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Its just a completely pointless vanity project." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/10/24/moana/ [04:04] TR News blinds gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/blinds [04:05] TR News OpenBSD Updates gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/25/openbsd-updates.gmi [04:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1779.jpg [04:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2136.jpg [04:13] TR News Storm Boelo https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/storm-boelo/ [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Storm Boelo [04:44] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XIV - Six Years of Learning Irish, But the Real Issue Was Microsoft-controlled 'Secure' (Restricted) Boot https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XIV_Six_Years_of_Learning_Irish.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XIV_Six_Years_of_Learning_Irish.gmi [04:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XIV - Six Years of Learning Irish, But the Real Issue Was Microsoft-controlled 'Secure' (Restricted) Boot [04:53] TR News GNU/Linux 17% yesterday https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=28d [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=28d ) ● Oct 25 [05:17] TR News Techrights PHP2Shell as Paid-for FUD Campaign (Intended to Help Sell Slop and Fake "Market Value" of Slop Pushers) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/PHP2Shell_as_Paid_for_FUD_Campaign_Intended_to_Help_Sell_Slop_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/PHP2Shell_as_Paid_for_FUD_Campaign_Intended_to_Help_Sell_Slop_a.gmi [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights PHP2Shell as Paid-for FUD Campaign (Intended to Help Sell Slop and Fake "Market Value" of Slop Pushers) [05:41] TR News Techrights DST Still Needs to Get Abolished https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/DST_Still_Needs_to_Get_Abolished.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/DST_Still_Needs_to_Get_Abolished.gmi [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights DST Still Needs to Get Abolished [05:54] TR News GNU/Linux 9.3% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/#monthly-200902-202610 [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Netherlands | Statcounter Global Stats ● Oct 25 [06:07] TR News Techrights The Netherlands Fast to Adopt GNU/Linux, "Market Share" Rises to Two-Digit Value (on Desktops/Laptops) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/The_Netherlands_Fast_to_Adopt_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/The_Netherlands_Fast_to_Adopt_GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Rises_to_T.gmi [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Netherlands Fast to Adopt GNU/Linux, "Market Share" Rises to Two-Digit Value (on Desktops/Laptops) [06:21] TR News 20 Years Since Finishing My Thesis https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/20-years-since-finishing-my-thesis/ [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 20 Years Since Finishing My Thesis [06:39] TR News Blogging in 2026 Still Works OK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/blogging-in-2026-still-works-ok/ [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Blogging in 2026 Still Works OK ● Oct 25 [07:14] TR News Yesterday I joined Sacha Chua for a new episode of her Emacs Chat podcast, where we talked about Emacs and life." gopher://gopher.shemshak.org:70/0/~amin/emacs-chat-202605.org [07:14] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [07:14] TR News "I gave a quick tour of my Emacs configuration, discussing at length my configurations for EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager) among other topics like Emacs's facility for visually indicating buffer boundaries in the fringe by setting ~indicate-buffer-boundaries~ and my convenience configuration macros." gopher://gopher.shemshak.org:70/0/~amin/emacs-chat-202605.org [07:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:15] TR News (NEW): LumaOS Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring Niri https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/LumaOS_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution_featuring_Niri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/LumaOS_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution_featuring_Niri.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LumaOS Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring Niri [07:19] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 25/10/2026: Moana (2026) and OpenBSD Updates https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Gemini_Links_25_10_2026_Moana_2026_and_OpenBSD_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Gemini_Links_25_10_2026_Moana_2026_and_OpenBSD_Updates.gmi [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 25/10/2026: Moana (2026) and OpenBSD Updates [07:23] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:39] TR News scientists https://theconversation.com/the-17th-century-british-scientists-who-investigated-hauntings-294526 [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | The 17th-century British scientists who investigated hauntings [07:45] TR News Amazon Employee Says She Was Forced to Keep Working With Executive She Accused of Raping Her on a Business Trip https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-employee-lawsuit-alleged-rape-executive-work-contact-1827204 [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Amazon Employee Says She Was Forced to Keep Working With Executive She Accused of Raping Her on a Business Trip | IBTimes UK ● Oct 25 [08:02] TR News Companies House on Late Filing Penalties https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/companies-house-on-late-filing-penalties/ [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Companies House on Late Filing Penalties [08:02] TR News Maybe they reckon it's better to pay fines than to allow a critics (or even their clients) see how worse off they really are [08:25] TR News Storm in Manchester United https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/storm-in-manchester-united/ [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Storm in Manchester United [08:30] TR News Russian man linked to deadly NHS contractor hack arrested https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vgr61kml3mo [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested [08:31] TR News Moscow police detain suspected DataSuckers hackers linked to breaches in Ukraine and Russia https://therecord.media/russia-datasuckers-hackers-arrested [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Moscow police detain suspected DataSuckers hackers linked to breaches in Ukraine and Russia | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:31] TR News Operation Matryoshka: The Russian bot army pushing fake US election videos https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/operation-matryoshka-the-russian-bot-army-pushing-fake-us-election-videos-20261019-p616jy.html [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | The Russian bot army pushing fake US election videos [08:32] TR News North Korean workers treated as 'slaves' https://www.dw.com/en/north-korean-workers-treated-as-slaves-at-russian-drone-factory-says-new-report/a-79710877 [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | N. Korean workers treated as 'slaves' at Russian drone plant [08:38] TR News U.S. control over Starlink = same problem with adopting GAFAM https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/satellite-us-government-starlink-starshield-9.7383834 [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Why Canadian Starlink subscribers (probably) shouldn't worry about U.S interference | CBC News [08:39] TR News GAFAM Europe https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/2026/episode-57.en.html [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | SFP#57: Policy and EU: Why everyone should care about procurement! - FSFE [08:39] TR News Social Control Media https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-19/news/round-up/study-finds-misogynistic-tiktok-content-can-appear-within-minutes/ [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-19/news/round-up/study-finds-misogynistic-tiktok-content-can-appear-within-minutes/ ) [08:41] TR News Planet Database https://xkcd.com/3311/ [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Planet Database [08:41] TR News Momentum Demonstration https://xkcd.com/3312/ [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Momentum Demonstration [08:41] TR News Distribution Release: Essora Eos 20261021 https://distrowatch.com/12999 [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12999 ) [08:42] TR News Fusion Device https://xkcd.com/3313/ [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Fusion Device [08:42] TR News Vulnerability https://xkcd.com/3314/ [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Vulnerability [08:43] TR News Release Notes for siduction 2026.1.0 Big Crime https://siduction.org/2026/10/release-notes-for-siduction-2026-1-0-big-crime/ [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-siduction.org | Making sure you're not a bot! [08:44] TR News BSD Release: OpenBSD 8.0 https://distrowatch.com/12997 [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12997 ) [08:45] TR News (NEW): Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 Big Crime Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/21/Debian_Based_siduction_2026_1_Big_Crime_Released_with_Linux_7_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/21/Debian_Based_siduction_2026_1_Big_Crime_Released_with_Linux_7_2.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 Big Crime Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7 [08:45] TR News (NEW): This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/This_is_the_only_Linux_distro_that_s_worth_running_on_your_smar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/This_is_the_only_Linux_distro_that_s_worth_running_on_your_smar.