●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 ●● ● Apr 30 [00:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 30 [01:42] TR News (NEW): Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Thunderbird_138_Adds_New_Default_Color_Override_for_High_Contra.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Thunderbird_138_Adds_New_Default_Color_Override_for_High_Contra.gmi [01:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux ● Apr 30 [02:13] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:17] TR News "Its sad to see bigotry and racism so alive and thriving here." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsty5m1k [02:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsty5m1k ) [02:20] TR News "During a brief discussion I mentioned having read Brian Lumleys Necroscope series and how much I enjoyed it, a friend said they would look into the author." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-28-21-39-38.gmi [02:20] TR News "In certain contexts where a leasehold in England is trying to extend or buy out the remaining term of a lease, something called "Marriage Value" (MV) is payable. This is the industry lingo for a corresponding economic concept whose name I can no longer remember." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-04-29_the-history-of-marriage-value-in-leasehold-valuation.gmi [02:21] TR News On Foot 1 -- Results gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~spring/phlog/2025-04-29__On_Foot_1_Results.txt [02:22] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1280.jpg [02:23] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1630.jpg [02:23] TR News "Notice: drinking Death In The Afternoons is not a productivity hack, even if what you're trying to be productive at is writing incoherent esotericism. However, drinking cafecitos and listening to psychedelic trance usually is." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2600 [02:24] TR News "A breakup sucks. Every time my phone rings, every notification I get, every time the screen lights up; my heart jumps a bit and I start hoping against hope that its from her. That she's reaching out to talk." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2601 [02:25] TR News "Obligatory first post, have to keep up the good old tradition." gemini://jacq.smol.pub/1745965295 [02:26] TR News "I have gardened nearly my entire life. One of my earliest memories is of my parents teaching me to plant corn. Another is from later that year, when I ate an entire peck of tomatoes by myself. That's a lot of tomatoes for a toddler! (Surprisingly, I suffered no ill effects.)" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-29 [02:27] TR News "This language in cryptography goes by the name "one time pad" which has the same problem as a unique language shared by only two people: that of getting that unique language only to that one other person. There is also the metadata problem, in that Facebook knows who is messaging whom when." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/04/29/comms.gmi [02:28] TR News "This is an addendum to my note about setting up ProtonMail and mutt by way of ProtonMail bridge. After I launched mutt on a new system I wanted to change the colors. Below is how to do get the Solarized color theme into mutt." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-25-21-25-39.gmi [02:31] TR News "you can use our 88x31 banner to link to this site: [...]" gemini://compudanzas.net/colophon.gmi [02:31] TR News "Its not enough to enable opacity in kitty, the background has to be set to none in vim as well." gemini://thatit.be/2025-04-15-17-47-59.gmi [02:34] TR News "A few days later, another friend tells me that there are actually people who are "in relationships" with AI" gemini://the-brannons.com/hey-hi/ [02:37] TR News "Most of POWER stack is already located in India. Few years back HCL, the Indian IT machine was rumored to be buying all POWER related products. The current migration of the workforce to India makes it easier. HCL does not appreciate to be burdened with US based engineers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa [02:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa ) [02:37] TR News Almost Three Years After Neutrality Agreement, Negotiations Between Microsoft And Unionized Workers Arent Going Well https://aftermath.site/microsoft-zenimax-cwa-union-contract-negotiations-strike [02:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aftermath.site | Almost Three Years After Neutrality Agreement, Negotiations Between Microsoft And Unionized Workers Arent Going Well - Aftermath [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-290425.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 [02:40] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [02:40] TR News Techrights Links 30/04/2025: "Brian Lumleys Necroscope Series" and "Death In The Afternoon" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Brian_Lumley_s_Necroscope_Series_and_Death_In_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Brian_Lumley_s_Necroscope_Series_and_Death_In_.gmi [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 30/04/2025: "Brian Lumleys Necroscope Series" and "Death In The Afternoon" [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-290425.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-290425.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-290425.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-290425.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-04-29.txt [02:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_29_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_29_2025.gmi [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 [02:51] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:52] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Apr 30 [03:31] TR News Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days https://betanews.com/2025/04/29/kali-linux-users-warned-that-updates-are-likely-to-fail-for-a-few-days/ [03:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-betanews.com | Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days [03:33] TR News Kali Linux warns of update failures after losing repo signing key https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kali-linux-warns-of-update-failures-after-losing-repo-signing-key/ [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | Kali Linux warns of update failures after losing repo signing key [03:34] TR News How to install and remove software on Linux https://www.techloy.com/how-to-install-and-remove-software-on-linux/ [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techloy.com | How to install and remove software on Linux [03:35] TR News "But before I start singing its praises, lets get the important things out of the way. NixOS comes with a steep learning curve. The functional mindset and Nixs unique tooling can feel alien if youre used to traditional distros like Ubuntu or Fedora." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-nixos-exciting-linux-distro/ [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 5 reasons NixOS is the most exciting Linux distro in years [03:37] TR News This is a bad thing https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-wsl-release/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml [03:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | You Can Now Officially Run Arch Linux Inside Windows [03:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux) [03:38] TR News "Think you are about to lose support for Ubuntu 20.04? Relax - extending it is way easier than what Windows users deal with, all thanks to Ubuntu Pro." https://www.zdnet.com/article/while-windows-10-users-panic-ubuntu-makes-extending-support-easy-heres-how/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Microsoft_Canonical_Continues_Its_FUD_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Ca.shtml [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-While Windows 10 users panic, Ubuntu makes extending support easy - here's how | ZDNET [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Canonical Continues Its FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) Campaign, Reveals Google Too Sponsored It [03:38] TR News "Everything about Xubuntu is built for speed and simplicity, no matter your experience level." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-lightning-fast-linux-distro-will-hook-you-the-moment-you-try-it/ [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This lightning-fast Linux distro will hook you the moment you try it | ZDNET ● Apr 30 [04:01] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Slopwatch_Google_Noise_News_Linux_Security_Slopfarm_and_BetaNoi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Slopwatch_Google_Noise_News_Linux_Security_Slopfarm_and_BetaNoi.gmi [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper) [04:14] TR News Techrights IBM Allegedly to Sell More Parts of the Company While Outsourcing to India, Microsoft Now Goes After Unions https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IBM_Allegedly_to_Sell_More_Parts_of_the_Company_While_Outsourci.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/IBM_Allegedly_to_Sell_More_Parts_of_the_Company_While_Outsourci.gmi [04:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Allegedly to Sell More Parts of the Company While Outsourcing to India, Microsoft Now Goes After Unions [04:17] TR News Ghana: Windows all-time lows this year https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/ghana/#monthly-200902-202504 [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Ghana | Statcounter Global Stats [04:19] TR News slovakia also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop//slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202504 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202504 [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Slovakia (slovak Republic) | Statcounter Global Stats [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Slovakia (slovak Republic) | Statcounter Global Stats [04:33] TR News "Trump's Tariffs Trigger Mass Layoffs: UPS To Cut 20,000 Jobs In $3.5B Survival Plan" [04:54] TR News Techrights The Problem at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Is Vastly Bigger Than Its Rigged Elections https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/The_Problem_at_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Is_Vastly_Bigger_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/The_Problem_at_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Is_Vastly_Bigger_.gmi [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Problem at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Is Vastly Bigger Than Its Rigged Elections ● Apr 30 [05:09] TR News "One of my all-time favourite game series! The XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an absolutely fantastic deal filled with some brilliant strategy games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-xcom-complete-humble-bundle-is-an-awesome-deal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an awesome deal | GamingOnLinux [05:10] TR News "Infinity Nikki has now launched on Steam to suck away more of your time. It works on Steam Deck with Proton but the anti-cheat is blocking it working on Desktop Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/infinity-nikki-on-steam-works-on-steam-deck-but-the-situation-is-odd-and-anti-cheat-blocks-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Infinity Nikki on Steam works on Steam Deck but the situation is odd and anti-cheat blocks Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [05:10] TR News "For anyone hoping to play Delta Force on Desktop Linux, the developer Team Jade has given a pretty clear no. That's despite it working on Steam Deck due to the anti-cheat they've used." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/delta-force-devs-say-desktop-linux-support-is-not-part-of-our-agenda-in-the-future/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Delta Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future' | GamingOnLinux [05:10] TR News "Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas" https://www.wired.com/story/christmas-toys-trump-tariffs-china/ [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas | WIRED [05:11] TR News "News Analysis: 'Disrupt, break, defund': Trump's imperial first 100 days" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/president-trump-first-100-days [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | News Analysis: 'Disrupt, break, defund': Trump's imperial first 100 days - Los Angeles Times [05:11] TR News "California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand?" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/in-first-100-days-california-sued-trump-administration-about-once-a-week-hows-it-fared [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand? - Los Angeles Times [05:11] TR News "Hiltzik: GOP has Medicaid in its crosshairs" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-29/inside-the-gops-secret-plan-to-destroy-medicaid [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Hiltzik: GOP has Medicaid in its crosshairs - Los Angeles Times [05:11] TR News "The One Thing That Drives Trump" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-interview-cover-story/682630/ [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The One Thing That Drives Trump - The Atlantic [05:11] TR News "Trump Marks His First 100 Days in Office With a Rally in Michigan, a State Rocked by His Tariffs" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2025-04-29/trump-marks-his-first-100-days-in-office-with-a-rally-in-michigan-a-state-rocked-by-his-tariffs [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2025-04-29/trump-marks-his-first-100-days-in-office-with-a-rally-in-michigan-a-state-rocked-by-his-tariffs ) [05:11] TR News "Canadian election results 2025: Liberals won because of Trump" https://www.vox.com/politics/410854/canada-election-results-mark-carney-pierre-poilievre-donald-trump [05:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Canadian election results 2025: Liberals won because of Trump | Vox [05:12] TR News "Why some unions support Trumps tariffs" https://www.vox.com/politics/410527/unions-trump-tariffs-free-trade-policy [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why some unions support Trumps tariffs | Vox [05:12] TR News "Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?" [sic] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-even-try-if-you-have-ai [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Why Even Try if You Have A.I.? | The New Yorker [05:12] TR News "Mr. Art of the Deal Struggles to Spin Three Failed Negotiations" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/mr-art-of-the-deal-struggles-to-spin-three-failed-negotiations/ [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Mr. Art of the Deal Struggles to Spin Three Failed Negotiations - emptywheel [05:13] TR News "Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows" https://futurism.com/elon-musk-associated-press-poll-popularity [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Musk Has Become Toxic Waste to the Average Person, New Poll Shows [05:13] TR News "The GOG Preservation Program has expanded once again. After recently adding a re-release of Breath of Fire IV for PC, GOG are now keeping multiple classic Star Wars games up to date." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/multiple-star-wars-classics-join-the-gog-preservation-program-with-a-big-sale/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Multiple Star Wars classics join the GOG Preservation Program with a big sale | GamingOnLinux [05:13] TR News "With a world inspired by the lore and iconic concept albums of the metal music band Voivod, the latest retro-inspired game from Chaosmonger Studio is live on Kickstarter." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/metal-platformer-voivod-the-nuclear-warrior-from-chaosmonger-now-on-kickstarter-and-smashed-the-funding-goal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metal platformer Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior from Chaosmonger now on Kickstarter and smashed the funding goal | GamingOnLinux [05:14] TR News "The inspiration is obvious to anyone who has seen classic Disney cartoons on this one and I'm all for it. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks like a lot of fun and the latest trailer shows off more weapons." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/retro-disney-themed-shooter-mouse-p-i-for-hire-looks-awesome-in-the-latest-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Retro Disney themed shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks awesome in the latest trailer | GamingOnLinux [05:14] TR News The government is expanding the surveillance state | "Regeringen bygger ut kontrollstaten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/04/29/regeringen-bygger-ut-kontrollstaten/ [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Regeringen bygger ut kontrollstaten [05:15] TR News "'Bara bada bastu': The ultimate guide to Swedish sauna etiquette" https://www.thelocal.se/20250429/bara-bada-bastu-the-ultimate-guide-to-swedish-sauna-etiquette [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | 'Bara bada bastu': The ultimate guide to Swedish sauna etiquette [05:15] TR News "Don't be deceived: Putin is taking Trump for a fool" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/dont-be-deceived-putin-is-taking-trump-for-a-fool/ [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/dont-be-deceived-putin-is-taking-trump-for-a-fool/ ) [05:15] TR News "'The Slaughter Of Ghosts': How Russian Intelligence Recruited Prisoners For The War In Ukraine" https://www.rferl.org/a/rferl-systema-russia-prison-recruitment-ukraine-war/33398262.html [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 'The Slaughter Of Ghosts': How Russian Intelligence Recruited Prisoners For The War In Ukraine [05:15] TR News windy is now just a so-called web app https://www.windy.com/ [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Windy: Wind map & weather forecast [05:16] TR News "100 Days, a Trillion Dollars: DOGE's Costs Keep Adding Up" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/100-days-a-trillion-dollars-doges-costs-keep-adding-up/ [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | 100 Days, a Trillion Dollars: DOGE's Costs Keep Adding Up - emptywheel [05:16] TR News iophk: the hamster wheel of gratuitous javascript frameworks https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/backwards-compat-in-web-but-not-its-tools/ ("Backwards Compatibility in the Web, but Not Its Tools") [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Backwards Compatibility in the Web, but Not Its Tools - Jim Nielsens Blog [05:16] TR News "Microsoft is actually finding the most inefficient way to play this game and packaging it as some great innovation." https://birchtree.me/blog/its-a-legal-issue-not-something-ai-is-here-to-fix/ ("It's a legal issue, not something AI is here to fix") [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | It's a legal issue, not something AI is here to fix [05:17] TR News "Trump is the Godfather in Reverse - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-the-godfather-in-reverse [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Trump is the Godfather in Reverse - Paul Krugman [05:17] TR News iophk: yeah, that would be get a real job and delete the Lyft "app" https://www.theverge.com/news/658195/lyft-ai-earnings-assistant-drivers [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Lyfts AI Earnings Assistant offers ideas about how drivers can make more money | The Verge [05:17] TR News "Sweden: Three killed in Uppsala shooting" https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-three-killed-in-uppsala-shooting/a-72391528 [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sweden: Three killed in Uppsala shooting DW 04/29/2025 [05:18] TR News "RSS leader to Muslims: 'Don't attend funerals of terrorists, deny them burial space'" https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-leader-to-muslims-dont-attend-funerals-of-terrorists-deny-them-burial-space-101745973506711.html [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | RSS leader to Muslims: 'Don't attend funerals of terrorists, deny them burial space' | Latest News India - Hindustan Times [05:18] TR News "In His First 100 Days, Trump Did All He Could to Engineer a Recession, says Groundworks Owens" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/in-his-first-100-days-trump-did-all-he-could-to-engineer-a-recession-says-groundworks-owens [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | In His First 100 Days, Trump Did All He Could to Engineer a Recession, says Groundworks Owens | Common Dreams [05:18] TR News When the loans stop https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tradingeconomics.com | United States Government Debt [05:19] TR News The surveillance measure that is supposed to remain secret | "IP-Catching: Die berwachungs-Manahme, die geheim bleiben soll" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/ip-catching-die-ueberwachungs-massnahme-die-geheim-bleiben-soll/ [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | IP-Catching: Die berwachungs-Manahme, die geheim bleiben soll [05:19] TR News "The Dangers of Trumps First 100 Days: A Democracy in Exile Roundtable" https://dawnmena.org/the-dangers-of-trumps-first-100-days-a-democracy-in-exile-roundtable/ [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dawnmena.org | The Dangers of Trumps First 100 Days: A Democracy in Exile Roundtable - DAWN [05:19] TR News "Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis" https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0429/Why-Europe-doesn-t-waste-a-crisis [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis - CSMonitor.com [05:19] TR News "The Fatal Mistake That Democrats Keep Making" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-technocracy-history/ [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Fatal Mistake That Democrats Keep Making | The Nation [05:20] TR News "California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/california-other-states-sue-trump-administration-to-block-cuts-to-americorps [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps - Los Angeles Times [05:20] TR News "Trump celebrates 100 days in office with a campaign-like rally in Michigan | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-celebrates-100-days-in-office-with-a-campaign-like-rally-in-michigan/ [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-celebrates-100-days-in-office-with-a-campaign-like-rally-in-michigan/ ) [05:21] TR News "The Last Day of April, May Day Eve or Valborg. No matter what we call it, its the most important student festival of the year in Uppsala, with picnics in Ekonomikum Park, [...] [05:21] TR News "[...] the donning of student caps on the hill below Carolina Rediviva, the running of the falls, spring songs by the Gunilla Bell and much more." https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/academic-traditions/student-traditions/valborg "Valborg or the Last Day of April - Uppsala University" [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.uu.se | Valborg or the Last Day of April - Uppsala University [05:21] TR News "Ex-Zodiac is a 3D on-rails shooter made in the spirit of the classic Starfox, it's currently in Early Access with Linux support and a major update just released." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/starfox-esque-3d-shooter-ex-zodiac-gets-a-major-update-with-a-new-level/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Starfox-esque 3D Shooter Ex-Zodiac gets a major update with a new level | GamingOnLinux [05:21] TR News "Valve released another small stable Steam Client update for Desktop and Steam Deck, bringing in some pretty essential fixes for both platforms." