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[02:34] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-280726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-280726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-280726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-280726.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280726.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280726.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-280726.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-280726.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-07-28.txt ● Jul 29 [04:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1723.jpg [04:30] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2080.jpg [04:31] TR News "Have you voted yet?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/whatIF [04:32] TR News spill out gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/spill_out [04:33] TR News "I am excited to see that the smol.pub directory is now available on the Panic Playdate application Constellation Browser. This program joins the Gemini/Gopher reader space alongside Hopper, a similar application built for the small yellow handheld with a crank." gemini://dhepworth.smol.pub/smol-pub-constellation-browser [04:34] TR News "A rather lazy day today. Spent a lot of time with my neighbor and didn't have much to do at work. I'm in the part of any relationship where I'm excited about the new friend, hanging out together, and getting to learn a lot about someone in a short time, and just reveling in that while it lasts." gemini://flares-space.me/gemlog/2026-07-28-A-Tired-Tuesday.gmi [04:35] TR News "If you want a pretty spectacular train ride that is not too far from Zrich you could go to Chur and from there up to Arosa. The train slowly climbs up a narrow valley along the valley side." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-07-19-arosa [04:35] TR News "We went to visit a friend who has an apple tree in her garden and collected two bags full of apples. A lot of rotten ones, with worms and what not. Peeling them and cutting off the good parts took a very long time. We stopped after a while and watched an episode of Silo, then we went back to doing apples." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-07-25-apples [04:41] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Arosa, Tired Tuesday, and Constellation Browser https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Arosa_Tired_Tuesday_and_Constellation_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Arosa_Tired_Tuesday_and_Constellation_B.gmi [04:41] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_28_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_July_28_2026.gmi [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Arosa, Tired Tuesday, and Constellation Browser [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 [04:42] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:42] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:50] TR News https://rachelbythebay.com accessible atm e.g. https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ was it down for some due to aggressive filtering? [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://rachelbythebay.com/ ) [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/02/23/readers/ ) [04:53] TR News Steady upward trend for GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/honduras/#monthly-200902-202607 [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Honduras | Statcounter Global Stats [04:56] TR News Same in Iran https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/iran/#monthly-200902-202607 [04:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Islamic Republic Of Iran | Statcounter Global Stats [04:57] TR News Psychonauts studio Double Fine hit with layoffs after split with Xbox https://www.neowin.net/amp/psychonauts-studio-double-fine-hit-with-layoffs-after-split-with-xbox/ [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/amp/psychonauts-studio-double-fine-hit-with-layoffs-after-split-with-xbox/ ) ● Jul 29 [05:00] TR News Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox https://kotaku.com/double-fine-lays-off-employees-amid-xbox-separation-2000719885 [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Psychonauts 2 Studio Double Fine Hit With Layoffs Amid Divestiture From Xbox - Kotaku [05:00] TR News After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-gaining-independence-from-xbox-double-fine-are-laying-off-a-quarter-of-their-staff [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rockpapershotgun.com | After gaining independence from Xbox, Double Fine are laying off a quarter of their staff | Rock Paper Shotgun [05:07] TR News Techrights Microsoft Relies on Misleading Narrative of Studios Going 'Independent'; in Reality There Are Mass Layoffs in Them https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Relies_on_Misleading_Narrative_of_Studios_Going_Indep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Relies_on_Misleading_Narrative_of_Studios_Going_Indep.gmi [05:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Relies on Misleading Narrative of Studios Going 'Independent'; in Reality There Are Mass Layoffs in Them [05:09] TR News "I am getting closer to 60 day by day. I can see the target on my back getting larger for a layoff campaign anytime soon. I will gladly retire from IBM tomorrow, if IBM provides a bridge to 65 for the family healthcare coverage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyhby5xg ) [05:11] TR News "and that same HR turns a blind to blatant harassment claims or other really egregious violations. Even when there is indisputable evidence, all of a sudden their systems and protocols seem to stop working." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyczappy [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyczappy ) [05:24] TR News Techrights IBM is Trying to Turn Debt (Borrowed Money) Into Fake Growth and It'll Worsen Matters https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_is_Trying_to_Turn_Debt_Borrowed_Money_Into_Fake_Growth_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_is_Trying_to_Turn_Debt_Borrowed_Money_Into_Fake_Growth_and_.gmi [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Trying to Turn Debt (Borrowed Money) Into Fake Growth and It'll Worsen Matters [05:59] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) ● Jul 29 [06:02] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:11] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part I - Bypassing the Legal System by Threatening Companies in Another Continent https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_I_Bypassing_the_Legal_System_by_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_I_Bypassing_the_Legal_System_by_Th.gmi [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part I - Bypassing the Legal System by Threatening Companies in Another Continent [06:28] TR News Techrights Not Only "Loonies Take on Farage" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Not_Only_Loonies_Take_on_Farage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Not_Only_Loonies_Take_on_Farage.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Not Only "Loonies Take on Farage" [06:38] TR News Techrights Inevitable Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Inevitable_Politics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Inevitable_Politics.gmi [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Inevitable Politics [06:42] TR News (NEW): A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/A_GrapheneOS_Privacy_Feature_Just_Became_the_Basis_for_a_Federa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/A_GrapheneOS_Privacy_Feature_Just_Became_the_Basis_for_a_Federa.gmi [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment [06:47] TR News (NEW): Another 'Year' Coming to an End https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Another_Year_Coming_to_an_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Another_Year_Coming_to_an_End.gmi [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Another 'Year' Coming to an End [06:49] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [06:57] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Touch update brings better support for modern smartphones & web apps https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Ubuntu_Touch_update_brings_better_support_for_modern_smartphone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Ubuntu_Touch_update_brings_better_support_for_modern_smartphone.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu Touch update brings better support for modern smartphones & web apps ● Jul 29 [07:16] TR News (NEW): Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.gmi [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: The Best Modular Laptop Ever Made [07:39] TR News (NEW): Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2221717/android-phones-to-try-instead-of-motorola-moto-g-2026/ : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bgr.com | 5 Android Phones To Consider Instead Of The Motorola Moto G (2026) [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2221717/android-phones-to-try-instead-of-motorola-moto-g-2026/Android Leftovers ● Jul 29 [08:31] TR News Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Inaction and Incompetence - Part II - 77 Messages Sent, Did Not Even Investigate or Examine Any of the Actual Evidence (British Taxpayers' Money Wasted) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Inaction_and_Incompetence_P.shtml [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Inaction and Incompetence - Part II - 77 Messages Sent, Did Not Even Investigate or Examine Any of the Actual Evidence (British Taxpayers' Money Wasted) ● Jul 29 [09:05] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to #3 in Singapore https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_3_in_Singapore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_3_in_Singapore.gmi [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to #3 in Singapore [09:06] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux at 6% in Singapore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_at_6_in_Singapore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_at_6_in_Singapore.gmi [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux at 6% in Singapore [09:09] TR News "And perhaps more importantly, the case could be seen as more of a win for the AI companies than it is for the publishing industry." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5904606 | Source: NPR [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling [09:09] TR News "Ms. Grande initiates this action to uncover the identities of these currently unknown and unscrupulous individuals in order to hold them accountable for their invasive and reprehensible conduct" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ariana-grande-sues-hackers-unreleased-music-leak-1235599473/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Ariana Grande Sues Hackers and Claims They Leaked Unreleased Music [09:10] TR News "The lawsuit accuses the unidentified [crackers] of selling the content, as well as publishing it on social media platforms like X, TikTok, and YouTube." https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/972233/ariana-grande-hacking-lawsuit | Source: The Verge [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Ariana Grande is suing the hackers whove been leaking her songs and videos for years | The Verge [09:11] TR News "Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in the state." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/spacexs-xai-sues-minnesota-over-law-to-ban-nudify-apps-.html | Source: CNBC [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnbc.com | SpaceX's xAI sues Minnesota over law to ban 'nudify' apps [09:12] TR News "By investigating the platform's most widely used Hugging Face Spaces and creating our own, we found: [...]" https://aiforensics.org/work/hugging-face-ncii | [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://aiforensics.org/work/hugging-face-ncii ) [09:12] TR News "The open-source AI platform Hugging Facea repository of AI models and datasets" https://www.wired.com/story/hugging-face-has-a-nonconsensual-deepfakes-problem/ | Source: Wired [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem | WIRED [09:12] TR News "The European non-profit organisation tested nine image-editing Spaces on Hugging Face and found seven produced altered nude images after receiving a basic request to remove clothing." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-image-tools-hugging-face-non-consensual-nude-images-1811149 | Source: International Business Times [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Hugging Face Exposed as Hub for AI Deepfake Nudes in Scathing Forensics Report | IBTimes UK [09:13] TR News "One of those policy themes is the availability of rival app stores for smartphones." https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-eu-australia-sovereignty-needs-independent-app-stores/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores [09:13] TR News "And that is just how it begins. If you work in a creative industry and have the option of not using something from Adobe, know that you are very lucky." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/i-hate-adobe/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Chris Person Hates Adobe, and I Do Too Pixel Envy [09:13] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/breaking-the-parental-lock-on-an-xbox-360-is-very-much-an-inconvenience/ | Source: Hackaday [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Breaking The Parental Lock On An XBox 360 Is Very Much An Inconvenience | Hackaday [09:14] TR News "Beata Siemionkowicz had lived legally in the United States for decades when ICE agents grabbed her from a backyard garden and shoved her into a car." https://boingboing.net/2026/07/27/ice-arrested-a-green-card-holder-while-she-was-gardening-and-kept-her-for-a-year.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | ICE arrested a green-card holder while she was gardening and kept her for a year - Boing Boing [09:14] TR News "State police said the men were dressed in green long-sleeve shirts and tactical vests labeled POLICE and carried fake police badges." https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/07/armed-men-posing-as-ice-agents-detained-assaulted-woman-after-fake-traffic-stop-police-say.html | Source: The Oregonian [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/07/armed-men-posing-as-ice-agents-detained-assaulted-woman-after-fake-traffic-stop-police-say.html ) [09:21] TR News "After masked agents fired on his truck, Francisco Longoria was ambushed, charged and jailed only for the case against him to fall apart." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/ice-california-shooting-lawsuit | Source: The Guardian UK [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | He was shot at by ICE, then wrongfully accused. His nightmare had only just begun | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian [09:21] TR News "But what if there is no mass unemployment? After all, weve spent two hundred years automating one job after another, and every advanced economy is de facto at full employment." https://borretti.me/article/when-the-future-doesnt-need-us | Source: Fernando Borretti [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | When The Future Doesnt Need Us [09:21] TR News "Now FEMA is shelling out grant money to state and local authorities to build up capacity to carry out pre-crime operations against organized political violence, as one FEMA information bulletin I obtained says." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/femas-new-mission-domestic-terrorism | Source: Ken Klippenstein [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kenklippenstein.com | FEMAs New Mission: Domestic Terrorism [09:22] TR News "The violence and scale of the Trump administrations attacks on immigrants and the communities they live in can be disorienting." https://organizingmythoughts.org/the-fight-against-ice-has-entered-a-new-phase/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-organizingmythoughts.org | The Fight Against ICE Has Entered a New Phase [09:22] TR News "The classic advice of turning off your devices when passing through a border or, on an iPhone, entering the Power Off mode to suspend biometric features seems insufficient." