●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, December 28, 2025 ●● ● Dec 28 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-271225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-271225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-271225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-271225.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-271225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-271225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-271225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-271225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-27.txt ● Dec 28 [05:14] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 27, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_December_27_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_December_27_2025.gmi [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 27, 2025 [05:16] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:16] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:20] TR News "I want to emphasize that I'm not advocating for Whitmer's teaching, or eager to put him in a good light. But I gathered a few notes from the book which are highly relevant to the discussion of Mormonism." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20251227-0.gmi [05:21] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-28.gmi [05:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1868.jpg [05:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1518.jpg [05:38] TR News Techrights Andy Farnell on Standing Up Against Technological Oppression https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Andy_Farnell_on_Standing_Up_Against_Technological_Oppression.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Andy_Farnell_on_Standing_Up_Against_Technological_Oppression.gmi [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Andy Farnell on Standing Up Against Technological Oppression [05:55] TR News "Linux CEO"??? https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/when-linux-ceo-linus-torvalds-warned-the-world-about-nvidia-called-it-the-worst-company-weve-worked-with-11766817904450.html [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.livemint.com | When Linux CEO Linus Torvalds warned the world about NVIDIA, called it the worst company we've worked with | Company Business News [05:55] TR News He has his birthday today [05:56] TR News Torvaldos !!! "Torvaldos then moved on to use the F-word for Nvidia, while showing the company the middle finger." [05:58] TR News "After using Linux for nearly 30 years, I've created a list of the best Linux distributions I've used since the beginning. Here they are." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-11-favorite-linux-distributions-of-all-time-ranked/ [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My 11 favorite Linux distributions of all time, ranked | ZDNET [05:59] TR News (NEW): How Linux helped me escape tech boredom and endless scrolling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/How_Linux_helped_me_escape_tech_boredom_and_endless_scrolling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/How_Linux_helped_me_escape_tech_boredom_and_endless_scrolling.gmi [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines How Linux helped me escape tech boredom and endless scrolling ● Dec 28 [06:11] TR News Techrights Raffles for the Immaterial: Unauthorised Bingo for Red Hat "Vouchers" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Raffles_for_the_Immaterial_Unauthorised_Bingo_for_Red_Hat_Vouch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Raffles_for_the_Immaterial_Unauthorised_Bingo_for_Red_Hat_Vouch.gmi [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Raffles for the Immaterial: Unauthorised Bingo for Red Hat "Vouchers" [06:12] TR News "LOL, I just saw on LinkedIn that ol Director of process tech and 300mm Fab up there in Albany got promoted againto director, again. How many times is that now, five in three years? Shoot, thats gotta be some kind of record. That fellas got more lives than a barn cat and always manages to land on his feet." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 ) [06:17] TR News This is SLOP and FAKE news https://dixiesunnews.com/articles/xbox-confirms-next-gen-consoles-amidst-buzzing-rumors-what-to-expect/ [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dixiesunnews.com | Xbox Confirms Next-Gen Consoles Amidst Buzzing Rumors: What to Expect! - Dixie Sun News [06:28] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Weapon Against the Reality of XBox (the Console) Dying Seems to be LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Microsoft_s_Weapon_Against_the_Reality_of_XBox_the_Console_Dyin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Microsoft_s_Weapon_Against_the_Reality_of_XBox_the_Console_Dyin.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Weapon Against the Reality of XBox (the Console) Dying Seems to be LLM Slop [06:29] TR News Viktor Orbn https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/12/27/orban-questions-whether-russia-is-the-aggressor-in-ukraine-war | Source: Insight Hungary [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | Orban questions whether Russia is the aggressor in Ukraine war - InsightHungary [06:30] TR News "Options to Break Free From Smart TV Ads and Tracking" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/26/1546258 [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Options to Break Free From Smart TV Ads and Tracking - SoylentNews [06:30] TR News "Reddit challenges AUS Social Media law in court" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/23/0432237 [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Reddit challenges AUS Social Media law in court - SoylentNews [06:31] TR News "Forrest Gump and Americas Return to Innocence" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/forrest-gump-and-americas-return [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Forrest Gump and Americas Return to Innocence [06:31] TR News old: "Free Software and Platform Regulation: The impact of the Digital Market Act on Free Software" https://media.ccc.de/v/2025-11-15-free-software-and-platform-regulation FSFE [sic] http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/ [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free Software and Platform Regulation - media.ccc.de [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Leak: FSF/FSFE Trademark Dispute (FSF Demanding That FSFE Should Change the Organisation's Name) [06:31] TR News "Trump pardons "start at $1m," reports WSJ" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/27/trump-pardons-start-at-1m-reports-wsj.html [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/27/trump-pardons-start-at-1m-reports-wsj.html ) [06:31] TR News "Chatkontrolle - Ctrl+Alt+Delete - media.ccc.de" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-episode-ii-der-rat-schlagt-zuruck [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chatkontrolle - Ctrl+Alt+Delete - media.ccc.de [06:32] TR News "The God of Solidarity - by Hamilton Nolan" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-god-of-solidarity [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | The God of Solidarity - by Hamilton Nolan [06:32] TR News "Repost With Transcript: Heather Cox Richardson" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/repost-with-transcript-heather-cox [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Repost With Transcript: Heather Cox Richardson [06:32] TR News EFF = GAFAM and CCP apologists https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/lawmakers-must-listen-young-people-regulating-their-internet-access-2025-review http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Lawmakers Must Listen to Young People Before Regulating Their Internet Access: 2025 in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Electronic Frontier Foundation Incorporated is Run by/for Corporations Now (Members' Money is Less Than a Quarter of the Money EFF Receives) [06:38] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: Fascination, Holidays, and Mormonism https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Fascination_Holidays_and_Mormonism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Fascination_Holidays_and_Mormonism.gmi [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 28/12/2025: Fascination, Holidays, and Mormonism [06:38] TR News Suddnly this gets promoted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405306 https://old.reddit.com/r/hypeurls/comments/1pxbcnm/richard_stallman_at_the_first_hackers_conference/ [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference in 1984 [video] | Hacker News [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference in 1984 [video] : hypeurls ● Dec 28 [07:08] TR News (NEW): 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Beautifully https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/10_Hyprland_Dotfiles_to_Transform_Your_Linux_Desktop_Beautifull.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/10_Hyprland_Dotfiles_to_Transform_Your_Linux_Desktop_Beautifull.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Beautifully [07:18] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:28] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/NVIDIA_Drops_Pascal_Support_On_Linux_Causing_Chaos_On_Arch_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/NVIDIA_Drops_Pascal_Support_On_Linux_Causing_Chaos_On_Arch_Linu.gmi [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux [07:30] TR News (NEW): Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Debian_Officially_Welcomes_Loong64_as_a_Supported_Architecture.