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/steam-update-for-desktop-brings-dlc-fixes-while-steam-deck-gets-startup-and-bios-update-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam update for Desktop brings DLC fixes while Steam Deck gets startup and BIOS update fixes | GamingOnLinux [05:22] TR News "Update 12:00 BST: the developer recently edited the Steam page description to note: [...]" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wuthering-waves-arrives-on-steam-another-with-anti-cheat-problems-on-steam-deck-and-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wuthering Waves arrives on Steam, another with anti-cheat problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [05:22] TR News "Walpurgis Night" https://www.swedishfreak.com/holiday/walpurgis-night/ [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.swedishfreak.com | Walpurgis Night [05:23] TR News "What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature? At Firefox, we build it." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/tab-groups-community/ | Source: Mozilla [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | You asked, we built it: Firefox tab groups are here [05:23] TR News "Open a web browser and you step into a garden of forking paths where news, messages, memes, work, learning and cat videos all compete for your attention." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-tab-groups/ | Source: Mozilla [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Tackle tab overload with Firefox Tab Groups [05:24] TR News "In this article, Ill explore an original and robust method for using third-party IdPs that allows you to maintain a zero trust security posture, thanks to Extra Factor Authentication." https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-implement-zero-trust-into-third-party-idps | Source: Ubuntu [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Extra Factor Authentication: how to create zero trust IAM with third-party IdPs | Ubuntu [05:24] TR News "At Purism, weve always championed the concept that privacy is not merely a feature but a fundamental right." https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-on-trial-metas-doj-battle-vs-purisms-user-centric-philosophy/ | Source: Purism [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-puri.sm | Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy Purism [05:25] TR News "Oh hey, a new Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod that's coming to Steam and it sounds like a lot of fun." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/pass-fortress-turns-tf2-into-a-competitive-basketball-like-and-its-coming-to-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PASS Fortress turns TF2 into a competitive basketball-like and it's coming to Steam | GamingOnLinux [05:25] TR News "This really brings back some memories. World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY and Tomorrow Corporation has officially launched on GOG and Steam with Native Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/world-of-goo-2-is-out-now-on-steam-and-a-great-pick-for-puzzle-game-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [05:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans | GamingOnLinux [05:27] TR News "In the latest episode of the Hello World podcast, we explore the myth of the 'digital native'." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/should-we-ditch-the-term-digital-native-the-latest-conversation-on-the-podcast/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | Should we ditch the term digital native? The latest conversation on the podcast - Raspberry Pi Foundation [05:28] TR News Scientific Collaboration https://therevelator.org/scientific-collaboration-matters/ | Source: The Revelator [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | Why Scientific Collaboration Matters Now More Than Ever The Revelator [05:30] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 889 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/04/28/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-889/ [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fridge.ubuntu.com | Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 889 [05:32] TR News Firefox 138.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1019319/ [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Firefox 138.0 released [LWN.net] [05:32] TR News Kubernetes v1.33: Image Volumes graduate to beta! https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/04/29/kubernetes-v1-33-image-volume-beta/ [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Kubernetes v1.33: Image Volumes graduate to beta! | Kubernetes [05:34] TR News Barnes: Parallel ./configure https://lwn.net/Articles/1019303/ [05:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Barnes: Parallel ./configure [LWN.net] [05:34] TR News (NEW): Games: World of Goo 2, PASS Fortress, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_World_of_Goo_2_PASS_Fortress_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_World_of_Goo_2_PASS_Fortress_and_More.gmi [05:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: World of Goo 2, PASS Fortress, and More [05:34] TR News "The typeface was created in 1992 by Just van Rossum, the brother of the guy who invented the programming language Python" https://futurism.com/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-allegations | Source: Futurism [05:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | There Are Hilarious New Allegations About Those "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" Anti-Piracy Ads [05:35] TR News "In his underlying dismissal motion filed in January" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-isaac-hayes-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-1235327134/ | Source: Rolling Stone [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Donald Trump Trims But Can't Shake Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit [05:36] TR News "Further, the government has urged Mehta to break off Google Chrome and potentially Android while barring more multibillion-dollar default search engine deals with Apple and Mozilla" https://www.courthousenews.com/google-warns-of-data-security-risks-if-chrome-is-sold-off/ | Source: Court House News [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/google-warns-of-data-security-risks-if-chrome-is-sold-off/ ) [05:36] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://torrentfreak.com/spotify-dismantles-spotifydl-track-download-extension-via-dmca-notice-250429/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spotify Dismantles 'SpotifyDL' Track Download Extension via DMCA Notice * TorrentFreak [05:42] TR News "The area was in the tribes original treaty lands but a government allotment act later reduced the reservations size, said Mary Fredericks, director of the tribes Parks and Reserve Program." https://www.mlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/new-tribal-national-park-in-north-dakota-aims-to-preserve-rugged-and-scenic-landscape.html | Source: Michigan News [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape - mlive.com [05:43] TR News "Human Rights Watch outlines six primary human rights risks posed by killer robots." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/rights-group-calls-for-regulation-of-killer-robots-posing-human-rights-threats/ | Source: JURIST [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Rights group calls for regulation of 'killer robots' posing human rights threats - JURIST - News [05:43] TR News "According to the UK-based human rights organization Amnesty International, we are at a "critical juncture" when it comes to universal human rights worldwide." https://www.dw.com/en/human-rights-amnesty-international-israel-gaza-minorities/a-72379029 | Source: Deutsche Welle [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Amnesty: Human rights at risk worldwide DW 04/29/2025 [05:44] TR News "This isn't the first time the Pittsburgh-based biz has begun cutting contractors in favor of AI, having started shedding content creation roles last year a move von Ahn referenced in his latest letter." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/duolingo_ceo_ai_first_shift/ | Source: The Register UK [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Duolingo ditches more contractors in 'AI-first' refocus The Register [05:44] TR News "The 287(g) task force program is being revived 13 years after the Obama administration terminated it amid controversies over racial profiling." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/texas-police-are-joining-what-could-be-a-giant-ice-army/ | Source: Truthdig [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/texas-police-are-joining-what-could-be-a-giant-ice-army/ ) [05:44] TR News "The area was in the tribes original treaty lands but a government allotment act later reduced the reservations size, said Mary Fredericks, director of the tribes Parks and Reserve Program." https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/04/new-tribal-national-park-in-north-dakota-aims-to-preserve-rugged-and-scenic-landscape.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape - lonestarlive.com [05:45] TR News "Trumps resurrection of a law no one thought the Land of the Free would ever use again is disturbing enough. Whats in the memo [PDF], dated March 14, 2025, is just as concerning." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/doj-deportation-memo-pretends-the-fourth-amendment-doesnt-exist/ | Source: Techdirt [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOJ Deportation Memo Pretends The Fourth Amendment Doesnt Exist | Techdirt [05:46] TR News "The median pay rise among media executives making at least 400,000 was 2.2%, down from 3% last year." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-news-media-rich-list-2025-business-information-chiefs-top-executive-pay-table/ | Source: Press Gazette [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | UK news media rich list 2025: Business information chiefs top executive pay table [05:46] TR News "Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday urged political candidates in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to reaffirm their commitment to press freedom ahead of the upcoming elections" https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/trinidad-and-tobago-politicians-urged-to-take-action-on-press-freedom-ahead-of-2025-elections/ | Source: JURIST [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Trinidad and Tobago politicians urged to take action on press freedom ahead of 2025 elections - JURIST - News [05:46] TR News "Removing the larynx during an autopsy is not standard practice" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/body-of-ukrainian-journalist-who-died-in-russian-captivity-repatriated-with-organs-removed-and-other-signs-of-torture | Source: Meduza [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity repatriated with organs removed and other signs of torture Meduza [05:49] TR News "Once it passes the House, I look forward to signing that bill into law." https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/28/congress-passes-take-act-combat-elicit-deepfakes/ | Source: Silicon Angle [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Congress passes Take It Down Act to combat deepfakes - SiliconANGLE [05:49] TR News "This kind of sheepishness is pretty standard for political careerists who dont want to upset their chances at future political office or a comfy revolving door think tank gig." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/fcc-commissioner-gomez-blasts-brendan-carrs-campaign-of-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FCC Commissioner Gomez Blasts Brendan Carrs Campaign Of Censorship | Techdirt [05:50] TR News "Residents of the southern Russian city of Volgograd have reported ongoing mobile Internet disruptions coinciding with a business forum attended by Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/internet-users-in-russia-s-volgograd-report-mobile-internet-outage-ahead-of-visit-by-putin-and-lukashenko | Source: Meduza [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Mobile Internet outage reported in Russia's Volgograd ahead of visit by Putin and Lukashenko Meduza [05:50] TR News "This originally was going to be about just one thing, namely the overarching subject of two recent and significant blog posts by Open Web Advocacy (OWA)." https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2025/04/thoughts-two-topics/ | Source: Bryce Wray [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Thoughts on two topics | BryceWray.com [05:50] TR News "In recent days, Fosstodon (a Mastodon instance) has become an example of how even well-intentioned communities can go sideways when communication breaks down and everyone starts shouting past each other." https://abf.li/posts/thoughts-on-fosstodon-moderation-controversy/ | Source: Andre Franca [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abf.li | Thoughts on Fosstodon Moderation Controversy | Andre Franca [05:51] TR News "Last week, I started receiving private messages from users warning me that my Mastodon instance, Fosstodon, had a fascist moderator." https://thelibre.news/fosstodons-drama-reveals-a-much-deeper-mastodon-problem/ | Source: LibreNews [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thelibre.news | Fosstodon's drama reveals a much deeper Mastodon problem [05:51] TR News "Chinese authorities have detained a young man for unfurling pro-democracy banners this month at an overpass in Chengdu in southwest China" https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/28/china-prodemocracy-banner-arrest/ | Source: RFA [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Chinese man who displayed pro-democracy banners in detention: sources Radio Free Asia [05:52] TR News "US President Donald Trump called Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning to complain about a report the company planned to display prices that show the impact of tariffs, according to multiple media outlets." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/trump-called-bezos-to-complain-about-amazon-report/articleshow/120739164.cms | Source: India Times [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Trump called Bezos to complain about Amazon report - The Economic Times [05:52] TR News "Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a press conference this morning on Unleashing Economic Greatness. The pair took questions from the crowd of reporters." https://www.404media.co/trump-demands-amazon-deny-the-reality-of-what-his-tariffs-are-doing-to-prices/ | Source: 404 Media [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices [05:52] TR News "In the end, it seems as if the original report, that Amazon was going to clearly display tariff costs for online shoppers, was overstating the issue anyway - at least if you believe Amazon." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/trump_outreach_to_bezos_shows/ | Source: The Register UK [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Trump admin freaks out over Amazon tariff exposure report The Register [05:53] TR News "Trump called Bezos to complain about reports that Amazon was considering displaying the cost of US tariffs next to prices for certain products on the companys website, two senior White House officials told CNN." https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/white-house-calls-report-that-amazon-is-adding-a-tariff-charge-a-hostile-action/index.html | Source: CNN [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edition.cnn.com | Amazon tariff charge: Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning company considered breaking out added cost | CNN Business [05:53] TR News "the President is signaling that cybersecurity professionals whose findings do not align with his narrative risk having their businesses and livelihoods subjected to spurious and retaliatory targeting." https://cyberscoop.com/eff-letter-chris-krebs-donald-trump-executive-order/ | Source: Scoop News Group [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cybersecurity experts issue response to Trump order targeting Chris Krebs, SentinelOne | CyberScoop [05:53] TR News "But Ferguson seems committed to the bit, effectively making it clear that all platforms are expected to promote pro-Trump content or else." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/ftcs-tech-censorship-investigation-is-censoring-comments-about-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FTCs Tech Censorship Investigation Is Censoring Comments About Censorship | Techdirt [05:54] TR News "A team of researchers who say they are from the University of Zurich ran an unauthorized, large-scale experiment in which they secretly deployed AI-powered bots into a popular debate subreddit" https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/ | Source: 404 Media [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users [05:54] TR News "AI-powered accounts." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/swiss_boffins_admit_to_secretly/ | Source: The Register UK [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Swiss boffins admit having AI write Reddit posts for study The Register [05:55] TR News "In reality, Rubios act is more accurately viewed as yet another step in a broader campaign to dismantle Americas capacity to detect and respond to foreign influence operations." https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-information-war-self-own | Source: Garry Kasparov [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextmove.substack.com | Americas Information War Self-Own - by Renee DiResta [05:55] TR News "For decades, American politics have relied on the same logic that polygraph machines do: that liars will feel some level of shame when they tell their lies, and that the shame will manifestthe quickened heartbeat, the pang of guiltin the body." https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/trump-walter-lippmann-public-opinion-democracy/682397/ | Source: The Atlantic [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Short-Circuiting of the American Mind - The Atlantic [05:56] TR News on [05:56] TR News "Fears that KOSA could infringe on free expression have led to several rewrites, as well as a tiny crew of Senate dissenters: Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Lee (R-UT)." https://www.theverge.com/politics/657358/kids-online-safety-100-days-trump-administration | Source: The Verge [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Whatever happened to the Kids Online Safety Act? | The Verge [05:57] TR News Openwashing BS https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/state_of_open_source/ | Done by a Microsoft proxy for another Microsoft proxy http://techrights.org/wiki/OpenLogic/ [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | The State of Open Source in 2025 The Register [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | OpenLogic [05:59] TR News "The letter signed by preeminent names from academia, civil society, and the private sector notes that security researchers play a vital role in protecting our democracy, securing our elections, and building, testing, and safeguarding government infrastructure." https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-leads-prominent-security-experts-urging-trump-administration-leave-chris-krebs | Source: EFF [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone | Electronic Frontier Foundation [05:59] TR News "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and numerous infosec leaders are lobbying US President Donald Trump to drop his enduring investigation into Chris Krebs, claiming that targeting the former CISA boss amounts to bullying." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/infosec_trump_krebs_letter/ | Source: The Register UK [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Infosec pros rally against Trump's attack on Chris Krebs The Register [05:59] TR News "But study authors found the negative responses in the survey cut across political lines" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2025/04/28/poll-shows-young-vets-unhappy-with-signal-leak-federal-program-cuts/ | Source: USMC [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Poll shows young vets unhappy with Signal leak, federal program cuts [05:59] TR News "Rare earth elements (REEs), including neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium, are indispensable in modern technology." https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/international-affairs/chinas-ban-on-rare-earth-elements-export-strategic-move-with-global-implications-101745930981482.html | Source: Hindustan Times [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | Chinas ban on rare earth elements export: Strategic move with global implications - Hindustan Times ● Apr 30 [06:00] TR News "Alphabet Inc. is set to raise at least 2.5 billion through a debut euro bond sale, following a $5 billion debt sale in the US. The offering includes a five-part deal with maturities ranging from four to 29 years." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-parent-alphabet-kicks-off-sale-of-debut-euro-bonds/articleshow/120722966.cms | Source: India Times [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Google parent Alphabet kicks off sale of debut euro bonds - The Economic Times [06:00] TR News "unfair and deceptive methods of competition." https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/29/cheaters-and-liars/#caveat-emptor-brainworms | Source: CoryDoctorow [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Mike Lee and Jim Jordan want to kill the law that bans companies from cheating you (29 Apr 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:00] TR News "Meta has laid off an unspecified number of employees in its Reality Labs division, a company spokesperson confirmed." https://www.theverge.com/meta/655835/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-vr-supernatural | Source: The Verge [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs | The Verge [06:01] TR News "Some of us are old enough to remember that the reason Mark renamed the company is because the Facebook brand was becoming toxic, and associated with misinformation and global-scale crap." https://blog.om.co/2025/04/28/no-gruber-this-is-why-facebook-renamed-itself/ | [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.om.co | No Gruber, this is why Facebook renamed itself On my Om Daily Blog [06:01] TR News "Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, a decrease from the number we identified in 2023 (98 vulnerabilities)" https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/2024-zero-day-trends/ | Source: Google [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloud.google.com | Hello 0-Days, My Old Friend: A 2024 Zero-Day Exploitation Analysis | Google Cloud Blog [06:02] TR News "The Take It Down Act sailed through the chamber on a vote of 402-2, marking one of the first major pieces of legislation passed by Congress to address AI-generated deepfakes." https://cyberscoop.com/take-it-down-act-passes-house-first-amendment-encryption/ | Source: Scoop News Group [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes | CyberScoop [06:02] TR News "Palo Alto Networks Inc. is expanding its product portfolio with a new platform for protecting artificial intelligence models and an upgraded version of its security-optimized browser." https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/28/palo-alto-networks-buys-protect-ai-reported-500m-debuts-new-cybersecurity-tools/ | Source: Silicon Angle [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Palo Alto Networks buys Protect AI for reported $500M+, debuts new cybersecurity tools - SiliconANGLE [06:03] TR News "Newer, sharper-detail video cameras were recently installed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission" https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/new-cameras-provide-sharper-birds-eye-view-of-capitol-peregrine-falcons/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/new-cameras-provide-sharper-birds-eye-view-of-capitol-peregrine-falcons/ ) [06:03] TR News "This content has been restricted." https://www.404media.co/nfts-that-cost-millions-replaced-with-error-message-after-project-downgraded-to-free-cloudflare-plan/ | Source: 404 Media [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan [06:04] TR News "Large parts of Spain and Portugal, including their capitals Madrid and Lisbon, were hit by power outages on Monday" https://www.dw.com/en/spain-portugal-say-power-almost-entirely-back-after-outage/live-72375202 | Source: Deutsche Welle [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spain, Portugal say power almost entirely back after outage DW 04/29/2025 [06:04] TR News "This is a complicated story, but the basic equation is that it now costs more in electricity to mine a single Bitcoin than that Bitcoin is currently worthby a significant margin." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767705/bitcoin-mining-is-no-longer-profitable.html | Source: PC World [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bitcoin mining is no longer profitable | PCWorld [06:04] TR News "Experts believe that getting the grid back up and running in both countries could take between a few hours to several days, depending on the area." https://www.wired.com/story/europe-blackout-spain-portugal-power-outage/ | Source: Wired [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Agonizing Task of Turning Europes Power Back On | WIRED [06:04] TR News "A sudden, widespread blackout plunged most of Spain and Portugal into darkness, disrupting everyday life and causing chaos across the region." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-caused-massive-spain-power-outage-portugal-also-dark-power-back-1733185 | Source: International Business Times [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | What Caused the Massive Spain Power Outage? Portugal Also In The Dark - Is Power Back? | IBTimes UK [06:05] TR News "That high density allows manufacturers to either use a higher capacity battery in the same size phones as before, or release much thinner phones with the same capacity as were used to." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/04/the-battery-revolution-is-here-but-only-if-youre-buying-chinese-8000mah-is-here/ | Source: Zimbabwe [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techzim.co.zw | The Battery Revolution Is Here (But Only If You're Buying Chinese), 8000mAh Is Here - Techzim [06:05] TR News "In January 2025, the Pentagon added CATL to its list of Chinese Military Companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military (the 1260H list). How can batteries be a threat to national security?" https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-secret-weapon-how-ev-batteries-could-be-weaponized-to-disrupt-america/ | Source: Security Week [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-secret-weapon-how-ev-batteries-could-be-weaponized-to-disrupt-america/ ) [06:06] TR News "Adi Shamir, the S in the RSA algorithm and a cofounder of RSA Security, went off on cryptocurrency, saying its early promise has been wasted." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/crypto_pioneers/ | Source: The Register UK [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | RSA cofounder regrets cryptocurrency was invented The Register [06:06] TR News "The opening completes Phase 1 of the factory, which enables an annual PV module output capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW)." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/as-southeast-asian-imports-face-hefty-tariffs-a-vietnamese-solar-manufacturer-opens-up-shop-in-the-u-s/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/as-southeast-asian-imports-face-hefty-tariffs-a-vietnamese-solar-manufacturer-opens-up-shop-in-the-u-s/ ) [06:21] TR News "On the evening of April 28th, Amazon embarked on its latest venture to rival SpaceX Starlink: the first launch of its Project Kuiper satellites." https://www.theverge.com/space/657113/starlink-amazon-satellites | Source: The Verge [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Starlinks got company and Earths orbit is getting crowded | The Verge [06:22] TR News "Theres no word yet on whether the satellites are working as is usual and Amazon has not said when it will start to offer services, or the price it will charge." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/amazon_kuiper_first_launch/ | Source: The Register UK [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Amazons first 27 Kuiper broadband sats make it into orbit The Register [06:22] TR News "Weve reduced product returns by half, cut our manufacturing time by 15%, and eliminated 43 tonnes of CO emissions per year by changing the way we solder connectors onto our computers." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-with-raspberry-pi-how-intrusive-reflow-soldering-boosted-our-efficiency-and-cut-our-carbon-footprint/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-with-raspberry-pi-how-intrusive-reflow-soldering-boosted-our-efficiency-and-cut-our-carbon-footprint/ ) [06:22] TR News "Every year, dead birds wash up on the beaches of Lord Howe Island, sometimes in their hundreds, with what researchers say are severe symptoms of swallowing large amounts of plastic emaciation, poorly developed feathers and deformities." https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/04/29/environment-plastics-seabirds/ | Source: RFA [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Remote islands brain-damaged seabirds show far-reaching impact of plastic pollution Radio Free Asia [06:22] TR News "This extraction has no thought in mind about caring for resources" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-fast-tracked-deep-sea-mining/ | Source: Truthdig [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-fast-tracked-deep-sea-mining/ ) [06:23] TR News (NEW): Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Is_Free_Open_Source_Software_Sustainable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Is_Free_Open_Source_Software_Sustainable.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? [06:26] TR News "In 1868, Sophie Mousseau was photographed at Fort Laramie alongside six white Army officers." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-historian-saw-this-haunting-photograph-of-a-nameless-native-girl-she-decided-she-had-to-identify-her-180986496/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-historian-saw-this-haunting-photograph-of-a-nameless-native-girl-she-decided-she-had-to-identify-her-180986496/ ) [06:26] TR News "Mr. Stubb doesnt want Ukraine to suffer the same fate" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-stubb-russia-trump-ukraine.html | Source: New York Times [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With President Trump - The New York Times [06:27] TR News "MAGA reflects a political system failing to address capitalist crisis." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/fascism-debate-trump-maga-history/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | What If It Is Fascism? [06:28] TR News "The arrangement has been called the 'Norwegian model'. However, in Norway, the minimum residency requirement to receive such benefits is five years." https://yle.fi/a/74-20158774 | Source: YLE [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland plans to require 3-year residency to receive child home care benefits | Yle News | Yle [06:29] TR News "What we're witnessing isn't bureaucratic reshuffling. It is the methodical dismantling of voting rights enforcement from within, a strategic effort to neutralize one of democracy's most critical safeguards. This is not governance. This is sabotage." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-happens-when-no-one-enforces | Source: Mike Brock [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | What Happens When No One Enforces the Law - by Mike Brock [06:30] TR News "high-profile cyberattacks" https://www.theverge.com/politics/658222/france-russia-cyberattacks-fancy-bear-apt28-macron-leaks | Source: The Verge [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | France accuses Russia of engineering years of high-profile cyberattacks | The Verge [06:30] TR News "The Russian military intelligence service (GRU) has, for several years, been deploying a cyberoffensive modus operandi, called APT28, against France" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/04/29/cyberattacks-france-officially-attributes-hacking-to-russia-for-the-first-time_6740745_4.html | Source: Le Monde [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lemonde.fr | Cyberattacks: France officially attributes hacking to Russia for the first time [06:31] TR News "Two young members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were granted the ability to access networks holding highly classified information about the United States' nuclear weapon stockpile for two weeks." https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-access-network-nuclear-secrets | Source: Futurism [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Musk's DOGE Got Access to Network of Nuclear Secrets [06:32] TR News "How Democracies Die" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/05/is-the-us-becoming-an-autocracy | Source: New Yorker [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy? | The New Yorker [06:32] TR News "Below are key highlights of American Oversights extensive record of ensuring the transparency and accountability the public deserves: [...]" https://americanoversight.org/100-days-of-obstruction-secrecy-and-lawlessness-american-oversight-holds-trump-administration-accountable-on-all-fronts/ | Source: American Oversight [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-americanoversight.org | 100 Days of Obstruction, Secrecy, and Lawlessness: American Oversight Holds Trump Administration Accountable on All Fronts - American Oversight [06:33] TR News "grappled with gang [sic] violence" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-29/swedish-police-say-3-people-are-dead-after-a-shooting-in-uppsala | Source: US News And World Report [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-29/swedish-police-say-3-people-are-dead-after-a-shooting-in-uppsala ) [06:33] TR News "rising problem of criminal gangs [sic] recruiting children to commit violence crimes, including murder." https://www.thelocal.se/20250429/sweden-to-lead-europol-task-force-on-criminal-recruitment-of-children | Source: The Local SE [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | Sweden to lead Europol task force on criminal recruitment of children [06:33] TR News "In his quest for absolute control, the Republican president, who has been back in the White House for 100 days, has strived to annihilate all checks and balances, challenging the American institutional equilibrium." https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/04/29/under-donald-trump-us-democracy-is-at-risk-of-an-imperial-presidency_6740744_4.html | Source: Le Monde [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lemonde.fr | Under Donald Trump, US democracy is at risk of an imperial presidency [06:33] TR News "first of the corruption, then the cruelty." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/first-100-days-self-dealing-trump-thugocracy/ | Source: The Nation [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trumps Thugocracy | The Nation [06:34] TR News "Over the last few weeks multiple media outlets have reported on data analytics company Palantirs closer collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency carries out Trumps mass deportation efforts." https://www.404media.co/this-is-palantirs-justification-for-building-ices-master-database/ | Source: 404 Media [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | This Is Palantirs Justification for Building ICEs Master Database [06:34] TR News "Over 21 million images of capture employees' screens - along with usernames, IP addresses, and device details, were left sitting on an unsecured Amazon S3 storage bucket." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/21-million-employee-screenshots-leaked-in-bossware-breach-blunder | Source: Bitdefender [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | 21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder [06:35] TR News "Sources who spoke to both outlets said DOGE is planning to use software from Palantir, Thiel's data mining company that has long worked with the government, to compile information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" https://futurism.com/elon-musk-private-data-deportation | Source: Futurism [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Musk Using Private Data to Build List of People to Deport [06:35] TR News "The questioner Clara Bnger criticises this response behaviour, especially as it is an incalculable encroachment on fundamental rights." https://digit.site36.net/2025/04/29/new-surveillance-method-revealed-german-authorities-let-ip-addresses-be-caught-with-no-clear-legal-basis/ | Source: Site36 [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be caught with no clear legal basis | Matthias Monroy [06:36] TR News "Meta has been incorporating generative AI features across its services that are built on its open source large language model, Llama." https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-private-processing-generative-ai-security-risks/ | Source: Wired [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy | WIRED [06:36] TR News "Tech companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud want the Trump administration to let them freely buy and sell your personal information." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/big-tech-consumer-protection-data/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Big Tech Wants Free Rein to Sell Your Data [06:36] TR News journalists [06:36] TR News "cyber-intelligence company remotely installed surveillance software on the phones of over 1,400 WhatsApp users, including activists, journalists and diplomats." https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-seeks-damages-from-israeli-spyware-company-over-whatsapp-hacks/ | Source: Court House News [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-seeks-damages-from-israeli-spyware-company-over-whatsapp-hacks/ ) [06:38] TR News "Ransomware attacks which lock a targets files until an extortion payment is made are just one of the types of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/complaints-about-ransomware-attacks-us-infrastructure-rise-9-fbi-says-2025-04-23/ | Source: Reuters [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/complaints-about-ransomware-attacks-us-infrastructure-rise-9-fbi-says-2025-04-23/ ) [06:38] TR News Windows TCO: "The annual report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) will reveal that the likes of manufacturing, healthcare, government facilities, financial services and IT were the top critical infrastructure sectors targeted by digital extortionists." https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/ransomware-attacks-critical-infrastructure-surge-reports-fbi | Source: Tripwire [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Surge, Reports FBI | Tripwire [06:41] TR News Windows TCO https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-was-hit-by-ransomware-attackers/262901/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | MTN attackers made demand for payment - TechCentral [06:42] TR News Windows TCO https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767655/ddos-attacks-skyrocketed-358-percent-year-over-year-report-says.html | Source: PC World [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DDoS attacks have skyrocketed 358% year-over-year, report says | PCWorld [06:42] TR News Windows TCO https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/76-of-australian-orgs-experienced-at-least-one-high-impact-cyber-event-%e2%80%98halting-critical-business-functions%e2%80%99-in-past-year-202504290415.html | Source: IT Wire [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - 76% of Australian orgs experienced at least one high-impact cyber event halting critical business functions in past year [06:42] TR News Windows TCO https://fedscoop.com/gsa-unveils-modernized-it-tool-procurement-strategy/ | Source: Scoop News Group [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GSA unveils modernized IT tool procurement strategy | FedScoop [06:51] TR News "Unless you fly strictly under the radar, your Facebook account has valuable data about youlike who you speak with the most and what you talk about." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2763144/is-someone-spying-on-your-facebook-account-heres-how-to-find-out.html | Source: PC World [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is someone spying on your Facebook account? Here's how to find out | PCWorld [06:51] TR News "Her are some alternatives to social that allow you to browse without logging in. The sites offer minimalist versions of various social media." https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-working-alternative-interfaces-to-various-social-media-sites/ | Source: GreyCoder [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No Logins Required: Alternative Interfaces To YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram - GreyCoder [06:51] TR News "Sergeant Juha-Pekka Huttunen in Mikkeli noted that, even though the age of criminal responsibility in Finland is 15, children under that age or their families would still be financially liable for any damage they might cause to a property." https://yle.fi/a/74-20158781 | Source: YLE [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finnish police suspect TikTok 'urbex' trend behind spate of break-ins to derelict buildings | Yle News | Yle [06:52] TR News "dozens of AI bots engaged in debates with users about controversial issues" https://www.404media.co/reddit-issuing-formal-legal-demands-against-researchers-who-conducted-secret-ai-experiment-on-users/ | Source: 404 Media [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users [06:52] TR News "It's a standalone version" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/metas_standalone_ai_app/ | Source: The Register UK [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Meta AI chatbot lets users share prompts, responses The Register [06:53] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FreeBSD_Wants_to_Know_a_Few_Things.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FreeBSD_Wants_to_Know_a_Few_Things.gmi [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things [06:53] TR News "The core point, Kapoor says, is that we need to start differentiating between the rapid development of AI methodsthe flashy and impressive displays of what AI can do in the lab" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/29/1115928/is-ai-normal/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Is AI normal? | MIT Technology Review [06:54] TR News "ANSI terminal escape codesspecial character sequences used to control terminal formatting, such as to change colors" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/04/29/deceiving-users-with-ansi-terminal-codes-in-mcp/ | Source: Trail of Bits [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | Deceiving users with ANSI terminal codes in MCP - The Trail of Bits Blog [06:54] TR News "It would be hard to imagine three sentences more densely packed with falsehood than these three" https://www.newcartographies.com/p/epistemological-slop | [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newcartographies.com | Epistemological Slop - by Nicholas Carr - New Cartographies [06:54] TR News "Meanwhile, OpenAI and Microsoft have a long-standing relationship. The company is a major shareholder of OpenAI and was previously its exclusive cloud provider." https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/us-senators-demand-information-from-microsoft-and-google-about-ai-deals/ | Source: DataCenter Dynamics [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.datacenterdynamics.com | US senators demand information from Microsoft and Google about AI deals - DCD [06:55] TR News "U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrats on the Senate banking and finance committees" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/democratic-us-senators-question-google-microsofts-ai-deals-2025-04-08/ | Source: Reuters [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/democratic-us-senators-question-google-microsofts-ai-deals-2025-04-08/ ) [06:55] TR News "In this blog post, we compare three of the most popular machine learning frameworks in R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/spatial-machine-learning-with-r-caret-tidymodels-and-mlr3/ | Source: Rlang [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spatial machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 | R-bloggers [06:55] TR News "The purpose of generative AI is to oppress labour. Thats why all that money to OpenAI. But for all the claims that you will be replaced by an Excel macro with pretentions its not working out that way." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/29/generative-ai-no-significant-impact-on-earnings-or-recorded-hours-in-any-occupation/ | Source: Pivot to AI [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Generative AI: no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation Pivot to AI [06:55] TR News "Modern simulation workflows face critical bottlenecks from computationally expensive models, fragmented tools, and the complexity of integrating AI/ML components." https://info.juliahub.com/blog/accelerating-simulation-with-juliasim-ai | Source: Julia Programming Language [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-info.juliahub.com | Accelerating Simulation with JuliaSim AI: Surrogates, Optimization, and Control ● Apr 30 [07:04] TR News Techrights Why Techrights Attracts SLAPPs From American Microsofters Who Literally Strangle Women and Rely on the Most Unscrupulous Law Firms https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Why_Techrights_Attracts_SLAPPs_From_American_Microsofters_Who_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Why_Techrights_Attracts_SLAPPs_From_American_Microsofters_Who_L.gmi [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why Techrights Attracts SLAPPs From American Microsofters Who Literally Strangle Women and Rely on the Most Unscrupulous Law Firms [07:07] TR News "To introduce a corrective force, AI developers frequently use what is called reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)." https://www.wired.com/story/like-the-button-that-changed-the-world-book-excerpt/ | Source: Wired [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head | WIRED [07:08] TR News "gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle." https://futurism.com/the-byte/duolingo-replacing-humans-ai | Source: Futurism [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Duolingo Announces Plans to Replace as Many Human Workers as Possible With AI [07:08] TR News "romantic role-play" https://futurism.com/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-inappropriate-children | Source: Futurism [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Zuckerberg's AI Has Reportedly Been Horrifically Inappropriate With Children [07:09] TR News (NEW): Make your first open source contribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Make_your_first_open_source_contribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Make_your_first_open_source_contribution.gmi [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Make your first open source contribution [07:10] TR News "Following Wall Street Journal investigations into the user-generated chatbots, AI Studio is inaccessible for users under 18 years old." https://www.404media.co/instagram-is-blocking-minors-from-accessing-chatbot-platform-ai-studio/ | Source: 404 Media [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Instagram Is Blocking Minors from Accessing Chatbot Platform AI Studio [07:10] TR News "The key thing is this: These models are designed to give you what you want, not whats true. They optimize for plausibility rather than accuracy, delivering confident-sounding answers because thats what humans tend to find satisfying" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/29/the-hallucinating-chatgpt-presidency/ | Source: Techdirt [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Hallucinating ChatGPT Presidency | Techdirt [07:11] TR News "Fraudsters are able to change their race, facial hair, voice, and more during live video calls with very little effort." https://www.404media.co/the-age-of-realtime-deepfake-fraud-is-here/ | Source: 404 Media [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here [07:11] TR News "additional AI-generated images of juveniles in the nude." https://www.ksl.com/article/51303479/a-scary-thing-police-arrest-st-george-man-suspected-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-images-case | Source: Deseret Media [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'A scary thing': Police arrest St. George man suspected in AI child sexual abuse images case | KSL.com [07:12] TR News "That first national AI R&D plan was written in 2016 by the first Trump administration and has been updated twice since once by Donald Trump and once by Joe Biden" https://fedscoop.com/white-house-seeks-input-to-revise-national-ai-research-and-development-plan/ | Source: Scoop News Group [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-White House seeks input to revise national AI research and development plan | FedScoop [07:15] TR News (NEW): Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Privacy_on_Trial_Meta_s_DOJ_Battle_vs_Purism_s_User_Centric_Phi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Privacy_on_Trial_Meta_s_DOJ_Battle_vs_Purism_s_User_Centric_Phi.