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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-29.txt
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[04:27]	TR News	Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[04:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights
[04:27]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 29, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_29_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_29_2026.gmi 
[04:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 29, 2026
[04:28]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:33]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1784.jpg
[04:33]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2141.jpg
[04:34]	TR News	"It's been a sad week for Trek fans, losing Walter Koenig only a few days ago. He was even better in Babylon 5. And now Sir Patrick too? I try to keep it light round here, but this one was a blow. I never got a chance to meet him, so I only knew him through his performances, but what performances!" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/10/29/picard/
[04:34]	TR News	"In the standard op amp inverted integrator set up, we have input voltage e_i, input resistor R_i, feedback capacitor C, and output voltage e_o. Relationship between e_i and e_o is based on the virtual ground idea for the negative input terminal on the op amp, where the sum of all currents going into that node are 0." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261029-0.gmi
[04:35]	TR News	Notes from an overheard conversation about an upcoming holiday gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/10/29.1
[04:36]	TR News	Notes on an overheard conversation about an upcoming holiday, part II gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/10/29.2
[04:38]	TR News	Flower (poe/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/flower
[04:39]	TR News	favourite blanket gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/favourite_blanket
[04:39]	TR News	[cartoon] gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/050.Revenge.jpg
[04:44]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: RIP Patrick Stewart and Amp Integration https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_RIP_Patrick_Stewart_and_Amp_Integration.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_RIP_Patrick_Stewart_and_Amp_Integration.gmi 
[04:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: RIP Patrick Stewart and Amp Integration
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[06:09]	TR News	Techrights Who Or What Are Security Professionals/Experts? https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Who_Or_What_Are_Security_Professionals_Experts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Who_Or_What_Are_Security_Professionals_Experts.gmi 
[06:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Who Or What Are Security Professionals/Experts?
[06:12]	TR News	Mass layoffs at HP https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/hr-risks-losing-top-performers-with-voluntary-buyout-programs
[06:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/hr-risks-losing-top-performers-with-voluntary-buyout-programs )
[06:12]	TR News	(HR)
[06:29]	TR News	"Protests of the polycrisis 431 protests, I post this list on stallman.org to help people who reject nonfree JavaScript code to find a protest to participate in." https://stallman.org/mobilize.html
[06:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stallman.org | Protests of the polycrisis
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[07:14]	TR News	"notice the age-old tactic of microsoft trying to steer discussion away from facts and make accusations of emotion, feelings, etc"
[07:19]	TR News	"peace" will only make the conflict worse, an actual defeat of Russia is essential for a lasting effects
[07:20]	TR News	peace is ceasefire unless they withdraw from crimea, all the rest, and pay reparations
[07:20]	TR News	a ceasefire only encourages them. nothign short of a defeat will prevent them from simply regrouping and moving to another border and resuming their attack, as they have since the beginning of time
[07:39]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux as a Free Software Platform is More GNU (and GPL) Than Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_as_a_Free_Software_Platform_is_More_GNU_and_GPL_Than_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_as_a_Free_Software_Platform_is_More_GNU_and_GPL_Than_.gmi 
[07:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux as a Free Software Platform is More GNU (and GPL) Than Linux
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[08:01]	TR News	Techrights What Linus Torvalds Told Me Two Decades Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/What_Linus_Torvalds_Told_Me_Two_Decades_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/What_Linus_Torvalds_Told_Me_Two_Decades_Ago.gmi 
[08:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Linus Torvalds Told Me Two Decades Ago
[08:04]	TR News	MElon https://boingboing.net/2026/10/29/tom-the-dancing-bug-elon-musk-and-his-doge-pals-hunt-down-the-threat-to-western-civilization.html
[08:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/10/29/tom-the-dancing-bug-elon-musk-and-his-doge-pals-hunt-down-the-threat-to-western-civilization.html )
[08:05]	TR News	Good rebuttal https://unixdigest.com/articles/no-linus-torvalds-you-are-not-just-using-a-new-and-interesting-tool.html
[08:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unixdigest.com | No Linus Torvalds, you are not just using a new and interesting tool
[08:10]	TR News	"Content licensing organisation NLA Media Access has launched a free service to help publishers identify organisations scraping their content" https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/free-ai-scraping-detection-service-to-help-publishers-sign-or-sue/ | Source: Press Gazette
[08:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue - Press Gazette
[08:10]	TR News	"The AI music platform took aim at Apples motion to quash in a 24-page opposition filing yesterday." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/suno-apple-subpoena-dispute/ | Source: Digital Music News
[08:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/suno-apple-subpoena-dispute/ )
[08:17]	TR News	Techrights Fake 'Articles' in The Register MS Concerning "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Fake_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Concerning_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Fake_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Concerning_AI.gmi 
[08:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fake 'Articles' in The Register MS Concerning "AI"
[08:25]	TR News	"Internet Archive founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle told the audience that democracies need an educated populace and public access to government information." https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/28/celebrating-democracys-library/ | Source: Internet Archive
[08:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.archive.org | From Main Street to Capitol Hill, the Case for Democracys Library - Internet Archive Blogs
[08:25]	TR News	"This story starts with a little tragedy. See, Ive got these old webpages I love to go back and look on every now and then." https://blog.mistys-internet.website/post/2026/10/29/if-you-love-a-website-back-it-up/ |
[08:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mistys-internet.website | If you love a website, back it up - The Future Is Now
[08:26]	TR News	 (NEW):  DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/DietPi_v10_8_adds_WireGuard_management_and_network_improvements.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/DietPi_v10_8_adds_WireGuard_management_and_network_improvements.gmi 
[08:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements
[08:30]	TR News	"Big Tech is selling us a future in which workers are increasingly disposable, human expertise is devalued, and corporate power is more concentrated than ever." https://organizingmythoughts.org/ai-is-class-warfare-workers-are-fighting-back/ | Source: Kelly Hayes
[08:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-organizingmythoughts.org | AI Is Class Warfare. Workers Are Fighting Back.
[08:30]	TR News	"The Helsinki-based agency was founded in 1887, and throughout its history its news and photojournalism services have been widely used by all major Finnish media outlets." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254099 | Source: Yle
[08:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finnish news agency STT to cease operations with loss of 89 jobs | Yle News | Yle
[08:31]	TR News	"STT was founded in 1887 and was long active in both Finnish and Swedish. However, its Swedish-language service, the Finnish News Agency (FNB), closed in 2017." https://swedenherald.com/article/finnish-news-agency-stt-to-close-in-march-89-jobs-to-be-cut | Source: Sweden Herald
[08:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-swedenherald.com | Finnish News Agency STT to Close in March, 89 Jobs to Be Cut | Sweden Herald
[08:32]	TR News	"was severely beaten and lost consciousness several times in front of police" https://truthout.org/articles/us-journalist-detained-by-israeli-forces-after-being-beaten-by-israeli-settlers/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | US Journalist Detained by Israeli Forces After Being Beaten by Israeli Settlers | Truthout
[08:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[08:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[08:33]	TR News	"A clip of Hoyle, 57, went viral on Thursday." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip | Source: Marisa Kabas
[08:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | I talked to Tom, the viral Jonestown Trump rally guy
[08:33]	TR News	"SpaceXSI, Elon Musks data center business powering Grok" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/elon-musks-spacex-buying-out-418-homes-near-flagship-ai-data-center-but-only-if-they-drop-participation-in-lawsuit-report-claims-the-company-is-targeting-an-entire-neighborhood-but-will-only-buy-from-people-who-dont-pursue-noise-pollution-complaints | Source: Tom's Hardware
[08:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Elon Musk's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship AI data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don't pursue noise pollution complaints | Tom's Hardware
[08:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Gelly_is_a_GTK_desktop_music_player_for_Jellyfin_and_Navidrome.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Gelly_is_a_GTK_desktop_music_player_for_Jellyfin_and_Navidrome.gmi 
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome
[08:47]	TR News	"Today, news broke that food delivery company DoorDash bought its rival Instacart for a reported $17 billion." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-world-without-employees-why-doordash | Source: Matt Stoller
[08:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thebignewsletter.com | DoorDash's $17B Acquisition of Instacart Points to a World Without Employees
[08:47]	TR News	"The approval follows the Space Bureaus decision last week to grant Globalstars request for U.S. market access for its non-geostationary C-3 System, Inside Towers reported." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-oks-amazon-leos-11-5b-purchase-of-globalstar/ | Source: Inside Towers
[08:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | FCC OKs Amazon Leos $11.5B Purchase of Globalstar - Inside Towers
[08:48]	TR News	"The investments are so large, the A.I. boom accounts for much of the resilience in the U.S. economy." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html | Source: New York Times
[08:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html )
[08:48]	TR News	"Since it was first published in October 1726, the novel purporting to tell the fantastical travel tales of Captain Lemuel Gulliver has never left print." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gullivers-travels-turns-300-this-week-jonathan-swifts-profound-satrire-of-human-nature-is-still-just-as-bitingly-relevant-180989777/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[08:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smithsonianmag.com | 'Gulliver's Travels' Turns 300 This Week. Jonathan Swift's 'Profound Satire of Human Nature' Is Still Just as Bitingly Relevant
[08:50]	TR News	"Tether and Circle froze billions in stablecoins linked to Binance as investigators examined suspicious transactions across blockchains." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/binance-biggest-crypto-hack-history | Source: Interesting Engineering
[08:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Binance investigates $5.7 billion outflows in potential record hack
[08:57]	TR News	"Police said the matter is being investigated under the criminal heading of suspected environmental damage." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254086 | Source: Yle
[08:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Police open preliminary probe into Google's data centre site activities in Muhos | Yle News | Yle
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[09:04]	TR News	"Finnish police said on Thursday they have launcheda criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction site of a planned Google data centre in northern Finland." https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/29/finland-launches-criminal-probe-of-suspected-environmental-damage-at-google-data-centre-site | Source: The Star MY
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thestar.com.my | Finland launches criminal probe into land clearance for Google data centre | The Star
[09:05]	TR News	"He said the current weather patterns show that, as the climate changes, unusually warmer conditions are becoming so frequent that the exception is increasingly the norm." https://yle.fi/a/74-20254105 | Source: Yle
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finnish Lapland's "exceptional" warm spell not seen in 30 years, meteorologist says | Yle News | Yle
[09:05]	TR News	"And a study published September isolated the most problematic pollutants by exposing mice to different airborne particles for five hours and then examining their brains." https://futurism.com/science-energy/air-breathing-damage-brain | Source: Futurism
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | It Turns Out That the Air You're Breathing Is Doing Irreparable Damage to Your Brain
[09:05]	TR News	"However, winning over the public has been a major thorn." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-real-estate-local-residents-sue-data-center-noise | Source: Futurism
[09:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Musk's Real Estate Goons Threaten Local Residents Not to Sue Over Deafening Data Center Noise
[09:06]	TR News	"With 145 new data centers at various stages of planning, Finland has found itself at the forefront of the tech companies latest push." https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/finland-finns-angry-google-illegal-clear-cutting-trees-data-center/ | Source: Mother Jones
[09:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.motherjones.com | Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data Center Mother Jones
[09:06]	TR News	"Jussi Kangasharju, head of computer science at the University of Helsinki" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre | Source: The Guardian UK
[09:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Pure arrogance: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian
[09:07]	TR News	""the numbers continue to sort of boggle our minds." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-data-centers-could-wipe-out-15-years-worth-of-progress-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-report-claims-buildouts-could-emit-as-much-carbon-dioxide-as-all-of-mexico | Source: Tom's Hardware
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US data centers could wipe out 15 years' worth of progress in greenhouse gas emissions, report claims buildouts could emit as much carbon dioxide as all of Mexico | Tom's Hardware
[09:07]	TR News	"Globally, these increased emissions by about 2.3% per year and 1.2% per year, respectively" https://overpopulation-project.com/strengthening-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-can-help-reduce-vulnerability-to-dangerous-climate-change/ | Source: Overpopulation
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-overpopulation-project.com | Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change - The Overpopulation Project
[09:18]	TR News	"Mitchell and her network hardly needed the run-through, though: Much of the speech was a compendium of allegations and conspiracy theories they had originated or spread." https://www.propublica.org/article/cleta-mitchell-elections-trump | Source: Pro Publica
[09:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Behind Cleta Mitchells Relentless Effort to Overhaul U.S. Elections ProPublica
[09:19]	TR News	"more than Musk spent in the 2024 presidential election" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-proposition-40-billionaire-wealth-tax/ | Source: The Nation
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Billionaires or Democracy | The Nation
[09:19]	TR News	"The rest exceeds Binances insurance fund" https://www.citationneeded.news/binance-theft/ | Source: Molly White
[09:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | North Korea gets away with $3billion from Binance
[09:20]	TR News	"Apart from hardcore MAGA acolytes, everyone will tell you that January 6 was bad. But why was it bad?" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-clearly-about-january-6 | Source: Hamilton Nolan
[09:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Thinking Clearly About January 6 - by Hamilton Nolan
[09:21]	TR News	"Conspiracy theories about the NSA and/or NIST are a dime a dozen these days." https://soatok.blog/2026/10/29/your-cryptography-conspiracy-theory-is-wrong/ | Source: Dhole Moments
[09:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soatok.blog | Your Cryptography Conspiracy Theory Is Wrong - Dhole Moments
[09:24]	TR News	"Bill C-34, the governments Safe Social Media Act, was touted as its approach to online age verification" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-age-verification-bill-that-wont-die-how-bill-s-209-complicates-the-governments-bill-c-34-online-safety-plan/ | Source: Michael Geist
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | The Age Verification Bill That Wont Die: How Bill S-209 Complicates the Governments Bill C-34 Online Safety Plan - Michael Geist
[09:25]	TR News	"The letter cites 404 Medias October 2025 investigation into how people use Metas smart glasses to harass massage parlor workers." https://www.404media.co/senators-wyden-markey-letter-to-meta-smart-glasses/ | Source: 404 Media
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Senators Demand Meta Answer for 'Pervert Glasses' Following 404 Media Investigation
