●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, March 22, 2026 ●● ● Mar 22 [00:13] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:13] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 22 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-210326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-210326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-210326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-210326.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, March 21, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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[05:06] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:09] TR News "Most of my week was consumed with work on our secure boot signing infrastructure. The old setup was using smart cards in specific builders. This had a lot of disadvantages, including: [...]" https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/03/21/misc-fedora-bits-third-week-of-march-2026/ https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits third week of march 2026 | Kevin's musings [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | UEFI [05:11] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-22.gmi [05:12] TR News "I've implemented the die game Pig, but this time entirely in Racket [1], a Lisp-language relative (read: functional programming). This is BETA and open for TESTING." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/gritty/40155 [05:13] TR News "With someone's name or email address, you might well be able to find out if they were currently logged in, or even initiate a character based chat with them (via something called talk/ytalk). Finger was the linchpin of the pre-MySpace social network of the Internet." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-03-22_re-the-lurking-llm-on-usenet.gmi [05:14] TR News "Well this is quite concerning" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/AI/40158 [05:16] TR News "It's the start of spring in the northern hemisphere. Some time ago I came across a fun site built by Ross Zurowski detailing the 24 sekki, or small seasons. It's under an MIT license and now available here." gemini://tilde.team/~nyoki/gemlog/2026-03-21-small-seasons.gmi [05:16] TR News polaroids gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/polaroids [05:17] TR News "This means I'll be moving some directories around and letting CAPCOM breathe within the capsule itself, rather than writing hacky scripts on my tilde.team home directory so I can output the generated feed." gemini://tilde.team/~nyoki/gemlog/2026-03-20-updating-my-blogroll.gmi [05:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 22/03/2026: LLM Slop Attacks USENET, Announcing Pig (New Game in Gemini Protocol) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Gemini_Links_22_03_2026_LLM_Slop_Attacks_USENET_Announcing_Pig_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Gemini_Links_22_03_2026_LLM_Slop_Attacks_USENET_Announcing_Pig_.gmi [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 22/03/2026: LLM Slop Attacks USENET, Announcing Pig (New Game in Gemini Protocol) [05:22] TR News "The lawsuit goes on to include examples of responses from OpenAIs models side by side with Britannicas text, in which entire passages appear to match word for word." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/895372/encyclopedia-britannica-openai-lawsuit | Source: The Verge [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly memorizing its content with ChatGPT | The Verge [05:22] TR News "accusing the company of improperly using their copyrighted materials to train AI models." https://cadeproject.org/updates/encyclopaedia-britannica-sues-openai-over-alleged-use-of-its-content-to-train-ai-models/ | Source: Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cadeproject.org | Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI over alleged use of its content to train AI models - CADE Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment [05:23] TR News "one of numerous legal disputes that media companies and authors have initiated against tech corporations" https://www.heise.de/en/news/Copyright-Encyclopaedia-Britannica-sues-OpenAI-over-AI-training-11213033.html | Source: Heise [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.heise.de | Copyright: Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training | heise online [05:23] TR News "OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its online articles" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai | Source: Futurism [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit [05:23] TR News "Britannica's lawsuit said that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its articles to train GPT large language models." https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai-over-ai-training-2026-03-16/ | Source: Reuters [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai-over-ai-training-2026-03-16/ ) [05:24] TR News "Along with claims of copyright violations, Britannica argued that OpenAI was also responsible for trademark infringement." https://www.engadget.com/ai/encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai-for-copyright-and-trademark-infringement-164747991.html | Source: Engadget [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engadget.com | Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement [05:24] TR News "full or partial verbatim reproductions" https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/merriam-webster-openai-encyclopedia-brittanica-lawsuit/ | Source: TechCrunch [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The dictionary sues OpenAI | TechCrunch [05:24] TR News "Britannica alleges Lanham Act violations when ChatGPT produces hallucinated information and falsely attributes it to Britannica, presenting made-up facts as if they came from the encyclopedia" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/britannica-sues-openai-for-scraping-nearly-100000-articles.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/britannica-sues-openai-for-scraping-nearly-100000-articles.html ) [05:30] TR News (NEW): Maintenance Done https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Maintenance_Done.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Maintenance_Done.gmi [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Maintenance Done [05:32] TR News Patents https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-week-in-review-march-digital-economy/ | Source: Mexico News Daily http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Software_Patents_and_USMCA_or_NAFTA.shtml [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-week-in-review-march-digital-economy/ ) [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software Patents and USMCA (or NAFTA) [05:35] TR News "Everyone agrees that news reporting should strive for accuracy, but Carrs threats have little do with that." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/fcc-chair-carrs-threats-punish-broadcasters-are-unconstitutional | Source: EFF [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | FCC Chair Carrs Threats to Punish Broadcasters Are Unconstitutional | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:36] TR News "Three weeks have passed since Irans [Internet] blackout came into effect, according to the watchdog organization NetBlocks." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/middleeast/iran-war-nowruz-internet-blackout.html | Source: New York Times [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/middleeast/iran-war-nowruz-internet-blackout.html ) [05:37] TR News Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/musician-pleads-guilty-to-10m-streaming-fraud-powered-by-ai-bots/ [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots [05:38] TR News "An overwhelming majority of our Russia-based readers reported problems with Telegram: 88 percent of the 7,439 people who responded to our survey said the app doesnt function properly." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/20/the-kremlin-appears-to-be-blocking-telegram-meduza-asked-its-russia-based-readers-how-well-the-crackdown-is-working | Source: Meduza [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The Kremlin appears to be blocking Telegram. Meduza asked its Russia-based readers how well the crackdown is working. Meduza [05:38] TR News "Yet these clickbait stories and videos worked well devastatingly well." https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/ai-fake-news-mnd-kids-ceo-perspective/ | Source: Mexico News Daily [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/ai-fake-news-mnd-kids-ceo-perspective/ ) [05:41] *rianne_ (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:41] *asusbox (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:42] TR News "The fines also include 50,000 for failing to assess the risk of illegal material being published and a further 20,000 for failing to set out how it protects users from criminal content." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c624330lg1ko | Source: BBC [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | 4Chan responds to 520,000 Ofcom fine with AI picture of hamster [05:43] TR News "failing to implement age checks that would prevent children from seeing pornography" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/4chan-responded-to-a-520000-uk-fine-with-a-hamster-in-a-godzilla-suit.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/4chan-responded-to-a-520000-uk-fine-with-a-hamster-in-a-godzilla-suit.html ) [05:43] TR News "These three listings will give the investors their desired payoff itll provide a few actual dollars, but mostly itll give them a high valuation of company stock to write in the books." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/20/openai-anthropic-spacex-to-trash-stock-market-ipos-for-2026/ | Source: Pivot to AI [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | That youve seen what he wanted to use Newspeak. [05:44] TR News "Bruno Liljefors was born in Uppsala, in the east of Sweden, in the same year as Anders Zorn." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/03/21/natural-history-paintings-of-bruno-liljefors-1/ | Source: Howard Oakley [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eclecticlight.co | Natural history paintings of Bruno Liljefors 1 The Eclectic Light Company [05:45] TR News "AAPS, which received the most of any school district, has a goal of transitioning all of its buses to electric vehicles by 2035." https://www.michigandaily.com/news/ann-arbor/ann-arbor-public-schools-receives-grant-to-continue-transition-to-electric-buses/ | Source: University of Michigan [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | Ann Arbor Public Schools receives grant for electric buses [05:45] TR News "Shaws experience is a possible cautionary tale for President Donald Trump" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-centers-ai-electricity-virginia-00815219 | Source: Politico LLC [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-centers-ai-electricity-virginia-00815219 ) [05:46] TR News "Data Center Alley." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/we-dont-want-to-be-outside-neighbors-cant-stand-noisy-data-center.