●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 21, 2025 ●● ● Aug 21 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-200825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-200825.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-200825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-200825.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-20.txt ● Aug 21 [03:44] TR News "I just had a little system administration nightmare. It all started yesterday when I decided that I wasn't going to move the MNT Pocket Reform to Debian stable (Trixie) after all. I had changed the apt sources a while ago, pointing them at Trixie and yesterday I had them point back at unstable." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-21-initramfs [03:46] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-21.gmi [03:47] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1389.jpg [03:47] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1739.jpg [03:51] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:51] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_20_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_20_2025.gmi [03:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 [03:52] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:57] TR News Indico: event management using Python https://lwn.net/Articles/1032422/ [03:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Indico: event management using Python [LWN.net] [03:58] TR News Roun Tomas Roun https://static.lwn.net/images/2025/europy-roun-sm.png [03:59] TR News "The Arch Linux project is especially well-known in the Linux community for two things: its rolling-release model and the quality of the documentation in the ArchWiki. No matter which Linux distribution one uses, the odds are that eventually the ArchWiki's documentation will prove useful." https://lwn.net/Articles/1032604/ [03:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch shares its wiki strategy with Debian [LWN.net] ● Aug 21 [04:02] TR News Treating Python's debugging woes https://lwn.net/Articles/1031979/ [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Treating Python's debugging woes [LWN.net] [04:02] TR News (NEW): StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/StarDict_sends_X11_clipboard_to_remote_servers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/StarDict_sends_X11_clipboard_to_remote_servers.gmi [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers [04:03] TR News Slop or plagiarism should be turned down by all projects; those caught ought to be banned as they can never be trusted anymore. https://lwn.net/Articles/1032612/ [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-On the use of LLM assistants for kernel development [LWN.net] [04:04] TR News The rest of the 6.17 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/1032095/ [04:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The rest of the 6.17 merge window [LWN.net] [04:05] TR News Possible paths for signing BPF programs https://lwn.net/Articles/1031854/ [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Possible paths for signing BPF programs [LWN.net] [04:09] TR News (NEW): LWN on Kernel, Python, and Arch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/LWN_on_Kernel_Python_and_Arch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/LWN_on_Kernel_Python_and_Arch.gmi [04:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LWN on Kernel, Python, and Arch [04:17] TR News "Microsoft has responded to Game Developer's request for comment by restating plans to undertake a formal review into a report" https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-shuts-down-questions-about-layoffs-and-israel-ties-at-gamescom-2025 [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamedeveloper.com | Update: Microsoft shuts down questions about layoffs and Israel ties at Gamescom 2025 [04:26] TR News Techrights (At Least) Second Wave of Mass Layoffs in Microsoft This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/At_Least_Second_Wave_of_Mass_Layoffs_in_Microsoft_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/At_Least_Second_Wave_of_Mass_Layoffs_in_Microsoft_This_Month.gmi [04:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights (At Least) Second Wave of Mass Layoffs in Microsoft This Month ● Aug 21 [05:49] TR News Forty years, forty links https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/40-links [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Forty years, forty links Free Software Foundation Working together for free software ● Aug 21 [06:08] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman Will Speak in Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Richard_Stallman_Will_Speak_in_Ethereum_Cypherpunk_Congress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Richard_Stallman_Will_Speak_in_Ethereum_Cypherpunk_Congress.gmi [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman Will Speak in Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress [06:20] TR News (NEW): Want to learn Linux? These 5 games make it fun - and they're free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Want_to_learn_Linux_These_5_games_make_it_fun_and_they_re_free.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Want_to_learn_Linux_These_5_games_make_it_fun_and_they_re_free.gmi [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Want to learn Linux? These 5 games make it fun - and they're free [06:46] TR News Techrights Financing of the "Hey Hi" (AI) Bubble by Those Who Profit From Planetary Destruction (Global Warming) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Financing_of_the_Hey_Hi_AI_Bubble_by_Those_Who_Profit_From_Plan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Financing_of_the_Hey_Hi_AI_Bubble_by_Those_Who_Profit_From_Plan.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Financing of the "Hey Hi" (AI) Bubble by Those Who Profit From Planetary Destruction (Global Warming) [06:46] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.2, Linux 6.15.11, and Linux 6.12.43 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_2_Linux_6_15_11_and_Linux_6_12_43.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_2_Linux_6_15_11_and_Linux_6_12_43.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_2_Linux_6_15_11_and_Linux_6_12_43.shtml ) [06:55] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software ● Aug 21 [07:00] TR News (NEW): Forty years, forty links https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Forty_years_forty_links.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Forty_years_forty_links.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Forty years, forty links [07:07] TR News (NEW): CachyOS Distrowatchs Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.gmi [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines CachyOS Distrowatchs Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features [07:11] TR News Techrights Using Slop for Images Does Not Make Your Site Look Advanced or Witty, It Just Makes Your Whole Work Look Like Presumed Plagiarism https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Using_Slop_for_Images_Does_Not_Make_Your_Site_Look_Advanced_or_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Using_Slop_for_Images_Does_Not_Make_Your_Site_Look_Advanced_or_.gmi [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Using Slop for Images Does Not Make Your Site Look Advanced or Witty, It Just Makes Your Whole Work Look Like Presumed Plagiarism [07:20] TR News (NEW): What to Expect From ClamAV 1.5 Open-Source Antivirus https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/What_to_Expect_From_ClamAV_1_5_Open_Source_Antivirus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/What_to_Expect_From_ClamAV_1_5_Open_Source_Antivirus.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines What to Expect From ClamAV 1.5 Open-Source Antivirus [07:30] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:38] TR News "Europa Universalis V from Paradox Interactive now has a confirmed release date for November 4." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/europa-universalis-v-set-to-release-november-4/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Europa Universalis V set to release November 4 | GamingOnLinux [07:38] TR News "Gimme! I know a good few people who will be terribly excited for the announced Woolhaven expansion for Cult of the Lamb. Set to arrive in "early 2026" it's a big one too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/woolhaven-expansion-announced-for-cult-of-the-lamb/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Woolhaven expansion announced for Cult of the Lamb | GamingOnLinux [07:38] TR News "After Funcom have patched Dune: Awakening quite a few times since release, the experience on Steam Deck is now good enough that it's been Steam Deck Verified." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/dune-awakening-is-now-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dune: Awakening is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux [07:59] TR News "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 from Paradox finally has a release date with October 21, but it gets expensive if you want all the content." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-launches-october-21-but-you-have-to-pay-extra-for-all-the-content/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 launches October 21 but you have to pay extra for all the content | GamingOnLinux [07:59] TR News "When you think of a trucking sim you probably think American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 but here comes some big competition with Road Kings." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/scs-software-have-next-gen-trucking-competition-with-road-kings-from-saber-interactive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SCS Software have next-gen trucking competition with Road Kings from Saber Interactive | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 21 [08:08] TR News Techrights Search in 2025 (Age of DDoS Attacks Under the Guise of "AI" "Innovation") https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Search_in_2025_Age_of_DDoS_Attacks_Under_the_Guise_of_AI_Innova.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Search_in_2025_Age_of_DDoS_Attacks_Under_the_Guise_of_AI_Innova.gmi [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Search in 2025 (Age of DDoS Attacks Under the Guise of "AI" "Innovation") [08:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:39] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [09:01] TR News "A competitive multiplayer game announced with Steam Deck support right away? Not something we see often! World of Tanks: HEAT has me cautiously interested." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/competitive-vehicle-shooter-world-of-tanks-heat-announced-with-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Competitive vehicle shooter World of Tanks: HEAT announced with Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux [09:02] TR News "Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a new strategy game from Dotemu and developer Alt Shift releasing in Q1 2026." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes-announced-and-has-me-terribly-excited/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes announced and has me terribly excited | GamingOnLinux [09:02] TR News "MicroProse Software are on a bit of a roll lately for their publishing, now they've announced Death By Scrolling from Ron Gilbert of Terrible Toybox" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/death-by-scrolling-is-the-next-game-from-ron-gilbert-of-terrible-toybox-and-publisher-microprose/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Death By Scrolling is the next game from Ron Gilbert of Terrible Toybox and publisher MicroProse | GamingOnLinux [09:02] TR News "Trump Slams Smithsonian for Harping How 'How Bad Slavery Was'" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-slams-smithsonian-slavery-1235411589/ [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Slams Smithsonian for Harping 'How Bad Slavery Was' [09:03] TR News "Germanys ad-blocker RISK in 2025: whats at stake" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/germany%E2%80%99s-ad-blocker-risk-in-2025:e [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Germanys ad-blocker RISK in 2025: whats at stake [09:03] TR News "Car Features PAYWALLED: hardware already inside" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/car-features-paywalled-hardware-already:d [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Car Features PAYWALLED: hardware already inside [09:05] TR News Germany: AdBlockers Could Become Illegal | "Tyskland: AdBlockers kan bli olagliga" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/19/tyskland-adblockers-kan-bli-olagliga/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Tyskland: AdBlockers kan bli olagliga [09:05] TR News "1700-Year Buddhist Site Discovered in Yadadri District" | https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/1700-year-buddhist-site-discovered-in-yadadri-district-1898503 [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | 1700-Year Buddhist Site Discovered in Yadadri District [09:06] TR News "ICEing the U.S. Economy - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/iceing-the-us-economy [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | ICEing the U.S. Economy - Paul Krugman [09:07] TR News iophk: odd that a security conference's site would be poisoned by javascript https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/#keynote-chasing-shadows-chronicles-of-counter-intelligence-from-the-citizen-lab-48196 [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.blackhat.com | Black Hat USA 2025 | Briefings Schedule [09:07] TR News "Pentagon Asks Its Civilian Employees If They Want to Work for ICE" https://www.404media.co/pentagon-asks-its-civilian-employees-if-they-want-to-work-for-ice/ [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Pentagon Asks Its Civilian Employees If They Want to Work for ICE [09:07] TR News "Vance, Hegseth visit troops amid growing Guard presence in DC" https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/20/vance-hegseth-visit-troops-amid-growing-guard-presence-in-dc/ [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | Vance, Hegseth visit troops amid growing Guard presence in DC [09:13] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:14] TR News "A 20-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly $13 million in restitution to victims." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/sim-swapper-scattered-spider-hacker-gets-10-years/ | Source: Krebs On Security [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years Krebs on Security [09:15] TR News "Janine Jackson interviewed Mother Jones Ari Berman about the erasure of the Voting Rights Act for the August 15, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript." https://fair.org/home/its-really-a-full-on-attack-on-the-voting-rights-act/ | Source: FAIR [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Its Really a Full-On Attack on the Voting Rights Act: FAIR [09:15] TR News "Reduces Early Voting Locations" https://www.propublica.org/article/tarrant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts | Source: Pro Publica [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Texas Tarrant County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites, Reduces Early Voting Locations ProPublica [09:16] TR News Microsoft Didnt Disclose Key Details to U.S. Officials of China-Based Engineers, Record Shows https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-china-defense-department-cloud-computing-security | Source: Pro Publica [09:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Microsoft Didnt Disclose Key Details to U.S. Officials of China-Based Engineers, Record Shows ProPublica [09:17] TR News "Nothing like that has ever been done before, he told an interviewer." https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding | Source: Pro Publica [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | RFK Jr. Cut Grants for Autism Research While Vowing to Find a Cause ProPublica [09:19] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:26] TR News "Spreadshirt will let random users mess with your designs via AI by default unless you specifically opt out. By leaving Spreadshirt." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/spreadshirt-to-artists-were-taking-your-designs-for-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Spreadshirt to artists: Were taking your designs for AI Pivot to AI [09:27] TR News "Why is it a problem? The problem is first, Generative AI is largely derivative." https://blog.viditb.com/the-problem-with-ai-filmmaking/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.viditb.com | The problem with AI filmmaking [09:27] TR News "It is a good question; you should take this quick poll if you have a couple of minutes." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-ecosystem-poll/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | How Invested Are You in the Apple Ecosystem? Pixel Envy [09:28] TR News "From December 2019 to March 2021, the agreements required Google Search to be exclusively pre-installed on Android devices sold by the carriers, blocking other search engines." https://insidetowers.com/google-fined-36m-in-australia-over-anticompetitive-search-deals-with-telecoms/ | Source: Inside Towers [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Google Fined $36M in Australia Over Anticompetitive Search Deals With Telecoms - Inside Towers [09:32] TR News the dumbest thing I've ever heard. https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/aws_ceo_entry_level_jobs_opinion/ [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | AWS CEO says AI replacing junior staff is 'dumbest idea' The Register [09:33] TR News "Roger Alford, who served as principal deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJs antitrust division before being fired, has now delivered a blistering public account of what he witnessed inside the Trump administrations Justice Department." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/20/fired-antitrust-official-reveals-how-trumps-friends-turned-justice-into-a-pay-to-play-business/ | Source: Techdirt [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fired Antitrust Official Reveals How Trumps Friends Turned Justice Into A Pay-To-Play Business | Techdirt [09:38] TR News "There are $42.5 billion in broadband grants that are headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely try to take credit for among their constituents)." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/20/musks-starlink-gets-mad-at-the-state-of-virginia-for-refusing-to-shower-it-with-broadband-subsidies-it-doesnt-deserve/ | Source: Techdirt [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Musks Starlink Gets Mad At The State Of Virginia For Refusing To Shower It With Broadband Subsidies It Doesnt Deserve | Techdirt [09:39] TR News "In the middle of the 20th century, one in three American workers was a union member." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/three-crises-of-labor | Source: Hamilton Nolan [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Three Crises of Labor - by Hamilton Nolan - How Things Work [09:41] TR News "itd be journalistic malpractice for a local journalist not to report that a prominent public official listed a boarded-up house as his official residence in order to claim eligibility for his position" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/rights-groups-file-complaint-against-u-s-attorney-who-retaliated-against-the-press | Source: Common Dreams [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Rights Groups File Complaint Against U.S. Attorney who Retaliated Against the Press | Common Dreams [09:41] TR News "The Malagasy government is exposing a worrisome intolerance of reporting that challenges official narratives" https://cpj.org/2025/08/madagascar-threatens-criminal-sanctions-against-2-journalists/ | Source: CPJ [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Madagascar threatens criminal sanctions against 2 journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "Sentencing Sherwani for a third time on dubious charges and imposing the maximum penalty shows the authorities determination to silence his critical voice and keep him behind bars" https://cpj.org/2025/08/over-4-years-added-to-sentence-of-imprisoned-kurdish-journalist-sherwan-sherwani/ | Source: CPJ [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Over 4 years added to sentence of imprisoned Kurdish journalist Sherwan Sherwani - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "His lawyer, Mohammed Abdullah, called the sentence oppressive and predetermined, noting that it repeats prior rulings." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/kurdistan-authorities-urged-to-release-journalist-following-prison-sentence-extension/ | Source: JURIST [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Kurdistan authorities urged to release journalist following prison sentence extension - JURIST - News [09:43] TR News "The letter, sent on Aug 6, is said to have demanded that Mr Biden retract his comments and issue an apology or face a $1bn (726m) legal action." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/08/19/prince-andrew-book-edited-epstein-claims-melania-trump/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/08/19/prince-andrew-book-edited-epstein-claims-melania-trump/ ) [09:43] TR News "The school year is getting back into gear which unfortunately means that the book banners will get back at it in force at local school board meetings." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/get-up-to-date-on-state-of-censorship.html | Source: Becky Spratford [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Get Up to Date on the State of Censorship and Then DO SOMETHING [09:44] TR News "During the last year of the Trump administration, there was this weird period where the Bill Barr DOJ decided that it could destroy the internet." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/20/new-foias-show-barrs-doj-coordinated-with-congress-on-destroying-section-230/ | Source: Techdirt [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New FOIAs Show Barrs DOJ Coordinated With Congress On Destroying Section 230 | Techdirt [09:47] TR News "Privacy and safety are mutually enforcing rights. Peoples ability to communicate without unjustified intrusion - whether online or offline" https://edri.org/our-work/csa-regulation-document-pool/ | Source: EDRI [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | CSA Regulation Document Pool - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [09:47] TR News "It's Already Arrived" https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-hollywood-stability/ | Source: Wired | misguided article because 1) a lot of this stuff isn't news. 2) a lot isn't AI at all. 3) wrong attribution to self-serving firm that didn't pioneer what it claims [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Isnt Coming for Hollywood. It's Already Arrived | WIRED [09:48] TR News Totally possible this article is a form of ad for a company in legal troubles and out of money, trying to sell some demos and gimmicks via Conde Nast [09:50] TR News Conde Nast is, at its core, a marketing company, not a media company. The media is just a "medium" for the marketing. [09:51] TR News The WWW has everything now: slop about spam, slop about slop, and spam about slop [09:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [10:03] TR News "It is surprisingly difficult to simply figure out: how am I supposed to give you money?" https://mitchellh.com/writing/advice-for-tech-nonprofits | Source: Mitchell Hashimoto [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mitchellh.com | Advice for Tech Non-Profits Mitchell Hashimoto [10:03] TR News "The Congress documents are to be turned over to the committee on Friday, but it is unclear exactly which or how many documents might be produced." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/judge-rejects-bid-to-unseal-jeffery-epstein-jury-transcripts/105679218 | Source: ABC [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.abc.net.au | Judge rejects Trump administration's bid to unseal Jeffery Epstein's grand jury transcripts - ABC News [10:04] TR News "The one thing Trump has been consistently successful at in his lifetime: leading the media away from his failures." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/20/flying-spaghetti-monster-trumps-effort-to-evade-epstein-files-scandal/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Flying Spaghetti Monster = Trump's Effort to Evade Epstein Files Scandal - emptywheel [10:05] TR News Overpopulation https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/08/how-to-reverse-nations-declining-birth-rate/ | Source: Harvard University [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | How to reverse nations declining birth rate? Harvard Gazette [10:05] TR News "the UNFPAs representative in Vit Nam" https://www.thevietnamese.org/2025/08/when-the-cost-of-living-becomes-birth-control-in-viet-nam-part-two/ | Source: The Vietnamese Magazine [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thevietnamese.org | When the Cost of Living Becomes Birth Control in Vit Nam - Part Two [10:06] TR News "Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, one of the most prominent organizations investigating government spyware abuses" https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/citizen-lab-director-warns-cyber-industry-about-us-authoritarian-descent/ | Source: TechCrunch [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch [10:06] TR News "The ban on TikTok was enacted during former President Bidens administration, citing national security concerns over the apps Chinese parent company, ByteDance." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/trump-launches-white-house-tiktok-account/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/trump-launches-white-house-tiktok-account/ ) [10:09] TR News "The basic concept is to use a privacy-preserving credential scheme, and in particular one that can carry other attributes such as age assertions." https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/age-verify.pdf | Source: Columbia University [10:09] TR News "The GSA is leveraging the State Department's privacy-preserving API for passport records to compare passport photos submitted to Login.gov." https://fedscoop.com/login-gov-passport-identity-verification-state-department-api-fraud-agency-access/ | Source: Scoop News Group [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Login.gov will start accepting passports for identity verification | FedScoop [10:10] TR News "After the Snowden revelations, I started to wonder about something fundamental: why spy at all?" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/20/billionaireism/#surveillance-infantalism | Source: CoryDoctorow [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Become unoptimizable (20 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [10:10] TR News "Our submission covers the following topics: [...]" https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5643/privacy-internationals-submission-discrimination-and-right-privacy | Source: Privacy International [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Privacy International's submission on discrimination and the right to privacy | Privacy International [10:11] TR News Windows TCO https://thecyberexpress.com/europol-reward-qilin-ransomware-group/ | Source: Cyble Inc [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Europol Targets Qilin Ransomware Group With $50k Reward [10:12] TR News "At the time this story went to press, AWS had not published any security bulletins about the potential for prompt injection and RCE, or the Amazon Q Developer updates." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/amazon_quietly_fixed_q_developer_flaws/ | Source: The Register UK [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | AWS patches Q Developer after prompt injection, RCE demo The Register [10:12] TR News "The letter notes that while Grok doesnt offer Spicy mode for user-uploaded photos" https://epic.org/epic-joins-coalition-to-urge-the-ftc-to-investigate-grok-spicy-image-generator/ | Source: EPIC [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/epic-joins-coalition-to-urge-the-ftc-to-investigate-grok-spicy-image-generator/ ) [10:13] TR News "PI believes that the use of AI technologies in counter-terrorism poses significant risks to human rights" https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5642/privacy-internationals-submission-artificial-intelligence-counter-terrorism | Source: Privacy International [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Privacy International's submission on Artificial Intelligence in counter-terrorism | Privacy International [10:13] TR News "The UK government wanted the tech giant to create a "back door" to let authorities snoop on data uploaded by Apple users if required, for example by law enforcement agencies." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2329665.html | Source: RTL [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - No back doors: UK drops demand for access to Apple user data [10:13] TR News "Figuring out what declarative device management (DDM) is sending to or requesting from a Mac can be a challenge." https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/reading-ddm-logging-on-macos-sequoia/ | Source: Rich Trouton [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/reading-ddm-logging-on-macos-sequoia/ ) [10:14] TR News "If microplastics can be as small as 1 micrometer (about the size of a bacterium)or even 0.1 micrometers" https://phys.org/news/2025-08-plastics.html | Source: Omicron Limited [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-plastics.html ) [10:17] TR News "Over the past few years" https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-05-28/sig-sauer-p320-pistol-gun-weapon-trigger-pull-safety-lawsuits-liability-immunity-new-hampshire | Source: New Hampshire Public Radio [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nhpr.org | Facing a wave of P320 lawsuits, Sig Sauer asked for immunity. NH lawmakers granted it. | New Hampshire Public Radio [10:17] TR News "The Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps incident reports, which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, detail unintentional shootings between September 2020 and June 2023." https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-06-25/documents-detail-u-s-soldiers-shot-by-their-own-sig-sauer-guns-military-says-no-reason-for-concern | Source: New Hampshire Public Radio [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nhpr.org | Documents detail U.S. soldiers shot by their own Sig Sauer guns; military says no reason for concern | New Hampshire Public Radio [10:17] TR News "In October 2020, ICE issued a report linking the gun to an increase in unintentional discharges" https://www.thetrace.org/2025/07/sig-sauer-p320-pistol-safety-ice-ban/ | Source: The Trace [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thetrace.org | Federal Agencies Reject SIG Sauer P320 Amid Safety Concerns [10:20] TR News "The paper introduces a general machine learning framework for yield curve modeling" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/another-interesting-decision-now-for-beyond-nelson-siegel-and-splines-a-model-agnostic-machine-learning-framework-for-discount-curve-calibration-interpolation-and-extrapolation/ | Source: Rlang [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Another interesting decision, now for Beyond Nelson-Siegel and splines: A model-agnostic Machine Learning framework for discount curve calibration, interpolation and extrapolation | R-bloggers [10:20] TR News "Now, our analysis of the Bedale hoard and other Viking valuables promises to change the story of when their fellow-Scandinavians began travelling thousands of miles to the east to secure the silver that so captivated them." https://theconversation.com/vikings-were-captivated-by-silver-our-new-analysis-of-their-precious-loot-reveals-how-far-they-travelled-to-get-it-263222 | Source: The Conversation [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Vikings were captivated by silver our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it [10:24] TR News "Classified as a national treasure of Romania, the nugget has had a home at the Provincial Museum of Buzau the county in which the relic was found since 2022." https://www.sciencealert.com/rock-used-as-doorstop-for-decades-found-to-be-worth-over-1-million | Source: Science Alert [10:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million : ScienceAlert [10:27] TR News "Something cool that I see from the people invested into these old school methods" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/maybe-the-thrill-went-away/ | Source: Joel Chrono [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Maybe the thrill went away [10:27] TR News "While I dont follow Zettelkasten method myself, one thing I do like about it is that it encourages you to go through your notes whenever youre adding new ones." https://hamatti.org/posts/notes-require-regular-gardening/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Notes require regular gardening : Juha-Matti Santala [10:27] TR News "Still, work orders picked up, and she began hiring more programmers. Of her first 300 employees, 297 were women" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/business/stephanie-shirley-dead.html | Source: New York Times [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/business/stephanie-shirley-dead.html ) [10:33] TR News Groklaw Domain Hijacked? Site Now Serving Crypto Content https://fossforce.com/2025/08/groklaw-domain-hijacked-site-now-serving-crypto-content/ [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Groklaw Domain Hijacked? Site Now Serving Crypto Content - FOSS Force [10:35] TR News "iRacing have announced iRacing Arcade made in partnership with Original Fire Games the developers of Circuit Superstars." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/iracing-arcade-announced-and-its-basically-circuit-superstars-2-with-licensed-cars-and-tracks/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iRacing Arcade announced and it's basically Circuit Superstars 2 with licensed cars and tracks | GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR News "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition released recently and it works great on Linux, even better now the online works properly too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-definitive-edition-fixes-desyncs-between-windows-and-linux-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition fixes desyncs between Windows and Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR News "Nightdive Studios announced they're doing Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, reviving the 1997 classic from LucasArts." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/outlaws-handful-of-missions-remaster-is-the-next-nightdive-studios-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is the next Nightdive Studios release | GamingOnLinux [10:44] TR News "PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant really rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Is it basically Dome Keeper in 3D? Well, sort-of but not quite." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/i-cant-wait-to-fire-that-massive-cannon-in-pvkk-planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I can't wait to fire that massive cannon in PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant | GamingOnLinux [10:44] TR News "A small update to Proton Experimental landed with a few fixes for some nuisances for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-the-finals-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-and-metal-gear-solid-v/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental gets fixes for THE FINALS, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and METAL GEAR SOLID V | GamingOnLinux [10:47] TR News (NEW): Games: Proton Experimental, iRacing Arcade, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Games_Proton_Experimental_iRacing_Arcade_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Games_Proton_Experimental_iRacing_Arcade_and_More.gmi [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Proton Experimental, iRacing Arcade, and More [10:49] TR News Bluestar 6.16.1 released https://distrowatch.com/bluestar https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/activity/?page=0&limit=100#68a5494900989ecc94486e0d [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar ) [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/activity/?page=0&limit=100#68a5494900989ecc94486e0d ) [10:51] TR News (NEW): ArchWiki Talk and Bluestar 6.16.1 is Out Based on Arch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/ArchWiki_Talk_and_Bluestar_6_16_1_is_Out_Based_on_Arch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/ArchWiki_Talk_and_Bluestar_6_16_1_is_Out_Based_on_Arch.gmi [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ArchWiki Talk and Bluestar 6.16.1 is Out Based on Arch [10:52] TR News (NEW): LWN Articles About Python https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/LWN_Articles_About_Python.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/LWN_Articles_About_Python.gmi [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LWN Articles About Python [10:53] TR News Three stable kernels for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1034567/ [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Three stable kernels for Wednesday [LWN.net] [10:54] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Security_Leftovers.gmi [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [10:56] TR News "For now, this means systems running in strict FIPS mode will still see Freshclam updates fail. However, the release candidate does include test keys and certificates so developers can begin trying out the new signing and verification workflow." https://linuxiac.com/what-to-expect-from-clamav-1-5-open-source-antivirus/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | What to Expect From ClamAV 1.5 Open-Source Antivirus ● Aug 21 [11:00] TR News AI nonsense. "Vet inte hur dom resonerar men s hr tnker jag sjlv, att det kanske gller iframtiden om AI blir mycket bttre n hur det r nu, fr nu r det kasst." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/ditt-jobb-vs-ai [11:01] TR News SpellBinding AUJNORD Wordo: GATED gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-21.gmi [11:02] TR News SpellBinding BGTLOSI Wordo: LITHO gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-20.gmi [11:03] TR News SpellBinding ABDEGHI Wordo: SCUMS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-19.gmi [11:04] TR News SpellBinding AGINPTZ Wordo: DICTU gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-18.gmi [11:05] TR News "Ever since I was a pre-teen, I've often gained an odd fascination for alleys. I'm not sure what about them draws me in, but it makes me wonder what goes on back there, and possibly, what hidden treasure may be lying in wait." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2691 [11:06] TR News "Day three of the wireless service unit and it's becoming clear why so many people are returning it [1]. Bunny's laptop seems to drop consistently from the network, and I can't figure out why it's happening. She needs to turn off Wi-Fi, then turn it back on again, and she can use the Internet for some random period of time." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/20.2 [11:07] TR News ChatControl gemini://jorgesanz.net/posts/2025-08-21-chatcontrol/ [11:17] TR News Techrights [AGemini Links 21/08/2025: The Attraction of Back Alleys, Initramfs, and BSD ISPs https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/AGemini_Links_21_08_2025_The_Attraction_of_Back_Alleys_Initramf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/AGemini_Links_21_08_2025_The_Attraction_of_Back_Alleys_Initramf.gmi [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [AGemini Links 21/08/2025: The Attraction of Back Alleys, Initramfs, and BSD ISPs [11:18] TR News Techrights Links 21/08/2025: Stephanie Shirley Dies and "Groklaw Domain Hijacked?" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Links_21_08_2025_Stephanie_Shirley_Dies_and_Groklaw_Domain_Hija.