[09:25]	TR News	"On September 17, 2026, the Police Department was made aware of a maintenance work order produced by Flock" https://www.thedrive.com/news/flock-reinstalled-its-cameras-after-another-city-canceled-its-contract | Source: The Drive
[09:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thedrive.com | Flock Reinstalled Its Cameras After Another City Canceled Its Contract
[09:26]	TR News	"Flock's AI surveillance cameras are continuing to cause controversy" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/flock-ignores-minnesota-citys-orders-not-to-reinstall-ai-surveillance-cameras-citizens-complain-after-spotting-two-cameras-despite-the-city-canceling-its-contract | Source: Tom's Hardware
[09:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall AI surveillance cameras citizens complain after spotting two cameras despite the city canceling its contract | Tom's Hardware
[09:34]	TR News	"eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/29/emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise/ | Source: Michael Tsai http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/21/Techrights_Was_Right_About_a_Fake_Security_Model_Built_Around_L.shtml
[09:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise
[09:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Was Right About a Fake Security Model Built Around Lies or Built Upon Trust in "Certificates" and "Authorities" (like Microsoft)
[09:34]	TR News	"The campaign, described in a new blog post by Cofense, won't impress anybody." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-phishing-emails-bypass-security-tools | Source: Dark Reading
[09:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-phishing-emails-bypass-security-tools )
[09:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Ghostty_1_4_Is_Faster_and_Uses_Less_RAM_but_Drops_Ubuntu_24_04_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Ghostty_1_4_Is_Faster_and_Uses_Less_RAM_but_Drops_Ubuntu_24_04_.gmi 
[09:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support
[09:42]	TR News	"Spain is living through a recurring nightmare." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/europe/spain-train-crash-rescue-victims.html | Source: New York Times
[09:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/world/europe/spain-train-crash-rescue-victims.html )
[09:48]	TR News	"traveling north from Mlaga to Madrid" https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/21/owte-j21.html | Source: WSWS
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.wsws.org | Calls mount for rail strike after 42 die in high-speed train crash in Adamuz, Spain - World Socialist Web Site
[09:48]	TR News	"Only recently did Spain open its rail network to private companies to compete against RENFE. The Italian-owned IRYO started operating in Spain in 2022." https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261028-rail-safety-questioned-after-spain-suffers-second-fatal-high-speed-train-crash-in-a-year | Source: France24
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261028-rail-safety-questioned-after-spain-suffers-second-fatal-high-speed-train-crash-in-a-year )
[09:48]	TR News	"Brooks had suddenly been shut down by its parent company, leaving Gaussoin and some of his classmates with enormous student loan debts and no clear path to a degree." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-6003916 | Source: NPR
[09:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Their colleges closed, but the government refuses to erase their debts, lawsuit says
[09:55]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.wired.com/story/a-hacker-targeted-high-stakes-poker-players-with-malware-that-exposed-their-cards/ | Source: Wired
[09:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards | WIRED
[09:55]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/microsoft-365-device-code-phishing-madape-msp/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
[09:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | Microsoft 365 Device-Code Phishing: MadApe and MSP Defenses - CybersecKyle
[09:56]	TR News	Windows TCO https://www.fortra.com/blog/byod-cyberattack-diverts-ambulances-and-cancels-classes-university-new-mexico-health-center | Source: Fortra LLC
[09:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/byod-cyberattack-diverts-ambulances-and-cancels-classes-university-new-mexico-health-center )
[09:59]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[09:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
● Oct 30
[10:08]	TR News	"In case you didn't know, Nostr is a different take on a social network." https://michaelreflects.com/blog/nostr-without-the-bitcoin/ | Source: Michael Mitchell
[10:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michaelreflects.com | Nostr Without the Bitcoin | Michaels Journal
[10:09]	TR News	"There was once a time when we could use a relatively inexpensive computer to connect to the web and freely read discussion boards." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/reddit-locking-itself-down/ | Source: Nick Heer
[10:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Reddit Is Further Locking Itself Down Pixel Envy
[10:09]	TR News	"Reddit on Thursday said it's moving to become a primarily logged-in experience, marking one of the most significant shifts in its 21-year history." https://www.axios.com/2026/10/29/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-incognito | Source: Axios
[10:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2026/10/29/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-incognito )
[10:10]	TR News	"Not for us, and not to anybody, as far as I know. Thats just a fundamental shift in how Google works. It used to be a traffic driver, now its not." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022848/reddit-ceo-google-ai-mode-traffic | Source: The Verge
[10:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Reddits CEO says Googles AI Mode does not drive traffic | The Verge
[10:13]	TR News	"Theres no definitive timeline on when this change will roll out to all users, or how the site will work if youre logged out." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022571/reddit-login-requirement-q3-2026-earnings | Source: The Verge
[10:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Reddit will force everyone to log in | The Verge
[10:23]	TR News	"In China, the AI bubble has already burst." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/28/the-chinese-ai-crash-is-not-the-end-but-it-is-cheering/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[10:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Patiently, for doing things.
[10:23]	TR News	"Google Class A shares closed on Wednesday at $324.89. Today they closed at $283.82 12% down. Class C shares did much the same." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/29/ai-overview-damages-google-ad-revenue-stock-crashes-12/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[10:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Who taught you that? he said. You too. All members of the crudest.
[10:23]	TR News	"CEO Andy Yen comes across as a bully who is pushing his staff to adopt AI as quickly as possible in order to maximize Protons revenue because its ARR was slipping." https://werd.io/proton-is-ai-pilled-and-calls-caution-loser-thinking-2/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[10:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Proton is AI-pilled and calls caution "loser thinking".
[10:27]	TR News	"The idea ran into resistance when OpenAI tried to gauge how customers felt about receiving a price with no breakdown." https://thenewstack.io/openai-token-pricing-reversal/ | Source: The New Stack
[10:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Sam Altman almost scrapped token pricing. Heres why he backed off. - The New Stack
[10:27]	TR News	"Good developers caution about agentic development comes from knowing that built isnt the same as working in production." https://martinfowler.com/rachels-ramblings/good-devs-wary.html | Source: Martin Fowler
[10:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-martinfowler.com | Why are good developers so wary of agentic development?
[10:28]	TR News	"The boom in AI-related spending is already enormous relative to the size of the U.S. economy and is widely expected to grow even bigger." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-the-ai-investment-splurge-last | Source: Paul Krugman
[10:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Will the AI Investment Splurge Last? - Paul Krugman
[10:29]	TR News	"A month ago, slugmax wrote a post about LLMs invading gopher via an MCP server and now that MCP server supports the /robots.txt standard." https://boston.conman.org/2026/10/28.2 | Source: Sean Conner
[10:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | Can the Robot Exclusion Protocol apply to Gopher URLs? - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
[10:30]	TR News	"Stanford researcher Chuyue Sun and her fellow computer scientists developed an AI tool that completed an engineering project in less than half a day for under $500" https://www.wired.com/story/software-verification-is-the-hot-new-answer-to-the-ai-safety-crisis/ | Source: Wired
[10:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Pain in the Ass Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself | WIRED
[10:31]	TR News	365 days ago at this time a trial started. Nobody got compensated. The court said it was a waste of the court's money.
[10:31]	TR News	"I also held a talk detailing this at Blue Hat Asia 2026, and when the recordings are out, I will add a link here." https://www.binarysecurity.no/posts/2026/10/one-root-case |
[10:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.binarysecurity.no | NO TITLE
[10:32]	TR News	"Copying on selection is not a good substitute. People select text to read or inspect it, not necessarily to copy it." https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2026/claude-code-cmd-c-terminal-shortcut/ | Source: Alexander Deplov
[10:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interfacecraft.online | Claude Codes Cmd+C Shortcut Breaks a Longstanding Terminal Habit Alexander Deplov
[10:32]	TR News	"like many other things tech touches, this had to morph into an ecosystem where for all the things you want to do with satellite devices, now you can use an Apple device." https://morrick.me/archives/10448 | Source: Riccardo Mori
[10:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-morrick.me | Ecosystem fatigue | Riccardo Mori
[10:33]	TR News	"The tech has a 3-2-1 backup setup, so they seemingly didn't lose any data." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/tech-whizzs-internet-accessible-synology-nas-gets-bit-by-ransomware-attack-from-18-month-old-remote-code-execution-flaw-security-updates-neglected-in-a-series-of-catastrophic-errors | Source: Tom's Hardware
[10:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw security updates neglected in a series of catastrophic errors | Tom's Hardware
[10:46]	TR News	"In a randomized phase 2 trial, nearly every patient who received this vaccine developed an immune response against a mutated gene called KRAS." https://www.sciencealert.com/new-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-sparked-immune-responses-in-99-of-patients | Source: Science Alert
[10:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Sparked Immune Responses in 99% of Patients : ScienceAlert
[10:46]	TR News	"Some preliminaries: First, the mom framing is annoying." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/10/29/id-rather-drop-the-balls-myself/ | Source: Crooked Timber
[10:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | Id rather drop the balls myself Crooked Timber
[10:47]	TR News	"Depending on the capabilities the target supports, a different set of preprocessor macros will be defined by the C compiler." https://terroir.systems/compile-time-cpu-feature-detection-in-c/ |
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terroir.systems | Compile-Time Target CPU Feature Detection in C Andr Terroir
[10:47]	TR News	"Visitors who came to the open house at the Physical Archive in Richmond, California, on October 20 were curious." https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/27/behind-the-scenes-physical-archive/ | Source: Internet Archive
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.archive.org | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Physical Archive - Internet Archive Blogs
[10:47]	TR News	"I know I shouldnt have been because thats how SIM cards are supposed to work, right? Like thats the whole promise of a SIM card: you can seamlessly swap them between phones." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/celebrating-sim-cards/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
[10:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Celebrating SIM Cards - Jim Nielsens Blog
● Oct 30
[11:09]		*reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[11:17]	TR News	"I underestimated how much of my working life I had arranged around myself over those six years at home, and especially during the year and a half I was consulting." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/10/29/one-month-in/ | Source: Jim Grey
[11:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimgrey.net | One month in - Down the Road
[11:18]	TR News	"Some tips are meant for the craft of what youre actually doing: how to improve yourself as a composer, an athlete, a designer, etc." https://discardpile.pika.page/posts/differentiating-craft-and-career-advice | Source: Kyle Labriola
[11:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-discardpile.pika.page | Differentiating Craft and Career Advice - Discard Pile
[11:18]	TR News	"Education professor Gina Cervetti published a research article in Teachers College Record in 2024" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/is-it-a-crisis-how-declining-literacy-rates-are-impacting-higher-education/ | Source: University of Michigan
[11:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | How declining literacy rates are impacting higher education
[11:19]	TR News	"American students were outperformed by counterparts in nations including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Estonia, Australia, and the United Kingdom" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/reading-decline/ | Source: Harvard University
[11:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | Why Johnny cant read better Harvard Gazette
[11:19]	TR News	"Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet." https://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-discover-a-possible-new-dwarf-planet-in-our-solar-system/ | Source: Wired
[11:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Astronomers Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System | WIRED
[11:21]	TR News	"Now, back to Romanian literature. There is this guy, Liviu Rebreanu, who wrote two of my favorite novels: Ciuleandra and Pdurea spnzurailor." https://andreinc.net/2026/10/29/ciuleandra/ | Source: Andrei Nicolin Ciobanu
[11:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andreinc.net | Ciuleandra | Personal Site of Andrei N. Ciobanu
[11:28]	TR News	"When I was a teenager, I had very different opinions on art than I do now, and I recorded many of them meticulously." https://www.late-review.com/p/self-other-fucking | Source: Kate Wagner
[11:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.late-review.com | self-other-seeing-fucking - by kate wagner
[11:29]	TR News	"porchscape professionals" https://thenewleafjournal.com/pumpkin-arranging-and-pumpkin-clean-up/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
[11:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewleafjournal.com | Pumpkin Arranging and Pumpkin Clean-up The New Leaf Journal
[11:30]	TR News	"My first thought was to just get rid of dark mode completely and just have light mode" https://rknight.me/blog/fixing-illustrations-on-a-dark-background-with-css/ | Source: Rob Knight
[11:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rknight.me | Fixing Illustrations on a Dark Background with CSS Robb Knight
[11:30]	TR News	"Patrick Stewart's Childhood Trauma Inspired His Fight Against Domestic Violence | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/patrick-stewart-domestic-violence-advocacy-refuge-1828919
[11:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Patrick Stewart's Childhood Trauma Inspired His Fight Against Domestic Violence | IBTimes UK
[11:31]	TR News	"Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has died at age 86." https://www.theverge.com/news/1022626/patrick-stewart-star-trek-death | Source: The Verge
[11:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Patrick Stewart has died at age 86 | The Verge
[11:33]	TR News	[Old] "After years of refining my terminal workflow, I've landed on a stack I genuinely enjoy using every day" https://nick-liu.com/posts/my-terminal-setup-2026/ |
[11:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nick-liu.com | My Terminal Setup in 2026: Ghostty, tmux, and Neovim Nick Liu - Software Engineer
[11:33]	TR News	"By default, Zsh globs skip hidden files and directories, meaning those with names starting with a dot." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/10/29/zsh-d-glob-qualifier/ | Source: Adam Johnson
[11:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Zsh: uncover hidden files in globs with (D) - Adam Johnson
[11:33]	TR News	"When I migrated from just the standard zsh history to Atuin, I was just used to using ctrl-r to search, but Atuin offered use of the up-arrow key to browse through my history." https://ryancheley.com/2026/10/29/atuin-the-magical-shell-tool/ | Source: Ryan Cheley
[11:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ryancheley.com | Atuin - The Magical Shell Tool
[11:34]	TR News	"Based on these simple results, I came to the conclusion that set and tuple lookups are quite comparable as far as performance goes, for small collections of items" https://www.mostlypython.com/sets-vs-tuples-a-better-comparison/ | Source: Eric Matthes
[11:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mostlypython.com | Sets vs tuples: A better comparison
[11:34]	TR News	"I got tired of writing CSV files just so I could run a t-test in R." https://blogs.perl.org/users/dcon/2026/10/statsliker-high-performance-basic-statistics.html | Source: Perl
[11:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stats::LikeR: high-performance basic statistics | dcon [blogs.perl.org]
[11:38]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[11:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[11:43]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/10/2026: Google Crashes on Slop Disappointment and GAFAM's "Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St." https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Google_Crashes_on_Slop_Disappointment_and_GAFA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Google_Crashes_on_Slop_Disappointment_and_GAFA.gmi 
[11:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 30/10/2026: Google Crashes on Slop Disappointment and GAFAM's "Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St."
