●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 31, 2025 ●● ● Jan 31 [00:25] TR News Techrights Faking Revenue Increase by Buying Your Own Products and Services (Through Scams and Scammers Like Scam Altman) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Faking_Revenue_Increase_by_Buying_Your_Own_Products_and_Service.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Faking_Revenue_Increase_by_Buying_Your_Own_Products_and_Service.gmi [00:25] TR News Techrights Microsoft Mass Layoffs Without Severance Pay Reported Hours After Microsoft Reported Weak Numbers and Microsoft Stock Fell https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_Without_Severance_Pay_Reported_Hours_Aft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_Without_Severance_Pay_Reported_Hours_Aft.gmi [00:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Faking Revenue Increase by Buying Your Own Products and Services (Through Scams and Scammers Like Scam Altman) [00:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Mass Layoffs Without Severance Pay Reported Hours After Microsoft Reported Weak Numbers and Microsoft Stock Fell [00:25] TR News Techrights The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raised $422,000 (Another $22k in the Two Weeks After Campaign Ended), Proving That Truth and Justice Tend to Find a Way https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raised_422_000_Another_22k_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raised_422_000_Another_22k_in_.gmi [00:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raised $422,000 (Another $22k in the Two Weeks After Campaign Ended), Proving That Truth and Justice Tend to Find a Way [00:25] TR News Techrights [Meme] The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Critics Because Its Message is Effective https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Meme_The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_Critics_Because_Its_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Meme_The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_Critics_Because_Its_M.gmi [00:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Critics Because Its Message is Effective [00:50] TR News Techrights The Difference a Decade (and GAFAM Money) Makes https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Difference_a_Decade_and_GAFAM_Money_Makes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Difference_a_Decade_and_GAFAM_Money_Makes.gmi [00:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Difference a Decade (and GAFAM Money) Makes ● Jan 31 [01:18] TR News Techrights The Sheer Irony of Microsoft Proxy Accusing Others of 'Stealing' https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Sheer_Irony_of_Microsoft_Proxy_Accusing_Others_of_Stealing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Sheer_Irony_of_Microsoft_Proxy_Accusing_Others_of_Stealing.gmi [01:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Sheer Irony of Microsoft Proxy Accusing Others of 'Stealing' [01:44] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:48] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Debt Surged by More Than 6,000,000,000 Dollars in Just 3 Months https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Surged_by_More_Than_6_000_000_000_Dollars_in_J.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Surged_by_More_Than_6_000_000_000_Dollars_in_J.gmi [01:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Debt Surged by More Than 6,000,000,000 Dollars in Just 3 Months [01:49] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [02:13] TR News Techrights The Corporate Media Pretends That Facebook ("Meta") Has Performed Well, But Its Debt Doubles Every 2 Years Despite Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Corporate_Media_Pretends_That_Facebook_Meta_Has_Performed_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/The_Corporate_Media_Pretends_That_Facebook_Meta_Has_Performed_W.gmi [02:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Corporate Media Pretends That Facebook ("Meta") Has Performed Well, But Its Debt Doubles Every 2 Years Despite Mass Layoffs [02:17] TR News layoffs? debt? don't worry, microsoft is "Worth" 700000000000000 billion sushicoin. keep investing! Godbless Trumerica. http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Surged_by_More_Than_6_000_000_000_Dollars_in_J.shtml [02:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Debt Surged by More Than 6,000,000,000 Dollars in Just 3 Months [02:28] TR News projects and orgs that try to cancel or distance themselves from their makers: mastodon, nixos, linux, osi, docker, theregister, w3c, eff, apple, microsoft (when gates was getting implicated in divorce over esptein), lots more... seems like society is so sick that it acts like this. fsf sort of reversed course. [02:29] TR News gentoo did this only after daniel had sold out to microsoft... that was at least understandable [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-300125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-300125.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 30, 2025 [02:41] TR News Techrights Indian Data Biases statCounter For or Against "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Indian_Data_Biases_statCounter_For_or_Against_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Indian_Data_Biases_statCounter_For_or_Against_Linux.gmi [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Indian Data Biases statCounter For or Against "Linux" [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-300125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-300125.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 30, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-01-30.txt [02:55] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman (RMS) Gave 3 Talks in India in Less Than a Week https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Gave_3_Talks_in_India_in_Less_Than_a_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Gave_3_Talks_in_India_in_Less_Than_a_Week.gmi [02:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman (RMS) Gave 3 Talks in India in Less Than a Week [02:58] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 30, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_30_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_30_2025.gmi [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 30, 2025 [02:58] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights ● Jan 31 [03:00] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:15] TR News Techrights Techrights Should be Even Faster Now https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Techrights_Should_be_Even_Faster_Now.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Techrights_Should_be_Even_Faster_Now.gmi [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Should be Even Faster Now [03:18] TR News (NEW): GParted Live 1.7 Launches with Experimental Bcachefs Support, Linux 6.12 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/GParted_Live_1_7_Launches_with_Experimental_Bcachefs_Support_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/GParted_Live_1_7_Launches_with_Experimental_Bcachefs_Support_Li.gmi [03:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GParted Live 1.7 Launches with Experimental Bcachefs Support, Linux 6.12 LTS [03:33] TR News Techrights Of Note: Linux Foundation Has Already Let Linux.com Rot for About 4 Months (No Activity) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Of_Note_Linux_Foundation_Has_Already_Let_Linux_com_Rot_for_Abou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Of_Note_Linux_Foundation_Has_Already_Let_Linux_com_Rot_for_Abou.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Of Note: Linux Foundation Has Already Let Linux.com Rot for About 4 Months (No Activity) [03:46] TR News "Microsoft is a never-ending nightmare for game developers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwt9xsx [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwt9xsx ) [03:46] TR News Techrights Static Site Generators (SSGs) Pay Off: Vastly Faster Sites, Much Smaller Hosting Bills https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Static_Site_Generators_SSGs_Pay_Off_Vastly_Faster_Sites_Much_Sm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Static_Site_Generators_SSGs_Pay_Off_Vastly_Faster_Sites_Much_Sm.gmi [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Static Site Generators (SSGs) Pay Off: Vastly Faster Sites, Much Smaller Hosting Bills [03:47] TR News Look what Microsoft did to the founder of Minecraft [03:48] TR News "So many exclamation marks! IBM is a great company to work for. Sounds like you got fired. Good luck in your new job at the McDonald's drive-thru!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwfnagq [03:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwfnagq ) [03:48] TR News "When was there discretionary spending at IBM? Sr VPs reporting to the CEO have no discretionary spending. They like to think paying salaries is discretionary." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjvyqnec [03:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjvyqnec ) [03:49] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1191.jpg [03:49] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1541.jpg [03:50] TR News In Response to Alex Schroeder's "Why Blog?" gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/1-30.gmi "Another friend tried to proposition me later that summer (I chickened out at the last minute). I fell for one of her friends, who she'd met online, and who was in town for the summer. [03:53] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2025: "Bulletin Buble" and "Why Blog?" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2025_Bulletin_Buble_and_Why_Blog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2025_Bulletin_Buble_and_Why_Blog.gmi [03:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2025: "Bulletin Buble" and "Why Blog?" [03:54] TR News "The Reg FOSS desk spent some quality time downgrading Ubuntu to restore graphics acceleration. How and why would we do this?" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/nvidia_gpu_ubuntu_downgrade/ [03:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Resurrecting an onboard Nvidia GPU by downgrading Ubuntu The Register [03:54] TR News Ubuntu itself is less relevant https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/ubuntu-dev-matrix-move-confirmed [03:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Confirmed: Ubuntu Dev Discussions Moving to Matrix - OMG! Ubuntu [03:57] *eidos has quit (connection closed) [03:59] TR News With Wine 10 update, run your Windows app on Linux better than ever https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-wine-10-update-run-your-windows-app-on-linux-better-than-ever/ [03:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-With Wine 10 update, run your Windows app on Linux better than ever | ZDNET ● Jan 31 [04:00] TR News "Many Linux distribution development teams overlook this issue, and by considering it, they might be better able to bring new users into the fold." https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-the-easiest-thing-linux-developers-can-do-to-win-more-users/ [04:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here's the easiest thing Linux developers can do to win more users | ZDNET [04:00] TR News (NEW): Wine 10 Released with Experimental Bluetooth Driver, New HID Pointer Driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/21/Wine_10_Released_with_Experimental_Bluetooth_Driver_New_HID_Poi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/21/Wine_10_Released_with_Experimental_Bluetooth_Driver_New_HID_Poi.gmi [04:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 10 Released with Experimental Bluetooth Driver, New HID Pointer Driver [04:01] TR News Microsoft-sponsored propaganda site refers to openwashing as "Linux moment" https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ex-google-apple-engineers-raise-10m-to-give-ai-its-linux-moment-with-new-open-source-platform/ [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ex-google-apple-engineers-raise-10m-to-give-ai-its-linux-moment-with-new-open-source-platform/ ) [04:02] TR News Intel has three new Battlemage GPUs hidden in Linux drivers https://www.club386.com/intel-has-three-new-battlemage-gpus-hidden-in-linux-drivers/ [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intel has three new Battlemage GPUs hidden in Linux drivers | Club386 [04:02] TR News Intel's Latest Linux Driver Hints At Several More Discrete Arc Battlemage GPUs https://hothardware.com/news/intel-linux-driver-hints-more-discrete-arc-battlemage-gpus [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intel's Latest Linux Driver Hints At Several More Discrete Arc Battlemage GPUs | HotHardware [04:03] TR News TPM is an attack on freedom; its proponents are pushing GAFAM and IBM agenda against true security one can audit https://www.militaryaerospace.com/computers/article/55263873/sysgo-trusted-computing-for-linux-embedded-computing [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.militaryaerospace.com | Trusted computing for Linux embedded computing | Military Aerospace [04:05] TR News Barely bothers to say how this gets planted in the first place https://cybersecuritynews.com/lynx-ransomware-infrastructure-uncovered/ [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybersecuritynews.com | Lynx Ransomware Infrastructure To Attack Windows, Linux, ESXi & Affiliate Panel Uncovered [04:06] TR News Same for this; they focus on the language it's written it, not how it gets installed https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-using-sparkrat-in-wild/ [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybersecuritynews.com | Hackers Using SparkRAT In Wild To Attack Windows, macOS, and Linux Systems [04:06] TR News Many people quit Facebook over this https://www.neowin.net/news/facebook-apparently-banning-people-from-posting-linux-related-content-on-its-platform/ [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | Facebook apparently banning people from posting Linux related content on its platform - Neowin [04:07] TR News Facebook censors Linux posts, calls FOSS project "cybersecurity threat" with mysterious inconsistency https://www.notebookcheck.net/Facebook-censors-Linux-posts-calls-FOSS-project-cybersecurity-threat-with-mysterious-inconsistency.953999.0.html [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Facebook-censors-Linux-posts-calls-FOSS-project-cybersecurity-threat-with-mysterious-inconsistency.953999.0.html ) [04:08] TR News Facebook has started banning users for mentioning Linux OS https://hi-tech.ua/en/facebook-has-started-banning-users-for-mentioning-linux-os/ [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hi-tech.ua | Facebook has started banning users for mentioning Linux OS [04:08] TR News "This release also ships with the Zen Browser, a Firefox-based web browser with many modern and innovative features." https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2025-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-2 [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KaOS Linux 2025.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.2 - 9to5Linux [04:08] TR News (NEW): Facebook Censors GNU/Linux Advocacy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/28/Facebook_Censors_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/28/Facebook_Censors_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.gmi [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Facebook Censors GNU/Linux Advocacy [04:09] TR News This is merely a CLAIM https://www.notebookcheck.net/Servers-and-data-centers-could-use-30-less-energy-with-a-simple-Linux-update.953645.0.html [04:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Servers-and-data-centers-could-use-30-less-energy-with-a-simple-Linux-update.953645.0.html ) [04:10] TR News Again, merely a claim parroted as fact https://www.networkworld.com/article/3811688/new-tweak-to-linux-kernel-could-cut-data-center-power-usage-by-up-to-30.html [04:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | How to profit from the 30% datacenter performance boost possible with Linux kernel update | Network World [04:11] TR News Microsoft tattoos on hardware https://www.computerworld.com/article/3811657/linux-gets-support-for-the-copilot-key.html [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux gets support for the Copilot key Computerworld [04:12] TR News "Facebook is being accused of censoring posts about Linux, including banning any that mention DistroWatch.com, citing cybersecurity threats of all things." https://www.webpronews.com/facebook-censors-comments-on-linux-cites-cybersecurity-threats/ [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.webpronews.com | Facebook Censors Comments On Linux, Cites 'Cybersecurity Threats' [04:12] TR News "Social notworking site Facebook is censoring posts mentioning Linux-related topics, according to Linux news and discussion site DistroWatch." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60440-facebook-censors-linux-topics [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fudzilla.com | Facebook censors Linux topics [04:12] TR News Automox Launches Real-Time Linux CVE Data to Outpace NVD Delays www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/28/3016418/0/en/Automox-Launches-Real-Time-Linux-CVE-Data-to-Outpace-NVD-Delays.html [04:13] TR News "System76's computers are great and built specifically for Linux, though they can be a bit expensive at times. Now, the company's excellent Meerkat Mini tiny PC is getting a refresh with new Intel CPUs." https://www.howtogeek.com/system76-meerkat-mini-pc-2025/ [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | System76s New Meerkat Mini PC Is Still Built for Linux [04:13] TR News How to see file permissions on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/video/3811611/how-to-see-file-permissions-on-linux.html [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | How to see file permissions on Linux | Network World [04:14] TR News "I use Windows as my primary OS for my work, and it's good on its own. However, to become a perfect OS that can take care of everyone's needs, I believe it can borrow some features from Linux. Here are those." https://www.xda-developers.com/features-windows-needs-steal-from-linux/ [04:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | 7 features Windows needs to steal from Linux [04:14] TR News "Does Facebook hate Linux? The social media site has been upsetting Linux fans for mysteriously taking down user posts mentioning the OS." https://uk.pcmag.com/social-media/156470/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux [04:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-uk.pcmag.com | Facebook Accidentally Blocks Users From Posting About Linux [04:14] TR News Facebook is blocking Linux topics and channels with no apparent reason https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebook-is-blocking-linux-topics-and-channels-with-no-apparent-reason/ar-AA1y0zNr [04:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MSN [04:14] TR News "After almost two years of absence, System76s Meerkat mini Linux PC is back and more powerful than ever with Intel Core Ultra processors, up to 62% faster RAM, and other updates." https://9to5linux.com/system76s-meerkat-mini-linux-pc-is-back-with-intel-core-ultra-cpus-and-faster-ram [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM - 9to5Linux [04:15] TR News Intel Adds In Three New Battlemage PCI IDs At Linux Driver, Hinting Towards Release of New dGPU Models https://wccftech.com/intel-adds-in-three-new-battlemage-pci-ids-at-linux-driver/ [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wccftech.com | Intel Adds In Three New Battlemage PCI IDs At Linux Driver, Hinting Towards Release of New dGPU Models [04:16] TR News "The System76 Meerkat is a mini PC that ships with either Ubuntu or Pop!