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Privacy on Trial: Metas DOJ Battle vs. Purisms User-Centric Philosophy [07:16] TR News (NEW): Oshin OS is an Arch Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Oshin_OS_is_an_Arch_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Oshin_OS_is_an_Arch_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Oshin OS is an Arch Linux distribution [07:43] TR News "The House has moved quickly on the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act" https://cyberscoop.com/routers-act-commerce-study-modems-chinese-hackers/ | Source: Scoop News Group [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-House passes bill to study routers national security risks | CyberScoop [07:43] TR News "On Tuesday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm Oligo revealed what theyre calling AirBorne" https://www.wired.com/story/airborne-airplay-flaws/ | Source: Wired [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi | WIRED [07:43] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:43] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [07:43] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:44] TR News "I worry that the psychedelic enthusiasts of Silicon Valley will apply their "move fast and break things" philosophy to mind-altering drugs" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/will-tech-billionaires-move-fast-and-break-our-brains/articleshow/120720157.cms | Source: India Times [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Will tech billionaires move fast and break our brains? - The Economic Times [07:45] TR News "No one ever wants to hear it, but the best treatment for depression is exercise. The irony is, its incredibly hard to exercise when you are depressed." https://www.8ball.report/p/artificial-schizophrenia | Source: Sean Monahan [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.8ball.report | artificial schizophrenia - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball [07:45] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/Mozilla_Firefox_138_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/Mozilla_Firefox_138_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.gmi [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [07:45] TR News "To try to prevent the measles virus from spreading further throughout Mexico, its Ministry of Health has issued a travel warning for the United States and Canada, where cases have also risen sharply." https://www.wired.com/story/as-measles-cases-surge-mexico-issues-a-us-travel-alert/ | Source: Wired [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As Measles Cases Surge, Mexico Issues a US Travel Alert | WIRED [07:47] TR News "Humans, it is sometimes said, are defined by our capacity for choice. We are not moved to act merely by instinct: we choose what we do and how we do it. This is part of what it means to be human." https://jacobin.com/2025/04/neoliberalism-choice-individualism-market-freedom/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | How Neoliberalism Has Distorted Human Choice [07:48] TR News "A climbing hall is filled with a variety of smells: sweat, chalk dust and a hint of rubber." https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chemicals-climbing-abrasion-lung-issues.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chemicals-climbing-abrasion-lung-issues.html ) [07:49] TR News "planned to build test chips" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/intel-attracts-interest-for-test-chips-using-new-manufacturing-process/articleshow/120739296.cms | Source: India Times [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Intel attracts interest for test chips using new manufacturing process - The Economic Times [07:49] *fantom (~fantom@2.219.56.221) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:50] TR News "brownie point" https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/reversing-the-fossilization-of-computer-science-conferences/ | Source: ACM [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cacm.acm.org | Reversing the Fossilization of Computer Science Conferences Communications of the ACM [07:50] TR News "After Fitzgeralds death, a wave of eulogies applauded the author, and at least a couple of them hailed his Jazz Age novel as a classic." https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-the-great-gatsby-took-over-high-school | Source: New Yorker [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | How The Great Gatsby Took Over High School | The New Yorker [07:51] TR News "I wont be adding reading lists or long reference sections Wikipedia (and the internet [sic]) have that part covered" https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/sneak-peek-issue-1 | Source: Amit Gawande [07:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.amitgawande.com | Sneak Peek Inside Square 101 | Amit Gawande [07:51] TR News "Are you interested in bringing an advanced manufacturing program to your school, college, or community? Or maybe your company is looking for ways to get involved?" https://news.sparkfun.com/13705 | Source: SparkFun Electronics [07:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.sparkfun.com | Experiential Launches Community Manufacturing Initiative (CMI) to Empower Local Innovation - News - SparkFun Electronics [07:52] TR News "In an interview with PsyPost, lead study author Jess Adrin-Ventura said that he and his team found that right-wing authoritarianism was associated with lower grey matter volume in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex" https://futurism.com/neoscope/authoritarian-brain-scans | Source: Futurism [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Scanned the Brains of Authoritarians and Found Something Weird [07:52] TR News "A couple of years ago, I participated in a study of the HealthFerm Citizen Science group in collaboration with the VUB Brussels and ETH Zurich universities." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/04/my-sourdough-starter-has-twins/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brainbaking.com | My Sourdough Starter Has Twins | Brain Baking [07:52] TR News "Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models are a class of models which attempt to model the entire economy of a nation." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/how-the-dsge-sausage-is-made/ | Source: Rlang [07:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How the DSGE sausage is made | R-bloggers [07:53] TR News (NEW): FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FSF_to_hold_free_software_hackathon_in_honor_of_its_fortieth_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/FSF_to_hold_free_software_hackathon_in_honor_of_its_fortieth_an.gmi [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary [07:53] TR News "Its not unheard of to discover a new color, but were coming up with new ways to do soincluding with frickin laser beams." https://tedium.co/2025/04/29/new-color-discovery-history/ | Source: Tedium [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | New Colors: How We Find Them & Why We Lose Them [07:53] TR News "A launch anomaly on board Firefly Aerospaces Alpha rocket resulted in the loss of a Lockheed Martin spacecraft designed to demonstrate new satellite technologies" https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/04/29/lockheed-loses-experimental-satellite-after-firefly-launch-mishap/ | Source: C4ISRNET [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | Lockheed loses experimental satellite after Firefly launch mishap [07:55] TR News "How often, when searching, do you know precisely what you seek? How often are you looking for an answer versus looking in a direction or trying to evaluate qualitative or reputational information?" https://tracydurnell.com/2025/04/28/browsing-as-thinking/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | Browsing as thinking Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [07:56] TR News "Let's look at this inflammatory headline: [...]" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/who-is-responsible-for-missing-money/ | Source: Terence Eden [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | Who is responsible for missing money? Terence Edens Blog [07:58] TR News "Writing isnt a thing I do for the sake of it. It is an itch, a compulsion, a joy. A desire to output to share ideas. To spread my mind on the page for consumption and inspection." https://vale.rocks/posts/why-write | Source: Declan Chidlow [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why I Write | Vale.Rocks [07:58] TR News Mahesh [07:58] TR News "I posit two extreme points on the spectrum of engineering archetypes: [...]" https://maheshba.bitbucket.io/blog/2025/04/29/cars.html | Source: Mahesh Balakrishnan [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maheshba.bitbucket.io | Jeeps, Ferraris, and Other Engineers | maheshs blog ● Apr 30 [08:00] TR News "I had to think long and hard about whether I wanted to make this post or not, but I felt like I owed it to anyone who was kind enough to read my blog over the past couple of years." https://brandons-journal.com/farewell/ | Source: Brandon [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brandons-journal.com | Farewell | Brandon's Journal [08:00] TR News "Of course, there is a third option, which is to accept that some things arent worth fixing. When the cost of a fix is so high, fixes just arent worth it, especially when the language is working against us." https://mcyoung.xyz/2025/04/29/protobuf-tip-4/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mcyoung.xyz | Protobuf Tip #3: Accepting Mistakes We Can't Fix mcyoung [08:00] TR News "I dont believe there is a singular villain here, but instead a conversation to be had about the growing gap between the support we give international names versus how to better support our own." https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/hear-that-it-s-the-sound-of-live-music-dying-for-local-australian-artists-20250429-p5lv5t.html | Source: The Age AU [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Hear that? Its the sound of live music dying for local artists, but not for Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. [08:01] TR News "Set up a primary network for the smart tech devices at the investment property and a guest network for tenants." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/safety-tips-if-offering-internet-access-at-your-rental-property.html | Source: IT Wire [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Safety tips if offering internet access at your rental property [08:02] TR News "The computer, a familiar sight in classrooms throughout the UK and plugged into the televisions of well-heeled parents, allowed the attachment of a second processor" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/arm_40/ | Source: The Register UK [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | 40 years ago, Acorn fired up the first Arm processor The Register [08:05] TR News "No operating system is perfect, not even Ubuntu. Whether you're interested in productivity or just ease of use, here are a few things that Ubuntu should steal from Windows to win the OS features arms race." https://www.howtogeek.com/features-ubuntu-should-steal-from-windows-11/ [08:05] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Acorn https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Acorn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_Acorn.gmi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 Features Ubuntu Should Steal from Windows 11 [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Acorn [08:06] TR News MASTODON IS NOW COLLAPSING. First they call Jews "nazis", now it's getting even more popcorn-worthy. MASTODON is doomed. http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Graveyard_of_Mastodons_A_Vast_Number_of_Inactive_Accounts.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/No_Mastodon_is_Not_Growing_Social_Control_Media_is_Generally_Wa.shtml [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Graveyard of Mastodons: A Vast Number of Inactive Accounts [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights No, Mastodon is Not Growing, Social Control Media is Generally Waning [08:07] TR News "The LWN.net fediverse (Mastodon) feed has moved; we are now known as @LWN@lwn.net. The migration magic has shifted many of our followers over automatically but, if you follow that stream, you might want to make sure that you have shifted to the new source." https://lwn.net/Articles/1019336/ [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LWN's Mastodon migration [LWN.net] [08:10] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: IdPs, Weekly Newsletter, and Vista 11 Spin/Worship https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Canonical_Ubuntu_IdPs_Weekly_Newsletter_and_Vista_11_Spin_Worsh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Canonical_Ubuntu_IdPs_Weekly_Newsletter_and_Vista_11_Spin_Worsh.gmi [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: IdPs, Weekly Newsletter, and Vista 11 Spin/Worship [08:13] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 25.04.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.gmi [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.04.0 released [08:16] TR News What is Zypper Package Manager https://idroot.us/zypper-package-manager/ [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | What is Zypper Package Manager - idroot [08:16] TR News How To Install SeaMonkey on GNU/Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-seamonkey-linux-mint-22/ [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install SeaMonkey on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [08:16] TR News (NEW): Firefox Tab Groups https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.gmi [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox Tab Groups [08:17] TR News How To Install proprietary trap AWS CLI on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-aws-cli-fedora-42/ [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install AWS CLI on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:19] TR News How to remove a server on VULTR via API https://owlhowto.com/how-to-remove-a-server-on-vultr-via-api/ [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-owlhowto.com | How to remove a server on VULTR via API [08:20] TR News Leftist Extremists in Open Source: PewDiePie Fans Not Allowed https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-in-open-source [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Leftist Extremists in Open Source: PewDiePie Fans Not Allowed [08:21] TR News How To Install Gopeed on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-gopeed-fedora-42/ [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Gopeed on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:21] TR News How To Install Kdenlive on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-kdenlive-fedora-42/ [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Kdenlive on Fedora 42 - idroot [08:21] TR News (NEW): Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Steam_Client_Update_Fixes_DLC_Recognition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Steam_Client_Update_Fixes_DLC_Recognition.gmi [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition [08:23] TR News (NEW): YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.gmi [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux [08:23] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.gmi [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [08:25] TR News (NEW): 5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/5_Reasons_Now_Is_the_Right_Time_to_Buy_a_Linux_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/5_Reasons_Now_Is_the_Right_Time_to_Buy_a_Linux_Laptop.gmi [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop [08:26] TR News (NEW): Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Software_Leftovers.gmi [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Software Leftovers [08:30] *fantom (~fantom@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:33] TR News Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Censorship in the Guise/Clothing of "Combatting Deepfakes", Mass Surveillance Increasingly Framed as Catchphrase "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Censorship_in_the_Guise_Clothing_of_Combatting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Censorship_in_the_Guise_Clothing_of_Combatting.gmi [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Censorship in the Guise/Clothing of "Combatting Deepfakes", Mass Surveillance Increasingly Framed as Catchphrase "AI" [08:35] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:37] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [08:56] TR News Techrights Techrights Statement: The Solution is Not More Censorship or Moving to Another Mastodon Instance, the Core Problem is Social Control Media Including Mastodon https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Techrights_Statement_The_Solution_is_Not_More_Censorship_or_Mov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Techrights_Statement_The_Solution_is_Not_More_Censorship_or_Mov.gmi [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Statement: The Solution is Not More Censorship or Moving to Another Mastodon Instance, the Core Problem is Social Control Media Including Mastodon ● Apr 30 [09:02] TR News "for me - is to mute the influencers. There is a list of a handful of folks - they are good folks, but what they are doing is absolutely toxic for what I need to do - namely, build stuff." https://blog.julik.nl/2025/03/a-little-adventure-in-modern-frontend | Source: Julik Tarkhanov [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.julik.nl | A Supermarket Bag And a Truckload Of FOMO | Julik Tarkhanov [09:02] TR News "Whenever theres a compilation error, ghc tends to spit out a wall of text. Experienced Haskell users know quickly which pieces of this wall of text are informative, and which can be ignored." https://entropicthoughts.com/reading-ghc-errors | Source: Chris [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Reading GHC Errors [09:04] TR News "One of the things that stands out to me is how similar match and if..else are semantically, while being diverging a fair bit syntactically." https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/syntactic-musings-on-match-expressions/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.yoshuawuyts.com | Syntactic musings on match expressions [09:05] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.gmi [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More [09:05] TR News "Im not talking about skill, knowledge, or convincing a world focused on radical acceleration that optimization is necessary." https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/why-performance-optimization-is-hard-work/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-purplesyringa.moe | Why performance optimization is hard work | purplesyringa's blog [09:05] TR News "For anyone working on gRPC or other technologies that involve generating code from a schema, may I recommend this approach to integration." https://lmika.org/2025/04/30/merge-schema-changes-alongside-the.html | Source: Leon Mika [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | Merge Schema Changes Only When The Implementation Is Ready | Leon Mika [09:07] TR News "The Linux community is often portrayed as elitist or prone to gatekeeping, but, nowadays, the opposite is true: the community really wants to help you grow, so you can give back one day." https://thelibre.news/is-linux-too-elitist-2/ | Source: LibreNews [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thelibre.news | Opinion: Is the Linux community really elitist? [09:07] TR News "Description: This workshop introduces the surveydown R package and survey platform." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/surveydown-an-open-source-markdown-based-platform-for-interactive-and-reproducible-surveys-workshop/ | Source: Rlang [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-surveydown: An Open-Source, Markdown-Based Platform for Interactive and Reproducible Surveys workshop | R-bloggers [09:08] TR News "I recently discovered an unexpected behavior in PostgreSQL involving a pattern of using a Common Table Expression (CTE) with DELETE" https://www.shayon.dev/post/2025/119/a-postgresql-planner-gotcha-with-ctes-delete-and-limit/ | Source: Shayon Mukherjee [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.shayon.dev | A PostgreSQL planner gotcha with CTEs DELETE and LIMIT [09:09] TR News "This version includes important security updates to Firefox." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1451/ | Source: Tor [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.1 | The Tor Project [09:09] TR News "Today, Mozilla has released version 138 of its popular Firefox web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2767660/mozilla-firefox-finally-has-native-profile-switching-with-latest-update.html | Source: PC World [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mozilla Firefox finally has native profile switching with latest update | PCWorld [09:12] TR News "Kdenlive 25.04 open-source video editing software is out with object segmentation, enhanced audio waveforms, OpenTimelineIO support, and more." https://linuxiac.com/kdenlive-25-04-video-editor-lands-with-local-object-segmentation/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Kdenlive 25.04 Video Editor Lands with Local Object Segmentation [09:13] TR News "Were proud to share that Arduino has ranked #9 in TIME magazines 2025 list of the Worlds Top EdTech Companies, created in collaboration with global market research firm Statista." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/29/arduino-makes-times-2025-worlds-top-edtech-companies/ | Source: Arduino [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Arduino makes TIMEs 2025 Worlds Top EdTech Companies | Arduino Blog [09:13] TR News "Mozilla Thunderbird 138 open-source email client brings customizable new mail alerts, dark mode refinements, folder management fixes, and more." https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-thunderbird-138-released-heres-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Mozilla Thunderbird 138 Released, Heres Whats New [09:14] TR News "Please see the DNSdist website for the changelog and the current documentation." https://blog.powerdns.com/2025/04/29/powerdns-dnsdist-1.9.9-released | Source: PowerDNS [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.powerdns.com | PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.9 released, fixing CVE-2025-30194 [09:14] TR News "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced its plans for a hackathon to improve free/libre software in honor of its fortieth anniversary. Free software projects and hackers at any stage of their development are invited to participate." https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf40-hackathon | Source: FSF [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | FSF to hold free software hackathon in honor of its fortieth anniversary Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [09:17] TR News "The AlmaLinux project has published a new beta snapshot." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12435 | Source: Distro Watch [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12435 ) [09:17] TR News "Since I started using other Desktop OS than OpenBSD, Im obsessed with limiting filesystem resources access from applications" https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/install-and-isolate-apps-using-firejail-on-slackware/ | Source: TuMFatig [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tumfatig.net | TuM'Fatig - Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware [09:18] TR News "The cover art for this release, entitled Life of a Fish, is by Tom Rodr, also known as analouguenowhere." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/openbsd_77_is_out/ | Source: The Register UK [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | OpenBSD 7.7 is out, and so is the second 9Front of 2025 The Register [09:18] TR News "Quieter and more accurate updates - what's not to like?" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250429063608 | Source: Undeadly [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | In -current, pkg_add -u no longer advises file removal [09:20] TR News "This week we get to share a range of fun, exciting, and interesting developments" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250428 | Source: Distro Watch [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250428 ) [09:22] TR News "Valve has just rolled out a fresh update (the second for this month) for the Steam client" https://linuxiac.com/steam-client-update-fixes-dlc-recognition/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition [09:22] TR News "Despite the benefits mentioned above, to our knowledge BitCraft will be the first venture backed/commercially developed MMORPG open sourced under an open source license." https://bitcraftonline.com/blog/open-sourcing-bitcraft-online | [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bitcraftonline.com | We're Open Sourcing BitCraft Online [09:24] TR News "Concluding a three-part special on the Florida ZTW2025 event sposored by Threatlocker" https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=45 | Source: The Cyber Show [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | The Cyber Show - Episodes [09:34] *fantom (~fantom@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 30 [11:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [11:26] TR News Humans Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/science/wounds-healing-speed-humans.html [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Humans Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals - The New York Times [11:28] TR News Kennedy Advises New Parents to Do Your Own Research on Vaccines https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/kennedy-vaccines-research.html [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Kennedy Advises New Parents to Do Your Own Research on Vaccines - The New York Times [11:29] TR News First 100 days: The race to save digital records from the Convicted Felon administration https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-first-100-days-race-to-save-digital-records-from-trump-administration-dei [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-first-100-days-race-to-save-digital-records-from-trump-administration-dei ) [11:29] TR News Chan | Why limiting abortion is everyones issue https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/28/chan-why-limiting-abortion-is-everyones-issue/ [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Chan | Why limiting abortion is everyones issue [11:30] TR News The Forrest Dump Administrations Restructuring and Cuts to the U.S. State Department Benefit War Criminals and Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities: PHR https://phr.org/news/the-trump-administrations-restructuring-and-cuts-to-the-u-s-state-department-benefit-war-criminals-and-perpetrators-of-mass-atrocities-phr/ [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phr.org | The Trump Administrations Restructuring and Cuts to the U.S. State Department Benefit War Criminals and Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities: PHR - PHR [11:30] TR News Latvia's ambulance drivers to get medical training https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.04.2025-latvias-ambulance-drivers-to-get-medical-training.a597137/ [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia's ambulance drivers to get medical training / Article [11:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 30 [12:01] TR News South Korea top court to rule on presidential frontrunner's criminal case https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-top-court-to-rule-on-presidential-frontrunners-criminal-case [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea top court to rule on presidential frontrunner's criminal case | The Straits Times [12:02] TR News North Korea leader Kim eyeing nuclear armament for its navy, says state media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-conducts-first-test-firing-of-its-new-warships-weapons-system [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leader Kim oversees warship weapons test-fire, eyes nukes for navy | The Straits Times [12:02] TR News South Korean prosecutors raid ex-President Yoons private residence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-prosecutors-raid-ex-president-yoons-private-residence [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea prosecutors raid ex-president Yoons house over shaman probe: Media | The Straits Times [12:03] TR News EU pledges over 300 million in ocean conservation efforts at Our Ocean Conference in Busan https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1111 [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [12:03] TR News Malaysia to delay new taxes as manufacturers fear US tariff hit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-delay-new-taxes-as-manufacturers-fear-tariff-hit [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia to delay new taxes as manufacturers fear US tariff hit | The Straits Times [12:04] TR News Elderly Malaysian driver suffers a stroke, crashes car into coffee shop, killing 1 diner https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/elderly-malaysian-driver-suffers-a-stroke-crashes-car-into-coffee-shop-killing-1-diner [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Elderly Malaysian driver suffers a stroke, crashes car into coffee shop, killing 1 diner | The Straits Times [12:04] TR News Protest votes: Easy by-election win in Perak masks unhappiness with Malaysias PM Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/protest-votes-easy-by-election-win-in-perak-masks-unhappiness-against-malaysias-pm-anwar [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Unhappy supporters of Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim vote for "third force" at Perak by-election | The Straits Times [12:05] TR News Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/trump-tariffs-christmas-china.html [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain - The New York Times [12:05] TR News China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-blames-us-tariffs-for-halting-boeing-plane-deliveries [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries | The Straits Times [12:06] TR News Restaurant fire kills 22 in north-east Chinas Liaoning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/restaurant-fire-kills-22-in-north-east-chinas-liaoning [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Restaurant fire kills 22 in north-east Chinas Liaoning | The Straits Times [12:07] TR News Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating disturbances https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-navy-patrols-south-china-sea-says-philippines-creating-disturbances [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating disturbances | The Straits Times [12:07] TR News Hong Kong frees 4 former lawmakers jailed for subversion https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/hong-kong-lawmakers-subversion-freed/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Hong Kong frees 4 former lawmakers jailed for subversion Radio Free Asia [12:10] TR News INTERVIEW: Uyghur human rights activist Rushan Abbas and her fight for freedom https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/04/29/uyghur-rushan-abbas-book-unbroken/ [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | INTERVIEW: Uyghur human rights activist Rushan Abbas and her fight for freedom Radio Free Asia [12:11] TR News Investigation exposes Chinas global campaign of transnational repression https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-transnational-repression/ [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Investigation exposes Chinas global campaign of transnational repression Radio Free Asia [12:12] TR News Protests by unpaid Chinese workers spread amid factory closures https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-us-tariff-protests-workers-wages/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | Protests by unpaid Chinese workers spread amid factory closures Radio Free Asia [12:13] TR News Press advocacy group condemns detention of Macao reporters https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/press-advocacy-group-condemns-detention-of-macao-reporters/ [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Press advocacy group condemns detention of Macao reporters - JURIST - News [12:13] TR News China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate, silence critics: media investigation https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/29/china-deploys-army-of-fake-ngos-at-un-to-intimidate-silence-critics-media-investigation/ [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe [12:14] TR News 22 killed in northeast China restaurant fire, state media says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/29/22-killed-in-northeast-china-restaurant-fire-state-media-says/ [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 22 killed in northeast China restaurant fire, state media says [12:15] TR News Enemy of my enemy: For Canada to wean off US, the path may lead past EU, through India and China https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-o-canada-maple-leaf-mauls-maga-in-ottawa-s-electoral-reckoning [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-o-canada-maple-leaf-mauls-maga-in-ottawa-s-electoral-reckoning ) [12:15] TR News The United States needs a victory plan for the Indo-Pacific https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/the-united-states-needs-a-victory-plan-for-the-indo-pacific/ [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The United States needs a victory plan for the Indo-Pacific - Atlantic Council [12:17] TR News "deranged Nazi junkies" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/30/dima-shares-his-memes-with-the-kids | Source: Meduza [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Dima shares his memes with the kids Former President Medvedev delivers educational lecture featuring quotes from his blog about deranged Nazi junkies and cockroaches breeding in a jar Meduza [12:17] TR News "The One With The Protractor Keyboard" https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-protractor-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Keebin With Kristina: The One With The Protractor Keyboard | Hackaday [12:18] TR News The G7 And The Libre 3 https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/peeking-at-poking-health-tech-the-g7-and-the-libre-3/ | Source: Hackaday [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Peeking At Poking Health Tech: The G7 And The Libre 3 | Hackaday [12:19] TR News Snap stock tumbles as company withholds Q2 outlook, citing macro concerns https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/snap-stock-tumbles-company-withholds-q2-outlook-citing-macro-concerns/ "Shares in Snap Inc. dropped by over 13% in late trading today" [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Snap stock tumbles as company withholds Q2 outlook, citing macro concerns - SiliconANGLE [12:19] TR News Misuse of overuse of buzzwords: "courtesy of AI" https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/comparing-ai-for-basic-plant-care-with-human-brown-thumbs/ | Source: Hackaday [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Comparing AI For Basic Plant Care With Human Brown Thumbs | Hackaday [12:27] TR News "A quadrature encoder provides a way to let hardware read movement (and direction) of a shaft, and they can be simple, effective, and inexpensive devices." https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/read-motor-speed-better-by-making-the-rp2040-pio-do-it/ | Source: Hackaday [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Read Motor Speed Better By Making The RP2040 PIO Do It | Hackaday [12:27] TR News Venusian Spacecraft https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/theres-an-venusian-spacecraft-coming-our-way/ | Source: Hackaday [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Theres A Venusian Spacecraft Coming Our Way | Hackaday [12:28] TR News Almost a Quarter of Moon Impact Debris Eventually Hits Earth https://www.sciencealert.com/almost-a-quarter-of-moon-impact-debris-eventually-hits-earth [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Almost a Quarter of Moon Impact Debris Eventually Hits Earth : ScienceAlert [12:28] TR News A Small Drop in Vaccinations Could Spread Measles to Millions, Study Warns https://www.sciencealert.com/a-small-drop-in-vaccinations-could-spread-measles-to-millions-study-warns [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Small Drop in Vaccinations Could Spread Measles to Millions, Study Warns : ScienceAlert [12:29] TR News Scientists Just Confirmed a 67-Year-Old Hypothesis About Vitamin B1 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-confirmed-a-67-year-old-hypothesis-about-vitamin-b1 [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Just Confirmed a 67-Year-Old Hypothesis About Vitamin B1 : ScienceAlert [12:29] TR News Gravity May Be a Clue That The Universe Is a Giant Computer https://www.sciencealert.com/gravity-may-be-a-clue-that-the-universe-is-a-giant-computer [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gravity May Be a Clue That The Universe Is a Giant Computer : ScienceAlert [12:30] TR News Scientists Found The 'Lid' Keeping The Yellowstone Supervolcano From Erupting https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-the-lid-keeping-the-yellowstone-supervolcano-from-erupting [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Found The 'Lid' Keeping The Yellowstone Supervolcano From Erupting : ScienceAlert [12:30] TR News This Eerie Crack of Darkness in The Sky Is Hiding a Glittering Secret https://www.sciencealert.com/this-eerie-crack-of-darkness-in-the-sky-is-hiding-a-glittering-secret [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Eerie Crack of Darkness in The Sky Is Hiding a Glittering Secret : ScienceAlert [12:32] TR News Brisk Walking Could Lower Your Risk of Heart Rhythm Abnormalities https://www.sciencealert.com/brisk-walking-could-lower-your-risk-of-heart-rhythm-abnormalities [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Brisk Walking Could Lower Your Risk of Heart Rhythm Abnormalities : ScienceAlert [12:32] TR News Haunting Sounds of The World's Largest Living Thing Revealed https://www.sciencealert.com/haunting-sounds-of-the-worlds-largest-living-thing-revealed [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Haunting Sounds of The World's Largest Living Thing Revealed : ScienceAlert [12:33] TR News Commodore https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/crossing-commodore-signal-cables-on-purpose/ | Source: Hackaday [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Crossing Commodore Signal Cables On Purpose | Hackaday [12:34] TR News B2B title ESG Investor closes amid anti-woke backlash to sustainable investing https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b2b/esg-investor-closes/ [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | B2B title ESG Investor closes amid anti-woke backlash to sustainable investing [12:59] TR News Excessive use of emojis in a text message reveals this about someone, study says https://nypost.com/2025/04/29/lifestyle/emoji-habits-reveal-a-persons-personality-trait/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Emoji habits reveal a person's personality trait ● Apr 30 [13:00] TR News LWN's Mastodon migration https://lwn.net/Articles/1019336/ [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LWN's Mastodon migration [LWN.net] [13:01] TR News Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/iran-port-explosion.html [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say - The New York Times [13:01] TR News DIY 1982 Picture Phone https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/the-diy-1982-picture-phone/ | Source: Hackaday [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The DIY 1982 Picture Phone | Hackaday [13:03] TR News Intel Foundry Roadmap Update - New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-foundry-roadmap-update-new-18a-pt-variant-that-enables-3d-die-stacking-14a-process-node-enablement [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Intel Foundry Roadmap Update - New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement | Tom's Hardware [13:04] TR News Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on how technology can be used to tackle financial crime https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nasdaq-ceo-adena-friedman-on-how-technology-can-be-used-to-tackle-financial-crime/ [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on how technology can be used to tackle financial crime - Atlantic Council [13:08] TR News G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Convicted Felon Tariffs Take a Toll https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/general-motors-profit-trump-tariffs.html [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Trump Tariffs Take a Toll - The New York Times [13:09] TR News Floridians Are Getting Glimpses of What Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Looks Like https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/trump-desantis-florida-immigration-arrests.html [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Floridians Are Getting Glimpses of What Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Looks Like - The New York Times [13:09] TR News Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Convicted Felons 60 Minutes Lawsuit https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Trumps 60 Minutes Lawsuit - The New York Times [13:10] TR News Canada Election Results: Mark Carney and the Liberal Party Fall Short of Majority https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/canada/carney-liberals-canada-election-results.html [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Canada Election Results: Mark Carney and the Liberal Party Fall Short of Majority - The New York Times [13:10] TR News Palestine envoy accuses Israel of targeting civilians and aid workers at ICJ hearing https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/palestine-agent-accuses-israel-of-targeting-civilians-and-aid-workers-at-icj-hearing/ [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Palestine envoy accuses Israel of targeting civilians and aid workers at ICJ hearing - JURIST - News [13:11] TR News Hong Kong trans activist launches new legal challenge over ID card gender policy https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/30/hong-kong-trans-activist-launches-new-legal-challenge-over-id-card-gender-policy/ [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK trans activist launches new legal challenge over ID card policy [13:11] TR News Unions, cities, nonprofits challenge constitutionality of Convicted Felons government reorganization https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/04/unions-cities-nonprofits-challenge-constitutionality-of-trumps-government-reorganization/ [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Unions, cities, nonprofits challenge constitutionality of Trumps government reorganization [13:12] TR News NARA reminds agency leaders of records retention responsibilities https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/04/nara-reminds-agency-leaders-of-records-retention-responsibilities/ [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | NARA reminds agency leaders of records retention responsibilities [13:14] TR News Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0429/Why-Europe-doesn-t-waste-a-crisis [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Europe doesnt waste a crisis - CSMonitor.com [13:15] TR News First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years jail for subversion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/first-batch-of-hong-kong-democrats-freed-after-4-years-jail-for-subversion [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years jail for subversion | The Straits Times [13:16] TR News India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-shuts-over-half-of-kashmir-tourist-spots-in-security-review [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review | The Straits Times [13:16] TR News Japan, Philippines leaders vow to deepen security ties https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-ishiba-to-push-security-and-economic-ties-on-philippines-visit [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan, Philippines leaders vow to deepen security ties | The Straits Times [13:17] TR News Hiding behind a password https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hiding-behind-a-password/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | Hiding behind a password | Pen Test Partners [13:18] TR News DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to core mission https://cyberscoop.com/kristi-noem-rsac-2025-cisa-mission/ [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to core mission | CyberScoop [13:18] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:19] TR News OpenSSF Launches Free Course to Prepare Developers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/04/29/openssf-launches-free-course-to-prepare-developers-for-the-eu-cyber-resilience-act/ Not into real security but corporate cover http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | OpenSSF Launches Free Course to Prepare Developers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act Open Source Security Foundation [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [13:21] TR News What to know about the recent needle attacks on Mexico Citys Metro https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-city-metro-needle-attacks/ [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | CDMX Metro needle attacks: What you need to know [13:21] TR News CISA Warns of Exploited Broadcom, Commvault Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-broadcom-commvault-vulnerabilities/ [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-broadcom-commvault-vulnerabilities/ ) [13:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:35] TR News Hegseth boasts about ending woke program on women and security. Convicted Felon signed it into law https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2025/04/hegseth-boasts-about-ending-woke-program-on-women-and-security-that-trump-had-signed-into-law/ [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Hegseth boasts about ending woke program on women and security. Trump signed it into law [13:37] TR News U.K. Crossbow Attack Suspect Voiced Racist and Misogynist Views https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/uk-crossbow-attack-suspect.html [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | U.K. Crossbow Attack Suspect Voiced Racist and Misogynist Views - The New York Times [13:37] TR News UK local publisher deeply concerned about Facebook (Farcebook) account ban ahead of election https://pressgazette.co.uk/social_media/facebook-local-news-account-banned-leicester/ [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | UK local publisher 'deeply concerned' about Facebook account ban - Press Gazette [13:38] TR News Bezos works for Cheeto now https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-amazon-tariffs-prices.