[11:45]	TR News	"I had someone ask me the other day why I collect all the music data that I do and I wasn't sure how to answer." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/putting-music-data-to-work | Source: Cory Dransfeldt
[11:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.coryd.dev | Putting music data to work Cory Dransfeldt
[11:45]	TR News	"The projects first major application was GNU Emacs (now restyled in lowercase)." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/20/1145399/emacs-turns-50/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[11:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | EMACS turns 50 | MIT Technology Review
[11:47]	TR News	"We announced our first round of speakers, and then the workshops, and we were going to dribble out updates on the rest of the speakers as they came in" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/2026-hackaday-supercon-all-the-speakers/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2026 Hackaday Supercon: All The Speakers! | Hackaday
[11:48]	TR News	"Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from special services | Russia | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/novaya-gazeta-russia-independent-newspaper-to-close the last one is now gone, while folks are distracted
[11:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from special services | Russia | The Guardian
[11:48]	TR News	Putin is a humanitarian, said Cheeto, who also crushes the mediahttps://novayagazeta.eu/amp/en/articles/2026/10/30/they-killed-us-novaya-gazeta-announces-closure-after-more-than-30-years-en-news
[11:49]	TR News	"Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261030-independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-under-kremlin-pressure
[11:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261030-independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-under-kremlin-pressure )
[11:49]	TR News	"Sometimes I find myself in a situation where I want to learn more about the history of a git repository" https://hamvocke.com/blog/git-log-analysis/ | Source: Ham Vocke
[11:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamvocke.com | Analyze Git Logs in Style With DuckDB - Ham Vocke
[11:51]	TR News	"Tor Browser 16.0 is now available for Desktop and Android." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-160/ | Source: Tor
[11:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tor Browser 16.0 | The Tor Project
[11:53]	TR News	"I tested eight popular SVG sanitizers and bypassed six of them." https://portswigger.net/research/scalable-vector-grief | Source: Port Swigger
[11:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-portswigger.net | Scalable Vector Grief | PortSwigger Research
[11:54]	TR News	"These numbers come from the nginx access log on aws-1-nginx01, which sits in front of the production database." https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/29/search-gate-traffic-how-a-cookie-helped-performance/ | Source: Dan Langille
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance Dan Langille's Other Diary
[11:54]	TR News	"The eMudhra incident has shown how the modern Web PKI ecosystem reacts to a CA compromise." https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/c2pa-four.html | Source: David Buchanan
[11:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk | C2PA's eMudhra Moment | Blog
[11:55]	TR News	"In the last couple of weeks there have been a succession of major vulnerabilities revealed that have required urgent action on the part of most web services and others." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/10/29/do-you-ever-use-curl-how-recent-vulnerabilities-could-affect-you/ | Source: Howard Oakley
[11:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eclecticlight.co | Do you ever use curl? How recent vulnerabilities could affect you The Eclectic Light Company
[11:59]	TR News	"The proxymacs Emacs package simplifies HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS proxy configuration. It supports HTTP/HTTPS proxies and SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, and SOCKS5." https://www.jamescherti.com/proxymacs-el/ | Source: James Cherti
[11:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jamescherti.com | proxymacs.el - An Emacs package for configuring HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS proxies with optional authentication | James Cherti
[11:59]	TR News	"This is a spontaneous live stream that starts in ~10 minutes." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-29-emacs-live-ef-themes-diff-magit-colors/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
[11:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs live refining ef-themes Diff/Magit colours at 2026-10-29 18:00 Europe/Athens | Protesilaos
● Oct 30
[12:00]	TR News	"A lot of Vim tricks are geared toward working with source code, which I dont do so much anymore. Below are some that are specifically helpful for working with prose." https://sals.place/blog/vim-for-prose/ | Source: Sal
[12:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Some useful Vim stuff for prose | Sal's
[12:00]	TR News	"I send the messages within Emacs, of course. This lets me use emacsconf-mail.el to mail-merge using Emacs Lisp." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/emacsconf-using-message-sent-hook-to-run-buffer-specific-code-to-keep-track-of-e-mailed-schedules/ | Source: Sacha Chua
[12:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | EmacsConf: Using message-sent-hook to run buffer-specific code to keep track of e-mailed schedules :: Sacha Chua
[12:00]	TR News	"linkarzu wins the clip-off thanks to his fancy AI-powered clipping process! Here's a snippet from our conversation today." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/clip-emacs-voice-control-describing-my-setup-during-linkarzu-s-livestream/ | Source: Sacha Chua
[12:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | Clip: Emacs voice control - describing my setup during Linkarzu's livestream :: Sacha Chua
[12:02]	TR News	"I dont know why I started to put this together. These machines fascinate me, because so much of early computing/hacker type culture happened on them." https://entropicthoughts.com/history-of-pdp-computers | Source: Chris
[12:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Extremely brief history of PDP computers
[12:02]	TR News	"Its almost that time of year again! No chance to 3D print your Arduino-powered pumpkin project? Didnt get around to animating the LEDs on your costume?" https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/how-about-a-hallowuino-half-dozen/ | Source: Arduino
[12:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? | Arduino Blog
[12:02]	TR News	"Some MiSTer users put a small secondary marquee display on the FPGA board that can show information about the system such as the currently loaded core and what game it happens to be running." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/putting-a-mister-marquee-on-a-better-display/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Putting A MiSTer Marquee On A Better Display | Hackaday
[12:03]	TR News	"These three examples illustrate the flexibility of Raspberry Pi hardware and how readily Raspberry Pi has been adopted by both industrial and consumer clients" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/powered-by-raspberry-pi-from-stockholm-to-sydney-south-korea-to-slovakia/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[12:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | Powered by Raspberry Pi from Stockholm to Sydney, South Korea to Slovakia - Raspberry Pi
[12:03]	TR News	"For decades, most hardware synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines have operated within the limits of their manufacturers software." https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2026/10/28/will-open-firmware-become-the-next-big-trend-in-electronic-music-gear/ | Source: Synthtopia
[12:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Will Open Firmware Become the Next Big Trend in Electronic Music Gear? Synthtopia
[12:04]	TR News	"The increased level of connectivity for vehicles leads to sophisticated and challenging software security concerns for automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11219-026-09787-y | Source: Springer Nature
[12:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-link.springer.com | Client Challenge
[12:04]	TR News	"That attack targeted a system built into the car. A recent study examines a wider network, including the apps and online services connected to vehicles." https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cars-biggest-security-weakness-could-be-somewhere-unexpected | Source: Science Alert
[12:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Identified Hundreds of New Vulnerabilities in Cars, And They're Not Mechanical : ScienceAlert
[12:05]	TR News	"This tmpfs /tmp is a new Ubuntu 26.04 default, or more exactly I believe it's Ubuntu 26.04 accepting a systemd default" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2604TmpfsTmp | Source: University of Toronto
[12:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser
[12:05]	TR News	"Were living at an interesting time here in 2026" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-attempt-at-a-useful-desktop-os-for-microcontrollers/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Attempt At A Useful Desktop OS For Microcontrollers | Hackaday
[12:06]	TR News	"The Z-axis has a vacuum system that can pick up clear tokens and place them on the board." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/robot-picks-up-othello/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Robot Picks Up Othello | Hackaday
[12:07]	TR News	"Three patterns stand out across 29 measured flood periods on 23 relays. Here, dominates means more than half of a periods streams; relays can appear in both groups." https://1aeo.com/blog/repeat-descriptor-fetches-tor-floods.html |
[12:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Part 1 How Tor Directory Floods Fetch and Wait | 1AEO
[12:07]	TR News	"The headings in my blog posts, and some pages, have HTML fragments so that each heading can be linked to." https://jamesg.blog/2026/10/29/whimsical-css-target-design-headings | Source: James G
[12:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | A whimsical CSS :target design for headings - with words, wonder
[12:07]	TR News	"A clipped badge is easy enough until it needs a border that follows the cut edge. Thats the part I like about CSS border-shape : the border and box shadow can follow the shape itself." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/30/css-border-shape-can-draw-boxes-clip-path-cannot/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci
[12:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | CSS border-shape Can Draw Boxes clip-path Cannot Ronalds Vilci
[12:08]	TR News	"Today Im working on snapshot replication for OpenZFS Mastery." https://mwl.io/archives/25038 | Source: MWL
[12:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | 135: What Flunkies Are For Michael W Lucas
[12:08]	TR News	"So whats going to fix it? Lately the adtech scene has been fired up about the prospects of two high-impact server-side projects that would squeeze out the existing mess" https://blog.zgp.org/your-server-will-be-right-with-you/ | Source: Don Marti
[12:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | your server will be right with you
[12:14]	TR News	D7VK 2.4 released along with GXVK for Vulkan-based 3Dfx Glide | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/d7vk-2-4-released-along-with-gxvk-for-vulkan-based-3dfx-glide/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-D7VK 2.4 released along with GXVK for Vulkan-based 3Dfx Glide | GamingOnLinux
[12:14]	TR News	DLSS Updater 5.2 released with AMD FSR 4.1.2 support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dlss-updater-5-2-released-with-amd-fsr-4-1-2-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DLSS Updater 5.2 released with AMD FSR 4.1.2 support | GamingOnLinux
[12:37]	TR News	Mesa 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/mesa-26-2-6-brings-fixes-for-the-witcher-3-remastered-and-various-other-linux-driver-issues/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesa 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux
[12:37]	TR News	Discord servers are set to become more public for web searches | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/discord-servers-are-set-to-become-more-public-for-web-searches/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Discord servers are set to become more public for web searches | GamingOnLinux
[12:41]	TR News	Ubuntu Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-has-been-restarted-with-a-dedicated-team-with-plans-to-improve-linux-gaming/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux
[12:43]	TR News	CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux
[12:45]	TR News	Build up your spooky game collection with the Horror Trifectas Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/build-up-your-spooky-game-collection-with-the-horror-trifectas-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Build up your spooky game collection with the Horror Trifectas Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[12:46]	TR News	No Man's Sky Forsaken update brings Seamless Warping, New Cockpits, Forsaken Traders and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/no-mans-sky-forsaken-update-brings-seamless-warping-new-cockpits-forsaken-traders-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No Man's Sky Forsaken update brings Seamless Warping, New Cockpits, Forsaken Traders and more | GamingOnLinux
[12:51]	TR News	GOG and Retrovibe team up for indie game publishing | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/gog-and-retrovibe-team-up-for-indie-game-publishing/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOG and Retrovibe team up for indie game publishing | GamingOnLinux
[12:51]	TR News	System76 tease the new mini Thelio Prime Desktop coming in November | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/system76-tease-the-new-mini-thelio-prime-desktop-coming-in-november/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[12:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76 tease the new mini Thelio Prime Desktop coming in November | GamingOnLinux
● Oct 30
[13:04]	TR News	Jagex are now publishing Melvor Idle 2 as an official RuneScape game | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/jagex-are-now-publishing-melvor-idle-2-as-an-official-runescape-game/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/jagex-are-now-publishing-melvor-idle-2-as-an-official-runescape-game/
[13:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Jagex are now publishing Melvor Idle 2 as an official RuneScape game | GamingOnLinux
[13:06]	TR News	"Australian company Rapid Analysis has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for its Xerxes Home Lab platform, featuring updated carrier boards for Raspberry Pi Compute Modules and NVIDIA Jetson systems." https://linuxgizmos.com/xerxes-home-lab-adds-jetson-support-nvme-and-poe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[13:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/xerxes-home-lab-adds-jetson-support-nvme-and-poe/ )
[13:06]	TR News	"The Nano Pro Gen15 is a compact Linux mini PC powered by Intels Core Ultra X7 358H processor with integrated Arc B390 graphics." https://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-linux-box-packs-panther-lake-arc-graphics-and-dual-2-5gbe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[13:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-linux-box-packs-panther-lake-arc-graphics-and-dual-2-5gbe/ )
[13:07]	TR News	"Sovereignty debt is the disparity between where regulators, customers, and executive boards expect your cloud systems, datastores" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sovereignty-debt-how-apac-boards-accumulate-it-and-what-it-costs-repay | Source: Red Hat Official
[13:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Sovereignty debt: How APAC boards accumulate it and what it costs to repay
[13:07]	TR News	"In practice, the addition I see first usually sits upstream, whether that's a copilot, an AIOps correlation layer, or an agent able to reason across tools." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-itops-needs-governed-automation-foundation-ai | Source: Red Hat Official
[13:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Why ITOps needs a governed automation foundation for AI
[13:08]	TR News	Not good: "Finland's unemployment rate remains worst in EU | Yle News | Yle" https://yle.fi/a/74-20254265 Sompi
[13:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland's unemployment rate remains worst in EU | Yle News | Yle