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone [08:46] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:47] TR News (NEW): Can CobaltX beat Bazzite? I put this new Linux gaming distro to the test https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Can_CobaltX_beat_Bazzite_I_put_this_new_Linux_gaming_distro_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Can_CobaltX_beat_Bazzite_I_put_this_new_Linux_gaming_distro_to_.gmi [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Can CobaltX beat Bazzite? I put this new Linux gaming distro to the test [08:50] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:50] TR News (NEW): These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/These_Linux_distros_claim_to_be_open_source_but_they_re_barely_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/These_Linux_distros_claim_to_be_open_source_but_they_re_barely_.gmi [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close ● Oct 25 [09:05] TR News (NEW): Asmi Linux 26.10 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Asmi_Linux_26_10.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Asmi_Linux_26_10.gmi [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Asmi Linux 26.10 [09:08] TR News "Xbox Project Helix" = vapourware and distraction from XBox going away [09:22] TR News ZimaOS 1.8.0 is out but outsourced to Microsoft, which is "meh" [09:22] TR News (NEW): Synex Semi-rolling 26.10.17: COSMIC 1.10.0 available and refreshed images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Synex_Semi_rolling_26_10_17_COSMIC_1_10_0_available_and_refresh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Synex_Semi_rolling_26_10_17_COSMIC_1_10_0_available_and_refresh.gmi [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Synex Semi-rolling 26.10.17: COSMIC 1.10.0 available and refreshed images [09:24] TR News Security flaws behind Danish website shutdowns were discovered two months earlier https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-22/global/security-flaws-behind-danish-website-shutdowns-were-discovered-two-months-earlier/ [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-22/global/security-flaws-behind-danish-website-shutdowns-were-discovered-two-months-earlier/ ) [09:24] TR News Dutch cybersecurity firm warns of rising data requests from prosecutors https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/21/dutch-cybersecurity-firm-warns-rising-data-requests-prosecutors [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Dutch cybersecurity firm warns of rising data requests from prosecutors | NL Times [09:27] TR News EU puts security at center of new Arctic strategy https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-20/news/round-up/eu-puts-security-at-center-of-new-arctic-strategy/ [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-20/news/round-up/eu-puts-security-at-center-of-new-arctic-strategy/ ) [09:32] TR News Microsoft https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/france-fridge-hack-smart-devices-food-system-9.7379613 http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/16/Fridges_Do_Not_Need_an_Internet_Connection.shtml [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | A fridge hack spoiled food in hundreds of French supermarkets. Cybersecurity experts say it's a wake-up call | CBC News [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fridges Do Not Need an Internet Connection [09:33] TR News copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-ordinary-copyright-case-on-limits-of.html [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | An ordinary copyright case on the limits of fair use for non-generative AI-powered search engines [09:33] TR News Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/anthropic-postmedia-torstar-globe-canadian-press-copyright-lawsuit-9.7387205 [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court | CBC News [09:34] TR News taken offline https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/21/dutch-parliament-website-taken-offline-cybersecurity-warning-triggers-precautions [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Dutch parliament website taken offline as cybersecurity warning triggers precautions | NL Times [09:49] TR News Alpine 3.21.9, 3.22.7, 3.23.7 and 3.24.3 released https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.21.9-3.22.7-3.23.7-3.24.3-released.html [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alpinelinux.org | Alpine 3.21.9, 3.22.7, 3.23.7 and 3.24.3 released | Alpine Linux [09:49] TR News Firebird can now be built with CMake + Clang on Windows, Linux and macOS (PR #9111 merged) https://mapopa.blogspot.com/2026/10/firebird-can-now-be-built-with-cmake.html [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mapopa.blogspot.com | Mariuz's Blog: Firebird can now be built with CMake + Clang on Windows, Linux and macOS (PR #9111 merged) [09:51] TR News Simon de Vlieger: Introducing TeamSBC Linux https://supakeen.com/weblog/introducing-teamsbc-linux/ [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Introducing TeamSBC Linux | supakeen's homepage [09:52] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (42/2026): Divine D MVP + Plasma turning 6.8 and also 30 https://linmob.net/weekly-update-42-2026/ [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (42/2026): Divine D MVP + Plasma turning 6.8 and also 30 [09:53] TR News Fedora Magazine: Join us for the Fedora Linux 45 Release Party! https://fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for-the-fedora-linux-45-release-party/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fedoramagazine.org | Join us for the Fedora Linux 45 Release Party! - Fedora Magazine [09:54] TR News Linux Boot Sequence: From Power-On to Login Prompt [Under the Hood] http://www.unixshadow.com/2026/10/16/linux-boot-sequence-from-power-on-to-login-prompt-infographic/ migrating... [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://www.unixshadow.com/2026/10/16/linux-boot-sequence-from-power-on-to-login-prompt-infographic/ ) ● Oct 25 [10:09] TR News Techrights It's Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/It_s_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/It_s_Slop.gmi [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's Slop [10:21] TR News "the LLM cult, and it is a cult, is selling FOMO, nothing more" [10:22] TR News Cults versus security https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bmo-ai-warning-9.7390171 [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | BMO CEO says don't give AI agents your banking info | CBC News [10:23] TR News Bank fraud victims ask: Why aren't Canadian banks held more liable? https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/bank-fraud-legislation-9.7382518 [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Bank fraud victims want Ottawa to make big banks pay more | CBC News [10:26] TR News Judge Newman Suspension Matter Transferred to 11th Circuit https://patentdocs.org/2026/10/15/judge-newman-suspension-matter-transferred-to-11th-circuit/ [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentdocs.org | Judge Newman Suspension Matter Transferred to 11th Circuit Patent Docs [10:26] TR News Velcro patented by 1954 https://maketecheasier.com/velcro-burdock-burrs-de-mestral-patent/ [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maketecheasier.com | Swiss engineer George de Mestral came home from a hunting trip in 1941 with burdock burrs stuck to his trousers and his dog's fur, put them under a microscope, saw tiny hooks, and had Velcro patented by 1954. - Make Tech Easier [10:27] TR News patent for the modern stud and tube LEGO brick https://maketecheasier.com/lego-brick-patent-1958-copenhagen/ [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maketecheasier.com | The patent for the modern stud and tube LEGO brick was filed at 1:58 pm on 28 January 1958 in Copenhagen. LEGO says bricks made 60 years apart still clip together, and six 2x4 bricks combine in more than 915 million ways. - Make Tech Easier [10:29] TR News "This is the problem with remote attestation. The free software foundation has been talking about this endpoint since the late 2000s." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222569 [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | So it's not open source. | Hacker News [10:29] TR News "Richard Stallman has been talking about this since the 80s. One of the most famous and relevant examples of this is "The Right to Read"[0], from 1997. 0 - https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html" [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html ) [10:30] TR News "The fact that GrapheneOS digitally signs their releases doesn't make them not open source. This is indeed a bad situation, but the badness is 100% the fault of Google for having a hardware attestation "feature"." [10:30] TR News "Banks are increasingly adding checks for Google certified devices. In the EU, there are regulations requiring banks to start verifying device integrity. It's headed that way worldwide with a growing number of regulations and industry standards requiring it." Like Sompi noted. [10:31] TR News "If it's impossible build the binary from the source you've been given, then you haven't been given the source. The binary in question is one that passes attestation and secure boot. If I don't have the key, I don't have the source." [10:31] TR News "MIT allows this (you not giving me the source). GPL2 allows this in some jurisdictions - notably, not in Germany. GPL3 absolutely doesn't, which is the reason Google refuses GPL3 upstreams." [10:32] TR News "I don't know why some of my comments are being shadowbanned. It might be an AI filter gone awry." No. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/10/Y_Combinator_YC_Funds_Scams_Run_by_Scammers.shtml [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Y Combinator (YC) Funds Scams, Run by Scammers [10:34] TR News "Around 10% of banking apps are unavailable due to banning using a non-Google-approved OS. Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS in addition to a Google-approved OS which is growing." https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117492375462459244 [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-grapheneos.social | GrapheneOS: "@maya@gs.lexinova.eu @OmegaPolice@hachyderm.io @b" - GrapheneOS Mastodon ● Oct 25 [11:31] TR News (NEW): SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/SparkyOS_Lightweight_general_purpose_Arch_on_a_pendrive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/SparkyOS_Lightweight_general_purpose_Arch_on_a_pendrive.gmi [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive [11:35] TR News "The owners of Elvis Presleys music have sued AI company Anthropic, accusing them of training their models on Presleys music without permission." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-rightsholders-anthropic-lawsuit-infringement-1235647682/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Elvis Presley Rightsholders Sue Anthropic for Training on 274 Songs [11:35] TR News "The new lawsuit, filed Friday (Oct. 23) and first reported by Billboard, claims that Anthropic, the tech behemoth behind Claude, infringed 274 of the rock legends copyrighted songs" https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-presley-estate-sues-suno-anthropic/ | Source: Penske Media Corporation [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.billboard.com | Elvis Presley AI Lawsuit: Anthropic Sued For Stealing His Music [11:36] TR News "On the map, blue dots are cities with public Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and purple dots are cities that only announce BGP IP space." https://kmcd.dev/posts/living-closer-to-the-internet/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kmcd.dev | Living Closer to the Internet [11:36] TR News "The Web isnt dying, but it is being distanced from us." https://doc.searls.com/2026/10/23/the-fossil-present/ | Source: Doc Searls [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | The Fossil Present Doc Searls Weblog [11:48] TR News "In a 107 en banc decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ICE detainees" https://newrepublic.com/post/217076/federal-court-donald-trump-ice-detain-people-indefinitely | Source: New Republic [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Federal Judges Rule ICE Can Keep Detaining People Indefinitely | The New Republic [11:48] TR News "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 3, 2026." https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/religious-preschools-want-public-funding-but-exemptions-from-nondiscrimination-rules-supreme-court-will-decide-if-thats-constitutional/ | Source: Middle Tennessee State University [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-firstamendment.mtsu.edu | Religious preschools want public funding, but exemptions from nondiscrimination rules Supreme Court will decide if that's constitutional | The Free Speech Center [11:51] TR News "Every so often, I get a message on X or LinkedIn from someone in Silicon Valley who wants me to know that they quietly agree with me." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-thing-about-cowardice | Source: Mike Brock [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Thing About Cowardice - by Mike Brock [11:52] TR News "According to the project, a Russian bot network called Matryoshka is spreading the videos." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/23/for-weeks-deepfake-celebrities-have-been-telling-americans-not-to-vote-for-democrats-in-the-midterm-elections-u-s-intelligence-says-russia-is-behind-it | Source: Meduza [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | For weeks, deepfake celebrities have been telling Americans not to vote for Democrats in the midterm elections. U.S. intelligence says Russia is behind it. Meduza [11:52] TR News (NEW): You might be using the wrong distro in your Linux VM. These are the only 3 worth spinning up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/You_might_be_using_the_wrong_distro_in_your_Linux_VM_These_are_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/You_might_be_using_the_wrong_distro_in_your_Linux_VM_These_are_.gmi [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines You might be using the wrong distro in your Linux VM. These are the only 3 worth spinning up [11:53] TR News "Starting this week, Navy websites, correspondence, training materials" https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-10-23/super-intelligence-trump-navy-hegseth-23238288.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Navy, Marine Corps direct use of super intelligence instead of AI | Stars and Stripes [11:53] TR News "You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower." https://www.seangoedecke.com/dont-anthropomorphize-big-tech-companies/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Don't anthropomorphize big tech companies [11:54] TR News "Last week I joined Joe Plenzler on the Meidas Defense podcast to talk about [cryptocurrency]." https://www.citationneeded.news/meidas-defense-interview/ | Source: Molly White [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | On Meidas Defense: cryptocurrency, sanctions, and Trump quid pro quo [11:54] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Raspberry_Pi_Desktop_proves_old_PCs_aren_t_past_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Raspberry_Pi_Desktop_proves_old_PCs_aren_t_past_it.gmi [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it [11:55] TR News "As it turned out, Caddy's repository had exhausted its 4.9 TB monthly bandwidth allowance." https://michaelreflects.com/blog/the-day-caddy-stood-still/ | Source: Michael Mitchell [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michaelreflects.com | The Day Caddy Stood Still | Michaels Journal [11:56] TR News "The view from up here didnt disappoint though. This place is exactly how I imagined it when looking at it from afar." https://manuelmoreale.com/fromthesummit/continuing-at-the-beginning | Source: Manuel Moreale [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Continuing at the beginning Manu [11:57] TR News "A fuel cell generates electricity through a chemical reaction between a fuel, such as natural gas or hydrogen, and oxygen" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/why-ai-data-centers-are-powering-a-boom-in-fuel-cell-demand/articleshow/135161365.cms | Source: India Times [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Why AI data centers are powering a boom in fuel-cell demand - The Economic Times [11:57] TR News "I mean, we do, to an extent trust other humans with the ability to fly." https://lmnt.me/blog/dreaming-big.html | Source: Louie Mantia [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmnt.me | Dreaming Big [11:59] TR News "BAAJA keeps NEPAs title while hollowing out nearly everything that makes it work" https://therevelator.org/baaja/ | Source: The Revelator [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | A Bipartisan Bill to Dismantle the Nations Bedrock Environmental Law The Revelator [11:59] TR News "I think its an important graphic because it does make us confront that the demand curve for crude oil isnt vertical." https://freerangestats.info/blog/2026/10/25/price-elasticity-oil | Source: Free Range Statistics [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freerangestats.info | Price elasticity of demand for crude oil ● Oct 25 [12:00] TR News [Old] "Here are the three weirdest things I found." https://kaba.cx/posts/20260921_Honeypot/ | Source: Kaba [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kaba.cx | 3 Weird Things in My Honeypot Logs - KABA [12:01] TR News "Northern Virginia is laden with structures that house data for Fortune 500 companies. I went inside just one of those monstrosities that bothers its neighbors." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/inside-a-data-center-hyperscale/ | Source: The Nation [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Whats It Like Inside a Data Center? | The Nation [12:02] TR News "Bill Gates" https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/24/jeffrey-epstein-conned-powerful-men-with-private-jets-money/ | Source: TMZ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Jeffrey Epstein Used Private Jets, Money to Con Rich, Powerful Men [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [12:02] TR News "The US Constitution bars foreign-born individuals from the presidency" https://thewalrus.ca/billionaire-nerds-want-to-end-democracy/ | Source: The Walrus [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | Billionaire Nerds Want to End Democracy | The Walrus [12:02] TR News "He is the father of a small but powerful sect that pursues these extremist, antidemocratic ideas in Silicon Valley" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-10-25/peter-thiel-the-tech-oligarch-who-believes-in-the-antichrist.html | Source: El Pas [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Peter Thiel, the tech oligarch who believes in the Antichrist | Technology | EL PAS English [12:03] TR News "Kyiv relies on the civilian Starlink satellite communications system and the military-grade Starshield version" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/ukraine-has-stable-connection-to-starlink-govt-457950472 | Source: RTL [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Service re-established: Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink's terms of service - RTL Today [12:03] TR News "Musk's admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to the speeds it had before restrictions that disrupted front-line operations for more than a week." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-starlink-satellite-restored-9.7394719 | Source: CBC [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction in Ukraine | CBC News [12:04] TR News "The problem for Europe is that the White House is occupied at the moment by a Russian asset." https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/putin-s-war-is-not-just-about-ukraine-it-s-the-start-of-a-much-bigger-conflict-20261025-p6184l.html | Source: The Age AU [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Donald Trump should comprehend Putins grand plan. But hes either stupid or guilty [12:04] TR News "Earlier this week, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a $25 billion fine for violating consumer protection laws dating back to the Cambridge Analytica scandal." https://www.wired.com/story/how-many-billions-would-it-take-to-hold-meta-accountable/ | Source: Wired [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable? | WIRED [12:05] TR News "I am clearly of the mind that we need to impeach, if not Trump, then several officials." https://json.blog/2026/10/24/impeach-or-not-impeach | Source: Jason Becker [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | Impeachment During the Omnicrisis [12:05] TR News "The solution I came up with builds on ChromeOS VMs and Yubikeys: [...]" https://aldur.blog/articles/2026/10/24/single-app-vms-in-chromeos | [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aldur.blog | A poor mans Qubes OS | Universal Bits [12:08] TR News "If youre setting up Cloudflare, or someone else set it up" https://jamie.ideasasylum.com/2026/10/24/how-to-secure-your-cloudflare-install | Source: Jamie Lawrence [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamie.ideasasylum.com | How to secure your Cloudflare install (or other WAF) | Jamies blog [12:09] TR News "That last claim is wrong on both counts." https://captnemo.in/blog/2026/10/23/emsign-revoked-gov-in/ | [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-captnemo.in | Indian government sites are serving revoked eMudhra certificates Nemo's Home [12:09] TR News "Oh and the claims of it being exploited in the wild? At time of writing, theyre referring to exploitation attempts" https://blog.luitjes.it/posts/i-want-my-wednesday-back/ | [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.luitjes.it | I want my Wednesday back [12:10] TR News "The judge also issued a warning against intimidation" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cornell-rape-lawsuit-accuser-remain-anonymous-1827602 | Source: International Business Times [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Judge Rules Cornell 'Jane Doe' Can Use Pseudonym in Suit Over Alleged Gang-Rape Amid Harassment | IBTimes UK [12:10] TR News "I don't know if you've heard this about me, but I kind of love data." https://birchtree.me/blog/boost-more-cool-shit/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Boost more cool shit [12:12] TR News "GoComics has tightened its anti-scraping protections, presumably to defend against AI slop factories" https://blog.kamens.us/2026/10/23/new-comics-more-available-comics-removed-comics-broken-comics/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.kamens.us | New comics, more available comics, removed comics, broken comics Something better to do [12:12] TR News "Up until very recently software got created in groups." https://blog.julik.nl/2026/10/thanks-but-i-prefer-it-my-way | Source: Julik Tarkhanov [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.julik.nl | Thank you, but I prefer it my way - Julik Tarkhanov [12:12] TR News "Theres now a growing sense, both within AI companies and among their critics, that alignment as its been practiced over the past four years is falteringif it was ever really up to the task." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/false-promise-of-safe-ai/689114/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/false-promise-of-safe-ai/689114/ ) [12:13] TR News "Systemd actually has tonnes of interesting features, that I think are even more useful for running throwaway agent-written code." https://martinalderson.com/posts/interesting-systemd-features/ | Source: Martin Alderson [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-martinalderson.com | Interesting systemd features you may not know about - Martin Alderson [12:13] TR News "The Nintendo DSi was released in November 2008, and boasted a new feature not formerly seen on the brands handheldsit had two cameras, inside and outside." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/remembering-the-weirdest-nintendo-dsi-accessory/ | Source: Hackaday [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Remembering The Weirdest Nintendo DSi Accessory | Hackaday [12:13] TR News "The comments came after the disruption in the countrys satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html | Source: New York Times [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html ) [12:15] TR News "Minimalism is not relevant in a life where scarcity is its defining feature." https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-10-23-importance-minimalism/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-On the importance of minimalism | Protesilaos [12:16] TR News "Even though laptops from around the early 2000s came with just about every conceivable port on them" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/that-weird-7-pin-s-video-port-on-old-laptops/ | Source: Hackaday [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-That Weird 7-Pin S-Video Port On Old Laptops | Hackaday [12:16] TR News "Even though I have a digital copy, I owned this one in paperback format, and decided to go with the analog experience!" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/the-physical-book-experience/ | Source: Joel Chrono [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | The physical book experience [12:17] TR News "This process is an involution: the polar of the polar of a triangle is the original triangle" https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/24/computing-polar-triangles/ | Source: John D Cook [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Computing polar triangles with linear algebra [12:18] TR News "But thats just one of two laws of cosines on a sphere." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/24/polar-triangle/ | Source: John D Cook [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Duality in spherical trigonometry [12:19] TR News "Blogs and the web remain the best community I have found, even if there are many challenging, frustrating parts to making blogging work" https://json.blog/2026/10/24/blogs-and-the-web-remain | Source: Jason Becker [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | Another short, tiresome post about the web [12:20] TR News "JPEG XL (.jxl) is a next-generation, free and open-source image format defined by ISO/IEC 18181." https://www.seroundtable.com/google-jpeg-xl-42352.html | Source: Search Engine Roundtable [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seroundtable.com | Google Image Search & Google Discover Do Not Support JPEG XL Image Format [12:20] TR News "I fell into the classic trap: I thought I knew how a thing works." https://hamatti.org/posts/assumptions-are-sneaky/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Assumptions are sneaky : Juha-Matti Santala [12:20] TR News "A flaky is a automated test in software development that seemingly non-deterministically fails." https://hamatti.org/posts/debugging-a-flaky-test-how-i-methodologically-tamed-an-annoying-bug/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Debugging a flaky test how I methodologically tamed an annoying bug : Juha-Matti Santala [12:22] TR News "Fast, Friendly, Functional" https://rtfeldman.com/fp-vs-c | Source: R T Feldman [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rtfeldman.com | How close can pure FP get to C? [12:23] TR News worst [12:23] TR News "After my post on undefined behavior in C some people insisted that its demonstrably fine, we know what the code will do, and at worst well get a segfault." https://blog.habets.se/2026/10/Attention-people-who-think-UB-is-fine.html | Source: Thomas Habets [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.habets.se | Attention people who think UB is fine [12:30] TR News "This means that some combinations of operators no longer have a defined precedence, and for those that dont, the compiler will now require parentheses: [...]" https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-10-24 | Source: Zig [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ziglang.org | Devlog Zig Programming Language [12:30] TR News "A common way to use the venerable sed is to use its 's/regexp/replacement/' operation to modify the text of lines as they pass through (both to change parts of the line and to delete parts)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/SedRareBackslashReplace | Source: University of Toronto [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [12:30] TR News "There is, however, a different standard that fixes a lot of these problems: PASETO." https://lindbakk.com/blog/introducing-gaseto | Source: John Mikael Lindbakk [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Introducing: Gaseto John M. Lindbakk [12:31] TR News "Many partial exploits have been released. Be careful; some of them may be "parasitic," trying to exploit whoever runs them. It may be hard to even identify the working exploit once it comes out." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33450 | Source: SANS [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | PHP Vulnerability Wrap-Up - SANS Internet Storm Center [12:32] TR News "So, at Akademy this year I had my own very first BoF around this topic." https://akselmo.dev/posts/akademy-2026-desktop-icon-bof/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-akselmo.dev | Akademy 2026 Desktop Icon BoF | AksDev [12:35] TR News "Ive been using Pure Blog for a while now and I absolutely love its simplicity and speed." https://j11g.com/migrating-wordpress-embeds-to-pureblog-hooks | Source: Jan van den Berg [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-j11g.com | Using hooks in Pure Blog and migrating YouTube embeds - Jan van den Berg [12:35] TR News "In September 2014 I published a short post announcing rqlite" https://philipotoole.com/twelve-years-of-distributed-sqlite/ | [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-philipotoole.com | Twelve years of distributed SQLite Philip O'Toole [12:36] TR News I shut down my web servers on Thursday. Ive had a home of my own on internet for 27 years. A good innings but a sad day. [12:36] TR News "I shut down my web servers on Thursday. Ive had a home of my own on internet for 27 years. A good innings but a sad day." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/10/24/bunker | Source: Matt Webb [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interconnected.org | Bunkering down (Interconnected) [12:38] TR News "Next Thursday, I'm going to be chatting with linkarzu about Emacs and life." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/upcoming-chat-with-linkarzu-about-using-emacs-for-25-years/ | Source: Sacha Chua [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | Upcoming chat with linkarzu about using Emacs for 25 years :: Sacha Chua [12:39] TR News "Ive been slowly turning my Emacs config into something I actually enjoy using, not just something that works" https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/emacs/emacs-folding-kirigami/index.html | Source: Josep Bigorra [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jointhefreeworld.org | Emacs finally folds to my liking - jointhefreeworld [12:39] TR News "Every mode had its own idea of what folding is: treesit-fold in Tree-sitter modes, Hideshow in the Lisp-ish ones" https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/emacs/emacs-folding-kirigami/ | Source: Josep Bigorra [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jointhefreeworld.org | Emacs finally folds to my liking - jointhefreeworld [12:41] TR News "He did the schematics, the laser cutting of the wood and of the acrylic, as well as the assembly." https://hacdias.com/2026/10/24/vinyl-shelf/ | Source: Henrique Dias [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hacdias.com | Our Records Know When They're Played - Henrique Dias [12:42] TR News "Its a machine rocking a 40W CO2 laser. Its capable but it isnt without its flaws." https://ciesie.com/project/k40_laser/ | Source: Micha Ciesielski [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ciesie.com | K40 is an ugly duckling [12:43] TR News "Blender has a built-in Python environment. That means that you can use any Python module. In this case Ive used the pyserial library to communicate with the Arduino." https://ciesie.com/project/blender_three_knobs_controller/ | Source: Micha Ciesielski [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ciesie.com | Blender analog controller [12:43] TR News "The secret is twofold: one is the antenna, a parabolic unit that captures far more than the dinky dipole in your phone." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers/ | Source: Hackaday [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers | Hackaday [12:46] TR News "Meatloaf is an ESP32 device at its core, which plugs in to any of several Commodore computers through their IEC serial port." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-i-would-do-anything-for-serial-data/ | Source: Hackaday [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: I Would Do Anything For Serial Data | Hackaday [12:50] TR News "Please note that packages installed outside Gentoo package manager are also affected." https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/24/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise.html | Source: Gentoo [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gentoo.org | eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise Gentoo Linux [12:50] TR News "So we ditched it. We introduced flat, material UI. Lesser digital shadows and more shape uniformity." https://abhi.now/blog/my-love-for-naive-design/ | Source: Abhigyan Tripathi [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abhi.now | my love for nave design | abhigyan trips. [12:54] TR News "There is something I wish more people understood about bug reports, diagnostic information" https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/be-aware-of-whats-in-your-logs/ | Source: Fireborn [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fireborn.mataroa.blog | Be Aware of What's in Your Logs fireborn [12:55] TR News "Also, in both cases, you cannot remember what IP address belongs to what machine." https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/tell-your-network-to-explain-itself-and-then-some.html | Source: UNIXdigest [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unixdigest.com | Tell your network to explain itself and then some [12:55] TR News "Following on from my post last year about Bootstrap 5 CSS Breakpoint Indicator, heres a snippet for Bootstrap 6 (Alpha)." https://christianoliff.com/blog/bootstrap-6-css-breakpoint-indicator/ | [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-christianoliff.com | Bootstrap 6 CSS Breakpoint Indicator | Christian Oliff [12:55] TR News "I like treating the browser as the first framework. It has routing, form submission, UI controls, layout, state selectors, image selection, preferences, caching, and an accessibility model built in." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/25/what-the-browser-already-does-without-a-framework/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | What the Browser Already Does Without a Framework Ronalds Vilci [12:57] TR News "One thing about my Godot game that was a little more difficult than expected was exporting a HTML version of the project" https://lmika.org/2026/10/24/resizing-and-centering-the-canvas.html | Source: Leon Mika [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | Resizing And Centering the Canvas Of a Godot Web Export - Leon Mika [12:57] TR News "Duh! It is a virtual machine that only gets interrupted when it asks to be." https://fzakaria.com/2026/10/24/dafuq-is-a-deterministic-vm | Source: Farid Zakaria [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fzakaria.com | Dafuq is a deterministic VM? | Farid Zakarias Blog ● Oct 25 [13:07] TR News "The openSUSE Board asked for the election to be completed by Dec. 1, 2026, as outlined in Board ticket #108." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/10/24/board-election-2026-announcement/ | Source: OpenSUSE [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | openSUSE Board Election 2026 Begins - openSUSE News [13:14] TR News SteamOS 3.9.5 released with Plasma 6.7, Linux 7.2, Security Fixes, better Steam Frame wireless adapter support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-3-9-5-released-with-plasma-6-7-linux-7-2-security-fixes-better-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SteamOS 3.9.5 released with Plasma 6.7, Linux 7.2, Security Fixes, better Steam Frame wireless adapter support | GamingOnLinux [13:14] TR News "Manosfren i unge mnds feeds" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://cfdp.dk/demokratisk-dannelse/risikoadfaerd-online/vidensbank/rapporter/manosfaeren-i-unge-maends-feeds/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cfdp-dk.translate.goog | Manosfren i unge mnds feeds - Center for Digital Pdagogik [13:15] TR News "Manosfren i unge mnds feeds : En undersgelse af manosfrisk indhold og indhold med rigide mandeidealer i danske unge mnds feeds p TikTok" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://cfdp.dk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Manosfaere_rapport_9.okt2026.pdf [13:16] TR News "Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamys Vile Ad | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-vivek-ramaswamy-ad-amy-acton-parenting/ [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamys Vile Ad | The Nation [13:16] TR News "Defund Musk and Impeach Trump | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 24, 2026" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk-and-impeach-trump-the [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Defund Musk and Impeach Trump | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 24, 2026 [13:16] TR News "Vivek Ramaswamy and the Grand Old Rape Party" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton-republican-party-rape [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | Vivek Ramaswamy and the Grand Old Rape Party [13:16] TR News old; https://youtu.be/-zRN7XLCRhc [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://youtube.076.ne.jp/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: youtube.076.ne.jp ( status 0 @ https://youtube.076.ne.jp/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc ) [13:30] TR News LibreFolio self-hosted financial portfolio tracker https://www.linuxlinks.com/librefolio-self-hosted-financial-portfolio-tracker/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LibreFolio - self-hosted financial portfolio tracker - LinuxLinks [13:34] TR News LumaOS Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution featuring Niri https://www.linuxlinks.com/lumaos-ubuntu-based-linux-distribution-featuring-niri/ [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LumaOS - Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring Niri - LinuxLinks [13:36] TR News FusionPBX multi-tenant VoIP PBX management platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/fusionpbx-multi-tenant-voip-pbx-management-platform/ [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FusionPBX - multi-tenant VoIP PBX management platform - LinuxLinks [13:36] TR News Deki Engine ESP32 gets an open source Unity-style editor and C++ 2D game engine https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/25/deki-engine-esp32-gets-an-open-source-unity-style-editor-and-c-2d-game-engine/ [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Deki Engine - ESP32 gets an open source Unity-style editor and C++ 2D game engine - CNX Software [13:51] TR News Kraft 2.1.0 Release https://dragotin.codeberg.page/posts/kraft-2.1/ [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dragotin.codeberg.page | Kraft 2.1.0 Release | Dragotins Blog [13:51] TR News Linux Saloon 225 | Vim Motions Tutor https://cubiclenate.com/2026/10/24/linux-saloon-225-vim-motions-tutor/ [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Vim Motions and Typing Tutor [13:52] TR News Thunder Hoop Collection - Review on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck https://boilingsteam.com/thunderhoopcollection/index.html [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | Thunder Hoop Collection - Review on Linux and Steam Deck [13:52] TR News Three Years of Uptime on Laptop https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/24/three-years-of-uptime-on-laptop/ [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Three Years of Uptime on Laptop [13:53] TR News I get to rule Lisbon in Crown of Hispania: Review on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck https://boilingsteam.com/crown-of-hispania/index.html [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | I get to rule Lisbon in Crown of Hispania: Review on Linux and Steam Deck [13:53] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 25th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_25th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_25th_2026.