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Debian_Officially_Welcomes_Loong64_as_a_Supported_Architecture.gmi [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture [07:36] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Dec 28 [10:19] TR News "Richard Stallman: The Legend of Software Freedom that Saved the World | FREENET AFRICA" https://freenetafrica.com/2025/05/24/richard-stallman-the-legend-of-software-freedom/ [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freenetafrica.com | Richard Stallman: The Legend of Software Freedom that Saved the World | FREENET AFRICA [10:25] TR News "The complaint centers not merely on code reuse, but on Rockchips decision to relicense FFmpeg-derived code under an incompatible license" https://linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim [10:25] TR News "Furthermore, as 1930 is talkies territory, music that debuted in films during the year will likewise enter the public domain in 2026." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/public-domain-music-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/public-domain-music-2026/ ) [10:26] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-hacking-washing-machines | Source: CCC [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hacking washing machines - media.ccc.de [10:26] TR News "Deleting that annotated example exploit allowed me to send the letter!" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/28/substack-network-error/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | Substack Network error = 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[10:28] TR News "On the subway, I'm missing a lot of my normal setup. I don't have multiple monitors or a fancy keyboard. I don't even have an internet connection." https://www.scd31.com/posts/programming-on-the-subway | [10:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scd31.com | I Program on the Subway | Stephen's Site [10:29] TR News "Of course, the real measure of car orientation may not be ownership metrics, but instead something like vehicle-miles traveled per capita (or even time in vehicles per capita" https://json.blog/2025/12/27/how-do-we-measure-if.html | Source: Jason Becker [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | How do we measure if cities are more or less car oriented? [10:29] TR News "The program sets a declining limit on total planet-warming emissions in the state from major polluters." https://www.courthousenews.com/california-drops-lawsuit-seeking-to-reinstate-federal-funding-for-the-states-bullet-train/ | Source: Court House News [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/california-drops-lawsuit-seeking-to-reinstate-federal-funding-for-the-states-bullet-train/ ) [10:31] TR News iophk: SystemD keeps getting better and better: https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20251228.101226.eb20d935.en.html [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dyne.org | [DNG] Just when you think... [10:31] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:32] TR News "Cause why not? Simply start extra instances of sshd by default Simply do about anything that the mighty Systemd god's decide as being good for us dumb system administrators who are not able to setup some secure access to a VM or (probably) containers themselves. I don't even have any more words for this." [10:32] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:32] TR News "And that's not just baby boomers' nostalgic memory of childhood winters FMI data shows that Decembers are becoming more frequently snowless in the south" https://yle.fi/a/74-20201513 | Source: YLE [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland's changing winters: What can we expect? | Yle News | Yle [10:35] TR News Overpopulation https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-27/arizona-water-crackdown | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Arizona could limit groundwater pumping where Saudi company farms hay - Los Angeles Times [10:36] TR News "But heres the thing: were still a fighting democracy." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/stop-calculating-and-do-whats-right | Source: Mike Brock [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Stop Calculating and Do What's Right - by Mike Brock [10:36] TR News "According to Elon Musk, Sxam Altman, and some other tech bros" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-all-sorted-by-machines-of-loving-grace-ai-cybernetics-and-fascism-and-how-to-intervene | Source: CCC [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-All Sorted by Machines of Loving Grace? "AI", Cybernetics, and Fascism and how to Intervene - media.ccc.de [10:37] TR News [Old] "Two quick notes: first, we wrote this for engineers, not lawyers and activists." https://www.latacora.com/blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem/ | [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The PGP problem | Latacora [10:37] TR News "Beyond the underlying mathematics of cryptographic algorithms, there is a whole other layer of implementation code, assigning meaning to the processed data." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-to-sign-or-not-to-sign-practical-vulnerabilities-i | Source: CCC [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-To sign or not to sign: Practical vulnerabilities in GPG & friends - media.ccc.de [10:54] TR News CCC feed: https://media.ccc.de/c/39c3/podcast/webm-hq.xml [10:54] TR News "If you care about your privacy, you might want to start taking the bus." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/26/uber-wants-to-sell-your-data-to-the-highest-bidders.html | Source: BoingBoing [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/26/uber-wants-to-sell-your-data-to-the-highest-bidders.html ) [10:55] TR News "In terms of the EU's digital rulebook, it has already started in May with the deletion of a core compliance element in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-throwing-your-rights-under-the-omnibus-how-the-eu-s-reform-agenda-threatens-to-erase-a-decade-of-digital-rights | Source: CCC [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Throwing your rights under the Omnibus - how the EU's reform agenda threatens to erase a decade of digital rights - media.ccc.de [10:55] TR News "There is a path forward! Many, in fact. But the impasse framing seriously limits how policymakers, technologists, advocates, and our communities understand child sexual abuse (CSA)." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-an-impasse-child-safety-privacy-and-healing-together | Source: CCC [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Not an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together - media.ccc.de [10:56] TR News "Shortly after last year's talk, we were contacted about some *interesting* looking tickets someone noticed, issued by the Vetter GmbH Omnibus- und Mietwagenbetrieb" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-all-my-deutschlandtickets-gone-fraud-at-an-industrial-scale | Source: CCC [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-All my Deutschlandtickets gone: Fraud at an industrial scale - media.ccc.de [10:57] TR News "The attack surface includes anyone who can influence any metric: maintainers who control release schedules, security researchers who control vulnerability disclosures, and anyone with a credit card and access to a botnet." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/27/how-to-ruin-all-of-package-management.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | How to Ruin All of Package Management | Andrew Nesbitt [10:58] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:58] TR News Social Control Media https://www.manton.org/2025/12/27/fediverse-predictions.html | Source: Manton Reece [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.manton.org | Manton Reece - Fediverse predictions [10:58] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:58] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:59] TR News "A pretty provocative headline, no? But I think I can justify it." https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/ai-is-bad/ | [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dianne.skoll.ca | Dianne Skoll's Web Site - The Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous [10:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:59] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *techrights-sec3 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:59] TR News "It began as a standard maintenance project: I wanted to write a tool to find and fix broken ISBN references in Wikipedia. Using the built-in checksum, this seemed like a straightforward technical task." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-ai-generated-content-in-wikipedia-a-tale-of-caution | Source: CCC [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI-generated content in Wikipedia - a tale of caution - media.ccc.de ● Dec 28 [11:00] TR News "Lets check in on our current industrys hottest trend, blockchain. The metaverse? NFTs? No, sorry, Ill get it eventually." https://rubenerd.com/an-ai-check-in/ | Source: Ruben Schade [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: An AI check-in [11:01] TR News "But the channels, having reportedly generated a combined one billion or so views" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ ) [11:01] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:01] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:02] TR News "In a way that makes it intentionally hard to switch services or add other devices." https://bastiangruber.ca/posts/mass-quitting-apple/ | [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bastiangruber.ca | Mass quitting Apple [11:02] TR News "They fixed most of it. But the authentication bypass that lets anyone login to any account?" https://bobdahacker.com/blog/petlibro | [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks | bobdahacker [11:03] TR News "Anyone on-site can obtain subscriber lines (POTS, ISDN BRI or PRI service) and use them for a variety of services, including telephony, fax machines, modem dial-up into BBSs as well as dial-up internet access and video telephony." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-isdn-pots-telephony-at-congress-and-camp | Source: CCC [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ISDN + POTS Telephony at Congress and Camp - media.ccc.de [11:04] TR News "This talk presents a reverse engineering effort to document Espressifs proprietary Bluetooth stack" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-liberating-bluetooth-on-the-esp32 | Source: CCC [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 - media.ccc.de [11:05] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] TR News "Well, it's a $4,000+ box built specifically for developers in Nvidia's ecosystem, deploying code to Nvidia servers that cost half a million dollars each." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/dells-version-dgx-spark-fixes-pain-points | Source: Jeff Geerling [11:05] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Dell's version of the DGX Spark fixes pain points | Jeff Geerling [11:05] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] *techrights-sec3 (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:05] TR News "The reMarkable Paper Pro Move appears to be an answer maybe the answer to that dreaded mid-zone between analog and digital note-taking." https://thenewsprint.co/2025/12/27/the-remarkable-paper-pro-move/ | Source: The Newsprint [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewsprint.co | The reMarkable Paper Pro Move - The Newsprint [11:06] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@freenode-i1t073.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:07] TR News "Today I learned something amazing: Safari supports higher than 60Hz refresh." https://birchtree.me/blog/how-to-enable-120hz-mode-in-safari-mac-iphone-and-ipad/ | Source: Matt Birchler [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | How to enable 120Hz mode in Safari (Mac, iPhone, and iPad) [11:07] TR News "This is the first in a series of posts reviewing Apples 2025 across their major product lines (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and wearables)." https://birchtree.me/blog/apples-2025-report-card-iphone/ | Source: Matt Birchler [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Apples 2025 report card - iPhone ● Dec 28 [12:19] TR News "The break I took in October was liberating." https://jimmitchell.org/2025/12/26/one-simple-goal/ | Source: Jim Mitchell [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jimmitchell.org | One Simple Goal | Jim Mitchell [12:20] TR News "New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill that requires platforms to alert users of addictive features that can harm the mental health of younger users." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/new-york-governor-signs-bill-requiring-warning-labels-on-addictive-social-media-platforms/ | Source: JURIST [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | New York governor signs bill requiring warning labels on addictive social media platforms - JURIST - News [12:21] TR News "The announcement was made on the debian-devel-announce mailing list" https://linuxiac.com/debian-officially-welcomes-loong64-as-a-supported-architecture/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Debian Officially Welcomes Loong64 as a Supported Architecture [12:21] TR News "My monitor in the office is a Dell 4K, 34-inch monitor, and that works wonderfully too." https://merecivilian.com/considering-a-32-inch-monitor/ | Source: Mere Civilian [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-merecivilian.com | Considering a 32-inch monitor [12:22] TR News "Voight's path to becoming a CISO is anything but conventional." https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/mentorship-and-diversity-shaping-the-next-generation-of-cyber-experts | Source: Dark Reading [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/mentorship-and-diversity-shaping-the-next-generation-of-cyber-experts ) [12:23] TR News "I think writing is one of the most valuable things you can do, and I recommend everyone try it. Heres why: [...]" https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/12/27/why-i-write.html | Source: Drew Breunig [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dbreunig.com | Why I Write (And You Should Too!) [12:23] TR News "Like I said then, Im going to miss a lot of things that happened during the year, but Im OK with that." https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/and-that-was-2025/ | Source: Juan J Martnez [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-And that was 2025 - usebox.net [12:24] TR News "Now Im 31 and the years are flying by so fast that I have to desperately seize their trailing collars so that I dont suddenly find myself seventy without noticing. So, as is becoming tradition, what happened this year?" https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/merry-christmas-ya-filthy-animals-2025/ | Source: Lucidity [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ludic.mataroa.blog | Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals (2025) Ludicity [12:25] TR News "There are three key ways his advice has improved how I make coffee. First, is something that precedes the second. The taste has also been elevated." https://rubenerd.com/coffee-technique-works-for-cheap-stuff-too/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Coffee technique works for cheap stuff too [12:25] TR News "The easiest way to avoid The Haneda Problem is to introduce strategic ambiguity." https://rubenerd.com/the-haneda-problem/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: The Haneda Problem, and seeing why you would [12:26] TR News "While I was waiting for the ticket to be printed, the Metrolink arrived early." https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/27/the-two-pound-lifeboat/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-my-notes.dragas.net | The Two-Pound Lifeboat | MyNotes [12:26] TR News "I am writing this from an interstate hotel, where I'm recovering from the norovirus I caught from my newest (and extremely cute) niece." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/2025-wrap-up-and-looking-forward-to-the-future/ | Source: Small Cypress [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smallcypress.bearblog.dev | 2025 wrap-up, and looking forward to the future! | small cypress [12:30] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: "Mass Quitting Apple" and "Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Mass_Quitting_Apple_and_Generative_AI_Industry.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Mass_Quitting_Apple_and_Generative_AI_Industry.gmi [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 28/12/2025: "Mass Quitting Apple" and "Generative AI Industry is Fraudulent, Immoral and Dangerous" [12:39] TR News "With PTP 1588, AES67, and SMPTE 2110, we can transmit synchronous audio and video with sub-millisecond latency over the asynchronous medium Ethernet." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-excuse-me-what-precise-time-is-it | Source: CCC [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Excuse me, what precise time is It? - media.ccc.de [12:39] TR News "Well start by showing what GNSS interference actually means in practice: aircraft losing navigation data, ships switching to manual control, and entire regions facing timing outages" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-who-cares-about-the-baltic-jammer-terrestrial-navigation-in-the-baltic-sea-region | Source: CCC [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Who cares about the Baltic Jammer? Terrestrial Navigation in the Baltic Sea Region - media.ccc.de [12:41] TR News "Merry Christmas all! This is my annual Advent of Code post!" https://blog.jle.im/entry/advent-of-code-2025.html | [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jle.im | Advent of Code 2025: Haskell Solution Reflections for all 12 Days in Code [12:41] TR News "Only the engineers who work on a large software system can meaningfully participate in the design process." https://www.seangoedecke.com/you-cant-design-software-you-dont-work-on/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | You can't design software you don't work on [12:42] TR News "After all these years programming, it's fun to catch myself changing my style preferences in real-time." https://www.jmduke.com/posts/single-use-variables.html | Source: Justin Duke [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jmduke.com | Avoid single-use variables | Applied Cartography [12:42] TR News "For anyone else using the Ebitengine that wants to render text as an outline, Ive had had some success using the shapes package." https://lmika.org/2025/12/28/rendering-outlined-text-in-ebitengine.html | Source: Leon Mika [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | Rendering Outlined Text in Ebitengine - Leon Mika [12:48] TR News "You should not have to pay for software you don't want. Devices like laptops and smartphones are general purpose computers so" https://en.refund4freedom.org/ | [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.refund4freedom.org | Refund4Freedom [12:49] TR News "At 39C3, I gave a workshop about Jujutsu, a new-ish version control system that I fell in love with last year! :)" https://blinry.org/jj-workshop/ | Source: Blinry [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blinry.org | Jujutsu workshop [12:50] TR News "If you are in the database field, you probably know that the Postgresus project was started with a simple goal: to provide an accessible, self-hosted user interface around the pg_dump command." https://linuxiac.com/postgresus-renamed-to-databasus-as-backup-tool-expands-beyond-postgresql/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL [12:51] TR News "My concern is that Mozilla is too excited about a technology that has inherent downsides and ethical problems, and I would like to see better defaults and clearer risk mitigations." https://hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-kill-switch/ | Source: Hidde de Vries [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dear Mozilla, I don't want an Al kill switch, I want a more responsible approach for all | hidde.blog [12:52] TR News "Over seven months after its previous 1.4.2 bugfix release, the popular open-source vector graphics editor Inkscape has issued its latest version, 1.4.3, as the third maintenance update to the 1.4 series, which includes roughly 124 bug and crash fixes." https://linuxiac.com/inkscape-1-4-3-vector-graphic-editor-delivers-124-bug-and-crash-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Inkscape 1.4.3 Delivers 124 Bug and Crash Fixes in Major Maintenance Update [12:52] TR News "The release announcement includes more detail, including updates to PostgreSQL, QEMU, and LXQt. Is it silly to admit that Im also unreasonably happy to see CDE in these sorts of announcements as well?" https://rubenerd.com/pkgsrc-2025q4-released/ | Source: Ruben Schade [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: pkgsrc 2025Q4 released [12:53] TR News "This is NOT a super small, credit card format SBC. We are talking about something thats definitely larger, and that comes directly with an integrated heatsink." https://boilingsteam.com/orange-pi-6-plus-review/index.html | Source: Boiling Steam [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | OrangePi 6 Plus Review: The New Frontier for ARM64 SBC Performance [12:53] TR News "The RP2350 is one of the first generally available microcontrollers with active security-features against fault-injection such as glitch-detectors" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-of-boot-vectors-and-double-glitches-bypassing-rp2350-s-secure-boot | Source: CCC [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Of Boot Vectors and Double Glitches: Bypassing RP2350's Secure Boot - media.ccc.de [12:54] TR News "QNX, a real-time operating system for embedded systems, has released the initial version of its Self-Hosted Developer Desktop" https://linuxiac.com/qnx-introduces-a-self-hosted-developer-desktop/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | QNX Introduces a Self-Hosted Developer Desktop [12:54] TR News "A commentator on my early notes on dgit mentioned that they found packaging in Debian overly complicated (and I think perhaps RPMs as well) and would rather build and ship a container." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/PackagesWhyComplicated | Source: University of Toronto [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [12:55] TR News "It is a new X server project that takes a fundamentally different approach to X11. Written entirely from scratch in the Zig programming language, it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code." [12:55] TR News "Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way." https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig [12:57] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:57] TR News "Ive always wanted to play one but with physical cards, its so freaking expensive especially these days to purchase a booster box for each set that it never seemed doable." https://hamatti.org/posts/we-played-a-full-scarlet-and-violet-progression-series/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | We played a full Scarlet & Violet Progression Series : Juha-Matti Santala [12:57] TR News "If you are using Firefox or a Chromium browser (for me Google Chrome 143.0.7499.170)" https://lr0.org/blog/p/pngchanges/ | [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lr0.org | Opening this PNG in Chrome shows a different image than in Safari or any desktop app | La Vita Nouva [12:58] TR News "I think of client-side validation as a progressive enhancement for your users." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/28/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | HTML Input Validation is (maybe) Good - HTMHell [12:58] TR News "For many years now, JavaScript has been the workhorse of the web." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/27/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | Replacing JS with just HTML - HTMHell [12:58] TR News "Due to the use of frameworks, a lot of sites nowadays have become a div and class soup that makes the HTML code unreadable and hard to troubleshoot." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/26/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | Class names for content not design - HTMHell [12:59] TR News "A few years ago I had switched variables and calculations from SASS to CSS, but I still needed SASS for nesting" https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2025-12-27-goodbye-sass/ | Source: Amit Patel [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redblobgames.com | Goodbye SASS [12:59] TR News "If you have any doubts, then you're the target audience of this guide." https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/10105.html | Source: Coyote [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dreamwidth.org | Captcha Check [12:59] TR News "Please select adjacent seats." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-12-27-reverse-engineering-the-cinema-bypassing-seat-adjacency-rules-with-devtools | Source: Eliseo Martelli [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eliseomartelli.it | Reverse Engineering the Cinema: Bypassing "Seat Adjacency" Rules with DevTools | Eliseo Martelli ● Dec 28 [13:00] TR News "This is no good. I dont need to explain how bad a supply-chain attack on the 1Password browser extension would be." https://borretti.me/article/1password-dependency-breaks-syntax-highlighting | Source: Fernando Borretti [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | 1Password Dependency Breaks Syntax Highlighting [13:00] TR News "I am not a fan of injecting scripts into things that you want to be as fast as humanly possible, but here's one exception: I use the enter hook to print a little welcome message when I cd into a project: [...]" https://www.jmduke.com/posts/mise-hooks.html | Source: Justin Duke [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jmduke.com | mise hooks | Applied Cartography [13:01] TR News "Typography is the art of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-art-of-text-rendering | Source: CCC [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The art of text (rendering) - media.ccc.de [13:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:01] TR News Before This Physicist Studied the Stars, He Was One https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/europe/brian-cox-astronomy-profile.html [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/europe/brian-cox-astronomy-profile.html ) [13:02] TR News Notes from Early Flight Training https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/27/Notes-from-Early-Flight-Training/ [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | Notes from Early Flight Training | Ben Congdon [13:03] TR News Kevin Fenzi: a look back at 2025 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/12/27/a-look-back-at-2025/ [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | a look back at 2025 | Kevin's musings [13:04] TR News On (and Contra) Chalmers on LLM Interlocutors https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/26/On-and-Contra-Chalmers-on-LLM-Interlocutors/ [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | On (and Contra) Chalmers on LLM Interlocutors | Ben Congdon [13:05] TR News How To Install Yarn on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-yarn-debian-13/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Yarn on Debian 13 - idroot [13:06] TR News Torvalds on Vizio Ruling: Software Freedom Conservancy Looks Like "a Bunch of Incompetent Assholes" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/torvalds-on-vizio-ruling-software [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Torvalds