficult after aid worker death https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings
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[21:58]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/wild-horses/
[21:58]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump secretly sends thousands of horses to their deaths: 'Slaughter in plain sight' - Raw Story
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[22:50]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/republican-midterms-2677734343/
[22:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Why Republicans are hiding from their own voters - Alternet.org