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos Very Nice - The New York Times [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don [13:39] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazons-tariff-transparency-plans-for-product-pages-dubbed-hostile-and-political-act-by-the-trump-administration [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Trump administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' | Tom's Hardware [13:39] TR News Amazon works for Cheetos https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-amazon-says-it-will-not-show-tariff-costs-goods-white-house-rebuke-trump [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-amazon-says-it-will-not-show-tariff-costs-goods-white-house-rebuke-trump ) [13:39] TR News Amazon draws Convicted Felon's ire over reported plan to display tariff costs https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250429-amazon-draws-trump-s-ire-over-reported-plan-to-display-tariff-costs [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250429-amazon-draws-trump-s-ire-over-reported-plan-to-display-tariff-costs ) [13:40] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/LibreOffice_25_2_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/LibreOffice_25_2_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.gmi [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes [13:40] TR News Nominations | IP3 Awards 2025 https://publicknowledge.org/nominations-ip3-awards-2025/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Nominations | IP3 Awards 2025 - Public Knowledge [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [13:41] TR News Looking back on a career of watching out on behalf of public integrity https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2025/04/looking-back-on-a-career-of-watching-out-on-behalf-of-public-integrity/ "whistleblowers are incredibly important to the system" [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Looking back on a career of watching out on behalf of public integrity [13:42] TR News Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process it took four months for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to fix https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-7-users-with-a-solid-background-color-faced-delayed-login-process-it-took-four-months-for-microsoft-to-fix [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process it took four months for Microsoft to fix | Tom's Hardware [13:43] TR News From Apples Forbidden Fruit to Googles All-Seeing Eye: Big Techs Occult Side Hustle https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/04/from-apples-forbidden-fruit-to-googles-all-seeing-eye-big-techs-occult-side-hustle/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techzim.co.zw | From Apple's Forbidden Fruit to Google's All-Seeing Eye: Big Techs Occult Side Hustle - Techzim [13:43] TR News pg_auto_reindexer v1.4 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_auto_reindexer-v14-released-3067/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pg_auto_reindexer v1.4 released [13:44] TR News IP67-rated Helios SK51 CAN Keypad adds five programmable RGB tactile buttons to CAN Bus applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/29/ip67-rated-helios-sk51-can-keypad-adds-five-programmable-rgb-tactile-buttons-to-can-bus-applications/ [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | IP67-rated Helios SK51 CAN Keypad adds five programmable RGB tactile buttons to CAN Bus applications - CNX Software [13:44] TR News Inventia MT-718 PS battery-powered IP68 industrial telemetry logger integrates environmental sensors, cellular IoT connectivity https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/29/inventia-mt-718-ps-battery-powered-ip68-industrial-telemetry-logger-integrates-environmental-sensors-cellular-iot-connectivity/ [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Inventia MT-718 PS battery-powered IP68 industrial telemetry logger integrates environmental sensors, cellular IoT connectivity - CNX Software [13:46] TR News Exploited Vulnerability Exposes Over 400 SAP NetWeaver Servers to Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-exposes-over-400-sap-netweaver-servers-to-attacks/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/exploited-vulnerability-exposes-over-400-sap-netweaver-servers-to-attacks/ ) [13:55] TR News Applying Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/applying-security-engineering-to-prompt-injection-security.html [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Applying Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security - Schneier on Security [13:56] TR News How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/asia/vietnam-war-photography-impact.html [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America - The New York Times [13:57] TR News More Scans for SMS Gateways and APIs, (Tue, Apr 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31902 [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | More Scans for SMS Gateways and APIs - SANS Internet Storm Center [13:57] TR News Web Scanning Sonicwall for CVE-2021-20016, (Tue, Apr 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31906 [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Web Scanning Sonicwall for CVE-2021-20016 - SANS Internet Storm Center ● Apr 30 [14:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:31] TR News batteryinfo: A Rust-Powered Python Package for Laptop Battery Monitoring https://thisdavej.com/batteryinfo-a-rust-powered-python-package-for-laptop-battery-monitoring/ [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-batteryinfo: A Rust-Powered Python Package for Laptop Battery Monitoring | thisDaveJ [14:32] TR News Announcing Ridiculous Space Battles https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/04/29/announcing-ridiculous-space-battles/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | Announcing Ridiculous Space Battles Cliffski's Blog [14:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:37] TR News Wargaming the Middle East: How Iran might reshape its Hezbollah proxy playbook https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/event-recap/wargaming-the-middle-east-how-iran-might-reshape-its-hezbollah-proxy-playbook/ [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Wargaming the Middle East: How Iran might reshape its Hezbollah proxy playbook - Atlantic Council [14:38] TR News The Web site securityweekly fixed its rss fed some months ago; however, as of late, a lot of its output is marketing spam, sometimes the majority [14:44] TR News Coming Soon: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Coming_Soon_Microsoft_Fake_Results_Mass_Layoffs_and_Silence_Abo.shtml [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Coming Soon: Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs) [14:48] TR News Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Just_Sending_More_and_More_Threats_Does_Not_Change_the_Fact_We_.shtml [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled [14:48] TR News Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.shtml [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors [14:48] TR News New Video Report About Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/New_Video_Report_About_Microsoft_Cancelling_Multi_Billion_Dolla.shtml [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New Video Report About Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects [14:51] TR News Federal Circuit Weakens ITC Domestic Industry Requirement https://patentprogress.org/2025/04/federal-circuit-weakens-itc-domestic-industry-requirement/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentprogress.org | Federal Circuit Weakens ITC Domestic Industry Requirement - Patent Progress [14:52] TR News Privies, Prior Art, and Procedure: Stewarts Triple Rebuke of PTAB in favor of Patentees https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/procedure-stewarts-patentees.html [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Privies, Prior Art, and Procedure: Stewart's Triple Rebuke of PTAB in favor of Patentees [14:55] TR News SEP, FRAND, and Arbitration: A Paranoid Quest for Harmony in Global Patent Disputes https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/29/sep-frand-and-arbitration-a-paranoid-quest-for-harmony-in-global-patent-disputes/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | SEP, FRAND, and Arbitration: A Paranoid Quest for Harmony in Global Patent Disputes - Kluwer Patent Blog [14:56] TR News When May Ex Parte Injunctions Be Granted in Patent Cases in Denmark? A Case Comment on BS-19037/2025 from the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/29/when-may-ex-parte-injunctions-be-granted-in-patent-cases-in-denmark-a-case-comment-on-bs-19037-2025-from-the-danish-maritime-and-commercial-high-court/ [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | When May Ex Parte Injunctions Be Granted in Patent Cases in Denmark? A Case Comment on BS-19037/2025 from the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court - Kluwer Patent Blog [14:56] TR News Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Disinformation_and_Marketing_Spam_From_and_For_OIN_GAFAM_s_and_.shtml [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents) [14:56] TR News Unified Files Amicus for En Banc Review of Kroy IP Holdings v. Groupon in Fed. Cir. https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/28/amicus-kroy-groupon [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Unified Files Amicus for En Banc Review of Kroy IP Holdings v. Groupon in Fed. Cir. Unified Patents [14:59] TR News $2,000 awarded for KEEEX digital fingerprint patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/29/2000-awarded-for-keeex-digital-fingerprint-patent-prior-art [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | $2,000 awarded for KEEEX digital fingerprint patent prior art Unified Patents ● Apr 30 [15:00] TR News InfoGation navigation patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/4/29/infogation-navigation-patent-challenge-instituted [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | InfoGation navigation patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:00] TR News QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/quantificare-wins-injunction-against-canfield-in-3d-imaging-dispute/ [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | QuantifiCare wins injunction against Canfield in 3D imaging dispute [15:01] TR News Nordic Investment Bank reports 'solid' first quarter https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/29.04.2025-nordic-investment-bank-reports-solid-first-quarter.a597139/ [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Nordic Investment Bank reports 'solid' first quarter / Article [15:02] TR News ReactOS now supports 3dfx's Voodoo5 GPUs open-source backdoored Windows alternative offers near-native performance for retro gamers https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/reactos-now-supports-3dfxs-voodoo5-gpus-open-source-windows-alternative-offers-near-native-performance-for-retro-gamers [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | ReactOS now supports 3dfx's Voodoo5 GPUs open-source Windows alternative offers near-native performance for retro gamers | Tom's Hardware [15:02] TR News pgDay Lowlands in Rotterdam - Call For Presentations (CfP) Closing Soon, and the Call for Sponsors is Open! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-lowlands-in-rotterdam-call-for-presentations-cfp-closing-soon-and-the-call-for-sponsors-is-open-3066/ [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgDay Lowlands in Rotterdam - Call For Presentations (CfP) Closing Soon, and the Call for Sponsors is Open! [15:04] TR News Freexian Collaborators: Freexian partners with Invisible Things Lab to extend security support for Xen hypervisor https://www.freexian.com/blog/xen-4.17-lts/ [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Freexian partners with Invisible Things Lab to extend security support for Xen hypervisor | Freexian [15:05] TR News Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 138 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-138/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fxdx.dev | Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 138 Firefox Developer Experience [15:05] TR News Basic Python Syntax: A Beginners Guide To Writing Python Code https://thenewstack.io/all-basic-python-syntaxes/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Basic Python Syntax: A Beginners Guide To Writing Python Code - The New Stack [15:14] TR News How can IXPs help measure the Internet? https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/29/how-can-ixps-help-measure-the-internet/ [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | How can IXPs help measure the Internet? | APNIC Blog [15:35] TR News How reinforcement learning improves DeepSeek performance https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/29/how-reinforcement-learning-improves-deepseek-performance [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | How reinforcement learning improves DeepSeek performance | Red Hat Developer [15:38] TR News Streaming Data into Postgres with Estuary https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/streaming-data-into-postgres-with-estuary-3064/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: Streaming Data into Postgres with Estuary [15:39] TR News Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Google_Spreading_Misinformation_and_Lies.shtml [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies [15:39] TR News Google report finds drop in zero-day exploitation in 2024 but warns enterprise risks are rising https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/google-report-finds-drop-zero-day-exploitation-2024-warns-enterprise-risks-rising/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google report finds drop in zero-day exploitation in 2024 but warns enterprise risks are rising - SiliconANGLE [15:41] TR News Google Tracked 75 Zero-Days in 2024 https://www.securityweek.com/google-tracked-75-zero-days-in-2024/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-tracked-75-zero-days-in-2024/ ) [15:45] TR News Transparencia Electorals new index on data protection during elections in Latin America http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5558/transparencia-electorals-new-index-data-protection-during-elections-latin [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Transparencia Electorals new index on data protection during elections in Latin America | Privacy International [15:45] TR News The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5559/hidden-threat-privacy-and-security-risks-chips [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips | Privacy International [15:46] TR News Gaza journalists challenging mission: Report on the war, and survive it https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0429/gaza-war-journalists-danger [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What drives Gazas journalists to fulfill a perilous mission - CSMonitor.com [15:47] TR News Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-gives-army-operational-freedom-to-respond-to-kashmir-attack [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack | The Straits Times [15:47] TR News Pakistans minister Tarar warns of possible Indian military strike within 24-36 hours https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-minister-tarar-warns-of-possible-indian-military-strike-within-24-36-hours [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistans minister Tarar warns of possible Indian military strike within 24-36 hours | The Straits Times [15:47] TR News Pakistan says India planning imminent military strike over Kashmir attack https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250430-pakistan-india-kashmir [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250430-pakistan-india-kashmir ) [15:53] TR News Qt for Android Automotive 6.9 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-android-automotive-6.8-released-0 [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt for Android Automotive 6.9 Released [15:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 30 [16:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:11] TR News Zarfy updated in Scarthgap and Daedalus https://bkhome.org/news/202504/zarfy-updated-in-scarthgap-and-daedalus.html [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Zarfy updated in Scarthgap and Daedalus [16:12] TR News "DOGE Aide Dismantling CFPB Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts" https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock | Source: Pro Publica [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | DOGE Aide Dismantling CFPB Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From Cuts ProPublica [16:12] TR News Terry Cole https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels | Source: Pro Publica [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Trump DEA Pick Terry Cole Could Complicate U.S.-Mexico Relationship ProPublica [16:13] TR News Firefox 138.0 Is Out with Support for Customizing Profiles https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/04/firefox-138-0-is-out/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Firefox 138.0 Is Out with Support for Customizing Profiles | UbuntuHandbook [16:14] TR News So I've been running #Ubuntu for the last couple days and I have to say, it's been great. https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250429-1607 [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | 29 April 2025 at 16:07 | Kev Quirk [16:14] TR News (NEW): openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/openSUSE_Leap_16_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Agama_Installe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/openSUSE_Leap_16_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Agama_Installe.gmi [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS [16:14] TR News Meson 1.8.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1019321/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meson 1.8.0 released [LWN.net] [16:15] TR News FSF Events: Community meetup in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA http://www.fsf.org/events/community-meetup-palm-beach-county-florida [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Community meetup in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:15] TR News FSF Events: Community meetup in Warsaw, Poland http://www.fsf.org/events/community-meetup-warsaw-poland [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Community meetup in Warsaw, Poland Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:32] TR News Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Heres What to Expect https://9to5linux.com/firefox-139-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here's What to Expect - 9to5Linux [16:32] TR News Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on GNU/Linux https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-138-adds-new-default-color-override-for-high-contrast-mode-on-linux [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux - 9to5Linux [16:32] TR News Firefox 138 Released with Long-Awaited Profile Manager https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefox-138-new-features [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Firefox 138 Released with Long-Awaited Profile Manager - OMG! Ubuntu [16:33] TR News Proprietary backdoored Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux) [16:33] TR News Speed of GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Speed_of_GNU_Linux.shtml [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Speed of GNU/Linux [16:33] TR News statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, backdoored Windows at All-time Low https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Adoption_Surging_in_Switzerland_Windows_a.shtml [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, Windows at All-time Low [16:34] TR News Install and isolate apps using Firejail on Slackware https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/install-and-isolate-apps-using-firejail-on-slackware/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tumfatig.net | TuM'Fatig - 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LinuxLinks [16:40] TR News Accelerate model training on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) with NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/29/accelerate-model-training-openshift-ai-nvidia-gpudirect-rdma [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | Accelerate model training on OpenShift AI with NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA | Red Hat Developer [16:41] TR News sumdiff: Sum Minus Difference https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/sumdiff-sum-minus-difference/ [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sumdiff: Sum Minus Difference | R-bloggers [16:41] TR News Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-aims-to-pause-war-for-victory-parade-before-resuming-his-invasion/ [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack - Atlantic Council [16:42] TR News Putin announces 3-day truce as Convicted Felon struggles to secure Ukraine peace https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-putin-announces-3-day-truce-as-trump-struggles-to-secure-ukraine-peace [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-putin-announces-3-day-truce-as-trump-struggles-to-secure-ukraine-peace ) [16:42] TR News Russia Launches Drone Attacks On Dnipro, Kharkiv After Kremlin Rejects Offer Of 30-Day Cease-Fire https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-ceasefire-putin-trump-victory-day/33399346.html [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Launches Drone Attacks On Dnipro, Kharkiv After Kremlin Rejects Offer Of 30-Day Cease-Fire [16:42] TR News Ensuring That Every Computer User Anywhere in the World Can Take Control of All His or Her Computers https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/27/Ensuring_That_Every_Computer_User_Anywhere_in_the_World_Can_Tak.shtml [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ensuring That Every Computer User Anywhere in the World Can Take Control of All His or Her Computers [16:43] TR News As war with Russia drags on, Ukrainians wage parallel revolution of dignity https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0429/ukraine-war-trump-putin-russian-language [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Amid war with Russia, Ukrainians reassert language and dignity - CSMonitor.com [16:43] TR News Zelensky Calls Putins 72-Hour Truce Pledge in Russia-Ukraine War Manipulation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-putin-truce.html [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Zelensky Calls Putins 72-Hour Truce Pledge in Russia-Ukraine War Manipulation - The New York Times [16:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:45] TR News Linux Matters: High Precision Solid Metal Balls https://linuxmatters.sh/54/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxmatters.sh | High Precision Solid Metal Balls [16:46] TR News "How Moscow censors Trump" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/how-moscow-censors-trump | Source: Meduza [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | How Moscow censors Trump POTUS has ramped up criticism of Putin in recent days. You wouldn't know it from watching Russian state TV. Meduza [16:46] TR News "without preconditions" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/moscow-rejects-proposed-30-day-ceasefire-says-putin-s-three-day-offer-is-only-way-forward-without-preconditions | Source: Meduza [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Moscow rejects proposed 30-day ceasefire, says Putins three-day offer is only way forward without preconditions Meduza [16:46] TR News Latvian citizen gets prison sentence for serving in Russian army https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/29.04.2025-latvian-citizen-gets-prison-sentence-for-serving-in-russian-army.a597190/ [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen gets prison sentence for serving in Russian army / Article [16:47] TR News Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ukraines-air-force-has-survived-taiwans-almost-certainly-couldnt/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt | The Strategist [16:47] TR News Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russias Ukraine war https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/kyiv-accuses-china-of-deepening-involvement-in-russias-ukraine-war/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russias Ukraine war - Atlantic Council [16:48] TR News Rubio Says Progress Needed In Ukraine War Negotiations Or US Will Step Back https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-rubio-war-nebenzya-trump/33400754.html [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine, US On Verge Of Minerals Deal As Washington Tries To Speed Up Peace Talks [16:48] TR News EU Says Hungary's Block Could Mean Moldova's Accession Moves Forward Without Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-hungary-block-moldova-membership-without-ukraine/33399333.html [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | EU Says Hungary's Block Could Mean Moldova's Accession Moves Forward Without Ukraine [16:48] TR News Reclaiming language as an act of restoration https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2025/0429/Ukraine-resistance-language [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ukraine's resistance: Reclaiming language as an act of restoration - CSMonitor.com [16:49] TR News Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With Hell Toupe https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-stubb-russia-trump-ukraine.html [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With President Trump - The New York Times [16:49] TR News Three Takeaways From the Times Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-president-interview-takeaways.html [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Three Takeaways From the Times Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland - The New York Times [16:49] TR News US threatens to end mediation if Russia, Ukraine fail to offer 'concrete proposals' https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250430-us-russia-ukraine [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250430-us-russia-ukraine ) [16:50] TR News Government redistributes 6.6 million to Latvia-Russia border infrastructure https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/29.04.2025-government-redistributes-eur66-million-to-latvia-russia-border-infrastructure.a597171/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Government redistributes 6.6 million to Latvia-Russia border infrastructure / Article [16:50] TR News Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/can-nord-stream-really-rise-from-the-dead/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? - Atlantic Council [16:50] TR News France accuses Russian military intelligence of cyberattacks https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-france-accuses-russian-military-intelligence-of-cyberattacks [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-france-accuses-russian-military-intelligence-of-cyberattacks ) [16:51] TR News France accuses Russia of cyberattacks on defence, finance, media sectors https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250429-france-accuses-russia-cyberattacks-defence-finance-media-sectors [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250429-france-accuses-russia-cyberattacks-defence-finance-media-sectors ) [16:51] TR News NATO sees no threat in Zapad drills, says Lithuanian official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2549409/nato-sees-no-threat-in-zapad-drills-says-lithuanian-official [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | NATO sees no threat in Zapad drills, says Lithuanian official - LRT [16:52] TR News China tight-lipped on North Koreas Russia troop deployment confirmation https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-north-korea-russia-troop-confirmation/ [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | China tight-lipped on North Koreas Russia troop deployment confirmation Radio Free Asia [16:52] TR News A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/kyiv-russia-missile-strike.html [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community - The New York Times [16:52] TR News Too early to resume train service between Vilnius and Minsk, says official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2549249/too-early-to-resume-train-service-between-vilnius-and-minsk-says-official [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Too early to resume train service between Vilnius and Minsk, says official - LRT [16:53] TR News "ongoing fighting with Ukrainian forces" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/reclaiming-kursk | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Reclaiming Kursk Moscow reports full control of western Russian region despite ongoing fighting with Ukrainian forces in border areas Meduza [16:53] TR News "convicted of terrorist plot" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/russian-military-court-hands-down-long-prison-sentences-to-five-ukrainian-men-abducted-in-occupied-melitopol-and-convicted-of-terrorist-plot | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian military court hands down long prison sentences to five Ukrainian men abducted in occupied Melitopol and convicted of terrorist plot Meduza [16:54] TR News "manipulation" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/russia-and-ukraine-trade-accusations-of-manipulation-over-ceasefire-proposals | Source: Meduza [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of manipulation over ceasefire proposals Meduza [16:54] TR News "orders draft officers to the front if theyve dodged combat so far" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/ukraine-s-top-general-orders-draft-officers-to-the-front-if-they-ve-dodged-combat-so-far | Source: Meduza [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Ukraines top general orders draft officers to the front if theyve dodged combat so far Meduza [16:55] TR News TTAB Dismisses THOR Opposition, Finding Boats Unrelated to Recreational Vehicles: 34 Pairs of Third-Party Registrations Proved Decisive http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/04/ttab-dismisses-thor-opposition-finding.html [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTAB Dismisses THOR Opposition, Finding Boats Unrelated to Recreational Vehicles: 34 Pairs of Third-Party Registrations Proved Decisive [16:56] TR News Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/04/denial-medical-gloves.html [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Color Mark Denial on Dark Green Medical Gloves [16:57] TR News Going GNU/Linux #467 Listener Feedback https://goinglinux.com/episode-467-listener-feedback/index.html [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-goinglinux.com | Episode 467 Listener Feedback Going Linux [16:58] TR News Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? 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[17:15] TR News Spatial machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/spatial-machine-learning-with-r-caret-tidymodels-and-mlr3/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spatial machine learning with R: caret, tidymodels, and mlr3 | R-bloggers [17:17] TR News LibreArts Weekly recap 27 April 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/04/week-recap-27-apr-2025/ [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-librearts.org | Libre Arts - Weekly recap 27 April 2025 [17:22] TR News Signing key change for Kali GNU/Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1019255/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Signing key change for Kali Linux [LWN.net] [17:22] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1019272/ [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [17:23] TR News Petter Reinholdtsen: OpenSnitch 1.6.8 is now in Trixie http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/OpenSnitch_1_6_8_is_now_in_Trixie.html [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hungry.com | Petter Reinholdtsen: OpenSnitch 1.6.8 is now in Trixie [17:23] TR News Freexian Collaborators: Monthly report about Debian Long Term Support, March 2025 (by Roberto C. 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Linux Format [17:48] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.gmi [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More [17:49] TR News (NEW): Firefox News and Tor Browser 14.5.1 Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_News_and_Tor_Browser_14_5_1_Release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_News_and_Tor_Browser_14_5_1_Release.gmi [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox News and Tor Browser 14.5.1 Release [17:51] TR News (NEW): Databases: PostgreSQL Releases, Analyses, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Databases_PostgreSQL_Releases_Analyses_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Databases_PostgreSQL_Releases_Analyses_and_More.gmi [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: PostgreSQL Releases, Analyses, and More [17:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Ridiculous Space Battles, Commodore 64 Fun, and BitCraft Online https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_Ridiculous_Space_Battles_Commodore_64_Fun_and_BitCraft_On.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Games_Ridiculous_Space_Battles_Commodore_64_Fun_and_BitCraft_On.gmi [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Ridiculous Space Battles, Commodore 64 Fun, and BitCraft Online [17:54] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Security_Leftovers.gmi [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [17:56] TR News (NEW): Free Software Community Meetups in Palm Beach County, Florida, and in Warsaw, Poland https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Community_Meetups_in_Palm_Beach_County_Florida_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Community_Meetups_in_Palm_Beach_County_Florida_an.gmi [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software Community Meetups in Palm Beach County, Florida, and in Warsaw, Poland [17:58] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [17:58] TR News "On Desktop Linux you can get the launcher to appear, but the game itself will not load once you hit the Start Game button, as it just quits to your Steam Library." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/infinity-nikki-on-steam-works-on-steam-deck-but-the-situation-is-odd-and-anti-cheat-blocks-desktop-linux/ [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Infinity Nikki on Steam works on Steam Deck but the situation is odd and anti-cheat blocks Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [17:59] TR News "Most people only consider Windows or macOS when looking at laptops, with a smattering of ChromeOS thrown in for good measure. However, the next time you configure a laptop before purchase, you might just see the option to buy it with Linux pre-installed." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-now-is-the-right-time-to-buy-a-linux-laptop/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 5 Reasons Now Is the Right Time to Buy a Linux Laptop [17:59] TR News Delta Force is 'not part of the future' https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/delta-force-devs-say-desktop-linux-support-is-not-part-of-our-agenda-in-the-future/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Delta Force devs say Desktop Linux support is 'not part of our agenda in the future' | GamingOnLinux ● Apr 30 [18:00] TR News "Think you need a laptop to connect via SSH to your Linux machine? Think again - these free Android apps make it ridiculously easy to connect from anywhere." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-ssh-clients-for-android-and-why-you-need-them/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My favorite SSH clients for Android - and why you need them | ZDNET [18:01] TR News "Here's a look at eight Linux commands that you might not have tried. There's always something new to learn." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3960514/8-unusual-linux-commands.html [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | 8 unusual Linux commands | Network World [18:02] TR News "Useful commands for Linux beginners can help you get comfortable on the command line." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3958246/18-essential-commands-for-new-linux-users.html [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | 18 essential commands for new Linux users | Network World [18:02] TR News "The bash history feature can save you a lot of time when repeating commands or examining commands youve entered previously." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3542724/making-use-of-command-history-on-linux.html [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | Making use of your command history on Linux | Network World [18:04] TR News "Here we go again. Wuthering Waves has now released on Steam from KURO GAMES and it appears to be having problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux due to the anti-cheat being used." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wuthering-waves-arrives-on-steam-another-with-anti-cheat-problems-on-steam-deck-and-desktop-linux/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wuthering Waves arrives on Steam, another with anti-cheat problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:04] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [18:09] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Leftovers.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers [18:14] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-30.gmi [18:15] TR News SpellBinding: BEWNOUK Wordo: BLARE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-30.gmi [18:32] TR News Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Pakistan-India Tensions Grow, Facebook Banning Publishers Before Elections https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Pakistan_India_Tensions_Grow_Facebook_Banning_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Links_30_04_2025_Pakistan_India_Tensions_Grow_Facebook_Banning_.gmi [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 30/04/2025: Pakistan-India Tensions Grow, Facebook Banning Publishers Before Elections [18:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [18:40] TR News Microsoft ends contract with Dallas-based transit provider, triggering nationwide layoffs https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2025/04/30/mv-transportation-employee-layoffs-microsoft.html A form of Microsoft layoffs http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.shtml [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bizjournals.com | NO TITLE [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors [18:42] TR News EA Cancels Titanfall Game and Cuts Hundreds of Jobs https://www.channelnews.com.au/ea-cancels-titanfall-game-and-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.channelnews.com.au | EA Cancels Titanfall Game and Cuts Hundreds of Jobs channelnews [18:44] TR News "Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly laying off 300 to 400 employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, and has canceled a Titanfall game in development." https://www.latestly.com/technology/ea-layoffs-2025-electronic-arts-lays-off-around-300-employees-including-roughly-100-job-cuts-at-respawn-entertainment-6819237.html [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EA Layoffs 2025: Electronic Arts Lays Off Around 300 Employees, Including Roughly 100 Job Cuts at Respawn Entertainment | LatestLY [18:45] TR News Classic FAKE NEWS https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/04/28/quantum-computing-ibm-150-billion-investment/83334058007/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/What_Fake_News_Looks_Like_IBM.shtml [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2025/04/28/quantum-computing-ibm-150-billion-investment/83334058007/ ) [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Fake News Looks Like (IBM) [18:47] TR News EXCLUSIVE: IBM Pulls Plug On Left-Wing Ad Policies After Taking Heat From Conservative Orgs https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/29/ibm-garm-advertising-heritage-alliance-defending-freedeom-adf/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//dailycaller.com/2025/04/29/ibm-garm-advertising-heritage-alliance-defending-freedeom-adf/ [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dailycaller.com | EXCLUSIVE: IBM Pulls Plug On Left-Wing Ad Policies After Taking Heat From Conservative Orgs | The Daily Caller [18:49] TR News "So they're spinning the annual budget that was already in place into an "investment." I think the only change is that instead of all of it going straight into Alvind and his cronies' pockets, half will now be diverted into the Trump money laundering machine. So, not really investing in American tech so much as technically investing in 'murrica." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jszw0nag [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jszw0nag ) [18:58] TR News (NEW): Free Software Foundation completes its board member review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Foundation_completes_its_board_member_review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Free_Software_Foundation_completes_its_board_member_review.gmi [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software Foundation completes its board member review ● Apr 30 [19:03] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Richard_Stallman_Re_Confirmed_by_the_Free_Software_Foundation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Richard_Stallman_Re_Confirmed_by_the_Free_Software_Foundation.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation [19:17] TR News Techrights Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Gemini_Turns_6_Soon_Still_Growing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Gemini_Turns_6_Soon_Still_Growing.gmi [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing [19:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:29] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 30 [20:19] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Microsoft_Has_Hundred_of_Layoffs_Again_Same_Week_as_the_Company.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Microsoft_Has_Hundred_of_Layoffs_Again_Same_Week_as_the_Company.gmi [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results [20:45] TR News Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.gmi [20:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court [20:46] TR News "I can't believe people read that rag." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt2855j0 [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt2855j0 ) [20:47] TR News "I was laid off in March after 40 years -- as my reviews have all been extremely positive I feel is age discrimination." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv [20:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv ) ● Apr 30 [21:01] TR News Android remains high in Mexico https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/mexico/#monthly-200902-202504 [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Mexico | Statcounter Global Stats [21:02] TR News NATMOS:R B6| LQs account of the end| Im back! gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2602 "Spring break is over and now I will continue this work. My next break will be at summer unless, I do summer school. Lets hope that this never happens." [21:03] TR News "Our 2600 Madrid meetups continue to thrive, with fresh faces joining the crew recently. On a personal note, I traveled to Alicante to catch KRSONE in concert and even painted a mural with childhood friends! Check out a snippet of the adventure here" gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/software-release/ [21:04] TR News "It's from Geoff Lawton (or so Kelbot claims, I haven't checked), and it rings true. While I didn't know the quote then, it is that thought that motivated us to finally start growing our own food. It's been almost two months now, so I'd thought to write down how it's going so far, if only for my own reference." gemini://gemini.metro.cx/posts/20250430-gardening-update-1.gmi [21:05] TR News openBSD day 1 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/openBSD2 ● Apr 30 [22:08] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 30 [00:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 30 [05:10] TR News "Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas" https://www.wired.com/story/christmas-toys-trump-tariffs-china/ [05:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas | WIRED [05:11] TR News "News Analysis: 'Disrupt, break, defund': Trump's imperial first 100 days" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/president-trump-first-100-days [05:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | News Analysis: 'Disrupt, break, defund': Trump's imperial first 100 days - Los Angeles Times [05:11] TR News "California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand?" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/in-first-100-days-california-sued-trump-administration-about-once-a-week-hows-it-fared [05:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand? - Los Angeles Times [05:11] TR News "The One Thing That Drives Trump" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-interview-cover-story/682630/ [05:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The One Thing That Drives Trump - The Atlantic [05:11] TR News "Trump Marks His First 100 Days in Office With a Rally in Michigan, a State Rocked by His Tariffs" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2025-04-29/trump-marks-his-first-100-days-in-office-with-a-rally-in-michigan-a-state-rocked-by-his-tariffs [05:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2025-04-29/trump-marks-his-first-100-days-in-office-with-a-rally-in-michigan-a-state-rocked-by-his-tariffs ) [05:11] TR News "Canadian election results 2025: Liberals won because of Trump" https://www.vox.com/politics/410854/canada-election-results-mark-carney-pierre-poilievre-donald-trump [05:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Canadian election results 2025: Liberals won because of Trump | Vox [05:12] TR News "Why some unions support Trumps tariffs" https://www.vox.com/politics/410527/unions-trump-tariffs-free-trade-policy [05:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Why some unions support Trumps tariffs | Vox [05:12] TR News "Mr. Art of the Deal Struggles to Spin Three Failed Negotiations" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/mr-art-of-the-deal-struggles-to-spin-three-failed-negotiations/ [05:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | Mr. Art of the Deal Struggles to Spin Three Failed Negotiations - emptywheel [05:15] TR News "Don't be deceived: Putin is taking Trump for a fool" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/dont-be-deceived-putin-is-taking-trump-for-a-fool/ [05:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/dont-be-deceived-putin-is-taking-trump-for-a-fool/ ) [05:15] TR News "'The Slaughter Of Ghosts': How Russian Intelligence Recruited Prisoners For The War In Ukraine" https://www.rferl.org/a/rferl-systema-russia-prison-recruitment-ukraine-war/33398262.html [05:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | 'The Slaughter Of Ghosts': How Russian Intelligence Recruited Prisoners For The War In Ukraine [05:16] TR News "100 Days, a Trillion Dollars: DOGE's Costs Keep Adding Up" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/100-days-a-trillion-dollars-doges-costs-keep-adding-up/ [05:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | 100 Days, a Trillion Dollars: DOGE's Costs Keep Adding Up - emptywheel [05:17] TR News "Trump is the Godfather in Reverse - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-the-godfather-in-reverse [05:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Trump is the Godfather in Reverse - Paul Krugman [05:17] TR News "Sweden: Three killed in Uppsala shooting" https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-three-killed-in-uppsala-shooting/a-72391528 [05:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Sweden: Three killed in Uppsala shooting DW 04/29/2025 [05:18] TR News "RSS leader to Muslims: 'Don't attend funerals of terrorists, deny them burial space'" https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-leader-to-muslims-dont-attend-funerals-of-terrorists-deny-them-burial-space-101745973506711.html [05:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.hindustantimes.com | RSS leader to Muslims: 'Don't attend funerals of terrorists, deny them burial space' | Latest News India - Hindustan Times [05:19] TR News "The Dangers of Trumps First 100 Days: A Democracy in Exile Roundtable" https://dawnmena.org/the-dangers-of-trumps-first-100-days-a-democracy-in-exile-roundtable/ [05:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-dawnmena.org | The Dangers of Trumps First 100 Days: A Democracy in Exile Roundtable - DAWN [05:19] TR News "The Fatal Mistake That Democrats Keep Making" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-technocracy-history/ [05:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Fatal Mistake That Democrats Keep Making | The Nation [05:20] TR News "California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-29/california-other-states-sue-trump-administration-to-block-cuts-to-americorps [05:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps - Los Angeles Times [05:20] TR News "Trump celebrates 100 days in office with a campaign-like rally in Michigan | Courthouse News Service" https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-celebrates-100-days-in-office-with-a-campaign-like-rally-in-michigan/ [05:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-celebrates-100-days-in-office-with-a-campaign-like-rally-in-michigan/ ) [05:22] TR News "Walpurgis Night" https://www.swedishfreak.com/holiday/walpurgis-night/ [05:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.swedishfreak.com | Walpurgis Night [05:55] TR News "In reality, Rubios act is more accurately viewed as yet another step in a broader campaign to dismantle Americas capacity to detect and respond to foreign influence operations." https://thenextmove.substack.com/p/americas-information-war-self-own | Source: Garry Kasparov [05:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-thenextmove.substack.com | Americas Information War Self-Own - by Renee DiResta ● Apr 30 [06:02] techrights-sec2 ea [06:33] TR News "grappled with gang [sic] violence" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-29/swedish-police-say-3-people-are-dead-after-a-shooting-in-uppsala | Source: US News And World Report [06:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-29/swedish-police-say-3-people-are-dead-after-a-shooting-in-uppsala ) [06:33] TR News "rising problem of criminal gangs [sic] recruiting children to commit violence crimes, including murder." https://www.thelocal.se/20250429/sweden-to-lead-europol-task-force-on-criminal-recruitment-of-children | Source: The Local SE [06:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thelocal.se | Sweden to lead Europol task force on criminal recruitment of children [06:33] TR News "first of the corruption, then the cruelty." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/first-100-days-self-dealing-trump-thugocracy/ | Source: The Nation [06:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trumps Thugocracy | The Nation ● Apr 30 [10:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:05] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 30 [11:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [11:28] TR News Kennedy Advises New Parents to Do Your Own Research on Vaccines https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/kennedy-vaccines-research.html [11:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Kennedy Advises New Parents to Do Your Own Research on Vaccines - The New York Times [11:30] TR News The Forrest Dump Administrations Restructuring and Cuts to the U.S. State Department Benefit War Criminals and Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities: PHR https://phr.org/news/the-trump-administrations-restructuring-and-cuts-to-the-u-s-state-department-benefit-war-criminals-and-perpetrators-of-mass-atrocities-phr/ [11:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-phr.org | The Trump Administrations Restructuring and Cuts to the U.S. State Department Benefit War Criminals and Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities: PHR - PHR [11:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 30 [12:02] TR News North Korea leader Kim eyeing nuclear armament for its navy, says state media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-conducts-first-test-firing-of-its-new-warships-weapons-system [12:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea leader Kim oversees warship weapons test-fire, eyes nukes for navy | The Straits Times [12:02] TR News South Korean prosecutors raid ex-President Yoons private residence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-prosecutors-raid-ex-president-yoons-private-residence [12:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea prosecutors raid ex-president Yoons house over shaman probe: Media | The Straits Times [12:03] TR News Malaysia to delay new taxes as manufacturers fear US tariff hit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-delay-new-taxes-as-manufacturers-fear-tariff-hit [12:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia to delay new taxes as manufacturers fear US tariff hit | The Straits Times [12:04] TR News Protest votes: Easy by-election win in Perak masks unhappiness with Malaysias PM Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/protest-votes-easy-by-election-win-in-perak-masks-unhappiness-against-malaysias-pm-anwar [12:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Unhappy supporters of Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim vote for "third force" at Perak by-election | The Straits Times [12:07] TR News Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating disturbances https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-navy-patrols-south-china-sea-says-philippines-creating-disturbances [12:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating disturbances | The Straits Times [12:07] TR News Hong Kong frees 4 former lawmakers jailed for subversion https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/hong-kong-lawmakers-subversion-freed/ [12:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Hong Kong frees 4 former lawmakers jailed for subversion Radio Free Asia [12:10] TR News INTERVIEW: Uyghur human rights activist Rushan Abbas and her fight for freedom https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/04/29/uyghur-rushan-abbas-book-unbroken/ [12:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | INTERVIEW: Uyghur human rights activist Rushan Abbas and her fight for freedom Radio Free Asia [12:11] TR News Investigation exposes Chinas global campaign of transnational repression https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-transnational-repression/ [12:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | Investigation exposes Chinas global campaign of transnational repression Radio Free Asia [12:15] TR News Enemy of my enemy: For Canada to wean off US, the path may lead past EU, through India and China https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-o-canada-maple-leaf-mauls-maga-in-ottawa-s-electoral-reckoning [12:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250429-o-canada-maple-leaf-mauls-maga-in-ottawa-s-electoral-reckoning ) [12:15] TR News The United States needs a victory plan for the Indo-Pacific https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/the-united-states-needs-a-victory-plan-for-the-indo-pacific/ [12:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The United States needs a victory plan for the Indo-Pacific - 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New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement | Tom's Hardware [13:09] TR News Floridians Are Getting Glimpses of What Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Looks Like https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/trump-desantis-florida-immigration-arrests.html [13:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Floridians Are Getting Glimpses of What Aggressive Immigration Enforcement Looks Like - The New York Times [13:10] TR News Canada Election Results: Mark Carney and the Liberal Party Fall Short of Majority https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/canada/carney-liberals-canada-election-results.html [13:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Canada Election Results: Mark Carney and the Liberal Party Fall Short of Majority - The New York Times [13:10] TR News Palestine envoy accuses Israel of targeting civilians and aid workers at ICJ hearing https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/04/palestine-agent-accuses-israel-of-targeting-civilians-and-aid-workers-at-icj-hearing/ [13:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Palestine envoy accuses Israel of targeting civilians and aid workers at ICJ hearing - JURIST - News [13:11] TR News Hong Kong trans activist launches new legal challenge over ID card gender policy https://hongkongfp.com/2025/04/30/hong-kong-trans-activist-launches-new-legal-challenge-over-id-card-gender-policy/ [13:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | HK trans activist launches new legal challenge over ID card policy [13:11] TR News Unions, cities, nonprofits challenge constitutionality of Convicted Felons government reorganization https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/04/unions-cities-nonprofits-challenge-constitutionality-of-trumps-government-reorganization/ [13:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Unions, cities, nonprofits challenge constitutionality of Trumps government reorganization [13:15] TR News First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years jail for subversion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/first-batch-of-hong-kong-democrats-freed-after-4-years-jail-for-subversion [13:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years jail for subversion | The Straits Times [13:16] TR News India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-shuts-over-half-of-kashmir-tourist-spots-in-security-review [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review | The Straits Times [13:16] TR News Japan, Philippines leaders vow to deepen security ties https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-ishiba-to-push-security-and-economic-ties-on-philippines-visit [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Japan, Philippines leaders vow to deepen security ties | The Straits Times [13:18] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [13:21] TR News What to know about the recent needle attacks on Mexico Citys Metro https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-city-metro-needle-attacks/ [13:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-mexiconewsdaily.com | CDMX Metro needle attacks: What you need to know [13:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [13:35] TR News Hegseth boasts about ending woke program on women and security. 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Trump signed it into law [13:37] TR News U.K. Crossbow Attack Suspect Voiced Racist and Misogynist Views https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/uk-crossbow-attack-suspect.html [13:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | U.K. Crossbow Attack Suspect Voiced Racist and Misogynist Views - The New York Times [13:56] TR News How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/asia/vietnam-war-photography-impact.html [13:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America - The New York Times ● Apr 30 [14:12] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@wvqkzzvsxi3ug.irc) has joined #techpol [14:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [14:37] TR News Wargaming the Middle East: How Iran might reshape its Hezbollah proxy playbook https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/event-recap/wargaming-the-middle-east-how-iran-might-reshape-its-hezbollah-proxy-playbook/ [14:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Wargaming the Middle East: How Iran might reshape its Hezbollah proxy playbook - Atlantic Council ● Apr 30 [15:01] TR News Nordic Investment Bank reports 'solid' first quarter https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/29.04.2025-nordic-investment-bank-reports-solid-first-quarter.a597139/ [15:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Nordic Investment Bank reports 'solid' first quarter / Article [15:46] TR News Gaza journalists challenging mission: Report on the war, and survive it https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0429/gaza-war-journalists-danger [15:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-What drives Gazas journalists to fulfill a perilous mission - CSMonitor.com [15:47] TR News Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-gives-army-operational-freedom-to-respond-to-kashmir-attack [15:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack | The Straits Times [15:47] TR News Pakistans minister Tarar warns of possible Indian military strike within 24-36 hours https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistans-minister-tarar-warns-of-possible-indian-military-strike-within-24-36-hours [15:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistans minister Tarar warns of possible Indian military strike within 24-36 hours | The Straits Times [15:47] TR News Pakistan says India planning imminent military strike over Kashmir attack https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250430-pakistan-india-kashmir [15:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250430-pakistan-india-kashmir ) [15:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Apr 30 [16:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [16:05] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:12] TR News Terry Cole https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels | Source: Pro Publica [16:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Trump DEA Pick Terry Cole Could Complicate U.S.-Mexico Relationship ProPublica [16:41] TR News Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-aims-to-pause-war-for-victory-parade-before-resuming-his-invasion/ [16:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack - 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CSMonitor.com [16:43] TR News Zelensky Calls Putins 72-Hour Truce Pledge in Russia-Ukraine War Manipulation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-putin-truce.html [16:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Zelensky Calls Putins 72-Hour Truce Pledge in Russia-Ukraine War Manipulation - The New York Times [16:46] TR News "without preconditions" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/moscow-rejects-proposed-30-day-ceasefire-says-putin-s-three-day-offer-is-only-way-forward-without-preconditions | Source: Meduza [16:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Moscow rejects proposed 30-day ceasefire, says Putins three-day offer is only way forward without preconditions Meduza [16:46] TR News Latvian citizen gets prison sentence for serving in Russian army https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/29.04.2025-latvian-citizen-gets-prison-sentence-for-serving-in-russian-army.a597190/ [16:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen gets prison sentence for serving in Russian army / Article [16:47] TR News Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ukraines-air-force-has-survived-taiwans-almost-certainly-couldnt/ [16:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt | The Strategist [16:47] TR News Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russias Ukraine war https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/kyiv-accuses-china-of-deepening-involvement-in-russias-ukraine-war/ [16:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russias Ukraine war - Atlantic Council [16:48] TR News Rubio Says Progress Needed In Ukraine War Negotiations Or US Will Step Back https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-rubio-war-nebenzya-trump/33400754.html [16:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine, US On Verge Of Minerals Deal As Washington Tries To Speed Up Peace Talks [16:48] TR News EU Says Hungary's Block Could Mean Moldova's Accession Moves Forward Without Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-hungary-block-moldova-membership-without-ukraine/33399333.html [16:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | EU Says Hungary's Block Could Mean Moldova's Accession Moves Forward Without Ukraine [16:48] TR News Reclaiming language as an act of restoration https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2025/0429/Ukraine-resistance-language [16:48] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Ukraine's resistance: Reclaiming language as an act of restoration - CSMonitor.com [16:49] TR News Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With Hell Toupe https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-stubb-russia-trump-ukraine.html [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Finnish Leader Warns Russia: You Dont Play With President Trump - The New York Times [16:49] TR News Three Takeaways From the Times Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/finland-president-interview-takeaways.html [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Three Takeaways From the Times Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland - The New York Times [16:49] TR News US threatens to end mediation if Russia, Ukraine fail to offer 'concrete proposals' https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250430-us-russia-ukraine [16:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250430-us-russia-ukraine ) [16:50] TR News Government redistributes 6.6 million to Latvia-Russia border infrastructure https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/29.04.2025-government-redistributes-eur66-million-to-latvia-russia-border-infrastructure.a597171/ [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Government redistributes 6.6 million to Latvia-Russia border infrastructure / Article [16:50] TR News Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/can-nord-stream-really-rise-from-the-dead/ [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? - Atlantic Council [16:51] TR News NATO sees no threat in Zapad drills, says Lithuanian official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2549409/nato-sees-no-threat-in-zapad-drills-says-lithuanian-official [16:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | NATO sees no threat in Zapad drills, says Lithuanian official - LRT [16:52] TR News China tight-lipped on North Koreas Russia troop deployment confirmation https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/29/china-north-korea-russia-troop-confirmation/ [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | China tight-lipped on North Koreas Russia troop deployment confirmation Radio Free Asia [16:52] TR News A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/world/europe/kyiv-russia-missile-strike.html [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community - The New York Times [16:52] TR News Too early to resume train service between Vilnius and Minsk, says official https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2549249/too-early-to-resume-train-service-between-vilnius-and-minsk-says-official [16:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Too early to resume train service between Vilnius and Minsk, says official - LRT [16:53] TR News "ongoing fighting with Ukrainian forces" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/reclaiming-kursk | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Reclaiming Kursk Moscow reports full control of western Russian region despite ongoing fighting with Ukrainian forces in border areas Meduza [16:53] TR News "convicted of terrorist plot" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/russian-military-court-hands-down-long-prison-sentences-to-five-ukrainian-men-abducted-in-occupied-melitopol-and-convicted-of-terrorist-plot | Source: Meduza [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian military court hands down long prison sentences to five Ukrainian men abducted in occupied Melitopol and convicted of terrorist plot Meduza [16:54] TR News "manipulation" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/29/russia-and-ukraine-trade-accusations-of-manipulation-over-ceasefire-proposals | Source: Meduza [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of manipulation over ceasefire proposals Meduza [16:54] TR News "orders draft officers to the front if theyve dodged combat so far" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/29/ukraine-s-top-general-orders-draft-officers-to-the-front-if-they-ve-dodged-combat-so-far | Source: Meduza [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Ukraines top general orders draft officers to the front if theyve dodged combat so far Meduza ● Apr 30 [17:05] TR News Commission offers 17 countries the possibility to purchase over 27 million influenza vaccine doses https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1096 [17:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [17:06] TR News There Have Never Been 100 Days Like This https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/briefing/trump-100-days-tariffs-cars.html [17:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | There Have Never Been 100 Days Like This - The New York Times [17:18] *jacobk (~quassel@6wygwq2t5e2hw.irc) has joined #techpol [17:56] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 30 [18:17] *jacobk (~quassel@6wygwq2t5e2hw.irc) has joined #techpol [18:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Apr 30 [19:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [19:29] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techpol [19:57] *whatA_ has quit (Quit: ChatZilla 0.8.7 [Mozilla rv:1.0.0/20020530]) ● Apr 30 [21:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 30 [22:08] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)