on Vizio Ruling: Software Freedom Conservancy Looks Like "a Bunch of Incompetent A**holes" [13:06] TR News LibreOffice Viewer now available on Meta Quest VR headsets https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/27/libreoffice-viewer-now-available-on-meta-quest-vr-headsets/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice Viewer now available on Meta Quest VR headsets - TDF Community Blog [13:07] TR News How to Install LightZone on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-lightzone-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install LightZone on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:07] TR News How to Install Exaile on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-exaile-music-player-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Exaile on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:07] TR News How to Install UrBackup on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-urbackup-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install UrBackup on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:08] TR News How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-ubuntu-linux/ [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [13:08] TR News 'Digital Detox' Is a Trick. Here's How to Actually Switch Off. https://www.sciencealert.com/digital-detox-is-a-trick-heres-how-to-actually-switch-off [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Digital Detox' Is a Trick. Here's How to Actually Switch Off. : ScienceAlert [13:12] TR News Winux Tries to Mimic backdoored Windows While Staying Fully GNU/Linux https://linuxiac.com/winux-tries-to-mimic-windows-while-staying-fully-linux/ [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Winux Tries to Mimic Windows While Staying Fully Linux [13:13] TR News MagOS 20251226 is out https://distrowatch.com/magos [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/magos ) [13:13] TR News Rajeesh K Nambiar: A font with built-in TeX syntax highlighting https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/a-font-with-built-in-tex-syntax-highlighting/ [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com | A font with built-in TeX syntax highlighting Soliloquies [13:13] TR News xpdig tools to explore crossplane resources https://www.linuxlinks.com/xpdig-tools-explore-crossplane-resources/ [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xpdig - tools to explore crossplane resources - LinuxLinks [13:14] TR News dtrx intelligent archive extraction tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/dtrx-intelligent-archive-extraction-tool/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dtrx - intelligent archive extraction tool - LinuxLinks [13:14] TR News Fernflower decompiler from Java bytecode to Java https://www.linuxlinks.com/fernflower-decompiler-java-bytecode/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fernflower - decompiler from Java bytecode to Java - LinuxLinks [13:17] TR News treemd modern Markdown viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/treemd-modern-markdown-viewer/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-treemd - modern Markdown viewer - LinuxLinks [13:17] TR News Seanime media server https://www.linuxlinks.com/seanime-media-server/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Seanime - media server - LinuxLinks [13:17] TR News Wallpaper Splitter apply a single image https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallpaper-splitter-apply-single-image/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wallpaper Splitter - apply a single image - LinuxLinks [13:18] TR News hcxdumptool capture packets from wlan devices https://www.linuxlinks.com/hcxdumptool-capture-packets-wlan-devices/ [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hcxdumptool - capture packets from wlan devices - LinuxLinks [13:18] TR News Optimize Web Delivery with these Open Source Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/webdelivery/ [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Optimize Web Delivery with these Open Source Tools - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News Hextazy colorful hexadecimal editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/hextazy-colorful-hexadecimal-editor/ [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hextazy - colorful hexadecimal editor - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Python Data Validation https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-data-validation/ [13:19] 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/europe/ukraine-russia-frontline.html ) [13:20] TR News Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Convicted Felon-Zelensky Meeting https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/europe/kyiv-ukraine-russia-trump-zelensky.html [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/europe/kyiv-ukraine-russia-trump-zelensky.html ) [13:21] TR News Thousands Freezing As Russian Barrage Pummels Kyiv Ahead of Zelenskyy-Dihydroxyacetone Man Peace Talks https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-russia-drone-assault-power-heat/33634104.html [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Thousands Freezing As Russian Barrage Pummels Kyiv Ahead of Zelenskyy-Trump Peace Talks [13:21] TR News Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Investigators Say They're Probing Vote-Buying Scheme By Lawmakers 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Electronic Medical Records Software - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News lnko simple stow-like dotfile linker https://www.linuxlinks.com/lnko-simple-stow-like-dotfile-linker/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lnko - simple stow-like dotfile linker - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers https://www.linuxlinks.com/distractionfreetools/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 Best Free and Open Source Distraction-Free Tools for Writers - LinuxLinks [13:27] TR News 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your GNU/Linux Desktop Bautifully https://itsfoss.com/best-hyprland-dotfiles/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Bautifully [13:31] TR News New Years resolution: Lithuanian-made medicines to be tested in space in 2026 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Cut Her Grant https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/science/trump-wildfires-vance-epa.html [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/science/trump-wildfires-vance-epa.html ) [13:40] TR News From city boy to wildlife maven: Videographer Chris Owen captures Hong Kongs trove of fauna https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/28/from-city-boy-to-wildlife-maven-videographer-chris-owen-captures-hong-kongs-trove-of-fauna/ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | From city boy to wildlife maven: Videographer captures HK fauna trove [13:40] TR News South Koreas presidential office completes move back to historic Blue House https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-presidential-office-completes-move-back-to-historic-blue-house [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas presidential office completes move back to historic Blue House | The Straits Times [13:40] TR News South Korea prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted president https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/south-korea-prosecutors-seek-10-year-sentence-for-ousted-president/ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | South Korea prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted president - JURIST - News [13:42] TR News This is the end. They have NO CLUE how to stop losing money. This will just turn away everyone. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-could-prioritize-sponsored-content-as-part-of-ad-strategy-sponsored-content-could-allegedly-be-given-preferential-treatment-in-llms-responses-openai-to-use-chat-data-to-deliver-highly-personalized-results [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | ChatGPT could prioritize sponsored content as part of ad strategy sponsored content could allegedly be given preferential treatment in LLMs responses, OpenAI to use chat data to deliver highly personalized results | Tom's Hardware [13:43] TR News Qt Hearts classic Hearts card game https://www.linuxlinks.com/qt-hearts-classic-hearts-card-game/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Qt Hearts - classic Hearts card game - LinuxLinks [13:43] TR News Harlequin Terminal-based SQL IDE https://www.linuxlinks.com/harlequin-terminal-based-sql-ide/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Harlequin - Terminal-based SQL IDE - LinuxLinks [13:43] TR News flir parse and rewrite R code https://www.linuxlinks.com/flir-parse-rewrite-r-code/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-flir - parse and rewrite R code - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News DWARF Explorer GUI utility for navigating the DWARF debug information https://www.linuxlinks.com/dwarf-explorer-gui-utility-navigating-dwarf-debug-information/ [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DWARF Explorer - GUI utility for navigating the DWARF debug information - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News b4n TUI for the Kubernetes API https://www.linuxlinks.com/b4n-tui-kubernetes-api/ [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-b4n - TUI for the Kubernetes API - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News ibtop real-time terminal monitor https://www.linuxlinks.com/ibtop-real-time-terminal-monitor/ [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ibtop - real-time terminal monitor - LinuxLinks [13:46] TR News Pyprland customization tool for Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyprland-customization-tool-hyprland/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pyprland - customization tool for Hyprland - LinuxLinks [13:46] TR News Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' GNU/Linux (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux [13:46] TR News New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_Australia_at_Microsoft_s_Expense.shtml [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) [13:46] TR News Days Without Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Days_Without_Slop_About_Linux.shtml [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Days Without Slop About "Linux" [13:47] TR News " While this particular move, and others like it, are being publicly lauded and celebrated, a more impartial assessment would treat them as cautionary signals rather than successes. The repeated reshuffling of the same group of leaders does not reflect organizational health; it suggests unresolved structural issues." [13:47] TR News "In a stable and well-functioning environment, such levels of internal rotation would be unnecessary." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 ) [13:51] TR News Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/asia/jeju-air-crash-investigation-anniversary.html [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/asia/jeju-air-crash-investigation-anniversary.html ) [13:51] TR News Park Chan-wook and the Funny Thing About Stomach-Churning Horror https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/movies/park-chan-wook-no-other-choice-korea.html [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/movies/park-chan-wook-no-other-choice-korea.html ) [13:52] TR News South Korean man accused of scalding Thai wife denies charges https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-man-accused-of-scalding-thai-wife-denies-charges [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean man accused of scalding Thai wife denies charges | The Straits Times [13:52] TR News Car breathalysers to be mandated for habitual drink driving offenders in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/car-breathalysers-to-be-mandated-for-habitual-offenders-in-south-korea [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Car breathalysers to be mandated for habitual drink driving offenders in South Korea | The Straits Times [13:53] TR News Cars turned into weapon against the owner/driver would be natural progression with all those "SMART" things https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/car-breathalysers-to-be-mandated-for-habitual-offenders-in-south-korea [13:53] TR News Maybe also attach anal cameras to every driver or every car. Just in case... [13:54] TR News Malaysia army chief placed on leave amid investigation: Media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-army-chief-placed-on-leave-amid-investigation-media [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia army chief placed on leave amid investigation: Media | The Straits Times [13:54] TR News Malaysian PM Anwar welcomes latest Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-welcomes-latest-cambodia-thailand-ceasefire [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian PM Anwar welcomes latest Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire | The Straits Times [13:54] TR News Even as Najib faces two decades in jail, damaging divisions haunt Malaysia over 1MDB scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/even-as-najib-faces-two-decades-in-jail-damaging-divisions-haunt-malaysia-over-1mdb-scandal [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 1MDB ruling a verdict on Najib and Malaysian politics | The Straits Times [13:55] TR News Mild earthquake in Malaysia, tremors felt across Johor and Melaka https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mild-earthquake-in-malaysia-tremors-felt-across-johor-and-melaka [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Mild earthquake in Malaysia: Tremors felt in Johor | The Straits Times [13:55] TR News Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted over 1MDB corruption scandal https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/former-malaysian-prime-minister-najib-razak-convicted-over-1mdb-corruption-scandal/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted over 1MDB corruption scandal - JURIST - News [13:55] TR News Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak sentenced to 15 more years in landmark corruption case https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-former-malaysian-pm-najib-razak-sentenced-to-15-more-years-in-landmark-corruption-case [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-former-malaysian-pm-najib-razak-sentenced-to-15-more-years-in-landmark-corruption-case ) [13:58] TR News China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-revises-aviation-law-to-regulate-drones-tighten-safety-rules [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules | The Straits Times [13:58] TR News China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-passes-revised-foreign-trade-law-to-bolster-trade-war-capabilities [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities | The Straits Times [13:58] TR News China issues draft rules to govern use of human-like Hey Hi (AI) systems https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-draft-rules-to-govern-use-of-human-like-ai-systems [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China issues draft rules to govern use of human-like AI systems | The Straits Times [13:59] TR News China welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, plans talks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-welcomes-cambodia-thailand-ceasefire-plans-talks [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, plans talks | The Straits Times [13:59] TR News China sanctions 20 US firms over Taiwan arms sales https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/27/china-sanctions-20-us-firms-over-taiwan-arms-sales/ [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China sanctions 20 US firms over Taiwan arms sales ● Dec 28 [14:00] TR News Chinas high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/28/chinas-high-speed-rail-network-passes-50000km-mark/ [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark [14:00] TR News Print Your Next LED Bezel https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/print-your-next-led-bezel/ | Source: Hackaday [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Print Your Next LED Bezel | Hackaday [14:01] TR News This Week in Science: Garlic Mouthwash, a Storm Slows Time, And More! https://www.sciencealert.com/this-week-in-science-garlic-mouthwash-a-storm-slows-time-and-more [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Week in Science: Garlic Mouthwash, a Storm Slows Time, And More! : ScienceAlert [14:01] TR News A Distinct New Type of Diabetes Is Officially Recognized https://www.sciencealert.com/a-distinct-new-type-of-diabetes-is-officially-recognized [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Distinct New Type of Diabetes Is Officially Recognized : ScienceAlert [14:01] TR News This Rare Syndrome Induces People to See Faces That Don't Exist https://www.sciencealert.com/this-rare-syndrome-induces-people-to-see-faces-that-dont-exist [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Rare Syndrome Induces People to See Faces That Don't Exist : ScienceAlert [14:02] TR News Ancient Caribbean Cave Reveals Bees That Lived Inside Bones https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-caribbean-cave-reveals-bees-that-lived-inside-bones [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ancient Caribbean Cave Reveals Bees That Lived Inside Bones : ScienceAlert [14:02] TR News The True Purpose of The Bayeux Tapestry May Finally Be Revealed https://www.sciencealert.com/the-true-purpose-of-the-bayeux-tapestry-may-finally-be-revealed [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The True Purpose of The Bayeux Tapestry May Finally Be Revealed : ScienceAlert [14:03] TR News Bonkers New Space Station Expands to Full Size From Single Capsule https://futurism.com/space/max-space-station-expands-thunderbird [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Bonkers New Space Station Expands to Full Size From Single Capsule [14:05] TR News TEA2208T https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/active-ideal-full-bridge-rectifier-using-tea2208t/ | Source: Hackaday [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Active Ideal Full Bridge Rectifier Using TEA2208T | Hackaday [14:05] TR News AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-backlash-2025 [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Backlash Is Gaining Massive Momentum [14:06] TR News Gretl has a new release https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gretl [14:06] TR News Vm has a new release https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Vm [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SSL connection timeout ( status 0 