●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 ●● ● Dec 31 [00:29] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:32] TR News (NEW): Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Shotcut_25_12_Adds_NVIDIA_NVENC_Encoder_Support_to_Screen_Recor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Shotcut_25_12_Adds_NVIDIA_NVENC_Encoder_Support_to_Screen_Recor.gmi [00:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 [00:33] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 31 [02:07] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [02:14] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-301225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-301225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-301225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-301225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-30.txt ● Dec 31 [04:08] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:08] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_30_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_December_30_2025.gmi [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 [04:08] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:10] TR News "Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/28/1115208 [04:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig - SoylentNews [04:10] TR News "Elon Musk publicly fixates on a teenager, everyone else cringes" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/elon-musk-publicly-fixates-on-a-teenager-everyone-else-cringes.html [04:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/elon-musk-publicly-fixates-on-a-teenager-everyone-else-cringes.html ) [04:11] TR News "Sister of Egyptian extremist praised Oct 7 attackers" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/30/sister-of-egyptian-extremist-praised-oct-7-attackers/ [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/30/sister-of-egyptian-extremist-praised-oct-7-attackers/ ) [04:11] TR News "Trump holds call with Putin hours before scheduled meeting with Zelensky" https://kyivindependent.com/trump-holds-call-with-putin-just-before-scheduled-meeting-with-zelensky/ [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Trump holds call with Putin hours before scheduled meeting with Zelensky [04:11] TR News " Iran declares total war against US, Israel and Europe as Islamic Republic seeks to expand nuclear capabilities " https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/world-news/iranian-president-warns-tehran-is-in-total-war-against-west/ [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Iranian president warns Tehran is in 'total war' against the West | New York Post [04:11] TR News "The Health Care Crisis Is Gobbling Up the Economy" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/health-care-spending-us-debt/ [04:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Health Care Crisis Is Gobbling Up the Economy [04:12] TR News "Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says Tax the Rich" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/romney-tax-rich-op-ed-nyt/ [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says Tax the Rich [04:12] TR News "Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/opinion/romney-tax-the-rich.html [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/opinion/romney-tax-the-rich.html ) [04:12] TR News Stupid hagiography https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/business/louis-v-gerstner-dead.html [04:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/business/louis-v-gerstner-dead.html ) [04:13] TR News "Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-federal-government-fallout.html [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-federal-government-fallout.html ) [04:13] TR News DSA gives EU leaders new problems https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/30/dsa-ger-eus-makthavare-nya-problem/ [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | DSA ger EU:s makthavare nya problem [04:13] TR News Tough proposal on ID requirements and age limits for social media underway in the EU https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/29/skarpt-forslag-om-id-krav-och-aldersgranser-for-sociala-medier-pa-gang-i-eu/ [04:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Skarpt frslag om ID-krav och ldersgrnser fr sociala medier p gng i EU [04:18] TR News The numbers here are wrong. Microsoft fired 30,000+. https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-2025-tech-layoffs-meta-amazon-microsoft-and-others-cut-tens-of-thousands-of-roles/ [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.trendforce.com | [News] 2025 Tech Layoffs: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Others Cut Tens of Thousands of Roles [04:19] TR News ANY excuse they can find! https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/31/news-sony-microsoft-reportedly-weigh-delaying-next-gen-game-consoles-beyond-2028-amid-memory-price-surge/ [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.trendforce.com | [News] Sony, Microsoft Reportedly Weigh Delaying Next-Gen Game Consoles Beyond 2028 Amid Memory Price Surge [04:20] TR News "Alvind, Krabanaugh and the rest of evil Pipmunks are there to be part of the next layoff, as needed. Don't forget Joanne the Jac--a-s. How does New Year's Eve sound for laying off these crooked IBM executives ? you know, out with the Old, in with the New. That should work for everyone except the executives." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [04:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [04:22] TR News "Oh really ? Is that why they have no AI, Cloud or products that rate high in today's marketplace ? Their principal expertise is in mainframes and that's going out of fashion...rather fast. Oh and before I forget, moving jobs from the US to India is another favorite expertise of IBM, even though it takes 6 Indian engineers to complete the same amount of work as a single US engineer." [04:22] TR News "What's wrong with this picture, or are you as tongue tied as Krabanaugh The Underskilled ?" [04:22] TR News "I withhold judgement until we see revenues increasing at a significant rate." [04:23] TR News "only a lot of wishful thinking would make someone write as you did because you are not able to face reality and IBM's (failing) future. IBM is no longer the technical powerhouse that it was from the 1950s until 2000." [04:23] TR News "IBM is now on the ropes and running out of time - time is not something that the company has. "Acquisitions take time to fully pan out" is what you stated and that is true. Nothing but financial engineering from the unskilled Krabanaugh who cooks the books can make the Q4 2025 report a success." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [04:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) [04:26] TR News "The story of secret ordinations taking place in the church reminded me of the secret demotions used to hide the Debian suicide cluster. What an uncanny coincidence. One of the victims died on our wedding day and it was Palm Sunday." https://danielpocock.com/en/invitation-to-live-next-door-to-george-amal-clooney/ [04:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Invitation to live next door to George and Amal Clooney [04:46] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [04:49] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:58] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XX - Why Antnio Campinos Chose to Put His Cokehead Friend on 'Sick Leave' https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/EPO_People_Power_Part_XX_Why_Antonio_Campinos_Chose_to_Put_His_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/EPO_People_Power_Part_XX_Why_Antonio_Campinos_Chose_to_Put_His_.gmi [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XX - Why Antnio Campinos Chose to Put His Cokehead Friend on 'Sick Leave' ● Dec 31 [05:18] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in a U.S. College Since 2018 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_a_U_S_College_Since_2018.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_a_U_S_College_Since_2018.gmi [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman's First Talk in a U.S. College Since 2018 [05:21] TR News http://techrights.org & http://tuxmachines.org will do their best to advertise this talk to attract a crowd to it. There's a common concern that, if we just let them throw RMS under the bus, then the same persons who did this to him would then do the same to everyone else who thinks like him. [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines [05:26] TR News EPO imports? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/24/police-seize-10m-of-cocaine-hidden-in-frozen-fish-cargo [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Police seize 10m of cocaine hidden in frozen fish cargo | UK news | The Guardian [05:27] TR News https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/ had 444 blog posts this year, about HALF what it could produce when it covered EPO scandals a decade ago [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The IPKat [05:33] TR News Microsoft? Fans?? https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/microsofts-webtv-is-being-revived-by-fans/ [05:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsofts WebTV Is Being Revived By Fans | Hackaday [05:34] TR News "conscription" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/30/russia-s-conscription-system-will-become-year-round-starting-january-1-here-s-what-that-means-for-moscow-s-call-up-capacity | Source: Meduza [05:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias conscription system will become year-round starting January 1. Heres what that means for Moscows call-up capacity. Meduza [05:34] TR News "A palace fit for an occupier" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/30/a-palace-fit-for-an-occupier | Source: Meduza [05:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | A palace fit for an occupier New investigation reveals luxury residence built for Putin in Ukraines Crimea Meduza [05:35] TR News "looks designed to derail peace talks" https://meduza.io/en/cards/cui-bono | Source: Meduza [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Cui bono? With no evidence offered, Russias claim of a Ukrainian attack on Putins residence looks designed to derail peace talks Meduza [05:38] TR News "Englands Premier League has obtained a DMCA subpoena against Cloudflare, hoping to curb the seemingly unbridled growth of sports streaming services." https://torrentfreak.com/premier-league-targets-dozens-of-pirate-streaming-sites-through-cloudflare-subpoena/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Premier League Targets Dozens of Pirate Streaming Sites through Cloudflare Subpoena * TorrentFreak [05:38] TR News Software Patents: "Such is the thesis of Sony's "AI-Generated Ghost Player" system." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/in-case-you-missed-it-sony-just-patented-ai-generated-tutorials.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/in-case-you-missed-it-sony-just-patented-ai-generated-tutorials.html ) [05:39] TR News "APNICs Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston, continues to share his research and expertise on Internet operations throughout the world. Below are three of Geoffs best posts in 2025." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/29/three-of-the-best-geoff-huston-8/ | Source: APNIC [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Three of the best: Geoff Huston | APNIC Blog [05:39] TR News "The IPv6 transition continues in economies and organizations throughout the Asia Pacific region at different rates" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/30/three-of-the-best-ipv6-9/ | Source: APNIC [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Three of the best: IPv6 | APNIC Blog [05:40] TR News "young girls sold to older men" https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-881737 | Source: Jerusalem Post [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jpost.com | Clerics, Baghdad bridal industry profit from child marriage | The Jerusalem Post [05:40] TR News "His plane was seized by Red Lake because that's what a closed reservation means, even if you have some of the best walleye in the world" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/pilot-lands-on-reservation-and-gets-his-plane-seized.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/pilot-lands-on-reservation-and-gets-his-plane-seized.html ) [05:41] TR News "These posts are not harmless greetings" https://ffrf.org/news/releases/trump-administration-crosses-constitutional-line-with-sectarian-christmas-messages/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/trump-administration-crosses-constitutional-line-with-sectarian-christmas-messages/ ) [05:42] TR News "That a service like Bright Harbor found a strong foothold in the US is not surprising." https://www.vox.com/climate/473543/fema-disaster-recovery-capitialism-wealthy-bright-harbor | Source: Vox [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How disaster recovery became privatized and why its failing climate victims | Vox [05:42] TR News "Demonstrations were reported in several cities, with markets and shops shuttered and students holding rallies at universities, on December 30." https://www.rferl.org/a/us-trump-iran-economic-protests-tehran-israel/33636196.html | Source: RFERL [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Iran In 'New Phase Of Turmoil' As Protests Spread Beyond Capital [05:43] TR News "The protests began on Sunday afternoon after mobile phone and electronics shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores as the rial currency fell to a record low of 1.42 million to the dollar." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/29/protests-call-death-to-dictator-iran/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/29/protests-call-death-to-dictator-iran/ ) [05:44] TR News "Here are five lessons from ancient Greek and Roman science that ring surprisingly true in the face of misinformation in the modern world." https://phys.org/news/2025-12-lessons-misinformation-ancient-greek-roman.html | Source: Omicron Limited [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-lessons-misinformation-ancient-greek-roman.html ) [05:45] TR News "Abbreviations such as WSIS+20, IGF, IETF, DIEM, ICANN, PDP, ITU or W3C regularly appear in discussions about the Internet, yet often remain vague." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-who-runs-the-www-wsis20-and-the-future-of-internet | Source: CCC [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Who runs the www? WSIS+20 and the future of Internet governance - media.ccc.de [05:45] TR News "Under the terms of the agreement, SoftBank will indirectly acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of DigitalBridge at $16.00 per share in cash [sic]" https://insidetowers.com/softbank-acquires-digitalbridge-to-scale-next-gen-ai-infrastructure/ | Source: Inside Towers [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | SoftBank Acquires DigitalBridge to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure - Inside Towers [05:45] TR News Losses and more losses and money grows on... debt https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/softbank-openai-investment.html | Source: CNBC [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Softbank fulfills $40 billion OpenAI backing, sources tell CNBC [05:46] TR News SoftBank is NOT from Japan, it's a Saudi front that now tries to sell MOAR oil by wasting energy on SLOP [05:46] TR News "The effort is supported by Oracle Corp" https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/softbank-reportedly-finalizes-openai-investment-22-5b-cash-infusion/ | Source: Silicon Angle [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SoftBank reportedly finalizes OpenAI investment with $22.5B cash infusion - SiliconANGLE [05:47] TR News "Theres obvious potential for miscreants to use a Flipper Zero to make mischief at large events, perhaps by cloning ID cards to gain access to secure areas, or by messing with wireless communications." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/zohran_mamdani_raspberry_pi_ban/ | Source: The Register UK [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | New Yorks incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at inauguration The Register [05:47] TR News "A Raspberry Pi could do all that and more, but the single-board devices arent as neatly packaged as the Flipper Zero and would therefore be more conspicuous." [05:47] TR News "Adafruit laments that listing the Raspberry Pi as a forbidden item besmirches a brand beloved by educators and artists, and also points out that banning the single-board machine is futile given that miscreants could program a smartphone to perform evil deeds at the inauguration." [05:48] TR News Saudi front trying to waste more energy (profits for KSA) https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-stakes-4b-on-digitalbridge-to-secure-ai-data-center-power-and-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | SoftBank stakes $4B on securing AI data center power and capacity DigitalBridge purchase indicative of AI industry's increasing investments in energy supply | Tom's Hardware [05:49] TR News "Hes also gone after a number of law firms whove represented people suing Trump and the administration." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/30/judge-says-trump-cant-strip-lawyers-security-clearance-just-because-he-doesnt-like-his-clients/ | Source: Techdirt [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Judge Says Trump Cant Strip Lawyers Security Clearance Just Because He Doesnt Like His Clients | Techdirt [05:49] TR News "not yet widely profitable" https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-manus-acquisition-two-billion-explained-9.7030180 | Source: CBC [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters | CBC News [05:50] TR News "Ireland is looking to push for EU-level rules on social media ID verification and a ban for children during the countrys rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2026." https://www.euractiv.com/news/ireland-eyes-eu-social-media-age-checks-laws-for-2026-council-presidency/ | Source: Euractive [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ireland eyes EU social media age checks laws for 2026 Council presidency | Euractiv [05:50] TR News "Okay, now youre getting upset. Youre getting upset despite the fact that we have strict rules against getting upset at this Hertz location." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-in-charge-at-this-hertz-location-and-buddy-youre-not-getting-a-car-today | Source: McSweeneys [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mcsweeneys.net | Im in Charge at This Hertz Location, and Buddy, Youre Not Getting a Car Today - McSweeneys Internet Tendency [05:51] TR News "Of course, just because they aren't "economically meaningful" doesn't mean they aren't worth attacking!" https://blog.dshr.org/2025/12/sabotaging-bitcoin.html | Source: David Rosenthal [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: Sabotaging Bitcoin [05:51] TR News "Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/russia-cracks-down-on-illegal-cryptomining-with-prison-terms-up-to-five-years-kremlin-will-begin-prosecuting-in-2027 | Source: Tom's Hardware [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027 | Tom's Hardware [05:54] TR News "Keep America Beautiful" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/americas-anti-litter-campaign-was-corporate-pr-in-a-recycling-costume.html | Source: BoingBoing [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/americas-anti-litter-campaign-was-corporate-pr-in-a-recycling-costume.html ) [05:54] TR News "Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches and smog fouling city air." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-12-29/environmental-protection-agency-laws-documerica-project-pollution-photographs | Source: Los Angeles Times [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Contributor: Photos of the dirty 1970s will make you appreciate the EPA - Los Angeles Times [05:55] TR News "We published hundreds of long-reads this year. Heres a reading list of some to revisit" https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-investigations-you-may-have-missed-2025 | Source: Pro Publica [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | ProPublica Investigations You May Have Missed in 2025 ProPublica [05:56] TR News "Islamic challenge" https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-881328 | Source: Jerusalem Post [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jpost.com | The West is turning a blind eye to the Islamic challenge | The Jerusalem Post [05:56] TR News "Neither the Mozambican army nor a Rwandan intervention have managed to quell the insurgency, which has ravaged northern Mozambique since October 2017" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/25/displaced-islamic-state-insurgency-mozambique | Source: The Guardian UK [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique | Mozambique | The Guardian [05:56] TR News "Whos behind these political decisions? Increasingly, the same small number of ultra-rich who have gained disproportionate influence over our politics." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-the-market-were-working-well-we | Source: Robert Reich [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Five ways to make more than a billion dollars [05:57] TR News "My guess is that there have long been many people at Heritage who were privately disgusted at what the organization had become." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-heritage-foundation-shows-how | Source: Paul Krugman [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Heritage Foundation Shows How MAGA Will Die [05:57] TR News "The number of terrorist casualties is not yet known because these territories are not where people can go easily" https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-can-us-airstrikes-weaken-islamist-militants/a-75333828 | Source: Deutsche Welle [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nigeria: Can US airstrikes weaken Islamist militants? DW 12/30/2025 [05:58] TR News "The use of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to secure Internet routing is increasingly standard practice." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/31/three-of-the-best-rpki-6/ | Source: APNIC [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Three of the best: RPKI | APNIC Blog [05:59] TR News "We achieve a success rate exceeding 99.9% when factoring 15. Larger values such as 21 are also factored 66% of the time." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/using-lava-lamps-to-break-RSA | Source: Ted Unangst [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-flak.tedunangst.com | using lava lamps to break RSA [05:59] TR News "But how much are the vendor's promises of safety, privacy, GDPR compliance, apps made in Europe and cloud servers in Germany actually worth?" https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-watch-your-kids-inside-a-children-s-smartwatch | Source: CCC [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Watch Your Kids: Inside a Children's Smartwatch - media.ccc.de [05:59] TR News "We explore what happens when Europes ambitious data access laws meet the messy realities of studying major digital platforms." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-we-the-eu-and-1064-danes-decided-to-look-into-youtube-a-story-about-how-the-eu-gave-us-a-law-1064-danes-gave-us-their-youtube-histories-and-reality-ga | Source: CCC [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-We, the EU, and 1064 Danes decided to look into YouTube: A story about how the EU gave us a law, 1064 Danes gave us their YouTube histories, and reality gave us a headache - media.ccc.de ● Dec 31 [06:00] TR News "A hacker claims to have leaked a database containing millions of user records tied to Cond Nast Inc.s Wired magazine" https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/29/millions-wired-user-records-leaked-claimed-conde-nast-breach/ | Source: Silicon Angle [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Millions of Wired user records leaked in claimed Cond Nast breach - SiliconANGLE [06:03] TR News "Therefore, as we head into 2026, can we please start getting the relative severity of different classes of breached data straight?" https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/data-breach-severity-wrong-way/ | Source: Michael Kjrling [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michael.kjorling.se | Can we please stop getting data breach severities the wrong way around? Michael Kjrling [06:03] TR News "In an interview with Extra.ie, Tnaiste Simon Harris said that the Government will lead calls for the introduction of ID-verified social media accounts." https://extra.ie/2025/12/28/news/simon-harris-social-media-regulations | [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-extra.ie | Simon Harris says Ireland to lead EU drive for ID-verified social media [06:08] TR News "Danes have become more and more digital, and what was once sent by letter is now received digitally by the vast majority of people." https://www.postnord.dk/en/postnord-will-deliver-its-final-letter-at-the-end-of-2025/ | [06:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postnord.dk | PostNord will deliver its final letter at the end of 2025 | PostNord [06:09] TR News "However, Danish law guarantees citizens have the right to send and receive physical letters." https://www.politico.eu/article/please-mr-postman-denmark-bids-farewell-letter-delivery-mailboxes-postnord/ | Source: Politico [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.politico.eu | Please, Mr. Postman! Denmark bids farewell to letter delivery and mailboxes POLITICO [06:09] TR News "In the year 2000, PostNord delivered nearly 1.5 billion letters. Last year, it delivered 110 million." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/denmark-postal-service-ends-letter-delivery/106188988 | Source: ABC [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.abc.net.au | Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery - ABC News [06:10] TR News "Denmarks state-run postal service, PostNord, will deliver its last ever letter on Tuesday, as the digital age brings its 400-year-run to an end." https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/30/europe/denmark-postal-service-letters-intl-scli | Source: CNN [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edition.cnn.com | Digital age brings Denmarks postal service to a historic end | CNN [06:10] TR News "remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the increasing digitalisation of Danish society." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/denmark-postnord-postal-delivery-letters-society | Source: The Guardian UK [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years | Denmark | The Guardian [06:11] TR News "digitalisation != green. digitalisation = MORE consumption of energy. [06:11] TR News and as couriers will STILL operate in Denmark what we are witnessing here is Privatisation/Privateering. PostNord is being REPLACED by PRIVATE companies. [06:13] TR News "Mastodon and Bluesky are, in my opinion, superior to the centralized status quo." https://evanhahn.com/prediction-mastodon-will-outlive-bluesky/ | Source: Evan Hahn [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky [06:14] TR News "What I have never enjoyed are the ways fandoms operate on microblogging services and Discord servers, so I dont participate." https://blog.avas.space/fandom/ | Source: Ava [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | enjoying media and fandom | ava's blog [06:14] TR News "The underlying driver is the same force distorting much of the tech industry in late 2025: AI infrastructure." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/idc-warns-pc-market-could-shrink-up-to-9-percent-in-2026-due-to-skyrocketing-ram-pricing-even-moderate-forecast-hits-5-percent-drop-as-ai-driven-shortages-slam-into-pc-market | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market | Tom's Hardware [06:14] TR News "Maybe the rest of Yus post is great? I have no idea, because I didnt bother reading it, and I didnt bother reading it because I dont trust a guy who puts some bullshit like this right up at the top." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/your-llm-generated-shit-makes-me-distrust-you | Source: Pete Brown [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Your LLM-generated shit makes me distrust you. - Exploding Comma [06:15] TR News As people in more 'primitive' countries know, Denmark is NOT the first to stop delivering post [06:15] TR News "What is at issue is whether fake content can be considered "offensive"." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/lang/ | Source: The Cyber Show [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Inappropriate language models: Fake people can't be sincere [06:21] TR News "This isnt a new problem. In fact, its an old one. And thats part of the issue." https://itwire.com/the-wired-cio/why-are-so-many-erp-systems-so-rubbish-at-user-interface-and-design.html | Source: IT Wire [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Why are so many ERP systems so rubbish at user interface and design? [06:22] TR News "Windows complaining about activation can occur if there are licensing issues, or if there has been a hardware change that is enough to send Microsoft's finest into a cycle of despair." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/banksys_limitless_limited_by_windows/ | Source: The Register UK [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Banksy's Limitless limited by Windows Activation The Register [06:22] TR News "You enter your details, wait for the verification SMS (which they might have labelled as OTP), and then nothing happens." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/12/gmail-sms-verification-failing-zimbabwe/ | Source: Zimbabwe [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/12/gmail-sms-verification-failing-zimbabwe/ ) [06:25] TR News "For example I really could not care less about football, celebrity news, daily political controversies, social media influencers, and so on" https://chuck.is/ignorant/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chuck.is | Ignorance is Bliss | Chuck Carroll [06:25] TR News "The study demonstrates that long-term exposure to artificial sweeteners can have a detrimental impact on organ function even at low doses" https://www.sciencealert.com/even-low-doses-of-aspartame-could-have-alarming-health-effects-study-finds | Source: Science Alert [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Even Low Doses of Aspartame Could Have Alarming Health Effects, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [06:26] TR News "inherently risky professions" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/trump-osha-kavanaugh-worker-safety/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | OSHA Wants to Cancel Protections for Inherently Risky Work [06:26] TR News "Now, according to new reporting from The Wall Street Journal, we may be nearing a consensus." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/doctors-link-ai-psychosis | Source: Futurism [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis [06:27] TR News "We welcome improvements to the tooling and even entirely new tools to help analyze microcode updates and the ROM." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-angry-path-to-zen-amd-zen-microcode-tools-and-insights | Source: CCC [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Angry Path to Zen: AMD Zen Microcode Tools and Insights - media.ccc.de [06:28] TR News "39c3 is a big challenge to run, install power, network connectivity and other services in a short time and tear down everything even faster." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-infrastructure-review | Source: CCC [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Infrastructure Review - media.ccc.de [06:28] TR News "fast-depreciating asset as collateral for multi-billion dollar loans wasnt such a great idea after all." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/how_nvidia_survives_ai_bubble_pop/ | Source: The Register UK [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Why software will save Nvidia from an AI bubble burst The Register [06:29] TR News "The year is about to end, and its unlikely Ill finish more books, so I think its a good time to recap the books I read in 2025." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/what-did-i-read-this-year | Source: Manuel Moreale [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | What did I read this year Manu [06:29] TR News "You should read books too. Turns out they are actually pretty good." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/i-read-a-couple-of-books-in-2025/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.matthewbrunelle.com | I Read a Couple of Books in 2025 [06:30] TR News (NEW): Need a Deduction? Donate to Open https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Need_a_Deduction_Donate_to_Open.