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 25th, 2026 [13:53] TR News Quirinux 2.3 https://distrowatch.com/quirinux [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/quirinux ) [13:53] TR News openmamba [13:54] TR News openmamba 20261024 https://distrowatch.com/openmamba [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openmamba ) [13:54] TR News ArchEZ 2026.10.24 https://distrowatch.com/archez [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archez ) [13:54] TR News DragonOS Resolute_R2 https://distrowatch.com/dragonos [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dragonos ) [13:54] TR News DietPi 10.8 https://distrowatch.com/dietpi [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dietpi ) [13:55] TR News Rockchip RK3668 Targets Edge Hey Hi (AI) with 44 TOPS NPU and PCIe 5.0 https://linuxgizmos.com/rockchip-rk3668-targets-edge-ai-with-44-tops-npu-and-pcie-5-0/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/rockchip-rk3668-targets-edge-ai-with-44-tops-npu-and-pcie-5-0/ ) [13:56] TR News gxmessage @ Savannah: gxmessage 4.1.1 for GTK4 released savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10952 [13:56] TR News https [13:57] TR News Voyager 26.04.1 https://distrowatch.com/voyager [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/voyager ) [13:57] TR News OBS Studio 33.0 Released with Chromium 150 & NVIDIA Encoder on ARM64 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/obs-studio-33-0-released-with-chromium-150-nvidia-encoder-on-arm64/ [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | OBS Studio 33.0 Released with Chromium 150 & NVIDIA Encoder on ARM64 | UbuntuHandbook ● Oct 25 [14:00] TR News Houthis Claim Strikes on Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery After Coalition Airstrikes Reportedly Kill 16 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/houthis-claim-strikes-saudi-aramco-oil-refinery-after-coalition-airstrikes-reportedly-kill-16-1827603 [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Houthis Claim Strikes on Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery After Coalition Airstrikes Reportedly Kill 16 | IBTimes UK [14:00] TR News Iranians Face Anxious Wait as Threat of Attack Looms https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/middleeast/iranians-face-anxious-wait-as-threat-of-attack-looms.html [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/middleeast/iranians-face-anxious-wait-as-threat-of-attack-looms.html ) [14:01] TR News Pure Comments and the Fediverse https://kevquirk.com/pure-comments-and-the-fediverse [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Pure Comments and the Fediverse - Kev Quirk [14:01] TR News Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator https://www.tomshardware.com/software/maps/proton-hosts-flock-map-revealing-over-300-000-cameras-defying-cease-and-desist-threats-against-creator-privacy-focused-company-hosts-site-on-swiss-servers-says-users-have-the-right-to-know-whos-recording-them [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator privacy-focused company hosts site on Swiss servers, says users have the right to know whos recording them | Tom's Hardware [14:02] TR News Italy hit by new cost of living protests https://www.france24.com/en/italy-hit-by-new-cost-of-living-protests [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/italy-hit-by-new-cost-of-living-protests ) [14:02] TR News 'This Is a Dystopian Nightmare': Workers Told To Wear Forehead Cameras So Robots Can Learn Their Jobs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/this-dystopian-nightmare-workers-told-wear-forehead-cameras-so-robots-can-learn-their-jobs-1827592 [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'This Is a Dystopian Nightmare': Workers Told To Wear Forehead Cameras So Robots Can Learn Their Jobs | IBTimes UK [14:03] TR News YouTuber escapes the modern Hey Hi (AI) tech market by recreating his 1996 PC https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/exhaustion-with-tech-market-prompts-youtuber-to-remake-their-first-pc-1996-build-fueled-by-nostalgia-and-ai-weariness [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | YouTuber escapes the modern AI tech market by recreating his 1996 PC nostalgia build relies on manual motherboard jumpers and a 2GB hard drive | Tom's Hardware [14:04] TR News Banks Preparing for Aftermath of Unprecedented Catastrophe Caused by Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/banks-preparing-ai-financial-catastrophe [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Banks Preparing for Aftermath of Unprecedented Catastrophe Caused by AI [14:04] TR News Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel, took less than ten minutes https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/valve-adds-cd-rom-drive-support-to-steam-frame-kernel-took-less-than-ten-minutes-update-comes-one-day-after-user-requests-for-capability-in-the-steam-community-forum [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel, took less than ten minutes update comes one day after user requests for capability in the Steam Community forum | Tom's Hardware [14:05] TR News Macron condemns racist terrorist attack in Paris suburb https://www.france24.com/en/macron-condemns-racist-terrorist-attack-in-paris-suburb [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/macron-condemns-racist-terrorist-attack-in-paris-suburb ) [14:06] TR News India is a refining superpower, says Rubio, as the world faces a potential energy crisis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-a-refining-superpower-says-rubio-as-the-countrys-petroleum-refining-capacity-assumes-greater [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indias refining superpower role grows amid oil shocks | The Straits Times [14:06] TR News Ukraines Feeling of Moral Whiplash at the Hands of Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-trump.html [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-trump.html ) [14:08] TR News MElon Says Ukraine Violated Starlinks Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-drone-speed.html ) [14:10] TR News eMudhra Intermediate CI Compromise https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/24/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise.html [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gentoo.org | eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise Gentoo Linux [14:13] TR News SuperTuxKart Online has gone dark https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2026/10/supertuxkart-online-has-gone-dark.html [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.supertuxkart.net | Blog - Supertuxkart [14:21] TR News 'The marches went well' French government on demonstrations a week after looting and violence https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261024-the-marches-went-well-%E2%80%93-french-government-on-demonstrations-a-week-after-looting-and-violence [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261024-the-marches-went-well-%E2%80%93-french-government-on-demonstrations-a-week-after-looting-and-violence ) [14:21] TR News France: Anti-far-right protest in Orleans https://www.france24.com/en/france-anti-far-right-protest-in-orleans [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france-anti-far-right-protest-in-orleans ) [14:21] TR News Paris: Protest starts at Porte d'Italie, after last-minute change to the route https://www.france24.com/en/paris-protest-starts-at-porte-d-italie-after-last-minute-change-to-the-route [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/paris-protest-starts-at-porte-d-italie-after-last-minute-change-to-the-route ) [14:22] TR News China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat: Hegseth https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/china-funded-confucius-institutes-deemed-us-national-security-threat-hegseth/ [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat [14:22] TR News U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/americas/us-mexico-security-cartels.html [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/americas/us-mexico-security-cartels.html ) [14:23] TR News Russia deploys 3D-printed cruise missiles with US electronics in Ukraine, can hit 500mph with a 745-mile range https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/russia-deploys-3d-printed-cruise-missiles-in-ukraine-can-hit-500mph-with-a-745-mile-range-fears-high-that-cheap-filin-missile-will-be-used-for-missile-spam-tactics [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Russia deploys 3D-printed cruise missiles with US electronics in Ukraine, can hit 500mph with a 745-mile range fears are high that cheap Filin missile will be used for missile spam tactics | Tom's Hardware [14:23] TR News Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's Starlink Speed Restored As Moscow And Kyiv Exchange Attacks https://www.rferl.org/a/kraine-starshield-satellite-speeds-restored-drone-operations/33883512.html [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's Starlink Speed Restored As Moscow And Kyiv Exchange Attacks [14:25] TR News Bipartisan US Lawmakers Push Back On Convicted Felon's Russia Policy, Vow Support For Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmakers-trump-russia-policy-ukraine-bipartisan-pushback/33883500.html [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Bipartisan US Lawmakers Push Back On Trump's Russia Policy, Vow Support For Ukraine [14:25] TR News Witkoff should step down says Ukraine Committee Chief https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261024-witkoff-should-step-down-says-ukraine-committee-chief [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261024-witkoff-should-step-down-says-ukraine-committee-chief ) [14:25] TR News Estonia passes the presidency of the Baltic Assembly to Lithuania https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/24.10.2026-estonia-passes-the-presidency-of-the-baltic-assembly-to-lithuania.a668941/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Estonia passes the presidency of the Baltic Assembly to Lithuania / Article [14:27] TR News We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now Its Bankrupt. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/character-ai-horror-show-bankrupt [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now It's Bankrupt. [14:28] TR News Behind the Scenes, Metas Board Is Battling With Mark Kapo-berg Over His Out-of-Control Hey Hi (AI) Spending https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-board-zuckerberg-ai-spending-compensation https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Behind the Scenes, Meta's Board Is Battling With Mark Zuckerberg Over His Out-of-Control AI Spending [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextweb.com | Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron [14:28] TR News A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-iran-new-phase-of-war.html [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-iran-new-phase-of-war.html ) [14:29] TR News List of Vim forks https://evanhahn.com/list-of-vim-forks/ [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | List of Vim forks [14:31] TR News Scientists May Have Discovered Why Men's Prostates Enlarge With Age https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-discovered-why-mens-prostates-enlarge-with-age [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists May Have Discovered Why Men's Prostates Enlarge With Age : ScienceAlert [14:31] TR News Uranium Waste From This Aussie Mine Was Safely Locked Away, But Microbes Had Other Plans https://www.sciencealert.com/uranium-waste-from-this-aussie-mine-was-safely-locked-away-but-microbes-had-other-plans [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Uranium Waste From This Aussie Mine Was Safely Locked Away, But Microbes Had Other Plans : ScienceAlert [14:31] TR News Common Liver Disease May Actually Have 5 Distinct Types With Different Health Risks https://www.sciencealert.com/common-liver-disease-may-actually-have-5-distinct-types-with-different-health-risks [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Common Liver Disease May Actually Have 5 Distinct Types With Different Health Risks : ScienceAlert [14:32] TR News As Water Crisis Continues, Backup Water Supply in The Colorado River Basin Is Also Drying Up https://www.sciencealert.com/as-water-crisis-continues-backup-water-supply-in-the-colorado-river-basin-is-also-drying-up [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As Water Crisis Continues, Backup Water Supply in The Colorado River Basin Is Also Drying Up : ScienceAlert [14:32] TR News Miniature Ball Lightning Created in a Lab Could Help Solve a Centuries-Old Mystery https://www.sciencealert.com/miniature-ball-lightning-created-in-a-lab-could-help-solve-a-centuries-old-mystery [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Miniature Ball Lightning Created in a Lab Could Help Solve a Centuries-Old Mystery : ScienceAlert [14:33] TR News Both Low And High Testosterone Seem to Be Linked to an Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/both-low-and-high-testosterone-seem-to-be-linked-to-an-irregular-heartbeat-study-finds [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Both Low And High Testosterone Seem to Be Linked to an Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [14:34] TR News Malaysians want to ditch Indonesian goods, but will this make polluters pay for the haze? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-want-to-ditch-indonesian-goods-but-will-this-make-polluters-pay-for-the-haze [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Haze in Malaysia: Boycotts, lawsuits, and a possible new law | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Want to escape the haze in Malaysia? Here are some clean air havens you can visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/want-to-escape-the-haze-in-malaysia-here-are-some-clean-air-havens-you-can-visit [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Three clean air havens in Malaysia to escape the haze | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Haze in Malaysia: All Johor schools to reopen on Oct 26 as conditions improve https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-all-johor-schools-to-reopen-on-oct-26-as-conditions-improve [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Haze in Malaysia: All Johor schools to reopen on Oct 26 as conditions improve | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Malaysia seizes 5,801 squishy toys nationwide over safety compliance mark https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-seizes-5801-squishy-toys-nationwide-over-safety-compliance-mark [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia seizes 5,801 squishy toys over safety mark | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Smell of smoke, sting of insults: Malaysians target Indonesia with boycott of goods over haze https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-want-to-ditch-indonesian-goods-but-will-this-make-polluters-pay-for-the-haze [14:35] TR News Someone Ran a Chemical Analysis of Bodega Retatrutide and Dear Lord https://futurism.com/health-medicine/chemical-analysis-bodega-retatrutide-peptides [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Someone Ran a Chemical Analysis of Bodega Retatrutide and Dear Lord [14:37] TR News North Koreas Kim Jong Un returns from China after war memorial visit: State media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-returns-from-china-after-war-memorial-visit-state-media-says [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Kim Jong Un returns from China after war memorial visit | The Straits Times [14:48] TR News This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-only-linux-distro-thats-worth-running-on-your-smartphone/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone [14:49] TR News Android works better with Linux when you install these 4 apps https://www.howtogeek.com/android-works-better-with-linux-when-you-install-these-4-apps/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Android works better with Linux when you install these 4 apps [14:49] TR News "One of the most frequently asked questions of Linux folks is "what's the best lightweight distro for an old PC?" The Reg FOSS desk's current answer is Raspberry Pi Desktop." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/24/raspberry-pi-desktop-proves-old-pcs-arent-past-it/5304676 [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it [14:50] TR News Morningdew Media releases MorningDAW, a FREE DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/24/morningdew-media-releases-morningdaw-a-free-daw-for-macos-windows-and-linux/ [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/24/morningdew-media-releases-morningdaw-a-free-daw-for-macos-windows-and-linux/ ) [14:50] TR News "This gaming-focused Linux distribution has a few cool tricks up its sleeve, including X Mode." https://www.zdnet.com/tech/cobaltx-bazzite-linux-gaming-distro/ [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can CobaltX beat Bazzite? I put this new Linux gaming distro to the test - ZDNET [14:51] TR News These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-distros-claim-to-be-open-source-but-theyre-barely-evenclose/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close [14:51] TR News "SparkyOS is a novel distro from the folks behind SparkyLinux: it's a version of Arch that can you can use without installing it at all." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/23/sparkyos-lightweight-general-purpose-arch-on-a-pendrive/5304984 [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive [14:58] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [14:59] TR News (NEW): Games: SteamOS 3.9.5, Steam Frame, SuperTuxKart Online, and Reviews on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Games_SteamOS_3_9_5_Steam_Frame_SuperTuxKart_Online_and_Reviews.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Games_SteamOS_3_9_5_Steam_Frame_SuperTuxKart_Online_and_Reviews.gmi [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: SteamOS 3.9.5, Steam Frame, SuperTuxKart Online, and Reviews on GNU/Linux and Steam Deck ● Oct 25 [15:01] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:03] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware, GNU/Linux, and Mobile https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Open_Hardware_GNU_Linux_and_Mobile.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Open_Hardware_GNU_Linux_and_Mobile.gmi [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware, GNU/Linux, and Mobile [15:08] *croissant` (~croissant@8jwsykkupndw8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:09] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:18] TR News (NEW): Editors: Emacs and Vim Forks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Editors_Emacs_and_Vim_Forks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Editors_Emacs_and_Vim_Forks.gmi [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Editors: Emacs and Vim Forks [15:24] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:31] TR News (NEW): Using hooks in Pure Blog, Pure Comments and the Fediverse https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Using_hooks_in_Pure_Blog_Pure_Comments_and_the_Fediverse.