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gretl ) [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to connect to directory.fsf.org port 443 after 10000 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Vm ) [14:07] TR News "This sounds like an effective display for DOOM in a pinch. [Bringus Studios] managed to find such a printer and got the classic shooter running" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/playing-doom-on-a-receipt-printer/ | Source: Hackaday [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playing DOOM On A Receipt Printer | Hackaday [14:08] TR News users will have to wait until 2026 https://hackwarenews.com/firefox-promises-a-button-to-disable-ai-but-users-will-have-to-wait-until-2026/ incompetence? No! Malice. [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | Firefox promises a button to disable AI, but users will have to wait until 2026 [14:08] TR News After Outcry, Firefox Promises Kill Switch That Turns Off All Hey Hi (AI) Features https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/outcry-firefox-promises-kill-switch-ai-features [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | After Outcry, Firefox Promises "Kill Switch" That Turns Off All AI Features [14:10] TR News Firefox will die and Google will laugh. Because it paid for it. [14:10] TR News And Baker took home about 30 million dollars in salaries for doing this. Unbelievable. [14:11] TR News Sam Thursfield: Musical update https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/musical-update/ [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samthursfield.wordpress.com | Musical update Sam Thursfield [14:11] TR News Knock, Knock: MITs Ethanol Engine Patents Run Out of Gas at the Federal Circuit https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/47472.html [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Knock, Knock: MIT's Ethanol Engine Patents Run Out of Gas at the Federal Circuit [14:12] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:14] TR News ESP32-C6 development board features 1.8-inch AMOLED touch display, built-in mic and speaker, IMU, RTC, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/27/esp32-c6-amoled-development-board-touch-display-built-in-mic-and-speaker-imu-rtc/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | ESP32-C6 development board features 1.8-inch AMOLED touch display, built-in mic and speaker, IMU, RTC, and more - CNX Software [14:14] TR News Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power https://futurism.com/science-energy/google-co2-battery-facilities [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power [14:15] TR News "The "GNOME" codebase is up to 6,692,516 lines of code at the end of 2025" https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-2025-Code-Stats [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-44% Of GNOME Core Apps Are Written In C, 13% In JavaScript & 10% In Rust - Phoronix [14:16] TR News Australian cruise ship runs aground, strikes coral reef in first trip after passengers death https://nypost.com/2025/12/28/world-news/australian-cruise-ship-coral-adventurer-runs-aground-two-months-after-passenger-suzanne-rees-death/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Australian cruise ship Coral Adventurer runs aground two months after passenger Suzanne Rees death | New York Post [14:16] TR News Saudi-Led Group in Yemen Tells Separatists to Withdraw, or Be Dealt With https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-airstrikes.html [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-airstrikes.html ) [14:16] TR News How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Convicted Felons Venezuela Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/politics/venezuela-trump-maduro-oil-boat-strikes-immigration.html [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/politics/venezuela-trump-maduro-oil-boat-strikes-immigration.html ) [14:17] TR News Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of air strikes in eastern provinces https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-yemeni-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-of-air-strikes-in-eastern-provinces [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-yemeni-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-of-air-strikes-in-eastern-provinces ) [14:17] TR News US air strikes in Nigeria targeted IS group fighters trying to enter from Sahel, govt says https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251227-us-air-strikes-nigeria-targeted-is-group-fighters-trying-enter-from-sahel [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251227-us-air-strikes-nigeria-targeted-is-group-fighters-trying-enter-from-sahel ) [14:18] TR News Saudi Arabia backs Yemen's government, urges separatists to withdraw from seized provinces https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251227-saudi-arabia-demands-yemen-separatists-withdraw-forces [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251227-saudi-arabia-demands-yemen-separatists-withdraw-forces ) [14:18] TR News Yemen: 'The status quo is no longer feasible', analyst says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-yemen-the-status-quo-is-no-longer-feasible-analyst-says [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251227-yemen-the-status-quo-is-no-longer-feasible-analyst-says ) [14:18] TR News Ungoogled Chromium is back https://bkhome.org/news/202512/ungoogled-chromium-is-back.html [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Ungoogled Chromium is back [14:20] TR News Mono boosting by OMGJoey https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pinta-3-1-released-new-axonometric-grids [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Pinta 3.1 is Out with Axonometric Grids, Marching Ants + More - OMG! Ubuntu [14:21] TR News Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Christmas_Music_Project_Back_to_When_Music_Was_Music.shtml [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music [14:21] TR News (NEW): Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Pinta_3_1_Open_Source_Paint_App_Released_with_New_Cells_Effect_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Pinta_3_1_Open_Source_Paint_App_Released_with_New_Cells_Effect_.gmi [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid [14:21] TR News Nobara 43 is out https://distrowatch.com/nobara [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/nobara ) [14:21] TR News Canaima 8.3 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/canaima [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/canaima ) [14:22] TR News HarfBuzz 12.3 Released [14:24] TR News playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/gamestop-trolls-valves-gabe-newell-for-his-inability-to-count-to-three-playful-jab-for-never-releasing-a-third-installment-for-blockbuster-game-franchises-like-half-life-dota-or-counter-strike [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | GameStop trolls Valve's Gabe Newell for his 'inability to count to three' playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike | Tom's Hardware [14:24] TR News Building Beautiful LED Lanterns With Black LED Acrylic https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/building-beautiful-led-lanterns-with-black-led-acrylic/ | Source: Hackaday [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building Beautiful LED Lanterns With Black LED Acrylic | Hackaday [14:25] TR News "Elegant Aimbot" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/moving-mousepad-is-an-elegant-aimbot/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Moving Mousepad Is An Elegant Aimbot | Hackaday [14:25] TR News Foucault Pendulum https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/what-to-do-when-your-foucault-pendulum-stops-swinging/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What To Do When Your Foucault Pendulum Stops Swinging | Hackaday [14:26] TR News "There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds, and, of course, eyesight for visualizing the very waves making up that sound. [PlasmatronX] drives that last point home with his camera for sound waves" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/27/seeing-sound-for-under-200/ | Source: Hackaday [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Seeing Sound For Under $200 | Hackaday [14:27] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [14:29] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: Winux QNX, and Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Winux_QNX_and_Debian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Winux_QNX_and_Debian.gmi [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: Winux QNX, and Debian [14:29] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.gmi [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More [14:31] TR News (NEW): GNOME/Code and Music Reports From GNOME's Sophie Herold and Sam Thursfield https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNOME_Code_and_Music_Reports_From_GNOME_s_Sophie_Herold_and_Sam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNOME_Code_and_Music_Reports_From_GNOME_s_Sophie_Herold_and_Sam.gmi [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME/Code and Music Reports From GNOME's Sophie Herold and Sam Thursfield [14:34] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [14:36] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards [14:36] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [14:36] TR News (NEW): Licensing / Legal: Torvalds Blasts SFC, Refund4Freedom Wants OS Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Licensing_Legal_Torvalds_Blasts_SFC_Refund4Freedom_Wants_OS_Fre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Licensing_Legal_Torvalds_Blasts_SFC_Refund4Freedom_Wants_OS_Fre.gmi [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Licensing / Legal: Torvalds Blasts SFC, Refund4Freedom Wants OS Freedom [14:39] TR News Techrights Links 28/12/2025: 'Digital Detox' and Slop "Backlash Grew Massively in 2025" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Digital_Detox_and_Slop_Backlash_Grew_Massively.