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Need_a_Deduction_Donate_to_Open.gmi [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Need a Deduction? Donate to Open [06:30] TR News "If you ever want to see how the blog is doing, stat wise, you can head over to my stats page and check it out yourself." https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/12/29/year-plus-plus | Source: Raymond Camden [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raymondcamden.com | year plus plus... [06:30] TR News "After last weeks downer of a global year in review, I decided Id like to go back and do a more personal review, as well as share a few hopes for the new year." https://werd.io/2025-a-personal-year-in-review/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | 2025: a personal year in review [06:36] TR News (NEW): KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/KDE_Ni_OS_new_logo_and_the_initial_repository.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/KDE_Ni_OS_new_logo_and_the_initial_repository.gmi [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository [06:36] TR News "I never reviewed my 2024, so Im going to throw a short bullet list of what was there: [...]" https://aartaka.me/2025.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | 2025: Never-ed(1)-ing Lisp, Writing, and Feelings [06:37] TR News "We interviewed a dozen(ish) expert tech bloggers over the past year to share perspectives and tips beyond Writing for Developers." https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/advice-for-new-tech-bloggers | Source: Cynthia Dunlop [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-writethatblog.substack.com | Advice for new tech bloggers - Write that blog! [06:37] TR News "At some point, I achieved the goals I had the big ones, anyway but I never really set new ones." https://vereis.com/posts/this-post-isnt-for-you | Source: Vereis [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Post Isn't For You vereis.com [06:37] TR News "I like to read. I like to listen to music. I like to watch other people build stuff and make cool things. I have a lot of likes. I think thats true of everyone." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/what-is-my-passion/ | Source: Matthew Weber [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | What Is My Passion? - Matt's Blog [06:38] TR News "But I did manage to read some stuff! So without further ado, here are the book reviews: [...]" https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/30/2025-book-review/ | Source: Nolan Lawson [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nolanlawson.com | 2025 book review | Read the Tea Leaves [06:38] TR News "The year in lists" https://localghost.dev/blog/2025-the-year-in-lists/ | Source: Sophie Koonin [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localghost.dev | 2025: The year in lists - localghost [06:38] TR News "Elsewhere, Russias full-scale war in Ukraine continues to have a profound impact on the Caucasus" https://oc-media.org/oc-medias-10-best-articles-of-2025/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | OC Medias 10 best articles of 2025 [06:41] TR News Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Nvidia Faces Bubble-Bursting Moment, Saudi Oil Money Pumped Into Chatbots to Keep the Energy Waste Going (Circular Financing Again) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Nvidia_Faces_Bubble_Bursting_Moment_Saudi_Oil_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Nvidia_Faces_Bubble_Bursting_Moment_Saudi_Oil_.gmi [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Nvidia Faces Bubble-Bursting Moment, Saudi Oil Money Pumped Into Chatbots to Keep the Energy Waste Going (Circular Financing Again) [06:43] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [06:51] TR News Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Explains Why Chatbots Became Dishonesty on Top of Dishonesty (Hiding Usage of Dishonest Salads of Words) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Explains_Why_Chatbots_Became_Dishonest_on_Top_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Dr_Andy_Farnell_Explains_Why_Chatbots_Became_Dishonest_on_Top_o.gmi [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell Explains Why Chatbots Became Dishonesty on Top of Dishonesty (Hiding Usage of Dishonest Salads of Words) [06:55] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-31.gmi [06:56] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1521.jpg [06:56] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1871.jpg [06:57] TR News "It's been a nice experience - I haven't used python very extensively before, and it's been nice to work with, but I do kind of pine for a compiled language. Especially after reading this article from Daniel Beskin about the power of type systems and working with the compiler." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-12-30-programming-language.gmi [06:58] TR News "Why not use some form of `xxd -r` to reverse a hexdump? vim not being installed would be one reason. Other options include hex editors that handle the presentation and reversage for you, e.g. bvi or the "Binary VIsual editor" among other options." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/12/31/xxd-r.gmi [06:59] TR News "After I posted my article I run "antenna.sh" to put it on the "Antenna" feed aggregator, which is optional, but I could put it into my "gemini_up.sh" to automate this too." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2025-12-31-Posting_on_gemlogs_and_blogs.gmi ● Dec 31 [07:00] TR News (NEW): A message from FSF president Ian Kelling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A message from FSF president Ian Kelling [07:00] TR News "I observe that there is also some slight inaccuracy introduced depending on where the cursors are around the dial, as though a cursor is not perfectly centered, or some similar problem." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251230-0.gmi [07:01] TR News "As this year is going to an end, there is always a strong urge to sum everything up. This year is not different. Some things worked out, some worked partially, and some not at all. This is my examination of conscience." gemini://liladi.site/new-year-new-me.gmi [07:01] TR News Un scripteador reflexivo gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/56--2025-12-30-Un-scripteador-reflexivo.gmi [07:03] TR News 2025 Resolution: "In the great year two thousand and twenty five I shall become the official spokesperson for a brand of luxury toilet paper." gopher://gopher.black:70/1/phlog/20250102-resolution [07:03] TR News "I didn't leave my cabinet in good shape when I left, leaving only half a box of cereal and a few packs of dry beans for my return. Rather than spend another day rotting in my apartment I thought it'd be nice to get enough food to make something real." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/instacart.gmi [07:05] TR News m0ar 7-11 gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20251230_m0ar_7_11 [07:06] TR News (NEW): This simple Linux tool lets you try multiple distros safely on one desktop - for free https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/This_simple_Linux_tool_lets_you_try_multiple_distros_safely_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/This_simple_Linux_tool_lets_you_try_multiple_distros_safely_on_.gmi [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This simple Linux tool lets you try multiple distros safely on one desktop - for free [07:08] TR News (NEW): I turned my old Chromebook into a Linux-powered smart hub, and it's incredible https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/I_turned_my_old_Chromebook_into_a_Linux_powered_smart_hub_and_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/I_turned_my_old_Chromebook_into_a_Linux_powered_smart_hub_and_i.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I turned my old Chromebook into a Linux-powered smart hub, and it's incredible [07:08] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: New Resolution, Reverse Hexdump, and Programming Languages https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_New_Resolution_Reverse_Hexdump_and_Prog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_New_Resolution_Reverse_Hexdump_and_Prog.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: New Resolution, Reverse Hexdump, and Programming Languages [07:08] TR News "I would like to especially thank Geoff and RMS for the work that they did in this role" http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/A_message_from_FSF_president_Ian_Kelling.shtml [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A message from FSF president Ian Kelling [07:10] TR News (NEW): Ready for a Linux laptop? I found one that competes with my MacBook Pro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Ready_for_a_Linux_laptop_I_found_one_that_competes_with_my_MacB.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Ready_for_a_Linux_laptop_I_found_one_that_competes_with_my_MacB.gmi [07:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ready for a Linux laptop? I found one that competes with my MacBook Pro [07:15] TR News (NEW): Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Haruna_1_7_Media_Player_Brings_Smarter_Playlists.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Haruna_1_7_Media_Player_Brings_Smarter_Playlists.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists [07:18] TR News Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.gmi [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth [07:22] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:30] TR News Techrights Microsoft XBox Having a "Dog Ate My Homework" Moment: No New Console Until 3 Years From Now... Because "RAM Prices" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Microsoft_XBox_Having_a_Dog_Are_My_Homework_Moment_No_New_Conso.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Microsoft_XBox_Having_a_Dog_Are_My_Homework_Moment_No_New_Conso.gmi [07:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft XBox Having a "Dog Ate My Homework" Moment: No New Console Until 3 Years From Now... Because "RAM Prices" [07:33] TR News "Go is generally considered a simple language, but it has more edge cases and tricks than most might expect." https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks3.html | Source: Efron Licht [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eblog.fly.dev | go quirks & tricks 3 [07:33] TR News [Old] "As before, Ill link to the Go spec where appropriate. Most code examples link to a demonstration on the go playground." https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks2.html | Source: Efron Licht [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eblog.fly.dev | Golang Quirks & Tricks, Pt 2 [07:33] TR News "Still, it can be handy for really small two-statement functions, like in tests: [...]" https://eblog.fly.dev/quirks.html | Source: Efron Licht [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eblog.fly.dev | Golang Quirks & Intermediate Tricks, Pt 1: Declarations, Control Flow, & Typesystem [07:42] TR News (NEW): Just Like That, Another Year Comes to an End https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Just_Like_That_Another_Year_Comes_to_an_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Just_Like_That_Another_Year_Comes_to_an_End.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Just Like That, Another Year Comes to an End [07:43] TR News "Since this is taxpayer-funded open source software I saw it as my moral duty to try and restore access!" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/30/software-heritage/ | Source: Simon Willison [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | TIL: Downloading archived Git repositories from archive.softwareheritage.org [07:43] TR News "However, it still supports Python 2.7 by depending on the six compatibility shim, and Id prefer not to install for Python 3.10 and higher" https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/minus-six/ | [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hugovk.dev | Replacing python-dateutil to remove six Hugo van Kemenade [07:44] TR News "Concurrent programming is one of the most interesting and challenging aspects of software engineering. When multiple goroutines need to share data, coordinating access becomes critical." https://arpitbhayani.me/blogs/blocking-queues/ | Source: Arpit Bhayani [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arpitbhayani.me | What are Blocking Queues and Why We Need Them [07:44] TR News "Today, Ruby 4.0 was released. What an exciting milestone for the language!" https://marcoroth.dev/posts/glamorous-christmas | [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marcoroth.dev | Glamorous Christmas: Bringing Charm to Ruby | Marco Roth [07:45] TR News "This is a good example that only a select few are facing the size-pressure of massive binaries." https://fzakaria.com/2025/12/30/huge-binaries-papercuts-and-limits | Source: Farid Zakaria [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fzakaria.com | Huge binaries: papercuts and limits | Farid Zakarias Blog [07:45] TR News "GDB is great for stepping through machine code to figure out what is going on. It uses debug information under the hood to present you with a tidy backtrace and also determine how much machine code to print when you type disassemble." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/gdb-jit/ | Source: Max Bernstein [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bernsteinbear.com | The GDB JIT interface | Max Bernstein [07:55] TR News Techrights Almost 6,5000 Pages in 2025, Aiming Higher in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Almost_6_5000_Pages_in_2025_Aiming_Higher_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Almost_6_5000_Pages_in_2025_Aiming_Higher_in_2026.gmi [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Almost 6,5000 Pages in 2025, Aiming Higher in 2026 [07:55] TR News "I deeply regret this error! I'm linking to the copyright release document here - it looks like SQLite's public domain nature makes this kind of clause extremely important: [...]" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/29/copyright-release/ | Source: Simon Willison [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | Copyright Release for Contributions To SQLite [07:56] TR News "Here are the results." https://yottadb.com/the-strong-arm-of-apple/ | Source: YottaDB [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Strong ARM of Apple - YottaDB [07:56] TR News "There are many ways to bring Python to the browser (thanks, WebAssembly)." https://thenewstack.io/run-real-python-in-browsers-with-pyodide-and-webassembly/ | Source: The New Stack [07:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Run Real Python in Browsers With Pyodide and WebAssembly - The New Stack [07:59] TR News "An open source USB to GPIB adapter will soon reach version 3, bringing an integrated Ethernet port with PoE support to the design." https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/open-source-usb-to-gpib-adapter-v3-adds-integrated-ethernet-port-with-poe-support-new-version-of-legacy-gpib-and-ieee-488-support-hardware-expected-in-january | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Open source project brings 53-year-old interface to USB GPIB adapter v3 adds integrated Ethernet port with PoE | Tom's Hardware [07:59] TR News "In the 1980s, if you wanted your computer to do floating-point calculations faster, you could buy the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor chip." https://www.righto.com/2025/12/8087-microcode-conditions.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.righto.com | Conditions in the Intel 8087 floating-point chip's microcode ● Dec 31 [08:00] TR News "Thanks to a commit by Andrew Hewus Fresh (afresh1@), fw_update(8) now checks the output of [runtime] dmesg(8) in addition to the [boot-time] file /var/run/dmesg.boot." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251230094932 | Source: Undeadly [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | fw_update(8) now checks dmesg(8) output in addition to dmesg.boot [08:01] TR News "We'll cover how we reverse engineered the hardware without staring at disassembly but by using a thin hypervisor that traces all MMIO access and then wrote Linux drivers." https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-asahi-linux-porting-linux-to-apple-silicon | Source: CCC [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Asahi Linux - Porting Linux to Apple Silicon - media.ccc.de [08:03] TR News "In this part were going to take a look at some CP/M software." https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/playing-with-cp-m-part-2/ | Source: Eerie Linux [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eerielinux.wordpress.com | Playing with CP/M part 2 eerielinux [08:06] TR News "At 39C3, I gave a workshop about drawing your own mouse cursor theme." https://blinry.org/cursor-workshop/ | Source: Blinry [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blinry.org | How to draw your own mouse cursor theme! [08:07] TR News How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/how-to-install-mariadb-on-ubuntu-24-04/ [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxCloudVPS Blog [08:07] TR News Some GNU Joiners in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/Some_GNU_Joiners_in_Geminispace.shtml [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Some GNU Joiners in Geminispace [08:09] TR News Software Engineering in 2026 https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/29/Software-Engineering-in-2026/ [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | Software Engineering in 2026 | Ben Congdon [08:10] TR News Shotcut 25.12 Released [08:11] TR News "Windows and PC games"... what does this MEAN? Windows? All PCs? Is PC the same as Windows? https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/shaderbeam-provides-crt-like-motion-clarity-on-high-refresh-rate-lcd-and-oled-monitors-open-source-project-offers-bfi-emulation-in-any-game [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | ShaderBeam provides CRT-like motion clarity on high refresh rate LCD and OLED monitors open-source project offers BFI emulation in any game | Tom's Hardware [08:12] TR News Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/12/30/kubernetes-v1-35-watch-based-route-reconciliation-in-ccm/ [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Kubernetes v1.35: Watch Based Route Reconciliation in the Cloud Controller Manager | Kubernetes [08:12] TR News How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/assad-regime-crimes-syria-documents-takeaways.html [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/assad-regime-crimes-syria-documents-takeaways.html ) [08:13] TR News William Durand: My process for pitching projects as an engineer https://williamdurand.fr/2025/12/30/my-process-for-pitching-projects-as-an-engineer/ [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-williamdurand.fr | My process for pitching projects as an engineer | William Durand [08:14] TR News "if youre using the right ESP32-S3 version" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/xcc700-self-hosted-c-compiler-for-the-esp32-xtensa/ | Source: Hackaday [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xcc700: Self-Hosted C Compiler For The ESP32/Xtensa | Hackaday [08:16] TR News The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/surprising-headline-stability.html [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | The Surprising Headline of 2025: USPTO Stability? | Patently-O [08:19] TR News Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists https://linuxiac.com/haruna-1-7-media-player-brings-smarter-playlists/ [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Haruna 1.7 Media Player Brings Smarter Playlists [08:19] TR News FSF Blogs: A message from FSF president Ian Kelling http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/a-message-from-fsf-president-ian-kelling [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | A message from FSF president Ian Kelling Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [08:21] TR News Need a Deduction? Donate to Open https://fossforce.com/2025/12/need-a-deduction-donate-to-open/ [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Need a Deduction? Donate to Open - FOSS Force [08:23] TR News Eko K. A. Owen joins the FSF board as the union staff pick https://www.fsf.org/news/eko-k-a-owen-joins-the-fsf-board-as-the-union-staff-pick [08:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Eko K. A. Owen joins the FSF board as the union staff pick Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [08:28] TR News 2025: The year of mass layoffsprepare a global working-class counteroffensive in 2026 - World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/31/yrzl-d31.html Source: WSWS "...slash labor costs and vastly enrich a tiny financial" oligarchy. [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.wsws.org | 2025: The year of mass layoffsprepare a global working-class counteroffensive in 2026 - World Socialist Web Site [08:30] TR News Serial layoffs are becoming the norm heading into 2026 https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/12/31/serial-layoffs-are-a-new-job-market-norm.html [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/12/31/serial-layoffs-are-a-new-job-market-norm.html ) [08:45] TR News Techrights Ahead of 2026 Mass Layoffs at Microsoft the Tree Gets Shaken to See Who 'Falls' (Resigns/Retires) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Ahead_of_2026_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_the_Tree_Gets_Shaken_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Ahead_of_2026_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_the_Tree_Gets_Shaken_to.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ahead of 2026 Mass Layoffs at Microsoft the Tree Gets Shaken to See Who 'Falls' (Resigns/Retires) [08:47] TR News SuperTux Released 0.7.0 Beta with New Artwork & Multiplayer Mode https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/supertux-0-7-0-new-artwork-multiplayer/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | SuperTux Released 0.7.0 Beta with New Artwork & Multiplayer Mode | UbuntuHandbook [08:47] TR News pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: Configuration https://azouhr.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/pgtwin-ha-postgresql-configuration/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-azouhr.wordpress.com | pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: Configuration | azouhr [08:49] TR News This is a SLOPFARM. Now it is pushing WINDOWS articles. https://commandlinux.com/ [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-commandlinux.com | Command Linux - [08:50] TR News Linux du Command Examples for Disk Usage Analysis https://linuxcapable.com/linux-du-command-examples-for-disk-usage-analysis/ [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux du Command Examples for Disk Usage Analysis - LinuxCapable [08:51] TR News How to install Odoo 19 on Debian 13 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-odoo-19-on-debian-13/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to install Odoo 19 on Debian 13 | LinuxHostSupport [08:51] TR News Most People Give Up New Year's Resolutions. Here's How to Turn Failure Positive. https://www.sciencealert.com/most-people-give-up-new-years-resolutions-heres-how-to-turn-failure-positive [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Most People Give Up New Year's Resolutions. Here's How to Turn Failure Positive. : ScienceAlert [08:51] TR News Torvalds: Software Freedom Conservancy "is just pure trash" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/torvalds-software-freedom-conservancy [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Torvalds: Software Freedom Conservancy "is just pure trash" [08:52] TR News Torvalds says Software Freedom Conservancy "is just pure trash" while overlooking what his paymaster (LF) is... he dines with Bill Epsteingate the dangerous pervert, but SFC is what keeps him awake at night? [08:53] TR News EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.1 released https://bkhome.org/news/202512/easyos-excalibur-series-version-711-released.html [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1.1 released [08:54] TR News The importance of ODF during the festive season https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/30/odf-during-the-festive-season/ [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | The importance of ODF during the festive season - TDF Community Blog [08:55] TR News Linux Mint Monthly News December 2025 https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4976 [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.linuxmint.com | NO TITLE [08:56] TR News Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky https://evanhahn.com/prediction-mastodon-will-outlive-bluesky/ Nope, There's No Twitter "Successor" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/Nope_There_s_No_Twitter_Successor.shtml [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Prediction: Mastodon will outlive Bluesky [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Nope, There's No Twitter "Successor" [08:56] TR News Shotcut 25.12 Video Editor Delivers Full 10-Bit CPU Video Processing https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-25-12-video-editor-delivers-full-10-bit-cpu-video-processing/ [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Shotcut 25.12 Video Editor Delivers Full 10-Bit CPU Video Processing [08:58] TR News 2025s GNU/Linux and Open-Source Moments That Shaped the Year https://linuxiac.com/2025-linux-and-open-source-moments-that-shaped-the-year/ [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | 2025s Linux and Open-Source Moments That Shaped the Year [08:59] TR News Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/oil-tanker-venezuela-us-russia-bella-1.html [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/oil-tanker-venezuela-us-russia-bella-1.html ) ● Dec 31 [09:01] TR News Lithuania preps bridges for demolition on Belarus, Russia borders https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2790137/lithuania-preps-bridges-for-demolition-on-belarus-russia-borders [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania preps bridges for demolition on Belarus, Russia borders - LRT [09:02] TR News Multinational naval exercise between SA, Iran, China, and Russia scheduled for January https://defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/multinational-naval-exercise-between-sa-iran-china-and-russia-scheduled-for-january/ [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Multinational naval exercise between SA, Iran, China, and Russia scheduled for January - DefenceWeb [09:03] TR News 280 km-long fence on Latvian-Russian border finished https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/30.12.2025-280-km-long-fence-on-latvian-russian-border-finished.a628173/ [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 280 km-long fence on Latvian-Russian border finished / Article [09:04] TR News Stenberg: No strcpy either https://lwn.net/Articles/1052355/ [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stenberg: No strcpy either [LWN.net] [09:05] TR News pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: VM Preparation https://azouhr.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/pgtwin-ha-postgresql-vm-preparation/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-azouhr.wordpress.com | pgtwin HA PostgreSQL: VM Preparation | azouhr [09:07] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.gmi [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [09:08] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [09:10] TR News Three GNU/Linux Conflicts That Still Shape the OS You Use Today https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ ) [09:10] TR News ruri calculates the CRC-32 of a file https://www.linuxlinks.com/ruri-calculates-crc-32-file/ [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ruri - calculates the CRC-32 of a file - LinuxLinks [09:11] TR News tbls CI-friendly tool to document a database https://www.linuxlinks.com/tbls-ci-friendly-tool-document-database/ [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tbls - CI-friendly tool to document a database - LinuxLinks [09:11] TR News Twig terminal JSON viewer and YAML viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/twig-terminal-json-viewer-yaml-viewer/ [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Twig - terminal JSON viewer and YAML viewer - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News 13 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux e-Learning Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/elearningtools/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-13 Best Free and Open Source Linux e-Learning Tools - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News try-rs Rust-based workspace manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/try-rs-rust-based-workspace-manager/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-try-rs - Rust-based workspace manager - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News 19 Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-r-natural-language-processing-tools/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-19 Useful R Natural Language Processing Tools - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News brplot better real time plot https://www.linuxlinks.com/brplot-better-real-time-plot/ [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brplot - better real time plot - LinuxLinks [09:18] TR News 8 Excellent C++ Natural Language Processing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-c-plus-plus-natural-language-processing-tools/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-8 Excellent C++ Natural Language Processing Tools - LinuxLinks [09:18] TR News Watchman file watching service https://www.linuxlinks.com/watchman-file-watching-service/ [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Watchman - file watching service - LinuxLinks [09:19] TR News Sidef high-level programming language https://www.linuxlinks.com/sidef-high-level-programming-language/ [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sidef - high-level programming language - LinuxLinks [09:19] TR News fileformat tool for recognizing file formats https://www.linuxlinks.com/fileformat-tool-file-formats/ [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fileformat - tool for recognizing file formats - LinuxLinks [09:20] TR News Daniel Pocock: From the ABC to Techrights: recognizing fake news about economics, finance and investment https://danielpocock.com/en/abc-techrights-fake-news-about-economic-finance-investment/ [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | From the ABC to Techrights: recognizing fake news about economics, finance and investment [09:20] TR News How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Convicted Felons View of the War https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-trump-influence.html [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-trump-influence.html ) [09:21] TR News 6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-us-russia-takeaways.html [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-us-russia-takeaways.html ) [09:21] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Pushes Venezuela https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/briefing/venezuela-ukraine-mamdani.html [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/briefing/venezuela-ukraine-mamdani.html ) [09:22] TR News Arsenal Math font https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/arsenal-math-font/ [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com | Arsenal Math font Soliloquies [09:23] TR News Lithuanian president: Russia shows little willingness to end war in Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2791218/lithuanian-president-russia-shows-little-willingness-to-end-war-in-ukraine [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian president: Russia shows little willingness to end war in Ukraine - LRT [09:23] TR News Over 200 Latvian "money mules" detained in international fraud network https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/30.12.2025-over-200-latvian-money-mules-detained-in-international-fraud-network.a628184/ [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Over 200 Latvian "money mules" detained in international fraud network / Article [09:24] TR News Russia's Gerasimov says Putin ordered Ukraine buffer zone expansion in 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-gerasimov-says-putin-ordered-ukraine-buffer-zone-expansion-in-2026 [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Russias Gerasimov says Putin ordered Ukraine buffer zone expansion in 2026 | The Straits Times [09:24] TR News Lite 7.8-rc1 is out https://distrowatch.com/lite [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lite ) [09:26] TR News Ship of Scientists Headed to Doomsday Glacier https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-doomsday-glacier [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Ship of Scientists Headed to Doomsday Glacier [09:26] TR News 'A combination of adaptation, preparedness and mitigation' is needed to tackle climate change https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-a-combination-of-adaptation-preparedness-and-mitigation-is-needed-to-tackle-climate-change [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-a-combination-of-adaptation-preparedness-and-mitigation-is-needed-to-tackle-climate-change ) [09:26] TR News Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing States Fraud Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/hhs-minnesota-funds-day-care-fraud.html [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/hhs-minnesota-funds-day-care-fraud.html ) [09:27] TR News US dispatch, day 9: Luigi Mangione suppression hearings conclude, defense challenges mothers alleged statement https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-dispatch-day-9-luigi-mangione-suppression-hearings-conclude-defense-challenges-mothers-alleged-statement/ [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US dispatch, day 9: Luigi Mangione suppression hearings conclude, defense challenges mother's alleged statement - JURIST - News [09:28] TR News Watches https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/28/Watches/ [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | Watches | Ben Congdon [09:28] TR News Syria arrests suspects in Latakia after sectarian violence, curfew imposed https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-syria-arrests-latakia-sectarian-violence-curfew-imposed [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-syria-arrests-latakia-sectarian-violence-curfew-imposed ) ● Dec 31 [12:04] TR News DFRobot HUSKYLENS 2 Hey Hi (AI) camera review From built-in Hey Hi (AI) samples to training a custom model to detect elephants https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/31/dfrobot-huskylens-2-ai-camera-review-from-built-in-ai-samples-to-training-a-custom-model-to-detect-elephants/ [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | DFRobot HUSKYLENS 2 AI camera review - From built-in AI samples to training a custom model to detect elephants - CNX Software [12:05] TR News CPC censorship: Reducing govt venue partners means more opportunities for art groups, Hong Kong culture minister says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/31/reducing-govt-venue-partners-means-more-opportunities-for-art-groups-hong-kong-culture-minister-says/ [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Cutting govt venue partners means more opportunities for art groups: culture minister [12:06] TR News Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/using-ai-generated-images-to-get-refunds.html [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds - Schneier on Security [12:06] TR News Brigitte Bardot's funeral divides French politics: Le Pen to attend, Macron sits out https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251230-far-right-leader-le-pen-to-attend-brigitte-bardot-s-funeral [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251230-far-right-leader-le-pen-to-attend-brigitte-bardot-s-funeral ) [12:07] TR News Start-up plans to use terahertz radio frequencies for communication between servers instead of copper or optical connections https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/start-up-proposes-scaled-up-ai-data-center-active-radio-cable-connectivity-radio-based-interconnections-operating-at-millimeter-wave-and-terahertz-frequencies-offer-1-6-tb-s-using-half-the-volume-of-copper [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Start-up plans to use terahertz radio frequencies for communication between servers instead of copper or optical connections radio-based interconnections offer 1.6 TB/s using half the volume of copper | Tom's Hardware [12:09] TR News Chinese APT Mustang Panda Caught Using Kernel-Mode Rootkit https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-mustang-panda-caught-using-kernel-mode-rootkit/ [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-mustang-panda-caught-using-kernel-mode-rootkit/ ) [12:10] TR News iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/30/iscan2d-technologies-device-pairing-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent campaign - invalidity charts coming soon Unified Patents [12:10] TR News Success for Nintendo against Bigben over Wii in France and Germany https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/success-for-nintendo-against-bigben-over-wii-in-france-and-germany/ [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Success for Nintendo against Bigben over Wii in France and Germany [12:11] TR News State of the Slop, Day 364 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/State_of_the_Slop_Day_364.shtml [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights State of the Slop, Day 364 [12:11] TR News A Conundrum of Privacy/Surveillance: Will You Give Them a Stool Sample to "Feel Humane"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/30/A_Conundrum_of_Privacy_Surveillance_Will_You_Give_Them_a_Stool_.shtml [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Conundrum of Privacy/Surveillance: Will You Give Them a Stool Sample to "Feel Humane"? [12:15] TR News The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-venezuela-drone-strike-attack.html [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-venezuela-drone-strike-attack.html ) [12:15] TR News Protests Over Irans Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/iran-protests-currency-inflation-universities.html [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/iran-protests-currency-inflation-universities.html ) [12:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [12:21] TR News Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-strike-uae.html [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-strike-uae.html ) [12:22] TR News TTAB Reverses Two Section 2(d) Refusals: Cited Third-Party Websites Failed to Show Relatedness of Charitable Food Distribution and Fundraising Services http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttab-reverses-two-section-2d-refusals.html [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTAB Reverses Two Section 2(d) Refusals: Cited Third-Party Websites Failed to Show Relatedness of Charitable Food Distribution and Fundraising Services [12:23] TR News The UAE denies shipping weapons to Yemen after overnight Saudi strike https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-the-uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-yemen-after-overnight-saudi-strike [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-the-uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-yemen-after-overnight-saudi-strike ) [12:24] TR News UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen amid crisis with Saudi Arabia https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-yemeni-separatists-reject-calls-to-withdraw-after-saudi-port-strike [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-yemeni-separatists-reject-calls-to-withdraw-after-saudi-port-strike ) [12:24] TR News Thousands of Somalis protest against Israel's recognition of Somaliland https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251230-thousands-of-somalis-protest-against-israel-s-recognition-of-somaliland [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251230-thousands-of-somalis-protest-against-israel-s-recognition-of-somaliland ) [12:25] TR News Windows TCO: Former US cybersecurity professionals plead guilty to BlackCat/ALPHV attacks https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/former-us-cybersecurity-professionals-plead-guilty-blackcat-alphv-attacks/ [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Former US cybersecurity professionals plead guilty to BlackCat/ALPHV attacks - SiliconANGLE [12:26] TR News TCO or NPM (Microsoft) https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/new-shai-hulud-3-0-malware-variant-raises-fresh-supply-chain-security-concerns/ [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Shai Hulud 3.0 malware variant raises fresh supply chain security concerns - SiliconANGLE [12:27] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052327/ [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [12:36] TR News Mouse input back onto evdev https://bkhome.org/news/202512/mouse-input-back-onto-evdev.html [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Mouse input back onto evdev [12:36] TR News "Our computers can display an astonishing range of symbols. Unicode alone defines more than 150,000 characters, covering everything from mathematical operators and phonetic alphabets to emoji and obscure historical scripts. Our keyboards, on the other hand, remain stubbornly limited to a few dozen keys." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/linux-fu-compose-yourself/ | Source: Hackaday [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Fu: Compose Yourself! | Hackaday [12:52] TR News (NEW): Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.15 Adds Support for the rEFInd Boot Manager https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Arch_Linux_Installer_Archinstall_3_0_15_Adds_Support_for_the_rE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Arch_Linux_Installer_Archinstall_3_0_15_Adds_Support_for_the_rE.gmi [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.15 Adds Support for the rEFInd Boot Manager [12:57] TR News GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/gnu-wget-2-2-1-released-with-new-options-improvements-and-bug-fixes [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux [12:57] TR News Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-25-12-adds-nvidia-nvenc-encoder-support-to-screen-recording-on-linux-x11 [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 - 9to5Linux [12:57] TR News KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository https://cukic.co/2025/12/30/kde-ni-os-logo-and-repo [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cukic.co | KDE Ni! OS new logo and the initial repository | Ivan uki [12:59] TR News Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/kenya-dispatch-high-court-halts-kenya-us-health-deal-over-constitutional-concerns/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns - JURIST - News [12:59] TR News Emergency room visits at Hong Kong public hospitals to increase to HK$400 on Jan 1 amid sweeping fee reform https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/30/emergency-room-visits-at-hong-kong-public-hospitals-to-increase-to-hk400-on-jan-1-amid-sweeping-fee-reform/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Emergency room visits at public hospitals to increase to HK$400 on Jan 1 ● Dec 31 [13:00] TR News Health minister seeks to create a culture of organ donation with new campaign https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/health-minister-campaign-organ-donation-in-mexico/ [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Health minister seeks to create a culture of organ donation with new campaign [13:01] TR News S. Korean President Lee approves resignation of anti-corruption agency chief https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-president-lee-approves-resignation-of-anti-corruption-agency-chief [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | S. Korean President Lee approves resignation of anti-corruption agency chief | The Straits Times [13:01] TR News South Koreas Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-cabinet-green-lights-fake-news-bill-insurrection-tribunal [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Cabinet green-lights fake news Bill, insurrection tribunal | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-may-pursue-active-diplomacy-after-ruling-party-congress-in-2026 [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026 | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News More resign after ex-Malaysian PM Muhyiddin quits as chief of opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-muhyiddin-resigns-as-perikatan-coalition-chief [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia's Muhyiddin Yassin resigns as Perikatan chief | The Straits Times [13:03] TR News I cant move: Man climbing Mount Fuji falls, dies after calling police https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/i-cant-move-man-climbing-mount-fuji-falls-dies-after-calling-police [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | I cant move: Man climbing Mount Fuji falls, dies after calling police | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News Malaysias ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/najib-files-appeal-against-1mdb-conviction-and-3-6-billion-fine [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najibs jail sentence for 1MDB scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-activists-renew-reform-calls-after-ex-pm-najib-jailed-for-1mdb-scandal [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najibs jail sentence for 1MDB scandal | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News MH370 search resumes in Indian Ocean nearly 12 years after plane's disappearance https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-mh370-search-resumes-in-indian-ocean-years-after-plane-disappearance [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-mh370-search-resumes-in-indian-ocean-years-after-plane-disappearance ) [13:05] TR News Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/climate/solar-south-africa-china.html [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/climate/solar-south-africa-china.html ) [13:05] TR News Yonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of Chinas Feud with Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/japan-china-island-yonaguni.html [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/japan-china-island-yonaguni.html ) [13:05] TR News China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html ) [13:05] TR News China fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-live-firing-drills-around-taiwan-in-its-biggest-war-games-to-date [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade | The Straits Times [13:06] TR News Thai tourism takes hit as strong baht, war compound China fears https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-tourism-takes-hit-as-strong-baht-war-compounds-china-fears [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thai tourism faces decline amid strong baht, China fears | The Straits Times [13:07] TR News South Koreas President Lee to visit China next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-lee-to-visit-china-next-week [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas President Lee to visit China next week | The Straits Times [13:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:07] TR News China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-tells-chipmakers-to-use-homegrown-chipmaking-tools-for-50-percent-of-new-capacity-decree-designed-to-squeeze-foreign-suppliers-out-of-supply-chain [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China tells chipmakers to use homegrown chipmaking tools for 50% of new capacity decree designed to squeeze foreign suppliers out of supply chain | Tom's Hardware [13:07] TR News U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China annual approvals replace dated waiver system https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-grants-samsung-and-sk-hynix-2026-licenses-for-chipmaking-tool-shipments-to-china [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | U.S. grants Samsung and SK hynix 2026 licenses for chipmaking tool shipments to China annual approvals replace dated waiver system | Tom's Hardware [13:08] TR News China conducts 2nd day of military drills around Taiwan https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/30/china-conducts-2nd-day-of-military-drills-around-taiwan/ [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China conducts 2nd day of military drills around Taiwan [13:08] TR News Why China is bringing out the big guns for military drills around Taiwan https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-why-china-is-bringing-out-the-big-guns-for-military-drills-around-taiwan [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-why-china-is-bringing-out-the-big-guns-for-military-drills-around-taiwan ) [13:09] TR News "Editors picks for 2025", "Best of 2025", "most read" etc.... lots and lots of pages re-run, basically old news spun as "new" because "last day of year" [13:09] TR News Report: Samsung, SK Hynix receive US approval to ship American chipmaking gear to China https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/report-samsung-sk-hynix-receive-us-approval-ship-american-chipmaking-gear-china/ [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Report: Samsung, SK Hynix receive US approval to ship American chipmaking gear to China - SiliconANGLE [13:15] TR News China targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with 50% rule imposed on local chipmakers https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/30/china-targets-semiconductor-self-sufficiency-50-rule-imposed-local-chipmakers/ [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China targets semiconductor self-sufficiency with '50% rule' imposed on local chipmakers - SiliconANGLE [13:15] TR News Experiencing This Powerful NXP SBC Made Me Realize of My Limitations https://itsfoss.com/forlinx-nxp-sbc-review/ [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Experiencing This Powerful NXP SBC Made Me Realize of My Limitations [13:18] TR News "People say they dont make em like they used to, and while this isnt always the case, its certainly true that old vices rarely die with time." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/vice-of-old-brought-to-the-modern-age/ | Source: Hackaday [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Vice Of Old Brought To The Modern Age | Hackaday [13:28] TR News Gestational Diabetes in US Surges by 36 Percent Over Last Decade https://www.sciencealert.com/gestational-diabetes-in-us-surges-by-36-percent-over-last-decade [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gestational Diabetes in US Surges by 36 Percent Over Last Decade : ScienceAlert [13:33] TR News Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Crucial Differences https://www.sciencealert.com/blood-of-exceptionally-long-lived-people-reveals-crucial-differences [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Crucial Differences : ScienceAlert [13:33] TR News Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered on Collision Course in a Cosmic First https://www.sciencealert.com/three-supermassive-black-holes-discovered-colliding-in-a-cosmic-first [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered on Collision Course in a Cosmic First : ScienceAlert [13:33] TR News Feeling The Post-Christmas Blues? These Simple Actions Can Help https://www.sciencealert.com/feeling-the-post-christmas-blues-these-simple-actions-can-help [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Feeling The Post-Christmas Blues? These Simple Actions Can Help : ScienceAlert [13:33] TR News DNA Study of 117-Year-Old Woman Reveals Clues to Long Life https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-study-of-117-year-old-woman-reveals-clues-to-long-life [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DNA Study of 117-Year-Old Woman Reveals Clues to Long Life : ScienceAlert [13:34] TR News 'Mini-Brains' Reveal Hidden Signals of Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder https://www.sciencealert.com/mini-brains-reveal-hidden-signals-of-schizophrenia-and-bipolar-disorder [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Mini-Brains' Reveal Hidden Signals of Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder : ScienceAlert [13:36] TR News Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? A Psychologist Explains Earworms https://www.sciencealert.com/why-do-songs-get-stuck-in-your-head-a-psychologist-explains-earworms [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? A Psychologist Explains Earworms : ScienceAlert [13:36] TR News Hubble Reveals Extreme Chaos Inside 'Dracula's Sandwich' https://www.sciencealert.com/hubble-reveals-extreme-chaos-inside-draculas-sandwich [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hubble Reveals Extreme Chaos Inside 'Dracula's Sandwich' : ScienceAlert [13:36] TR News Iran protests spread to students on third day https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-iran-protests-spread-to-students-on-third-day [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-iran-protests-spread-to-students-on-third-day ) [13:37] TR News Design Handoff to Developers: How to Stay True to Your Original Vision https://www.qt.io/blog/design-handoff-to-developers-guide [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Design Handoff to Developers: How to Stay True to Your Original Vision [13:38] TR News Tiger Woods at 50: His historic career is haunted by what could have been https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/sports/tiger-woods-at-50-historic-career-haunted-by-what-could-have-been/ [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Tiger Woods at 50: Historic career haunted by what could have been | New York Post [13:38] TR News Pet Owners, How Do You Deal With the High Costs of Grooming? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/pet-grooming-costs-dogs-cats.html [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/pet-grooming-costs-dogs-cats.html ) [13:39] TR News "[Andrew Menadue] wrote in to let us know about the TULIP-DevBoard and TULIP-Module being developed on GitHub." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/tulip-the-ultimate-intelligent-peripheral-for-the-hp-41-handheld-calculator/ | Source: Hackaday [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TULIP: The Ultimate Intelligent Peripheral For The HP-41 Handheld Calculator | Hackaday [13:39] TR News Turkey arrests 357 people in operation against Islamic State group https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-turkey-arrests-357-people-in-operation-against-islamic-state-group [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-turkey-arrests-357-people-in-operation-against-islamic-state-group ) [13:40] TR News Michigan startup aims to expose Hey Hi (AI) deep fakes in videos, more https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-startup-aims-to-expose-ai-deep-fakes-in-videos-more/ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan startup aims to expose AI deep fakes in videos, more - Bridge Michigan [13:42] TR News 2025 book review https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/30/2025-book-review/ [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nolanlawson.com | 2025 book review | Read the Tea Leaves [13:43] TR News Live Nation Redoubles Efforts to Shut Down US Government Antitrust Case Late-Year Summary Judgment Filing Questions Whether Real World Damages Are Actually Occurring https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/live-nation-seeks-antitrust-case-shutdown/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/live-nation-seeks-antitrust-case-shutdown/ ) [13:44] TR News NewJeans Legal Drama IntensifiesDanielle Slapped with $31 Million Lawsuit After Abruptly Departing Group https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/newjeans-legal-drama-danielle-lawsuit/ [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/30/newjeans-legal-drama-danielle-lawsuit/ ) [13:46] TR News "Come on man. You dont really believe that do you?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) ● Dec 31 [14:19] TR News Minnesota hospital patient accused of beating security guard to death while trying to flee https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/us-news/minnesota-hospital-patient-accused-of-beating-security-guard-to-death-while-trying-to-flee/ [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Minnesota hospital patient accused of beating security guard to death while trying to flee | New York Post [14:20] TR News Security is a Shared Responsibility https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/security-is-a-shared-responsibility/ [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Security is a Shared Responsibility - Africa Defense Forum [14:20] TR News Cybercrime Outpaces Online Security https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/cybercrime-outpaces-online-security/ [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Cybercrime Outpaces Online Security - Africa Defense Forum [14:22] TR News Windows TCO: U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each group demanded up to $10 million from each victim https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/u-s-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-for-ransomware-attacks-face-20-years-in-prison-each-group-demanded-up-to-usd10-million-from-each-victim [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each group demanded up to $10 million from each victim | Tom's Hardware [14:35] TR News old: The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony (Full Documentary, 2018) https://yewtu.be/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg ) [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg ) [14:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:42] TR News Techrights XBox is Likely Dead Already, But the Threat It Posed to Us All for Two Decades Isn't Over https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/XBox_is_Likely_Dead_Already_But_the_Threat_It_Posed_to_Us_All_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/XBox_is_Likely_Dead_Already_But_the_Threat_It_Posed_to_Us_All_f.gmi [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights XBox is Likely Dead Already, But the Threat It Posed to Us All for Two Decades Isn't Over [14:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:50] TR News Techrights IBM Starts 2026 a Much Smaller Company (Not Homage to Gerstner) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IBM_Starts_2026_a_Much_Smaller_Company_Not_Homage_to_Gerstner.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/IBM_Starts_2026_a_Much_Smaller_Company_Not_Homage_to_Gerstner.gmi [14:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Starts 2026 a Much Smaller Company (Not Homage to Gerstner) [14:55] TR News Transitional justice is key to addressing Tigrays conflict-related sexual violence https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/transitional-justice-is-key-to-addressing-tigrays-conflict-related-sexual-violence/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Transitional justice is key to addressing Tigrays conflict-related sexual violence - DefenceWeb [14:55] TR News Korean Air Data Compromised in Oracle EBS Hack https://www.securityweek.com/korean-air-data-compromised-in-oracle-ebs-hack/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/korean-air-data-compromised-in-oracle-ebs-hack/ ) [14:56] TR News pgBadger v13.2 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbadger-v132-released-3207/ [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgBadger v13.2 released [14:56] TR News pgSCV 0.15.1 released! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgscv-0151-released-3204/ [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgSCV 0.15.1 released! [14:57] TR News Malaysia launches military procurement corruption probe https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/malaysia-launches-military-procurement-corruption-probe/ [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Malaysia launches military procurement corruption probe - JURIST - News ● Dec 31 [15:07] TR News Anon: "Another "not Russian" ship dragged its anchor across a fiber cable between Finland and Estonia. There is another one between Sweden and Estonia which was also cut." [15:08] TR News This time NOT Microsoft's fault https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/13/Russian_Hybrid_Attacks_Are_Typically_Microsoft_TCO_and_or_Windo.shtml [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Russian "Hybrid Attacks" Are Typically Microsoft TCO and/or Windows TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) [15:12] TR News Techrights Enshittification of Postal Services Isn't Technological Advancement https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Enshittification_of_Postal_Services_Isn_t_Technological_Advance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Enshittification_of_Postal_Services_Isn_t_Technological_Advance.gmi [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Enshittification of Postal Services Isn't Technological Advancement [15:17] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #48 S2E25 2025 Year End Wrap Up: Celebrating 5 Years of Open Source Security Impact! https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/12/30/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-48-s2e25-2025-year-end-wrap-up-celebrating-5-years-of-open-source-security-impact/ [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #48 S2E25 2025 Year End Wrap Up: Celebrating 5 Years of Open Source Security Impact! Open Source Security Foundation [15:18] TR News namp terminal-based music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/namp-terminal-based-music-player/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-namp - terminal-based music player - LinuxLinks [15:19] TR News "Microphone Basics" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/know-audio-microphone-basics/ | Source: Hackaday [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Know Audio: Microphone Basics | Hackaday [15:20] TR News "The USB port which first appeared on our computers some time in the mid-1990s has made interfacing peripherals an easy task, save for the occasional upside down connector." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/the-confusing-world-of-bus-mice/ | Source: Hackaday [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Confusing World Of Bus Mice | Hackaday [15:21] TR News Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, Its a Fake Fentanylware (CheeTok) Video. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/starmer-uk-tiktok-fake-news.html [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/starmer-uk-tiktok-fake-news.html ) [15:21] TR News Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. Fentanylware (CheeTok) https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/functional-claiming-unexplored.html [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Section 101 and Functional Claiming: The Unexplored 112(f) Path in 10Tales v. TikTok | Patently-O [15:22] TR News Basic GNU/Linux Commands https://www.linuxteck.com/basic-linux-commands/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxteck.com | Basic Linux Commands: 20 Essential Commands Every Beginner Should Know [15:33] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [15:33] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [15:33] TR News Linux finally getting key performance boost feature that backdoored Windows 11/10 has had for years https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-getting-key-performance-boost-feature-that-windows-1110-has-had-for-years/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-getting-key-performance-boost-feature-that-windows-1110-has-had-for-years/ ) [15:34] TR News Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/recovered-unix-v4-tape-quickly-yields-a-usable-operating-system-nostalgia-addicts-can-now-boot-up-unix-v4-in-a-browser-window [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window | Tom's Hardware [15:38] TR News Manjaro 25.1-rc2 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro ) [15:39] TR News Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/shotcut-25-12-released-cpu-pipeline-improvements [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support - OMG! Ubuntu [15:41] TR News Add four Gigabit or 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports to the Raspberry Pi 5 with this expansion board https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/30/add-four-gigabit-or-2-5gbps-ethernet-ports-to-the-raspberry-pi-5-with-this-expansion-board/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Add four Gigabit or 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports to the Raspberry Pi 5 with this expansion board - CNX Software [15:42] TR News Rockchip RK1820/RK1828 SO-DIMM and M.2 LLM/VLM Hey Hi (AI) accelerator modules, devkits, and benchmarks https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/30/rockchip-rk1820-rk1828-so-dimm-and-m-2-llm-vlm-ai-accelerator-modules-devkits-and-benchmarks/ [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Rockchip RK1820/RK1828 SO-DIMM and M.2 LLM/VLM AI accelerator modules, devkits, and benchmarks - CNX Software [15:43] TR News The Strong ARM of Fashion Company Apple https://yottadb.com/the-strong-arm-of-apple/ [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Strong ARM of Apple - YottaDB [15:48] TR News OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Prioritize Advertisers in Conversation https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt-sponsored-ads [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation [15:48] TR News OpenAI says prompt injection may never be solved for browser agents like Atlas https://cyberscoop.com/openai-chatgpt-atlas-prompt-injection-browser-agent-security-update-head-of-preparedness/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAI says prompt injection may never be solved for browser agents like Atlas | CyberScoop [15:49] TR News Guido Gnther: Phosh 2025 in Retrospect https://phosh.mobi/posts/phosh-2025-in-retrospect/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phosh.mobi | Phosh 2025 in Retrospect Phosh [15:50] TR News CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/30/cachyos-challenges-ubuntu-in-new-server-benchmarks/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS Challenges Ubuntu In New Server Benchmarks - Dataconomy [15:51] TR News "Of these accessories, the keyboard and mouse are standard USB sadly not PS/2 peripherals. The 40 GB HDD is a Sony-branded IDE HDD, while the Ethernet adapter is proprietary and also has the IDE HDD connector. This means that the VGA and Ethernet adapter are the two parts you absolutely need to source alongside a compatible PS2." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/29/playing-a-game-of-linux-on-your-sony-playstation-2/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playing A Game Of Linux On Your Sony Playstation 2 | Hackaday [15:51] TR News D7VK 1.1 adds experimental Direct3D 6 support for classic PC games on Linux https://videocardz.com/newz/d7vk-1-1-adds-experimental-direct3d-6-support-for-classic-pc-games-on-linux [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/d7vk-1-1-adds-experimental-direct3d-6-support-for-classic-pc-games-on-linux ) [15:59] TR News (NEW): Birds Are Smart, Smarter Than "Smart Gadgets" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Birds_Are_Smart_Smarter_Than_Smart_Gadgets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Birds_Are_Smart_Smarter_Than_Smart_Gadgets.gmi [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Birds Are Smart, Smarter Than "Smart Gadgets" ● Dec 31 [16:04] TR News OS [16:04] TR News 3 Linux wars that shaped the OS you use today https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-wars-that-shaped-the-os-you-use-today/ [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Linux wars that shaped the OS you use today [16:05] TR News "Lessons on laying out the 404 Media zine using a relatively weird setupon Linux, using Affinity, with the help of the Windows translation layer WINE." https://www.404media.co/the-weird-way-the-404-media-zine-was-built/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | The Weird Way the 404 Media Zine Was Built [16:06] TR News Running Linux on Sonys PlayStation 2 is Easier Than You Think https://www.techeblog.com/running-linux-playstation-2-console/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Running Linux on Sony's PlayStation 2 is Easier Than You Think - TechEBlog [16:06] TR News "The SL1680 OPTIMA SoM integrates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A73 processor running at up to 2.1 GHz, paired with a Neural Processing Unit delivering 7.9+ TOPS for on-device inference." https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-sl1680-optima-som-targets-embedded-systems-with-synaptics-sl1680/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-sl1680-optima-som-targets-embedded-systems-with-synaptics-sl1680/ ) [16:07] TR News These are the 3 Linux distros I recommend for servers https://www.howtogeek.com/these-are-the-3-linux-distros-i-recommend-for-servers/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These are the 3 Linux distros I recommend for servers [16:09] TR News LF for Ponzi schemes https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/12/liquid-reply-joins-linux-foundation-backed-agentic-ai-foundation/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Liquid Reply Joins Linux Foundation Backed Agentic AI Foundation - Open Source For You [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes [16:09] TR News (NEW): Server: GNU/Linux distros, Kubernetes v1.35, and "CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Server_GNU_Linux_distros_Kubernetes_v1_35_and_CachyOS_challenge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Server_GNU_Linux_distros_Kubernetes_v1_35_and_CachyOS_challenge.gmi [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Server: GNU/Linux distros, Kubernetes v1.35, and "CachyOS challenges Ubuntu in new server benchmarks" [16:10] TR News "Linux often looks calm on the surface. You install a distribution, pick a desktop, and get to work." https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/30/three-linux-conflicts-that-still-shape-the-os-you-use-today/ ) [16:10] TR News "...with varying definitions of "usable," anyway." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/recovered-unix-v4-tape-quickly-yields-a-usable-operating-system-nostalgia-addicts-can-now-boot-up-unix-v4-in-a-browser-window [16:11] TR News (NEW): Newly discovered Unix V4 tape https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Newly_discovered_Unix_V4_tape.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Newly_discovered_Unix_V4_tape.gmi [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Newly discovered Unix V4 tape [16:12] TR News I repurposed my old Chromebook as a Linux server, here's how it went https://www.howtogeek.com/i-repurposed-my-old-chromebook-as-a-linux-server-heres-how-it-went/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | How to turn a Chromebook into a Linux server [16:12] TR News After all these years, IEEE-488 gets a stable Linux driver https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/29/after-all-these-years-ieee-488-gets-a-stable-linux-driver/ [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/29/after-all-these-years-ieee-488-gets-a-stable-linux-driver/ ) [16:15] TR News Kontron and congatec partner on secure embedded Linux platforms https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/kontron-and-congatec-partner-on-secure-embedded-linux-platforms/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eenewseurope.com | Kontron and congatec partner on secure embedded Linux platforms ... [16:18] TR News (NEW): Linux Gadgets, GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and "Linux Phones" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Linux_Gadgets_GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Linux_Gadgets_GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Phones.gmi [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Gadgets, GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and "Linux Phones" [16:19] TR News They also said this 5 and 10 years ago https://www.howtogeek.com/x11-is-going-away-on-linux-heres-how-to-prepare/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The writing is on the wall for X11 on Linux, here's what is replacing it [16:19] TR News Red Hat (IBM) is going away [16:20] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, CP/M, Asahi Linux, and PikaOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_CP_M_Asahi_Linux_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_CP_M_Asahi_Linux_and.gmi [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, CP/M, Asahi Linux, and PikaOS [16:20] TR News X forwarding is not going away as many people still use that [16:21] TR News 1970s: oven cookers are "going away" because of microwaves [16:22] TR News Gaming on Linux? I found a distro that makes it pain-free https://www.zdnet.com/article/pikaos-linux-distro-review/ [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gaming on Linux? I found a distro that makes it pain-free | ZDNET [16:25] TR News (NEW): Databases: YottaDB on "The Strong ARM of Apple", New PostgreSQL-Related Releases https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Databases_YottaDB_on_The_Strong_ARM_of_Apple_New_PostgreSQL_Rel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Databases_YottaDB_on_The_Strong_ARM_of_Apple_New_PostgreSQL_Rel.gmi [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: YottaDB on "The Strong ARM of Apple", New PostgreSQL-Related Releases [16:31] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [16:33] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [16:36] TR News Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Cheeto Pushing for More Wars, Security is a Shared Responsibility https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Cheeto_Pushing_for_More_Wars_Security_is_a_Sha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Links_31_12_2025_Cheeto_Pushing_for_More_Wars_Security_is_a_Sha.gmi [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 31/12/2025: Cheeto Pushing for More Wars, Security is a Shared Responsibility [16:38] TR News "This release also adds a new setting called Processing Mode for video processing, which affects both preview and export." https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-25-12-adds-nvidia-nvenc-encoder-support-to-screen-recording-on-linux-x11 [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11 - 9to5Linux [16:47] TR News SpellBinding ADINOTX Wordo: OPERA gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-31.gmi [16:47] TR News One thing gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2025-12-31-One-thing.txt ● Dec 31 [17:07] TR News Techrights The Slop Industry is Failing So Badly (Mountains of Debt, Losses) That It's Merging With the SPAM Industry https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/The_Slop_Industry_is_Failing_So_Badly_Mountains_of_Debt_Losses_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/The_Slop_Industry_is_Failing_So_Badly_Mountains_of_Debt_Losses_.gmi [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Slop Industry is Failing So Badly (Mountains of Debt, Losses) That It's Merging With the SPAM Industry [17:12] TR News "Xbox 2025 review incredible games overshadowed by layoffs and price hikes" [17:37] TR News Techrights Complexity Considered Harmful: We Used to Run an Operating System on 64KB of RAM, Not 64GB of RAM (a Million Times More) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Complexity_Considered_Harmful_We_Used_to_Run_an_Operating_Syste.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Complexity_Considered_Harmful_We_Used_to_Run_an_Operating_Syste.gmi [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Complexity Considered Harmful: We Used to Run an Operating System on 64KB of RAM, Not 64GB of RAM (a Million Times More) [17:41] TR News "Recruiters are simply telemarketers. Treat them that way." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5 [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5 ) [17:50] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [17:50] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.161.115) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 31 [18:04] TR News Techrights Don't "Go Paperless", Go Paperful [sic] (for What Really Matters) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Don_t_Go_Paperless_Go_Paperful_sic_for_What_Really_Matters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Don_t_Go_Paperless_Go_Paperful_sic_for_What_Really_Matters.gmi [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Don't "Go Paperless", Go Paperful [sic] (for What Really Matters) [18:21] TR News Techrights 2025 Was a Very Bad Year for Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/2025_Was_a_Very_Bad_Year_for_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/2025_Was_a_Very_Bad_Year_for_Social_Control_Media.gmi [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2025 Was a Very Bad Year for Social Control Media [18:39] TR News Techrights You've Only Wasted Your Life in Social Control Networks https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/You_ve_Only_Wasted_Your_Life_in_Social_Control_Networks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/You_ve_Only_Wasted_Your_Life_in_Social_Control_Networks.gmi [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights You've Only Wasted Your Life in Social Control Networks [18:47] TR News Total baloney! "I sure do. He led 3 American Icons and titans of Industry. Great leaders make tough decisions. Do you really think he took joy out of laying off people? He earned every dollar. If it was not for him there would be no IBM Today." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) ● Dec 31 [19:02] TR News Techrights Recruiters Don't Use Microsoft LinkedIn, Spammers Use LinkedIn https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Recruiters_Don_t_Use_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Spammers_Use_LinkedIn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Recruiters_Don_t_Use_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Spammers_Use_LinkedIn.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Recruiters Don't Use Microsoft LinkedIn, Spammers Use LinkedIn [19:07] TR News 31st December 2025 - End of Year gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20251231.txt [19:08] TR News "Well, the year is rapidly approaching its end and i just wanted to publish one last phlog entry in 2025 to recapture a few thoughts about the state of ... well, everything." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/311225.txt [19:24] TR News 2026 gemini://tilde.club/~chenwu/1.gmi [19:25] TR News The blogosphere is doing OK: "26,948 new posts in 2025 and 23,682 new posts in 2024;" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-31-blogosphere [19:26] TR News "I am an reader, and for years I've been searching for a good digital e-reader to complement my paper books. I advocate for privacy-first and prefer open-source or self-hosted solutions." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-cloudless-kobo-forma-with-koreader.gmi [19:27] TR News "Hello there, I wish you all a happy new year! These are my social media posts from the last six months. I keep them here to reflect on them and also to not lose them. Social media networks come and go and are not under my control, but my domain is here to stay." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-posts-from-july-to-december-2025.gmi [19:27] TR News "I am a note taker. For years, I've been searching for a good digital device that could complement my paper notebooks. I've finally found it in the Supernote Nomad. I use it completely offline without cloud-sync, and in this post, I'll explain why this is a benefit." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-01-01-using-supernote-nomad-offline.gmi [19:31] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: Blogosphere is Growing and New Year Begins https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_Blogosphere_is_Growing_and_New_Year_Beg.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_Links_31_12_2025_Blogosphere_is_Growing_and_New_Year_Beg.gmi [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 31/12/2025: Blogosphere is Growing and New Year Begins [19:40] TR News GNU/Linux spiking https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/comoros/#monthly-200902-202512 [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Comoros | Statcounter Global Stats [19:52] TR News (NEW): Dominica's Share of GNU/Linux Doubled This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Dominica_s_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Doubled_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Dominica_s_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Doubled_This_Year.gmi [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Dominica's Share of GNU/Linux Doubled This Year [19:59] TR News Techrights Fiji: GNU/Linux Has Risen From Almost Nothing to Almost 5% in Recent Years https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Fiji_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_From_Almost_Nothing_to_Almost_5_in_Rec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Fiji_GNU_Linux_Has_Risen_From_Almost_Nothing_to_Almost_5_in_Rec.gmi [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fiji: GNU/Linux Has Risen From Almost Nothing to Almost 5% in Recent Years ● Dec 31 [20:22] TR News (NEW): Things to be Thankful for in 2025 (Tux Machines Edition) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Things_to_be_Thankful_for_in_2025_Tux_Machines_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Things_to_be_Thankful_for_in_2025_Tux_Machines_Edition.gmi [20:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Things to be Thankful for in 2025 (Tux Machines Edition) [20:26] TR News "Identity verification due: 18 November 2025" https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03633198/officers probably didn't do it, hence: https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/21/Sirius_Open_Source_is_Now_Imminently_Dead_Struck_Off.shtml [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk | SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sirius Open Source is Now Imminently Dead (Struck Off) [20:37] TR News (NEW): Tribute to analognowhere https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Tribute_to_analognowhere.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/Tribute_to_analognowhere.gmi [20:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Tribute to analognowhere [20:45] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Guatemala as 2025 Ends https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_Guatemala_as_2025_Ends.