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Links_21_08_2025_Stephanie_Shirley_Dies_and_Groklaw_Domain_Hija.gmi [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/08/2025: Stephanie Shirley Dies and "Groklaw Domain Hijacked?" [11:28] TR News "Over the years, browsers shipped many features that were supposed to be accessible but ended up being not ." https://medienbaecker.com/articles/trusting-the-browser | Source: Thomas Gnther [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-medienbaecker.com | Trusting the browser Medienbcker Thomas Gnther [11:29] TR News "Performance is one of the standout improvements in this release. Benchmarks show Writer and Calc opening documents up to 30% faster" https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-25-8-released-this-is-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | LibreOffice 25.8 Released, This Is Whats New [11:30] TR News "For 40 years, Phrack has published papers that have reflected and shaped hacker culture." https://phrack.org/issues/72/1 | Source: Phrack [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phrack.org | .:: Phrack Magazine ::. [11:31] TR News "The five-day event comprised working groups, workshops, panel discussions, and conference sessions on topics including IPv6, AI, network automation and much more." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/20/event-wrap-apan-60/ | Source: APNIC [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Event Wrap: APAN 60 | APNIC Blog [11:31] TR News "Groucho Marx was very nearly right when he said there are two certainties in life." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/charles-babbages-analytical-engine-the-computers-that-made-the-world/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/charles-babbages-analytical-engine-the-computers-that-made-the-world/ ) [11:32] TR News "Why does this matter? A lightweight drone isnt just easier to carry around (a huge perk for travelers and photographers)." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/08/19/drones-under-250-grams/ | Source: The Drone Girl [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/08/19/drones-under-250-grams/ ) [11:33] TR News "Academic publishing stands at a critical juncture where accessibility has become more than just a compliance requirement." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/19/guest-post-beyond-open-access-part-1-make-academic-content-truly-accessible-for-all/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Guest Post Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All - The Scholarly Kitchen [11:36] TR News "You can already see why I might dislike custom/wrapper/proxy REPLs." https://aartaka.me/customize-repl.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | Customizing Lisp REPLs [11:36] TR News "Documenting the evolution of exploitation techniques serves a crucial purpose in security engineering: it helps us understand not just individual vulnerabilities but the systemic patterns that resist conventional fixes." https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/20/marshal-madness-a-brief-history-of-ruby-deserialization-exploits/ | Source: Trail of Bits [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | Marshal madness: A brief history of Ruby deserialization exploits -The Trail of Bits Blog [11:37] TR News "In our previous blog post, Why Hardware Needs a New Foundation, we looked at how legacy engineering tools in the physical realm struggle to keep up with modern demands." https://info.juliahub.com/blog/engineering-in-the-age-of-agile | Source: Julia Programming Language [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-info.juliahub.com | Engineering in the Age of Agile [11:37] TR News "C++ already allows passing templates as template parameters, but only if they are class templates." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/08/20/cpp26-P2841 | Source: Sandor Dargo [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | C++26: Concept and variable-template template-parameters | Sandor Dargo's Blog [11:39] TR News "A pair of networking researchers have proposed that the Internet Engineering Task Force define support for IPv6 as a best practice for operators of DNS resolvers" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/ietf_dnsop_3901bis_ipv4_ipv6/ | Source: The Register UK [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | IETF Draft suggests making IPv6 standard on DNS resolvers The Register [11:40] TR News "All right, lets be slightly more serious. Yes, there are countless different Markdown processors out there, and yes, all of them handle edge cases differently." https://coyotetracks.org/blog/markdown/ | Source: Watts Martin [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coyotetracks.org | Seriously, Markdown [11:41] TR News "Pine64 is moving from Arm kit to RISC-V. As a result, its higher-end open smartphones is for the chop but not the lower-end model." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/pinephone_pro_riscv/ | Source: The Register UK [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | PinePhone Pro canned in pursuit of RISC-V business The Register [11:41] TR News "It's also, of course, a phone. You can speak to anyone anywhere, with video if desired, for zero marginal cost." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/08/the-phone.html | Source: Computational Complexity [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: The Phone [11:47] TR News "The machines were in Newbury and the owner needed to clear the whole lot, so wasn't particularly interested in people coming and collecting one at a time" https://thejpster.org.uk/blog/blog-2025-08-20/ | Source: Jonathan Pallant [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thejpster.org.uk | JP's Website 2025-08-20 How many SPARCs is too many SPARCs? [11:48] TR News "Wait, what. Yes, KDE is developing its own Linux distro called, well, KDE Linux." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kde-linux-raw-image-test-virtual.html | Source: Dedoimedo [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | How to install and test KDE Linux as a virtual machine [11:49] TR News "This week we talk about the ethical use of Ai and the blurring between humans and code. We take your feedback and answer some questions about VoIP & SIP." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/455 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-podcast.asknoahshow.com | Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 455 [11:53] TR News "If you're moving from a colo that someone manages to VMware, the cloud, or a differentVMware data center, they all look and feel different." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/disaster-recovery-with-openshift-hot-hot | Source: Red Hat Official [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Disaster Recovery: Achieving Instantaneous Hot-Hot with OpenShift [11:54] TR News "The new support for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on OpenShift Virtualization allows you to change hypervisors without disrupting Citrix workflows." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/elevate-your-citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-experience-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Elevate your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops experience with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization [11:55] TR News "This is where implementing Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as the foundation for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops makes a difference." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/unlocking-agility-and-efficiency-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Evolve your Citrix Infrastructure: Unlocking agility and efficiency with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization [11:55] TR News "One was that in order to talk about what type of architectures are required to develop and scale AI applications, including agents andagentic AI, we needed to provide some context about the evolution of architectures." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/optimizing-application-architectures-ai-monoliths-intelligent-agents-part-1 | Source: Red Hat Official [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Optimizing application architectures for AI: From monoliths to intelligent agents - Part 1 [11:57] TR News Shallow greenwashing nonsense; Red Hat did a lot of things to prevent old PCs still being used https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-energy-efficient-it-solutions-sustainability | Source: Red Hat Official [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat: a leader in driving sustainability efforts within the IT industry [11:58] TR News Scams and pure nonsense promoted by Red Hat https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/production-ai-success | Source: Red Hat Official [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Production AI success: From gen AI promise to business impact [11:58] TR News Red Hat participates in the Ponzi scheme or valuation bubble; IBM is a bottomless pit. ● Aug 21 [12:05] TR News redhat.com with silly buzzwords, as usual https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/how-i-built-agentic-application-docling-mcp [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/how-i-built-agentic-application-docling-mcp ) [12:06] TR News Thibault Martin: Cloud tech makes sense on-prem too https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/08/20-cloud-tech-on-prem/ [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ergaster.org | Cloud tech makes sense on-prem too [12:07] TR News Apollonia Sues Prince Estate As Long-Running Trademark Dispute Boils Over, Says Prince Himself Consented to the Names Usage https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/apollonia-prince-estate-lawsuit/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/apollonia-prince-estate-lawsuit/ ) [12:08] TR News Your agent, your rules: A deep dive into the Responses API with Llama Stack https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/your-agent-your-rules-deep-dive-responses-api-llama-stack [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/your-agent-your-rules-deep-dive-responses-api-llama-stack ) [12:10] TR News Like "Metaverse" and "Second Life" (IBM), this is more hype and Red Hat believes it can benefit from it before people get bored and move on [12:12] TR News Improve PKGget sync with APT https://bkhome.org/news/202508/improve-pkgget-sync-with-apt.html [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Improve PKGget sync with APT [12:12] TR News (NEW): Perl-Critic static analyzer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Perl_Critic_static_analyzer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Perl_Critic_static_analyzer.gmi [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Perl-Critic static analyzer [12:13] TR News Rejecting Strategic Partners Argument, TTAB Affirms 2d Refusal of IN HARMONY WITH NATURE for On-line Sale of Personal Care Products http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/rejecting-strategic-partners-argument.html [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: Rejecting Strategic Partners Argument, TTAB Affirms 2d Refusal of IN HARMONY WITH NATURE for On-line Sale of Personal Care Products [12:14] TR News Press freedom group urges Kazakhstan to end ban on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-freedom-group-urges-kazakhstan-to-end-ban-on-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/ [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Press freedom group urges Kazakhstan to end ban on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - JURIST - News [12:15] TR News Texas launches inquiry into deceptive advertising and privacy risks in Hey Hi (AI) therapy chatbots https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/texas-launches-inquiry-into-deceptive-advertising-and-privacy-risks-in-ai-therapy-chatbots/ [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Texas launches inquiry into deceptive advertising and privacy risks in AI therapy chatbots - JURIST - News [12:17] TR News Popular VPN extension for Surveillance Giant Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/a-popular-vpn-extension-for-google-chrome-has-been-screenshotting-every-page-users-visit-freevpn-one-flagged-over-enormous-privacy-concerns [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Popular VPN extension for Google Chrome is a security nightmare, screenshots every page users visit and sends them to anonymous developer FreeVPN.One flagged over enormous privacy concerns | Tom's Hardware [12:18] TR News Guest Post: Quintara Clarifies and Complicates Trade Secret Identification Under the DTSA https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/damore-trade-secret-particularity.html [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Guest Post: Quintara Clarifies and Complicates Trade Secret Identification Under the DTSA | Patently-O [12:18] TR News Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/syrian-israel-meet-paris.html [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/syrian-israel-meet-paris.html ) [12:22] TR News (NEW): Tails 6.19 Brings Tor, Thunderbird, and Browser Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Tails_6_19_Brings_Tor_Thunderbird_and_Browser_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Tails_6_19_Brings_Tor_Thunderbird_and_Browser_Updates.gmi [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Tails 6.19 Brings Tor, Thunderbird, and Browser Updates [12:54] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [13:45] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [14:11] TR News "Forlinx Embedded, an NXP gold partner, has officially launched its FET-MX9596-C SoM and the companion OK-MX9596-C development board. Built around NXPs i.MX 95 processor family, the platform targets industrial automation, medical systems, and edge AI applications." https://linuxgizmos.com/forlinx-fet-mx9596-c-som-arrives-with-nxp-i-mx-95-dual-10gbe-and-onboard-npu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/forlinx-fet-mx9596-c-som-arrives-with-nxp-i-mx-95-dual-10gbe-and-onboard-npu/ ) [14:11] TR News "DFRobot has officially introduced the FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4, a compact microcontroller board built for computer vision and multimedia projects." https://linuxgizmos.com/low-cost-firebeetle-2-esp32-p4-now-available-with-wi-fi-6-mipi-csi-dsi-and-risc-v-core/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/low-cost-firebeetle-2-esp32-p4-now-available-with-wi-fi-6-mipi-csi-dsi-and-risc-v-core/ ) [14:13] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man denies women in need access to contraception https://overpopulation-project.com/trump-denies-women-in-need-access-to-contraception/ [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-overpopulation-project.com | Trump denies women in need access to contraception - The Overpopulation Project [14:14] TR News Health Ministry launches program to reduce soda intake among minors https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/health-ministry-launches-program-reduce-soda-intake-among-minors/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Health Ministry launches program to reduce soda intake among minors [14:14] TR News South Koreas Lee intends to retain comfort women pact with Japan, paper says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-intends-to-retain-comfort-women-pact-with-japan-paper-says [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee intends to retain comfort women pact with Japan, paper says | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-dismisses-south-korean-presidents-gibberish-ahead-of-us-summit [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News Malaysia scraps plan to buy Black Hawk helicopters derided by its King as flying coffins https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-scraps-plans-to-buy-black-hawk-helicopters-derided-by-king-as-flying-coffins [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia scraps plan to buy Black Hawk helicopters derided by its King as flying coffins | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News 12-year-old girl selling explicit pictures online raises concerns for Malaysia authorities: Home Minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/12-year-old-girl-in-malaysia-sets-up-website-to-sell-explicit-pictures-says-home-minister [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 12-year-old girl selling explicit picturesonline raises concernsfor Malaysia authorities: Home Minister | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Malaysian health experts, activists suggest following Singapores tough stance on vaping https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-health-experts-activists-suggest-following-singapores-tough-stance-on-vaping [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian health experts, activists suggest following Singapores tough stance on vaping | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News North Korea reportedly has secret missile base near China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-reportedly-has-secret-missile-base-near-china [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea has built secret missile base near China, says think-tank | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lamas Succession Looms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/asia/xi-tibet-dalai-lama.html [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/asia/xi-tibet-dalai-lama.html ) [14:19] TR News Australia hits back at Netanyahu over weak leader outburst as ties sour https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-lashes-netanyahu-over-weak-leader-outburst [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia hits back at Netanyahu over weak leader outburst as ties sour | The Straits Times [14:19] TR News China to stage massive military parade marking WWII surrender of Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-stage-massive-military-parade-marking-wwii-surrender-of-japan [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China to stage massive military parade marking WWII surrender of Japan | The Straits Times [14:20] TR News China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijings top diplomat wraps up visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-india-pledge-to-resume-flights-as-beijings-top-diplomat-wraps-up-visit [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijings top diplomat wraps up visit | The Straits Times [14:20] TR News New policy in China fuels rise in fertility treatments https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/new-policy-in-china-fuels-rise-in-fertility-treatments [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New policy in China fuels rise in fertility treatments | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News There is no shame: Divorce less of a taboo for women in China as attitudes shift https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/there-is-no-shame-divorce-less-of-a-taboo-for-women-in-china-as-attitudes-shift [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Divorce less of a taboo for women in China as societal attitudes shift | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-makes-second-ever-visit-to-tibet-as-president [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News China, Afghanistan hold talks on mining, Belt and Road participation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-afghanistan-hold-talks-on-mining-belt-and-road-participation [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China, Afghanistan hold talks on mining, Belt and Road participation | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile, with eye on China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-test-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-us-tariff-hike [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile, with eye on China | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin pushes for mega dam, rail links to boost Tibet development https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-pushes-for-mega-dam-rail-links-to-boost-tibet-development [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi pushes for mega dam, rail links to boost Tibet development | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News China emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hot spot https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-emissions-fall-while-chemicals-emerge-as-new-hotspot [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hot spot | The Straits Times [14:23] TR News Why rivals China and India really need each other right now https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-rivals-china-and-india-really-need-each-other-right-now [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Why rivals China and India really need each other right now | The Straits Times [14:23] TR News Huawei's Kirin 9020 integrates 5G modem, China-made 5G FEM chip symbolizes resilience to U.S. sanctions https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/huaweis-kirin-9020-integrates-5g-modem-china-made-5g-fem-chip-symbolizes-resilience-to-u-s-sanctions [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Huawei's Kirin 9020 integrates 5G modem, China-made 5G FEM chip symbolizes resilience to U.S. sanctions | Tom's Hardware [14:23] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/08/21/tibet-xi-jinping-visit-china/ [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Chinas Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule Radio Free Asia [14:24] TR News Facing China on two fronts, the US needs strategic focus https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/facing-china-on-two-fronts-the-us-needs-strategic-focus/ [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Facing China on two fronts, the US needs strategic focus | The Strategist [14:25] TR News Review or spam? https://itsfoss.com/terramaster-d1-ssd-plus-review/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | TerraMaster D1 SSD Plus Review: Experience a Faster External SSD [14:25] TR News "Building A Robotic Arm " https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/building-a-robotic-arm-without-breaking-the-bank/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building A Robotic Arm Without Breaking The Bank | Hackaday [14:26] TR News "Just use an I/O pin per switch." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/instant-macropad-just-add-qmk/ | Source: Hackaday [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Instant Macropad: Just Add QMK | Hackaday [14:27] TR News Embedding Wren in Hare https://drewdevault.com/2025/08/20/2025-08-20-Hare-and-Wren.html [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drewdevault.com | Embedding Wren in Hare [14:28] TR News Networking for System Administrators, 2nd edition sent to copyedit https://mwl.io/archives/24396 [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | Networking for System Administrators, 2nd edition sent to copyedit Michael W Lucas [14:29] TR News Andrea Corbellini: It will take decades to undo the damage done by "AI" https://andrea.corbellini.name/2025/08/20/it-will-take-decades-to-undo-the-damage-done-by-ai/ "Some of them go as far as forcing software developers to use such tools under the threat of being fired if they dont comply." [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andrea.corbellini.name | It will take decades to undo the damage done by "AI" - Andrea Corbellini [14:30] TR News Qt encourages plagiarism and bad 'coding' https://www.kdab.com/ai-coding-with-qt-qt-ai-assistant-for-qt-creator/ [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Coding with Qt: Qt AI Assistant for Qt Creator | KDAB [14:31] TR News Tomasz Torcz: Actalis EAB ACME works it was base64url issue https://enotty.pipebreaker.pl/posts/2025/08/actalis-eab-acme-works-it-was-base64url-issue/ [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-enotty.pipebreaker.pl | Actalis EAB ACME works it was base64url issue | -ENOTTY [14:32] TR News Waveshare ESP32-P4-ETH development board supports Ethernet and PoE https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/20/waveshare-esp32-p4-eth-development-board-supports-ethernet-and-poe/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Waveshare ESP32-P4-ETH development board supports Ethernet and PoE - CNX Software [14:32] TR News Kiwi TCMS: Self Support Subscription Explained https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/08/20/self-support-subscription-explained/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kiwitcms.org | Kiwi TCMS - Self Support Subscription Explained [14:32] TR News Kiwi TCMS: Private Tenant Subscription Explained https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/08/20/private-tenant-subscription-explained/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kiwitcms.org | Kiwi TCMS - Private Tenant Subscription Explained [14:33] TR News CentOS 7 vs CentOS 8 Which is a Better Choice For You? https://dekisoft.net/centos-7-vs-centos-8-comparison/ [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dekisoft.net | CentOS 7 vs CentOS 8 - Which is a Better Choice For You? [14:34] TR News Sven Hoexter: Istio: Connect via a VirtualService to External IP Addresses http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/gcp_istio_vs_external_serviceentry/ [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sven.stormbind.net | Istio: Connect via a VirtualService to External IP Addresses [14:35] TR News Rights group says US authorities using Hey Hi (AI) to surveil pro-Palestinian protesters https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250821-rights-group-us-authorities-ai-pro-palestinian-protesters [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250821-rights-group-us-authorities-ai-pro-palestinian-protesters ) [14:36] TR News Krita Monthly Update - Edition 29 https://krita.org/en/posts/2025/monthly-update-29/ [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krita.org | Krita Monthly Update - Edition 29 | Krita [14:37] TR News Your plants can now play your video games https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/08/20/your-plants-can-now-play-your-video-games/ [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Your plants can now play your video games | Arduino Blog [14:38] TR News Tails 6.19 is out https://distrowatch.com/tails [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [14:40] TR News mesa 25.2.1 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2025-August/226550.html [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.freedesktop.org | [ANNOUNCE] mesa 25.2.1 [14:41] TR News The Kids Arent Alright Online: Building a Safer, Better Internet https://publicknowledge.org/the-kids-arent-alright-online-building-a-safer-better-internet/ [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | The Kids Aren't Alright Online: Building a Safer, Better Internet - Public Knowledge [14:41] TR News Chatcontrol 2025 https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief-bulgarian/ [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-berthub.eu | Chatcontrol 2025 - Bert Hubert's writings [14:41] TR News Windows TCO: Microsofts August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on backdoored Windows 10 and backdoored Windows 11 PCs https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-august-2025-security-updates-are-breaking-recovery-tools-on-windows-10-and-windows-11-pcs [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsofts August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs | Tom's Hardware [14:42] TR News Young Latvians compete at 'Cybersecurity camp' https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2025-young-latvians-compete-at-cybersecurity-camp.a611120/ [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Young Latvians compete at 'Cybersecurity camp' / Article [14:43] TR News A look at those Convicted Felon has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/08/a-look-at-those-trump-has-targeted-in-tactic-of-revoking-security-clearances/ [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | A look at those Trump has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances [14:44] TR News GPT-5 Has a Vulnerability: Its Router Can Send You to Older, Less Safe Models https://www.securityweek.com/gpt-5-has-a-vulnerability-it-may-not-be-gpt-5-answering-your-call/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/GPT_5_is_Another_Microsoft_Dead_Cat_Trying_to_Bounce.shtml [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/gpt-5-has-a-vulnerability-it-may-not-be-gpt-5-answering-your-call/ ) [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "GPT-5" is Another Microsoft Dead Cat Trying to Bounce [14:45] TR News UK withdraws Fashion Company Apple data access mandate amidst pressure from US https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/uk-withdraws-apple-data-access-mandate-amidst-pressure-from-us/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UK withdraws Apple data access mandate amidst pressure from US - JURIST - News [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [14:45] TR News Elastic Refutes Claims of Zero-Day in EDR Product https://www.securityweek.com/elastic-refutes-claims-of-zero-day-in-edr-product/ [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/elastic-refutes-claims-of-zero-day-in-edr-product/ ) [14:46] TR News Tycoon Jimmy Lai did not ask activists to halt sanctions push after nat. sec law enacted, prosecutor says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/20/tycoon-jimmy-lai-did-not-ask-activists-to-halt-sanctions-push-after-nat-sec-law-enacted-prosecutor-says/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tycoon Jimmy Lai did not ask activists to halt sanctions push after nat. sec law enacted, prosecutor says [14:46] TR News RapperBot Botnet Disrupted, American Administrator Indicted https://www.securityweek.com/rapperbot-botnet-disrupted-american-administrator-indicted/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/rapperbot-botnet-disrupted-american-administrator-indicted/ ) [14:47] TR News Snapdragon W5+ and W5 Gen 2 wearable platforms gain NB-NTN satellite support https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/21/snapdragon-w5-and-w5-gen-2-wearable-platforms-gain-nb-ntn-satellite-support/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Snapdragon W5+ and W5 Gen 2 wearable platforms gain NB-NTN satellite support - CNX Software [14:47] TR News Avalue EMX-TWLP A Twin Lake mini-ITX motherboard for industrial applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/20/avalue-emx-twlp-a-twin-lake-mini-itx-motherboard-for-industrial-applications/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Avalue EMX-TWLP - A Twin Lake mini-ITX motherboard for industrial applications - CNX Software [14:49] TR News Pharmaceutical Company Inotiv Confirms Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/pharmaceutical-company-inotiv-confirms-ransomware-attack/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/pharmaceutical-company-inotiv-confirms-ransomware-attack/ ) [14:49] TR News Flaws in Software Used by Hundreds of Cities and Towns Exposed Sensitive Data https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-software-used-by-hundreds-of-cities-and-towns-exposed-sensitive-data/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-software-used-by-hundreds-of-cities-and-towns-exposed-sensitive-data/ ) [14:49] TR News Intel Employee Data Exposed by Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/intel-employee-data-exposed-by-vulnerabilities/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/intel-employee-data-exposed-by-vulnerabilities/ ) [14:49] TR News Pentagon officials blast Washington Post for putting lives at risk with report on Pete Hegseths security https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/media/pentagon-officials-blast-washington-post-for-putting-lives-at-risk-with-report-on-pete-hegseths-security/ [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Pentagon officials blast Washington Post for putting 'lives at risk' with report on Pete Hegseths security [14:50] TR News Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/subverting-aiops-systems-through-poisoned-input-data.html [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data - Schneier on Security [14:51] TR News Settings https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1087/settings [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Settings - David Revoy [14:51] TR News Hong Kong jobless rate rises to 3.7% as construction, F&B among sectors hardest hit https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/20/hong-kong-jobless-rate-rises-to-3-7-as-construction-fb-among-sectors-hardest-hit/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong jobless rate rises to 3.7% as construction, F&B among sectors hardest hit [14:52] TR News "Since the 0.85 TFT display would be wasted on multi-megapixel images, [Raphael] has dedicated this project to images from the Game Boy Camera." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/carry-your-grayscale-memories-with-this-tiny-game-boy-photo-frame/ | Source: Hackaday [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Carry Your Grayscale Memories With This Tiny Game Boy Photo Frame | Hackaday [14:53] TR News Friends to all: achieving Australias shared vision for the Pacific https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-to-all-achieving-australias-shared-vision-for-the-pacific/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Friends to all: achieving Australias shared vision for the Pacific | The Strategist [14:54] TR News Bouloss family ties could help advance US national security interests in Libya https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/bouloss-family-ties-could-help-advance-us-national-security-interests-in-libya/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Bouloss family ties could help advance US national security interests in Libya - Atlantic Council [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> I am not going to argue unsolicited or not, but if you had begun the first email [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> stating your noticing of my issues within the Debian project and that legal [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> action was planned or already in progress, we would have gotten off on a better [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> footing. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Sorry for the ambiguity about this. My aim was simply to provide an [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > opportunity for you to meet Roy and Rianne as you may not be far from [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > each other. I lived in Manchester myself for a few months but a long [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > time ago. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> The link you sent that seems to be a page of random information, some not [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> related to myself is similar to my issue with Debian currently, in that they [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> would not engage on the one most relevant point I raised regarding my Debian [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> Developer (DD) application. I shall not get into my annoyed better half because [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> you chopped her out of the picture of me you posted. :-) [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > There was no disrespect to your better half intended. I was simply [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > trying to mirror the image of an animal with its man-slave behind it. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> I cannot make an informed decision about being included in any legal action [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> unless I know more about it, its claims and goals etc. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Roy may be able to show you or electronically share documents from his [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > case in the UK. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > I will publish more documents next week from other cases. You can then [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > review them and decide if you want to get involved in any way. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > A landlord has a right to collect rent and evict tenants. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > A shareholder has a right to receive dividends. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > An author (you) has rights under copyright law. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > You and I are both joint authors of Debian. We have rights, just as [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > landlords and shareholders have rights. It is important to read about [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > the distinction between collaborative works and collections because [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Debian is /both/ of those things: [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > https://copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/ownership/joint-works.html [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > "Co-authors own the works copyright jointly and equally" [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Even though we contributed at different times, we are equal. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> Thank you, on to of package maintenance I did a great deal of work to make [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> Debian Mentors a welcoming and equatable place for contributors to Debian. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> I know of your Debian work in the past and a small amount of information about [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] >> issues and legal actions. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Legal actions are a distraction. They spent $120,000 on legal fees [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > because they want to hide some things. [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > The big facts are in my Debian history page: [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > https://danielpocock.com/en/debian-history-harassment-abuse-culture-evolution/ [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:56] schestowitz[TR2] > Regards, [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu | Joint authorship and collective works | UC Copyright [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Debian History Harassment & Abuse culture evolution [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > Hey Roy, Good summary. You know, two years later and we still haven't [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > "had time" to rummage through the old posts and replace everything... [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > a warning about if you use "AI" you'll get stuck andburied by it. [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > ... and ours is really small site!! [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > In fact I'm planning an Autumn rework of the site into wholly static [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > content created in emacs org-mode (and maybe with a working Gemini [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] > feed). That's when the last "GenAI" pics will probably get replaced. [14:58] schestowitz[TR2] Changing old ones might not be best use of your time. There's a lesson in there somewhere. The conclusion is what matters, IMO. ● Aug 21 [15:02] TR News The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China https://cyberscoop.com/cfius-2024-report-tech-china-investment-security-us-national-security/ [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China | CyberScoop [15:03] TR News Authorities dismantle major transnational rhino horn trafficking network https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/authorities-dismantle-major-transnational-rhino-horn-trafficking-network/ [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.protectionweb.co.za | Authorities dismantle major transnational rhino horn trafficking network - ProtectionWeb [15:04] TR News US hits ICC with more sanctions, targets French judge involved in Netanyahu arrest warrant https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250820-us-hits-icc-with-more-sanctions-targets-french-judge-involved-in-netanyahu-arrest-warrant [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250820-us-hits-icc-with-more-sanctions-targets-french-judge-involved-in-netanyahu-arrest-warrant ) [15:05] TR News Hong Kong democrats recently released from jail over landmark national security case say they got married https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/20/hong-kong-democrats-released-jail-national-security-married/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong democrats recently released from jail time over landmark national security case say they got married [15:05] TR News Sri Lanka police continue targeting families of the disappeared, HRW warns https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/sri-lanka-police-continue-targeting-families-of-the-disappeared-hrw-warns/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Sri Lanka police continue targeting families of the 'disappeared,' HRW warns - JURIST - News [15:07] TR News Airtell Router Scans, and Mislabeled usernames, (Wed, Aug 20th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32216 [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Airtell Router Scans, and Mislabeled usernames - SANS ISC [15:07] TR News US: Nebraska introduces opening of immigration detention center https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-nebraska-introduces-opening-of-immigration-detention-center/ [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Nebraska announces opening of immigration detention center - JURIST - News [15:08] TR News UN official warns of worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-official-warns-of-worsening-humanitarian-situation-in-south-sudan/ [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN official warns of worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan - JURIST - News [15:08] TR News China calls for enhancing exchanges, security with Pakistan, Afghanistan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-for-enhancing-exchanges-security-with-pakistan-afghanistan [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China calls for enhancing exchanges, security with Pakistan, Afghanistan | The Straits Times [15:08] TR News New Zealand spy service warns of China interference https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-faces-most-challenging-security-environment-in-recent-time-report-shows [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand spy service warns of China interference | The Straits Times [15:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:14] TR News The Best PS2 Games For Emulation and Steam Deck in 2025 https://dekisoft.net/best-ps2-games-for-emulation-steam-deck/ [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dekisoft.net | The Best PS2 Games For Emulation and Steam Deck in 2025 [15:16] TR News Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks with 2X more processing power than Steam Deck OLED https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/valves-secretive-fremont-gaming-device-surfaces-in-benchmarks-with-2x-more-processing-power-than-steam-deck-oled-device-powered-by-six-core-zen-4-cpu-and-rx-7600-gpu [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks with 2X more processing power than Steam Deck OLED device powered by six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU | Tom's Hardware [15:17] TR News Mamdani, Skeptical of Casinos, Wont Try to Block Them in New York City https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html ) [15:18] TR News Why the rule of law is the key to prosperity: Lessons from thirty years of data https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/why-the-rule-of-law-is-the-key-to-prosperity-lessons-from-thirty-years-of-data/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Why the rule of law is the key to prosperity: Lessons from thirty years of data - Atlantic Council [15:18] TR News In 32nd lawsuit against Convicted Felon, Michigan AG Dana Nessel defends $37M for crime victims https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/in-32nd-lawsuit-against-trump-michigan-ag-dana-nessel-defends-37m-for-crime-victims/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | In 32nd lawsuit against Trump, Michigan AG Dana Nessel defends $37M for crime victims - Bridge Michigan [15:19] TR News Irish rap group Kneecap at court for waving Hezbollah flag on stage https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-irish-rap-group-kneecap-at-court-for-waving-hezbollah-flag-on-stage [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-irish-rap-group-kneecap-at-court-for-waving-hezbollah-flag-on-stage ) [15:20] TR News Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/08/gabbard-slashing-intelligence-office-workforce-by-40-cutting-budget-by-more-than-700-million/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million [15:22] TR News Australias deepfake dilemma and the Danish solution https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-deepfake-dilemma-and-the-danish-solution/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia's deepfake dilemma and the Danish solution | The Strategist [15:25] TR News Spotify Takes Down Pirate App EeveeSpotifyCloned Version Immediately Takes Its Place https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/spotify-takes-down-pirate-app-eeveespotify/ [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/spotify-takes-down-pirate-app-eeveespotify/ ) [15:26] TR News Ousted Fire Chief in L.A. Claims Mayor Bass Retaliated Against Her in Legal Filing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/los-angeles-fire-chief-mayor-bass.html [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/los-angeles-fire-chief-mayor-bass.html ) [15:27] TR News Zig version 0.15.1 https://lwn.net/Articles/1034583/ [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Zig version 0.15.1 [LWN.net] [15:28] TR News Lithuanias inflation above EU average in July Eurostat https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649389/lithuania-s-inflation-above-eu-average-in-july-eurostat [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias inflation above EU average in July Eurostat - LRT [15:30] TR News Congress Cuts Medicaid to Fund ICE: How H.R. 1 Harms Communities https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/congress-cuts-medicaid-to-fund-ice-how-h-r-1-harms-communities [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Congress Cuts Medicaid to Fund ICE: How H.R. 1 Harms Communities | American Civil Liberties Union [15:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:31] TR News This Is How Much Protein You Really Need, Expert Says https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-how-much-protein-you-really-need-expert-says [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Is How Much Protein You Really Need, Expert Says : ScienceAlert [15:31] TR News Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million https://www.sciencealert.com/rock-used-as-doorstop-for-decades-found-to-be-worth-over-1-million [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Found to Be Worth Over $1 Million : ScienceAlert [15:32] TR News Deadliest Animal in Australia Revealed, And It's a Big Surprise https://www.sciencealert.com/deadliest-animal-in-australia-revealed-and-its-a-big-surprise [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Deadliest Animal in Australia Revealed, And It's a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert [15:33] TR News One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Scientists Say https://www.sciencealert.com/one-form-of-exercise-improves-sleep-the-most-scientists-say [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert [15:33] TR News A Mysterious Glow in The Ocean Turns Out to Be Billions of Tiny Creatures https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-glow-in-the-ocean-turns-out-to-be-billions-of-tiny-creatures [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Mysterious Glow in The Ocean Turns Out to Be Billions of Tiny Creatures : ScienceAlert [15:33] TR News Supernova Reveals What The Inside of a Star Really Looks Like https://www.sciencealert.com/supernova-reveals-what-the-inside-of-a-star-really-looks-like [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supernova Reveals What The Inside of a Star Really Looks Like : ScienceAlert [15:34] TR News Your Phone Is Covered in All Kinds of Germs. Here's The Solution. https://www.sciencealert.com/your-phone-is-covered-in-all-kinds-of-germs-heres-the-solution [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Your Phone Is Covered in All Kinds of Germs. Here's The Solution. : ScienceAlert [15:34] TR News Giant Dinosaurs Would Have Chomped You Up in Very Different Ways https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-dinosaurs-would-have-chomped-you-up-in-very-different-ways [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Giant Dinosaurs Would Have Chomped You Up in Very Different Ways : ScienceAlert [15:39] TR News Email-based publisher The Flyover has 25 full-time staff two years after launch https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/email-based-publisher-the-flyover-has-25-full-time-staff-two-years-after-launch/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Email-based publisher The Flyover has 25 full-time staff two years after launch - Press Gazette [15:40] TR News Gavin Newsoms Latest Role: Social Media Troll https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/newsom-trump-social-media.html [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/newsom-trump-social-media.html ) [15:40] TR News "One-Motor Drone" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/one-motor-drone-mimics-maple-seeds-for-stability/ | Source: Hackaday [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One-Motor Drone Mimics Maple Seeds For Stability | Hackaday [15:41] TR News "Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/hide-capacitive-touch-buttons-in-your-next-3d-print/ | Source: Hackaday [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hide Capacitive Touch Buttons In Your Next 3D Print | Hackaday [15:42] TR News High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in Chrome, Firefox https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-chrome-firefox/ [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-chrome-firefox/ ) [15:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:46] TR News Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds summit 2025 to take place in Vienna https://reproducible-builds.org/news/2025/08/20/reproducible-builds-summit-in-vienna/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reproducible Builds summit 2025 to take place in Vienna reproducible-builds.org [15:47] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: x13binary 1.1.61.1 on CRAN: Micro Fix http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/08/20#x13binary_1.1.61.1 [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [15:47] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-08-19 Tuesday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-19.html "bid a fond farewell to the American Meeks'" [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [15:49] TR News While Zemlin et al (people who reject Linus) rake in GAFAM money to exploit people who develop Free software the developers themselves lack income https://cassidyjames.com/blog/heres-to-whats-next/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cassidyjames.com | Heres to Whats Next Cassidy James Blaede [15:50] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-08-20 Wednesday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-20.html Published the next strip: on Fixed Price projects https://www.collaboraonline.com/torf/torf31 [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collaboraonline.com | The Open Road to Freedom #31 - Collabora Online and Collabora Office [15:51] TR News (At Least) Second Wave of Mass Layoffs in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/At_Least_Second_Wave_of_Mass_Layoffs_in_Microsoft_This_Month.shtml [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights (At Least) Second Wave of Mass Layoffs in Microsoft This Month [15:51] TR News IBM Layoffs in MCC, or Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/IBM_Layoffs_in_MCC_or_Marketing_Communications_and_Corporate_So.shtml [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Layoffs in MCC, or Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) [15:51] TR News Microsoft said GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsofts CoreAI organisation. But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Microsoft_said_GitHub_and_its_leadership_team_will_continue_its.shtml [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft said GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsofts CoreAI organisation. But it's just an empty shell created earlier this year. [15:52] TR News Accessibility Isn't Overrated https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/19/Accessibility_Isn_t_Overrated.shtml [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Accessibility Isn't Overrated [15:52] TR News Before CoreAI There Was Builder.ai https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Before_CoreAI_There_Was_Builder_ai.shtml [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Before CoreAI There Was Builder.ai [15:52] TR News Many Companies Are Run by Liars Who Ride Other People's Money https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Many_Companies_Are_Run_by_Liars_Who_Ride_Other_People_s_Money.shtml [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Many Companies Are Run by Liars Who Ride Other People's Money [15:53] TR News The Register MS, Paid to Promote "AI" Hype, Does "Sez" (Says) Pieces https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/The_Register_MS_Paid_to_Promote_AI_Hype_Does_Sez_Says_Pieces.shtml [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS, Paid to Promote "AI" Hype, Does "Sez" (Says) Pieces [15:53] TR News In Vietnam, Microsoft's Search Engine "Market Share" Fell to Almost 0%, CocCoc More Than 5 Times Bigger https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/In_Vietnam_Microsoft_s_Search_Engine_Market_Share_Fell_to_Almos.shtml [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Vietnam, Microsoft's Search Engine "Market Share" Fell to Almost 0%, CocCoc More Than 5 Times Bigger [15:53] TR News Microsoft May Have Become - at Least Partially - Like a Boiler Room Scam https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Microsoft_May_Have_Become_at_Least_Partially_Like_a_Boiler_Room.shtml [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft May Have Become - at Least Partially - Like a Boiler Room Scam [15:54] TR News Build a container image for a Quarkus project using Buildpacks https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/build-container-image-quarkus-project-using-buildpacks [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/build-container-image-quarkus-project-using-buildpacks ) [15:56] TR News Paradox of chatbots and other nonsense, conflating them with "trust"; Red Hat jumping the shark https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/building-trustworthy-ai-developers-guide-production-ready-systems [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/20/building-trustworthy-ai-developers-guide-production-ready-systems ) [15:58] TR News How To Install Fail2ban on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-fail2ban-debian-13/ [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Fail2ban on Debian 13 - idroot [15:58] TR News How To Install Squid Proxy on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-squid-proxy-almalinux-10/ [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Squid Proxy on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:58] TR News How To Install FFmpeg on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-ffmpeg-rocky-linux-10/ [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install FFmpeg on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [15:59] TR News How To Install Geany on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-geany-ubuntu-24-04/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Geany on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [15:59] TR News How To Install Laravel on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-laravel-rocky-linux-10/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Laravel on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot ● Aug 21 [16:00] TR News Pakistans financial capital Karachi hit by torrential rain and floods https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-karachi-hit-by-torrential-rain-and-floods [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistans financial capital Karachi hit by torrential rain and floods | The Straits Times [16:00] TR News Emmanuel Kasper: Benchmarking 3D graphic cards and their drivers https://00formicapunk00.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/bencharkings-3d-graphic-cards-and-their-drivers/ [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-00formicapunk00.wordpress.com | Benchmarking 3D graphic cards and their drivers formicapunk [16:01] TR News How To Install FFmpeg on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-ffmpeg-debian-13/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install FFmpeg on Debian 13 - idroot [16:07] TR News A Lot of What Happened in Ex-Twitter Was Bots, Botfarms, and Troll Farms. It's Even Worse Now (Under X.com) and People Are Noticing. https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/A_Lot_of_What_Happened_in_Twitter_Was_Bots_Botfarms_and_Troll_F.shtml [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Lot of What Happened in Twitter Was Bots, Botfarms, and Troll Farms. It's Even Worse Now (Under X.com) and People Are Noticing. [16:07] TR News This 3D printer was repurposed as a robotic camera and it doubles as a photogrammetry rig for 3D scanning https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/this-3d-printer-was-repurposed-as-a-robotic-camera-and-it-doubles-as-a-photogrammetry-rig-for-3d-scanning [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | This 3D printer was repurposed as a robotic camera and it doubles as a photogrammetry rig for 3D scanning | Tom's Hardware [16:07] TR News Bangkoks Jay Fai restaurant fined over hidden pricing for VVIPs after YouTuber complaint https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bangkoks-jay-fai-restaurant-fined-over-hidden-pricing-for-vvips-after-youtuber-complaint [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Bangkoks Jay Fai restaurant fined over hidden pricing for VVIPs after YouTuber complaint | The Straits Times [16:08] TR News "Over on his YouTube channel [Ryan Inis] has a video about how electrostatic motors are breaking all the rules." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/lets-brief-you-on-recent-developments-for-electrostatic-motors/ | Source: Hackaday [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lets Brief You On Recent Developments For Electrostatic Motors | Hackaday [16:09] TR News Easy Excalibur version 7.0.3 released https://bkhome.org/news/202508/easy-excalibur-version-703-released.html [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Easy Excalibur version 7.0.3 released [16:09] TR News Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland https://linuxiac.com/linux-gets-hdr-support-in-chromium-on-wayland/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland [16:10] TR News Microsoft "Intifada" Shut Down After 4 Hours https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-intifada-shut-down-after [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Microsoft "Intifada" Shut Down After 4 Hours [16:11] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1034546/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [16:11] TR News Adding stubble to Ubuntu's generic Arm64 Desktop ISOs https://lwn.net/Articles/1034579/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adding stubble to Ubuntu's generic Arm64 Desktop ISOs [LWN.net] [16:12] TR News rescrobbled music scrobbler daemon https://www.linuxlinks.com/rescrobbled-music-scrobbler-daemon/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rescrobbled - music scrobbler daemon - LinuxLinks [16:12] TR News Krafna Obsidion dataview plugin-like tool for command line https://www.linuxlinks.com/krafna-obsidion-dataview-plugin-tool/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Krafna - Obsidion dataview plugin-like tool for command line - LinuxLinks [16:13] TR News Sessions focus with timed work intervals https://www.linuxlinks.com/sessions-focus-timed-work-intervals/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sessions - focus with timed work intervals - LinuxLinks [16:16] TR News rdict offline CLI dictionary https://www.linuxlinks.com/rdict-offline-cli-dictionary/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rdict - offline CLI dictionary - LinuxLinks [16:17] TR News Proprietary spyware controlled by a hostile company; try Jitsi or Jami instead? https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-teams-almalinux-10/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Microsoft Teams on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [16:17] TR News How To Install LibreOffice on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-libreoffice-debian-13/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install LibreOffice on Debian 13 - idroot [16:17] TR News How To Install AnyDesk on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-anydesk-almalinux-10/ [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install AnyDesk on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [16:18] TR News 99Managers Futsal Edition futsal team-management game https://www.linuxlinks.com/99managers-futsal-edition-futsal-team-management-game/ [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-99Managers Futsal Edition - futsal team-management game - LinuxLinks [16:19] TR News 15 Useful Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Foreign Language Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/foreignlanguagetools/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-15 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Foreign Language Tools - LinuxLinks [16:19] TR News Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms in Surveillance Giant Google News (e.g. GNU/Linux Journal and WebProNews) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Slopwatch_Serial_Sloppers_and_Slopfarms_in_Google_News_e_g_Linu.shtml [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms in Google News (e.g. Linux Journal and WebProNews) [16:19] TR News Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS running Linux: Introduction to the Series https://www.linuxlinks.com/aiffro-k100-all-ssd-nas-running-linux-introduction/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS running Linux: Introduction to the Series - LinuxLinks [16:20] TR News Microsoft bloatware made in Microsoft proprietary software does the expected https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259-Requirements [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-systemd 259 To Raise Linux System Requirements - Phoronix [16:21] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:21] TR News Gnuinos 2025.08.20 released https://distrowatch.com/gnuinos [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnuinos ) [16:21] TR News Besgnulinux 3-0 also released https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux ) [16:24] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:28] TR News LibreOffice 25.8: smarter, faster and more reliable https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/20/libreoffice-25-8/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice 25.8: smarter, faster and more reliable - The Document Foundation Blog [16:28] TR News LibreOffice 25.8 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1034558/ [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LibreOffice 25.8 released [LWN.net] [16:28] TR News "The best open source office suite continues to evolve, while maintaining its focus on privacy and digital sovereignty Berlin, 20 August 2025 The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8. This latest version of the market-leading free open source office suite maintains its focus on digital sovereignty and privacy protection." [16:28] TR News LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-8-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-new [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What's New - 9to5Linux [16:29] TR News Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to GNU/Linux Kernel 6.16 https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16 [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16 - 9to5Linux [16:33] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/today_s_howtos.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [16:35] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [16:35] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [16:38] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:38] TR News (NEW): Retro and Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32 and SPARCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Retro_and_Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_and_SPARCs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Retro_and_Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_and_SPARCs.gmi [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Retro and Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32 and SPARCs [16:40] TR News (NEW): KDE: Giving It a Try and Krita Monthly Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/KDE_Giving_It_a_Try_and_Krita_Monthly_Update.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/KDE_Giving_It_a_Try_and_Krita_Monthly_Update.gmi [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE: Giving It a Try and Krita Monthly Update [16:42] TR News SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/sim-swapper-scattered-spider-hacker-gets-10-years/ [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | SIM-Swapper, Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years Krebs on Security [16:43] TR News Half million allocated for enhanced guarding of Latvia's eastern border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2025-half-million-allocated-for-enhanced-guarding-of-latvias-eastern-border.a611029/ [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Half million allocated for enhanced guarding of Latvia's eastern border / Article [16:43] TR News What happened in Latvia between August 18 and 21, 1991? https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/19.08.2025-what-happened-in-latvia-between-august-18-and-21-1991.a610880/ [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | What happened in Latvia between August 18 and 21, 1991? / Article [16:43] TR News "after attack on Druzhba pipeline" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/russian-oil-flows-to-hungary-restored-after-attack-on-druzhba-pipeline | Source: Meduza [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian oil flows to Hungary restored after attack on Druzhba pipeline Meduza [16:45] TR News "foreign agents" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/russia-s-finance-ministry-proposes-hiking-income-tax-rate-for-foreign-agents | Source: Meduza [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias Finance Ministry proposes hiking income tax rate for foreign agents Meduza [16:45] TR News "Russian drone crashed and exploded on Polish territory" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/russian-drone-crashed-and-exploded-on-polish-territory-warsaw-says | Source: Meduza [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian drone crashed and exploded on Polish territory, Warsaw says Meduza [16:46] TR News Why Georgia, Once on Democracys Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html ) [16:47] TR News Mike Rogers Doesnt Exculpate Convicted Felon on Collusion Like Convicted Felon Once Thought https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/20/mike-rogers-doesnt-exculpate-trump-on-collusion-like-trump-once-thought/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Mike Rogers Doesn't Exculpate Trump on "Collusion" Like Trump Once Thought - emptywheel [16:48] TR News Report: Russian Sabotage Operations In Europe Have Quadrupled Since 2023 https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-sabotage-europe-hybrid-attacks/33508179.html [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Report: Russian Sabotage Operations In Europe Have Quadrupled Since 2023 [16:48] TR News Lithuania stepping up border security ahead of Zapad drills https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649228/lithuania-stepping-up-border-security-ahead-of-zapad-drills [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania stepping up border security ahead of Zapad drills - LRT [16:49] TR News New disinformation operation targets Armenian government with corruption claims https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-disinformation-operation-armenia-government-corruption-scandal "multiple accounts with ties to pro-Dihydroxyacetone Man and pro-Russian networks" [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-disinformation-operation-armenia-government-corruption-scandal ) [16:50] TR News French researcher in Russian jail faces new espionage charge https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-french-researcher-russian-jail-espionage [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-french-researcher-russian-jail-espionage ) [16:50] TR News Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term espionage https://cyberscoop.com/russian-static-tundra-hacks-cisco-network-devices-cve-2018-0171/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term espionage | CyberScoop [16:51] TR News "a shortage could be looming" https://meduza.io/en/cards/fuel-fallout | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Fuel fallout Ukrainian drone strikes have pushed Russian gasoline prices higher than ever, and experts say a shortage could be looming Meduza [16:51] TR News "New comments by Russias foreign minister confirm that Moscow has not made the concessions in Ukraine talks claimed by the Trump administration" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/worlds-apart | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Worlds apart New comments by Russias foreign minister confirm that Moscow has not made the concessions in Ukraine talks claimed by the Trump administration Meduza [16:51] TR News "a misguided sense of patriotism" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/21/court-in-russian-occupied-luhansk-imprisons-local-ukrainian-man-for-treason-attributing-his-actions-to-a-misguided-sense-of-patriotism | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Court in Russian-occupied Luhansk imprisons local Ukrainian man for treason, attributing his actions to a misguided sense of patriotism Meduza [16:52] TR News "Russian oil is flowing to Europe again and so is the bad blood between Ukraine and Hungary" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/21/russian-oil-is-flowing-to-europe-again-and-so-is-the-bad-blood-between-ukraine-and-hungary | Source: Meduza [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian oil is flowing to Europe again and so is the bad blood between Ukraine and Hungary Meduza [16:53] TR News Wednesday Briefing: An Uncertain Path to Peace in Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/briefing/ukraine-russia-trump-gaza-netanyahu-indonesia-rainforest.html [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/briefing/ukraine-russia-trump-gaza-netanyahu-indonesia-rainforest.html ) [16:54] TR News Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraines Postwar Security https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees.html [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees.html ) [16:54] TR News Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-ukraine.html [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-ukraine.html ) [16:55] TR News North Korea leader Kim praises heroic troops in Russia, state media says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-praises-heroic-troops-in-russia-state-media-says [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leader Kim praises heroic troops in Russia, state media says | The Straits Times [16:55] TR News Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer https://www.rferl.org/a/33507622.html [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer [16:55] TR News Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-europe-yermak-vance-trump-security-guarantees/33509007.html [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says [16:55] TR News No chance of European troops in Ukraine without US backing Lithuanias committee chair https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649555/no-chance-of-european-troops-in-ukraine-without-us-backing-lithuania-s-committee-chair [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | No chance of European troops in Ukraine without US backing Lithuanias committee chair - LRT [16:56] TR News Under Geneva Convention, Russia has no automatic claim to territory simply by virtue of occupying it https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-under-geneva-convention-russia-has-no-automatic-claim-to-territory-simply-by-virtue-of-occupying-it [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-under-geneva-convention-russia-has-no-automatic-claim-to-territory-simply-by-virtue-of-occupying-it ) [16:56] TR News Today its paper, tomorrow its nothing: the perils of security guarantees for Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-today-it-s-paper-tomorrow-it-s-nothing-the-perils-of-security-guarantees-for-ukraine [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-today-it-s-paper-tomorrow-it-s-nothing-the-perils-of-security-guarantees-for-ukraine ) [16:56] TR News Russia not vying for peace but seeking Ukraine's surrender, former NATO official says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-russia-not-vying-for-peace-but-seeking-ukraine-s-surrender-former-nato-official-says [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-russia-not-vying-for-peace-but-seeking-ukraine-s-surrender-former-nato-official-says ) [16:57] TR News Kroenig in Foreign Policy urges Convicted Felon to play the nuclear card to end the war in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/insight-impact/in-the-news/kroenig-in-foreign-policy-urges-trump-to-go-nuclear-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine/ [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Kroenig in Foreign Policy urges Trump to play the nuclear card to end the war in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [16:57] TR News Over 37,000 raised in two days in LSM's charity drive for Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/20.08.2025-over-eur37000-raised-in-two-days-in-lsms-charity-drive-for-ukraine.a611028/ [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Over 37,000 raised in two days in LSM's charity drive for Ukraine / Article [16:58] TR News What third country nationals need to know entering Latvia from September https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/20.08.2025-what-third-country-nationals-need-to-know-entering-latvia-from-september.a611035/ [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | What third country nationals need to know entering Latvia from September / Article [16:58] TR News Powerful Ukrainian documentary gets Rga screening https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/20.08.2025-powerful-ukrainian-documentary-gets-riga-screening.a611106/ [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Powerful Ukrainian documentary gets Rga screening / Article [16:59] TR News Social Control Networks Give You False Metrics to 'Addict' You To Them https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/Social_Control_Networks_Give_You_False_Metrics_to_Addict_You_To.shtml [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social Control Networks Give You False Metrics to 'Addict' You To Them [16:59] TR News IBM Operatives Inside The Register MS and More Shady Money to Follow https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/IBM_Operatives_Inside_The_Register_MS_and_More_Shady_Money_to_F.shtml [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Operatives Inside The Register MS and More Shady Money to Follow ● Aug 21 [17:00] TR News All That's Left of MSNBC (Microsoft-NBC) is Abusive Monopolist Microsoft NOW (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/All_That_s_Left_of_MSNBC_Microsoft_NBC_is_Microsoft_NOW.shtml [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights All That's Left of MSNBC (Microsoft-NBC) is Microsoft NOW [17:00] TR News On the Internet, Nobody Knows Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and backdoored Windows Are Becoming Niche Players Until Data is Shown Correctly, Not Microsoft-Sponsored Articles in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Publishers (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/20/On_the_Internet_Nobody_Knows_Microsoft_and_Windows_Are_Becoming.shtml [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights On the Internet, Nobody Knows Microsoft and Windows Are Becoming Niche Players Until Data is Shown Correctly, Not Microsoft-Sponsored Articles in Microsoft Publishers [17:01] TR News Wilco v. Weeks Marine: When Expert Disagreements Dont Create Genuine Disputes of Material Fact https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/disagreements-disputes-material.html [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Wilco v. Weeks Marine: When Expert Disagreements Don't Create Genuine Disputes of Material Fact [17:01] TR News Kangaroo Court of corrupt EPO at it again https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/g1-25-eba-to-decide-on-hydroponic-case-between-knauf-and-rockwool/ [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | G1/25: EBA to decide on hydroponic case between Knauf and Rockwool [17:02] TR News Even a Glancing Blow From Hurricane Erin May Cost the Outer Banks a Crucial Lifeline https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/weather/highway-12-ocracoke-hatteras-north-carolina-hurricane-erin.html [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/weather/highway-12-ocracoke-hatteras-north-carolina-hurricane-erin.html ) [17:04] TR News LibreOffice 25.8 Released with PDF 2.0 Export, Faster Performance https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-released-pdf-2-performance-boost [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | LibreOffice 25.8 Released with PDF 2.0 Export, Faster Performance - OMG! Ubuntu [17:04] TR News Ubuntu Blog: Canonical is now a platinum member in the Open Source Robotics Alliance https://ubuntu.com//blog/osra-membership [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Canonical is now a platinum member in the Open Source Robotics Alliance | Ubuntu [17:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:07] TR News Proprietary = garbage-ware https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/free-vpn-chrome-extension-spying-on-users [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Free VPN Extension Found Taking Screenshots, Uploading Them - OMG! Ubuntu [17:07] TR News LibreOffice 25.8 Released! PDF 2.0 Export & Many New Calc Functions https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-released/ [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | LibreOffice 25.8 Released! PDF 2.0 Export & Many New Calc Functions | UbuntuHandbook [17:09] TR News CSA Regulation Document Pool https://edri.org/our-work/csa-regulation-document-pool/ EU still welcomes this dude... SOMEHOW https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | CSA Regulation Document Pool - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html ) [17:09] TR News So it would seem the EU is more or less implicitly OK with child sexual abuse as long as rich and high-profile people do it [17:10] TR News Matthew Palmer: Progress on my open source funding experiment https://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2025/08/21/open-source-funding-experiment-progress.html [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hezmatt.org | Brane Dump: Progress on my open source funding experiment [17:11] TR News Neovim vs Vim Comparison Which is a better Editor? https://dekisoft.net/neovim-vs-vim-compared/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dekisoft.net | Neovim vs Vim Comparison - Which is a better Editor? [17:12] TR News Seems like openwashing of slop, with some standing to gain financially while producing nothing of real value https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nsf-nvidia-open-ai-models-science/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nsf-nvidia-open-ai-models-science/ ) [17:13] TR News SEP 12 | The Three Faces of Transnational Repression: The Citizen Lab at APSA Annual Meeting https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/sep-12-the-three-faces-of-transnational-repression-the-citizen-lab-at-apsa-annual-meeting/ [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | SEP 12 | The Three Faces of Transnational Repression: The Citizen Lab at APSA Annual Meeting - The Citizen Lab [17:15] TR News "fortress belt" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/the-dealbreaker | Source: Meduza [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The dealbreaker The Donetsk regions fortress belt blocks Russian troops from sweeping into central Ukraine. Putin wants Kyiv to surrender it. Meduza [17:15] TR News Stop the World: on Ukraine war, Russia expert Galeotti is optimistic about becoming optimistic https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/stop-the-world-on-ukraine-war-russia-expert-galeotti-is-optimistic-about-becoming-optimistic/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Stop the World: on Ukraine war, Russia expert Galeotti is optimistic about becoming optimistic | The Strategist [17:15] TR News Inside Convicted Felons Effort on Russia and Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010349018/inside-trumps-effort-on-russia-and-ukraine.html [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Inside Trumps Effort on Russia and Ukraine - The New York Times [17:16] TR News What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-battlefield.html [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-battlefield.html ) [17:16] TR News The "hey hi" (AI) hype kills people https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/report-states-like-michigan-simply-not-prepared-for-data-center-water-demand/ [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Report: States like Michigan simply not prepared for data center water demand - Bridge Michigan [17:17] TR News Russia is dragging on peace in Ukraine Convicted Felon must pressure Putin where it hurts to stop the killing once and for all https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/opinion/russia-is-dragging-on-peace-in-ukraine-trump-must-pressure-putin-where-it-hurts-to-stop-the-killing/ [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Russia is dragging out peace in Ukraine Trump must pressure Putin where it hurts to stop the killing [17:18] TR News "This week Jonathan and Dan chat with Farid Abdelnour about Kdenlive!" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/20/floss-weekly-episode-843-money-usually-helps/ | Source: Hackaday [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FLOSS Weekly Episode 843: Money Usually Helps | Hackaday [17:19] TR News Will Giant Companies Always Have a Monopoly on Top Hey Hi (AI) SLOP Models? https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/will-giant-companies-always-have-a-monopoly-on-top-ai-models [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Will Giant Companies Always Have a Monopoly on Top AI Models? | American Civil Liberties Union [17:21] TR News White House launches Fentanylware (TikTok) account as September deadline for platforms ban looms https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/20/white-house-launches-tiktok-account-as-september-deadline-for-platforms-ban-looms/ China to have control over the communications of the highest American office [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | White House launches TikTok account ahead of September ban deadline [17:22] TR News Why Covid Cases Are Up This Summer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/well/why-covid-is-spreading-again-this-summer.html [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/well/why-covid-is-spreading-again-this-summer.html ) [17:22] TR News Covid cases on the rise in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/20.08.2025-covid-cases-on-the-rise-in-latvia.a611115/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Covid cases on the rise in Latvia / Article [17:22] TR News Antoine Beaupr: Encrypting a Debian install with UKI https://anarc.at/blog/2025-08-20-luks-ukify-conversion/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anarc.at | Encrypting a Debian install with UKI - anarcat [17:23] TR News Newelle: The Hey Hi (AI) Helper App for GNU/Linux https://fossforce.com/2025/08/newelle-the-ai-helper-app-for-linux/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Newelle: The AI Helper App for Linux - FOSS Force [17:24] TR News [Podcast] The inevitability of centrality https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/21/podcast-the-inevitability-of-centrality/ [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | [Podcast] The inevitability of centrality | APNIC Blog [17:25] TR News Going GNU/Linux #470 How to try GNU/Linux without affecting your current system Pt. 2 https://goinglinux.com/episode-470-how-to-try-linux-without-affecting-your-current-system-pt.-2/index.html [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://goinglinux.com/episode-470-how-to-try-linux-without-affecting-your-current-system-pt.-2/index.html ) [17:27] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.6.3-1 on CRAN: Minor Upstream Bug Fixes http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/08/20#rcpparmadillo_14.6.3-1 [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [17:30] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers/Web Frameworks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Web_Frameworks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Web_Frameworks.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Web Frameworks [17:31] TR News (NEW): PinePhone Pro Linux smartphone has been discontinued, but the original PinePhone is still available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/13/PinePhone_Pro_Linux_smartphone_has_been_discontinued_but_the_or.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/13/PinePhone_Pro_Linux_smartphone_has_been_discontinued_but_the_or.gmi [17:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PinePhone Pro Linux smartphone has been discontinued, but the original PinePhone is still available [17:35] TR News (NEW): Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers [17:38] TR News (NEW): Applications: Self-hosting With Proxmox, PKGget, Neovim vs Vim Comparison, and Newelle https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Applications_Self_hosting_With_Proxmox_PKGget_Neovim_vs_Vim_Com.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Applications_Self_hosting_With_Proxmox_PKGget_Neovim_vs_Vim_Com.gmi [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Self-hosting With Proxmox, PKGget, Neovim vs Vim Comparison, and Newelle [17:45] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Ask Noah Show, and Going Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Audiocasts_Shows_FLOSS_Weekly_Ask_Noah_Show_and_Going_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Audiocasts_Shows_FLOSS_Weekly_Ask_Noah_Show_and_Going_Linux.gmi [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Ask Noah Show, and Going Linux [17:45] TR News (NEW): Benchmarking 3D graphic cards and their drivers, mesa 25.2.1 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Benchmarking_3D_graphic_cards_and_their_drivers_mesa_25_2_1_rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Benchmarking_3D_graphic_cards_and_their_drivers_mesa_25_2_1_rel.gmi [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Benchmarking 3D graphic cards and their drivers, mesa 25.2.1 released [17:56] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Sharing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/GNU_Linux_and_Sharing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/GNU_Linux_and_Sharing.gmi [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Sharing [17:59] TR News Techrights Links 21/08/2025: Covid Cases on the Rise, "Social Media Trolls", Russia's Attacks Intensify https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Links_21_08_2025_Covid_Cases_on_the_Rise_Social_Media_Trolls_Ru.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Links_21_08_2025_Covid_Cases_on_the_Rise_Social_Media_Trolls_Ru.gmi [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/08/2025: Covid Cases on the Rise, "Social Media Trolls", Russia's Attacks Intensify ● Aug 21 [18:02] TR News "For years, Linux has quietly powered the digital engines of business, running everything from bank transactions to airline bookings. Now, its preparing to shift gears from the racks of servers to the car in our driveways, and Red Hat wants to put it in the drivers seat." https://www.eetimes.com/red-hat-pushes-safety-certified-linux-into-automotive-sector/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.eetimes.com/red-hat-pushes-safety-certified-linux-into-automotive-sector/ ) [18:03] TR News The issue here is a hole in Apache software already patched 2 years ago, nothing to do with Linux https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/a-clever-new-linux-malware-is-breaking-into-systems-and-then-shutting-the-door-behind-it-to-avoid-detection [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A clever new Linux malware is breaking into systems - and then shutting the door behind it to avoid detection | TechRadar [18:04] TR News New DripDropper Malware Exploits Linux Flaw Then Patches It Lock Rivals Out https://hackread.com/dripdropper-malware-exploits-linux-flaw-patche-lock-out/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackread.com | New DripDropper Malware Exploits Linux Flaw Then Patches It Lock Rivals Out [18:06] TR News ActiveMQ is not Linux and not part of Linux [18:06] TR News "Linux kernel 6.16 is already available in the stable repositories of various distributions, including openSUSE Tumbleweed and Arch Linux." https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16 [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16 - 9to5Linux [18:07] TR News "This is where Linux enters the conversation. Unlike Windows, which is a proprietary operating system owned and controlled by Microsoft, Linux is open source. That means its source code is freely available and developers can inspect, modify" https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/08/20/beckhoff-opinion-operating-systems-for-industrial-automation-starts-with-people-not-tech/93796/ [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-roboticsandautomationnews.com | Choosing the right operating system for industrial automation: Windows vs Linux [18:08] TR News "Performance-tuned and optimized spin seems to be winning fans" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/cachyos_distrowatch/ [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | CachyOS hits the top of the Distrowatch charts The Register [18:08] TR News "Now we can all enjoy one of the best RTS games ever, with lots of enhancements and actually working multiplayer between platforms without having to resort to special external fixes. What a time to be alive." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-definitive-edition-fixes-desyncs-between-windows-and-linux-steamos/ [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition fixes desyncs between Windows and Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [18:09] TR News How to Install Tor Browser on Linux https://www.techloy.com/how-to-install-and-use-tor-browser-on-linux/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techloy.com | How to Install Tor Browser on Linux [18:10] TR News "The highly sophisticated post-compromise tool abuses the Linux kernel's io_uring interface to remain hidden from endpoint detection and response systems." https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ringreaper-sneaks-past-linux-edrs [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ringreaper-sneaks-past-linux-edrs ) [18:32] TR News The Frustrations and Resentment of Working-Class Russians https://jacobin.com/2025/08/russia-working-class-neoliberalism-resentment/ [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Frustrations and Resentment of Working-Class Russians [18:33] TR News Polish officials say crashed drone is Russian 'provocation' https://www.dw.com/en/polish-officials-say-crashed-drone-is-russian-provocation/a-73709484 [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Polish officials say crashed drone is Russian 'provocation' DW 08/20/2025 [18:33] TR News German Prosecutors Charge Russian With Planning Attack on Israeli Embassy in Berlin https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/german-prosecutors-charge-russian-with-planning-attack-on-israeli-embassy-in-berlin [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/german-prosecutors-charge-russian-with-planning-attack-on-israeli-embassy-in-berlin ) [18:34] TR News Russia Bars Entry to 21 People It Says Spread Disinformation Against It in UK Media https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/russia-bars-entry-to-21-people-it-says-spread-disinformation-against-it-in-uk-media [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/russia-bars-entry-to-21-people-it-says-spread-disinformation-against-it-in-uk-media ) [18:35] TR News No more German visas for Kremlin critics fleeing Russia? https://www.dw.com/en/no-more-german-visas-for-kremlin-critics-fleeing-russia/a-73664017 [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No more German visas for Kremlin critics fleeing Russia? DW 08/17/2025 [18:39] TR News WhatsApp Accuses Moscow of Trying to Block Secure Communication for Millions of Russians https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-14/whatsapp-says-russia-is-trying-to-block-it [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-14/whatsapp-says-russia-is-trying-to-block-it ) [18:45] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [18:48] TR News (NEW): Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Fooyin_0_9_Music_Player_Arrives_with_Artwork_Downloads_Synced_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/20/Fooyin_0_9_Music_Player_Arrives_with_Artwork_Downloads_Synced_L.gmi [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics ● Aug 21 [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 21 [22:50] TR News An entertaining essay by one of my favourite authors, Neal Stephenson: In The Beginning Was The Command Line (1999) gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [22:51] TR News Looking at web server logs gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-21-web-server-logs [22:54] TR News "Debian 13 (trixie) has been released on 2025-08-09. So up to upgrading! What could possibly go wrong?" gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2025/20250820-welcome-trixie.gmi [22:56] TR News xkcd: Cesium #3131 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3131.gmi [22:57] TR News [jp] [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-21.gmi [22:57] TR News [jp] [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-08-20.gmi [22:59] TR News "1. Technology has negatively impacted the way we interact with one another in person." gemini://genxalt.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-21_Observations_on_Dating.gmi [22:59] TR News Psilocybe, en Cositas, de Benot Coquil gemini://plr.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-21-psilocybe-en-cositas-de-benot-coquil.gmi ● Aug 21 [23:00] TR News warm as a dream gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/warm_as_a_dream [23:07] TR News Not again! Microsoft blames config tweak for 365 outage in parts of North America https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_365_outage/ [23:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Microsoft blames configuration change for another 365 outage The Register [23:12] TR News Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/microsoft_mum_about_m365_copilot/ [23:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Microsoft mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass The Register [23:13] TR News Windows at lowest level in years https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/asia/#monthly-200902-202508 [23:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Asia | Statcounter Global Stats [23:28] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Sites Gone Rogue, Google Promoting Lies, and DDoS Attacks by Plagiarism Giants https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Slopwatch_Sites_Gone_Rogue_Google_Promoting_Lies_and_DDoS_Attac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Slopwatch_Sites_Gone_Rogue_Google_Promoting_Lies_and_DDoS_Attac.gmi [23:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: Sites Gone Rogue, Google Promoting Lies, and DDoS Attacks by Plagiarism Giants [23:48] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Had About 10 Waves of Mass Layoffs So Far This Year (Not Two as Mainstream Media and Slopfarms Endlessly Claim) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Microsoft_Has_Had_About_10_Waves_of_Mass_Layoffs_So_Far_This_Ye.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Microsoft_Has_Had_About_10_Waves_of_Mass_Layoffs_So_Far_This_Ye.gmi [23:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Has Had About 10 Waves of Mass Layoffs So Far This Year (Not Two as Mainstream Media and Slopfarms Endlessly Claim) [23:50] TR News "Bungie CEO Pete Partons is retiring from his position and new studio head Justin Truman, a Bungie and Destiny veteran of 15 years, is stepping up to the plate." https://www.gamesradar.com/games/destiny/bungie-ceo-pete-parsons-is-out-new-studio-head-steps-up-with-destiny-2-flailing-marathon-in-limbo-and-the-eye-of-sony-burning/ [23:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bungie CEO Pete Parsons is out, new studio head steps up with Destiny 2 flailing, Marathon in limbo, and the eye of Sony burning | GamesRadar+ [23:53] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 21/08/2025: Modern Dating, Debian 13, and Apache https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2025_Modern_Dating_Debian_13_and_Apache.