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/data-privacy-border-zone/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Data Privacy in the U.S. Border Zone Pixel Envy [09:22] TR News "While the Wikimedia Foundation touts to the public that they plan to take a neutral stance in our organizing efforts, they have already proven that not to be the case behind the scenes" https://www.theverge.com/news/972182/wikipedia-wikimedia-foundation-union-editor-strike | Source: The Verge [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding | The Verge [09:22] TR News "Investigators say the posters were not limited to fake images." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-misuse-queensland-fake-sex-work-posters-1811175 | Source: International Business Times [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Man Allegedly Put Up Explicit AI Posters of Real Women Claiming They Were Available for Sex Work | IBTimes UK [09:34] TR News "Sulzberger, who took on the publisher role about a decade ago and has been an influential leader in the Times much-lauded push into digital innovation, has no shortage of defending to do lately." https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-a-g-sulzberger-new-york-times/ | Source: Wired [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords? | WIRED [09:34] TR News "Commissioned by the Farm Security Administration, she documented the lives of migrant workers, Dust Bowl refugees and rural poor with an unflinching but deeply empathetic eye." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/galleries-and-exhibitions/from-the-great-depression-to-japanese-american-internment-dorothea-langes-camera-bore-witness-to-some-of-the-darkest-moments-in-us-history | Source: Digital Camera World [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | From the Great Depression to Japanese-American internment, Dorothea Lange's camera bore witness to some of the darkest moments in US history | Digital Camera World [09:35] TR News (NEW): Secure Shell https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Secure_Shell.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Secure_Shell.gmi [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Secure Shell [09:35] TR News "could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts." https://www.404media.co/person-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-clapping-at-city-meeting/ | Source: 404 Media [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting [09:36] TR News "This is precisely the moment when Europe faces a strategic choice." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/07/27/europe-can-learn-from-ukraine-how-to-break-russian-myths/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | Europe can learn from Ukraine how to break Russian myths - New Eastern Europe [09:36] TR News "Maybe Microsoft did want interns to solve riddles as part of their job. Or maybe I screwed up something else. Im afraid Ill never know!" https://ochagavia.nl/blog/that-time-when-i-failed-the-microsoft-interview/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ochagavia.nl | That time when I failed the Microsoft interview | Adolfo Ochagava [09:36] TR News "In this case, the price of freedom is local campaigning in every by-election" https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-tech-sector-missing-democratic-process/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | UK tech sector missing from democratic process [09:37] TR News "Ive not put much thought into each of these. They range from probably easy to requires a fundamental rethink of Rusts security model, so take them with a pinch of salt." https://blog.jsbarretto.com/post/crates-io-security | Source: Joshua Barretto [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jsbarretto.com | Cargo security wishlist [09:37] TR News "Where religion meets opulence corruption arises. Such is a consequence of humans frail character: its base desires are amplified by riches." https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-07-27-beyond-the-temple/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Beyond the temple | Protesilaos [09:37] TR News "I am not surprised that the company would back away from previously made promises,1 nor am I surprised that my local leaders would be naive enough not to see this coming." https://512pixels.net/2026/07/spacexai-promised-school-money/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-512pixels.net | Pray They Dont Alter It Any Further - 512 Pixels [09:37] TR News "locomotion, obstacle avoidance, navigation, or movement on the ground" https://www.theverge.com/tech/972259/us-foreign-robots-power-inverter-ban | Source: The Verge [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The US is banning foreign robots | The Verge [09:38] TR News "If I come across something I like or want in the future instead of impulse buying Ill stop for 24 hours and put it in a list." https://ljpuk.net/posts/stop-buying-things-by-using-a-simple-rule-and-a-list | Source: Lee Peterson [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | Stop buying things by using a simple rule and a list - LJPUK [09:46] TR News Techrights Thank You, Andy https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Thank_You_Andy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Thank_You_Andy.gmi [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Thank You, Andy [09:47] TR News "There is no easily quantifiable answer to that question. And that is the problem." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittification-relies-on-broken | Source: Hamilton Nolan [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math [09:47] TR News "Its a sharp increase from the same quarter in 2025, when fewer than 100 companies and groups reported lobbying on data center matters." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/data-center-boom-sparks-lobbying-surge-01010295 | Source: Politico LLC [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/data-center-boom-sparks-lobbying-surge-01010295 ) [09:48] TR News "No. They're worse." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/are-ai-data-centers-really-that-bad | Source: Robert Reich [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Are AI Data Centers Really THAT Bad? - Robert Reich [09:48] TR News "For some, datacenter opposition may feel like the only tangible mechanism for registering their concern, disapproval, or even anger about AI." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/09/ai-datacenter-company-politics | Source: The Guardian UK [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | The fight against AI datacenters is important but its just a starting point | Bruce Schneier and Nathan E Sanders | The Guardian [09:48] TR News "The judge had already indicated her ruling at a hearing last week. Per Politico, the judge also limited the scope of information that could be sought by the BBC into January 6th." https://deadline.com/2026/07/trump-bbc-financial-records-defamation-lawsuit-1237005006/ | Source: Deadline [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-deadline.com | Judge Rules Trump's Trust Must Provide Financial Documents To BBC [09:49] TR News "The filing also follows a Supreme Court ruling in late June that let states keep counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day if postmarked on time." https://cyberscoop.com/trump-supreme-court-mail-in-voting/ | Source: Scoop News Group [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms | CyberScoop [09:49] TR News "All of this is taking place under martial law, which grants governments expanded emergency powers needed to confront a declared threat." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/ukraines-protesters-remind-us-why | Source: The Next Move [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Ukraines Protesters Remind Us Why Their Country Isnt Russia [09:50] TR News "He stood trial in Berlin on charges of preparing a serious act of violence. Prosecutors sought a prison sentence of two years and ten months." https://www.dw.com/en/germany-islamist-terror-attack-on-berlin-pride-parade-triggers-political-debate/a-78130195 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany: Islamist terror attack triggers political debate [09:50] TR News "Granted, U.S. forces havent suffered any conventional defeats at Iranian hands either." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-putinization-of-the-american | Source: Paul Krugman [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Putinization of the American Military - Paul Krugman [09:50] TR News "Google doesnt have the same control over desktop computers. But in MacOS on the Apple Macintosh, any application can set a keyboard shortcut that works globally in any other app." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/27/chrome-forces-gemini-global-shortcut-onto-your-mac/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | A page. He discovered that there had been organized by one of the course. [09:50] TR News "Search engines do not automatically discover new URLs as they are created." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/claude-indexed-by-google/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Links to Claude Chats Were Indexed by Google and Bing, Whatever That Is Pixel Envy [09:51] TR News "Employment scams are increasingly being used to target job seekers, with the FBI and LinkedIn joining forces to educate applicants about fraudulent job opportunities and the warning signs of potential exploitation." https://thecyberexpress.com/employment-scams-target-job-seekers/ | Source: Cyble Inc [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | Employment Scams Target Job Seekers As FBI, LinkedIn Warn [09:51] TR News "For all these reasons, I would allow the appeal." https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0152_judgment_a1ae6cd3a5.pdf | [09:51] TR News "The men now live in the U.K., where they filed a lawsuit contending that they are owed damages from Bahrain for the mental harm they suffered." https://therecord.media/uk-court-rejects-bahrain-immunity-claim-spyware-case | Source: The Record [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | UK court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in spyware case | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:51] TR News "Statements made via its social media channels went on to say that no exceptions will be made for those using the devices with prescription lenses." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/28/def-con-bans-meta-style-pervert-glasses/5279763 | Source: The Register UK [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses' [09:52] TR News "As the New York Times points out in a fresh report, Google results are directing more and more people toGoogle, and thats it." https://gizmodo.com/if-youre-reading-this-youre-probably-an-ai-bot-2000788073 | Source: Gizmodo [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gizmodo.com | If You're Reading This, You're Probably an AI Bot [09:52] TR News "Koo lost the case initially but won an appeal this month, with the Court of Appeal finding that 95 per cent of Chans judgement was plagiarised." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/27/hong-kong-judge-who-committed-serial-plagiarism-to-take-early-retirement-at-chief-justices-request/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK judge Wilson Chan to retire early after repeatedly committing plagiarism [09:52] TR News "Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier." https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/al-qaida-and-isis-are-using-ai-very-differently-heres-how-11829535#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/al-qaida-and-isis-are-using-ai-very-differently-heres-how-11829535#publisher=newsstand ) [09:53] TR News "Youll get better and more coherent predictions from a 1-900 telephone psychic." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Repeating: We didnt ought. [09:53] TR News "As many skilled programmers can attest, chatbots can produce very useful output but as even the most ardent AI-assisted coder will admit, chatbot-written code is also full of baffling, obvious errors (and subtle, hard-to-spot ones): [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/hitl-ers/#ai-ai-oh | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Discernment (28 Jul 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:53] TR News "I am so tired of every company feeling the need to shoehorn in an AI helper. To be honest I've found zero use for any of them, and they are all a bit shit." https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2026-07-28-so-tired-of-shit-ai-helpers/ | Source: David Mead [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-davidjohnmead.com | So tired of these shit AI tools [09:53] TR News "Treating that capability as the new SEO still shrinks a fundamental shift in marketing into another optimisation discipline." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/seo-vs-geo/ | Source: Jono Alderson [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jonoalderson.com | SEO vs GEO is the wrong question - Jono Alderson [09:53] TR News "I see a clear trend in my use of AI for programming, and that trend ultimately is to use it less." https://lzon.ca/posts/other/llm-fantasy/ | Source: Lzon [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lzon.ca | What if useful AI is a fantasy? [09:54] TR News "[...] What worries me, actually, is the impact of this crisis on my finances. [...]" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2026/07/28/about-a-potential-ai-bubble.html | Source: Numeric Citizen [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.numericcitizen.me | About a potential AI bubble Numeric Citizen Blog [09:54] TR News "Other platforms, like YouTube, already do this." https://www.404media.co/spotifys-ai-problem-is-so-bad-random-people-are-stepping-in-to-track-the-slop/ | Source: 404 Media [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Spotify's AI Problem Is So Bad Random People Are Stepping In to Track the Slop ● Jul 29 [10:01] TR News (NEW): Updates on Ordeals After Online Abuse Against Rianne and I https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Ordeals_After_Online_Abuse_Against_Rianne_and_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Ordeals_After_Online_Abuse_Against_Rianne_and_I.gmi [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Updates on Ordeals After Online Abuse Against Rianne and I [10:10] TR News Techrights Comments on Today's Judgment https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Comments_on_Today_s_Judgment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Comments_on_Today_s_Judgment.gmi [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Comments on Today's Judgment [10:10] TR News "Companies: 478" https://companiesmarketcap.com/software/largest-software-companies-by-market-cap/ | [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-companiesmarketcap.com | Largest software companies by market cap [10:11] TR News "SmartThings was originally a 2012 Kickstarter campaign that ended up becoming successful enough that the company was bought by Samsung in 2014." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/samsungs-smartthings-api-terminates-free-access/ | Source: Hackaday [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Samsungs SmartThings API Terminates Free Access | Hackaday [10:11] TR News "Researchers at Lava discovered the flaw when researching Internet-exposed Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) for vulnerabilities and said it found evidence of attackers having exploited the issue in the wild" https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover | Source: Dark Reading [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover ) [10:11] TR News "The senator cited multiple recent and devastating hacking campaigns targeting VPNs and remote-access systems, including products from Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti and Check Point." https://therecord.media/federal-purge-outdated-vpns-wyden-letter | Source: The Record [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Outdated VPNs should be purged from federal agencies, senator says | The Record from Recorded Future News [10:14] TR News "My war against Screen and against Online is over and this is the peace treaty: No screen without a matching TODO item." https://idiomdrottning.org/screenitem | Source: Idiomdrottning [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idiomdrottning.org | No screen without a matching TODO item [10:14] TR News "Key to the gut-brain connection is the vagus nerve, an essential part of the autonomic nervous system that wires the brain into the bodys organs, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/ | Source: Hackaday [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How The Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition Via Acetylcholine Signaling | Hackaday [10:15] TR News "Sadly, the main drawbacks of film for me were the things most people love about it (development time, inflexibility w.r.t ISO and white balance)." https://pradyun.net/blog/new_camera.html | Source: Pradyun Narkadamilli [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pradyun.net | Gallivanting Around With a New Camera [10:16] TR News "What an awesome approach to life. Being yourself and doing your thing, no matter if others consider it to be trash or treasure." https://robertbirming.com/guess-im-trash/ | Source: Robert Birming [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | I guess Im trash Robert Birming [10:17] TR News "What skill do these smart engineers lack? I think its the ability to think slowly and clearly. Smart engineers can think clearly, but they can only think clearly at high speed." https://www.seangoedecke.com/you-dont-have-to-be-smart-if-you-think-clearly/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | You don't have to be smart if you can think clearly [10:17] TR News "Theyre the departments of Defense, Energy and Transportation, and the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the National Endowment for the Humanities." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-28/here-are-all-ways-that-trump-has-tried-to-kill-u-s-science-research | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Hiltzik: Trump replaces science with stupidity - Los Angeles Times [10:18] TR News "If we want to store bigger keys, were going to need a bigger deck of cards." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/07/28/keys-and-cards/ | Source: John D Cook [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Cryptographic Keys and Decks of Cards [10:19] TR News "This is the economic story: friction has become a class experience. Wealth has always helped smooth over bumps - but when the physical world is such a mess and the digital world is so easy" https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-most-valuable-commodity-in-the | [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyla.substack.com | The Most Valuable Commodity in the World is Friction [10:19] TR News "Maybe youve been putting off organizing a basement or a closet." https://chrisglass.com/2026/07/28/a-surge-a-disaster-a-reminder/ | Source: Chris Glass [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisglass.com | A surge a disaster a reminder Chris Glass [10:20] TR News "Abstract for the forthcoming paper 'Beyond AI: Infrastructuring the Common Good'. Pre-print coming soon." https://www.danmcquillan.org/beyond_ai_abstract.html | Source: Dan McQuillan [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.danmcquillan.org | Abstract for 'Beyond AI: Infrastructuring the Common Good' [10:20] TR News "My objective is still simple: leave a net positive impact. Some days are negative, some days are positive. But the direction still matters." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-07-28-we-are-a-blip | Source: Eliseo Martelli [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eliseomartelli.it | We are a blip. | Eliseo Martelli [10:20] TR News "Why do I go on and on about typing? Because its one of the ways I like to express myself, thats why." https://dergigi.com/2026/07/28/typing/ | Source: Gigi [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Typing | dergigi.com [10:20] TR News "A talk from the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK caught our eye, in which [Amy Jeskins] looked at the overlooked engineering skill of pattern cutting." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/why-is-textile-work-not-taught-to-engineers/ | Source: Hackaday [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Is Textile Work Not Taught To Engineers? | Hackaday [10:25] TR News Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem" and "$1.5B Anthropic Copyright Infringement Ruling" (Plagiarism is Not "Training") https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_Hugging_Face_Has_a_Deepfake_Nudes_Problem_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_Hugging_Face_Has_a_Deepfake_Nudes_Problem_and_.gmi [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem" and "$1.5B Anthropic Copyright Infringement Ruling" (Plagiarism is Not "Training") [10:52] TR News Anon: nokia has one or two legitimate divisions remaining, for now they got into pushing sw patents just before Microsoft Elop so there may be another major Board of Directors scandal hidden below the surface there ● Jul 29 [11:05] TR News Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Streamlining the Decision-Making Process https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Streamlining_the_Decision_Mak.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_Streamlining_the_Decision_Mak.gmi [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Streamlining the Decision-Making Process [11:10] TR News "Chat Control: Motstndet fortstter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/07/28/chat-control-motstandet-fortsatter/ [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Chat Control: Motstndet fortstter [11:10] TR News iophk: unfounded smear https://json.blog/2026/07/28/dhh-showed-who-he-was [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | The milkshake duck has been dethroned [11:11] TR News "judaism | aethrvmn" https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/metaphysical/religious/judaism/ [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aethrvmn.gr | judaism | aethrvmn [11:13] TR News Revenue-backed espionage | "Indtgtsdkket spionage | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/indtaegtsdaekket-spionage [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Indtgtsdkket spionage | Version2 [11:13] TR News "China Advances Plans For National Single-Stack IPv6 Network, And Its Surveillance-Friendly Version - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/07/26/1939241 [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | China Advances Plans For National Single-Stack IPv6 Network, And Its Surveillance-Friendly Version - SoylentNews [11:13] TR News "It's time the LGBT activists obsessed with Palestine took off their keffiyehs and faced down an Islamist ideology that wants them dead: JULIE BINDEL | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16008995/Its-time-LGBT-activists-obsessed-Palestine-took-keffiyehs-faced-Islamist-ideology-wants-dead-JULIE-BINDEL.html [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.com | It's time the LGBT activists obsessed with Palestine took off their keffiyehs and faced down an Islamist ideology that wants them dead: JULIE BINDEL | Daily Mail Online [11:15] TR News "Gos proposal to allow examples with any signature was accepted on July 8. Today, an example must look like func ExampleXxx()." https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/07/go-example-any-signature/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Accepted proposal: Go examples with any signature | Redowan's Reflections [11:18] TR News "NotImplemented isnt False, None, or empty, so like most objects, its truthy by default." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/07/28/python-fix-typeerror-notimplemented-boolean-context/ | Source: Adam Johnson [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Python: fix TypeError: NotImplemented should not be used in a boolean context - Adam Johnson [11:19] TR News "In this article series, we will focus on that last group functional programming languages: their purpose, design, and how they are different from other kinds of languages." https://www.endoflineblog.com/functional-programming-from-first-principles-part-1-motivation | [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.endoflineblog.com | Functional programming from first principles, part 1 motivation | End of Line Blog [11:19] TR News "Every major release of Rails sets off a wave of releases across the rest of the gem ecosystem." https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/28/why-npm-dependency-trees-are-so-big.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Why npm Dependency Trees Are So Big | Andrew Nesbitt [11:19] TR News "A few of them are presented below. Most of them are for the Amiga, but several other platforms are represented as well." https://www.datagubbe.se/scenegui/ | Source: Carl Svensson [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-User Interfaces of the Demo Scene | datagubbe.se [11:19] TR News "Memory leaks are a constant battle for backend teams." https://denodell.com/blog/your-spa-is-leaking-memory-soak-test-it | Source: Den Odell [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-denodell.com | Your SPA Is Leaking Memory. Soak Test It Den Odell [11:19] TR News "Ill start off with a refresher on how blocks work in the Ruby interpreter, then show you how ZJIT understands and optimizes that bytecode, and then show you the impact of the inliner." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/zjit-inliner-invokeblock/ | Source: Max Bernstein [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bernsteinbear.com | The inliner is yielding benefits for ZJIT | Max Bernstein [11:19] TR News "Nowadays, safety is in the focus of C++. Whether its at committee meetings, conference talks, or hallway discussions, the topic keeps coming up. C++26 made some big steps forward in this area" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/07/29/cpp26-reduces-undefined-behaviour | Source: Sandor Dargo [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | C++26: Reducing undefined behaviour | Sandor Dargo's Blog [11:19] TR News "start by creating a memory-backed file descriptor and mmaping it (error handling omitted): [...]" https://sebsite.pw/w/20260728-cow.html | Source: Sebastian [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sebsite.pw | a neat trick i found for reusing physical memory [11:21] TR News "They didn't change a licence. The members of the association that operates Codeberg changed the terms under which Codeberg is willing to host your code." https://tarakiyee.com/open-source-is-indefensible/ | Source: Tara Tarakiyee [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tarakiyee.com | Open Source Is Indefensible [11:21] TR News "It demonstrates three scenarios by running many processes in parallel with a read-only open-query-close loop each: [...]" https://hynek.me/til/sqlite-read-only-wal-locked/ | [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hynek.me | SQLite WAL Mode Can Lock Short-Lived Readers [11:22] TR News "This past May, we shared our vision for the future of Firefox. Starting today, you can try out the next design evolution of Firefox in Nightly." https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/07/27/new-firefox-design/ | [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.nightly.mozilla.org | Try the New Firefox Design in Nightly Firefox Nightly News [11:23] TR News "Recently on the Fediverse, someone wondered if an out of the box build of Apache (with minimal tuning) could handle 10,000 simultaneous HTTP requests (the old famous 'C10K' target" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/Apache10KNoAnswerYet | Source: University of Toronto [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [11:23] TR News Yesterday, I published the last planned release of File Browser. It includes a few security fixes and a notice about the wind-down of the project." https://hacdias.com/2026/07/28/filebrowser/ | Source: Henrique Dias [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hacdias.com | Goodbye File Browser, for Real This Time - Henrique Dias [11:24] TR News "At Lysk, we process and analyse military voice communications. In other words: we plug radios into computers." https://www.lysk.ai/post/wiring-radios-to-laptops-the-hard-way | [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lysk.ai | One Ring to Rule Them All: Wiring Radios to Laptops the Hard Way [11:24] TR News "So I decided upon using the ATtiny85." https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/opensourcedimmer/ | Source: Tymscar [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.tymscar.com | I Designed A Custom PCB To Avoid Pressing A Button Three Times :: The Tymscar Blog [11:24] TR News "Pimoroni began back in 2012 with the aim of selling laser cut acrylic cases for the Raspberry Pi. Yes, in 2012 our Pibow cases were our first and only product." https://blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birthday-save-up-to-40/ | Source: Pimoroni [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.pimoroni.com | It's our birthday Save up to 40%! [11:24] TR News "So then I ordered the cheapest fisheye camera lens I could find (49mm wide angle macro, $30) whose smaller lens was just slightly larger than the output lens of the projector. Success! It worked the first time." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/07/the-eye-of-pizza-is-once-again-upon-you/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/07/the-eye-of-pizza-is-once-again-upon-you/ ) [11:25] TR News "The C-based driver applies the fixed, ordered list of find-and-replace rules to this string, which after more than ten-thousand of such substitutions later results in a single frame of the game." https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/doom-using-regular-expressions/ | Source: Hackaday [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOOM Using Regular Expressions | Hackaday [11:25] TR News "I was like okay, that should be easy, I can just use yt-dlp." https://roytang.net/2026/07/youtube-playlist-export-mp3/ | Source: Roy Tang [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exporting a Youtube Playlist to MP3s roytang.net [11:26] TR News "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you're doing something inside a systemd service; for example, it runs a script with some environment variables set" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdPrivateTmpWhere | Source: University of Toronto [11:26] TR News "Join us next week for the recording of episode of 500." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/499 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-podcast.asknoahshow.com | Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 499 [11:34] TR News QSB-116: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-500, XSA-505, XSA-506, XSA-507) https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/07/28/qsb-116/ [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qubes-os.org | QSB-116: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-500, XSA-505, XSA-506, XSA-507) | Qubes OS [11:35] TR News XSAs released on 2026-07-28 https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/07/28/xsas-released-on-2026-07-28/ [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qubes-os.org | XSAs released on 2026-07-28 | Qubes OS [11:41] TR News Openwashing of PONZI scheme and Enronism, misusing the "Linux" brand https://cloudnativenow.com/features/nvidia-is-putting-real-skin-in-the-open-ai-game/ [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | NVIDIA Is Putting Real Skin in the Open AI Game - Cloud Native Now [11:44] TR News Performance analysis of storage live migration feature in Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/storage-live-migration-performance-on-openshift-virtualization [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/storage-live-migration-performance-on-openshift-virtualization ) [11:46] TR News OSFT explained: Prevent catastrophic forgetting in LLM fine-tuning https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/osft-explained-prevent-catastrophic-forgetting-llm-fine-tuning [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/osft-explained-prevent-catastrophic-forgetting-llm-fine-tuning ) [11:47] TR News Enrich OpenShift compliance results with custom metadata https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/enrich-openshift-compliance-results-custom-metadata [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/enrich-openshift-compliance-results-custom-metadata ) [11:48] TR News "Usage tracking, showback, request prioritization, and autoscaling help operators tune cost and human oversight against real loadnot theoretical ratios." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mastering-ai-era-integrating-frontier-operations-your-technology-operating-model | Source: Red Hat Official [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Mastering the AI era: Integrating frontier operations into your technology operating model [11:49] TR News "The result is that teams delay platform upgrades to avoid the OS migration, missing capabilities they actually need. The OS upgrade has been a cliff, not a ramp." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-coreos-10-coming-red-hat-openshift | Source: Red Hat Official [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 10 is coming to Red Hat OpenShift [11:49] TR News "We believe it is time to provide enhanced, identity-based mechanisms to satisfy these requirements and to address use cases that have seen their development limited by current practices." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/substituting-ip-address-evaluation-hardware-rooted-sovereign-zero-trust | Source: Red Hat Official [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Substituting IP address evaluation with hardware-rooted sovereign zero trust ● Jul 29 [12:17] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 133 Out of 200: Lies by Omission https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_133_Out_of_200_Lies_by_Omission.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_133_Out_of_200_Lies_by_Omission.gmi [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 133 Out of 200: Lies by Omission [12:38] TR News Techrights EPO Series on EU and Pan-European Corruption, Vote-Rigging, Extending Beyond the EPO Itself https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/EPO_Series_on_EU_and_Pan_European_Corruption_Vote_Rigging_Exten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/EPO_Series_on_EU_and_Pan_European_Corruption_Vote_Rigging_Exten.gmi [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Series on EU and Pan-European Corruption, Vote-Rigging, Extending Beyond the EPO Itself [12:52] TR News (NEW): Driving GNU/Linux Adoption https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Driving_GNU_Linux_Adoption.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Driving_GNU_Linux_Adoption.gmi [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Driving GNU/Linux Adoption ● Jul 29 [13:00] TR News STAR OCEAN series arrives on GOG | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/star-ocean-series-arrives-on-gog/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/star-ocean-series-arrives-on-gog/ [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-STAR OCEAN series arrives on GOG | GamingOnLinux [13:00] TR News steam [13:00] TR News Proton 10 and Proton 11 get Steamworks SDK 1.65 for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-10-and-proton-11-get-steamworks-sdk-1-65-for-steam-machine-steam-frame-and-steam-deck/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton 10 and Proton 11 get Steamworks SDK 1.65 for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [13:02] TR News GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:03] TR News There's now over 40 games ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/theres-now-over-40-games-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/theres-now-over-40-games-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-There's now over 40 games ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [13:04] TR News Proton Experimental brings fixes for Far Cry New Dawn, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, controller hotplugging and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-far-cry-new-dawn-binding-of-isaac-rebirth-controller-hotplugging-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental brings fixes for Far Cry New Dawn, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, controller hotplugging and more | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News Mission Center is a slick app to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, GPU and more on Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/mission-center-is-a-slick-app-to-monitor-cpu-memory-disk-network-gpu-and-more-on-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mission Center is a slick app to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, GPU and more on Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News Allogloom is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/allogloom-is-a-gorgeous-looking-point-and-click-adventure-launching-in-october/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Allogloom is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October | GamingOnLinux [13:05] TR News 007 First Light is now Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/007-first-light-is-now-steam-deck-steam-machine-verified/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/007-first-light-is-now-steam-deck-steam-machine-verified/ [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-007 First Light is now Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified | GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News (NEW): Games: DOOM Using Regular Expressions and GamingOnLinux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Games_DOOM_Using_Regular_Expressions_and_GamingOnLinux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Games_DOOM_Using_Regular_Expressions_and_GamingOnLinux.gmi [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: DOOM Using Regular Expressions and GamingOnLinux [13:08] TR News "NetBird makes this much easier by connecting each device to a coordination service, automatically exchanging WireGuard keys, and establishing secure peer-to-peer connections" https://www.tecmint.com/securely-connect-linux-machines-netbird/ | Source: TecMint [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | NetBird: Build a Secure WireGuard Mesh Network for Linux [13:09] TR News "Radxa has published specifications for two upcoming compute modules based on Qualcomm Dragonwing processors." https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-previews-qualcomm-based-cm-q64-and-vmarc-q9075-compute-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-previews-qualcomm-based-cm-q64-and-vmarc-q9075-compute-modules/ ) [13:09] TR News "EDATEC has expanded its family of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0-based DIN-rail industrial computers with the ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220." https://linuxgizmos.com/edatec-ed-ipc1200-and-ed-ipc1220-add-din-rail-i-o-around-raspberry-pi-cm0/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/edatec-ed-ipc1200-and-ed-ipc1220-add-din-rail-i-o-around-raspberry-pi-cm0/ ) [13:09] TR News "The ThingPulse Icon256 is a Wi-Fi-connected word clock that displays the time as illuminated phrases across a 16 16 RGB LED matrix." https://linuxgizmos.com/thingpulse-icon256-is-a-wled-based-word-clock-with-256-rgb-leds/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/thingpulse-icon256-is-a-wled-based-word-clock-with-256-rgb-leds/ ) [13:16] TR News Espressif begins mass production of ESP32-S31 wireless RISC-V SoC https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/espressif-begins-mass-production-of-esp32-s31-wireless-risc-v-soc/ ) [13:17] TR News Mount virtual media on Supermicro IPMI with less java https://major.io/p/supermicro-ipmi-mount-iso/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-major.io | Mount virtual media on Supermicro IPMI with less java :: Major Hayden [13:21] TR News FSF Events: Learn email self-defense: Hands-on GPG with GNU/Linux with Greg Farough and Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-14-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-farough-de-silva-weeramuni [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Learn email self-defense: Hands-on GPG with GNU/Linux with Greg Farough and Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [13:22] TR News Fooyin Music Player 0.12.0 Added PulseAudio Output & New Visualizer Plugins https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/fooyin-0-12-0-pulseaudio-viz-plugins/ [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Fooyin Music Player 0.12.0 Added PulseAudio Output & New Visualizer Plugins | UbuntuHandbook [13:23] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppDate 0.0.7: New Upstream http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/07/28#rcppdate_0.0.7 [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [13:25] TR News South Africa president urges cooperation among African states to address migration challenges https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/south-africa-president-urges-cooperation-among-african-states-to-address-migration-challenges/ [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | South Africa president urges cooperation among African states to address migration challenges - JURIST - News [13:27] TR News The Pre-Dawn USPTO Filing Window https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/the-pre-dawn-uspto-filing-window.html [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | The Pre-Dawn USPTO Filing Window | Patently-O [13:27] TR News "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Social_Dialogue_With_the_Man_Who_Never_Faced_Real_Competition_a.shtml [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals [13:28] TR News Zack Polanski joins calls for banks making eye watering profits tohelp families with cost of living https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/07/28/zack-polanski-joins-calls-for-banks-making-eye-watering-profits-to-help-families-with-cost-of-living/ [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Zack Polanski joins calls for banks making 'eye watering profits tohelp families with cost of living - Green Party [13:29] TR News Cracking backdoored Windows Open: Porting RADV to WIN32 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/cracking-windows-open-porting-radv-to-win32.html [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Cracking Windows Open: Porting RADV to WIN32 [13:29] TR News What Is a Dependency Firewall? https://openssf.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-a-dependency-firewall/ [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | What Is a Dependency Firewall? Open Source Security Foundation [13:29] TR News SensWear An open-source modular Nordic nRF54L15 development platform for wearables https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/29/senswear-an-open-source-modular-nordic-nrf54l15-development-platform-for-wearables/ [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | SensWear An open-source modular Nordic nRF54L15 development platform for wearables - CNX Software [13:30] TR News How we use /goal to find bugs in Patch the Planet https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/07/28/how-we-use-goal-to-find-bugs-in-patch-the-planet/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | How we use /goal to find bugs in Patch the Planet - The Trail of Bits Blog [13:34] TR News How to Tell if a Giant Manta Is Pregnant? Give Her an Ultrasound. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/science/giant-mantas-pregnant-ultrasound.html [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/science/giant-mantas-pregnant-ultrasound.html ) [13:37] TR News Building a 'different kind of forest' after devastating wildfires https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260728-building-a-different-kind-of-forest-after-devastating-wildfires [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260728-building-a-different-kind-of-forest-after-devastating-wildfires ) [13:37] TR News French police discover remains of five babies in a home in southeastern France https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260728-french-police-discover-remains-of-five-babies-in-a-home-in-southeastern-france [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260728-french-police-discover-remains-of-five-babies-in-a-home-in-southeastern-france ) [13:37] TR News Latvia is an EU hepatitis blackspot https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/28.07.2026-latvia-is-an-eu-hepatitis-blackspot.a656682/ [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia is an EU hepatitis blackspot / Article [13:38] TR News South Korean stocks tumble a second day, sparking trading suspension https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-stocks-tumble-a-second-day-sparking-trading-suspension [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean stocks collapse amid Asian tech rout | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News South Korea to write nuclear non-proliferation into submarine law https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-write-nuclear-nonproliferation-into-submarine-law [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to write nuclear non-proliferation into submarine law | The Straits Times [13:39] TR News White phosphorus leaks at US air base in South Korea, Seoul says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/white-phosphorus-leaks-in-us-air-base-in-south-korea-seoul-says [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | White phosphorus leaks at US air base in South Korea, Seoul says | The Straits Times [13:40] TR News Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-bust-two-scam-centres-in-forest-city-at-least-194-foreigners-to-be-charged [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged | The Straits Times [13:42] TR News Iranian oil hoard swells off Malaysia on weak Chinese demand https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/iranian-oil-hoard-swells-off-malaysia-on-weak-chinese-demand [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Iranian oil hoard swells off Malaysia on weak Chinese demand | The Straits Times [13:43] TR News China starts production of home-grown immersion deep-ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-starts-production-of-home-grown-immersion-deep-ultraviolet-chipmaking-tools-source-says [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China starts production of home-grown immersion deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says | The Straits Times [13:44] TR News "Why the board chose Arvind over former RedHat CEO, Jim Whitehurst, is mind boggling. They should share blame here and reap what they sowed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b ) [13:44] TR News Jim AllowHURST came AFTER Arvind, so the issue is, Arvind Krishna REFUSED to step aside/down [13:45] TR News "Employee salaries." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr ) [13:45] TR News "Anderon does have a fab. So.???" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd No, it does not even exist! http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/27/Anderon_Like_Kyndryl_Could_be_Far_Deeper_in_Debt_Than_Its_Alleg.shtml [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd ) [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Anderon - Like Kyndryl - Could be Far Deeper in Debt Than Its Alleged Worth (Vapourware) [13:59] TR News Clinical Trials Arent Optional https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/clinical-trials-arent-optional/ [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Clinical Trials Arent Optional ● Jul 29 [14:13] TR News 10 euros https://apina.biz/215512 [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apina.biz | NO TITLE [14:13] TR News Techrights Call for IBM Whistleblowers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Call_for_IBM_Whistleblowers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Call_for_IBM_Whistleblowers.gmi [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Call for IBM Whistleblowers [14:25] TR News Techrights Will Red Hat Still Exist in 2027 or Just Become a "Brand" at IBM? https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Will_Red_Hat_Still_Exist_in_2027_or_Just_Become_a_Brand_at_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Will_Red_Hat_Still_Exist_in_2027_or_Just_Become_a_Brand_at_IBM.gmi [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Will Red Hat Still Exist in 2027 or Just Become a "Brand" at IBM? [14:27] TR News (NEW): Rumour That IBM is Phasing Out Red Hat https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Rumour_That_IBM_is_Phasing_Out_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Rumour_That_IBM_is_Phasing_Out_Red_Hat.gmi [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Rumour That IBM is Phasing Out Red Hat [14:36] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:38] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:54] TR News Capital of Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/belgium/#monthly-200902-202607 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/21/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_5_in_Belgium_This_Month.shtml [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Belgium | Statcounter Global Stats [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Measured at 5% in Belgium This Month ● Jul 29 [15:07] TR News Techrights WordPress is Technical Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/WordPress_is_Technical_Debt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/WordPress_is_Technical_Debt.gmi [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights WordPress is Technical Debt [15:10] TR News (NEW): We Don't Feed the Trolls https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/We_Don_t_Feed_the_Trolls.