[13:09]	TR News	October 30th is not meant to be a good day for sunbathing, but it is this year
[13:11]	TR News	"These habits arent wrong, but they add unnecessary steps. Across multiple servers, those extra commands add up. They also make shell scripts longer and introduce more opportunities for typos." https://www.tecmint.com/mkdir-tar-and-kill-commands-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 5 Linux Commands to Create Folders and Kill Processes Faster
[13:12]	TR News	"98 Percent of Trumps Refugee Admissions Have Been White South Africans | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/98-percent-of-trumps-refugee-admissions-have-been-white-south-africans/
[13:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | 98 Percent of Trumps Refugee Admissions Have Been White South Africans | Truthout
[13:12]	TR News	"The Republicans Closing Argument - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-republicans-closing-argument
[13:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Republicans Closing Argument - Robert Reich
[13:17]	TR News	"jwz: Zombie Loophole" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/zombie-loophole/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/zombie-loophole/ )
[13:17]	TR News	"The SPLC Breakup Gone Wrong Went REALLY REALLY Wrong - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/29/the-splc-breakup-gone-wrong-went-really-wrong/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | The SPLC Breakup Gone Wrong Went REALLY REALLY Wrong - emptywheel
[13:18]	TR News	iophk: what line items are being shuffled to under the "Azure" heading to make that illusion happen? https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/companies/microsoft-shares-jump-5-as-azure-growth-boosts-quarterly-earnings-1999830 http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/Microsoft_Has_Had_Mass_Layoffs_in_Azure_Every_Year_Since_2020_a.shtml
[13:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Microsoft Shares Jump 5% as Azure Growth Boosts Quarterly Earnings
[13:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Has Had Mass Layoffs in Azure Every Year Since 2020 and the Bleeding Continues Because It Misreports Earnings There
[13:18]	TR News	Citizen protests were heard - another municipality wants to drop data center https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/borgerprotester-blev-hoert-endnu-en-kommune-vil-droppe-datacenter
[13:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-dr-dk.translate.goog | Borgerprotester blev hrt - endnu en kommune vil droppe datacenter | Indland | DR
[13:18]	TR News	"Assembling Our Homelab Rack Server for Our Personal Cloud" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/assemble-x:5
[13:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Assembling Our Homelab Rack Server for Our Personal Cloud
[13:19]	TR News	"No One Besides the Biggest Tech Giants is Seeing Benefits From AI - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/28/0137206 not even them https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai
[13:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | No Company Besides the Biggest Tech Giants Is Seeing Benefits From AI - SoylentNews
[13:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextweb.com | Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron
[13:28]	TR News	From Working Group to SIG Architecture: spotlight on Hey Hi (AI) Conformance https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/10/29/sig-arch-ai-conformance-2026/
[13:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | From Working Group to SIG Architecture: spotlight on AI Conformance | Kubernetes
[13:29]	TR News	New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including the Mailroom - 2026-10-28 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-10-28-edition/index.html
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including the Mailroom - 2026-10-28 Edition
[13:29]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1103666/
[13:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[13:30]	TR News	Is Ubuntu Eyeing Immutability? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop and Eyes a Firmware Change for LTS https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-core-desktop-firmware-hwe/
[13:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Is Ubuntu Going Immutable? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop
[13:31]	TR News	Your Car's Biggest Security Weakness Could Be Somewhere Unexpected https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cars-biggest-security-weakness-could-be-somewhere-unexpected
[13:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Identified Hundreds of New Vulnerabilities in Cars, And They're Not Mechanical : ScienceAlert
[13:31]	TR News	How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/how-about-a-hallowuino-half-dozen/
[13:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | How about a Hallowuino half-dozen? | Arduino Blog
● Oct 30
[14:16]	TR News	Spooky Climate https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/30/spooky-climate/
[14:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Spooky Climate
[14:21]	TR News	Retiring Iza https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/30/retiring-iza/
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Retiring Iza
[14:21]	TR News	Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/29/search-gate-traffic-how-a-cookie-helped-performance/
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Search gate traffic how a cookie helped performance Dan Langille's Other Diary
[14:24]	TR News	Celebrating SIM Cards https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/celebrating-sim-cards/
[14:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | Celebrating SIM Cards - Jim Nielsens Blog
[14:25]	TR News	New Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Sparked Immune Responses in 99% of Patients https://www.sciencealert.com/new-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-sparked-immune-responses-in-99-of-patients
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Sparked Immune Responses in 99% of Patients : ScienceAlert
[14:25]	TR News	Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/tech-whizzs-internet-accessible-synology-nas-gets-bit-by-ransomware-attack-from-18-month-old-remote-code-execution-flaw-security-updates-neglected-in-a-series-of-catastrophic-errors
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Tech whiz's internet-accessible Synology NAS gets bit by ransomware attack from 18-month-old remote code execution flaw security updates neglected in a series of catastrophic errors | Tom's Hardware
[14:26]	TR News	Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall Hey Hi (AI) surveillance cameras https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/flock-ignores-minnesota-citys-orders-not-to-reinstall-ai-surveillance-cameras-citizens-complain-after-spotting-two-cameras-despite-the-city-canceling-its-contract
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Flock ignores Minnesota citys orders not to reinstall AI surveillance cameras citizens complain after spotting two cameras despite the city canceling its contract | Tom's Hardware
[14:29]	TR News	Big Techs Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html
[14:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/amazon-earnings-tech-spending.html )
[14:30]	TR News	Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/free-ai-scraping-detection-service-to-help-publishers-sign-or-sue/
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Free AI-scraping detection service to help publishers sign or sue - Press Gazette
[14:49]	TR News	DietPi v10.8 adds WireGuard management and network improvements https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-v10-8-adds-wireguard-management-and-network-improvements/
[14:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-v10-8-adds-wireguard-management-and-network-improvements/ )
[14:50]	TR News	Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/gelly-jellyfin-desktop-music-player-linux
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Gelly is a GTK desktop music player for Jellyfin and Navidrome - OMG! Ubuntu
[14:52]	TR News	Hindustan Times: "Top US Labor Department official issues stern warning after Microsoft layoffs: 'Don't screw with American workers'"
[14:53]	TR News	GOP election season, that is all
[14:55]	TR News	Turn 10 Studios head Dan Greenawalt retiring after 27 years at Microsoft https://www.shacknews.com/article/151197/turn-10-studios-dan-greenawalt-retires
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turn 10 Studios head Dan Greenawalt retiring after 27 years at Microsoft | Shacknews
[14:55]	TR News	Forza Motorsport Creator Leaves Microsoft After 27 Years https://mezha.ua/en/news/avtor-franshizi-forza-motorsport-zvilnyayetsya-z-microsoft-316696/
[14:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mezha.ua | Forza Motorsport Creator Dan Greenawalt Leaves Microsoft After 27 Years Mezha
[14:56]	TR News	Turn 10 Studios Head Dan Greenawalt Reportedly Leaves After 27 Years - News https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469530/turn-10-studios-head-dan-greenawalt-reportedly-leaves-after-27-years/
[14:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vgchartz.com | Turn 10 Studios Head Dan Greenawalt Reportedly Leaves After 27 Years
● Oct 30
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[15:08]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Far Worse Than the Media Tells (Microsoft Spin Laundered as "Reporting") https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Microsoft_Layoffs_Far_Worse_Than_the_Media_Tells_Microsoft_Spin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Microsoft_Layoffs_Far_Worse_Than_the_Media_Tells_Microsoft_Spin.gmi 
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Layoffs Far Worse Than the Media Tells (Microsoft Spin Laundered as "Reporting")
[15:10]	TR News	"I'm counting Apache connections because at one point I was trying to understand whether my server was being overwhelmed by many connections and if I needed to fiddle with the many configuration options of the web server." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-10-30-sysadmin
[15:11]	TR News	"This is the 11th post in the f3s series about my self-hosting home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-11-01-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-11.gmi
[15:12]	TR News	"i hope this msg finds u well. one dream, pls. dankon, amiko. not the kind that sandman fellow doles out, if possible." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2860
[15:13]	TR News	"Surely now in this series of 'nuggets' of small incomplete blogs into the dark, mysterious and supernatural folklore of my home county, its time to do a ghost story." gemini://gemini.yunzi.co.uk/gemlog/2026-10-30-darkfolklore4.gmi
[15:15]	TR News	"Added a button and added my other places page." gemini://renfys.smol.pub/1793362200
[15:15]	TR News	"I think someone must have seen the wild success of Magic: The Gathering, and wanted in. It was kind of a cool game, and I remember playing it with a friend at lunch in grade eight. He always won. He always won at MtG, too. My cards were shit, and I made bad decisions with the ones I had." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/10-30.gmi
[15:16]	TR News	"Once a mailbox is up and running, it needs to be maintained. New files are added, Mystic will eventually receive an update, and on a computer with a read-only system, some things work differently from what youre used to." gemini://schreibfaultier.pollux.casa/blog/2026-10-30-solar-minibbs-part-2-administration.en.gmi
[15:18]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2139.jpg
[15:18]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1782.jpg
[15:23]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: Solar MiniBBS, Kubernetes With FreeBSD, "Sysadmin Day" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_Solar_MiniBBS_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Gemini_Links_30_10_2026_Solar_MiniBBS_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_S.gmi 
[15:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 30/10/2026: Solar MiniBBS, Kubernetes With FreeBSD, "Sysadmin Day"
[15:26]	TR News	Canonical Revived Ubuntu Core Desktop with Everything Snap Only https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/revived-ubuntu-core-desktop/
[15:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Canonical Revived Ubuntu Core Desktop with Everything Snap Only | UbuntuHandbook
[15:29]	TR News	Terrible idea, FOMO hype https://itsfoss.com/news/openeuler-24-03-sp4/
[15:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | openEuler New Releases Come With a Heavy Dose of AI and Agents
[15:30]	TR News	Marketing disguised as "awards" with sponsors in the mix https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/juve-to-present-accolades-to-two-winners-for-patent-law-in-germany-2/
[15:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | JUVE to present accolades to two winners for patent law in Germany - JUVE Patent
[15:33]	TR News	EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.5 released https://bkhome.org/news/202610/easyos-excalibur-series-version-75-released.html
[15:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.5 released
[15:35]	TR News	BSD Now 687: Long Term Support https://www.bsdnow.tv/687
[15:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 687: Long Term Support
[15:36]	TR News	Being against slop is NOT being a "contrarian", the slop pushers are liars who are contrarians to reality
[15:37]	TR News	This app lets you manage Nothing & CMF earbuds on GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/cmf-nothing-earbuds-linux-companion-app
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | This app lets you manage Nothing & CMF earbuds on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu
[15:37]	TR News	FOSS Weekly #26.44: Ginux, Dead Distros, Resurrected Projects, Dangerous Commands and More (Scary) GNU/Linux Stuff https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17510669/foss-weekly-26-44
[15:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.44: Ginux, Dead Distros, Resurrected Projects, Dangerous Commands and More (Scary) Linux Stuff
[15:38]	TR News	Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ghostty-1-4-released
[15:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu
[15:38]	TR News	CarotOS 1.3 https://distrowatch.com/carotos
[15:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/carotos )
[15:38]	TR News	Proton 2026.11.01 https://distrowatch.com/proton
[15:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/proton )
[15:39]	TR News	Netflixs New Stanford Prison Experiment is neither good science nor good TV https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/28/new-stanford-prison-experiment-review/
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | 'New Stanford Prison Experiment' isn't good science nor good TV
[15:39]	TR News	Netflix Turns Horrific Social Experiment Into Reality TV Show https://futurism.com/health-medicine/netflix-horrific-social-experiment
[15:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Netflix Turns Horrific Social Experiment Into Reality TV Show
[15:40]	TR News	Kirigami Addons 1.16.0. The material updates https://carlschwan.eu/2026/10/29/kirigami-addons-1.16.0.-the-material-updates/
[15:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-carlschwan.eu | Kirigami Addons 1.16.0. The material updates
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[15:41]		*parsifal (~parsifal@8trubnhfec9ms.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[15:48]	TR News	AOCR.org Referrer Spam in Surveillance Giant Google Analytics and Server Logs https://www.blackmoreops.com/aocr-org-referrer-spam-google-analytics/
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.blackmoreops.com | AOCR.org Referrer Spam in Google Analytics and Server Logs
[15:48]	TR News	Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoons Silent Train Network https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-sd-wan-zero-day-exploitation-tied-to-volt-typhoons-silent-train-network/
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoon's 'Silent Train' Network - SecurityWeek
[15:49]	TR News	Deploying a Local Ghidra Server for Your Malware Analysis Lab, (Thu, Oct 29th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33470
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Deploying a Local Ghidra Server for Your Malware Analysis Lab
[15:49]	TR News	Fake PS5 emulators are being used to steal gamers' passwords https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fake-ps5-emulators-are-being-used-to-infect-gamers-computers-with-password-scraping-malware-two-well-known-github-repos-including-anyps5-hit