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/we-dont-want-to-be-outside-neighbors-cant-stand-noisy-data-center.html ) [05:46] TR News "14,000 status credits means" https://joshwithers.blog/2026/03/22/on-this-flight-home-from-sydney-i-achieve | Source: Josh Withers [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshwithers.blog | Josh Withers Blog [05:47] TR News "Complacency is typically made manifest in views that tout humankind as exceptional in this world. God loves you, is an oft spoken claim." https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-03-21-responsibility-keep-flowing/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The responsibility to keep flowing | Protesilaos Stavrou [05:47] TR News "The war and the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are pushing more people to recognize that fossil fuel is politically as well as environmentally devastating." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/if-fossil-fuels-are-war-renewables-can-bring-peace/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.meditationsinanemergency.com | If Fossil Fuels Are War, Renewables Can Bring Peace [05:48] TR News "Despite their costs, three of the five plants being blocked from retirement havent produced electricity since the emergency orders went into effect" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/21/repub/trump-is-forcing-coal-plants-to-stay-open-it-could-cost-customers-billions/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/21/repub/trump-is-forcing-coal-plants-to-stay-open-it-could-cost-customers-billions/ ) [05:48] TR News "Even some species of birds are getting hooked on cigarettes but not for the reason you might think." https://futurism.com/science-energy/birds-cigarettes-nest | Source: Futurism [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes [05:50] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:50] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:52] TR News "There is no other way of putting this." https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/trump-iran-war-media-coverage/686478/ | Source: The Atlantic [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Wed Be Winning This War if It Werent for Your Coverage - The Atlantic [05:53] TR News "progressive elected officials, labor leaders, and organizers in Minneapolis" https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-joins-minnesota-rally-as-no-kings-protests-grow-nationwide/ | Source: TruthOut [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Sanders Joins Minnesota Rally as No Kings Protests Grow Nationwide | Truthout [05:53] TR News "It is a promise to the people you govern. And the people you govern need you to keep it. Now. Today." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-governors-of | Source: Mike Brock [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-governors-of ) [05:54] TR News "How did Venezuela unravel so quicklyfalling from a democracy into a dictatorship" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/venezuela-now | Source: The Next Move [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Venezuela Now - by Jay Nordlinger - The Next Move [05:54] TR News "As the report points out, the midterms will be a litmus test." https://werd.io/democratic-backsliding-reaches-western-democracies-with-u-s-decline-unprecedented/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Democratic Backsliding Reaches Western Democracies, with U.S. Decline Unprecedented [05:54] TR News "censorship API" https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00018.html | Source: Debian [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2026/03/msg00018.html ) [05:55] TR News "systemd-censord" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/systemd-censord/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/systemd-censord/ ) [05:55] TR News "Every tab on this site is gold: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/ageless-linux/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/ageless-linux/ ) [05:56] TR News "Its important to note RISAA was just a reauthorization of this mass surveillance program with a long history of abuse." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/congress-dropping-ball-clean-extension-fisa | Source: EFF [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Congress Is Dropping the Ball with a Clean Extension of FISA | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:57] TR News "The timing isnt accidental." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1225 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unmitigatedrisk.com | The WebPKI and Client Authentication Are at a Crossroads | UNMITIGATED RISK [05:57] TR News Windows TCO https://therecord.media/california-city-reports-ransomware-attack-la-metro | Source: The Record [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | California city reports ransomware attack as LA transit agency finds unauthorized activity | The Record from Recorded Future News [05:58] TR News (NEW): Ageless Linux and systemd-censord https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Ageless_Linux_and_systemd_censord.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Ageless_Linux_and_systemd_censord.gmi [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ageless Linux and systemd-censord [05:58] TR News "President Donald Trumps struggling Truth Social social network" https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-social-media-company-circling-drain | Source: Futurism [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Things Are Suddenly Looking Incredibly Bad for Trump's Social Media Company [05:58] TR News "Reality Labs posted a $6.02 billion operating loss in Q4 2025 alone." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/zuckerberg-predicted-a-billion-users-horizon-worlds-never-topped-a-few-hundred-thousand.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/zuckerberg-predicted-a-billion-users-horizon-worlds-never-topped-a-few-hundred-thousand.html ) [05:59] TR News "The metaverse has proved to be a costly bet." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse-vr.html | Source: CNBC [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnbc.com | Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds in the metaverse [05:59] TR News "Comprehension debt is the growing gap between how much code exists in your system and how much of it any human being genuinely understands." https://addyosmani.com/blog/comprehension-debt/ | Source: Addy Osmani [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AddyOsmani.com - Comprehension Debt - the hidden cost of AI generated code. [05:59] TR News "AI brain fry." https://btao.org/posts/2026-03-18-one-more-prompt/ | Source: Tao Bojln [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-btao.org | Just one more prompt | Tao Bojln ● Mar 22 [06:00] TR News "It's the same unsatisfied hunger that I feel after doomscrolling" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/19/why-coding-with-ai-feels-like-pulling-a-slot-machine-lever-for-dopamine.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/19/why-coding-with-ai-feels-like-pulling-a-slot-machine-lever-for-dopamine.html ) [06:00] TR News "This roadmap is a poison pill for states rights" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/trump-ai-framework-red-flags-1235535220/ | Source: Rolling Stone [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trumps New AI Framework Raises Red Flags for Experts [06:01] TR News "It might seem easy or fast, or a neat way to push out more content with less effort." https://werd.io/ai-is-changing-the-style-and-substance-of-human-writing-study-finds/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds [06:01] TR News "I want to quickly mirror one of Azeem Azhars points that while Apple has done nothing notable in the AI software space, their hardware is well-suited for running agentic (i.e., actual computing) tasks." https://thenewstack.io/claude-dispatch-versus-openclaw/ | Source: The New Stack [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Anthropic's response to the AI tool that caused lines around the block in Shenzhen - The New Stack [06:01] TR News "AI writes code fast which isnt news anymore." https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/3/20/some-things-just-take-time/ | Source: Armin Ronacher [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lucumr.pocoo.org | Some Things Just Take Time | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings [06:01] TR News "Abstract This column explores the ways in which library workers can better align technology use and instruction in library settings with library values" https://ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital/article/view/17653 | Source: Information Technologies and Libraries [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ital.corejournals.org | Refusal as Instruction: Equipping Patrons to Resist AI, Data Brokers, Big Tech, & More | Information Technology and Libraries [06:02] TR News "Here is the Abstract from the article landing page so you know what you are getting yourself into: [...]" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2026/03/just-say-no-to-ai-refusal-as.html | Source: Becky Spratford [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Just Say No to AI: Refusal as Instruction Equipping Patrons to Resist AI, Data Brokers, Big Tech, & More [06:02] TR News "Why we care. Google Search is already sending fewer clicks." https://searchengineland.com/google-search-ai-headline-rewrites-test-472146 | Source: Third Door Media LLC [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://searchengineland.com/google-search-ai-headline-rewrites-test-472146 ) [06:03] TR News "It is indeed frustrating." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/google-rewriting-headlines-search/ | Source: Nick Heer [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | In a Test, Google Is Automatically Rewriting News Headlines in Its Search Results Pixel Envy [06:13] TR News Techrights Your Site Should Implement Its Own Search (Before It's Too Late) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Your_Site_Should_Implement_Its_Own_Search_Before_It_s_Too_Late.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Your_Site_Should_Implement_Its_Own_Search_Before_It_s_Too_Late.gmi [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Your Site Should Implement Its Own Search (Before It's Too Late) [06:18] TR News "Instead of focusing on the potential (if highly improbable) benefits to society that gen AI accelerationists swear are just around the corner" https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/897923/ghost-in-the-machine-valerie-veatch-interview | Source: The Verge [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Ghost in the Machines Valerie Veatch isnt drinking the AI Kool-Aid | The Verge [06:18] TR News "In this analysis, the PC, Internet and AI discontinuities are compared and considered within the I.T. Rogers curve." https://itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/i-t-is-eighty,-an-ageing-boomer.html | Source: IT Wire [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - I.T. is Eighty, an Ageing Boomer [06:18] TR News "The Israeli military used AI systems to analyse years of intel and reconnaissance on Khamenei to anticipate his movements." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/how-ai-is-reshaping-the-iran-war/ | Source: Spectator AU [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | How AI is reshaping the Iran war | The Spectator Australia [06:19] TR News "The strategy amounted to deliberately degrading a service people were already paying for. HP wasn't short-staffed" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/hp-made-support-callers-wait-15-minutes-on-purpose-even-when-agents-were-free.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/hp-made-support-callers-wait-15-minutes-on-purpose-even-when-agents-were-free.html ) [06:19] TR News "In my experience, the MacBook Neo performs worse across the board than that M1 MacBook Pro. Yes, the single-core performance is higher, but there are fewer cores, and the efficiency cores are even slower." https://birchtree.me/blog/macbook-neo-review-i-wish-this-had-an-m1-inside/ | Source: Matt Birchler [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | MacBook Neo review: I wish this had an M1 inside [06:23] TR News "A cyberattack on a U.S. vehicle breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their vehicles." https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/cyberattack-on-vehicle-breathalyzer-company-leaves-drivers-stranded-across-the-us/ | Source: TechCrunch [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US | TechCrunch [06:28] TR News "Attackers can execute arbitrary code without authentication if Oracle's Identity or Web Services Managers are exposed to the Web." https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-oracle-fusion-middleware-rce-flaw | Source: Dark Reading [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-oracle-fusion-middleware-rce-flaw ) [06:28] TR News "The four botnets were composed of about three million compromised devices around the world, many of which are Internet of Things (IoT) devices like cameras, routers and video recorders." https://therecord.media/us-seizes-botnet-infrastructure-four-large-networks | Source: The Record [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | US seizes domains and infrastructure used in sprawling botnet campaigns | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:28] TR News "The bulk of those infected devices belong to the rather large Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/us-departments-of-justice-and-defense-crush-four-massive-botnets-totaling-3-million-devices-botnets-responsible-for-a-combined-316-000-ddos-attacks-globally | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US Departments of Justice and Defense crush four massive botnets totaling 3,000,000 devices botnets responsible for a combined 316,000 DDoS attacks globally | Tom's Hardware [06:34] TR News Techrights Probably an All-Time Record https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Probably_an_All_Time_Record.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Probably_an_All_Time_Record.gmi [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Probably an All-Time Record [06:36] TR News "You need to take an easy pace that makes heavy use of your aerobic system and hold it for long enough to kick off adaptation." https://blog.get-nerve.com/learning-from-running/ | Source: Matt Prast [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.get-nerve.com | Learning from running [06:36] TR News "When I reached 92 kg (~203 lbs), the nutritionist told me she had nothing more to say, that I could continue on my own, that I had adopted a new lifestyle, and that I no longer needed to come to her office." https://mzll.it/2026/03/we-need-the-illusion-that-we-matter-to-someone/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mzll.it | We need the illusion that we matter to someone mzll [06:46] TR News "So this is having a direct impact on U.S. farmers." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-fertilizer | Source: Paul Krugman [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Let's Talk About Fertilizer - Paul Krugman [06:46] TR News "It inspired me to design a filter without the use of membranes, to decrease the costs and maintenance needs associated with water filtration" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/ ) [06:46] TR News Techrights Racism Dressed Up as "Choice" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Racism_Dressed_Up_as_Choice.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Racism_Dressed_Up_as_Choice.gmi [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Racism Dressed Up as "Choice" [06:46] TR News "Ive been using a new mechanical keyboard for about a week now and here are some first impressions." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/review-magegee-mk-star-mechanical-keyboard/ | Source: Clayton Errington [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-claytonerrington.com | Review MageGee MK-Star Mechanical Keyboard [06:47] TR News "Obviously one would want these to be lovely and tasteful so as not to overwhelm a machine" https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/21/typewriter-plates-for-collectors/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boffosocko.com | Typewriter Plates for Collectors? | Chris Aldrich [06:47] TR News "At the time, losing my job slammed the door on my wishes to stay in Canada." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/from-foreign-correspondent-to-uber-driver/ | Source: The Nation [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | From Foreign Correspondent to Uber Driver | The Nation [06:47] TR News "When Im waiting for something to happen, that time is already spoken for." https://ankursethi.com/blog/waiting-is-fun/ | Source: Ankur Sethi [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ankursethi.com | Waiting is fun Ankur Sethi's Internet Website [06:48] TR News "I love making incremental improvements to my website." https://jamesg.blog/2026/03/21/tinkering | Source: James G [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Tinkering | James' Coffee Blog [06:48] TR News "As I soon as I'd hit the guy to my right, I took off like the absolutely clappers, running a red light in the process (thank goodness nothing was coming the other way)" https://kevquirk.com/three-men-tried-to-steal-my-motorbike-while-i-was-on-it | Source: Kev Quirk [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Three Men Tried To Steal My Motorbike While I Was On It! - Kev Quirk [06:48] TR News "I wont bury the lead here: I think TUIs (Terminal User Interfaces) are underrated as a UI paradigm." https://lmika.org/2026/03/21/tuis-are-underrated.html | Source: Leon Mika [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | TUIs Are Underrated - Leon Mika [06:48] TR News "Following the 7-step approach and the 1-step approach, and also channelling the spirit of the longstanding tradition of learning how to draw owls on the [Internet]: [...]" https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/my-2-step-process-for-ai-free-blogging | Source: Manuel Moreale [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | My 2-step process for AI-free blogging Manu [06:48] TR News "At its core, a blogroll is a list of links to other blogs (Alison Hawke at Quantum Tee. July 9, 2002)." https://thenewleafjournal.com/introducing-n-a-ferrells-nlj-blogroll/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewleafjournal.com | Introducing N.A. Ferrells NLJ Blogroll The New Leaf Journal [06:49] TR News "Paul Brainerd, a former newspaper executive who founded Aldus Corporation, whose PageMaker software brought publishing into the digital era" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/technology/personaltech/paul-brainerd-dead.html | Source: New York Times [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/technology/personaltech/paul-brainerd-dead.html ) [06:49] TR News "These objections miss the point. Opera and ballet are in genuine financial and cultural crisis, and anemic celebrity white knighting does little to expand their audience." https://jacobin.com/2026/03/ballet-opera-chalamet-arts-funding/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Celebrities Cant Save Opera. Public Funding Can. [06:49] TR News "After his tenure at the FBI, he was tapped as a special counsel for the Department of Justice to lead a probe between 2017-2019 into whether Trumps presidential campaign conspired with Russia to get him elected." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/former-fbi-chief-robert-mueller-dies-age-81-3736966 | Source: RTL [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Led investigation into Trump: Former FBI chief Robert Mueller dies age 81 - RTL Today [06:54] TR News Techrights Links 22/03/2026: Microsoft 'Open' 'AI' in Legal Trouble (Plagiarism, Distortion, Misrepresentation); Facebook/Meta Kills Off "Horizon Worlds" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Links_22_03_2026_Microsoft_Open_AI_in_Legal_Trouble_Plagiarism_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Links_22_03_2026_Microsoft_Open_AI_in_Legal_Trouble_Plagiarism_.gmi [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 22/03/2026: Microsoft 'Open' 'AI' in Legal Trouble (Plagiarism, Distortion, Misrepresentation); Facebook/Meta Kills Off "Horizon Worlds" [06:59] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Mar 22 [07:07] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@aksg6tcpv6ixw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 22 [09:03] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Time Zone Offsets and Type-Ahead on the Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/21/This_Week_in_Plasma_Time_Zone_Offsets_and_Type_Ahead_on_the_Des.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/21/This_Week_in_Plasma_Time_Zone_Offsets_and_Type_Ahead_on_the_Des.gmi [09:03] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Time Zone Offsets and Type-Ahead on the Desktop [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [09:22] TR News (NEW): This is the most underrated Linux desktop environment of all time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/This_is_the_most_underrated_Linux_desktop_environment_of_all_ti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/This_is_the_most_underrated_Linux_desktop_environment_of_all_ti.gmi [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This is the most underrated Linux desktop environment of all time ● Mar 22 [10:12] TR News "This post started as a pair of quick answers to questions on r/golang." https://rednafi.com/go/repo-txn-uow/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [10:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Repositories, transactions, and unit of work in Go | redowan's reflections [10:13] TR News "Previously, I showed how to put a small interface between your service logic and your storage layer" https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/03/transactions-with-repository-pattern/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | How do you handle transactions with the repository pattern? | redowan's reflections [10:13] TR News "I'm working on a new programming language named Solod (So)." https://antonz.org/solod/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antonz.org | Solod: Go can be a better C [10:14] TR News "But beyond the named laws, there are many unwritten rules every engineer whos been around for a while just knows." https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/the-unwritten-laws-of-software-engineering | Source: Anton Zaides [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newsletter.manager.dev | 7 lessons engineers learn only after breaking production [10:14] TR News [Old] "In almost all ecosystems, it is difficult to keep track of binary dependencies." https://vlad.website/binary-dependencies-identifying-the-hidden-packages-we-all-depend-on/ | Source: Vlad-Stefan Harbuz [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vlad.website | Binary Dependencies: Identifying the Hidden Packages We All Depend On [10:16] TR News "I need a CMS." https://joost.blog/do-you-need-a-cms/ | Source: Joost de Valk [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do you need a CMS? | Joost.blog [10:17] TR News "The commit that actually removed RTMP support has been merged. We had the protocol supported for almost sixteen years." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/03/21/bye-bye-rtmp/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bye bye RTMP | daniel.haxx.se [10:17] TR News "Audio Sharing is a feature in Android 16 that seeks to do away with earbud sharing entirely." https://www.androidpolice.com/done-sharing-earbuds-partner-android-16/ | Source: Android Police [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | I'm officially done sharing earbuds with my partner, thanks to Android 16 [10:18] TR News "One-way ticket" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/20/how-telegram-became-a-death-sentence-for-russian-soldiers/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/20/how-telegram-became-a-death-sentence-for-russian-soldiers/ ) [10:19] TR News "Finally, the release of antix26." https://itsfoss.community/t/antix-26-released/15507 | Source: It's FOSS [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.community | Antix 26 released - Other Distributions - It's FOSS Community [10:20] TR News "The game is very playable right now. It has a ton of content, and it runs great, and it looks fab. But it does not have data for the campaign games, and does not have the challenge system coded into it yet." https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/03/21/auto-balancing-and-load-testing-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | Auto-balancing and load-testing Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog [10:20] TR News (NEW): I've used Linux KDE Plasma for 10 yearshere are 5 advanced features nobody talks about https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/I_ve_used_Linux_KDE_Plasma_for_10_years_here_are_5_advanced_fea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/I_ve_used_Linux_KDE_Plasma_for_10_years_here_are_5_advanced_fea.gmi [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I've used Linux KDE Plasma for 10 yearshere are 5 advanced features nobody talks about [10:20] TR News "Fill the crossword with the correct letters. Words will be read from left-to-right or from top-to-bottom (unless otherwise indicated)." https://comicss.art/games/12/ | Source: ComiCSS [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-comicss.art | comiCSS Game - Crossword [10:21] TR News "I studied art and went into print/web design before transitioning almost entirely to front-end dev" https://dbushell.com/2026/03/22/game-developer/ | Source: David Bushell [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | I should build a game David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [10:21] TR News "All of these games were bundled in Cereal boxes somewhere in the 2000s in Mexico!" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/pc-games-on-cereal-boxes/ | Source: Joel Chrono [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Old PC Games on Cereal Boxes [10:22] TR News "A fellow Blaugustan Steve from Frostilyte Writes published a great piece about Slay the Spire 2 this week." https://hamatti.org/posts/how-much-change-is-the-right-amount-of-change/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | How much change is the right amount of change? : Juha-Matti Santala [10:22] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:25] TR News "In yesterday's entry I described a lingering duplicate system and how it had taken us a long time to get rid of it" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/LingeringDuplicateSystemsII | Source: University of Toronto [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [10:26] TR News "Inertia is also a lot of why it took so long to replace the scripts." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/LingeringDuplicateSystems | Source: University of Toronto [10:26] TR News "An IXP changes the game. Instead of sending traffic through transit providers and their upstreams" https://blog.hofstede.it/running-your-own-as-joining-an-ixp-with-a-third-edge-router/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | Running Your Own AS: Joining an IXP with a Third Edge Router | Larvitz Blog [10:29] TR News "The conflict of interest isn't subtle; it's Kushner's entire value proposition." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/congress-probes-whether-kushner-fundraising-billions-while-negotiating-peace-deals.html [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/congress-probes-whether-kushner-fundraising-billions-while-negotiating-peace-deals.html ) [10:29] TR News President Trump has given his son-in-law Jared Kushner an unprecedented level of control over U.S. foreign policy while remaining on the payroll of numerous foreign governments, they wrote in a letter to Affinity Partners." https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-son-in-law-accused-of-grifting-at-us-peace-talks/ [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thedailybeast.com | Trumps Son-in-Law Accused of Grifting at U.S. Peace Talks [10:30] TR News Mr. Kushner is simultaneously being paid millions of dollars by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies while leading diplomatic negotiations with Iran and Russia." https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-son-in-law-accused-of-grifting-at-us-peace-talks/ [10:30] TR News "Chuck Norris: 8 Essential Movies" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/chuck-norris-best-movies-1235534616/ [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Chuck Norris: 8 Essential Movies [10:30] TR News "Outrage as US swimming star faces being 'deleted' from the record books amid investigation after labeling trans rival as a 'man' online | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-15666463/Outrage-US-swimming-star-faces-deleted-records-books-amid-investigation-labeling-trans-rival-man-online.html [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.co.uk | Outrage as US swimming star faces being 'deleted' from the record books amid investigation after labeling trans rival as a 'man' online | Daily Mail Online [10:31] TR News iophk: misattributes the actions and plans of those around him, he _*is*_ just a clown https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2026/03/seeing-trump-clearly/ [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.craigmurray.org.uk | Seeing Trump Clearly - Craig Murray [10:31] TR News "We Have Opened Pandora's Box - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/we-have-opened-pandoras-box [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | We Have Opened Pandora's Box - by Mike Brock [10:31] TR News "Talking With Robin Brooks - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-robin-brooks [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Talking With Robin Brooks - Paul Krugman [10:32] TR News "Hes a Worthless Pile of Shit | The Coffee Klatch for March 21, 2026" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/hes-a-piece-of-shit-the-coffee-klatch [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Hes a Worthless Pile of Shit | The Coffee Klatch for March 21, 2026 [10:32] TR News "Payment biz pulls plug on open source charity after KYC spat" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/21/fsfe_dropped_by_its_payments/ charity??? https://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/ [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Payment biz pulls plug on open source charity after KYC spat The Register [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Leak: FSF/FSFE Trademark Dispute (FSF Demanding That FSFE Should Change the Organisation's Name) [10:33] TR News iophk: not rogue AI, rogue AI operator https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/rogue-openclaw-ai-agent-wrote-and-published-hit-piece-on-a-python-developer-who-rejected-its-code-disgruntled-bot-accuses-matplotlib-maintainer-of-discrimination-and-hypocrisy-later-backtracks-with-an-apology [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Rogue OpenClaw AI wrote and published 'hit piece' on a Python developer who rejected its code disgruntled bot accuses Matplotlib maintainer of discrimination and hypocrisy, later backtracks with an apology | Tom's Hardware [10:33] TR News "Trump Wants a Video Game War in Iran" https://jacobin.com/2026/03/video-game-war-iran-trump/ [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Trump Wants a Video Game War in Iran [10:33] TR News "US wants to expand naval access, special operations in Greenland" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/northcom-greenland-expand-operations/ [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | US wants to expand naval access, special operations in Greenland [10:34] TR News techdirt promoting oligarchs' digital weapons https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/australias-teen-social-media-ban-is-just-training-a-generation-in-the-art-of-the-workaround/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Social_Control_Media_is_Just_a_Digital_Weapon.shtml [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Australias Teen Social Media Ban Is Just Training A Generation In The Art Of The Workaround | Techdirt [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social Control Media is Just a Digital Weapon [10:34] TR News "Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/03/iran-war-israel-trump-oil-prices/686482/ [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option - The Atlantic [10:40] TR News "The system is part of the PiDP series of historical replicas, which includes earlier PDP-8, PDP-10, and PDP-11 recreations." https://linuxgizmos.com/pidp-1-replica-recreates-pdp-1-computer-using-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/pidp-1-replica-recreates-pdp-1-computer-using-raspberry-pi/ ) [10:41] TR News Lem general-purpose editor/IDE https://www.linuxlinks.com/lem-general-purpose-editor-ide/ [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lem - general-purpose editor/IDE - LinuxLinks [10:42] TR News taws terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services https://www.linuxlinks.com/taws-terminal-user-interface-amazon-web-services/ [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taws - terminal user interface for Amazon Web Services - LinuxLinks [10:42] TR News Rybbit privacy-friendly alternative to Surveillance Giant Google Analytics https://www.linuxlinks.com/rybbit-privacy-friendly-alternative-google-analytics/ [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rybbit - privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics - LinuxLinks [10:42] TR News QEmacs small but powerful UNIX editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/qemacs-small-powerful-unix-editor/ [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-QEmacs - small but powerful UNIX editor - LinuxLinks [10:42] TR News Ackee self-hosted analytics application https://www.linuxlinks.com/ackee-self-hosted-analytics-application/ [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ackee - self-hosted analytics application - LinuxLinks [10:43] TR News Textbringer Emacs-like text editor written in Ruby https://www.linuxlinks.com/textbringer-emacs-like-text-editor/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Textbringer - Emacs-like text editor written in Ruby - LinuxLinks [10:43] TR News GoatCounter web analytics platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/goatcounter-web-analytics-platform/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GoatCounter - web analytics platform - LinuxLinks [10:43] TR News VidCom simple utility for video archiving and compression https://www.linuxlinks.com/vidcom-simple-utility-video-archiving-compression/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VidCom - simple utility for video archiving and compression - LinuxLinks [10:43] TR News Image Compare comparing images side by side https://www.linuxlinks.com/image-compare-comparing-images-side/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Image Compare - comparing images side by side - LinuxLinks [10:51] TR News OxMgr Rust process manager and PM2 alternative https://www.linuxlinks.com/oxmgr-rust-process-manager-pm2-alternative/ [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OxMgr - Rust process manager and PM2 alternative - LinuxLinks [10:51] TR News Communities Can Only Survive When Trust Prevails https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/21/Communities_Can_Only_Survive_When_Trust_Prevails.shtml [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Communities Can Only Survive When Trust Prevails [10:52] TR News 10 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-graphical-web-browsers/ [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 Best Free Graphical Web Browsers - LinuxLinks [10:53] TR News 8 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-no-code-database-tools/ [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-8 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools - LinuxLinks [10:53] TR News Venom 20260320 is out https://distrowatch.com/venom [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/venom ) [10:55] TR News antiX 26 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/antix [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/antix ) [10:55] TR News ELM11-Feather Board with 70 MHz MCU, Lua, and Hardware Overlay Support https://linuxgizmos.com/elm11-feather-board-with-70-mhz-mcu-lua-and-hardware-overlay-support/ [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/elm11-feather-board-with-70-mhz-mcu-lua-and-hardware-overlay-support/ ) ● Mar 22 [11:00] TR News Auto-balancing and load-testing Ridiculous Space Battles https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/03/21/auto-balancing-and-load-testing-ridiculous-space-battles/ [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | Auto-balancing and load-testing Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog [11:03] TR News antiX-26 released https://antixlinux.com/antix-26-released/ [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antixlinux.com | antiX-26 released antiX Linux [11:06] TR News bye bye RTMP https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/03/21/bye-bye-rtmp/ [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bye bye RTMP | daniel.haxx.se [11:11] TR News US Departments of Justice and Defense crush four massive botnets totaling 3,000,000 devices botnets responsible for a combined 316,000 DDoS attacks globally https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/us-departments-of-justice-and-defense-crush-four-massive-botnets-totaling-3-million-devices-botnets-responsible-for-a-combined-316-000-ddos-attacks-globally [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US Departments of Justice and Defense crush four massive botnets totaling 3,000,000 devices botnets responsible for a combined 316,000 DDoS attacks globally | Tom's Hardware [11:15] TR News Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes https://futurism.com/science-energy/birds-cigarettes-nest [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes [11:17] TR News Internet Blackout Keeps Iranians From Reaching Loved Ones During Nowruz Holiday https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/middleeast/iran-war-nowruz-internet-blackout.html [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/world/middleeast/iran-war-nowruz-internet-blackout.html ) [11:18] TR News Online again https://alirezahayati.com/2026/03/online-again/ [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alirezahayati.com | Online again | Alireza Hayati [11:20] TR News Rogue Hey Hi (AI) Agent Triggers Emergency at Meta https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rogue-ai-agent-triggers-emergency-at-meta [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Rogue AI Agent Triggers Emergency at Meta [11:20] TR News Gen Z Is Using Hey Hi (AI) to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbot-social-offloading [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe [11:22] TR News Canada high court allows warrantless police approach to private property for lawful investigation https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/canada-high-court-allows-warrantless-police-entry-to-private-property-for-lawful-investigation/ [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Canada high court allows warrantless police approach to private property for lawful investigation - JURIST - News [11:22] TR News Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-bipartisan-immigration-deal.html [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-bipartisan-immigration-deal.html ) [11:24] TR News Niko Matsakis: Maximally minimal view types https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/03/21/view-types-max-min/ [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smallcultfollowing.com | Maximally minimal view types baby steps [11:24] TR News Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits third week of march 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/03/21/misc-fedora-bits-third-week-of-march-2026/ [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits third week of march 2026 | Kevin's musings [11:25] TR News Ravi Dwivedi: Vietnam Trip https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/vietnam-trip/ [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ravidwivedi.in | Vietnam Trip [11:28] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: A286874(16) >= 48 http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-03-21-16-19_a286874_16_48.html [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sesse.net | Steinar H. Gunderson [11:29] TR News Nintendo Switch 2 overhaul could bring a removable battery new revision aims to comply with the EU's Right to Repair regulations https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/nintendo-switch-2-overhaul-could-bring-a-removable-battery-new-revision-aims-to-comply-with-the-eus-right-to-repair-regulations [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Nintendo Switch 2 overhaul could bring a removable battery new revision aims to comply with the EU's Right to Repair regulations | Tom's Hardware [11:32] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Security advisory for Cargo https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/03/21/cve-2026-33056/ [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Security advisory for Cargo | Rust Blog [11:35] TR News FOSS BACKSTAGE DESIGN https://anditosan.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/foss-backstage-design/ [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anditosan.wordpress.com | FOSS BACKSTAGE DESIGN KDE and Plasma Design [11:36] TR News OpenShot 3.5 video editor arrives as biggest release in 18 years https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/openshot-3-5-released [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | OpenShot 3.5 video editor arrives as 'biggest' release in 18 years - OMG! Ubuntu [11:37] TR News BenQ Display Pilot 2 software now has a GNU/Linux version https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/benq-display-pilot-2-linux [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | BenQ Display Pilot 2 software now has a Linux version - OMG! Ubuntu [11:38] TR News Radxa AICore DX-M1M M.2 2242 low-power Hey Hi (AI) module delivers 25 TOPS of edge Hey Hi (AI) performance for just 3W of power https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/21/radxa-aicore-dx-m1m-m-2-2242-low-power-ai-module-delivers-25-tops-of-edge-ai-performance-for-just-3w-of-power/ [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Radxa AICore DX-M1M M.2 2242 low-power AI module delivers 25 TOPS of edge AI performance for just 3W of power - CNX Software [11:38] TR News Linux Saloon 192 | Storm OS Distribution Exploration https://cubiclenate.com/2026/03/21/linux-saloon-192-storm-os-distribution-exploration/ [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Exploring Storm OS: A New Arch-Based Linux Distribution [11:42] TR News Hyderabad Postgres Days 2026: Announcement and CFP/CFS https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/hyderabad-postgres-days-2026-announcement-and-cfpcfs-3257/ [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: Hyderabad Postgres Days 2026: Announcement and CFP/CFS [11:43] TR News Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the island https://www.france24.com/en/tons-of-aid-flows-into-cuba-as-humanitarian-convoy-arrives-on-the-island [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tons-of-aid-flows-into-cuba-as-humanitarian-convoy-arrives-on-the-island ) [11:44] TR News Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as Iran war bites https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-raises-fuel-prices-by-25-as-war-bites [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as Iran war bites | The Straits Times [11:45] TR News Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/rights-groups-fear-use-of-arrest-to-stifle-free-speech-in-pakistan [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan | The Straits Times [11:46] TR News ICE releases detained reporter on $10,000 bond in free speech case https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/ice-releases-detained-reporter-on-10000-bond-in-free-speech-case/ [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | ICE releases detained reporter on $10,000 bond in free speech case - JURIST - News [11:46] TR News Live: Convicted Felon threatens to strike Irans power plants if Strait of Hormuz does not open within 48 hours https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260322-live-trump-threatens-to-strike-iran-s-power-plants-if-strait-of-hormuz-does-not-open-within-48-hours [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260322-live-trump-threatens-to-strike-iran-s-power-plants-if-strait-of-hormuz-does-not-open-within-48-hours ) [11:47] TR News Invitation to General Assembly After 1,200 EPO Workers Participated in the Demonstration 3 Days Ago (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/21/Invitation_to_General_Assembly_After_1_200_EPO_Workers_Particip.shtml [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Invitation to General Assembly After 1,200 EPO Workers Participated in the Demonstration 3 Days Ago [11:48] TR News Iranian missile strikes Israeli city near main nuclear research facility. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/21/world/iran-war-oil-trump/iranian-missile-strikes-israeli-city-near-main-nuclear-research-facility [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/21/world/iran-war-oil-trump/iranian-missile-strikes-israeli-city-near-main-nuclear-research-facility ) [11:48] TR News Israel, Iran Trade Strikes Near Nuclear Sites, Raising Risk Of Major Disaster https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Israel, Iran Trade Strikes Near Nuclear Sites [11:49] TR News blocked by gratuitous javascript: sw patents https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/20/you-can-design-patent-your-holograms-projections-and-ar-interfaces-now/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-13/pdf/2026-04987.pdf [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/20/you-can-design-patent-your-holograms-projections-and-ar-interfaces-now/ ) [11:49] TR News US judge strikes down Pentagon press limits as unconstitutional https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260321-us-judge-strikes-down-pentagon-press-limits-as-unconstitutional [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260321-us-judge-strikes-down-pentagon-press-limits-as-unconstitutional ) [11:50] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). 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This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [12:07] TR News FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending March 20, 2026 https://fossforce.com/2026/03/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-march-20-2026/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending March 20, 2026 - FOSS Force [12:08] TR News No phone policy in schools in France: What are the benefits ? https://www.france24.com/en/no-phone-policy-in-schools-in-france-what-are-the-benefits [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/no-phone-policy-in-schools-in-france-what-are-the-benefits ) [12:11] TR News Ximper 0.9.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/ximper [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ximper ) [12:11] TR News MagOS 2025_20260320 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/magos [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/magos ) [12:12] TR News Belarus frees 250 political prisoners after negotiations with United States https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/belarus-frees-250-political-prisoners-after-negotiations-with-united-states/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Belarus frees 250 political prisoners after negotiations with United States - JURIST - News [12:12] TR News How To Install OpenClaw on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-openclaw-debian-13/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenClaw on Debian 13 - idroot [12:13] TR News How To Install Mumble on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-mumble-linux-mint-22/ [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Mumble on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [12:13] TR News How to Install Node.js on Fedora GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-node-js-on-fedora-linux/ [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Node.js on Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable [12:13] TR News How to Reset Root Password on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-reset-root-password-on-ubuntu-26-04 [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-reset-root-password-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [12:14] TR News How to Disable Wayland on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-wayland-on-ubuntu-26-04 [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-wayland-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [12:16] TR News US jury finds techtycoonMElon misled Ex-Twitter shareholders https://www.france24.com/en/us-jury-finds-tech-tycoon-elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-jury-finds-tech-tycoon-elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders ) [12:16] TR News LibreOffice 26.8 To Add A Donation Banner To Its Start Center https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26-Donation-Banner [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LibreOffice 26.8 To Add A Donation Banner To Its Start Center - Phoronix [12:17] TR News Critical Quest KACE Vulnerability Potentially Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/critical-quest-kace-vulnerability-potentially-exploited-in-attacks/ [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-quest-kace-vulnerability-potentially-exploited-in-attacks/ ) [12:18] TR News Ancient Fragments Could Be The World's Oldest Known Geometry https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-fragments-could-be-the-worlds-oldest-known-geometry [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ancient Fragments Could Be The World's Oldest Known Geometry : ScienceAlert [12:18] TR News This Week in Science: A Keto Surprise, a New Particle, And Much More! https://www.sciencealert.com/this-week-in-science-a-keto-surprise-a-new-particle-and-much-more [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Week in Science: A Keto Surprise, a New Particle, And Much More! : ScienceAlert [12:18] TR News Giant Study May Have Found The Ideal Amount of Coffee to Lower Stress https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-study-may-have-found-the-ideal-amount-of-coffee-to-lower-stress [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Giant Study May Have Found The Ideal Amount of Coffee to Lower Stress : ScienceAlert [12:19] TR News New Experimental Drug Shrinks Tumors in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial https://www.sciencealert.com/new-experimental-drug-shrinks-tumors-in-prostate-cancer-clinical-trial [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Experimental Drug Shrinks Tumors in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial : ScienceAlert [12:19] TR News Gut Bacteria May Directly Enter The Brain, Study in Mice Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-bacteria-may-directly-enter-the-brain-study-in-mice-reveals [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gut Bacteria May Directly Enter The Brain, Study in Mice Reveals : ScienceAlert [12:19] TR News Does Vitamin C Really Protect You From The Common Cold? https://www.sciencealert.com/does-vitamin-c-really-protect-you-from-the-common-cold [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Does Vitamin C Really Protect You From The Common Cold? : ScienceAlert [12:29] TR News Majority of Lithuanians back renaming Taiwan office to improve China ties poll https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2872317/majority-of-lithuanians-back-renaming-taiwan-office-to-improve-china-ties-poll [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Majority of Lithuanians back renaming Taiwan office to improve China ties poll - LRT [12:30] TR News Turris Omnia NG Wired is a Fanless, Rack-Ready OpenWrt Router with Dual 10G Ports https://itsfoss.com/news/turris-omnia-ng-wired/ [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Turris Omnia NG Wired is a Fanless, Rack-Ready OpenWrt Router with Dual 10G Ports [12:30] TR News Four years after deadly China Eastern plane crash, investigators offer no answers https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/four-years-after-deadly-china-eastern-plane-crash-investigators-offer-no-answers [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Four years after deadly China Eastern plane crash, investigators offer no answers | The Straits Times [12:31] TR News Why Malaysia PM Anwars invoking a Zionist bogeyman and a plot to topple the government https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-malaysia-pm-anwars-invoking-a-zionist-bogeyman-and-a-plot-to-topple-the-government [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Facing heat over abuses by graftbusters, Malaysia PM Anwar invokes Zionist bogeyman | The Straits Times [12:31] TR News Expected price hikes for feed, fertilisers in Malaysia may have spillover effect on Spore https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/expected-price-hikes-for-feed-fertilisers-in-malaysia-may-have-spillover-effect-on-spore [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Iran war squeezes Malaysia's food security | The Straits Times [12:32] TR News The view from Professor Dominic Tierney, author of The Right Way to Lose a War https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260321-the-view-from-professor-dominic-tierney-author-of-the-right-way-to-lose-a-war [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260321-the-view-from-professor-dominic-tierney-author-of-the-right-way-to-lose-a-war ) [12:32] TR News At Least 14 Killed in South Korean Factory Fire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/asia/south-korea-factory-fire-deaths.html [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/asia/south-korea-factory-fire-deaths.html ) [12:32] TR News Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/fire-at-korean-car-parts-factory-kills-at-least-11-injures-59-3-still-missing [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60 | The Straits Times [12:38] TR News Israel urged to halt attacks on healthcare workers https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/israel-urged-to-halt-attacks-on-healthcare-workers/ [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Israel urged to halt attacks on healthcare workers - JURIST - News [12:38] TR News War in the Middle East: Lebanon's mental health crisis deepens https://www.france24.com/en/war-in-the-middle-east-lebanon-s-mental-health-crisis-deepens [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/war-in-the-middle-east-lebanon-s-mental-health-crisis-deepens ) [12:39] TR News Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle https://futurism.com/science-energy/large-hadron-collider-discovers-all-new-particle [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle [12:40] TR News Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for Full-Body Massacre https://futurism.com/science-energy/mosquito-research-experiment [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Recruit Undergrad to Step Into Room Filled With Ravenous Mosquitoes for "Full-Body Massacre" [12:42] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:42] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:47] TR News This is the most underrated Linux desktop environment of all time https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-most-underrated-linux-desktop-environment-of-all-time/ [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This