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2025_Modern_Dating_Debian_13_and_Apache.gmi [23:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2025_Modern_Dating_Debian_13_and_Apache.shtml ) ● Aug 21 [08:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol [08:39] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [09:02] TR News "Trump Slams Smithsonian for Harping How 'How Bad Slavery Was'" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-slams-smithsonian-slavery-1235411589/ [09:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Slams Smithsonian for Harping 'How Bad Slavery Was' [09:05] TR News "1700-Year Buddhist Site Discovered in Yadadri District" | https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/1700-year-buddhist-site-discovered-in-yadadri-district-1898503 [09:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.deccanchronicle.com | 1700-Year Buddhist Site Discovered in Yadadri District [09:06] TR News "ICEing the U.S. Economy - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/iceing-the-us-economy [09:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | ICEing the U.S. Economy - Paul Krugman [09:07] TR News "Pentagon Asks Its Civilian Employees If They Want to Work for ICE" https://www.404media.co/pentagon-asks-its-civilian-employees-if-they-want-to-work-for-ice/ [09:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.404media.co | Pentagon Asks Its Civilian Employees If They Want to Work for ICE [09:07] TR News "Vance, Hegseth visit troops amid growing Guard presence in DC" https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/20/vance-hegseth-visit-troops-amid-growing-guard-presence-in-dc/ [09:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.armytimes.com | Vance, Hegseth visit troops amid growing Guard presence in DC [09:13] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol [09:15] TR News "Janine Jackson interviewed Mother Jones Ari Berman about the erasure of the Voting Rights Act for the August 15, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript." https://fair.org/home/its-really-a-full-on-attack-on-the-voting-rights-act/ | Source: FAIR [09:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-fair.org | Its Really a Full-On Attack on the Voting Rights Act: FAIR [09:15] TR News "Reduces Early Voting Locations" https://www.propublica.org/article/tarrant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts | Source: Pro Publica [09:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Texas Tarrant County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites, Reduces Early Voting Locations ProPublica [09:17] TR News "Nothing like that has ever been done before, he told an interviewer." https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding | Source: Pro Publica [09:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | RFK Jr. Cut Grants for Autism Research While Vowing to Find a Cause ProPublica [09:19] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol [09:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [12:18] TR News Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/syrian-israel-meet-paris.html [12:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/syrian-israel-meet-paris.html ) [12:54] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [13:45] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [14:13] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man denies women in need access to contraception https://overpopulation-project.com/trump-denies-women-in-need-access-to-contraception/ [14:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-overpopulation-project.com | Trump denies women in need access to contraception - The Overpopulation Project [14:14] TR News South Koreas Lee intends to retain comfort women pact with Japan, paper says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-intends-to-retain-comfort-women-pact-with-japan-paper-says [14:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee intends to retain comfort women pact with Japan, paper says | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-dismisses-south-korean-presidents-gibberish-ahead-of-us-summit [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News Malaysia scraps plan to buy Black Hawk helicopters derided by its King as flying coffins https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-scraps-plans-to-buy-black-hawk-helicopters-derided-by-king-as-flying-coffins [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia scraps plan to buy Black Hawk helicopters derided by its King as flying coffins | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News North Korea reportedly has secret missile base near China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-reportedly-has-secret-missile-base-near-china [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea has built secret missile base near China, says think-tank | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lamas Succession Looms https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/asia/xi-tibet-dalai-lama.html [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/asia/xi-tibet-dalai-lama.html ) [14:19] TR News Australia hits back at Netanyahu over weak leader outburst as ties sour https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-lashes-netanyahu-over-weak-leader-outburst [14:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia hits back at Netanyahu over weak leader outburst as ties sour | The Straits Times [14:19] TR News China to stage massive military parade marking WWII surrender of Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-stage-massive-military-parade-marking-wwii-surrender-of-japan [14:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China to stage massive military parade marking WWII surrender of Japan | The Straits Times [14:20] TR News China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijings top diplomat wraps up visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/china-india-pledge-to-resume-flights-as-beijings-top-diplomat-wraps-up-visit [14:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijings top diplomat wraps up visit | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-makes-second-ever-visit-to-tibet-as-president [14:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president | The Straits Times [14:21] TR News China, Afghanistan hold talks on mining, Belt and Road participation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-afghanistan-hold-talks-on-mining-belt-and-road-participation [14:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China, Afghanistan hold talks on mining, Belt and Road participation | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile, with eye on China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-test-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-us-tariff-hike [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile, with eye on China | The Straits Times [14:22] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin pushes for mega dam, rail links to boost Tibet development https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-pushes-for-mega-dam-rail-links-to-boost-tibet-development [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi pushes for mega dam, rail links to boost Tibet development | The Straits Times [14:23] TR News Why rivals China and India really need each other right now https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-rivals-china-and-india-really-need-each-other-right-now [14:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Why rivals China and India really need each other right now | The Straits Times [14:23] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/08/21/tibet-xi-jinping-visit-china/ [14:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Chinas Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule Radio Free Asia [14:24] TR News Facing China on two fronts, the US needs strategic focus https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/facing-china-on-two-fronts-the-us-needs-strategic-focus/ [14:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Facing China on two fronts, the US needs strategic focus | The Strategist [14:35] TR News Rights group says US authorities using Hey Hi (AI) to surveil pro-Palestinian protesters 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Australias shared vision for the Pacific | The Strategist [14:54] TR News Bouloss family ties could help advance US national security interests in Libya https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/bouloss-family-ties-could-help-advance-us-national-security-interests-in-libya/ [14:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Bouloss family ties could help advance US national security interests in Libya - Atlantic Council ● Aug 21 [15:03] TR News The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China https://cyberscoop.com/cfius-2024-report-tech-china-investment-security-us-national-security/ [15:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China | CyberScoop [15:04] TR News US hits ICC with more sanctions, targets French judge involved in Netanyahu arrest warrant https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250820-us-hits-icc-with-more-sanctions-targets-french-judge-involved-in-netanyahu-arrest-warrant [15:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 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https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/un-official-warns-of-worsening-humanitarian-situation-in-south-sudan/ [15:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN official warns of worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan - JURIST - News [15:08] TR News China calls for enhancing exchanges, security with Pakistan, Afghanistan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-for-enhancing-exchanges-security-with-pakistan-afghanistan [15:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China calls for enhancing exchanges, security with Pakistan, Afghanistan | The Straits Times [15:08] TR News New Zealand spy service warns of China interference https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-faces-most-challenging-security-environment-in-recent-time-report-shows [15:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand spy service warns of China interference | The Straits Times [15:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:17] TR News Mamdani, Skeptical of Casinos, Wont Try to Block Them in New York City https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html [15:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html ) [15:18] TR News In 32nd lawsuit against Convicted Felon, Michigan AG Dana Nessel defends $37M for crime victims https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/in-32nd-lawsuit-against-trump-michigan-ag-dana-nessel-defends-37m-for-crime-victims/ [15:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bridgemi.com | In 32nd lawsuit against Trump, Michigan AG Dana Nessel defends $37M for crime victims - Bridge Michigan [15:19] TR News Irish rap group Kneecap at court for waving Hezbollah flag on stage https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-irish-rap-group-kneecap-at-court-for-waving-hezbollah-flag-on-stage [15:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-irish-rap-group-kneecap-at-court-for-waving-hezbollah-flag-on-stage ) [15:20] TR News Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/08/gabbard-slashing-intelligence-office-workforce-by-40-cutting-budget-by-more-than-700-million/ [15:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million [15:28] TR News Lithuanias inflation above EU average in July Eurostat https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649389/lithuania-s-inflation-above-eu-average-in-july-eurostat [15:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias inflation above EU average in July Eurostat - LRT [15:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:40] TR News Gavin Newsoms Latest Role: Social Media Troll https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/newsom-trump-social-media.html [15:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/newsom-trump-social-media.html ) [15:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [16:43] TR News Half million allocated for enhanced guarding of Latvia's eastern border https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2025-half-million-allocated-for-enhanced-guarding-of-latvias-eastern-border.a611029/ [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Half million allocated for enhanced guarding of Latvia's eastern border / Article [16:43] TR News What happened in Latvia between August 18 and 21, 1991? https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/19.08.2025-what-happened-in-latvia-between-august-18-and-21-1991.a610880/ [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | What happened in Latvia between August 18 and 21, 1991? / Article [16:45] TR News "Russian drone crashed and exploded on Polish territory" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/20/russian-drone-crashed-and-exploded-on-polish-territory-warsaw-says | Source: Meduza [16:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian drone crashed and exploded on Polish territory, Warsaw says Meduza [16:46] TR News Why Georgia, Once on Democracys Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html [16:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html ) [16:47] TR News Mike Rogers Doesnt Exculpate Convicted Felon on Collusion Like Convicted Felon Once Thought https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/20/mike-rogers-doesnt-exculpate-trump-on-collusion-like-trump-once-thought/ [16:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Mike Rogers Doesn't Exculpate Trump on "Collusion" Like Trump Once Thought - emptywheel [16:48] TR News Lithuania stepping up border security ahead of Zapad drills https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649228/lithuania-stepping-up-border-security-ahead-of-zapad-drills [16:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania stepping up border security ahead of Zapad drills - LRT [16:50] TR News French researcher in Russian jail faces new espionage charge https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-french-researcher-russian-jail-espionage [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-french-researcher-russian-jail-espionage ) [16:51] TR News "a shortage could be looming" https://meduza.io/en/cards/fuel-fallout | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Fuel fallout Ukrainian drone strikes have pushed Russian gasoline prices higher than ever, and experts say a shortage could be looming Meduza [16:51] TR News "New comments by Russias foreign minister confirm that Moscow has not made the concessions in Ukraine talks claimed by the Trump administration" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/worlds-apart | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Worlds apart New comments by Russias foreign minister confirm that Moscow has not made the concessions in Ukraine talks claimed by the Trump administration Meduza [16:51] TR News "a misguided sense of patriotism" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/21/court-in-russian-occupied-luhansk-imprisons-local-ukrainian-man-for-treason-attributing-his-actions-to-a-misguided-sense-of-patriotism | Source: Meduza [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/21/court-in-russian-occupied-luhansk-imprisons-local-ukrainian-man-for-treason-attributing-his-actions-to-a-misguided-sense-of-patriotism ) [16:53] TR News Wednesday Briefing: An Uncertain Path to Peace in Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/briefing/ukraine-russia-trump-gaza-netanyahu-indonesia-rainforest.html [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/briefing/ukraine-russia-trump-gaza-netanyahu-indonesia-rainforest.html ) [16:54] TR News Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraines Postwar Security https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees.html [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees.html ) [16:54] TR News Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-ukraine.html [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-ukraine.html ) [16:55] TR News North Korea leader Kim praises heroic troops in Russia, state media says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-praises-heroic-troops-in-russia-state-media-says [16:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leader Kim praises heroic troops in Russia, state media says | The Straits Times [16:55] TR News Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer https://www.rferl.org/a/33507622.html [16:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer [16:55] TR News Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-europe-yermak-vance-trump-security-guarantees/33509007.html [16:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Work On Security Guarantees For Ukraine Already Under Way, Yermak Says [16:55] TR News No chance of European troops in Ukraine without US backing Lithuanias committee chair https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2649555/no-chance-of-european-troops-in-ukraine-without-us-backing-lithuania-s-committee-chair [16:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | No chance of European troops in Ukraine without US backing Lithuanias committee chair - LRT [16:56] TR News Under Geneva Convention, Russia has no automatic claim to territory simply by virtue of occupying it https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-under-geneva-convention-russia-has-no-automatic-claim-to-territory-simply-by-virtue-of-occupying-it [16:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-under-geneva-convention-russia-has-no-automatic-claim-to-territory-simply-by-virtue-of-occupying-it ) [16:56] TR News Today its paper, tomorrow its nothing: the perils of security guarantees for Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-today-it-s-paper-tomorrow-it-s-nothing-the-perils-of-security-guarantees-for-ukraine [16:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250820-today-it-s-paper-tomorrow-it-s-nothing-the-perils-of-security-guarantees-for-ukraine ) [16:56] TR News Russia not vying for peace but seeking Ukraine's surrender, former NATO official says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-russia-not-vying-for-peace-but-seeking-ukraine-s-surrender-former-nato-official-says [16:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250820-russia-not-vying-for-peace-but-seeking-ukraine-s-surrender-former-nato-official-says ) [16:57] TR News Kroenig in Foreign Policy urges Convicted Felon to play the nuclear card to end the war in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/insight-impact/in-the-news/kroenig-in-foreign-policy-urges-trump-to-go-nuclear-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine/ [16:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Kroenig in Foreign Policy urges Trump to play the nuclear card to end the war in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [16:57] TR News Over 37,000 raised in two days in LSM's charity drive for Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/20.08.2025-over-eur37000-raised-in-two-days-in-lsms-charity-drive-for-ukraine.a611028/ [16:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Over 37,000 raised in two days in LSM's charity drive for Ukraine / Article [16:58] TR News What third country nationals need to know entering Latvia from September https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/20.08.2025-what-third-country-nationals-need-to-know-entering-latvia-from-september.a611035/ [16:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | What third country nationals need to know entering Latvia from September / Article [16:58] TR News Powerful Ukrainian documentary gets Rga screening https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/20.08.2025-powerful-ukrainian-documentary-gets-riga-screening.a611106/ [16:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Powerful Ukrainian documentary gets Rga screening / Article ● Aug 21 [17:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techpol [17:15] TR News "fortress belt" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/the-dealbreaker | Source: Meduza [17:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | The dealbreaker The Donetsk regions fortress belt blocks Russian troops from sweeping into central Ukraine. Putin wants Kyiv to surrender it. Meduza [17:15] TR News Stop the World: on Ukraine war, Russia expert Galeotti is optimistic about becoming optimistic https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/stop-the-world-on-ukraine-war-russia-expert-galeotti-is-optimistic-about-becoming-optimistic/ [17:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Stop the World: on Ukraine war, Russia expert Galeotti is optimistic about becoming optimistic | The Strategist [17:15] TR News Inside Convicted Felons Effort on Russia and Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010349018/inside-trumps-effort-on-russia-and-ukraine.html [17:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Inside Trumps Effort on Russia and Ukraine - The New York Times [17:16] TR News What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-battlefield.html [17:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-battlefield.html ) [17:17] TR News Russia is dragging on peace in Ukraine Convicted Felon must pressure Putin where it hurts to stop the killing once and for all https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/opinion/russia-is-dragging-on-peace-in-ukraine-trump-must-pressure-putin-where-it-hurts-to-stop-the-killing/ [17:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Russia is dragging out peace in Ukraine Trump must pressure Putin where it hurts to stop the killing ● Aug 21 [18:33] TR News Polish officials say crashed drone is Russian 'provocation' https://www.dw.com/en/polish-officials-say-crashed-drone-is-russian-provocation/a-73709484 [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Polish officials say crashed drone is Russian 'provocation' DW 08/20/2025 [18:33] TR News German Prosecutors Charge Russian With Planning Attack on Israeli Embassy in Berlin https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/german-prosecutors-charge-russian-with-planning-attack-on-israeli-embassy-in-berlin [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-20/german-prosecutors-charge-russian-with-planning-attack-on-israeli-embassy-in-berlin ) ● Aug 21 [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)