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Fake PS5 emulators are being used to steal gamers' passwords two well-known GitHub repos, including popular AnyPS5, get hit, infecting gamers' computers with password-scraping malware | Tom's Hardware
[15:49]	TR News	Pentagon shake-up continues: US fires top army general in latest ouster https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-pentagon-shake-up-continues-us-fires-top-army-general-in-latest-ouster
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-pentagon-shake-up-continues-us-fires-top-army-general-in-latest-ouster )
[15:49]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man's Iran War Plan Could Target Civilian Infrastructure in Explosive Post-Midterm Escalation, Senator Warns https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murphy-trump-reported-iran-war-plan-1828922
[15:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Iran War Plan Could Target Civilian Infrastructure in Explosive Post-Midterm Escalation, Senator Warns | IBTimes UK
[15:50]	TR News	Judge Strikes Down Convicted Felon Rule Forcing Seriously Ill Medicaid Patients to Prove They Cannot Work https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/judge-blocks-narrower-medicaid-medical-exemption-definition-1828903
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Forcing Seriously Ill Medicaid Patients to Prove They Cannot Work | IBTimes UK
[15:51]	TR News	LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/29/libreoffice-26-8-2/
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility - TDF Community Blog
[15:52]	TR News	Dev snapshot: Godot 4.8 beta 2 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-8-beta-2/
[15:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Dev snapshot: Godot 4.8 beta 2 Godot Engine
[15:53]	TR News	Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Metas Proposed Commercial TOS Updates https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/copyright-alliance-meta-tos-update-statement/
[15:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/28/copyright-alliance-meta-tos-update-statement/ )
[15:53]	TR News	Theres nothing scary about it: Life goes on in Lithuania as troops patrol Russia border https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3095309/there-s-nothing-scary-about-it-life-goes-on-in-lithuania-as-troops-patrol-russia-border
[15:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Theres nothing scary about it: Life goes on in Lithuania as troops patrol Russia border - LRT
[15:53]	TR News	Russian Strike on Ukrainian Train Station Kills 14 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-dnipro-train-russia.html
[15:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-dnipro-train-russia.html )
[15:54]	TR News	Newly Freed American Describes His Years in Russian Prison https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/stephen-james-hubbard-russian-prison.html
[15:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/stephen-james-hubbard-russian-prison.html )
[15:54]	TR News	Ukraine peace momentum builds, but Russia sticks to its guns https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1029/russia-ukraine-war-peace-talks-trump-china-zelenskyy
[15:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As US offers Ukraine peace plan, Russia grinds away on battlefield - CSMonitor.com
[15:55]	TR News	Russian Drone Attack Kills 14 In Dnipro As Oleshky Truce Enters Third Day https://www.rferl.org/a/oleshky-ukraine-russia-melania-trump-ceasefire/33886379.html
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russian Drone Attack Kills 14 In Dnipro As Oleshky Truce Enters Third Day
[15:56]	TR News	Aid mission set to enter Ukraine's Oleshky as localised ceasefire holds for third day https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261029-aid-mission-set-to-enter-ukraine-s-oleshky-as-localised-ceasefire-holds-for-third-day
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261029-aid-mission-set-to-enter-ukraine-s-oleshky-as-localised-ceasefire-holds-for-third-day )
[15:56]	TR News	Tunisians drawn into Russia's war in Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/tunisians-drawn-into-russia-s-war-in-ukraine
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tunisians-drawn-into-russia-s-war-in-ukraine )
[15:56]	TR News	Latvians honoured by Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/29.10.2026-latvians-honoured-by-ukraine.a669625/
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvians honoured by Ukraine / Article
[15:58]	TR News	Extremely brief history of PDP computers https://entropicthoughts.com/history-of-pdp-computers
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Extremely brief history of PDP computers
● Oct 30
[16:01]	TR News	Sizing Red Bait Quay: Profiling components to find real limits https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/29/sizing-red-hat-quay-profiling-components-find-real-limits
[16:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/29/sizing-red-hat-quay-profiling-components-find-real-limits )
[16:03]	TR News	Indias Media Giants Join Fight Against Upcoming Privacy Law https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/india-media-privacy-law.html
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/india-media-privacy-law.html )
[16:03]	TR News	What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers and whats next for implementation https://edri.org/our-work/what-the-new-convention-on-decent-work-in-the-platform-economy-means-for-workers-and-whats-next-for-implementation/
[16:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers and whats next for implementation - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[16:04]	TR News	The internet should not demand constant self-defence: Fairness starts before the click https://edri.org/our-work/the-internet-should-not-demand-constant-self-defence-fairness-starts-before-the-click/
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | The internet should not demand constant self-defence: Fairness starts before the click - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[16:04]	TR News	Draconian access block orders in Turkey https://edri.org/our-work/draconian-access-block-orders-in-turkey/
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Draconian access block orders in Turkey - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[16:07]	TR News	Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy https://edri.org/our-work/surveillance-in-times-of-insecurity-a-wicked-and-stupid-strategy/
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Surveillance in times of insecurity: a wicked and stupid strategy - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[16:07]	TR News	Slop/spam: "( Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI)" https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/10/tuning-hdmi-monitors-to-work-flawlessly.html
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbaxps.blogspot.com | Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Tuning HDMI Monitors to work flawlessly with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed ( Assisted by Google AI )
[16:09]	TR News	Google Starved Out Publishers With Hey Hi (AI) Search. Now, Its Pivot Is Blowing Up in Its Face. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-starved-out-publishers-ai-mode-revenue
[16:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google Starved Out Publishers With AI Search. Now, Its Pivot Is Blowing Up in Its Face.
[16:10]	TR News	Mike Blumenkrantz: Advanced Robotics Synthesized Capture https://www.supergoodcode.com/Advanced-Robotics-Synthesized-Capture/
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.supergoodcode.com | Advanced Robotics Synthesized Capture Mike Blumenkrantz Super. Good. Code.
[16:10]	TR News	LibreOffice 26.8.2 Released With Multimedia Fixes and Improved Stability and Format Compatibility https://fossforce.com/2026/10/libreoffice-26-8-2-released-with-multimedia-fixes-and-improved-stability-and-format-compatibility/
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | LibreOffice 26.8.2 Released With Multimedia Fixes and Improved Stability and Format Compatibility - FOSS Force
[16:13]	TR News	Google may buy publishers time they should use it to loosen tech giants grip on them https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-may-buy-publishers-time-they-should-use-it-to-loosen-tech-giants-grip-on-them/ "Google will likely remain an important source of traffic for years - what publishers should do in the meantime."
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google may buy publishers time - they should use it to loosen tech giant's grip on them - Press Gazette
[16:14]	TR News	Alphabets stock sinks after shocking investors with top- and bottom-line misses https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/28/alphabets-stock-sinks-after-shocking-investors-with-top-and-bottom-line-miss/
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Alphabet's stock sinks after shocking investors with top- and bottom-line misses - SiliconANGLE
[16:14]	TR News	Social media surveillance case faces uncertainty after judges death https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/1029/uaw-trump-immigrants-social-media-hellerstein
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Social media surveillance case faces uncertainty after judges death - CSMonitor.com
[16:20]	TR News	Techrights Despite the Mass Layoffs Microsoft's Debt Soared by 5.1 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Despite_the_Mass_Layoffs_Microsoft_s_Debt_Soared_by_5_1_Billion.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Despite_the_Mass_Layoffs_Microsoft_s_Debt_Soared_by_5_1_Billion.gmi 
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Despite the Mass Layoffs Microsoft's Debt Soared by 5.1 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months
[16:21]	TR News	"The writing's on the wall." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m65d2ry5 "OP, if your biggest concern in life is that you can't unpair a headset from your Xbox you should probably take the buyout. I am sure your mom and dad will still let you live in the basement..."
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m65d2ry5 )
[16:50]	TR News	Techrights "Early Retirement" (Silent Layoffs) for Everybody Except the Executives https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Early_Retirement_Silent_Layoffs_for_Everybody_Except_the_Execut.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Early_Retirement_Silent_Layoffs_for_Everybody_Except_the_Execut.gmi 
[16:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Early Retirement" (Silent Layoffs) for Everybody Except the Executives
[16:51]	TR News	"Perhaps another reason why Linus Torvalds also takes this stand is because he knows that machine generated code, which only concerns "AI" and not compilers nor editors, is very problematic with regard to the GPL license." https://unixdigest.com/articles/no-linus-torvalds-you-are-not-just-using-a-new-and-interesting-tool.html
[16:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unixdigest.com | No Linus Torvalds, you are not just using a new and interesting tool
[16:53]	TR News	APNIC updates conference host and location selection process https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/29/apnic-updates-conference-host-and-location-selection-process/
[16:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | APNIC updates conference host and location selection process | APNIC Blog
[16:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Shelly 3.1.10 Brings More Reliable AUR Builds and a New Shell Progress Bar https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Shelly_3_1_10_Brings_More_Reliable_AUR_Builds_and_a_New_Shell_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Shelly_3_1_10_Brings_More_Reliable_AUR_Builds_and_a_New_Shell_P.gmi 
[16:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shelly 3.1.10 Brings More Reliable AUR Builds and a New Shell Progress Bar
[16:54]	TR News	noyb win: French electronics retailer Fnac Darty fined 7 million https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-french-electronics-retailer-fnac-darty-fined-eu7-million
[16:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | noyb win: French electronics retailer Fnac Darty fined 7 million
[16:55]	TR News	$2600 LattePanda Sigma 2 single board server features 180 TOPS defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra X7 358H SoC for local Hey Hi (AI) applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/29/2600-lattepanda-sigma-2-single-board-server-features-180-tops-intel-core-ultra-x7-358h-soc-for-local-ai-applications/
[16:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | $2600 LattePanda Sigma 2 single board server features 180 TOPS Intel Core Ultra X7 358H SoC for local AI applications - CNX Software
[16:56]	TR News	Some marketing spam and fake endorsements from the patent microcosm https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/sandoz-wins-accolade-in-house-team-of-the-year/
[16:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Sandoz wins accolade In-house Team of the Year for Patent Germany
● Oct 30
[17:09]	TR News	CCP enforces its law on Mbappe and football: if you profit in China, you will obey https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ccp-enforces-its-law-on-mbappe-and-football-if-you-profit-in-china-you-will-obey/
[17:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | CCP enforces its law on Mbappe and football: if you profit in China, you will obey | The Strategist
[17:10]	TR News	All right now? I thought you said all white now! University admin on Hey Hi (AI) band photo https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/29/humor-ai-band-photo/
[17:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | 'All right now? I thought you said all white now!' University admin on AI band photo
[17:14]	TR News	"I'm an average employee. Now from the PoV of a company like Oracle or Microsoft or Qualcomm, or from the perspective of their ELT or BoD or CEO, maybe it does make sense to shed "redundant" weight through continued layoffs." https://www.teamblind.com/post/hear-me-out-please-about-the-trend-of-layoffs-g58kkwao
[17:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Hear me out please, about the trend of layoffs. | Tech Industry - Blind
[17:15]	TR News	Microsoft person: "I have this really weird hypothesis in my mind that I know will never happen but might seem reasonable. The severance package is definitely a win once you take it and leave. You get decent amount of money to either look for another job or take a breather." https://www.teamblind.com/post/take-it-or-get-laid-off-iet7vedn
[17:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | Take it or get laid off? | Office Life - Blind
[17:16]	TR News	"I actually wish I was still at Microsoft right now so I could take the buyout."
[17:16]	TR News	"Since I got laid off I've been grinding through this brutal market with nothing but a package that ran out and a pile of rejections. Meanwhile Microsoft is offering a voluntary buyout, paid to leave, severance-like terms, on your own timeline, with the luxury of deciding." https://www.teamblind.com/post/i-actually-wish-i-was-still-at-microsoft-right-now-so-i-could-take-the-buyout-q64u0uup
[17:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | I actually wish I was still at Microsoft right now so I could take the buyout. | Tech Industry - Blind
[17:17]	TR News	"VEO in Xbox. Sorry for Xbox folks. First they got hit with VRP, then layoffs, then VEO and now more Xbox layoffs are coming. Stay strong and move on." https://www.teamblind.com/post/veo-in-xbox-iq8rdt76
[17:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | VEO in Xbox | Tech Industry - Blind
[17:19]	TR News	"I was offered a VEO at Microsoft today. I have until December 9 to decide. The ideal goal would be to find a new position and accept the VEO offer. There are a lot of job postings out there, but many report trouble hearing back." https://www.teamblind.com/post/43-days-to-find-a-roll-15h267p3
[17:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.teamblind.com | 43 days to find a roll | Tech Referrals - Blind
[17:19]	TR News	"there are other technical matters which can be expounded upon but the restricted boot hits closest to home (IMHO) as well as being well-documented for a long time on TR and TM"
[17:20]	TR News	regarding restricted boot, techrights will cover that about once a day until election day
[17:20]	TR News	"another 60 k microsofters are being sprayed onto the marketplace where they will falsely pose as people with IT experience and skills."