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Links_28_12_2025_Digital_Detox_and_Slop_Backlash_Grew_Massively.gmi [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 28/12/2025: 'Digital Detox' and Slop "Backlash Grew Massively in 2025" ● Dec 28 [15:13] TR News 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-have-fun-on-linux-this-weekend-december-26/ [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) [15:13] TR News 3 ways to have more fun with a Linux PC this weekend (December 26 - 28) https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-have-fun-on-linux-this-weekend-december-26/ [15:14] TR News "Windows 12" is nonsense vapourware, "AI" is more nonsense, and this is curious-trolling, not journalism https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/dual-booting-windows-linux-total-harmony-2025 [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Dual-booting Windows and Linux in 2025: Should Microsoft worry? | Windows Central [15:15] TR News It also overlooks what is already happening/underway [15:15] TR News 10 Linux apps I tried in 2025 that I'm still using daily https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-i-tried-in-2025-that-are-actually-worth-installing/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 10 Linux apps I tried in 2025 that I'm still using daily [15:17] TR News New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one https://www.howtogeek.com/install-these-5-must-have-apps-on-day-one/ https://tech.yahoo.com/apps/articles/linux-5-must-apps-install-161515728.html [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.yahoo.com | New to Linux? 5 must-have apps to install on day one [15:18] TR News Why have choice? https://www.howtogeek.com/another-x11-revival-has-arrived-but-what-is-the-point/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Another X11 revival for Linux has arrived, but what's the point? [15:19] TR News How to Connect to a VPN Service from the Linux Command Line https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-connect-to-a-vpn-service-from-the-linux-command-line/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Connecting to a VPN Service from the Linux Command Line [15:20] TR News "On Christmas day this week, the team behind the popular CachyOS Linux distribution published a "2025 recap" blog post looking back how the distro has changed over the year, and also previewing what's to come." https://www.howtogeek.com/cachyos-announces-upcoming-server-edition/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | CachyOS wants to be your NAS operating system [15:29] TR News (NEW): Weekend Stories From HowTo Geek About GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Weekend_Stories_From_HowTo_Geek_About_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Weekend_Stories_From_HowTo_Geek_About_GNU_Linux.gmi [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Weekend Stories From HowTo Geek About GNU/Linux [15:38] TR News Cory's presentation at 39C3;the recording is online now. "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - 39C3" https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/event/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fahrplan.events.ccc.de | A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - 39C3 [15:38] TR News Or not YET [15:47] TR News Techrights Slop About "Linux" Came Only From One Slopfarm This Weekend https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Slop_About_Linux_Came_Only_From_One_Slopfarm_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Slop_About_Linux_Came_Only_From_One_Slopfarm_This_Weekend.gmi [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop About "Linux" Came Only From One Slopfarm This Weekend [15:50] TR News "After two CT scans and more cameras down the back of my nose to look at my throat, and discussion of a possible transfer to a bigger hospital, the conclusion was to open me up to drain some areas of infection" gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-12-28_What_What_happened_next__you_numpty_.gmi [15:51] TR News "I wanted to set up a streaming station featuring songs from my band but my cloud server doesn't have the storage or memory. Solution?" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bluesman/36151 [15:52] TR News SpellBinding: ACDWNOH Wordo: PINKS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-28.gmi [15:53] TR News "Last month I found out the EHX Superego was being discontinued. When I'm at the office, I've been listening to music on my old iPod nano." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/12-28.gmi [15:57] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/12/2025: Health Ordeals and Discontinued Pedals https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Gemini_Links_28_12_2025_Health_Ordeals_and_Discontinued_Pedals.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Gemini_Links_28_12_2025_Health_Ordeals_and_Discontinued_Pedals.gmi [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 28/12/2025: Health Ordeals and Discontinued Pedals ● Dec 28 [16:12] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVII - Drugged, Stoned, and Drunk at the Office During Working Hours (Campinos Friend and Propaganda Chief Has Long Done This) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVII_Drugged_Stoned_and_Drunk_at_the_Offi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVII_Drugged_Stoned_and_Drunk_at_the_Offi.gmi [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVII - Drugged, Stoned, and Drunk at the Office During Working Hours (Campinos Friend and Propaganda Chief Has Long Done This) [16:35] TR News Techrights 2026 Will Have EPO Focus, People Will See What the EPO is Trying to Hide https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/2026_Will_Have_EPO_Focus_People_Will_See_What_the_EPO_is_Trying.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/2026_Will_Have_EPO_Focus_People_Will_See_What_the_EPO_is_Trying.gmi [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2026 Will Have EPO Focus, People Will See What the EPO is Trying to Hide [16:44] TR News Techrights What Happens When Americans Are Out of Office (Away From Work) for a Week? Vista 11 "Share" Falls to Just 10%. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/What_Happens_When_Americans_Are_Out_of_Office_Away_From_Work_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/What_Happens_When_Americans_Are_Out_of_Office_Away_From_Work_fo.gmi [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Happens When Americans Are Out of Office (Away From Work) for a Week? Vista 11 "Share" Falls to Just 10%. [16:51] TR News (NEW): Sharing in Winter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Sharing_in_Winter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/Sharing_in_Winter.gmi [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Sharing in Winter ● Dec 28 [17:06] TR News Techrights Google Confidently Wrong, Nowadays Defaming People Too https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Google_Confidently_Wrong_Nowadays_Defaming_People_Too.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Google_Confidently_Wrong_Nowadays_Defaming_People_Too.gmi [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google Confidently Wrong, Nowadays Defaming People Too [17:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:53] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:54] TR News Techrights Misunderstood Weapons of Censorship https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Misunderstood_Weapons_of_Censorship.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Misunderstood_Weapons_of_Censorship.gmi [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Misunderstood Weapons of Censorship ● Dec 28 [18:02] TR News "A post-American, enshittification-resistant [Internet]" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - media.ccc.de [18:42] TR News Techrights Doxing is Illegal in the UK (Even If You're Based in the US) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Doxing_is_Illegal_in_the_UK_Even_If_You_re_Based_in_the_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/28/Doxing_is_Illegal_in_the_UK_Even_If_You_re_Based_in_the_US.gmi [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Doxing is Illegal in the UK (Even If You're Based in the US) [18:55] TR News (NEW): 8 years of This Week in Plasma https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/8_years_of_This_Week_in_Plasma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/28/8_years_of_This_Week_in_Plasma.gmi [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 8 years of This Week in Plasma ● Dec 28 [20:07] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:07] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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