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/31/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_Guatemala_as_2025_Ends.gmi [20:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Guatemala as 2025 Ends ● Dec 31 [21:00] TR News "Jolla's Community Linux Phone Surpasses its Funding Goal" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/29/1810235 [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Jolla's Community Linux Phone Surpasses its Funding Goal - SoylentNews [21:02] TR News (NEW): New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/New_Jolla_Sailfish_5_offer_break_from_iOS_Android_monopoly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/New_Jolla_Sailfish_5_offer_break_from_iOS_Android_monopoly.gmi [21:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly [21:03] TR News Death of XBox accelerated https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-next-gen-console-delayed-694034-20251231 [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamingbible.com | Xbox Next-Gen Console Largest Technical Leap Could be Under Threat [21:05] TR News cool analysis: https://annas-archive.org/blog/backing-up-spotify.html [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-annas-archive.org | Backing up Spotify - Annas Blog [21:05] TR News Xbox 360's Date Limit Is December 31 2025, Here's What'll Happen To Your Console https://screenrant.com/xbox-360-date-limit-december-31-2025/ [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-screenrant.com | Xbox 360's Date Limit Is December 31 2025, Here's What'll Happen To Your Console ● Dec 31 [23:30] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [23:37] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 31 [00:04] psydruid https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/30/syrian-arrested-dutch-port-city-suspected-christmas-terrorist-attack-plot-europe [00:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nltimes.nl | Syrian arrested in Dutch port city suspected of Christmas terrorist attack plot in Europe | NL Times ● Dec 31 [03:26] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2674838346/ [03:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | MAGA donors may be pressuring Trump to bury their names out of Epstein files: reporter - Raw Story ● Dec 31 [04:10] TR News "Elon Musk publicly fixates on a teenager, everyone else cringes" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/elon-musk-publicly-fixates-on-a-teenager-everyone-else-cringes.html [04:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/29/elon-musk-publicly-fixates-on-a-teenager-everyone-else-cringes.html ) [04:11] TR News "Sister of Egyptian extremist praised Oct 7 attackers" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/30/sister-of-egyptian-extremist-praised-oct-7-attackers/ [04:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/30/sister-of-egyptian-extremist-praised-oct-7-attackers/ ) [04:11] TR News "Trump holds call with Putin hours before scheduled meeting with Zelensky" https://kyivindependent.com/trump-holds-call-with-putin-just-before-scheduled-meeting-with-zelensky/ [04:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Trump holds call with Putin hours before scheduled meeting with Zelensky [04:11] TR News " Iran declares total war against US, Israel and Europe as Islamic Republic seeks to expand nuclear capabilities " https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/world-news/iranian-president-warns-tehran-is-in-total-war-against-west/ [04:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Iranian president warns Tehran is in 'total war' against the West | New York Post [04:12] TR News "Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says Tax the Rich" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/romney-tax-rich-op-ed-nyt/ [04:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says Tax the Rich [04:12] TR News "Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/opinion/romney-tax-the-rich.html [04:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/opinion/romney-tax-the-rich.html ) [04:13] TR News "Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-federal-government-fallout.html [04:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-federal-government-fallout.html ) ● Dec 31 [05:25] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674838596/ [05:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'It's fascinating': Author reveals 'horrifying' reason why Trump's taxes remain secret - Raw Story [05:34] TR News "A palace fit for an occupier" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/30/a-palace-fit-for-an-occupier | Source: Meduza [05:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | A palace fit for an occupier New investigation reveals luxury residence built for Putin in Ukraines Crimea Meduza [05:35] TR News "looks designed to derail peace talks" https://meduza.io/en/cards/cui-bono | Source: Meduza [05:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Cui bono? With no evidence offered, Russias claim of a Ukrainian attack on Putins residence looks designed to derail peace talks Meduza [05:43] TR News "The protests began on Sunday afternoon after mobile phone and electronics shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores as the rial currency fell to a record low of 1.42 million to the dollar." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/29/protests-call-death-to-dictator-iran/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [05:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/29/protests-call-death-to-dictator-iran/ ) [05:56] TR News "Islamic challenge" https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-881328 | Source: Jerusalem Post [05:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jpost.com | The West is turning a blind eye to the Islamic challenge | The Jerusalem Post [05:56] TR News "Neither the Mozambican army nor a Rwandan intervention have managed to quell the insurgency, which has ravaged northern Mozambique since October 2017" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/25/displaced-islamic-state-insurgency-mozambique | Source: The Guardian UK [05:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique | Mozambique | The Guardian [05:57] TR News "My guess is that there have long been many people at Heritage who were privately disgusted at what the organization had become." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-heritage-foundation-shows-how | Source: Paul Krugman [05:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Heritage Foundation Shows How MAGA Will Die [05:57] TR News "The number of terrorist casualties is not yet known because these territories are not where people can go easily" https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-can-us-airstrikes-weaken-islamist-militants/a-75333828 | Source: Deutsche Welle [05:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Nigeria: Can US airstrikes weaken Islamist militants? DW 12/30/2025 ● Dec 31 [08:12] TR News How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/assad-regime-crimes-syria-documents-takeaways.html [08:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/assad-regime-crimes-syria-documents-takeaways.html ) [08:59] TR News Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/oil-tanker-venezuela-us-russia-bella-1.html [08:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/oil-tanker-venezuela-us-russia-bella-1.html ) ● Dec 31 [09:01] TR News Lithuania preps bridges for demolition on Belarus, Russia borders https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2790137/lithuania-preps-bridges-for-demolition-on-belarus-russia-borders [09:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania preps bridges for demolition on Belarus, Russia borders - LRT [09:02] TR News Multinational naval exercise between SA, Iran, China, and Russia scheduled for January https://defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/multinational-naval-exercise-between-sa-iran-china-and-russia-scheduled-for-january/ [09:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Multinational naval exercise between SA, Iran, China, and Russia scheduled for January - DefenceWeb [09:03] TR News 280 km-long fence on Latvian-Russian border finished https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/30.12.2025-280-km-long-fence-on-latvian-russian-border-finished.a628173/ [09:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | 280 km-long fence on Latvian-Russian border finished / Article [09:20] TR News How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Convicted Felons View of the War https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-trump-influence.html [09:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-trump-influence.html ) [09:21] TR News 6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-us-russia-takeaways.html [09:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-us-russia-takeaways.html ) [09:21] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Pushes Venezuela https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/briefing/venezuela-ukraine-mamdani.html [09:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/briefing/venezuela-ukraine-mamdani.html ) [09:23] TR News Lithuanian president: Russia shows little willingness to end war in Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2791218/lithuanian-president-russia-shows-little-willingness-to-end-war-in-ukraine [09:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian president: Russia shows little willingness to end war in Ukraine - LRT [09:23] TR News Over 200 Latvian "money mules" detained in international fraud network https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/30.12.2025-over-200-latvian-money-mules-detained-in-international-fraud-network.a628184/ [09:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Over 200 Latvian "money mules" detained in international fraud network / Article [09:24] TR News Russia's Gerasimov says Putin ordered Ukraine buffer zone expansion in 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russias-gerasimov-says-putin-ordered-ukraine-buffer-zone-expansion-in-2026 [09:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Russias Gerasimov says Putin ordered Ukraine buffer zone expansion in 2026 | The Straits Times [09:28] TR News Syria arrests suspects in Latakia after sectarian violence, curfew imposed https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-syria-arrests-latakia-sectarian-violence-curfew-imposed [09:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-syria-arrests-latakia-sectarian-violence-curfew-imposed ) ● Dec 31 [11:54] *croissant_ (~croissant@cchcian2xbnna.irc) has joined #techpol [11:55] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Dec 31 [12:06] TR News Brigitte Bardot's funeral divides French politics: Le Pen to attend, Macron sits out https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251230-far-right-leader-le-pen-to-attend-brigitte-bardot-s-funeral [12:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251230-far-right-leader-le-pen-to-attend-brigitte-bardot-s-funeral ) [12:15] TR News The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-venezuela-drone-strike-attack.html [12:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/trump-venezuela-drone-strike-attack.html ) [12:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [12:21] TR News Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-strike-uae.html [12:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-strike-uae.html ) [12:23] TR News The UAE denies shipping weapons to Yemen after overnight Saudi strike https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-the-uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-yemen-after-overnight-saudi-strike [12:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251230-the-uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-yemen-after-overnight-saudi-strike ) [12:24] TR News UAE to withdraw forces from Yemen amid crisis with Saudi Arabia https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-yemeni-separatists-reject-calls-to-withdraw-after-saudi-port-strike [12:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251230-yemeni-separatists-reject-calls-to-withdraw-after-saudi-port-strike ) [12:24] TR News Thousands of Somalis protest against Israel's recognition of Somaliland https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251230-thousands-of-somalis-protest-against-israel-s-recognition-of-somaliland [12:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20251230-thousands-of-somalis-protest-against-israel-s-recognition-of-somaliland ) ● Dec 31 [13:01] TR News S. Korean President Lee approves resignation of anti-corruption agency chief https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-president-lee-approves-resignation-of-anti-corruption-agency-chief [13:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | S. Korean President Lee approves resignation of anti-corruption agency chief | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-may-pursue-active-diplomacy-after-ruling-party-congress-in-2026 [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026 | The Straits Times [13:02] TR News More resign after ex-Malaysian PM Muhyiddin quits as chief of opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-muhyiddin-resigns-as-perikatan-coalition-chief [13:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia's Muhyiddin Yassin resigns as Perikatan chief | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News Malaysias ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/najib-files-appeal-against-1mdb-conviction-and-3-6-billion-fine [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction | The Straits Times [13:04] TR News Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najibs jail sentence for 1MDB scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-activists-renew-reform-calls-after-ex-pm-najib-jailed-for-1mdb-scandal [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najibs jail sentence for 1MDB scandal | The Straits Times [13:05] TR News Yonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of Chinas Feud with Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/japan-china-island-yonaguni.html [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/japan-china-island-yonaguni.html ) [13:05] TR News China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/world/asia/china-taiwan-military-drills.html ) [13:05] TR News China fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-live-firing-drills-around-taiwan-in-its-biggest-war-games-to-date [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade | The Straits Times [13:06] TR News Thai tourism takes hit as strong baht, war compound China fears https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-tourism-takes-hit-as-strong-baht-war-compounds-china-fears [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Thai tourism faces decline amid strong baht, China fears | The Straits Times [13:07] TR News South Koreas President Lee to visit China next week https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-lee-to-visit-china-next-week [13:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas President Lee to visit China next week | The Straits Times [13:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [13:08] TR News China conducts 2nd day of military drills around Taiwan https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/30/china-conducts-2nd-day-of-military-drills-around-taiwan/ [13:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China conducts 2nd day of military drills around Taiwan [13:08] TR News Why China is bringing out the big guns for military drills around Taiwan https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-why-china-is-bringing-out-the-big-guns-for-military-drills-around-taiwan [13:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-why-china-is-bringing-out-the-big-guns-for-military-drills-around-taiwan ) [13:39] TR News Turkey arrests 357 people in operation against Islamic State group https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-turkey-arrests-357-people-in-operation-against-islamic-state-group [13:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251230-turkey-arrests-357-people-in-operation-against-islamic-state-group ) ● Dec 31 [14:20] TR News Security is a Shared Responsibility https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/security-is-a-shared-responsibility/ [14:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Security is a Shared Responsibility - Africa Defense Forum [14:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [14:55] TR News Transitional justice is key to addressing Tigrays conflict-related sexual violence https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/transitional-justice-is-key-to-addressing-tigrays-conflict-related-sexual-violence/ [14:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Transitional justice is key to addressing Tigrays conflict-related sexual violence - DefenceWeb [14:57] TR News Malaysia launches military procurement corruption probe https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/malaysia-launches-military-procurement-corruption-probe/ [14:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Malaysia launches military procurement corruption probe - JURIST - News ● Dec 31 [16:53] *croissant_ is now known as croissant