[17:22]	TR News	"How about ageism? IBM wrote the handbook on that one." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt "Anti-white racism"
[17:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m646j7gt )
[17:28]	TR News	Three Stone Age Caves Reveal Continual Cannibalism https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/science/stone-age-cannibal-caves-of-spain.html
[17:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/science/stone-age-cannibal-caves-of-spain.html )
[17:28]	TR News	After His Iran War Triggered an Oil Crisis, Convicted Felon Blames Soaring Energy Prices on Climate Regulations https://futurism.com/science-energy/trump-war-gas-prices-climate-regulations
[17:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | After His Iran War Triggered an Oil Crisis, Trump Blames Soaring Energy Prices on Climate Regulations
[17:29]	TR News	A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/sailor-mental-health-uss-lincoln-navy.html
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/sailor-mental-health-uss-lincoln-navy.html )
[17:29]	TR News	Stanford scientists find solution to reverse coral bleaching https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/29/stanford-scientists-bleached-coral/
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford scientists discover way to restore bleached coral
[17:29]	TR News	Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change https://overpopulation-project.com/strengthening-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-can-help-reduce-vulnerability-to-dangerous-climate-change/
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-overpopulation-project.com | Strengthening Family Planning and Reproductive Health Can Help Reduce Vulnerability to Dangerous Climate Change - The Overpopulation Project
[17:30]	TR News	RFK Jr Opens the Floodgates on Experimental Peptides, Alarming Scientists https://futurism.com/health-medicine/rfk-jr-floodgates-peptides
[17:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | RFK Jr Opens the Floodgates on Experimental Peptides, Alarming Scientists
[17:31]	TR News	we appear to have saved one of the tetra penguins, who 3 nights ago was struggling to swim
[17:31]	TR News	Scientists Find Evidence That the Human Brain Is Constantly Snapping Between Different Realities https://futurism.com/health-medicine/scientists-evidence-human-brain-different-realities
[17:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Find Evidence That the Human Brain Is Constantly Snapping Between Different Realities
[17:31]	TR News	North Korea fires around a dozen ballistic missiles into East Sea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-off-east-coast-south-korea-military-says
[17:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles towards sea | The Straits Times
[17:32]	TR News	Kim Jong Un urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles, rockets https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kim-jong-un-urges-drone-dominance-as-north-korea-fires-missiles-rockets
[17:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Kim Jong Un urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles, rockets | The Straits Times
[17:32]	TR News	North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-denounces-south-korea-us-air-defence-drills-kcna-reports
[17:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports | The Straits Times
[17:36]	TR News	When your site has a decent search facility that people can use and can trust (and does not spew out unreliable slop), then you have no "competition" in results, all results are local
[17:36]	TR News	Haze exposes gaps in Malaysias workplace protection for outdoor workers https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-exposes-gaps-in-malaysias-workplace-protections-for-outdoor-workers
[17:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Haze exposes workplace protections gaps in Malaysia | The Straits Times
[17:36]	TR News	Indonesia names 20 companies as forest fire suspects in crackdown on haze culprits https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-names-20-companies-as-forest-fire-suspects-in-crackdown-on-haze-culprits
[17:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indonesia names 20 firms in forest fire crackdown | The Straits Times
[17:36]	TR News	Johor government rejects claims linking state investment arm JCorp to Indonesian fires https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-government-rejects-claims-linking-state-investment-arm-jcorp-to-indonesian-fires
[17:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Johor rejects JCorp links to Indonesia fires | The Straits Times
[17:40]	TR News	tuxmachines is getting better at 1) culling slopfarms (even the "famous" ones like linuxiac) 2) clustering related stories. Torvalds has taken note. But he prefers shallow covering, like Zemlins kissing his socks. Unconditional praise leads to cults though.
[17:41]	TR News	China Is Not Happy About Fan-made Hey Hi (AI) Videos of Sun Wukong and Lin Daiyu https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/china-ai-videos-sun-wukong-lin-daiyu.html
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/asia/china-ai-videos-sun-wukong-lin-daiyu.html )
[17:41]	TR News	Australian defence chief says China military build-up creating pressure in South-east Asia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-defence-chief-says-china-military-buildup-creating-pressure-in-south-east-asia
[17:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australian defence chief says China military build-up creating pressure in South-east Asia | The Straits Times
[17:42]	TR News	Taiwan suspects China behind brief Pakistan airspace ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-suspects-china-behind-brief-pakistan-airspace-ban
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan suspects China behind Pakistan airspace ban | The Straits Times
[17:42]	TR News	China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-china-tensions-resurface-at-the-close-of-asean-defence-gathering
[17:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks | The Straits Times
[17:43]	TR News	"Sir Colin Ian Birss to swear his Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath as the Master of the Rolls" https://www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/kings-bench-division-daily-cause-list?artefactId=c6261034-1dca-446e-ba81-b7f5d2efcd79
[17:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/kings-bench-division-daily-cause-list?artefactId=c6261034-1dca-446e-ba81-b7f5d2efcd79 )
[17:44]	TR News	Mentioned a lot in relation to patents https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=Birss&set1=any
[17:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Search
[17:48]	TR News	Getty judge appointed to interim High Court role as Birss replaces Vos https://www.worldipreview.com/careers/getty-judge-appointed-to-interim-high-court-role-as-birss-replaces-vos
[17:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.worldipreview.com | Getty judge appointed to interim High Court role as Birss replaces Vos | Careers | World IP Review
[17:48]	TR News	Vos promotes slop, Birss is in the patent microcosm
[17:50]	TR News	"Birss was called to the Bar in 1990 and took silk in 2008. He began his judicial career as a Deputy Chair of the Copyright Tribunal in 2009, became a Specialist Circuit Judge in 2010 and a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division in 2013."
[17:50]	TR News	"In 2021 he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal and Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and in 2023 he became Lead Judge for Artificial Intelligence." https://www.lawnews.co.uk/legal-insight/appointments/sir-colin-birss-to-succeed-sir-geoffrey-vos-as-master-of/
[17:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lawnews.co.uk | Sir Colin Birss to succeed Sir Geoffrey Vos as Master of the Rolls on his retirement - Law News
[17:50]	TR News	"Birss was called to the Bar in 1990 and took silk in 2008. He began his judicial career as a Deputy Chair of the Copyright Tribunal in 2009, became a Specialist Circuit Judge in 2010 and a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division in 2013."
● Oct 30
[18:06]	TR News	U.S. to China after demolition report: End interference in Tibetan religious life https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/10/29/tibet-monastery-demolition-sershul-buddhism-china/
[18:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | U.S. to China after demolition report: End interference in Tibetan religious life Radio Free Asia
[18:06]	TR News	China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-trade-accord-with-swiss-bucks-wider-trend-towards-protectionism
[18:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism | The Straits Times
[18:06]	TR News	Former factory worker is crowned Chinas richest woman, again https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-factory-worker-is-crowned-chinas-richest-woman-again
[18:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Former factory worker is crowned Chinas richest woman, again | The Straits Times
[18:07]	TR News	Taiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights, citing Beijings One China policy https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/29/taiwan-says-pakistan-briefly-closed-airspace-to-taiwanese-flights-citing-beijings-one-china-policy/
[18:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights
[18:07]	TR News	Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/30/hello-kitty-firm-apologises-scraps-japan-tv-tie-up-after-china-anger/
[18:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger
[18:27]	TR News	US Drinking Water Could Contain Double The Reported Levels of PFAS https://www.sciencealert.com/pfas-levels-in-us-drinking-water-could-be-twice-as-high-as-reported
[18:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Drinking Water Could Contain Double The Reported Levels of PFAS : ScienceAlert
[18:27]	TR News	An Overlooked Immune Cell Killed The Deadliest Form of Lung Cancer in Lab Tests https://www.sciencealert.com/an-overlooked-immune-cell-killed-the-deadliest-form-of-lung-cancer-in-lab-tests
[18:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Overlooked Immune Cell Killed The Deadliest Form of Lung Cancer in Lab Tests : ScienceAlert
[18:27]	TR News	Scientists Ran 100,000 Simulations of Comets Striking Earth. The Results Are a Surprise. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-ran-100000-simulations-of-comets-striking-earth-the-results-are-a-surprise
[18:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-We May Have Been Wrong About How Comets Seeded Life on Earth : ScienceAlert
[18:27]	TR News	There's a Curious Link Between Your Childhood Imaginary Friend And an Uncanny Feeling Later in Life https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-curious-link-between-your-childhood-imaginary-friend-and-an-uncanny-feeling-later-in-life
[18:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-There's a Curious Link Between Your Childhood Imaginary Friend And an Uncanny Feeling Later in Life : ScienceAlert
[18:31]	TR News	After 30 Years, FDA Approves First-Ever Drug For a Rare Neurological Disorder https://www.sciencealert.com/after-30-years-fda-approves-first-ever-drug-for-a-rare-neurological-disorder
[18:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-After 30 Years, FDA Approves First-Ever Drug For a Rare Neurological Disorder : ScienceAlert
[18:31]	TR News	Big News: A Giant New Dwarf Planet Candidate May Be Hiding Beyond Pluto https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-discover-giant-new-dwarf-planet-candidate-hiding-beyond-pluto
[18:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Big News: A Giant New Dwarf Planet Candidate May Be Hiding Beyond Pluto : ScienceAlert
[18:32]	TR News	Remember When Scientists Invented a Robot Tail to Improve Our Human Balance? https://www.sciencealert.com/remember-when-scientists-invented-a-robot-tail-to-improve-our-human-balance
[18:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Remember When Scientists Invented a Robot Tail to Improve Our Human Balance? : ScienceAlert
[18:32]	TR News	Cold Triggers a Hidden Molecular Pathway That Extends Lifespan, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/cold-triggers-a-hidden-molecular-pathway-that-extends-lifespan-study-finds
[18:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cold Triggers a Hidden Molecular Pathway That Extends Lifespan, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
[18:32]	TR News	Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/healthcare-professionals-advocates-and-impacted-people-share-why-they-support-reproductive-freedom-on-the-ballot-in-virginia
[18:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia | American Civil Liberties Union
[18:33]	TR News	Qt Certification Exams Updated to Qt 6.12 LTS https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-certification-exams-updated-to-qt-6.12-lts
[18:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt Certification Exams Updated to Qt 6.12 LTS
[18:35]	TR News	Intels Shares Plunge 20% as Hey Hi (AI) Hinders Some Parts of Its Business https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/intel-earnings.html
[18:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/intel-earnings.html )
[18:35]	TR News	kind
[18:36]	TR News	Man granted first-of-its-kind religious exemption against mandatory Hey Hi (AI) use at work https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/secular-humanist-gets-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-argues-that-offloading-his-thinking-to-llms-violates-his-beliefs-american-humanist-association-says-its-the-first-case-of-its-kind
[18:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Man granted first-of-its-kind religious exemption against mandatory AI use at work Humanist argues that offloading his thinking to LLMs violates his beliefs, Title VII accommodation protects employee | Tom's Hardware
[18:37]	TR News	North Korea tests attack drones as Kim calls for 'absolute superiority' https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261030-north-korea-tests-attack-drones-as-kim-calls-for-absolute-superiority
[18:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261030-north-korea-tests-attack-drones-as-kim-calls-for-absolute-superiority )
[18:47]	TR News	Techrights Birss Replaces Vos in UK's High Court, LLM Slop Plagiarism a Contentious Issue https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Birss_Replaces_Vos_in_UK_s_High_Court_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_a_Con.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Birss_Replaces_Vos_in_UK_s_High_Court_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_a_Con.gmi 
[18:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Birss Replaces Vos in UK's High Court, LLM Slop Plagiarism a Contentious Issue
[18:51]	TR News	Intel shares plummet more than 20% following weak guidance blamed on PC market slowdown https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/29/shares-of-intel-plummet-more-than-20-following-weak-guidance-blamed-on-pc-market-slowdown/
[18:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intel shares plummet 30+% following weak guidance blamed on PC market slowdown - SiliconANGLE
[18:52]	TR News	Frustrated Resident Blasts the Screeching Sound of a Data Center to a County Official During a Council Meeting, Gets Mocked https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/resident-screeching-data-center-county-official
[18:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Frustrated Resident Blasts the Screeching Sound of a Data Center to a County Official During a Council Meeting, Gets Mocked
[18:53]	TR News	US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-plans-to-ban-chinese-telecom-firms-from-direct-access-to-us-phone-numbers
[18:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers | The Straits Times
[18:53]	TR News	How the Quad can work with Southeast Asia https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-the-quad-can-work-with-southeast-asia/
[18:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | How the Quad can work with Southeast Asia | The Strategist
[18:54]	TR News	How Netanyahu Used Fear, Again, to Win Votes in the Israel Elections https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-fear-election-votes.html
[18:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-fear-election-votes.html )
[18:54]	TR News	Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-court-jails-prominent-rights-couple-for-10-years-family-says
[18:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says | The Straits Times
[18:54]	TR News	South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-respond-firmly-to-north-korean-breaches-of-border-security-aide-says
[18:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to respond to North Korea border breaches | The Straits Times
● Oct 30
[19:01]	TR News	Binance Halts Withdrawals After Suspected Hack as Tether, Circle Freeze More Than $2.38B https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/binance-suspends-withdrawals-after-security-incident-1828947
[19:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Binance Halts Withdrawals After Suspected Hack as Tether, Circle Freeze More Than $2.38B | IBTimes UK
[19:01]	TR News	Moldovan President Calls Security Meeting After Massive Data Breach https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-cyberattack-data-breach-750000-sandu/33886733.html
[19:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Moldovan President Calls Security Meeting After Massive Data Breach
[19:01]	TR News	Lithuania to introduce universal military conscription in 2032, president says https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3097267/lithuania-to-introduce-universal-military-conscription-in-2032-president-says
[19:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania to introduce universal military conscription in 2032, president says - LRT
[19:09]	TR News	Almost November and BRETT WILSON LLP still not releasing financial report. Hiding much?