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/We_Don_t_Feed_the_Trolls.gmi [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines We Don't Feed the Trolls [15:12] TR News Techrights Troll-Feeding is Time-Wasting https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Troll_Feeding_is_Time_Wasting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Troll_Feeding_is_Time_Wasting.gmi [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Troll-Feeding is Time-Wasting [15:16] TR News Chinas BYD takes on Japanese rivals with small kei car https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-byd-takes-on-japanese-rivals-with-small-kei-car [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas BYD takes on Japanese rivals with small kei car | The Straits Times [15:16] TR News Flight MH370 families want facts as China court hears appeal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/flight-mh370-families-want-facts-as-china-court-hears-appeal [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Flight MH370 families want facts as China court hears appeal | The Straits Times [15:16] TR News Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe: source familiar with case https://hongkongfp.com/2026/07/28/taiwan-detains-nvidia-worker-in-chip-smuggling-probe-source-familiar-with-case/ [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe: source familiar with case | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [15:17] TR News I Really Want to Love This Markdown Editor, But One Thing Holds It Back https://itsfoss.com/ferrite-editor/ [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | I Really Want to Love This Markdown Editor, But One Thing Holds It Back [15:18] TR News Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Buzzfeed, National Geographic, and ESPN https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Rolling updates - Press Gazette [15:27] TR News Your Brain Can Rewire Itself to Allow True Multitasking https://www.sciencealert.com/your-brain-really-can-learn-to-multitask-and-scientists-just-revealed-how [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Your Brain Can Rewire Itself to Allow True Multitasking : ScienceAlert [15:28] TR News JWST Just Examined Two Stars Suspected of Harboring Dyson Spheres. Here's What It Found https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-just-examined-two-stars-suspected-of-harboring-dyson-spheres-heres-what-it-found [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JWST Just Examined Two Stars Suspected of Harboring Dyson Spheres. Here's What It Found : ScienceAlert [15:28] TR News Cockroaches Have a 'Collective Memory' That Emerges From Their Social Networks https://www.sciencealert.com/a-cockroach-collective-memory-emerges-from-their-social-networks-study-suggests [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cockroaches Have a 'Collective Memory' That Emerges From Their Social Networks : ScienceAlert [15:34] TR News Techrights Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Parliament_leaks_confidential_cult_inquiry_witness_contact_list.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Parliament_leaks_confidential_cult_inquiry_witness_contact_list.gmi [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Parliament leaks confidential cult inquiry witness contact list (COFG Victoria) [15:53] TR News Microsoft Lacks Growth. Ahead of 'Results' The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Finds Merit in Allegations Slop is Microsoft's Excuse for Price Hikes (Piggybacking Vendor Lock-in). http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Lacks_Growth_Ahead_of_Results_The_UK_s_Competition_an.shtml [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lacks Growth. Ahead of 'Results' The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Finds Merit in Allegations Slop is Microsoft's Excuse for Price Hikes (Piggybacking Vendor Lock-in). [15:56] TR News 'The Money Is the Easy Part': Byron Allen Cuts 35% of BuzzFeed Workforce to Save $32M https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/buzzfeed-major-layoffs-restructuring-1811181 [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'The Money Is the Easy Part': Byron Allen Cuts 35% of BuzzFeed Workforce to Save $32M | IBTimes UK [15:59] TR News It's our birthday Save up to 40%! https://blog.pimoroni.com/its-our-birthday-save-up-to-40/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.pimoroni.com | It's our birthday Save up to 40%! [15:59] TR News Mission 44 students at Silverstone go from zero to AI-powered racing telemetry in 90 minutes! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/07/28/mission-44-students-at-silverstone-go-from-zero-to-ai-powered-racing-telemetry-in-90-minutes/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Mission 44 students at Silverstone go from zero to AI-powered racing telemetry in 90 minutes! | Arduino Blog [15:59] TR News The Persian Mr-Nmeh or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes (1892) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/marnameh [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicdomainreview.org | The Persian *Mr-Nmeh* or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes (1892) The Public Domain Review ● Jul 29 [16:00] *parsifal (~parsifal@4byd72quy5uj8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:01] TR News Unpatched Fastjson Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/unpatched-fastjson-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Unpatched Fastjson Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks - SecurityWeek [16:01] TR News Critical Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day https://www.securityweek.com/critical-arista-velocloud-orchestrator-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day - SecurityWeek [16:02] TR News "There are a number of technical tasks underway and maybe some testing (this coming weekend or later)" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/WordPress_is_Technical_Debt.shtml [16:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Aren't Done Ahead of the Need to Tell Shareholders About "Efficiency" (Tonight) https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Layoffs_Aren_t_Done_Ahead_of_the_Need_to_Tell_Shareho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Layoffs_Aren_t_Done_Ahead_of_the_Need_to_Tell_Shareho.gmi [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Aren't Done Ahead of the Need to Tell Shareholders About "Efficiency" (Tonight) [16:12] TR News Dracula Orchid: The Gothic-Looking Flower That Poachers Can't Get Enough of https://www.sciencealert.com/the-dracula-orchid-that-wildlife-traders-just-wont-leave-alone [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dracula Orchid: The Gothic-Looking Flower That Poachers Can't Get Enough of : ScienceAlert [16:14] TR News Thousands of Human Languages May Have Been Erased Even Before Colonialism https://www.sciencealert.com/a-forgotten-wave-of-extinction-may-have-erased-thousands-of-human-languages [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Thousands of Human Languages May Have Been Erased Even Before Colonialism : ScienceAlert [16:14] TR News Scientists Reveal The Simple Change That Could Save Millions of Insects https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-lighting-swap-could-save-millions-of-insects [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Reveal The Simple Change That Could Save Millions of Insects : ScienceAlert [16:15] TR News Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum https://www.sciencealert.com/a-20-year-old-quantum-entanglement-theory-has-finally-been-confirmed-in-experiments [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Finally! After 20 Years, Major Quantum Entanglement Theory Has Been Experimentally Confirmed : ScienceAlert [16:15] TR News Something to chew on https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Readers-Respond/2026/0728/Something-to-chew-on [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Something to chew on - CSMonitor.com [16:15] TR News El Nio Set to Upend the World Economy https://futurism.com/science-energy/el-nino-world-economy-inflation-developing-countries [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | El Nio Set to Upend the World Economy [16:16] TR News A 'Second Brain' in The Gut Could Be Driving Constipation And Pain https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-neurons-in-the-gut-that-could-be-driving-constipation-and-pain [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A 'Second Brain' in The Gut Could Be Driving Constipation And Pain : ScienceAlert [16:16] TR News Latvia's farms are mostly plugged into the internet https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/28.07.2026-latvias-farms-are-mostly-plugged-into-the-internet.a656574/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia's farms are mostly plugged into the internet / Article [16:37] TR News Techrights The 'Church' of Moglen/Stallman https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Church_of_Moglen_Stallman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Church_of_Moglen_Stallman.gmi [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The 'Church' of Moglen/Stallman [16:39] *parsifal has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:52] TR News (NEW): Free Software is Gaining an Edge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Software_is_Gaining_an_Edge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Software_is_Gaining_an_Edge.gmi [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software is Gaining an Edge [16:53] *parsifal (~parsifal@zxgbr7ii8xksn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:54] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [16:54] *parsifal (~parsifal@zxgbr7ii8xksn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:59] TR News "Did Arvind love the blockchain? Praised it as the next big thing?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyq547cs ) [16:59] TR News Circle Acquired IBM Blockchain patents: Will Circle have more success with blockchain than IBM did? See https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-acquires-ibm-blockchain-patent-portfolio [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio | Circle [16:59] TR News "Wasn't it Gin 'n Tonic who first championed Blockchain ? Alvind came much later." ● Jul 29 [17:00] TR News IBM selling SOFTWARE patents again! [17:02] TR News "I think you meant DOES NOT have a fab. Its a quantum wafer foundry with NO foundry! I am suprised the general public and news outlets havent picked up on this very very key point." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/04/Journalists_Should_be_Ashamed_for_Parroting_False_Claims_From_I.shtml [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ky8nf3nd ) [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Journalists Should be Ashamed for Parroting False Claims From IBM Management About "Quantum Computing", Say IBM Insiders Who Work on "Quantum Computing" [17:07] TR News (NEW): COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.gmi [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements [17:10] TR News Techrights The Only Old People Who Can Survive IBM Are the CEO and His Circle of Enablers https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Only_Old_People_Who_Can_Survive_IBM_Are_the_CEO_and_His_Cir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Only_Old_People_Who_Can_Survive_IBM_Are_the_CEO_and_His_Cir.gmi [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Only Old People Who Can Survive IBM Are the CEO and His Circle of Enablers [17:12] *parsifal has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:12] TR News sometimes we look for info regarding IBM and what comes up on the Web is... our own articles [17:25] TR News Techrights The Vacuum Syndrome https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Vacuum_Syndrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/The_Vacuum_Syndrome.gmi [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Vacuum Syndrome [17:29] TR News Visa's debt increased a lot, hence layoffs https://finbox.com/NYSE:V/explorer/total_debt [17:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NYSE:V/explorer/total_debt ) [17:39] TR News Techrights Tonight's Earnings Report From Microsoft and Facebook ('Meta') Will be Faked Because They Hide Almost a Trillion Dollars in Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Tonight_s_Earnings_Report_From_Microsoft_and_Facebook_Meta_Will.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Tonight_s_Earnings_Report_From_Microsoft_and_Facebook_Meta_Will.gmi [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Tonight's Earnings Report From Microsoft and Facebook ('Meta') Will be Faked Because They Hide Almost a Trillion Dollars in Debt [17:49] TR News Techrights Jeremy Sands Explained the Harms of Codes of Conduct https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Jeremy_Sands_Explained_the_Harms_of_Codes_of_Conduct.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Jeremy_Sands_Explained_the_Harms_of_Codes_of_Conduct.gmi [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jeremy Sands Explained the Harms of Codes of Conduct [17:56] TR News AI companies are reportedly shredding millions of books after using them to train Hey Hi (AI) models tech giants outsource to middlemen to secretly buy up books for training material https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-are-reportedly-shredding-millions-of-books-to-train-models-tech-giants-outsource-to-middlemen-to-secretly-buy-up-books-for-training-material [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AI companies are reportedly shredding millions of books after using them to train AI models tech giants outsource to middlemen to secretly buy up books for training material | Tom's Hardware [17:57] TR News It Seems a Lot Like Dead Internet Has Actually Come True https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dead-internet-theory-come-true [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | It Seems a Lot Like Dead Internet Has Actually Come True [17:57] TR News You Are Entirely Unprepared for the Noise This Data Center Constantly Blasts at Neighbors Homes https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-center-noise-pollution-dowagiac-michigan-blasts-homes [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | You Are Entirely Unprepared for the Noise This Data Center Constantly Blasts at Neighbors' Homes [17:57] TR News Is Mark Kapo-berg Actually TRYING to Destroy Meta? https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-meta-capex-ai [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Is Mark Zuckerberg Actually TRYING to Destroy Meta? [17:57] TR News Scam Altman Says Even the Power of Hey Hi (AI) Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-power-ai-shorter-work-week [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Says Even the Power of AI Will Never Lead to a Shorter Work Week [17:58] TR News BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to LLM slop / Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-layoffs-pivot-ai [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff After Bizarre Pivot to AI [17:58] TR News Writers Guild Withdraws Support From Film Festival Over Hey Hi (AI) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/movies/urbanworld-writers-guild-ai.html [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/movies/urbanworld-writers-guild-ai.html ) [17:58] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-carroll.html [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-carroll.html ) [17:59] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:59] *parsifal has quit (connection closed) [17:59] TR News RBX Fires Off Expanded Class Action Against Spotify for Allegedly Ignoring Obvious Wide-Scale Fraud, Says the DSP Has Diverted At Least $600 Million in Royalties from Indies https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-streaming-fraud-lawsuit-rbx/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/spotify-streaming-fraud-lawsuit-rbx/ ) ● Jul 29 [18:00] TR News Afroman Files Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Against Deputy Who Raided His Home in 2022 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/afroman-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit/ ) [18:01] TR News American Oversight Obtains Previously Undisclosed TSA-ICE Agreement, Raises Questions About Sworn Convicted Felon Admin Testimony https://americanoversight.org/ice-tsa-data-sharing-agreement-lawsuit-foia-07282026/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-americanoversight.org | American Oversight Obtains Previously Undisclosed TSA-ICE Agreement, Raises Questions About Sworn Trump Admin Testimony - American Oversight [18:01] TR News Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-stalking-case.html "Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible." [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/ebay-settles-stalking-case.html ) [18:02] TR News Indians demand more info than ever and govt finds new ways to say no https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indians-demand-more-info-than-ever-govt-finds-new-ways-to-say-no [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indians demand more info than ever and govt finds new ways to say no | The Straits Times [18:02] TR News Suno Slapped with Class Action Litigation Following Massive, Unreported Data Breach https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/suno-slapped-with-class-action-litigation-following-massive-unreported-data-breach/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/28/suno-slapped-with-class-action-litigation-following-massive-unreported-data-breach/ ) [18:03] TR News Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/technology/apple-leasing-program.html ) [18:04] TR News Air India turnaround could take up to a decade, owner Tata Sons says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/air-india-turnaround-could-take-up-to-a-decade-owner-tata-sons-says [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Air India turnaround could take up to a decade, owner Tata Sons says | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Peru's Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime after taking office https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260728-peru-s-fujimori-vows-military-led-crackdown-on-crime-after-taking-office [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260728-peru-s-fujimori-vows-military-led-crackdown-on-crime-after-taking-office ) [18:04] TR News Apple Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-87-vulnerabilities-in-ios-155-in-macos-tahoe/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Apple Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe - SecurityWeek [18:05] TR News Wayfire 0.11 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1085894/ [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wayfire 0.11 released [LWN.net] [18:09] TR News DFI X6X-ORN An IP67-rated, rugged Jetson Orin NX/Nano edge Hey Hi (AI) computer with GMSL2 camera support https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/dfi-x6x-orn-an-ip67-rated-rugged-jetson-orin-nx-nano-edge-ai-computer-with-gmsl2-camera-support/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | DFI X6X-ORN - An IP67-rated, rugged Jetson Orin NX/Nano edge AI computer with GMSL2 camera support - CNX Software [18:10] TR News Another Decision https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/another-decision/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Another Decision [18:19] TR News Techrights I Found a Typo, Don't Vote! https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/I_Found_a_Typo_Don_t_Vote.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/I_Found_a_Typo_Don_t_Vote.gmi [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights I Found a Typo, Don't Vote! [18:27] TR News Techrights Digital Mass Surveillance as a Hallmark of Failed Societies https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Digital_Mass_Surveillance_as_a_Hallmark_of_Failed_Societies.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Digital_Mass_Surveillance_as_a_Hallmark_of_Failed_Societies.gmi [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Digital Mass Surveillance as a Hallmark of Failed Societies [18:42] TR News Techrights GNOME Curated and Censored by IBM (Under the Guise of "Code of Conduct") https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/GNOME_Curated_and_Censored_by_IBM_Under_the_Guise_of_Code_of_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/GNOME_Curated_and_Censored_by_IBM_Under_the_Guise_of_Code_of_Co.gmi [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNOME Curated and Censored by IBM (Under the Guise of "Code of Conduct") [18:45] TR News A master piece on masterpieces https://www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives/Readers-Respond/2026/0728/A-master-piece-on-masterpieces [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A master piece on masterpieces - CSMonitor.com [18:46] TR News 16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/xbox-blames-a-licensing-service-outside-xbox-for-the-16-hour-outage-that-blocked-disc-games [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | 16-hour Xbox outage even stopped physical games from working company blames licensing issue for incident that prohibited gaming across three generations of console | Tom's Hardware [18:48] TR News Before the Sensor: Filter Ordering and Self-Collision in Amsted Rail v. Squires https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/07/before-the-sensor-filter-ordering-and-self-collision-in-amsted-rail-v-squires.html [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Before the Sensor: Filter Ordering and Self-Collision in Amsted Rail v. Squires | Patently-O [18:49] TR News Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/daring-coder-gets-doom-running-with-regular-expressions-at-180-seconds-per-frame-like-playing-correspondence-chess-with-a-shotgun-nearly-14-million-substitutions-to-render-a-frame-at-80-000-substitutions-per-second [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Daring coder gets Doom running with regular expressions at 180 seconds per frame, like playing 'correspondence chess with a shotgun' nearly 14 million substitutions to render a frame at 80,000 substitutions per second | Tom's Hardware [18:50] TR News Waveshare RP2350-POE-ETH A Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU board with PoE https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/waveshare-rp2350-poe-eth-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-mcu-board-with-poe/ [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Waveshare RP2350-POE-ETH - A Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU board with PoE - CNX Software [18:50] TR News ASO AC delivers Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document to NRO EC https://blog.apnic.net/2026/07/28/aso-ac-delivers-recommended-draft-rir-governance-document-to-nro-ec/ [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | ASO AC delivers Recommended Draft RIR Governance Document to NRO EC | APNIC Blog [18:51] TR News Indias top court orders no coercive action against youth protesters and release of minors: Reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indias-top-court-orders-no-coercive-action-against-youth-protesters-and-release-of-minors-media [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indias top court orders no coercive action against youth protesters and release of minors: Reports | The Straits Times [18:51] TR News Google Hey Hi (AI) Search Default Leads to Fewer Website Clicks https://www.cloudbooklet.com/google-ai-search-default [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google AI Search Default Leads to Fewer Website Clicks - Cloudbooklet [18:52] TR News Google Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System https://www.securityweek.com/google-adopts-new-threat-actor-naming-system/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System - SecurityWeek [18:52] TR News A Small Victory For Dignity https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/dignity/dignity.html [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | A Small Victory For Dignity [18:53] TR News Plasma Vault Advisory: You should probably switch to gocryptfs https://cukic.co/2026/07/28/switch-to-gocryptfs [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cukic.co | Plasma Vault Advisory: You should probably switch to gocryptfs | Ivan uki [18:53] TR News A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-duress-password-indictment/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment [18:53] TR News Axon Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/axon-is-another-license-plate-surveillance-company.html [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Axon Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company - Schneier on Security [18:54] TR News Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/houthis-strike-saudi-tanker.html [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/houthis-strike-saudi-tanker.html ) [18:55] TR News The Name on the Window Was Enough: The Attacks on Kivas and the Normalization of Antisemitic Violence in Canada https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-name-on-the-window-was-enough-the-attacks-on-kivas-and-the-normalization-of-antisemitic-violence-in-canada/ [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | The Name on the Window Was Enough: The Attacks on Kivas and the Normalization of Antisemitic Violence in Canada - Michael Geist [18:55] TR News AutoIT Payload Injector , (Tue, Jul 28th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33192 [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | AutoIT Payload Injector - SANS Internet Storm Center [18:56] TR News Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport https://citizenlab.ca/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport/ [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport - The Citizen Lab [18:56] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill backdoored Windows Next https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Microsoft_What_Kills_XBox_Will_Kil.shtml [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill Windows Next [18:57] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:57] TR News Xdialog displays date incorrectly https://bkhome.org/news/202607/xdialog-displays-date-incorrectly.html [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Xdialog displays date incorrectly [18:58] TR News Enable/Disable The New Virtualization HWE stack in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/enable-disable-the-new-virtualization-hwe-stack-in-ubuntu-26-04-lts/ [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Enable/Disable The New Virtualization HWE stack in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | UbuntuHandbook [18:58] TR News Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt ● Jul 29 [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Reverse engineering binary blobs on mobile with Rob Savoye http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-06-vancouver-british-colombia-canada-savoye [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Reverse engineering binary blobs on mobile with Rob Savoye Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Can we route around the app stores? With Sean O'Brien http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-16-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-birukou-obrien [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Can we route around the app stores? With Sean O'Brien Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Too many eyeballs? Free software security in the LLM era with Sean O'Brien http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-06-vancouver-british-colombia-canada-obrien [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Too many eyeballs? Free software security in the LLM era with Sean O'Brien Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:00] TR News FSF Events: Evaluating a programs free software licensing with Craig Topham http://www.fsf.org/events/afk/2026-08-15-new-york-city-new-york-united-states-topham [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Evaluating a programs free software licensing with Craig Topham Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:01] TR News We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/omgubuntu-firefox-addon-notifier [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | We finally revived our Firefox add-on (10 years late) - OMG! Ubuntu [19:02] TR News LinuxHub 2026.07.27 https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/linuxhub ) [19:03] TR News Pearl 14-2026.07.27 https://distrowatch.com/pearl [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pearl ) [19:03] TR News Univention 5.3-0-alpha https://distrowatch.com/univention [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/univention ) [19:04] TR News LazyLinux 20260728 https://distrowatch.com/lazylinux [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lazylinux ) [19:04] TR News Evernight Vista 44.0.1 https://distrowatch.com/evernight [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/evernight ) [19:05] TR News ZimaOS 1.7.0 https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [19:05] TR News GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_in_Afghanistan_Reaches_7.shtml [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7% [19:06] TR News GOG Galaxy launcher is finally headed to GNU/Linux https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/ [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/gog-galaxy-launcher-is-finally-headed-to-linux/ ) [19:09] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:11] TR News Linux Kernel 7.2 RC5 is Released: A Massive Update Hits the Tree https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc5-released/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 7.2 RC5 is Released: A Massive Update Hits the Tree - OSTechNix [19:12] TR News OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/ [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations [19:16] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:18] TR News New desktop icon sets https://bkhome.org/news/202607/new-desktop-icon-sets.html [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | New desktop icon sets [19:19] TR News YouTube-inspired Yatcha fights spread in South Korean schools, spark concerns https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/youtube-inspired-yatcha-fights-spread-in-south-korean-schools-spark-concerns [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | YouTube-inspired Yatcha fights spread in South Korean schools, spark concerns | The Straits Times [19:19] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1085855/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [19:19] TR News First tremors of Hey Hi (AI) earthquake showing in digital revenue hit https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/first-tremors-of-ai-earthquake-showing-in-digital-revenue-hit/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | 'First tremors' of AI earthquake showing in digital revenue hit - Press Gazette [19:26] TR News How to Install Blender on Fedora 44 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-blender-on-fedora-linux/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Blender on Fedora 44 - LinuxCapable [19:26] TR News How to Install Clownflare Tunnel on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cloudflare-tunnel-on-ubuntu-linux/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Cloudflare Tunnel on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable [19:27] TR News How To Install Gradle on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-gradle-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Gradle on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:27] TR News How To Install Fwupd on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-fwupd-fedora-44/ [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Fwupd on Fedora 44 - idroot [19:28] TR News How To Install Rspamd on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-rspamd-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Rspamd on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:28] TR News DOOM for Commodore 64 https://lunduke.substack.com/p/doom-for-commodore-64 [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | DOOM for Commodore 64 - by Bryan Lunduke [19:28] TR News What is Digital Sovereignty https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/28/what-is-digital-sovereignty/ [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | What is Digital Sovereignty - TDF Community Blog [19:30] TR News German TKMS expands submarine business with new vessels also for Israel Netanyahu soon to be questioned over the deal https://digit.site36.net/2026/07/28/thyssenkrupp-expands-submarine-business-with-new-models-also-for-israel-and-netanyahu-soon-to-be-questioned-over-the-deal/ [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | German TKMS expands submarine business with new vessels also for Israel Netanyahu soon to be questioned over the deal | Matthias Monroy [19:30] TR News Lithuania detecting attempts to smuggle migrants via tunnels from Belarus official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3004064/lithuania-detecting-attempts-to-smuggle-migrants-via-tunnels-from-belarus-official [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania detecting attempts to smuggle migrants via tunnels from Belarus official - LRT [19:31] TR News German firm supplying NATO base in Lithuania linked to Russia, Belarus trade https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3004081/german-firm-supplying-nato-base-in-lithuania-linked-to-russia-belarus-trade [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | German firm supplying NATO base in Lithuania linked to Russia, Belarus trade - LRT [19:31] TR News Mbatha visits Russia and agrees to strengthen defence ties https://defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence-sa-defence/mbatha-visits-russia-and-agrees-to-strengthen-defence-ties/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Mbatha visits Russia and agrees to strengthen defence ties - DefenceWeb [19:31] TR News Senate advances Lindsey Grahams long-stalled Russia sanctions bill just hours after his funeral https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/senate-advances-lindsey-grahams-russia-sanctions-bill-shortly-after-his-funeral/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Senate advances Lindsey Grahams Russia sanctions bill shortly after his funeral [19:31] TR News Mere no more: discount chain falls foul of sanctions https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/28.07.2026-mere-no-more-discount-chain-falls-foul-of-sanctions.a656610/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Mere no more: discount chain falls foul of sanctions / Article [19:31] TR News Ukraines Strike on an Iranian Ship Could Bring Two Wars Closer https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-ukraine-ship-strikes-caspian.html [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-ukraine-ship-strikes-caspian.html ) [19:32] TR News Zelensky and Convicted Felon Meet at the White House. Has Their Relationship Thawed? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-ukraine-war-russia.html [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-ukraine-war-russia.html ) [19:32] TR News Behind Closed Doors, Convicted Felon Huddles With Netanyahu and Zelensky https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-netanyahu-wars.html [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-netanyahu-wars.html ) [19:33] TR News Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/iran-ukraine-tensions.html [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/iran-ukraine-tensions.html ) [19:34] TR News How Ukraines long-range drones are changing whats possible in war with Russia https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0728/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-drone-warfare-russia [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What Ukraines deep drone strikes into Russia hope to accomplish - CSMonitor.com [19:34] TR News Why North Korea will keep backing Russia in the Ukraine war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-north-korea-will-keep-backing-russia-in-the-ukraine-war [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Why North Korea will keep backing Russia in the Ukraine war | The Straits Times [19:34] TR News Zelenskyy, Convicted Felon Meet At White House At Crucial Moment In US-Ukraine Relations https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-talks-washigton/33816609.html [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy, Trump Meet At White House At Crucial Moment In US-Ukraine Relations [19:35] TR News Ukrainian Court Jails Man Behind Kyiv Defense Exhibition Hit By Russian Missiles https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-strike-conference-jailed/33816608.html [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Court Jails Man Behind Kyiv Defense Exhibition Hit By Russian Missiles [19:36] TR News Zelensky visit White House in test to Maga's 'significant shift towards' Kyiv https://www.france24.com/en/zelensky-visit-white-house-in-test-to-maga-s-significant-shift-towards-kyiv [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/zelensky-visit-white-house-in-test-to-maga-s-significant-shift-towards-kyiv ) [19:36] TR News Two EU naval forces now tasked with tracking Russias shadow fleet off Africa https://defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/two-eu-naval-forces-now-tasked-with-tracking-russias-shadow-fleet-off-africa/ [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Two EU naval forces now tasked with tracking Russias shadow fleet off Africa - DefenceWeb [19:36] TR News Military leaders are drawing new lessons from conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/07/military-leaders-are-drawing-new-lessons-from-conflicts-in-ukraine-the-middle-east-and-beyond/ [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Military leaders are drawing new lessons from conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond | Federal News Network [19:37] TR News Donations sought to support work of Latvia's destroyed consulate in Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/28.07.2026-donations-sought-to-support-work-of-latvias-destroyed-consulate-in-ukraine.a656569/ [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Donations sought to support work of Latvia's destroyed consulate in Ukraine / Article [19:38] TR News Introduction to Anthony, the voice-driven desktop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/anthony-voice-driven-desktop [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/29/anthony-voice-driven-desktop ) [19:38] TR News Build a distributed RAG pipeline with Ray Data on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/build-distributed-rag-pipeline-ray-data-openshift-ai [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/07/28/build-distributed-rag-pipeline-ray-data-openshift-ai ) [19:39] TR News OpenAI CEO Scam Altman says Hey Hi (AI) has entered the singularity two weeks after Proprietary Chaffbot Company models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-says-ai-has-entered-the-singularity [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has entered the singularity two weeks after OpenAI models cheated a benchmark by hacking Hugging Face | Tom's Hardware [19:40] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #66 S3E18 Turning Hey Hi (AI) into the Ultimate Open Source Maintainer Power Tool with Michael Winser https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/07/28/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-66-s3e18-turning-ai-into-the-ultimate-open-source-maintainer-power-tool-with-michael-winser/ [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | Whats in the SOSS? #66: Turning AI into the Maintainer Power Tool with Michael Winser [19:40] TR News LLM Slop + Secure Boot Controlled by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft + I.C.B.M. (TPM Booster) = Chaos for GNU/Linux https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/28/chaos-for-gnu-linux/ [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive LLM Slop + Secure Boot Controlled by Microsoft + IBM (TPM Booster) = Chaos for GNU/Linux [19:41] TR News If you're peeping in IRC 24/7 for _YEARS_ and then call the person you 'stalk' "obsessed", maybe you need to walk away from the mirror [19:41] TR News A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phones Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html ) [19:41] TR News Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 updates Morph browser, adds notch and printing support, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/28/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-updates-morph-browser-adds-notch-and-printing-support-and-more/ [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 updates Morph browser, adds notch and printing support, and more - CNX Software [19:42] TR News Daniel Pocock: UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores https://danielpocock.com/en/uk-eu-australia-sovereignty-needs-independent-app-stores/ [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | UK, EU & Australia: sovereignty requires independent rival app stores [19:45] TR News Slopfarm spewing out LLM slop about... SLOP! Ha! https://gbhackers.com/ai-discovered-linux-kernel-zero-day/ [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://gbhackers.com/ai-discovered-linux-kernel-zero-day/ ) [19:46] TR News "While GOG do support Linux from the web store, as they offer Linux downloads for games that support Linux, GOG Galaxy itself has been missing since the initial release. Eventually, that should change as we have some positive news to share on that." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:47] TR News tech-insider.org is also a very terrible slopfarm that Google News keeps feeding [19:47] TR News Amanda Brock's crock https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/ [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations [19:48] TR News All the people who hug and obsess over slop just show they don't understand what they are talking about. They get carried away... [19:48] TR News RefluXFS: A Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation to Root in XFS (CVE-2026-64600) https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/refluxfs-a-linux-kernel-local-privilege-escalation-to-root-in-xfs-cve-2026-64600 [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RefluXFS: A Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation to Root in XFS (CVE-2026-64600) | iTWire [19:49] TR News Windows TCO https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/28/microsoft-defender-update-could-disable-linux-protection-xcxwbn/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-winbuzzer.com | Microsoft Defender Update Might Disable Linux Protection [19:49] TR News Plagiarism by slop https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/07/firmware-updater-improves-linux-device-security/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Firmware Updater Improves Linux Device Security - Open Source For You [19:49] TR News 2 Star Ocean games go DRM-free on GOG as the storefront promises it's working on embracing the Linux faithful https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/2-star-ocean-games-go-drm-free-on-gog-as-the-storefront-promises-its-working-on-embracing-the-linux-faithful/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | 2 Star Ocean games go DRM-free on GOG as the storefront promises it's working on embracing the Linux faithful | PC Gamer [19:50] TR News Tarnishing the term "Linux" to sell a Ponzi scheme. Horrid. Corruption. Saddening. https://www.pcguide.com/pro/news-pro/nvidia-unites-with-microsoft-linux-and-many-more-on-ai-security-after-openai-bot-goes-rogue-with-cyberattack/ [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcguide.com | Nvidia unites with Microsoft, Linux, and many more in Open Secure AI Alliance after OpenAI bot goes rogue with cyberattack - PC Guide [19:50] TR News Dusk Audio Sunset Circuits: six synthesizers in one free plugin (mac, linux, win) https://synthanatomy.com/2026/07/dusk-audio-sunset-circuits-six-synthesizers-in-one-free-plugin-mac-linux-win.html [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 426 @ https://synthanatomy.com/2026/07/dusk-audio-sunset-circuits-six-synthesizers-in-one-free-plugin-mac-linux-win.html ) [19:51] TR News Star Ocean hits GOG DRM-free as the storefront eyes Linux support https://games.gg/news/star-ocean-gog-drm-free-linux/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Star Ocean games arrive DRM-free on GOG with Linux support incoming | GAMES.GG [19:51] TR News Microsoft and security are opposites https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-defender-update-could-disable-protection-gzfge/ [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linkedin.com | WARNING: Microsoft Defender Update Could Disable Protection On Linux Servers After Reboot [19:52] TR News GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/gog-galaxy-for-linux-is-officially-in-the-works/ [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works | PC Gamer [19:52] TR News Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/tengu-botnet-reboots-compromised-linux.html [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process [19:53] TR News GOG Reiterates Support for Bringing its Galaxy Client to Linux https://steamdeckhq.com/news/gog-galaxy-linux-still-coming/ [19:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-steamdeckhq.com | GOG Confirms Plans to Bring Galaxy Launcher to Linux - SDHQ [19:53] TR News The goal was always control (by Microsoft), not security https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143220/update-may-disable-microsoft-defender-on-linux-after-a-restart/ [19:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/143220/update-may-disable-microsoft-defender-on-linux-after-a-restart/ ) [19:54] TR News Fuzzing by another name (hype)? https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-linux-kernel-zero-day-net-sched/ [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.infosecurity-magazine.com | AI-Assisted Bug Hunt Uncovers Linux Kernel 0-Day in net/sched - Infosecurity Magazine [19:54] TR News I broke my PC and learned why Linux's boring features are actually genius https://www.howtogeek.com/i-broke-my-pc-and-learned-why-linuxs-boring-features-are-actually-genius/ [19:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I broke my PC and learned why Linux's boring features are actually genius [19:55] TR News Openwashing https://adtmag.com/articles/2026/07/27/linux-foundation-launches-akrites-to-coordinate-open-source-vulnerability-fixes.aspx [19:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Foundation, Nineteen Companies Launch Akrites to Coordinate Open Source Vulnerability Fixes -- ADTmag [19:56] TR News GOG announces Galaxy app is coming to Linux after hiring a "specialist" https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/gog-announces-galaxy-app-is-coming-to-linux-after-hiring-a-specialist [19:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalfoundry.net | GOG announces Galaxy app is coming to Linux after hiring a "specialist" | Digital Foundry [19:56] TR News (NEW): SparkyLinux: Fooyin https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/SparkyLinux_Fooyin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/SparkyLinux_Fooyin.gmi [19:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SparkyLinux: Fooyin [19:58] TR News "human judgement remained necessary throughout the work." https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-says-ai-helped-develop-linux.html [19:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit ● Jul 29 [20:01] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.gmi [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft Exposes Linux to Attacks [20:01] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:01] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:03] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.gmi [20:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More [20:04] TR News (NEW): GOG Galaxy Targets GNU/Linux, DRM Resistance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GOG_Galaxy_Targets_GNU_Linux_DRM_Resistance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GOG_Galaxy_Targets_GNU_Linux_DRM_Resistance.gmi [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GOG Galaxy Targets GNU/Linux, DRM Resistance [20:04] TR News (NEW): Qubes Security Patches (Xen), Distro Based on Fedora; Red Hat Still Harping About Buzzwords https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Qubes_Security_Patches_Xen_Distro_Based_on_Fedora_Red_Hat_Still.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Qubes_Security_Patches_Xen_Distro_Based_on_Fedora_Red_Hat_Still.gmi [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Qubes Security Patches (Xen), Distro Based on Fedora; Red Hat Still Harping About Buzzwords [20:06] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos 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-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Updates on Upcoming FSF Events and Digital Sovereignty Explained by LibreOffice [20:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [20:11] TR News Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff" (Trying LLM Slop Some More), Scam Altman Mocked by the Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_BuzzFeed_Lays_Off_33_Percent_of_Remaining_Staf.