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Using_hooks_in_Pure_Blog_Pure_Comments_and_the_Fediverse.gmi [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Using hooks in Pure Blog, Pure Comments and the Fediverse [15:36] TR News Man Utds Coach is Done https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/man-utds-coach-is-done/ [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Man Utds Coach is Done [15:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:43] TR News (NEW): Release of Alpine 3.21.9, 3.22.7, 3.23.7 and 3.24.3; Kraft 2.1.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Release_of_Alpine_3_21_9_3_22_7_3_23_7_and_3_24_3_Kraft_2_1_0_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Release_of_Alpine_3_21_9_3_22_7_3_23_7_and_3_24_3_Kraft_2_1_0_R.gmi [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Release of Alpine 3.21.9, 3.22.7, 3.23.7 and 3.24.3; Kraft 2.1.0 Released [15:45] TR News (NEW): Web Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Web_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Web_Leftovers.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Leftovers [15:46] TR News (NEW): Databases: Firebird can now be built with CMake + Clang, twelve years of distributed SQLite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Databases_Firebird_can_now_be_built_with_CMake_Clang_twelve_yea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Databases_Firebird_can_now_be_built_with_CMake_Clang_twelve_yea.gmi [15:46] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: Firebird can now be built with CMake + Clang, twelve years of distributed SQLite [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:51] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [15:51] TR News (NEW): openSUSE Board Election 2026 Begins, Fedora Linux 45 Release Party https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/openSUSE_Board_Election_2026_Begins_Fedora_Linux_45_Release_Par.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/openSUSE_Board_Election_2026_Begins_Fedora_Linux_45_Release_Par.gmi [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines openSUSE Board Election 2026 Begins, Fedora Linux 45 Release Party [15:53] TR News Techrights Links 25/10/2026: TMZ Revisits Epstein's Connections to Bill Epsteingate, "Italy Nit by New Cost of Living Protests" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Links_25_10_2026_TMZ_Revisits_Epstein_s_Connections_to_Bill_Eps.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Links_25_10_2026_TMZ_Revisits_Epstein_s_Connections_to_Bill_Eps.gmi [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 25/10/2026: TMZ Revisits Epstein's Connections to Bill Epsteingate, "Italy Nit by New Cost of Living Protests" [15:58] TR News IBM "Bob says debt is only a problem if you plan to pay it back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5h1ex0s [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5h1ex0s ) [15:59] TR News "You need to understand that IBM is all about costs. Cost lowering is job one if you are in management. Do layoffs impact costs? You bet they do, so layoffs are always in the picture. NOTE layoffs usually involve business operations that IBM is withdrawing from, OR offshoring. If you are in a high cost country, you should definitely expect layoffs." [15:59] TR News "That's the sort of PIP that is actually related to your performance. The other is the kind where they want to lay you off but not pay severance...the timing of those is the timing of the desired layoff." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5b291zw [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5b291zw ) ● Oct 25 [16:00] TR News "In the US separation usually follows swiftly after an unsuccessful PIP." "Yes usually same day within minutes. Its brutal especially to those who did not deserve or warrant a PIP" [16:01] TR News "Following the link in the OPs post yields this: "This Post is from a suspended account. Learn more" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5bjqv3b [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5bjqv3b ) [16:01] TR News "what happened to the 6 other replies ? Censored again ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5bjqv3b [16:02] TR News "all the great/competent managers in my group left voluntarily or were laid off. all the ones that survived the cut are worthless -- one couldn't spell the names of her subordinates, fill out forms, or use tools she was pushing us to adopt; another would take credit for my ideas or wisdom i shared without giving credit." [16:02] TR News "our director kept pushing the return-to-office mandate but himself wouldn't go to the office or attend meetings he set, and he's rarely seen online." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 ) [16:12] TR News Microsoft chaos https://www.eurogamer.net/the-coalition-gears-of-war-e-day-worried-layoffs-no-bonus [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they'll be laid off straight after launch - and right before they'd be due their bonuses | Eurogamer.net [16:13] TR News "no longer a guarantee of continuity at the company. In fact, some members of The Coalition fear being fired." https://www.eteknix.com/gears-of-war-e-day-earns-strong-reviews-but-the-coalition-developers-fear-layoffs/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gears of War: E-Day Earns Strong Reviews, But The Coalition Developers Fear Layoffs - eTeknix [16:16] TR News Plagiarism or slop or both? https://gnnhd.tv/news/56774/microsoft-shuts-down-its-beloved-maker-space [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gnnhd.tv | Microsoft shuts down its beloved maker space [16:30] TR News Techrights Microsofts Spin About Mass Layoffs and Shutdowns: They "Never Should Have Existed" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Microsoft_s_Spin_About_Mass_Layoffs_and_Shutdowns_They_Never_Sh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Microsoft_s_Spin_About_Mass_Layoffs_and_Shutdowns_They_Never_Sh.gmi [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsofts Spin About Mass Layoffs and Shutdowns: They "Never Should Have Existed" [16:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [16:53] TR News We Are All Human Beings https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/we-are-all-human-beings/ [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive We Are All Human Beings [16:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Oct 25 [17:00] TR News End of Summer Time (BST) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/end-of-summer-time-bst/ [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive End of Summer Time (BST) [17:12] TR News Techrights Linus Torvalds Defected to Enshittification https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Linus_Torvalds_Defected_to_Enshittification.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Linus_Torvalds_Defected_to_Enshittification.gmi [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Defected to Enshittification [17:22] TR News Techrights At Microsoft, the Silent Layoffs Impact Executives Also https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/At_Microsoft_the_Silent_Layoffs_Impact_Executives_Also.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/At_Microsoft_the_Silent_Layoffs_Impact_Executives_Also.gmi [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Microsoft, the Silent Layoffs Impact Executives Also [17:28] TR News (NEW): Three Years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Three_Years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Three_Years.gmi [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Three Years [17:40] TR News (NEW): About 1 in 20 Italians Uses GNU/Linux on Desktops/Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/About_1_in_20_Italians_Uses_GNU_Linux_on_Desktops_Laptops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/About_1_in_20_Italians_Uses_GNU_Linux_on_Desktops_Laptops.gmi [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines About 1 in 20 Italians Uses GNU/Linux on Desktops/Laptops [17:45] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:51] TR News (NEW): GNOME Has Forgotten That Desktop Users Want Choices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/GNOME_Has_Forgotten_That_Desktop_Users_Want_Choices.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/GNOME_Has_Forgotten_That_Desktop_Users_Want_Choices.gmi [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME Has Forgotten That Desktop Users Want Choices [17:52] TR News It's not an irreversible harm if alternatives to slop-ware still exist [17:52] TR News Techrights Sites with "Linux" in Their Name Cannot Slop and Retain Readers 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [18:09] TR News Techrights There Are No Women That Are Kernel Developers Sent by Corporations Which Claim to Champion Diversity https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/There_Are_No_Women_That_Are_Kernel_Developers_Sent_by_Corporati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/There_Are_No_Women_That_Are_Kernel_Developers_Sent_by_Corporati.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights There Are No Women That Are Kernel Developers Sent by Corporations Which Claim to Champion Diversity [18:23] TR News (NEW): Lightweight Linux distros make your old hardware useful again, and they're not the nightmare you remember https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Lightweight_Linux_distros_make_your_old_hardware_useful_again_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Lightweight_Linux_distros_make_your_old_hardware_useful_again_a.gmi [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Lightweight Linux distros make your old hardware useful again, and they're not the nightmare you remember [18:30] TR News (NEW): Ryzen overclocking is coming to Linux as AMD prepares an official driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Ryzen_overclocking_is_coming_to_Linux_as_AMD_prepares_an_offici.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/25/Ryzen_overclocking_is_coming_to_Linux_as_AMD_prepares_an_offici.gmi [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ryzen overclocking is coming to Linux as AMD prepares an official driver [18:35] TR News (NEW): This OS isn't Linux, isn't Windows, it runs on any PC you have lying around, and I used it for a month 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