[19:10]	TR News	'Extremist right-wing ideologies' an increasing threat in France & 'across much of democratic world' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-extremist-right-wing-ideologies-an-increasing-threat-in-france-across-much-of-democratic-world
[19:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-extremist-right-wing-ideologies-an-increasing-threat-in-france-across-much-of-democratic-world )
[19:10]	TR News	Binance security breach has $6.3 billion impact in potential record crypto heist https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261030-binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record-crypto-heist
[19:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261030-binance-security-breach-has-6-3-billion-impact-in-potential-record-crypto-heist )
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[19:18]	TR News	Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August https://www.securityweek.com/attackers-exploit-second-cisco-firewall-vpn-zero-day-since-august/
[19:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Attackers Exploit Second Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day Since August - SecurityWeek
[19:18]	TR News	Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sonys Japanese ISP So-net https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-steal-2-6-million-records-from-sonys-japanese-isp-so-net/
[19:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sony's Japanese ISP So-net - SecurityWeek
[19:19]	TR News	Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online https://www.securityweek.com/over-41000-dhs-employee-records-leaked-online/
[19:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online - SecurityWeek
[19:19]	TR News	BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts https://www.securityweek.com/bae-says-no-data-extracted-in-incident-hitting-bankruptcy-courts/
[19:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BAE Says No Data Extracted in Incident Hitting Bankruptcy Courts - SecurityWeek
[19:19]	TR News	Adobe, Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-veeam-juniper-networks-patch-critical-vulnerabilities/
[19:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Adobe, Veeam, Juniper Networks Patch Critical Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
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● Oct 30
[20:01]	TR News	Federal security leaders team up as post-quantum deadlines tighten https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2026/10/federal-security-leaders-team-up-as-post-quantum-deadlines-tighten/
[20:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Federal security leaders team up as post-quantum deadlines tighten - Federal News Network
[20:02]	TR News	Inside the winning Arduino UNO Q projects from Hacksters Invent the Future competition https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/29/inside-the-winning-arduino-uno-q-projects-from-hacksters-invent-the-future-competition/
[20:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Inside the winning Arduino UNO Q projects from Hacksters Invent the Future competition | Arduino Blog
[20:03]	TR News	Harmonicon: Dropping the 3D View https://tcanabrava.github.io/harmonicon-drop-3d-view/
[20:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tcanabrava.github.io | Tomaz Canabrava Ramblings Harmonicon: Dropping the 3D View
[20:04]	TR News	clown bs https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/29/despite-cloud-boom-amazons-stock-falls-disappointing-earnings-and-revenue-miss/
[20:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Despite cloud boom, Amazon's stock falls on disappointing earnings and revenue miss - SiliconANGLE
[20:04]	TR News	What will GAFAM rebrand things as after "cloud" and "hey hi"?
[20:05]	TR News	Facebook rebranded the entire company after something that is ALREADY DEAD ("metaverse")
[20:06]	TR News	Microsoft has become a giant heap of worthless trash https://www.tomshardware.com/software/github-report-highlights-massive-influx-of-ai-generated-code-sixfold-increase-in-activity-over-one-year-required-extra-4-million-cpu-cores-and-160pb-of-storage
[20:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | GitHub says massive influx of AI-generated code required extra 4 million CPU cores and 160 petabytes of storage to manage a sixfold increase to 7.4 billion monthly commits in one year | Tom's Hardware
[20:06]	TR News	Binance Grapples With Security Incident That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/binance-grapples-with-security-incident-that-may-cause-6-3-billion-in-losses.html
[20:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/technology/binance-grapples-with-security-incident-that-may-cause-6-3-billion-in-losses.html )
[20:07]	TR News	Ian McEwan speculates on 'What We Can Know' in the 22nd century https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20261029-ian-mcewan-speculates-on-what-we-can-know-in-the-22nd-century
[20:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20261029-ian-mcewan-speculates-on-what-we-can-know-in-the-22nd-century )
[20:08]	TR News	$26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/30/26-banana-pi-bpi-rt2-wifi-6-router-board-features-realtek-rtl8198d-dual-core-mips-soc/
[20:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | $26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC - CNX Software
[20:11]	TR News	Some Wang Fuk Court survivors say top officials apology nearly one year since fatal fire lacked sincerity https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/30/some-wang-fuk-court-survivors-say-top-officials-apology-nearly-one-year-since-fatal-fire-lacked-sincerity/
[20:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tai Po fire: Victims criticise officials' apology as lacking sincerity
[20:12]	TR News	Tai Po fire: Housing Bureau to replace inspection unit criticised for multiple failings, slack attitude https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/29/tai-po-fire-housing-bureau-to-replace-inspection-unit-criticised-for-multiple-failings-slack-attitude/
[20:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tai Po fire: HK to replace housing inspection unit under fire
[20:14]	TR News	Looks like PR/marketing by shady slop vendor https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw-with-98-cvss.html
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | Linux Kernel TCP Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Ubuntu, Red Hat and Other Distributions
[20:14]	TR News	"It's a few years behind schedule, but development has resumed on the desktop edition of Canonical's existing immutable IoT distro, Ubuntu Core." https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/29/ubuntu-2704-may-bring-a-preview-of-the-long-awaited-core-desktop/5306426
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ubuntu 27.04 may bring a preview of the long-awaited Core Desktop
[20:14]	TR News	Ubuntu Core Desktop returns as Canonicals plan for an immutable default desktop https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/29/canonical-ubuntu-core-desktop/
[20:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.helpnetsecurity.com | Ubuntu Core Desktop returns as Canonical's plan for an immutable default desktop - Help Net Security
[20:16]	TR News	"Ubuntu Core Desktop is Canonical's immutable version of Ubuntu Linux, and they're back to working on it for desktop users. It may one day, eventually, replace the standard version of Ubuntu." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-has-been-restarted-with-a-dedicated-team-with-plans-to-improve-linux-gaming/
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming | GamingOnLinux
[20:16]	TR News	LLM slop, junk slopfarm https://finance.biggo.com/news/ed85cd76-df00-435d-93da-c14891bd2619
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-finance.biggo.com | Canonical Revives Ubuntu Core Desktop, Targets Daily Builds in 27.04 Cycle BigGo Finance
[20:16]	TR News	"Core Desktop could run apps that cant run natively in a sandbox, while linux-firmware-hwe is proposed as a safeguard against newer firmware causing problems." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-core-desktop-firmware-hwe/
[20:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Is Ubuntu Going Immutable? Canonical Restarts Core Desktop
[20:17]	TR News	Kubuntu is the Linux distro for people who never want to open a terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/bad-at-tech-this-linux-distro-proves-you-dont-need-to-be-a-command-line-wizard/
[20:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Kubuntu is the Linux distro for people who never want to open a terminal
[20:19]	TR News	<ul>
[20:19]	TR News	"Today, the IPFire project has announced fireperf, a new open-source tool for measuring network performance, aimed at administrators, developers, and testers." https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-project-releases-fireperf-a-new-network-performance-measurement-tool
[20:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IPFire Project Releases fireperf, a New Network Performance Measurement Tool - 9to5Linux
[20:20]	TR News	"With the new Epic Games Launcher supported on Linux, along with a remade Easy Anti-Cheat coming, the CachyOS team are working on kernel support for EAC v2." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/
[20:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 | GamingOnLinux
[20:23]	TR News	"The Tor project released Tor Browser 16.0 today as a major update to this open-source, cross-platform, and free web browser designed to protect you against tracking, surveillance, and censorship using the Tor anonymous network." https://9to5linux.com/tor-browser-16-0-anonymous-browser-brings-native-arm-support-on-linux
[20:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tor Browser 16.0 Anonymous Browser Brings Native ARM Support on Linux - 9to5Linux
[20:24]	TR News	"Mesa 26.2.6 is out now as the latest upgrade for Linux open source graphics drivers, focused on fixing up some bugs reported. You have to wait for Mesa 26.3 for big new driver features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/mesa-26-2-6-brings-fixes-for-the-witcher-3-remastered-and-various-other-linux-driver-issues/
[20:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesa 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues | GamingOnLinux
[20:25]	TR News	"Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers unveiled today the 15th generation (Gen15) of the TUXEDO Nano Pro mini PC powered by an Intel CPU and featuring full Linux support." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-mini-linux-pc-launches-with-intel-cpu-up-to-128-gb-ram
[20:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 Mini Linux PC Launches with Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM - 9to5Linux
[20:25]	TR News	"A major new release of Ghostty, the open-source terminal emulator, is out." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ghostty-1-4-released
[20:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Ghostty 1.4 is out with big improvements on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu
[20:28]	TR News	How to turn modern Linux into an old Mac https://boingboing.net/2026/10/28/how-to-turn-modern-linux-into-an-old-mac.html
[20:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/10/28/how-to-turn-modern-linux-into-an-old-mac.html )
[20:28]	TR News	CachyOS Announces EAC Linux V2-Compatible Kernel With Lockdown https://www.techpowerup.com/354244/cachyos-announces-eac-linux-v2-compatible-kernel-with-lockdown
[20:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS Announces EAC Linux V2-Compatible Kernel With Lockdown | TechPowerUp
[20:29]	TR News	Slop at SUSE https://www.tahawultech.com/industry/technology/suse-advances-multi-linux-management-and-agentic-ai-capabilities/
[20:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SUSE advances multi-Linux management and agentic AI capabilities | TahawulTech.com
[20:30]	TR News	Msinsteam yet? https://itbrief.co.nz/story/hexnode-expands-linux-patching-login-controls-in-anz
[20:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itbrief.co.nz | Hexnode expands Linux patching & login controls in ANZ
[20:30]	TR News	Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/29/systemd-adds-support-for-rust/5306264
[20:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Systemd adds support for Rust
[20:31]	TR News	PlayStation 5 becomes a Steam Machine with Bazzite Linux, running PC games through Proton https://videocardz.com/newz/playstation-5-can-now-run-steam-games-through-bazzite-linux-with-up-to-40-gpu-compute-units
[20:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PlayStation 5 can now run Steam games through Bazzite Linux with up to 40 GPU compute units - VideoCardz.com
[20:32]	TR News	System76 unveils 11-liter Thelio Prime Linux PC with Ryzen 9000 CPUs, starting at $1,599 https://videocardz.com/newz/system76-unveils-1599-thelio-prime-linux-mini-pc-with-desktop-amd-ryzen-9000-cpu
[20:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76 unveils $1,599 Thelio Prime Linux mini PC with desktop AMD Ryzen 9000 CPU - VideoCardz.com
[20:33]	TR News	Androids Linux Terminal can now run desktop apps, so I tried to replace my laptop for a day https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-linux-terminal-desktop-apps-replace-laptop/
[20:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Androids Linux Terminal can now run desktop apps, so I tried to replace my laptop for a day
[20:34]	TR News	"The flaw, CVE-2026-97229 (CVSS score: 10.0), can let an attacker run code on a GitLab server through a crafted regular expression in a CI configuration." https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attacker-tried-to-exploit-alpine-linuxs.html
[20:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | Attacker Tried to Exploit Alpine Linuxs GitLab via CVSS 10.0 Flaw Its Ruby Left Open
[20:34]	TR News	The Witcher 3 gets a Linux graphics fix as Mesa patches AMD and Intel GPU hangs https://mixed-news.com/en/mesa-26-2-6-witcher-3-linux-graphics-gpu-hang-fixes/
[20:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mixed-news.com | The Witcher 3 gets a Linux graphics fix as Mesa patches AMD and Intel GPU hangs
[20:35]	TR News	Mesa 26.2.6 for Linux-based operating systems fixes the KytyPS5 error on video cards. AMD Radeon https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/mesa-26-2-6-dlya-operatsionnykh-sistem-semejstva-linux-ispravlyaet-oshibku-kytyps5-na-videokartakh-amd-radeon
[20:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.gamegpu.com | Mesa 26.2.6 for Linux-based operating systems fixes the KytyPS5 error on video cards. AMD Radeon
[20:36]	TR News	Valve developer adds Steam Frame CD-ROM support to Linux kernel in 10 minutes, but it isn't released yet https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114360/valve-developer-adds-steam-frame-cd-rom-support-to-linux-kernel-in-10-minutes-but-it-isnt-released-yet/index.html
[20:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweaktown.com | Valve developer adds Steam Frame CD-ROM support to Linux kernel in 10 minutes, but it isn't released yet
[20:36]	TR News	Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/yes-linux-runs-microsofts-own-video-game-better-than-windows/
[20:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Yes, Linux runs Microsoft's own video game better than Windows
[20:37]	TR News	3 more Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives https://www.howtogeek.com/more-linux-exclusive-apps-that-are-better-than-their-windows-alternatives/
[20:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 more Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives
[20:38]	TR News	Why Linux never needed defragging, while Windows relied on it for decades https://www.xda-developers.com/why-linux-never-needed-defragging/
[20:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Why Linux never needed defragging, while Windows relied on it for decades
[20:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  The Repair Caf start packet for Linux installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/The_Repair_Cafe_start_packet_for_Linux_installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/The_Repair_Cafe_start_packet_for_Linux_installations.gmi 
[20:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Repair Caf start packet for Linux installations
[20:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mesa 26.2.6 Released with Fixes for RADV, ANV, Zink, RadeonSI, and Freedreno https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/28/Mesa_26_2_6_Released_with_Fixes_for_RADV_ANV_Zink_RadeonSI_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/28/Mesa_26_2_6_Released_with_Fixes_for_RADV_ANV_Zink_RadeonSI_and_.gmi 
[20:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mesa 26.2.6 Released with Fixes for RADV, ANV, Zink, RadeonSI, and Freedreno