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Links_29_07_2026_BuzzFeed_Lays_Off_33_Percent_of_Remaining_Staf.gmi [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 29/07/2026: "BuzzFeed Lays Off 33 Percent of Remaining Staff" (Trying LLM Slop Some More), Scam Altman Mocked by the Media [20:15] TR News I'm retired and it feels so good! gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-07-29-Im_retired_and_it_feels_so_good.txt [20:16] TR News "So we watch. Jean-Luc and Geordi and Data and Dianna. Star Trek isnt boring. Star Trek is never boring." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/07/29/00/star-trek/ [20:18] TR News "I found a lovely coffee shop near where we were staying, Ri Changxuming Cafe. Actually, this is just how my phone translated the name, I'm not sure how to actually write the name in English. They had the name "County Road Cafe" also printed, so we will go with that as their name." gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2026-07-29-country_road_coffee_anshan.gmi [20:18] TR News "but for whenever i do feel like it - i've already prepared all the templates with the titles in place. just need a pencil drawing per card, then i'll scan it all in and do the carving, that's the fun part. then some stenciled colors - easy." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/currentcrafts [20:19] TR News "In short, after learning a few basic interface details, you can use Octave to get a numerical solution for any system of non-linear ODEs. The interface can only work with first-order ODEs, so that any higher order ODE must first be broken down into a set of first-order ODEs." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260728-0.gmi [20:20] TR News DOSBlood gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/dosbloodactualizado.gmi [20:20] TR News Masters del Universo (2026) gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/analisisheman2026.gmi [20:20] TR News Primer PC gemini://caleb.subnet.city/gemlog/miprimerpc_lhdk.gmi [20:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Star Trek, Retirement, and ODEs in GNU Octave https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Star_Trek_Retirement_and_ODEs_in_GNU_Oc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/Gemini_Links_29_07_2026_Star_Trek_Retirement_and_ODEs_in_GNU_Oc.gmi [20:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 29/07/2026: Star Trek, Retirement, and ODEs in GNU Octave [20:49] TR News Techrights IBM, Running Out of Things It Can Sell, is Selling Software Patents https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_Running_Out_of_Things_It_Can_Sell_is_Selling_Software_Paten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/07/29/IBM_Running_Out_of_Things_It_Can_Sell_is_Selling_Software_Paten.gmi [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM, Running Out of Things It Can Sell, is Selling Software Patents [20:59] TR News Door-Knocking Abated https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/door-knocking-abated/ [20:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Door-Knocking Abated ● Jul 29 [21:08] TR News (NEW): Enzo Maresca Starts This Weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Enzo_Maresca_Starts_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Enzo_Maresca_Starts_This_Weekend.gmi [21:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Enzo Maresca Starts This Weekend [21:30] TR News 22 Years of "Blogging" or 30 Years? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/07/29/blogging-30-years/ [21:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 22 Years of Blogging or 30 Years? 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The ~5% or so with low perf ratings this year wont get severance. Though a lot of them will be offered a choice of PiP or a voluntary buyout package that is similar to severance but not as good." [22:40] TR News "Lower Impact Than Expected. It is the lowest performance rating and typically moves you to a PIP." [22:40] TR News "Its in addition to a voluntary retirement package and aggressive performance management. Id guess ~8% total similar to last year but less layoffs more firing." [22:41] TR News "Such spin for Wall Street. Microsoft wants to show they are trimming the less desirable employees and it will cost them nothing." 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RFK Jr's job hangs by a thread as Trump eyes replacement - Raw Story [01:32] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:33] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techpol ● Jul 29 [02:00] admfubar here ya go world! the trumps want to controle fifa... https://www.alternet.org/jared-kushner-fifa/ [02:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The billion-dollar scheme: What Trump truly wanted from FIFA - Alternet.org [02:19] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:19] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jul 29 [03:12] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [03:20] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techpol [03:20] admfubar if it fits... https://www.rawstory.com/jim-stewartson-kash-patel/ [03:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed' Kremlin asset - Raw Story ● Jul 29 [09:36] TR News "This is precisely the moment when Europe faces a strategic choice." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/07/27/europe-can-learn-from-ukraine-how-to-break-russian-myths/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [09:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-neweasterneurope.eu | Europe can learn from Ukraine how to break Russian myths - New Eastern Europe [09:49] TR News "All of this is taking place under martial law, which grants governments expanded emergency powers needed to confront a declared threat." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/ukraines-protesters-remind-us-why | Source: The Next Move [09:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | Ukraines Protesters Remind Us Why Their Country Isnt Russia [09:50] TR News "He stood trial in Berlin on charges of preparing a serious act of violence. Prosecutors sought a prison sentence of two years and ten months." https://www.dw.com/en/germany-islamist-terror-attack-on-berlin-pride-parade-triggers-political-debate/a-78130195 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Germany: Islamist terror attack triggers political debate [09:50] TR News "Granted, U.S. forces havent suffered any conventional defeats at Iranian hands either." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-putinization-of-the-american | Source: Paul Krugman [09:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Putinization of the American Military - Paul Krugman ● Jul 29 [11:11] TR News "judaism | aethrvmn" https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/metaphysical/religious/judaism/ [11:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-aethrvmn.gr | judaism | aethrvmn [11:13] TR News "It's time the LGBT activists obsessed with Palestine took off their keffiyehs and faced down an Islamist ideology that wants them dead: JULIE BINDEL | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16008995/Its-time-LGBT-activists-obsessed-Palestine-took-keffiyehs-faced-Islamist-ideology-wants-dead-JULIE-BINDEL.html [11:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dailymail.com | It's time the LGBT activists obsessed with Palestine took off their keffiyehs and faced down an Islamist ideology that wants them dead: JULIE BINDEL | Daily Mail Online ● Jul 29 [13:25] TR News South Africa president urges cooperation among African states to address migration challenges https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/07/south-africa-president-urges-cooperation-among-african-states-to-address-migration-challenges/ [13:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | South Africa president urges cooperation among African states to address migration challenges - JURIST - News [13:28] TR News Zack Polanski joins calls for banks making eye watering profits tohelp families with cost of living https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/07/28/zack-polanski-joins-calls-for-banks-making-eye-watering-profits-to-help-families-with-cost-of-living/ [13:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-greenparty.org.uk | Zack Polanski joins calls for banks making 'eye watering profits tohelp families with cost of living - Green Party [13:38] TR News South Korea to write nuclear non-proliferation into submarine law https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-write-nuclear-nonproliferation-into-submarine-law [13:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to write nuclear non-proliferation into submarine law | The Straits Times ● Jul 29 [18:01] TR News American Oversight Obtains Previously Undisclosed TSA-ICE Agreement, Raises Questions About Sworn Convicted Felon Admin Testimony https://americanoversight.org/ice-tsa-data-sharing-agreement-lawsuit-foia-07282026/ [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-americanoversight.org | American Oversight Obtains Previously Undisclosed TSA-ICE Agreement, Raises Questions About Sworn Trump Admin Testimony - American Oversight [18:04] TR News Peru's Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime after taking office https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260728-peru-s-fujimori-vows-military-led-crackdown-on-crime-after-taking-office [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260728-peru-s-fujimori-vows-military-led-crackdown-on-crime-after-taking-office ) [18:54] TR News Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/houthis-strike-saudi-tanker.html [18:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/houthis-strike-saudi-tanker.html ) [18:55] TR News The Name on the Window Was Enough: The Attacks on Kivas and the Normalization of Antisemitic Violence in Canada https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-name-on-the-window-was-enough-the-attacks-on-kivas-and-the-normalization-of-antisemitic-violence-in-canada/ [18:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.michaelgeist.ca | The Name on the Window Was Enough: The Attacks on Kivas and the Normalization of Antisemitic Violence in Canada - Michael Geist ● Jul 29 [19:16] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [19:30] TR News German TKMS expands submarine business with new vessels also for Israel Netanyahu soon to be questioned over the deal https://digit.site36.net/2026/07/28/thyssenkrupp-expands-submarine-business-with-new-models-also-for-israel-and-netanyahu-soon-to-be-questioned-over-the-deal/ [19:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | German TKMS expands submarine business with new vessels also for Israel Netanyahu soon to be questioned over the deal | Matthias Monroy [19:30] TR News Lithuania detecting attempts to smuggle migrants via tunnels from Belarus official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3004064/lithuania-detecting-attempts-to-smuggle-migrants-via-tunnels-from-belarus-official [19:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania detecting attempts to smuggle migrants via tunnels from Belarus official - LRT [19:31] TR News German firm supplying NATO base in Lithuania linked to Russia, Belarus trade https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3004081/german-firm-supplying-nato-base-in-lithuania-linked-to-russia-belarus-trade [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | German firm supplying NATO base in Lithuania linked to Russia, Belarus trade - LRT [19:31] TR News Mbatha visits Russia and agrees to strengthen defence ties https://defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence-sa-defence/mbatha-visits-russia-and-agrees-to-strengthen-defence-ties/ [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Mbatha visits Russia and agrees to strengthen defence ties - DefenceWeb [19:31] TR News Senate advances Lindsey Grahams long-stalled Russia sanctions bill just hours after his funeral https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/senate-advances-lindsey-grahams-russia-sanctions-bill-shortly-after-his-funeral/ [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Senate advances Lindsey Grahams Russia sanctions bill shortly after his funeral [19:31] TR News Mere no more: discount chain falls foul of sanctions https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/28.07.2026-mere-no-more-discount-chain-falls-foul-of-sanctions.a656610/ [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Mere no more: discount chain falls foul of sanctions / Article [19:31] TR News Ukraines Strike on an Iranian Ship Could Bring Two Wars Closer https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-ukraine-ship-strikes-caspian.html [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/middleeast/iran-ukraine-ship-strikes-caspian.html ) [19:32] TR News Zelensky and Convicted Felon Meet at the White House. Has Their Relationship Thawed? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-ukraine-war-russia.html [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-ukraine-war-russia.html ) [19:32] TR News Behind Closed Doors, Convicted Felon Huddles With Netanyahu and Zelensky https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-netanyahu-wars.html [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-zelensky-netanyahu-wars.html ) [19:33] TR News Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/iran-ukraine-tensions.html [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/iran-ukraine-tensions.html ) [19:34] TR News How Ukraines long-range drones are changing whats possible in war with Russia https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0728/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-drone-warfare-russia [19:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-What Ukraines deep drone strikes into Russia hope to accomplish - CSMonitor.com [19:34] TR News Why North Korea will keep backing Russia in the Ukraine war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-north-korea-will-keep-backing-russia-in-the-ukraine-war [19:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Why North Korea will keep backing Russia in the Ukraine war | The Straits Times [19:34] TR News Zelenskyy, Convicted Felon Meet At White House At Crucial Moment In US-Ukraine Relations https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-talks-washigton/33816609.html [19:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy, Trump Meet At White House At Crucial Moment In US-Ukraine Relations [19:35] TR News Ukrainian Court Jails Man Behind Kyiv Defense Exhibition Hit By Russian Missiles https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-strike-conference-jailed/33816608.html [19:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Court Jails Man Behind Kyiv Defense Exhibition Hit By Russian Missiles [19:36] TR News Zelensky visit White House in test to Maga's 'significant shift towards' Kyiv https://www.france24.com/en/zelensky-visit-white-house-in-test-to-maga-s-significant-shift-towards-kyiv [19:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/zelensky-visit-white-house-in-test-to-maga-s-significant-shift-towards-kyiv ) [19:36] TR News Two EU naval forces now tasked with tracking Russias shadow fleet off Africa https://defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/two-eu-naval-forces-now-tasked-with-tracking-russias-shadow-fleet-off-africa/ [19:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Two EU naval forces now tasked with tracking Russias shadow fleet off Africa - DefenceWeb [19:36] TR News Military leaders are drawing new lessons from conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/07/military-leaders-are-drawing-new-lessons-from-conflicts-in-ukraine-the-middle-east-and-beyond/ [19:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Military leaders are drawing new lessons from conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond | Federal News Network [19:37] TR News Donations sought to support work of Latvia's destroyed consulate in Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/28.07.2026-donations-sought-to-support-work-of-latvias-destroyed-consulate-in-ukraine.a656569/ [19:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Donations sought to support work of Latvia's destroyed consulate in Ukraine / Article ● Jul 29 [22:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)