_OS software pre-installed. Its basically a rebranded version of an Intel or Asus NUC with the System76 logo on the lid, but it stands out from most mini PCs by shipping with a GNU/Linux distribution rather than Windows." https://liliputing.com/system76-meerkat-goes-meteor-lake-linux-mini-pc-spec-bump/ [04:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-System76 Meerkat goes Meteor Lake (Linux mini PC spec bump) - Liliputing [04:16] TR News SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM SLOP SPAM https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/open-sources-complexities-in-2025-from-sustainability-to-security-177480.html [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxinsider.com | Sustainability to Security: Open Source's Complexities in 2025 [04:17] TR News (NEW): Intel Adds In Three New Battlemage PCI IDs At Linux Driver, Hinting Towards Release of New dGPU Models https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Intel_Adds_In_Three_New_Battlemage_PCI_IDs_At_Linux_Driver_Hint.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Intel_Adds_In_Three_New_Battlemage_PCI_IDs_At_Linux_Driver_Hint.gmi [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Intel Adds In Three New Battlemage PCI IDs At Linux Driver, Hinting Towards Release of New dGPU Models [04:18] TR News (NEW): News About Linux Kernel Space https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/News_About_Linux_Kernel_Space.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/News_About_Linux_Kernel_Space.gmi [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines News About Linux Kernel Space ● Jan 31 [06:36] *lightbringer has quit (Connection closed) [06:37] *lightbringer (mincer@freenode/user/lightbringer) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [07:13] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Kennedy Jr tells US Senate hearing https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250129-i-am-not-anti-vaccine-rfk-jr-tells-us-senate-hearing [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250129-i-am-not-anti-vaccine-rfk-jr-tells-us-senate-hearing ) [08:39] TR News Dictator restricts access to gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/trump-restricts-access-to-gender-affirming-treatment-for-transgender-youth/ [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Trump restricts access to gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth - JURIST - News [08:40] TR News Down with discussion boards https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/discussion-boards/ [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | Discussion boards are ruining our educations [08:40] TR News Freeze to US aid hits Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar hard https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/01/29/southeast-asia-us-funding-freeze-impacts/ [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/01/29/southeast-asia-us-funding-freeze-impacts/ ) [08:41] TR News The Junk Science of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-junk-science-of-robert-f-kennedy-jr [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The Junk Science of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | The New Yorker [08:41] TR News 5 Takeaways From R.F.K. Jr.s First Confirmation Hearing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/politics/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-takeaways.html [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | 5 Takeaways From Kennedys First Confirmation Hearing - The New York Times [08:41] TR News Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/health/who-us-withdrawal.html [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters - The New York Times [08:41] TR News State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume for Now https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/health/trump-pepfar-freeze.html [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume for Now - The New York Times [08:42] TR News Latvia unveils its first children's precision medicine center https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.01.2025-latvia-unveils-its-first-childrens-precision-medicine-center.a585758/ [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia unveils its first children's precision medicine center / Article [08:42] TR News Malaysian police arrest 4 after 2 cars ram into crowd outside KL nightclub https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vehicles-ram-into-crowd-outside-kl-nightclub-malaysian-police-on-the-hunt-for-drivers [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian police arrest 5 after 2 cars ram into crowd outside KL nightclub | The Straits Times [08:42] TR News Thai lawyer petitions court for release of detained Uyghurs https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/uyghurs-detained-thailand-petition/ [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/uyghurs-detained-thailand-petition/ ) [08:43] TR News Thailand expects high-speed rail link to China to operate from 2030 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-expects-high-speed-rail-link-to-china-to-operate-from-2030 [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thailand expects high-speed rail link to China to operate from 2030 | The Straits Times [08:44] TR News China takes aim at race-to-the-bottom competition https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-takes-aim-at-race-to-the-bottom-competition [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China takes aim at race-to-the-bottom competition | The Straits Times [08:44] TR News Nvidia stock drops again thanks to rumors of expanded China chip sanctions by Convicted Felon administration https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-stock-drops-again-thanks-to-rumors-of-expanded-china-chip-sanctions-by-trump-administration [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Nvidia stock drops again thanks to rumors of expanded China chip sanctions by Trump administration | Tom's Hardware [08:44] TR News With acoustic blast, China ups aggression in disputed waters: Philippine Navy https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/29/philippines-china-aggression/ [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/29/philippines-china-aggression/ ) [08:45] TR News Ethnic Mongolian dissident Hada gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/29/china-mongolian-dissident-nobel-peace-nomination/ [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/29/china-mongolian-dissident-nobel-peace-nomination/ ) [08:45] TR News As a village waits to be swallowed by Hong Kongs Northern Metropolis, once-defiant residents are unsureoftheirfate https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/30/as-a-village-waits-to-be-swallowed-by-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-once-defiant-residents-are-unsure-of-their-fate/ [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | The HK villagers who will lose their homes to the Northern Metropolis [08:46] TR News (NEW): Organize a community meetup in your area https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Organize_a_community_meetup_in_your_area.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Organize_a_community_meetup_in_your_area.gmi [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Organize a community meetup in your area [08:46] TR News Is DeepSeek a proof of concept? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/is-deepseek-a-proof-of-concept/ [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Is DeepSeek a proof of concept? - Atlantic Council [08:47] TR News DeepSeek challenges the supremacy of US tech companies in Hey Hi (AI) https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/deepseek-challenges-the-supremacy-of-us-tech-companies-in-ai/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Couldve seen it coming: ASPI's tech tracker had picked up Chinas AI strength | The Strategist [08:48] TR News How to Setup Syslog Server on Ubuntu Server 24.04 https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-setup-syslog-server-on-ubuntu-server-24-04/ [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.how2shout.com | How to Setup Syslog Server on Ubuntu Server 24.04 - LinuxShout [08:48] TR News Paper Tape With LASERs! https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/paper-tape-with-lasers/ | Source: Hackaday [08:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Paper Tape With LASERs! | Hackaday [08:53] TR News iophk: microsoft "is really desperate to control the files themselves, not just the format: https://boingboing.net/2025/01/30/fed-up-with-the-microsoft-365-price-hike-heres-a-cheaper-version.html spam like that is *_everywhere_* and they are spreading the "PC or Mac" falsehood. Macintoshes *_are_* PCs" [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/30/fed-up-with-the-microsoft-365-price-hike-heres-a-cheaper-version.html ) [08:53] TR News iophk: Likewise spam like this: https://boingboing.net/2025/01/29/dont-know-how-to-code-good.html [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/29/dont-know-how-to-code-good.html ) [08:54] TR News "It's important to not draw attention to the specifics while at the same time alerting to the campaign and, most important of all, drawing attention to the technologies which microsoft is copying and trying to compete against." [08:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [08:59] TR News (NEW): Alpine Linux Expands Funding Model with Open Collective Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Alpine_Linux_Expands_Funding_Model_with_Open_Collective_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Alpine_Linux_Expands_Funding_Model_with_Open_Collective_Support.gmi [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Alpine Linux Expands Funding Model with Open Collective Support ● Jan 31 [09:03] TR News Google offers voluntary exit to all US platforms and devices employees https://www.theverge.com/news/603432/google-voluntary-exit-platforms-devices-team GAFAM [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Google offers voluntary exit to all US platforms and devices employees | The Verge [09:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:05] TR News Dragon Age Developers Reveal Theyve Been Laid Off After BioWare Puts Full Focus on Mass Effect https://pc-tablet.com/dragon-age-developers-reveal-theyve-been-laid-off-after-bioware-puts-full-focus-on-mass-effect/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pc-tablet.com | Dragon Age Developers Reveal Theyve Been Laid Off After BioWare Puts Full Focus on Mass Effect [09:06] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:07] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:13] *liberty_box (~liberty@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:15] *rianne_ (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:15] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-v3a.5o5.hl01nn.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:19] TR News Techrights Microsoft Staff Explains How Microsoft Swindled Employees and Avoided Paying Out Severance Pay (Microsoft Hasn't Much Money Left in the Bank) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_Staff_Explains_How_Microsoft_Swindled_Employees_and_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_Staff_Explains_How_Microsoft_Swindled_Employees_and_A.gmi [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Staff Explains How Microsoft Swindled Employees and Avoided Paying Out Severance Pay (Microsoft Hasn't Much Money Left in the Bank) [09:26] TR News (NEW): Lets Encrypt Phases Out Certificates Expiry Notifications https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Let_s_Encrypt_Phases_Out_Certificates_Expiry_Notifications.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Let_s_Encrypt_Phases_Out_Certificates_Expiry_Notifications.gmi [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Lets Encrypt Phases Out Certificates Expiry Notifications [09:29] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:32] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[09:57] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [10:07] TR News World Without Choices https://casbs.stanford.edu/loop-how-technology-creating-world-without-choices-and-how-fight-back https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/ [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-casbs.stanford.edu | The loop :how technology is creating a world without choices and how to fight back | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jonathanhaidt.com | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt [10:07] TR News "Must we stand helplessly-by as leaders very deliberately put ever-more unreliable and untrustworthy tech right at the heart of modern existence?" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/notoneofus/ [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Not one of us [10:07] TR News "This is a "Dr. Strangelove" moment. We've allowed very important technology that the world depends on to fall into the hands of unfit guardians, pretenders, perhaps trait ors to tech who are unable to handle the responsibility." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/notoneofus/ [10:10] TR News Supercon https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/supercon-2024-joshua-wise-hacks-the-bambu-x1-carbon/ | Source: Hackaday [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supercon 2024: Joshua Wise Hacks The Bambu X1 Carbon | Hackaday [10:14] TR News Taylorator Makes Mischief On The Airwaves https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/taylorator-makes-mischief-on-the-airwaves/ | Source: Hackaday [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Taylorator Makes Mischief On The Airwaves | Hackaday [10:16] TR News Brushless https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/ | Source: Hackaday [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Going Brushless: Salvaging A Dead Drill | Hackaday [10:17] TR News "Even before entering the mystical realms of UHF design, radio frequency (RF) circuits come with a whole range of fun design aspects as well." https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/using-guanella-baluns-as-impedance-transformers/ | Source: Hackaday [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Using Guanella Baluns As Impedance Transformers | Hackaday [10:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [10:20] TR News "A few years in Early Access and it's now complete. Luden.io have released the 1.0 update for Learning Factory, a chilled factory building automation sim about supplying cats on Mars with everything they need." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/relaxed-factory-automation-sim-learning-factory-1-0-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Relaxed factory automation sim Learning Factory 1.0 is out now | GamingOnLinux [10:21] TR News "Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is quickly approaching release and it's looking good, to the point that Warhorse Studios have announced that it will be playable on Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-from-warhorse-studios-confirmed-playable-on-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kingdom Come: Deliverance II from Warhorse Studios confirmed playable on Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [10:22] TR News "Collabora have announced they've taken over development of libsurvive, an open source lighthouse tracking system for VR. It's now moved over to their GitHub to continue to expand." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/collabora-take-over-libsurvive-development-an-open-source-vr-lighthouse-tracking-system/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Collabora take over libsurvive development an open source VR lighthouse tracking system | GamingOnLinux [10:24] TR News Moving to GitHub me and means moving to Microsoft and proprietary tools [10:25] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:25] TR News "You can get a free game from Fanatical, plus a bunch of great discounts during the Lunar New Year Sale and there's also the new Fanatical Favorites Bundle." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/get-112-operator-free-during-fanaticals-lunar-new-year-sale-plus-a-new-fanatical-favorites-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Get 112 Operator free during Fanatical's Lunar New Year Sale plus a new Fanatical Favorites Bundle | GamingOnLinux [10:26] TR News "From the teams that gave us the popular SnowRunner and MudRunner, the next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft is looking great." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/next-gen-construction-simulation-roadcraft-gets-a-new-trailer-and-release-date/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft gets a new trailer and release date | GamingOnLinux [10:27] TR News "With the NTSYNC driver landing ready for the Linux kernel 6.14 release, there's now an open Merge Request to actually hook up support for it in Wine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ntsync-driver-support-heads-to-wine-in-a-new-merge-request/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NTSYNC driver support heads to Wine in a new Merge Request | GamingOnLinux [10:29] TR News "Ready for a fresh and unusual experience? The End of the Sun is out now with Linux support taking you across time in this Slavic fantasy adventure." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-end-of-the-sun-is-a-slavic-fantasy-time-travel-adventure-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The End of the Sun is a Slavic fantasy time-travel adventure out now | GamingOnLinux [10:31] TR News "Released back in December that I missed, developer Tim Krief put up Fallacy Quiz, a game that tests your ability to identify misleading or incorrect reasoning." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/put-your-thinking-cap-on-for-fallacy-quiz-a-game-that-will-test-your-reasoning-skills/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Put your thinking cap on for Fallacy Quiz a game that will test your reasoning skills | GamingOnLinux [10:37] TR News "NVIDIA today released the 570.86.16 Beta driver for Linux which includes various new features, and a few good bug fixes too. Quite an exciting one too since it brings support for VRR on systems with multiple displays." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/nvidia-beta-driver-570-86-16-released-with-vrr-for-multiple-displays-and-lots-of-improvements/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA Beta driver 570.86.16 released with VRR for multiple displays and lots of improvements | GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR News "It's short, it's cute, it's free with Linux support and it's out now on Steam." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/free-bite-sized-photography-platformer-batography-out-now-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Free bite-sized photography platformer Batography out now on Steam | GamingOnLinux [10:42] TR News "The free, open source and cross-platform RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 is now finally available and it brings with it a whole lot of new features and content." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/open-source-rts-0-a-d-alpha-27-released-bringing-a-new-vulkan-renderer-new-maps-amd-fsr-and-lots-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 released bringing a new Vulkan renderer, new maps, AMD FSR and lots more | GamingOnLinux [10:44] TR News "Koranbrnnaren Salwan Momika skjuten till dds | SVT Nyheter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/sodertalje/person-hittad-skjuten-i-sodertalje [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-svt-se.translate.goog | Koranbrnnaren Salwan Momika skjuten till dds | SVT Nyheter [10:44] TR News camera-based dynamic pricing https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/krogers-brings-nyc-style-pricing-to-rest:b ("Krogers brings NYC style pricing to rest of America") [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Krogers brings NYC style pricing to rest of America [10:44] TR News (NEW): Games: A.D. Alpha 27, Batography, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Games_A_D_Alpha_27_Batography_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Games_A_D_Alpha_27_Batography_and_More.gmi [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: A.D. Alpha 27, Batography, and More [10:49] TR News "The Parallels Between Trump's Republican Party and China's Cultural Revolution" https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/27/trump-transition-us-election-republican-party-china-cultural-revolution/ paywall [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-foreignpolicy.com | The Parallels Between Trump's Republican Party and China's Cultural Revolution [10:49] TR News "What a year, huh? eay.cc" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://eay.cc/2025/what-a-year-huh/ [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eay-cc.translate.goog | What a year, huh? eay.cc [10:50] TR News "Trump Administration Use of Guantnamo to Detain Immigrants Threatens Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, Health Harms: PHR" https://phr.org/news/trump-administration-use-of-guantanamo-to-detain-immigrants-threatens-abuse-inhumane-conditions-health-harms-phr/ [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phr.org | Trump Administration Use of Guantnamo to Detain Immigrants Threatens Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, Health Harms: PHR - PHR [10:50] TR News cartoon https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/bonus-daily-cartoon-turn-turn-turn [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Bonus Daily Cartoon: Turn, Turn, Turn | The New Yorker [10:51] TR News "Access to this page has been denied" (blocked by gratuitous javascript) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5114493-elon-musk-trump-allies/ [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5114493-elon-musk-trump-allies/ ) [10:52] TR News "Trump 2.0 and the fracture of US cyber power" https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2025/01/29/trump-20-and-the-fracture-of-us-cyber-power/ [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | Trump 2.0 and the fracture of US cyber power [10:52] TR News "Protect Your Privacy on Bumble" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/protect-your-privacy-bumble [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Protect Your Privacy on Bumble | Electronic Frontier Foundation [10:52] TR News "Trump Said We Should Kill Drug Dealers. Then He Appointed One as Health Secretary" https://futurism.com/neoscope/trump-execute-dealers-rfk-jr [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump Said We Should Kill Drug Dealers. Then He Appointed One as Health Secretary [10:53] TR News "Trump Is Drawing on Cold WarEra Repressive Tactics" https://jacobin.com/2025/01/trump-immigration-cold-war-repression/ [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Trump Is Drawing on Cold WarEra Repressive Tactics [10:53] TR News "The Imminent Consequences of Trumps Executive Orders" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/30/the-imminent-consequences-of-trumps-executive-orders/ [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | The Imminent Consequences of Trumps Executive Orders - Modern Diplomacy [10:53] TR News "Putin, Trump and the shaking of Europes political map" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-28/putin-trump-and-the-shaking-of-europes-political-map.html [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Putin, Trump and the shaking of Europes political map | International | EL PAS English [10:54] TR News "Justice minister seeks tougher punishment for street-gang_[sic]-related crimes" https://yle.fi/a/74-20140417 [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Justice minister seeks tougher punishment for street-gang-related crimes | Yle News | Yle [10:54] TR News "Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know - Newsweek" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-freeze-hiring-air-traffic-controllers-washington-crash-2023348 [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know - Newsweek [10:55] TR News "Hamas confirms death of October 7 mastermind Mohammed Deif" https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250130-hamas-confirms-death-of-october-7-attacks-mastermind-mohammed-deif [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250130-hamas-confirms-death-of-october-7-attacks-mastermind-mohammed-deif ) [10:55] TR News The battle over encryption gains new momentum | "Striden om kryptering tar ny fart" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/01/31/striden-om-kryptering-tar-ny-fart/ [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Striden om kryptering tar ny fart [10:58] TR News iophk: "tax" in one country is not the same as "tax" in another because you get different things for the money https://www.thelocal.dk/20250130/how-does-pay-for-software-developers-in-the-nordic-countries-compare-to-germany ("How does pay for software developers in the Nordic countries compare to Germany?") [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250130/how-does-pay-for-software-developers-in-the-nordic-countries-compare-to-germany ) [10:59] TR News No wonder axios has so many layoffs; here's axios weaponising divisive politics to shame politicians into "call[ing] Edward Snowden a "traitor"" https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/tulsi-gabbard-edward-snowden-traitor [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/tulsi-gabbard-edward-snowden-traitor ) ● Jan 31 [11:00] TR News "Air traffic controllers are particularly understaffed. Twenty-six critical air traffic facilities are staffed below the FAAs 85-percent threshold, according to the US Department of Transportation." https://www.wired.com/story/washington-dc-plane-crash-everything-we-know-so-far-black-hawk-faa-potomac-american-airlines-psa/ [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Washington, DC, Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far | WIRED [11:01] TR News "Even Windows 10 cannot escape the new Outlook" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/outlook_arrives_on_windows_10/ misses the point that Outlook is not email but an attack on email (proprietary extensions, surveillance, back doors and so on) [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Even Windows 10 cannot escape the new Outlook The Register [11:02] TR News "Over 100,000 People Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/over-100000-people-urge-congress-to-begin-impeachment-investigation-against-president-trump [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Over 100,000 People Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump | Common Dreams [11:02] TR News "Donald Trump Is Just Watching This Crisis Unfold" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-airplane-crash/681511/ [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Donald Trump Is Just Watching This Crisis Unfold - The Atlantic [11:02] TR News "Donald Trumps War on Meritocracy" (i.e. kakistocracy) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/donald-trump-dei-meritocracy/681520/ [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Is There Anything Trump Won't Blame on D.E.I.? - The Atlantic [11:02] TR News "Donald Trumps Cabinet of Revenge" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/donald-trumps-cabinet-of-revenge [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Donald Trumps Cabinet of Revenge | The New Yorker [11:09] TR News Grassroots https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/30/cenovus-funded-grassroots-groups-that-oppose-climate-laws-document-reveals/ | Source: DeSmog [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cenovus Funded Grassroots Groups That Oppose Climate Laws, Document Reveals - DeSmog [11:10] TR News "A new report from consultancy firm Mediavision provides data on IPTV piracy that the Swedish government didn't want to hear." https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-sweden-mulls-viewing-ban-as-illegal-subscriptions-soar-25-250130/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pirate IPTV: Sweden Mulls 'Viewing Ban' as Illegal Subscriptions Soar 25% * TorrentFreak [11:12] TR News Snowden https://thedissenter.org/snowden-blasts-senators-gabbard-dni-hearing/ | Source: The Dissenter [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | Gabbard Confirmation Hearing: Senators Obsess Over Snowden [11:16] TR News How To Install GParted on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-gparted-manjaro/ [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install GParted on Manjaro - idroot [11:16] TR News How To Install AppImage on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-appimage-centos-stream-10/ [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install AppImage on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [11:17] TR News How To Install Caddy Web Server on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-caddy-web-server-fedora-41/ [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Caddy Web Server on Fedora 41 - idroot [11:17] TR News "Over the years there have been various different approaches to authenticating email senders, but its a continual arms race." https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2025/01/29/the-death-of-email-forwarding/ | Source: Mythic Beasts Ltd` [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mythic-beasts.com | The Death of Email Forwarding - Mythic Beasts [11:18] TR News "Ive been doing this CSS thing for over 15 years and Ive seen a lot of change in that time. A lot of the time, I see a new CSS feature and immediately get excited about how helpful its going to be for me and the team in the long term." https://piccalil.li/blog/css-nesting-use-with-caution/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piccalil.li | CSS nesting: use with caution - Piccalilli [11:18] TR News How To Install Apache Tomcat on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-apache-tomcat-centos-stream-10/ [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Apache Tomcat on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [11:18] TR News How To Install Samba on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-samba-linux-mint-22/ [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Samba on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [11:19] TR News "One thing Ive learned about cybersecurity, particularly during my time here at the Internet Storm Center is this" https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31638 | Source: SANS [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | PCAPs or It Didn't Happen: Exposing an Old Netgear Vulnerability Still Active in 2025 [Guest Diary] - SANS Internet Storm Center [11:19] TR News "We are introducing API keys as an easy to use alternative to MD5 hashed passwords, which we plan to deprecate later this year." https://labs.ripe.net/author/ed_shryane/using-api-keys-in-the-ripe-database/ | Source: RIPE [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-labs.ripe.net | Using API Keys in the RIPE Database | RIPE Labs [11:22] TR News "To display system metrics stored in an archive, starting from 14:00, in an interactive manner similar to thetop tool: [...]" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/monitoring-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-using-performance-co-pilot | Source: Red Hat Official [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Monitoring Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform using Performance Co-Pilot [11:22] TR News Email protocols: What is the difference between SMTP, POP3, and IMAP? https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/email-protocols-smtp-pop3-imap/ [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Email protocols: The difference between SMTP, POP3, and IMAP | LinuxCloudVPS Blog [11:26] TR News "But even if youre comfortable with the basics" https://www.tecmint.com/python-tricks-data-scientists/ | Source: TecMint [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 16 Advanced Python Tricks Every Data Scientist Should Know [11:28] TR News (NEW): 5 Best Lightweight Linux Distros Without a GUI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/5_Best_Lightweight_Linux_Distros_Without_a_GUI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/5_Best_Lightweight_Linux_Distros_Without_a_GUI.gmi [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 Best Lightweight Linux Distros Without a GUI [11:29] TR News "Upskilling and reskilling" is an MBA buzzword https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/upskilling-and-reskilling-2025-advance-your-career-red-hat-training-and-certification | Source: Red Hat Official [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Upskilling and reskilling in 2025: Advance your career with Red Hat Training and Certification [11:31] TR News (NEW): Year of the GNU/Linux desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Year_of_the_GNU_Linux_desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Year_of_the_GNU_Linux_desktop.gmi [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Year of the GNU/Linux desktop [11:32] TR News Build and deploy a ModelCar container in OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/01/30/build-and-deploy-modelcar-container-openshift-ai [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | Build and deploy a ModelCar container in OpenShift AI | Red Hat Developer [11:33] TR News How to implement C23 #embed in GCC 15 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/01/30/how-implement-c23-embed-gcc-15 [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | How to implement C23 #embed in GCC 15 | Red Hat Developer [11:33] TR News What is the ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED Error and how to fix it? https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/what-is-the-err_connection_closed/ [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhostsupport.com | What is the ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED Error and how to fix it? [11:34] TR News Red Hat sponsored site as Red Hat megaphone https://cloudnativenow.com/video-interviews/navigating-linux-container-challenges-with-scott-mccarty/ [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Navigating Linux Container Challenges With Scott McCarty - Cloud Native Now [11:37] TR News Another Slew of Fake Articles About 'Linux' and 'Security' From Brittany Day at linuxsecurity.com (Spamfarm/Slopfarm) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Another_Slew_of_Fake_Articles_About_Linux_and_Security_From_Bri.shtml [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Another Slew of Fake Articles About 'Linux' and 'Security' From Brittany Day at linuxsecurity.com (Spamfarm/Slopfarm) [11:38] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/today_s_howtos.gmi [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [11:50] TR News "This process, called distillation, is common across the A.I. field." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/technology/openai-deepseek-data-harvest.html | Source: New York Times [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data - The New York Times [11:50] TR News "Now that DeepSeek has come for OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker is suddenly crying foul, whining that the upstart lab did exactly what it did to human creatives: vacuumed up its work and used it to build a competing product." https://futurism.com/openai-deepseek-permission-ai-stealing | Source: Futurism [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Says DeepSeek Used Its Work Without Permission to Create an AI That's Stealing Its Job, Which Is Blatantly Hypocritical Since That's Exactly What It Did to Human Artists [11:51] TR News Scam Altman https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/29/deepseek-ai-model-openai-sam-altman/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/29/deepseek-ai-model-openai-sam-altman/ ) [11:51] TR News "ChatGPT maker OpenAI has become the subject of widespread mockery online after whining that buzzy Chinese AI startup DeepSeek stole its intellectual property" https://futurism.com/openai-mockery-stole-work-deepseek | Source: Futurism [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Hit With Wave of Mockery for Crying That Someone Stole Its Work Without Permission to Build a Competing Product [11:51] TR News "Existing intellectual property law is enough to guide artists into the age of generative AI, the US Copyright Office has concluded in a new report published on January 29." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/can-you-copyright-generative-ai-the-answer-surprisingly-originates-with-the-camera-in-a-key-us-copyright-office-report | Source: Digital Camera World [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Can you copyright generative AI? The answer surprisingly originates with the camera, in a key US Copyright Office report | Digital Camera World [11:52] TR News "Based on the fundamental principles of copyright, the current state of fast-evolving technology, and the information received in response to the NOI, the Copyright Office concludes that existing legal doctrines are adequate and appropriate to resolve questions of copyrightability." https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-2-Copyrightability-Report.pdf | Source: US Copyright Office [11:52] TR News "When I became a programmer many moons ago, the last thing I ever thought Id need to know about was intellectual [sic] property [sic] (IP) law. Oh well, more fool me." https://thenewstack.io/u-s-blocks-open-source-help-from-these-countries/ | Source: The New Stack [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | US Blocks Open Source 'Help' From These Countries - The New Stack [11:54] TR News Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is a stenographer for LF; now he's talking for the LF in a Microsoft- and Microsoft LF-funded site http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/20/Joab_Jackson_and_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Spam_E_E_E_.shtml [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Joab Jackson and "The New Stack" Publishing Microsoft Spam (E.E.E. Against Linux) for a Payment From Microsoft [11:55] TR News Trademarks: "But not the Super Mario shop in Costa Rica, it seems." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/29/nintendo-loses-after-trying-to-oppose-the-trademark-for-a-costa-rican-grocery-store/ | Source: Techdirt [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nintendo Loses After Trying To Oppose The Trademark For A Costa Rican Grocery Store | Techdirt [11:58] TR News "In September 2023, the EU Commission designated the first gatekeepers, which then had to comply with the DMA by March 7, 2024." https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/open-letter-dma-2025 | Source: Threema GmbH [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-threema.ch | DMA: The EUs Digital Competitiveness Is at Stake Threema [11:58] TR News "first attempt to stop a merger by a new Trump administration that is expected to take a softer approach to mergers." https://www.securityweek.com/justice-department-sues-to-block-14-billion-juniper-buyout-by-hewlett-packard-enterprise/ | Source: Security Week [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/justice-department-sues-to-block-14-billion-juniper-buyout-by-hewlett-packard-enterprise/ ) [11:58] TR News "When a vendor abuses you, that's not punishment for you being a cheapskate and wanting to use services for free" https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/30/landlord-telco-industrial-complex/#captive-market | Source: CoryDoctorow [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Petard (Part I) (30 Jan 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow ● Jan 31 [12:10] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux" and More (Latest Roundup Featuring BetaNews, Janus Atienza, and Brittany Day From Guardian Digital, Inc) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Slopwatch_Fake_Articles_About_Linux_and_More_Latest_Roundup_Fea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Slopwatch_Fake_Articles_About_Linux_and_More_Latest_Roundup_Fea.gmi [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux" and More (Latest Roundup Featuring BetaNews, Janus Atienza, and Brittany Day From Guardian Digital, Inc) [12:18] TR News sjvn became a butler for the Zemlins and IBM or redhat. He sold out. [12:21] TR News (NEW): Kernel and Graphics: NTSYNC and NVIDIA Beta Driver 570.86.16 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Kernel_and_Graphics_NTSYNC_and_NVIDIA_Beta_Driver_570_86_16.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Kernel_and_Graphics_NTSYNC_and_NVIDIA_Beta_Driver_570_86_16.gmi [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel and Graphics: NTSYNC and NVIDIA Beta Driver 570.86.16 [12:26] TR News IBM has turned Red Hat into an ocean of buzzwords and fluff https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-trust-foundations-security-safety-and-transparency-ai [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Building trust: Foundations of security, safety and transparency in AI [12:27] TR News "partner engagement" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-announces-latest-updates-global-partner-engagement-experience connected to Microsoft https://www.redhat.com/en/authors/stefanie-chiras [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat announces latest updates to global partner engagement experience [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Stefanie Chiras [12:28] TR News Red Hat + MSFT - Stefanie Chiras keynote ... go suck up to Bill Gates, get promoted at IBM https://www.redhat.com/en/about/videos/red-hat-microsoft-stefanie-chiras-keynote [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat + MSFT - Stefanie Chiras keynote [12:29] TR News Adrian Bridgwater's promotional 'articles', cited by the companies he is writing about (or for) https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2025/01/27/red-hat-a-solution-means-eminently-adaptable-software/ [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.forbes.com | Red Hat: A Solution Means Eminently Adaptable Software [12:29] TR News Red Hat Supports Bank NXT to Drive Operational Efficiency and Enhance Customer Experience https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-supports-bank-nxt-drive-operational-efficiency-and-enhance-customer-experience [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Supports Bank NXT to Drive Operational Efficiency and Enhance Customer Experience [12:30] TR News Red Hat: we proudly promote Ponzi schemes https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/11-red-hat-ai-videos-you-may-have-missed https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | 11 Red Hat AI videos you may have missed [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-locusmag.com | Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI? Locus Online [12:32] TR News "Career climbing" = the art of sucking up, like Jono Bacon did to Mark Shuttleworth (MS) and then the other MS (Microsoft) http://techrights.org/o/2019/04/08/jono-bacon-works-for-microsoft/ [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Jono Bacon Works for Microsoft [12:33] TR News (NEW): IBM and Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/IBM_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/IBM_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IBM and Red Hat Leftovers [12:33] TR News Page 7 in this article also shows stefanie chiras, part of the Bill Gates suck-up charade http://techrights.org/o/2019/04/08/jono-bacon-works-for-microsoft/ [12:34] TR News We need to live in a world where wealth is not proportional to evil or working (e.g. sucking up) for evil [12:35] TR News But they call it Utopia. Yes, they like to say (in oligarchs-owned media) that it is "utopian" to believe public good will be rewarded rather than evil deeds. That same media portrays raiders and rich nazis as "philanthropists" and geniuses. [12:37] TR News NYTimes 2019 (broke the Bill Gates marriage): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past - The New York Times [12:37] TR News How much did the FAMOUS CRIMINAL pay the NY Times for THIS spam?? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/technology/bill-gates-tech-billionaires-memoir.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/technology/bill-gates-tech-billionaires-memoir.html [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Bill Gates Isnt Like Those Other Tech Billionaires - The New York Times [12:38] TR News Fake 'review' of a PILE OF LIES in "book" form https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/books/review/source-code-bill-gates.html SPAM. This is now an actual service from NY Times. They're spread lies for a payment. [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Book Review: Source Code, by Bill Gates - The New York Times [12:38] TR News They think it's not a matter if WHETHER publishes take the bribe but HOW BIG the bribe needs to be https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cjr.org | Journalisms Gates keepers - Columbia Journalism Review [12:38] TR News (publishers) [12:39] TR News "This alarm clock is pretty versatile and can be either a stationary device or made portable with the ability to receive power from batterieslike the original Game Boy DMG." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/wake-up-in-style-with-this-raspberry-pi-pico-game-boy-pokemon-themed-alarm-clock | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Wake up in style with this Raspberry Pi Pico Game Boy Pokmon-themed alarm clock | Tom's Hardware [12:40] TR News "Project archival is a single piece in a larger supply-chain security puzzle: by exposing archival statuses" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/01/30/pypi-now-supports-archiving-projects/ | Source: Trail of Bits [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | PyPI now supports archiving projects | Trail of Bits Blog [12:41] TR News "If you need a file-like object that stores bytes in memory in Python, chances are you youre using Pythos built-in io.BytesIO()." https://pythonspeed.com/articles/bytesio-reduce-memory-usage/ | Source: Python Speed [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pythonspeed.com | The surprising way to save memory with BytesIO [12:41] TR News "But of course theres much more, and so lets look at the mathematics of Taylor Swift." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/the-mathematics-of-taylor-swift/ | Source: Rlang [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Mathematics of Taylor Swift | R-bloggers [12:41] TR News "The EOL event for a major version of an open source software package is more challenging than just missing out on new features that will only be incorporated into future versions." https://thenewstack.io/12-critical-open-source-projects-losing-security-support-in-2025/ | Source: The New Stack [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | 12 Critical Open Source Projects Losing Security Support in 2025 - The New Stack [12:42] TR News "The best experience is for this whole nightmare flow not to exist at all. I know I know, security blah blah blah, but zooming all the way out, this experience is rough." https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-ux-of-login-codes/ | Source: Brad Frost [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bradfrost.com | The UX of login codes | Brad Frost [12:43] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [12:43] TR News Google: Your Only Option is Surveillance Giant Google YouTube (Coming Soon: Mandatory DRM and Attestation?) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/29/Google_Your_Only_Option_is_Google_YouTube_Coming_Soon_Mandatory.shtml [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Google: Your Only Option is Google YouTube (Coming Soon: Mandatory DRM and Attestation?) [12:43] TR News Indian Data Biases statCounter For or Against "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Indian_Data_Biases_statCounter_For_or_Against_Linux.shtml [12:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Indian Data Biases statCounter For or Against "Linux" [12:44] TR News Jack M. Germain (LinuxInsider) Seems to Have Turned to LLM Slop, Graphics Slop, and B2B SPAM https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/30/Jack_M_Germain_LinuxInsider_Seems_to_Have_Turned_to_LLM_Slop_Gr.shtml [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jack M. Germain (LinuxInsider) Seems to Have Turned to LLM Slop, Graphics Slop, and B2B SPAM [12:45] TR News Windows TCO: "The breach was detected on January 26 and NYBCe called in outside experts to assist with the remediation." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/ransomware_attack_at_new_york/ | Source: The Register UK [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ransomware strikes at New York blood services provider The Register [12:46] TR News Windows TCO: "One of the largest independent blood centers serving over 75 million people across the U.S. has been hit by a ransomware" https://therecord.media/ransomware-attack-new-york-blood-center-forces-workarounds | Source: The Record [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Ransomware attack on New York Blood Center forces workarounds, drive cancellations | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:46] TR News Windows TCO: "cybersecurity incident at the University of Notre Dame" https://thecyberexpress.com/university-of-notre-dame-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | University Of Notre Dame Cyberattack Investigation [12:46] TR News Windows TCO: "alternative ways of disseminating important information such as the weather forecasts have been put in place" https://therecord.media/south-african-weather-service-cyberattack | Source: The Record [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | South Africas government-run weather service knocked offline by cyberattack | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:48] TR News OCSP https://www.feistyduck.com/newsletter/issue_121_the_slow_death_of_ocsp | Source: Feisty Duck [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.feistyduck.com | The Slow Death of OCSP | Feisty Duck [12:48] TR News (NEW): Windows TCO and Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Windows_TCO_and_Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Windows_TCO_and_Security_Leftovers.gmi [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Windows TCO and Security Leftovers [12:50] TR News "In a move that has surprised many, Lets Encrypt, the worlds leading provider of free, automated" https://linuxiac.com/lets-encrypt-phases-out-expiry-notifications/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Lets Encrypt Phases Out Certificates Expiry Notifications [12:54] TR News "Moreover, it provides a formal and transparent mechanism for individuals, corporations, and organizations to contribute to Alpine Linuxs infrastructurea feature that many community members have requested over the past several years." https://linuxiac.com/alpine-linux-expands-funding-model-with-open-collective-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Alpine Linux Expands Funding Model with Open Collective Support [12:54] TR News "By partnering with Open Collective, Alpine aims to diversify its sources of financial support and mitigate the potential risks associated with relying on just a handful of donors." https://linuxiac.com/alpine-linux-expands-funding-model-with-open-collective-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:55] TR News FSF Blogs: Organize a community meetup in your area http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/organize-a-community-meetup-in-your-area [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Organize a community meetup in your area Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [12:55] TR News ScriptHaus organize scripts and bash one-liners https://www.linuxlinks.com/scripthaus-organize-scripts-bash-one-liners/ [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ScriptHaus - organize scripts and bash one-liners - LinuxLinks [12:56] TR News Carapace multi-shell multi-command argument completer https://www.linuxlinks.com/carapace-multi-shell-multi-command-argument-completer/ [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Carapace - multi-shell multi-command argument completer - LinuxLinks [12:56] TR News Facebook admits that the GNU/Linux topic crackdown was 'in error' and has been fixed https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-admits-that-the-linux-topic-crackdown-was-in-error-and-has-been-fixed [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Facebook admits that the Linux topic crackdown was 'in error' and has been fixed | Tom's Hardware [12:58] TR News "In the above post, DistroWatch notes that it is aware of the supposed lifting of its ban but that the account still seems to be locked" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-admits-that-the-linux-topic-crackdown-was-in-error-and-has-been-fixed | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:58] TR News There are MANY lessons here, Andy covers some of these: https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/notoneofus/ [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Not one of us [12:59] TR News "The banning of Dpche Guine represents an escalation of the Guinean communications regulators censorship efforts" https://cpj.org/2025/01/guinean-regulator-bans-news-site-depeche-guinee/ | Source: CPJ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Guinean regulator bans news site Dpche Guine - Committee to Protect Journalists [12:59] TR News "Chinas dissidents struggling" https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/china-lunar-new-year-dissidents-separated-loved-ones/ | Source: RFA [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/china-lunar-new-year-dissidents-separated-loved-ones/ ) [12:59] TR News "impacts the freedom tools" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/executive-order-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship | Source: EFF [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Executive Order to the State Department Sideswipes Freedom Tools, Threatens Censorship Resistance, Privacy, and Anonymity of Millions | Electronic Frontier Foundation ● Jan 31 [13:00] TR News NOT accidentally https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux | Source: PC Mag [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux ) [13:00] TR News "Not long after Navalnys death, his memoirs were released under the name The Patriot." https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/30/navalny-a-patriot-and-an-imperialist/ | Source: New Eastern Europe [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | Navalny: a patriot and an imperialist - New Eastern Europe [13:00] TR News "For instance, when users ask about issues like the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests" https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/deepseeks-ai-raises-censorship-concerns-avoids-speaking-on-many-china-related-topics-462531-2025-01-30 | Source: Business Today [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.businesstoday.in | DeepSeeks AI raises censorship concerns: Avoids speaking on many China-related topics - BusinessToday [13:01] TR News "Momika argued that his protests targeted the religion of Islam, not Muslim people" https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/501_391251.html | Source: The Korea Times [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-koreatimes.co.kr | An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed - The Korea Times [13:01] TR News "The permit granted in connection with the demonstration is covered by my clients intent." https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/salwan-momika-iraqi-refugee-burnt-quran-2023-massive-protests-shot-dead-in-sweden-2672353-2025-01-30 | Source: India Today [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.indiatoday.in | Salwan Momika, who burnt Quran in 2023, shot dead in Sweden: Report - India Today [13:02] TR News "Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner, was shot dead in Sweden before court verdict" https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/salwan-momika-iraqi-man-who-carried-out-several-quran-burnings-in-sweden-shot-dead-five-people-arrested/article69158970.ece | Source: The Hindu [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Salwan Momika Quran protests: Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden, shot dead; five people arrested - The Hindu [13:02] TR News "Christian Iraqi who burned Qurans at a slew of protests" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/salwan-momika-man-who-burnt-quran-in-2023-sparking-huge-protests-shot-dead-in-sweden-7593887 | Source: NDTV [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ndtv.com | Salwan Momika, Man Who Burnt Quran In 2023 Sparking Huge Protests, Shot Dead In Sweden [13:02] TR News "Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in 2023" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/salwan-momika-quran-sweden-killed.html | Source: New York Times [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed - The New York Times [13:02] TR News "Mr Momika carried out a series of anti-Islam protests, sparking outrage in many Muslim-majority countries." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdx2wqpg7zo | Source: BBC [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden' - BBC News [13:03] TR News "Salwan Momika, 38, an Iraqi refugee, was shot in a house in Sodertalje town near Stockholm on Wednesday." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-shot-dead-sweden-ahead-court-verdict-over-koran-burning-2025-01-30/ | Source: Reuters [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-shot-dead-sweden-ahead-court-verdict-over-koran-burning-2025-01-30/ ) [13:03] TR News "In August of that year, Sweden's intelligence service Sapo" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250130-koran-burner-shot-dead-in-sweden | Source: France24 [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250130-koran-burner-shot-dead-in-sweden ) [13:03] TR News "preliminary investigation has been opened" https://www.telesurenglish.net/sweden-arrests-five-people-for-shooting-death-of-quran-burner/ | Source: teleSUR [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | Sweden Arrests Five People for Shooting Death of Quran Burner - teleSUR English [13:04] TR News "Salwan Momikas 2023 burning of the Quran drew ire in the Muslim world." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/sweden-quran-burning-salwan-momika/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/sweden-quran-burning-salwan-momika/ ) [13:05] TR News "The censorship engine is ramping up as Facebook, Google and Amazon toady-up to Trump. The US tech oligarchy is on course to suppress all talk of Software Freedom" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/notoneofus/ | Source: The Cyber Show [13:05] TR News "Swedish media reported Momika was streaming live on TikTok when he was shot." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/salwan-momika-quran-burnings-trial-reportedly-shot-dead-sweden | Source: The Guardian UK [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Sweden points to foreign power after Iraqi refugee on trial for Quran burnings shot dead | Sweden | The Guardian [13:07] TR News "The Bogot-based Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) said Gmez was well known for his morning news program on Rumba del Caf" https://cpj.org/2025/01/colombian-journalist-oscar-gomez-agudelo-shot-dead-at-radio-station/ | Source: CPJ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Colombian journalist scar Gmez Agudelo shot dead at radio station - Committee to Protect Journalists [13:07] TR News "You can see the problem. In dark mode, the background remains pale yellow but the text is white and totally illegible apart from the blue links. Not nice at all." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/improved-accessibility | Source: Jeremy Cherfas [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeremycherfas.net | Improved Accessibility | Jeremy Cherfas [13:08] TR News "Federally employed military spouses who work remotely for their agencies should be allowed to continue to do so, according to a joint memo from the federal agencies in charge of budget and personnel." https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/01/29/federal-military-spouse-workers-should-be-able-to-continue-remotely/ | Source: Air Force Times [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.airforcetimes.com | Federal military spouse workers should be able to continue remotely [13:09] TR News "The Justice Department has ordered the civil rights division to halt much of its investigative activity dating from the Biden administration and not pursue new indictments" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/22/justice-civil-rights-freeze-shutdown/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/22/justice-civil-rights-freeze-shutdown/ ) [13:09] TR News "As has often been said of (and so often proved by) the Trump Administration: the cruelty is the point" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/29/hi-kids-do-you-like-police-violence-trumps-doj-shuts-down-civil-rights-division/ | Source: Techdirt [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hi Kids, Do You Like (Police) Violence? Trumps DOJ Shuts Down Civil Rights Division | Techdirt [13:09] TR News "The Teamsters union has been pushing for a new contract that includes improved paid family leave, seniority rights, increased sick time" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/give-fair-contract-else-18000-costco-workers-prepare-strike-over-pay-conditions-1730571 | Source: International Business Times [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'Give a Fair Contract or Else': 18,000 Costco Workers Prepare to Strike Over Pay and Conditions | IBTimes UK [13:10] TR News "A Tibetan writer and former elementary school teacher, imprisoned for having contact with Tibetans living abroad and making a prayer offering to the Dalai Lama, has been placed under strict surveillance following his release from jail in November 2024." https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/30/tibet-writer-released-under-surveillance/ | Source: RFA [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/30/tibet-writer-released-under-surveillance/ ) [13:10] TR News "$500 million in funding for 2025 to support its work, such as investigating human rights abuses around the world from Syria to Sudan, warning that lives hang in the balance." https://www.voanews.com/a/un-rights-chief-seeks-500-million-in-2025-warning-that-lives-are-at-risk/7956627.html | Source: VOA News [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning that lives are at risk [13:11] TR News "While womens rights had advanced under the Weimar Republic, Nazi ideology claimed womens place was in the home as wives and mothers." https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2025/0130/sisters-in-science-women-physicists-olivia-campbell | Source: CS Monitor [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Women in physics saw their rise in Germany crushed by Nazi policies - CSMonitor.com [13:13] TR News "Last year the Biden FCC passed a new rule that would help bring Wi-Fi access to school kids who struggle to do their homework online" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/30/ted-cruz-blocks-fcc-plan-to-bring-mobile-wi-fi-to-school-kids-for-a-very-very-stupid-reason/ | Source: Techdirt [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ted Cruz Blocks FCC Plan To Bring Mobile Wi-Fi To School Kids For A Very Very Stupid Reason | Techdirt [13:15] TR News "influencers" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/news/social-media-influencers-join-white-house-briefings-1857759 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Social Media Influencers Join White House Briefings [13:15] TR News "Pulling children into the system" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/pulling-children-into-the-system | Source: Meduza [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Pulling children into the system The Kremlin is bringing its patriotic lesson series to Russias youngest students kindergartners Meduza [13:20] TR News "Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-meta-ceos-defend-hefty-ai-spending-after-deepseek-stuns-tech-world/articleshow/117736162.cms | Source: India Times [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world - The Economic Times [13:20] TR News "Amazon is restructuring and laying off employees in its communications and sustainability divisions." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/amazon-is-laying-off-more-employees-calling-them-unnecessary-layers-and-/articleshow/117734618.cms | Source: India Times [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Amazon is laying off more employees, calling them "unnecessary layers," and - The Times of India [13:21] TR News "infrastructure as a service" https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/infrastructure-laundering-blending-in-with-the-cloud/ | Source: Krebs On Security [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud Krebs on Security [13:21] TR News "Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China's Salt Typhoon breached American government and telecom" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/gutting_us_cyber_advisory_boards/ | Source: The Register UK [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Gutting US cyber advisory boards 'foolish' The Register [13:21] TR News "it wasnt that long ago that one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and influential venture capitalists, Marc Andreessen" https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-11-marc-andreessen/ | Source: Wired [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World According to Marc Andreessen | WIRED [13:26] TR News "CEO Mark Zuckerbergs announcement appeals to many of the new administrations talking points" https://www.theverge.com/24339131/meta-content-moderation-fact-check-zuckerberg-texas | Source: The Verge | Zuckerberg = Kappo [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The fallout of Metas content moderation overhaul | The Verge [13:27] TR News "Lobbyists representing Microsoft Corp, 2023" https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/lobbyists?cycle=2023&id=d000000115 | Source: Open Secrets [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/lobbyists?cycle=2023&id=d000000115 ) [13:27] TR News [Old] "One of those episodes came at the end of last month when the Department of Defense" https://prospect.org/power/2024-06-11-defense-department-microsofts-profit-taking/ | Source: The American Prospect [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-prospect.org | Defense Department Submits to Microsofts Profit-Taking - The American Prospect [13:28] TR News "Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is committed to tracking and protecting against cyber threat activity." https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ | Source: Google [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloud.google.com | Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI | Google Cloud Blog [13:28] TR News "The probe comes after DeepSick launched its R1 AI model. The company claims R1 matches or exceeds leading models" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-and-open-ai-investigate-whether-deepseek-illicitly-obtained-data-from-chatgpt | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft and OpenAI investigate whether DeepSeek illicitly obtained data from ChatGPT | Tom's Hardware [13:29] TR News "increasingly available at low cost or free" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/30/deepseek-microsoft-meta-investors/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/30/deepseek-microsoft-meta-investors/ ) [13:29] TR News "In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session with Meta employees on Thursday, Mark Kappoberg, the companys chief executive" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-trump.html | Source: New York Times [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A - The New York Times [13:30] TR News Mark Kappoberg. "According to WSJ, Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to lose the frivolous lawsuit Trump" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/30/mark-zuckerberg-agrees-to-turn-meta-back-into-a-pogrom-machine/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | MarkZuckerberg Agrees to Turn Meta [Back] into a Pogrom Machine - emptywheel [13:30] TR News "Now, the attorneys told the court in the November letter, no ruling would be needed in the case." Mark Kappoberg pays Cheeto. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-meta-x-settlements/681503/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit - The Atlantic [13:30] TR News "Facebook parent Meta filed a notice regarding the settlement in a federal court in San Francisco." https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-01-29/meta-to-pay-25-million-to-settle-trumps-2021-lawsuit-over-suspended-accounts | Source: US News And World Report [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-01-29/meta-to-pay-25-million-to-settle-trumps-2021-lawsuit-over-suspended-accounts ) [13:34] TR News Techrights Links 31/01/2025: Mass Layoffs at Amazon and Microsoft, Sweden Again Fails to Protect Critics of Violence https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Links_31_01_2025_Mass_Layoffs_at_Amazon_and_Microsoft_Sweden_Ag.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Links_31_01_2025_Mass_Layoffs_at_Amazon_and_Microsoft_Sweden_Ag.gmi [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 31/01/2025: Mass Layoffs at Amazon and Microsoft, Sweden Again Fails to Protect Critics of Violence ● Jan 31 [14:23] TR News "What's more, neither of them have had contact with any males in over a decade." https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/possibly-fatherless-shark-1.7444899 | Source: CBC [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Who's the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one | CBC Radio [14:23] TR News "The three standalone systems known as Anole, Desert Willow, and Burksol, located in Seagoville, Midlothian, and Afton, Texas, respectively are expected to reach commercial operations in the first half of 2025." https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-storage/battery/backing-texas-grid-resilience-investment-firm-acquires-nearly-1-gwh-battery-energy-storage-portfolio/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-storage/battery/backing-texas-grid-resilience-investment-firm-acquires-nearly-1-gwh-battery-energy-storage-portfolio/ ) [14:24] TR News "Using Fitbit-style accelerometer data" https://theconversation.com/swimming-in-the-sweet-spot-how-marine-animals-save-energy-on-long-journeys-246833 | Source: The Conversation [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Swimming in the sweet spot: how marine animals save energy on long journeys [14:24] TR News "The Turkey Point station is equipped with pressure-based and microwave water level sensors, satellite transmitters, as well as rechargeable batteries and solar panels." https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/jan25/hudson-river-ports-navigation.html | Source: NOAA [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oceanservice.noaa.gov | New data for improved navigation in the upper Hudson River [14:25] *haver has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [14:26] TR News "Just over a week after firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard" https://futurism.com/america-deadliest-air-crash-trump | Source: Futurism [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | America's Deadliest Airliner Crash in 23 Years Happens a Week After Trump Guts Airline Safety Groups [14:26] *haver (~newyear@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:28] TR News "The study showed that the southwest coast has seen a steady rise in extreme rainfall events" https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/extreme-climate-events-impacting-southwest-coast-says-study/article69159564.ece | Source: The Hindu [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Extreme climate events impacting southwest coast, says study - The Hindu [14:29] TR News "A new resource dedicated to small and medium-sized digital infrastructure providers in Europe" https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/why-small-and-medium-size-operators-should-care-about-sustainability/ | Source: RIPE [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-labs.ripe.net | Why Small and Medium-Size Operators Should Care About Sustainability | RIPE Labs [14:29] TR News "Moments after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerbergs all-hands comments to employees were widely leaked" https://www.theverge.com/meta/603812/meta-warns-leakers-leaked-memo | Source: The Verge [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Meta warns that it will fire leakers in leaked memo | The Verge [14:29] TR News "Ms Gabbard, an Iraq war veteran accused of echoing Russian and Syrian propaganda" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/30/disguised-whistleblower-centre-question-tulsi-gabbard-assad/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/30/disguised-whistleblower-centre-question-tulsi-gabbard-assad/ ) [14:30] TR News "Lazarus Group primarily forked open source projects for this campaign, we're told." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/lazarus_groups_supply_chain_attack/ | Source: The Register UK [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Lazarus Group's latest heist hits hundreds globally The Register [14:31] TR News "introduce a ban on social media for under-16s" https://theconversation.com/australias-social-media-ban-shows-how-extreme-the-technology-debate-has-become-theres-a-better-way-245123 | Source: The Conversation [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Australias social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become theres a better way [14:31] TR News "But Gen Z are not somehow inherently anti-democratic." https://phys.org/news/2025-01-gen-democracy-authoritarianism.html | Source: Omicron Limited [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-gen-democracy-authoritarianism.html ) [14:32] TR News "As authorities investigate the fourth Baltic Sea cable-cutting incident in recent months" https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-eu-on-high-alert-as-undersea-cable-attacks-escalate-in-baltic/7956600.html | Source: VOA News [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | NATO, EU on high alert as undersea cable attacks escalate in Baltic [14:32] TR News "At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged since October 2023" https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/01/28/11-baltic-cables-damaged-in-15-months-pushing-nato-to-boost-security/ | Source: C4ISRNET [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.c4isrnet.com | 11 Baltic cables damaged in 15 months, pushing NATO to boost security [14:33] TR News "In fact, within Europe (and the European side of [NATO]) the Europeans have ceded political agency to Turkey" https://crookedtimber.org/2025/01/30/on-the-end-of-nato-a-european-perspective/ | Source: Crooked Timber [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | On the End of Nato: a European perspective Crooked Timber [14:33] TR News "Although both these tykes are ostensibly poised to rip and tear through America's federal agencies" https://futurism.com/elon-kids-gutting-opm-doge | Source: Futurism [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Elon Puts Kid Who Just Graduated From High School in Charge of Disemboweling the US Government [14:34] TR News "the new OPM food chain" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-office-personnel-management-opm-neuralink-x-boring-stalin/ | Source: Wired [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management | WIRED [14:35] TR News "The Chinese generative artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek has had a meteoric rise this week" https://www.wired.com/story/exposed-deepseek-database-revealed-chat-prompts-and-internal-data/ | Source: Wired [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data | WIRED [14:35] TR News "Since its inception" https://letsencrypt.org/2025/01/22/ending-expiration-emails/ | Source: Let's Encrypt [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-letsencrypt.org | Ending Support for Expiration Notification Emails - Let's Encrypt [14:37] TR News IBM mass layoffs by "RTO" loophole: "There hasnt been a supercommuter option in the parts of the company that have been RTOd." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjkfstx4 [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjkfstx4 ) [14:38] TR News IBM mass layoffs by "RTO" loophole: "I know 3 people in CIO that got super commuter approved one week after the RTO mandate was announced." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjkfstx4 [14:40] TR News IBM seems to be using all the options to induce layoffs without calling them layoffs: PIPs/performance review, RTO, mandates to move or change location/role (then they reset the contract, hence no severance, which is what they've just done at Microsoft) [14:41] TR News "So much debt and yet ....Alvind still gets a supersized bonus for lying to investors. How does that work ? Is that because he is hiring more Indians or because he dropped China Research like a hot potato in 2024 ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq ) [14:41] TR News "IBM management has brought down our debt by $1.5 billion over 12 months. This is fantastic news - it means that IBM will be debt-free in only 40 more years!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq [14:42] TR News "Will IBM be around in 40 years ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq [14:58] TR News "that will be easier for businesses to adhere to." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/data-privacy-laws-should-work-for-people-not-for-businesses | Source: Pete Brown [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Data privacy laws should work for people, not for businesses. - Exploding Comma [14:58] TR News "The legal filing takes issue with the Amazon Ads SDK, a software library that the e-commerce giant provides to third-party app makers to serve ads, while also allegedly collecting user data." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/amazon_sued_for_snarfing_sensitive/ | Source: The Register UK [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Amazon sued for snarfing sensitive data via advertising SDK The Register [14:59] TR News "Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced at a press conference on Thursday that the government is speeding up the introduction of a law which would allow police to secretly monitor communications of children under the age of 15." https://www.thelocal.se/20250130/swedish-government-speeds-up-introduction-of-law-to-monitor-childrens-communications | Source: The Local SE [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.se/20250130/swedish-government-speeds-up-introduction-of-law-to-monitor-childrens-communications ) ● Jan 31 [15:02] TR News Lots of ad hominem attacks by the ICBM apologists https://ibmandtheholocaust.com/edwin-black-retractions [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ibmandtheholocaust.com | Edwin Black: Retractions | IBM and the Holocaust [15:03] TR News "Our analysis of apps shows that concerns around privacy and security are already very significant. Our Static Application Security Testing analysis of the Liberal Democrats MiniVan App found that it was deployed with infrastructure with a history of security vulnerabilities." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2025/01/ORG-Voters-Privacy-and-Election-Canvassing-Apps-Report-1.pdf | Source: OpenRightsGroup [15:04] TR News "In this report we analyse the technical architecture, and associated privacy policies, of the canvassing apps used by the Liberal Democrat, Conservative, and Labour parties during the 2024 general election." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/moral-hazard-voter-data-privacy-and-politics-in-election-canvassing-apps/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.openrightsgroup.org | Moral Hazard: Voter Data Privacy and Politics in Election Canvassing Apps | Open Rights Group [15:05] TR News "Open Rights Groups investigation raises concerns about privacy and security of political parties canvassing apps." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-voter-data-privacy-concerns-over-apps-used-by-political-parties/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.openrightsgroup.org | New report: Voter data privacy concerns over apps used by political parties | Open Rights Group ● Jan 31 [17:09] TR News Social Control Media: "Speaking at an workshop on adoption of Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AIMC) technology in highway construction" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/flagging-people-using-social-media-to-report-problems-gadkari-asks-officials-to-address-highway-quality-issues/articleshow/117753269.cms | Source: India Times [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Flagging people using social media to report problems, Gadkari asks officials to address highway quality issues | India News - The Times of India [17:09] TR News "I think Ive come to the conclusion that on these no/less algorithm-driven platforms I prefer following more accounts, though I could probably trim the Bluesky number down a bit" https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/follower-count/ | Source: Chris McLeod [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrismcleod.dev | Follower Count Chris McLeod [17:10] TR News "The world has changed since 2004, though. Social media began feeding the feeling of always being left out of something." https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/fomo-is-good/681505/ | Source: The Atlantic [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Your FOMO Is Trying to Tell You Something - The Atlantic [17:10] TR News "The [Internet] is growing more hostile to humans. Google results are stuffed with search-optimized spam, unhelpful advertisements, and AI slop." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/reddit-answers-ai-chatbot/681502/ | Source: The Atlantic [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Is This How Reddit Ends? - The Atlantic [17:11] TR News Kapo-berg wants to Make Facebook Great Again https://www.theverge.com/news/602961/zuckerberg-make-facebook-great-again-og | Source: The Verge [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Zuckerberg wants to Make Facebook Great Again | The Verge [17:18] TR News "Throughout recent years, LLM capabilities have outpaced evaluation benchmarks. This is not a new development." https://www.ruder.io/the-evolving-landscape-of-llm-evaluation/ | Source: Sebastian Ruder [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ruder.io | The Evolving Landscape of LLM Evaluation [17:19] TR News [Old] "There are many potential ways to use AI1 (and computers in general) for 2D animation." https://yosefk.com/blog/the-state-of-ai-for-hand-drawn-animation-inbetweening.html | Source: Yossi Kreinin [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yosefk.com | The state of AI for hand-drawn animation inbetweening [17:19] TR News "The recent boom in artificial intelligence gives us a fascinating glimpse of future possibilities" https://thenewstack.io/tools-for-addressing-fairness-and-bias-in-multimodal-ai/ | Source: The New Stack [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Tools for Addressing Fairness and Bias in Multimodal AI - The New Stack [17:20] TR News "Certification is currently restricted to Authors Guild members and books penned by a single writer, but will expand in the future to include books by non-Guild members and multiple authors." https://www.theverge.com/news/602918/human-authored-book-certification-ai-authors-guild | Source: The Verge [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Books written by humans are getting their own certification | The Verge [17:34] TR News "As always, we recommend taking benchmarks with a grain of salt, but if Alibaba is to be believed, Qwen 2.5 Max which can search the web, and output text, video, and images from inputs" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/alibaba_qwen_ai/ | Source: The Register UK [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | DeepSeek not the only Chinese AI dev keeping US up at night The Register [17:35] TR News LLMs are NOT "hey hi"; "If confirmed, the claim could mark yet another escalation in the race to develop higher performance and more cost-efficient AI models among Chinese competitors, which have thrown Western tech markets into chaos." https://futurism.com/the-byte/alibaba-china-ai-beaten-openai-deepseek | Source: Futurism [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Another Chinese AI Company Says It's Beaten OpenAI [17:35] TR News "If you read these headlines and think, "That's funny, but it's absurd, because werewolves aren't real"... keep going, you're so close to figuring it out!" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/werewolf-futures/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jwz.org | jwz: Werewolf Futures [17:36] TR News "Its also prompting customers, like Microsoft, Meta, 'Open'AI, Amazon, and Gulag to start working on their own AI processors." https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058186/ai-chips-meta-microsoft-google-nvidia | Source: The Verge [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy | The Verge [17:36] TR News "The latest DeepSeek security issue involves an exposed database discovered by Wiz Research, which added to concerns about the AI startups security and privacy controls." https://thecyberexpress.com/deepseek-security-data-leaks-jailbreaks/ | Source: Cyble Inc [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thecyberexpress.com | DeepSeek Security Scrutinized Amid Data Leaks, Jailbreaks [17:37] TR News "One part of such an effort might be to go back and retroactively add tags where they ought to be. For about the first decade of my blog, i.e. prior to around 2008, I rarely used tags to categorise posts" https://danq.me/2025/01/30/ai-blog-tags/ | Source: Dan Q [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | Can AI retroactively fix WordPress tags? Dan Q [17:38] TR News "startup also expects to use the cash to fund its money-losing business operations." https://futurism.com/openai-asking-investment | Source: Futurism http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Asking for Tens of Billions in New Investment to "Fund Its Money-Losing business Operations" [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights OpenAI: If OpenAI Survives Another 2 Years, It'll be About 30 Billion Dollars in Cumulative Losses/Debt [17:38] TR News "including log streams, API Secrets, and operational details." https://futurism.com/the-byte/deepseak-leaks-user-chatlogs | Source: Futurism [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | If You Think Anyone in the AI Industry Has Any Idea What They're Doing, It Appears That DeepSeek Just Accidentally Leaked Its Users' Chats [17:39] TR News "Jiayi Pan, a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, claims that he and his AI research team have recreated core functions of DeepSeek's R1-Zero for just $30" https://futurism.com/researchers-deepseek-even-cheaper | Source: Futurism [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Team Says They've Recreated DeepSeek's OpenAI Killer for Literally $30 [17:40] TR News Just serves to show how TRASHY those LLMs really are. Worthless JUNK. [17:40] TR News "These include advanced deep learning methods, such as camera-based tracking and image analysis." https://phys.org/news/2025-01-multi-camera-tracks-dairy-cows.html | Source: Omicron Limited [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-multi-camera-tracks-dairy-cows.html ) [17:41] TR News "One thing I wonder about this ware iswhere are the ROMs? Perhaps Ill find out soon!" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-january-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bunniestudios.com | Name that Ware, January 2025 bunnie's blog [17:41] TR News "The ware for December 2024 is a 2mm pitch, 6464 LED panel purchased from Evershine Opto Limited." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-december-2024/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bunniestudios.com | Winner, Name that Ware December 2024 bunnie's blog [17:42] TR News "The 14 public libraries in the districts across Punjab are in crisis due to a shortage of librarians." https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/public-libraries-in-dire-straits-26-of-28-librarian-posts-vacant-in-punjab-101738257900340.html | Source: Hindustan Times [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | Public libraries in dire straits: 26 of 28 librarian posts vacant in Punjab - Hindustan Times [17:42] TR News "Now generally, at Ars Technica, it is not our policy to write stories strictly based on things Elon Musk says on X. However, this statement was so declarative, and so consternation-inducing for NASA, it bears a bit of explication." https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-plan-for-elon-musk-to-bring-the-stranded-astronauts-home-asap-is-a-headache-for-nasa/ | Source: Wired [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumps Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the Stranded Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA | WIRED [17:43] TR News "Aurora is a photonic quantum computer, which means it crunches numbers using photonic qubitsinformation encoded in light." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/30/1110672/this-quantum-computer-built-on-server-racks-paves-the-way-to-bigger-machines/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | This quantum computer built on server racks paves the way to bigger machines | MIT Technology Review [17:43] TR News "Most likely outcome is still a near miss" https://futurism.com/the-byte/asteroid-near-earth-collision-2024-yr4 | Source: Futurism [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Say If We're Extremely Lucky, This Asteroid May Put Us Out of Our Misery [17:53] TR News "I got some very valid pushback on this on a panel I was on last year." https://chriscoyier.net/2025/01/30/control/ | Source: Chris Coyier [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chriscoyier.net | Control Chris Coyier [17:53] TR News "As one who can sometimes not let go of a bone once it's been picked up, I decided to do something about it." https://bobmonsour.com/blog/even-more-on-rss-ids/ | Source: Bob Monsour [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bobmonsour.com | My last word on RSS entry IDs [17:54] TR News "As I have written, several times over the last few days, I've made a change to the way that I create IDs for my RSS feed entries." https://bobmonsour.com/til/prepare-for-a-minor-flood-of-rss-entries/ | Source: Bob Monsour [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bobmonsour.com | Prepare for a minor flood of RSS entries [17:54] TR News "Its kind of freeing and humbling and beautiful to see that if you being you is the point, then failure and success both serve you." https://anniemueller.com/posts/ignore-this-if-you-are-a-complete-success | Source: Annie Mueller [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anniemueller.com | Ignore this if you are a complete success - annie's blog [17:55] TR News "The modern internet demands your attention but rarely deserves it. Chronological feeds slow feeds allow you to filter out noise" https://coryd.dev/posts/2025/chronological-feeds-slow-feeds/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coryd.dev | Chronological feeds, slow feeds [17:55] TR News "all of my newsletters either get sent directly to Feedbin or are forwarded to Feedbin" https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/01/reading-newsletters-via-an-rss-reader-is-still-great/ | Source: Six Colors [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | Reading newsletters via an RSS reader is still great Six Colors ● Jan 31 [18:02] TR News "Arvind said: More jobs to move to India to reduce costs and large debts ; this initiative will allow me to keep my job and many millions from my compensation " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jjwy6gsq ) [18:03] TR News Open Data https://www.404media.co/archivists-work-to-identify-and-save-the-thousands-of-datasets-disappearing-from-data-gov/ | Source: 404 Media [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov [18:04] TR News "As we celebrate this milestone, we want to honor our shared journey as a community." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/01/30/join-us-for-arduino-day-2025-celebrating-20-years-of-community/ | Source: Arduino [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Join us for Arduino Day 2025: celebrating 20 years of community! | Arduino Blog [18:04] TR News "Raspberry Pis official magazine" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-magpi-celebrates-milestone-issue-with-150-raspberry-pi-people-and-projects/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-magpi-celebrates-milestone-issue-with-150-raspberry-pi-people-and-projects/ ) [18:10] TR News "Its worth noting that this update mainly addresses various issues without introducing new features." https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-24-12-multimedia-framework-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | GStreamer 1.24.12 Improves Performance Across Platforms [18:11] TR News "GParted (GNOME Partition Editor), the well-known free and open-source partition management tool for Linux, which provides a graphical interface for creating, resizing, moving" https://linuxiac.com/gparted-1-7-free-partition-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | GParted 1.7 Released with Bcachefs Support and NBD Recognition [18:11] TR News "A bit more than one year ago, Tweag announced our open-source, universal formatting engine Topiary, based on the tree-sitter ecosystem." https://www.tweag.io/blog/2025-01-30-topiary-tutorial-part-1/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweag.io | Writing a formatter has never been so easy: a Topiary tutorial - Tweag [18:12] TR News "My first idea for a new name: Rebblea rebellious return of Pebble." https://daringfireball.net/2025/01/repebble | Source: John Gruber [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daringfireball.net | Daring Fireball: Pebble Founder Eric Migicovsky Is Bringing It Back [18:16] TR News "In part A of this article I covered answers from several Large Language Models to questions about DragonFly BSD and FreeBSD." https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/installing-bsd-in-2025-part-0b-modern-myths-ai-ramblings-netbsd-and-openbsd/ | Source: Eerie Linux [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eerielinux.wordpress.com | Installing *BSD in 2025 part 0b Modern myths: AI ramblings (NetBSD and OpenBSD) eerielinux [18:16] TR News Yesterday, I lost a couple of hours that Ill never get back" https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/tetris-has-turned-40-and-im-addicted-again-4966084 | Source: The Scotsman [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/tetris-has-turned-40-and-im-addicted-again-4966084 ) [18:17] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/31/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [18:17] TR News Windows Bug Class: Accessing Trapped COM Objects with IDispatch https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/01/windows-bug-class-accessing-trapped-com.html [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-googleprojectzero.blogspot.com | Project Zero: Windows Bug Class: Accessing Trapped COM Objects with IDispatch [18:20] TR News Fake Reddit and WeTransfer Sites are Pushing Malware https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/fake-reddit-and-wetransfer-sites-are-pushing-malware.html [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fake Reddit and WeTransfer Sites are Pushing Malware - Schneier on Security [18:20] TR News 2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/2025-elections-and-internet-shutdowns-watch/ [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | 2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch - Access Now [18:21] TR News Ten years of tracking transparency: the Transparency Reporting Index https://www.accessnow.org/ten-years-of-tracking-transparency/ [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | Ten years of tracking transparency: Transparency Reporting Index [18:22] TR News Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syrias digital recovery https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/open-letter-us-lift-syria-sanctions/ [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | U.S. must lift sanctions blocking Syrias digital recovery - Access Now [18:22] TR News Transparency Reporting Index https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/transparency-reporting-index/ [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accessnow.org | Transparency Reporting Index - Access Now [18:23] TR News Freedesktop looking for new home for its GitLab instance https://lwn.net/Articles/1007032/ [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Freedesktop looking for new home for its GitLab instance [LWN.net] [18:23] TR News Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/obituaries/muhammad-deif-hamas-dead.html [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead - The New York Times [18:24] TR News Fighting in Myanmars Sagaing region prompts thousands to flee to India border https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/30/myanmar-fierce-fight-india-border/ [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/30/myanmar-fierce-fight-india-border/ ) [18:24] TR News Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-handguns-teenagers.html [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers - The New York Times [18:27] TR News Lithuanian border guards discover smugglers tunnel on border with Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473648/lithuanian-border-guards-discover-smugglers-tunnel-on-border-with-belarus [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian border guards discover smugglers tunnel on border with Belarus - LRT [18:27] TR News Lithuanias MFA says it couldnt assist citizens in trouble in Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473473/lithuania-s-mfa-says-it-couldn-t-assist-citizens-in-trouble-in-belarus [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias MFA says it couldnt assist citizens in trouble in Belarus - LRT [18:28] TR News "reported corruption case" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/moscow-police-arrest-multiple-former-rusnano-executives-tied-to-anatoly-chubais-in-reported-corruption-case | Source: Meduza [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Moscow police arrest multiple former Rusnano executives tied to Anatoly Chubais in reported corruption case Meduza [18:28] TR News "state takeover of Moscows Domodedovo Airport" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/russian-prosecutors-seek-state-takeover-of-moscow-s-domodedovo-airport-citing-foreign-control | Source: Meduza [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian prosecutors seek state takeover of Moscows Domodedovo Airport, citing foreign control Meduza [18:28] TR News "part of deal to end war" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/e-u-officials-debate-returning-to-russian-gas-as-part-of-deal-to-end-war-financial-times | Source: Meduza [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | E.U. officials debate returning to Russian gas as part of deal to end war Financial Times Meduza [18:29] TR News "Syrias new authorities ask Russia to hand over Assad" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/syria-s-new-authorities-ask-russia-to-hand-over-assad-reuters | Source: Meduza [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Syrias new authorities ask Russia to hand over Assad Reuters Meduza [18:30] TR News "Russian figure skaters" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/russian-figure-skaters-reportedly-among-passengers-in-washington-d-c-plane-crash | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian figure skaters reportedly among passengers in Washington D.C. plane crash Meduza [18:30] TR News "Russian kindergartens request for donated construction materials to help the war effort leaves parents baffled" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/like-someone-s-building-a-dacha | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Like someones building a dacha Russian kindergartens request for donated construction materials to help the war effort leaves parents baffled Meduza [18:31] TR News "maintains a staff of paid escorts" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/anti-corruption-foundation-uncovers-evidence-that-russian-state-oil-giant-rosneft-maintains-a-staff-of-paid-escorts | Source: Meduza [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Anti-Corruption Foundation uncovers evidence that Russian state oil giant Rosneft maintains a staff of paid escorts Meduza [18:32] TR News Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/russian-figure-skaters-dc-plane-crash-vadim-naumov-yevgeniya-shishkova.html [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C. - The New York Times [18:49] TR News Pro-Russian Party In Georgia Cuts Ties With European Body - Whats At Stake? https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-georgian-dream-pace-tsulukiani-ceased-work/33296055.html [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Pro-Russian Party In Georgia Cuts Ties With European Body - Whats At Stake? [18:49] TR News Russian Champion Skaters Naumov, Shishkova Among Scores Of Passengers Dead In D.C. Plane Crash https://www.rferl.org/a/world-champion-skaters-nauman-shishkova-passengers-washington-plane-crash/33296224.html [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Investigation Begins Into Plane Crash That Killed Russian-Born Skaters [18:51] TR News Rga says it's ready to unplug from Russian power grid https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/30.01.2025-riga-says-its-ready-to-unplug-from-russian-power-grid.a585829/ [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Rga says it's ready to unplug from Russian power grid / Article [18:58] TR News "Russian state media publishes battlefield photos from the Kursk region, showing destroyed AFU equipment and fallen Ukrainian soldiers" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/russian-state-media-publishes-battlefield-photos-from-the-kursk-region-showing-destroyed-afu-equipment-and-fallen-ukrainian-soldiers | Source: Meduza [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian state media publishes battlefield photos from the Kursk region, showing destroyed AFU equipment and fallen Ukrainian soldiers Meduza [18:59] TR News "Why have many started going back?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/the-world-doesn-t-want-to-deal-with-us-anymore | Source: Meduza [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The world doesnt want to deal with us anymore Hundreds of thousands of Russians left their country after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Why have many started going back? Meduza ● Jan 31 [19:00] TR News "fictional state" says Mr. Moscow https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/romanian-presidential-candidate-calin-georgescu-says-ukraine-is-a-fictional-state-talks-post-war-partition | Source: Meduza http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu says Ukraine is a fictional state, talks post-war partition Meduza [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Social Control Media in the European Union is Controlled by BRICS [19:00] TR News Kyivs Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/zelensky-klitschko-ukraine-martial-law.html [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Kyivs Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine - The New York Times [19:01] TR News China Supplying Key Chemicals For Russian Missiles, RFE/RL Investigation Finds https://www.rferl.org/a/china-critical-minerals-russia-weapons-ukraine-2024/33295674.html [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | China Supplying Key Chemicals For Russian Missiles, RFE/RL Investigation Finds [19:01] TR News At Least 6 Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Ukraine's Sumy https://www.rferl.org/a/six-killed-russia-attack-shahed-drone-strike-ukraine-sumy/33297198.html [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | At Least 9 Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Ukraine's Sumy [19:02] TR News Lithuania would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine defence chief https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473353/lithuania-would-consider-sending-peacekeepers-to-ukraine-defence-chief [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine defence chief - LRT [19:02] TR News Lithuania sends short-range air defence systems to Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473942/lithuania-sends-short-range-air-defence-systems-to-ukraine [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania sends short-range air defence systems to Ukraine - LRT [19:02] TR News This centre saved my life: US aid cut hits charities for Ukraine war veterans https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-this-centre-saved-my-life-us-aid-cut-hits-ukraine-war-veteran-charities [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-this-centre-saved-my-life-us-aid-cut-hits-ukraine-war-veteran-charities ) [19:06] TR News Trumps out-of-the-box approach is perfect to help demilitarize Kaliningrad https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trumps-out-of-the-box-approach-is-perfect-to-help-demilitarize-kaliningrad/ [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Trumps out-of-the-box approach is perfect to help demilitarize Kaliningrad - Atlantic Council [19:06] TR News Ukrainian Holocaust survivor: Russia is waging war of extermination https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukrainian-holocaust-survivor-warns-of-russias-war-of-extermination/ [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Ukrainian Holocaust survivor: Russia is waging war of extermination - Atlantic Council [19:07] TR News Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/why-sanctioning-the-icc-would-be-terrible-for-civil-liberties [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties | ACLU [19:07] TR News India races to build own Hey Hi (AI) models as DeepSeek leaps ahead https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-races-to-build-own-ai-models-as-deepseek-leaps-ahead [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India races to build own AI models as DeepSeek leaps ahead | The Straits Times [19:09] TR News Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, Hey Hi (AI) spending disappoint https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2025-01-29/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2025-01-29/ ) [19:10] TR News GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released with Five New Activities https://9to5linux.com/gcompris-25-0-open-source-educational-suite-released-with-five-new-activities [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released with Five New Activities - 9to5Linux [19:10] TR News NVIDIA 570 GNU/Linux Graphics Driver Promises VRR Support on Multi-Monitor Setups https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-570-linux-graphics-driver-promises-vrr-support-on-multi-monitor-setups [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA 570 Linux Graphics Driver Promises VRR Support on Multi-Monitor Setups - 9to5Linux [19:11] TR News Divine Attah-Ohiemi: Seeking Opportunities: Building a Career in Software Engineering and Beyond https://dev.to/0xfaker/seeking-opportunities-building-a-career-in-software-engineering-and-beyond-41k7 [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dev.to | Seeking Opportunities: Building a Career in Software Engineering and Beyond - DEV Community [19:12] TR News LLM Slop Machines Are Not a Win for "Open Source" and If They Get Cheaper, It's Even Worse https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/29/LLM_Slop_Machines_Are_Not_a_Win_for_Open_Source_and_If_They_Get.shtml [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Machines Are Not a Win for "Open Source" and If They Get Cheaper, It's Even Worse [19:13] TR News 75: Interrupt So Frequently https://mwl.io/archives/23972 [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | 75: Interrupt So Frequently Michael W Lucas [19:13] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.84.1 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/01/30/Rust-1.84.1.html [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Announcing Rust 1.84.1 | Rust Blog [19:15] TR News Swinging back gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/swing [19:16] TR News SpellBinding: ACFMOTU Wordo: POUTS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-01-31.gmi [19:17] TR News "Was digging around figuring out how to actually do the pgp method." gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/keyoxide [19:17] TR News My cats gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2477 [19:21] TR News ZINE ABOUT SMALL WEB - 5 issue is out gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2478 [19:22] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 584 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/01/29/this-week-in-rust-584/ [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 584 This Week in Rust [19:25] TR News Coordinated misinformation in mainstream media https://bkhome.org/news/202501/coordinated-misinformation-in-mainstream-media.html [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Coordinated misinformation in mainstream media [19:25] TR News Dictator floods the zone, leaving opposition drowning https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-trump-floods-the-zone-leaving-opposition-drowning [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-trump-floods-the-zone-leaving-opposition-drowning ) [19:26] TR News Richard Stallman (RMS) Gave 3 Talks in India in Less Than a Week https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Gave_3_Talks_in_India_in_Less_Than_a_Week.shtml [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman (RMS) Gave 3 Talks in India in Less Than a Week [19:26] TR News Techrights Should be Even Faster Now https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Techrights_Should_be_Even_Faster_Now.shtml [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Should be Even Faster Now [19:26] TR News Sharing is Caring (But Advocating Copyleft Makes You a "Target") https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/29/Sharing_is_Caring_But_Advocating_Copyleft_Makes_You_a_Target.shtml [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sharing is Caring (But Advocating Copyleft Makes You a "Target") [19:26] TR News Richard Stallman Speech in Bengaluru, "Silicon Valley of India" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/29/Richard_Stallman_Speech_in_Bengaluru_Silicon_Valley_of_India.shtml [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman Speech in Bengaluru, "Silicon Valley of India" ● Jan 31 [00:52] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techpol [00:58] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 31 [03:42] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techpol [03:42] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2025/01/30/lara-was-the-rnc-chair-with-zero-prior-experience-she-says-hiring-should-be-based-on-merit/ [03:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Lara Trump was the RNC chair with zero prior experience. She says hiring should be based on "merit" | Salon.com [03:44] MinceR maybe she can't tell the difference between merit and nepotism ● Jan 31 [07:44] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:46] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [08:38] TR News Dictator Administration Use of Guantnamo to Detain Immigrants Threatens Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, Health Harms: PHR https://phr.org/news/trump-administration-use-of-guantanamo-to-detain-immigrants-threatens-abuse-inhumane-conditions-health-harms-phr/ [08:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-phr.org | Trump Administration Use of Guantnamo to Detain Immigrants Threatens Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, Health Harms: PHR - PHR [08:40] TR News Freeze to US aid hits Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar hard https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/01/29/southeast-asia-us-funding-freeze-impacts/ [08:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/01/29/southeast-asia-us-funding-freeze-impacts/ ) [08:41] TR News Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/health/who-us-withdrawal.html [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters - The New York Times [08:42] TR News Malaysian police arrest 4 after 2 cars ram into crowd outside KL nightclub https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vehicles-ram-into-crowd-outside-kl-nightclub-malaysian-police-on-the-hunt-for-drivers [08:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian police arrest 5 after 2 cars ram into crowd outside KL nightclub | The Straits Times [08:42] TR News Thai lawyer petitions court for release of detained Uyghurs https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/uyghurs-detained-thailand-petition/ [08:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/30/uyghurs-detained-thailand-petition/ ) [08:44] TR News With acoustic blast, China ups aggression in disputed waters: Philippine Navy https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/29/philippines-china-aggression/ [08:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/29/philippines-china-aggression/ ) [08:45] TR News Ethnic Mongolian dissident Hada gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/29/china-mongolian-dissident-nobel-peace-nomination/ [08:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/29/china-mongolian-dissident-nobel-peace-nomination/ ) [08:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Jan 31 [09:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [09:06] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:13] *liberty_box (~liberty@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:15] *rianne_ (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [10:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [10:25] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [10:49] TR News "The Parallels Between Trump's Republican Party and China's Cultural Revolution" https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/27/trump-transition-us-election-republican-party-china-cultural-revolution/ paywall [10:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-foreignpolicy.com | The Parallels Between Trump's Republican Party and China's Cultural Revolution [10:50] TR News "Trump Administration Use of Guantnamo to Detain Immigrants Threatens Abuse, Inhumane Conditions, Health Harms: PHR" https://phr.org/news/trump-administration-use-of-guantanamo-to-detain-immigrants-threatens-abuse-inhumane-conditions-health-harms-phr/ [10:53] TR News "Trump Is Drawing on Cold WarEra Repressive Tactics" https://jacobin.com/2025/01/trump-immigration-cold-war-repression/ [10:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | Trump Is Drawing on Cold WarEra Repressive Tactics [10:53] TR News "The Imminent Consequences of Trumps Executive Orders" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/30/the-imminent-consequences-of-trumps-executive-orders/ [10:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-moderndiplomacy.eu | The Imminent Consequences of Trumps Executive Orders - Modern Diplomacy [10:53] TR News "Putin, Trump and the shaking of Europes political map" https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-28/putin-trump-and-the-shaking-of-europes-political-map.html [10:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | Putin, Trump and the shaking of Europes political map | International | EL PAS English [10:54] TR News "Justice minister seeks tougher punishment for street-gang_[sic]-related crimes" https://yle.fi/a/74-20140417 [10:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yle.fi | Justice minister seeks tougher punishment for street-gang-related crimes | Yle News | Yle [10:54] TR News "Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know - Newsweek" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-freeze-hiring-air-traffic-controllers-washington-crash-2023348 [10:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know - Newsweek [10:55] TR News "Hamas confirms death of October 7 mastermind Mohammed Deif" https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250130-hamas-confirms-death-of-october-7-attacks-mastermind-mohammed-deif [10:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250130-hamas-confirms-death-of-october-7-attacks-mastermind-mohammed-deif ) ● Jan 31 [11:02] TR News "Over 100,000 People Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/over-100000-people-urge-congress-to-begin-impeachment-investigation-against-president-trump [11:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.commondreams.org | Over 100,000 People Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump | Common Dreams [11:02] TR News "Donald Trump Is Just Watching This Crisis Unfold" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-airplane-crash/681511/ [11:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Donald Trump Is Just Watching This Crisis Unfold - The Atlantic [11:02] TR News "Donald Trumps War on Meritocracy" (i.e. kakistocracy) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/donald-trump-dei-meritocracy/681520/ [11:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Is There Anything Trump Won't Blame on D.E.I.? - The Atlantic [11:02] TR News "Donald Trumps Cabinet of Revenge" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/donald-trumps-cabinet-of-revenge [11:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | Donald Trumps Cabinet of Revenge | The New Yorker ● Jan 31 [13:01] TR News "Momika argued that his protests targeted the religion of Islam, not Muslim people" https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/501_391251.html | Source: The Korea Times [13:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-koreatimes.co.kr | An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed - The Korea Times [13:01] TR News "The permit granted in connection with the demonstration is covered by my clients intent." https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/salwan-momika-iraqi-refugee-burnt-quran-2023-massive-protests-shot-dead-in-sweden-2672353-2025-01-30 | Source: India Today [13:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.indiatoday.in | Salwan Momika, who burnt Quran in 2023, shot dead in Sweden: Report - India Today [13:02] TR News "Salwan Momika, Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner, was shot dead in Sweden before court verdict" https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/salwan-momika-iraqi-man-who-carried-out-several-quran-burnings-in-sweden-shot-dead-five-people-arrested/article69158970.ece | Source: The Hindu [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thehindu.com | Salwan Momika Quran protests: Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden, shot dead; five people arrested - The Hindu [13:02] TR News "Christian Iraqi who burned Qurans at a slew of protests" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/salwan-momika-man-who-burnt-quran-in-2023-sparking-huge-protests-shot-dead-in-sweden-7593887 | Source: NDTV [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ndtv.com | Salwan Momika, Man Who Burnt Quran In 2023 Sparking Huge Protests, Shot Dead In Sweden [13:02] TR News "Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in 2023" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/salwan-momika-quran-sweden-killed.html | Source: New York Times [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Salwan Momika, Man Behind Quran Burning in Sweden, Is Killed - The New York Times [13:03] TR News "Salwan Momika, 38, an Iraqi refugee, was shot in a house in Sodertalje town near Stockholm on Wednesday." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-shot-dead-sweden-ahead-court-verdict-over-koran-burning-2025-01-30/ | Source: Reuters [13:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-shot-dead-sweden-ahead-court-verdict-over-koran-burning-2025-01-30/ ) [13:03] TR News "preliminary investigation has been opened" https://www.telesurenglish.net/sweden-arrests-five-people-for-shooting-death-of-quran-burner/ | Source: teleSUR [13:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.telesurenglish.net | Sweden Arrests Five People for Shooting Death of Quran Burner - teleSUR English [13:04] TR News "Salwan Momikas 2023 burning of the Quran drew ire in the Muslim world." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/sweden-quran-burning-salwan-momika/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/sweden-quran-burning-salwan-momika/ ) [13:15] TR News "Pulling children into the system" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/pulling-children-into-the-system | Source: Meduza [13:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Pulling children into the system The Kremlin is bringing its patriotic lesson series to Russias youngest students kindergartners Meduza ● Jan 31 [17:50] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [18:22] TR News Access Now demands U.S. lift sanctions blocking Syrias digital recovery https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/open-letter-us-lift-syria-sanctions/ [18:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.accessnow.org | U.S. must lift sanctions blocking Syrias digital recovery - Access Now [18:23] TR News Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/obituaries/muhammad-deif-hamas-dead.html [18:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead - The New York Times [18:24] TR News Fighting in Myanmars Sagaing region prompts thousands to flee to India border https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/30/myanmar-fierce-fight-india-border/ [18:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/30/myanmar-fierce-fight-india-border/ ) [18:24] TR News Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-handguns-teenagers.html [18:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers - The New York Times [18:27] TR News Lithuanian border guards discover smugglers tunnel on border with Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473648/lithuanian-border-guards-discover-smugglers-tunnel-on-border-with-belarus [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian border guards discover smugglers tunnel on border with Belarus - LRT [18:27] TR News Lithuanias MFA says it couldnt assist citizens in trouble in Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473473/lithuania-s-mfa-says-it-couldn-t-assist-citizens-in-trouble-in-belarus [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias MFA says it couldnt assist citizens in trouble in Belarus - LRT [18:28] TR News "reported corruption case" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/moscow-police-arrest-multiple-former-rusnano-executives-tied-to-anatoly-chubais-in-reported-corruption-case | Source: Meduza [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Moscow police arrest multiple former Rusnano executives tied to Anatoly Chubais in reported corruption case Meduza [18:28] TR News "state takeover of Moscows Domodedovo Airport" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/russian-prosecutors-seek-state-takeover-of-moscow-s-domodedovo-airport-citing-foreign-control | Source: Meduza [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian prosecutors seek state takeover of Moscows Domodedovo Airport, citing foreign control Meduza [18:29] TR News "Syrias new authorities ask Russia to hand over Assad" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/syria-s-new-authorities-ask-russia-to-hand-over-assad-reuters | Source: Meduza [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Syrias new authorities ask Russia to hand over Assad Reuters Meduza [18:30] TR News "Russian figure skaters" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/russian-figure-skaters-reportedly-among-passengers-in-washington-d-c-plane-crash | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian figure skaters reportedly among passengers in Washington D.C. plane crash Meduza [18:30] TR News "Russian kindergartens request for donated construction materials to help the war effort leaves parents baffled" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/like-someone-s-building-a-dacha | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Like someones building a dacha Russian kindergartens request for donated construction materials to help the war effort leaves parents baffled Meduza [18:31] TR News "maintains a staff of paid escorts" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/anti-corruption-foundation-uncovers-evidence-that-russian-state-oil-giant-rosneft-maintains-a-staff-of-paid-escorts | Source: Meduza [18:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Anti-Corruption Foundation uncovers evidence that Russian state oil giant Rosneft maintains a staff of paid escorts Meduza [18:32] TR News Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/russian-figure-skaters-dc-plane-crash-vadim-naumov-yevgeniya-shishkova.html [18:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C. - The New York Times [18:49] TR News Pro-Russian Party In Georgia Cuts Ties With European Body - Whats At Stake? https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-georgian-dream-pace-tsulukiani-ceased-work/33296055.html [18:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Pro-Russian Party In Georgia Cuts Ties With European Body - Whats At Stake? [18:49] TR News Russian Champion Skaters Naumov, Shishkova Among Scores Of Passengers Dead In D.C. Plane Crash https://www.rferl.org/a/world-champion-skaters-nauman-shishkova-passengers-washington-plane-crash/33296224.html [18:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Investigation Begins Into Plane Crash That Killed Russian-Born Skaters [18:51] TR News Rga says it's ready to unplug from Russian power grid https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/30.01.2025-riga-says-its-ready-to-unplug-from-russian-power-grid.a585829/ [18:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Rga says it's ready to unplug from Russian power grid / Article [18:58] TR News "Russian state media publishes battlefield photos from the Kursk region, showing destroyed AFU equipment and fallen Ukrainian soldiers" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/russian-state-media-publishes-battlefield-photos-from-the-kursk-region-showing-destroyed-afu-equipment-and-fallen-ukrainian-soldiers | Source: Meduza [18:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian state media publishes battlefield photos from the Kursk region, showing destroyed AFU equipment and fallen Ukrainian soldiers Meduza [18:59] TR News "Why have many started going back?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/30/the-world-doesn-t-want-to-deal-with-us-anymore | Source: Meduza [18:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | The world doesnt want to deal with us anymore Hundreds of thousands of Russians left their country after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 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Meduza ● Jan 31 [19:00] TR News "fictional state" says Mr. Moscow https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/30/romanian-presidential-candidate-calin-georgescu-says-ukraine-is-a-fictional-state-talks-post-war-partition | Source: Meduza http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml [19:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu says Ukraine is a fictional state, talks post-war partition Meduza [19:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-techrights.org | Techrights When Social Control Media in the European Union is Controlled by BRICS [19:00] TR News Kyivs Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/zelensky-klitschko-ukraine-martial-law.html [19:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Kyivs Mayor Feuds With President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine - The New York Times [19:01] TR News At Least 6 Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Ukraine's Sumy https://www.rferl.org/a/six-killed-russia-attack-shahed-drone-strike-ukraine-sumy/33297198.html [19:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | At Least 9 Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Ukraine's Sumy [19:02] TR News Lithuania would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine defence chief https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473353/lithuania-would-consider-sending-peacekeepers-to-ukraine-defence-chief [19:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine defence chief - LRT [19:02] TR News Lithuania sends short-range air defence systems to Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2473942/lithuania-sends-short-range-air-defence-systems-to-ukraine [19:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania sends short-range air defence systems to Ukraine - LRT [19:02] TR News This centre saved my life: US aid cut hits charities for Ukraine war veterans https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-this-centre-saved-my-life-us-aid-cut-hits-ukraine-war-veteran-charities [19:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-this-centre-saved-my-life-us-aid-cut-hits-ukraine-war-veteran-charities ) [19:06] TR News Trumps out-of-the-box approach is perfect to help demilitarize Kaliningrad https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trumps-out-of-the-box-approach-is-perfect-to-help-demilitarize-kaliningrad/ [19:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Trumps out-of-the-box approach is perfect to help demilitarize Kaliningrad - Atlantic Council [19:06] TR News Ukrainian Holocaust survivor: Russia is waging war of extermination https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukrainian-holocaust-survivor-warns-of-russias-war-of-extermination/ [19:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Ukrainian Holocaust survivor: Russia is waging war of extermination - Atlantic Council [19:07] TR News Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/why-sanctioning-the-icc-would-be-terrible-for-civil-liberties [19:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aclu.org | Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties | ACLU [19:25] TR News Dictator floods the zone, leaving opposition drowning https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-trump-floods-the-zone-leaving-opposition-drowning [19:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250130-trump-floods-the-zone-leaving-opposition-drowning ) ● Jan 31 [20:55] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:58] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [21:37] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 31 [23:34] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-la-times/ [23:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Anthropologist fumes after LA Times changes his op-ed to give it a pro-Trump spin - Raw Story [23:35] admfubar banzai!!! https://www.salon.com/2025/01/31/stock-market-drops-immediately-after-announces-looming-tariffs-on-canada-mexico/ [23:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Stock market drops immediately after White House announces looming tariffs on Canada, Mexico | Salon.com