is the most underrated Linux desktop environment of all time [12:48] TR News "This release ships with the runit, SysVinit, dinit, s6-rc, and s6-66 init systems, and IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM, and herbstluftwm window managers." https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-antix-26-linux-distro-is-here-based-on-debian-13-trixie [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Systemd-Free antiX 26 Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 Trixie - 9to5Linux [12:50] TR News better Linux phones https://www.howtogeek.com/android-sideloading-changes-the-big-visual-studio-code-update-better-linux-phones-and-more-news-roundup/ [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup [12:51] TR News Depends on the implementation https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/windows-oboshla-linux-v-1-5-raza-po-fps-v-novoj-monster-hunter-stories-3 [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | Windows beat Linux by 1.5 times in FPS in the new Monster Hunter Stories 3 [12:52] TR News AMD Expands GFX12.1 Support for Linux 7.1 https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/amd-rasshiryaet-podderzhku-gfx12-1-dlya-linux-7-1 [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | AMD Expands GFX12.1 Support for Linux 7.1 [12:53] TR News Keep your browser closed: 5 more tasks that are better in the terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/keep-your-browser-closed-x-more-tasks-that-are-better-in-the-terminal/ [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Keep your browser closed: 5 more tasks that are better in the terminal [12:54] TR News I've used Linux KDE Plasma for 10 yearshere are 5 advanced features nobody talks about https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-kde-plasma-features-nobody-talks-about/ [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 underrated KDE Plasma features only advanced users know about [12:55] TR News Liam Proven shilling Windows now https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/linux_directx_and_opengl/ [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | WSL, WINE updates speed cross-OS app performance The Register [12:56] TR News "Twenty years ago, a waddle of penguins announced the launch of Oracle Linux. As we approach the 20th anniversary, Im excited to look back at how far weve come." https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/two-decades-of-penguins-oracle-linux-turns-20 [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/two-decades-of-penguins-oracle-linux-turns-20 ) [12:56] TR News "As potentially one of the last Sony PlayStation published releases on PC, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is officially out now from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. [12:56] TR News "This is a day I have been waiting for!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-is-now-available-on-pc/ [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is now available on PC | GamingOnLinux ● Mar 22 [13:03] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/today_s_howtos.gmi [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [13:05] TR News (NEW): Games: Benchmark, Old PC Games, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Games_Benchmark_Old_PC_Games_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Games_Benchmark_Old_PC_Games_and_More.gmi [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Benchmark, Old PC Games, and More [13:05] TR News Some conferences have a CoC and yet allow despicable sociopaths to give talks while accused of rape [13:08] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: OpenWrt, Raspberry Pi, and GNU/Linux-Friendly Devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Open_Hardware_Modding_OpenWrt_Raspberry_Pi_and_GNU_Linux_Friend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Open_Hardware_Modding_OpenWrt_Raspberry_Pi_and_GNU_Linux_Friend.gmi [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: OpenWrt, Raspberry Pi, and GNU/Linux-Friendly Devices [13:15] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:18] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [13:20] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon and This Week in Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_and_This_Week_in_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_and_This_Week_in_Linux.gmi [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon and This Week in Linux [13:22] TR News (NEW): Kernel and E.E.E. (Windows, WSL) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Kernel_and_E_E_E_Windows_WSL.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/Kernel_and_E_E_E_Windows_WSL.gmi [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel and E.E.E. (Windows, WSL) [13:25] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/today_s_leftovers.gmi [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [13:28] TR News Techrights Links 22/03/2026: Slop Triggers Emergency at Meta, Energy Prices Rise Sharply https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Links_22_03_2026_Slop_Triggers_Emergency_at_Meta_Energy_Prices_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Links_22_03_2026_Slop_Triggers_Emergency_at_Meta_Energy_Prices_.gmi [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 22/03/2026: Slop Triggers Emergency at Meta, Energy Prices Rise Sharply [13:35] TR News "Last night as I was lying in bed I was thinking wait, wasnt there some book I was reading that I wanted to continue? and that thought made me happy but then I became sad because I remembered that I already had finished it that morning." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/supergirl-woman_of_tomorrow [13:35] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:41] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@aksg6tcpv6ixw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:50] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:52] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@aksg6tcpv6ixw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:53] TR News Techrights Just Like a Founder of XBox Said, Microsoft XBox is Collapsing, Management Continue to Jump Ship https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Just_Like_a_Founder_of_XBox_Said_Microsoft_XBox_is_Collapsing_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Just_Like_a_Founder_of_XBox_Said_Microsoft_XBox_is_Collapsing_M.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Just Like a Founder of XBox Said, Microsoft XBox is Collapsing, Management Continue to Jump Ship ● Mar 22 [14:07] TR News On IBM CEO: "When the stock goes back to $150 (which it will) they should claw back every penny from that rat." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1km4faqq3#replies [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1km4faqq3#replies ) [14:08] TR News "I did the same, I know when it was announced that the stupid Indian at the top bonus was tied to the magical $300/share, the slimy Indian was faking the numbers and fooling id--ts to get the $300/share. I waited and was rewarded when I sold at $300+." [14:08] TR News "that is it. I woud do like 45 or 50 % . I will do all the in di a sties plus everything in california. that never produces anything. Just to start. IBM is gone. If the stock dies.... 100 percent will the result. do the in d i a bitc h fast." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e0afe9#replies [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e0afe9#replies ) [14:15] *pi_ is now known as schestowitz-pi [14:31] TR News Techrights The Only Non-IBM Staff in Fedora Council/Leadership Attacks Booting Freedom (Just Like the Master Wants) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/The_Only_Non_IBM_Staff_in_Fedora_Council_Leadership_Attacks_Boo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/The_Only_Non_IBM_Staff_in_Fedora_Council_Leadership_Attacks_Boo.gmi [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Only Non-IBM Staff in Fedora Council/Leadership Attacks Booting Freedom (Just Like the Master Wants) [14:33] TR News Afroman Cucks the Police in Court https://yewtu.be/watch?v=rIEGz9LtF3I [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=rIEGz9LtF3I ) [14:34] TR News Debt rose by a lot again https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tradingeconomics.com | United States Government Debt ● Mar 22 [15:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 22 [16:01] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:28] TR News Techrights EPO Strike a Week From Now, After That Strikes Can Become Permanent https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/EPO_Strike_a_Week_From_Now_After_That_Strikes_Can_Become_Perman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/EPO_Strike_a_Week_From_Now_After_That_Strikes_Can_Become_Perman.gmi [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Strike a Week From Now, After That Strikes Can Become Permanent ● Mar 22 [18:12] TR News Techrights The Media Sold Out to Slop Bros https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/The_Media_Sold_Out_to_Slop_Bros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/The_Media_Sold_Out_to_Slop_Bros.gmi [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Media Sold Out to Slop Bros ● Mar 22 [19:00] TR News oil price hikes threaten Germany's economy https://www.dw.com/en/how-oil-price-hikes-threaten-germany-s-economy/a-76330530 [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Oil price hike threatens Germany's economy [19:00] TR News EVs rely on power, power comes from...? https://www.dw.com/en/honda-warns-of-16bn-hit-on-its-pivot-away-from-evs/a-76318408 [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Honda warns of $16bn hit on its pivot away from EVs [19:01] TR News Lufthansa pilots stage another strike https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-lufthansa-pilots-stage-another-strike/live-76315842 [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany news: Lufthansa pilots stage another strike [19:01] TR News Chinas Energy Security https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/war-with-iran-to-test-chinas-energy-security/ [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-War With Iran to Test Chinas Energy Security - CounterPunch.org [19:03] TR News He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. https://www.propublica.org/article/david-harvilicz-homeland-security-voting-machines [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | David Harvilicz Wants to Ban All Voting Machines for Federal Elections ProPublica [19:03] TR News This is not a bad idea https://truthout.org/articles/dhs-official-responsible-for-election-security-previously-called-to-ban-voting-machines/ [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | DHS Official Responsible for Election Security Previously Called to Ban Voting Machines | Truthout [19:05] TR News German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria ttps://cpj.org/2026/03/german-turkish-journalists-missing-in-syria/ [19:10] TR News prescription software https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/prescribe-it-9.7127925 [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Back to the fax? Doctors say Ottawa's plans to axe prescription software leaves them in limbo | CBC News [19:13] TR News consumer bills https://www.thelocal.se/20260310/eu-countries-urged-to-lower-energy-taxes-to-reduce-consumer-bills [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | EU countries urged to lower energy taxes to reduce consumer bills [19:17] TR News Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post https://truthout.org/articles/trump-energy-secretary-accused-of-manipulating-oil-markets-with-deleted-post/ [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump Energy Secretary Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post | Truthout [19:18] TR News oil reserve https://cphpost.dk/2026-03-11/news/round-up/international-energy-agency-calls-for-record-oil-reserve-release/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-03-11/news/round-up/international-energy-agency-calls-for-record-oil-reserve-release/ ) [19:18] TR News White hydrogen https://www.dw.com/en/white-hydrogen-the-hidden-gas-that-could-transform-energy/a-76106804 [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | White hydrogen: The hidden gas that could transform energy [19:28] TR News The oil crisis has sparked a scramble for energy https://www.dw.com/en/the-oil-crisis-has-sparked-a-scramble-for-energy-a-hidden-clean-and-cheap-source-could-be-flowing-in-abundance-under-our-feet/a-76106804 [19:35] TR News the world is drawing on its oil reserves. Why doesn't Canada have any? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-oil-reserves-9.7126115 [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Amid an energy crisis, the world is drawing on its oil reserves. Why doesn't Canada have any? | CBC News [19:47] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 19 Out of 200: They Were Ill-prepared for Tough Questions in Cross-Examination https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_19_Out_of_200_They_Were_Ill_prepared_for_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_19_Out_of_200_They_Were_Ill_prepared_for_.gmi [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 19 Out of 200: They Were Ill-prepared for Tough Questions in Cross-Examination [19:51] TR News "Hard scifi is characterized by some degree of compaction or even Metamorphoses that has rendered the text durable, though where such a work turns igneous may be difficult to determine." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/03/22/scifi.gmi [19:52] TR News "As one of my first steps here i decided to create a simple commenting CGI script in python. It's nothing much: get tls cert hash, check if found in mariadb database, assign random username, take comment text and save comment under particular post id." gemini://tehnoruum.eu/gemlog/259373.gmi [19:57] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 22/03/2026: "Woman of Tomorrow" and "First Steps in Geminispace" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Gemini_Links_22_03_2026_Woman_of_Tomorrow_and_First_Steps_in_Ge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Gemini_Links_22_03_2026_Woman_of_Tomorrow_and_First_Steps_in_Ge.gmi [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 22/03/2026: "Woman of Tomorrow" and "First Steps in Geminispace" ● Mar 22 [20:06] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:17] TR News Techrights Streisand Effect and Justice https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Streisand_Effect_and_Justice.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/22/Streisand_Effect_and_Justice.gmi [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Streisand Effect and Justice [20:37] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.30 to Support HDR10+ Metadata Parsing from H.265 & AV1 Bitstreams https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/GStreamer_1_30_to_Support_HDR10_Metadata_Parsing_from_H_265_AV1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/22/GStreamer_1_30_to_Support_HDR10_Metadata_Parsing_from_H_265_AV1.gmi [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GStreamer 1.30 to Support HDR10+ Metadata Parsing from H.265 & AV1 Bitstreams ● Mar 22 [22:01] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Mar 22 [23:58] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Mar 22 [00:13] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:13] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 22 [05:41] *rianne_ (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techpol [05:41] *asusbox (~rianne@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techpol [05:50] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:50] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:53] TR News "progressive elected officials, labor leaders, and organizers in Minneapolis" https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-joins-minnesota-rally-as-no-kings-protests-grow-nationwide/ | Source: TruthOut [05:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Sanders Joins Minnesota Rally as No Kings Protests Grow Nationwide | Truthout [05:53] TR News "It is a promise to the people you govern. And the people you govern need you to keep it. Now. Today." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-governors-of | Source: Mike Brock [05:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | An Open Letter to the Governors of America - by Mike Brock [05:54] TR News "How did Venezuela unravel so quicklyfalling from a democracy into a dictatorship" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/venezuela-now | Source: The Next Move [05:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Venezuela Now - by Jay Nordlinger - The Next Move [05:54] TR News "As the report points out, the midterms will be a litmus test." https://werd.io/democratic-backsliding-reaches-western-democracies-with-u-s-decline-unprecedented/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [05:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-werd.io | Democratic Backsliding Reaches Western Democracies, with U.S. Decline Unprecedented ● Mar 22 [10:29] TR News "The conflict of interest isn't subtle; it's Kushner's entire value proposition." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/congress-probes-whether-kushner-fundraising-billions-while-negotiating-peace-deals.html [10:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/20/congress-probes-whether-kushner-fundraising-billions-while-negotiating-peace-deals.html ) [10:29] TR News President Trump has given his son-in-law Jared Kushner an unprecedented level of control over U.S. foreign policy while remaining on the payroll of numerous foreign governments, they wrote in a letter to Affinity Partners." https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-son-in-law-accused-of-grifting-at-us-peace-talks/ [10:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thedailybeast.com | Trumps Son-in-Law Accused of Grifting at U.S. Peace Talks [10:30] TR News Mr. Kushner is simultaneously being paid millions of dollars by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies while leading diplomatic negotiations with Iran and Russia." https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-son-in-law-accused-of-grifting-at-us-peace-talks/ [10:30] TR News "Outrage as US swimming star faces being 'deleted' from the record books amid investigation after labeling trans rival as a 'man' online | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-15666463/Outrage-US-swimming-star-faces-deleted-records-books-amid-investigation-labeling-trans-rival-man-online.html [10:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dailymail.co.uk | Outrage as US swimming star faces being 'deleted' from the record books amid investigation after labeling trans rival as a 'man' online | Daily Mail Online [10:31] TR News iophk: misattributes the actions and plans of those around him, he _*is*_ just a clown https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2026/03/seeing-trump-clearly/ [10:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.craigmurray.org.uk | Seeing Trump Clearly - Craig Murray [10:31] TR News "We Have Opened Pandora's Box - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/we-have-opened-pandoras-box [10:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | We Have Opened Pandora's Box - by Mike Brock [10:31] TR News "Talking With Robin Brooks - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-robin-brooks [10:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Talking With Robin Brooks - Paul Krugman [10:32] TR News "Hes a Worthless Pile of Shit | The Coffee Klatch for March 21, 2026" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/hes-a-piece-of-shit-the-coffee-klatch [10:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Hes a Worthless Pile of Shit | The Coffee Klatch for March 21, 2026 [10:33] TR News "Trump Wants a Video Game War in Iran" https://jacobin.com/2026/03/video-game-war-iran-trump/ [10:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | Trump Wants a Video Game War in Iran [10:33] TR News "US wants to expand naval access, special operations in Greenland" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/northcom-greenland-expand-operations/ [10:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | US wants to expand naval access, special operations in Greenland [10:34] TR News "Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option" https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/03/iran-war-israel-trump-oil-prices/686482/ [10:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option - The Atlantic ● Mar 22 [11:22] TR News Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-bipartisan-immigration-deal.html [11:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/markwayne-mullin-bipartisan-immigration-deal.html ) [11:50] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). 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JURIST - News [12:29] TR News Majority of Lithuanians back renaming Taiwan office to improve China ties poll https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2872317/majority-of-lithuanians-back-renaming-taiwan-office-to-improve-china-ties-poll [12:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Majority of Lithuanians back renaming Taiwan office to improve China ties poll - LRT [12:31] TR News Why Malaysia PM Anwars invoking a Zionist bogeyman and a plot to topple the government https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-malaysia-pm-anwars-invoking-a-zionist-bogeyman-and-a-plot-to-topple-the-government [12:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Facing heat over abuses by graftbusters, Malaysia PM Anwar invokes Zionist bogeyman | The Straits Times [12:32] TR News The view from Professor Dominic Tierney, author of The Right Way to Lose a War https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260321-the-view-from-professor-dominic-tierney-author-of-the-right-way-to-lose-a-war [12:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260321-the-view-from-professor-dominic-tierney-author-of-the-right-way-to-lose-a-war ) [12:38] TR News Israel urged to halt attacks on healthcare workers https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/israel-urged-to-halt-attacks-on-healthcare-workers/ [12:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Israel urged to halt attacks on healthcare workers - 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