[20:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Bazzite, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds,Godot 4.8 Beta 2, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Games_Bazzite_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Games_Bazzite_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godo.gmi 
[20:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Bazzite, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds,Godot 4.8 Beta 2, and More
[20:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Applications: Linux-exclusive Software, EarA, and FOSS Weekly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Applications_Linux_exclusive_Software_EarA_and_FOSS_Weekly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Applications_Linux_exclusive_Software_EarA_and_FOSS_Weekly.gmi 
[20:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Linux-exclusive Software, EarA, and FOSS Weekly
[20:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[20:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[20:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD Now and OpenZFS Mastery https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/BSD_Now_and_OpenZFS_Mastery.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/BSD_Now_and_OpenZFS_Mastery.gmi 
[20:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD Now and OpenZFS Mastery
[20:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE: Kirigami Addons 1.16.0 and a Take on Harmonicon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/KDE_Kirigami_Addons_1_16_0_and_a_Take_on_Harmonicon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/KDE_Kirigami_Addons_1_16_0_and_a_Take_on_Harmonicon.gmi 
[20:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE: Kirigami Addons 1.16.0 and a Take on Harmonicon
[20:51]	TR News	"KubeVirt was founded by Red Hat in 2016 around the idea that Kubernetes could run virtual machines alongside containers." https://thenewstack.io/next-ten-years-kubevirt/?utm_source=fridayfive&utm_medium=email
[20:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | The next 10 years of KubeVirt - The New Stack
[20:52]	TR News	"German carmaker has migrated to Red Hats agentless IT automation platform to manage an HPC cluster comprising 30,000 Linux and Windows servers" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366652557/BMW-uses-Ansible-to-manage-HPC-cluster
[20:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.computerweekly.com | BMW uses Ansible to manage HPC cluster | Computer Weekly
[20:53]	TR News	Mindless buzzwords from Red Hat https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/telcos-can-cash-ai-not-just-pay-it-red-hat
[20:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/telcos-can-cash-ai-not-just-pay-it-red-hat )
[20:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  IBM Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/IBM_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/IBM_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IBM Red Hat Leftovers
[20:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Devices, Linux, Open Hardware, and Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Devices_Linux_Open_Hardware_and_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Devices_Linux_Open_Hardware_and_Android.gmi 
[20:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices, Linux, Open Hardware, and Android
[20:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing.gmi 
[20:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing
[20:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web Browsers/Web Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.gmi 
[20:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Leftovers
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[21:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[21:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[21:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security News and FUD/Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Security_News_and_FUD_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/30/Security_News_and_FUD_Hype.gmi 
[21:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security News and FUD/Hype
[21:04]	TR News	Techrights Links 30/10/2026: "Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online" and Concerns Over Radicalism in France https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Over_41_000_DHS_Employee_Records_Leaked_Online.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Links_30_10_2026_Over_41_000_DHS_Employee_Records_Leaked_Online.gmi 
[21:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 30/10/2026: "Over 41,000 DHS Employee Records Leaked Online" and Concerns Over Radicalism in France
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[07:19]	TR News	"peace" will only make the conflict worse, an actual defeat of Russia is essential for a lasting effects
[07:20]	TR News	peace is ceasefire unless they withdraw from crimea, all the rest, and pay reparations
[07:20]	TR News	a ceasefire only encourages them. nothign short of a defeat will prevent them from simply regrouping and moving to another border and resuming their attack, as they have since the beginning of time
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[09:20]	TR News	"Apart from hardcore MAGA acolytes, everyone will tell you that January 6 was bad. But why was it bad?" https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-clearly-about-january-6 | Source: Hamilton Nolan
[09:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Thinking Clearly About January 6 - by Hamilton Nolan
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[13:12]	TR News	"98 Percent of Trumps Refugee Admissions Have Been White South Africans | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/98-percent-of-trumps-refugee-admissions-have-been-white-south-africans/
[13:12]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | 98 Percent of Trumps Refugee Admissions Have Been White South Africans | Truthout
[13:12]	TR News	"The Republicans Closing Argument - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-republicans-closing-argument
[13:12]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | The Republicans Closing Argument - Robert Reich
[13:17]	TR News	"The SPLC Breakup Gone Wrong Went REALLY REALLY Wrong - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/29/the-splc-breakup-gone-wrong-went-really-wrong/
[13:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | The SPLC Breakup Gone Wrong Went REALLY REALLY Wrong - emptywheel
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[15:41]	MinceR	https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/trump-greets-children-dressed-russian-100800809.html
[15:41]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.yahoo.com | Trump greets children dressed in Russian costumes at White House Halloween event
[15:41]	MinceR	time for people living in nazi america to learn orcish, i guess
[15:49]	TR News	Pentagon shake-up continues: US fires top army general in latest ouster https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-pentagon-shake-up-continues-us-fires-top-army-general-in-latest-ouster
[15:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-pentagon-shake-up-continues-us-fires-top-army-general-in-latest-ouster )
[15:49]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Man's Iran War Plan Could Target Civilian Infrastructure in Explosive Post-Midterm Escalation, Senator Warns https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murphy-trump-reported-iran-war-plan-1828922
[15:49]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Iran War Plan Could Target Civilian Infrastructure in Explosive Post-Midterm Escalation, Senator Warns | IBTimes UK
[15:50]	TR News	Judge Strikes Down Convicted Felon Rule Forcing Seriously Ill Medicaid Patients to Prove They Cannot Work https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/judge-blocks-narrower-medicaid-medical-exemption-definition-1828903
[15:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Forcing Seriously Ill Medicaid Patients to Prove They Cannot Work | IBTimes UK
[15:53]	TR News	Theres nothing scary about it: Life goes on in Lithuania as troops patrol Russia border https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3095309/there-s-nothing-scary-about-it-life-goes-on-in-lithuania-as-troops-patrol-russia-border
[15:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Theres nothing scary about it: Life goes on in Lithuania as troops patrol Russia border - LRT
[15:53]	TR News	Russian Strike on Ukrainian Train Station Kills 14 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-dnipro-train-russia.html
[15:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/ukraine-dnipro-train-russia.html )
[15:54]	TR News	Newly Freed American Describes His Years in Russian Prison https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/stephen-james-hubbard-russian-prison.html
[15:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/europe/stephen-james-hubbard-russian-prison.html )
[15:54]	TR News	Ukraine peace momentum builds, but Russia sticks to its guns https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/1029/russia-ukraine-war-peace-talks-trump-china-zelenskyy
[15:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-As US offers Ukraine peace plan, Russia grinds away on battlefield - CSMonitor.com
[15:55]	TR News	Russian Drone Attack Kills 14 In Dnipro As Oleshky Truce Enters Third Day https://www.rferl.org/a/oleshky-ukraine-russia-melania-trump-ceasefire/33886379.html
[15:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russian Drone Attack Kills 14 In Dnipro As Oleshky Truce Enters Third Day
[15:56]	TR News	Aid mission set to enter Ukraine's Oleshky as localised ceasefire holds for third day https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261029-aid-mission-set-to-enter-ukraine-s-oleshky-as-localised-ceasefire-holds-for-third-day
[15:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261029-aid-mission-set-to-enter-ukraine-s-oleshky-as-localised-ceasefire-holds-for-third-day )
[15:56]	TR News	Tunisians drawn into Russia's war in Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/tunisians-drawn-into-russia-s-war-in-ukraine
[15:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tunisians-drawn-into-russia-s-war-in-ukraine )
[15:56]	TR News	Latvians honoured by Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/29.10.2026-latvians-honoured-by-ukraine.a669625/
[15:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvians honoured by Ukraine / Article
● Oct 30
[17:28]	TR News	After His Iran War Triggered an Oil Crisis, Convicted Felon Blames Soaring Energy Prices on Climate Regulations https://futurism.com/science-energy/trump-war-gas-prices-climate-regulations
[17:28]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | After His Iran War Triggered an Oil Crisis, Trump Blames Soaring Energy Prices on Climate Regulations
[17:29]	TR News	A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/sailor-mental-health-uss-lincoln-navy.html
[17:29]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/politics/sailor-mental-health-uss-lincoln-navy.html )
[17:31]	TR News	North Korea fires around a dozen ballistic missiles into East Sea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-projectile-toward-sea-off-east-coast-south-korea-military-says
[17:31]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles towards sea | The Straits Times
[17:32]	TR News	Kim Jong Un urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles, rockets https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kim-jong-un-urges-drone-dominance-as-north-korea-fires-missiles-rockets
[17:32]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Kim Jong Un urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles, rockets | The Straits Times
[17:32]	TR News	North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-denounces-south-korea-us-air-defence-drills-kcna-reports
[17:32]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports | The Straits Times
[17:41]	TR News	Australian defence chief says China military build-up creating pressure in South-east Asia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-defence-chief-says-china-military-buildup-creating-pressure-in-south-east-asia
[17:41]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australian defence chief says China military build-up creating pressure in South-east Asia | The Straits Times
[17:42]	TR News	Taiwan suspects China behind brief Pakistan airspace ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-suspects-china-behind-brief-pakistan-airspace-ban
[17:42]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan suspects China behind Pakistan airspace ban | The Straits Times
[17:42]	TR News	China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-china-tensions-resurface-at-the-close-of-asean-defence-gathering
[17:42]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks | The Straits Times
● Oct 30
[18:06]	TR News	U.S. to China after demolition report: End interference in Tibetan religious life https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/10/29/tibet-monastery-demolition-sershul-buddhism-china/
[18:06]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | U.S. to China after demolition report: End interference in Tibetan religious life Radio Free Asia
[18:06]	TR News	China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-trade-accord-with-swiss-bucks-wider-trend-towards-protectionism
[18:06]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism | The Straits Times
[18:07]	TR News	Taiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights, citing Beijings One China policy https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/29/taiwan-says-pakistan-briefly-closed-airspace-to-taiwanese-flights-citing-beijings-one-china-policy/
[18:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights
[18:37]	TR News	North Korea tests attack drones as Kim calls for 'absolute superiority' https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261030-north-korea-tests-attack-drones-as-kim-calls-for-absolute-superiority
[18:37]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261030-north-korea-tests-attack-drones-as-kim-calls-for-absolute-superiority )
[18:53]	TR News	How the Quad can work with Southeast Asia https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-the-quad-can-work-with-southeast-asia/
[18:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | How the Quad can work with Southeast Asia | The Strategist
[18:54]	TR News	How Netanyahu Used Fear, Again, to Win Votes in the Israel Elections https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-fear-election-votes.html
[18:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-fear-election-votes.html )
[18:54]	TR News	Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-court-jails-prominent-rights-couple-for-10-years-family-says
[18:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says | The Straits Times
[18:54]	TR News	South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-respond-firmly-to-north-korean-breaches-of-border-security-aide-says
[18:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to respond to North Korea border breaches | The Straits Times
● Oct 30
[19:01]	TR News	Moldovan President Calls Security Meeting After Massive Data Breach https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-cyberattack-data-breach-750000-sandu/33886733.html
[19:01]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Moldovan President Calls Security Meeting After Massive Data Breach
[19:01]	TR News	Lithuania to introduce universal military conscription in 2032, president says https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3097267/lithuania-to-introduce-universal-military-conscription-in-2032-president-says
[19:01]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania to introduce universal military conscription in 2032, president says - LRT
[19:10]	TR News	'Extremist right-wing ideologies' an increasing threat in France & 'across much of democratic world' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-extremist-right-wing-ideologies-an-increasing-threat-in-france-across-much-of-democratic-world
[19:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261029-extremist-right-wing-ideologies-an-increasing-threat-in-france-across-much-of-democratic-world )
● Oct 30
[20:11]	TR News	Some Wang Fuk Court survivors say top officials apology nearly one year since fatal fire lacked sincerity https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/30/some-wang-fuk-court-survivors-say-top-officials-apology-nearly-one-year-since-fatal-fire-lacked-sincerity/
[20:11]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Tai Po fire: Victims criticise officials' apology as lacking sincerity
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