●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, November 01, 2026 ●● ● Nov 01 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-311026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-311026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-311026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-311026.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 31, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-311026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-311026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-311026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-311026.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 31, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-31.txt ● Nov 01 [05:16] *Princ3ss21F has quit (connection closed) [05:19] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:23] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2143.jpg [05:23] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1786.jpg [05:25] TR News "A former Meta researcher has testified that he downloaded an AI training dataset via BitTorrent, including the pirated Books3 collection." https://torrentfreak.com/ex-meta-researcher-torrented-pirated-books-dataset-deleted-it-due-to-all-this-litigation/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books Dataset, Deleted It 'Due to All This Litigation' * TorrentFreak [05:26] TR News "The source of our miraculous accord: the US Copyright Office's position on AI." https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/31/burn-berne/#unvictored | Source: CoryDoctorow [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Formalities (31 Oct 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [05:26] TR News "One of the most important initiatives if Democrats regain control over Congress will be to revive strong antitrust (anti-monopoly) laws and enforcement" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/halloween-monopoly | Source: Robert Reich [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Halloween Monopoly - Robert Reich [05:26] TR News "The trillion dollar Anthropic IPO will enrich Google and Amazon, who are ostensibly competitors. How does that make sense? It doesnt, unless Anthropic is four flailing monopolies in a trench coat." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/why-anthropics-filing-crushed-tech | Source: Matt Stoller [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thebignewsletter.com | Anthropic Isn't Just a Company, It's a Payoff [05:27] TR News "Just like other UEFI vulnerability exploits, this one would be difficult to remediate in the wild" https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/most-data-centers-and-servers-on-the-planet-could-be-vulnerable-to-dangerous-uefi-firmware-flaw-heres-what-we-know | Source: TechRadar [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Most data centers and servers on the planet could be vulnerable to dangerous UEFI firmware flaw here's what we know | TechRadar [05:28] TR News "The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-97631" https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/code-execution-flaw-in-uefi-firmware-threatens-most-servers-on-planet-earth/ | Source: Ars Technica [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arstechnica.com | Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth - Ars Technica [05:29] TR News "The initial rollout includes the U.S. Air Force Academy and installations within Air Education and Training Command." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/air-force/2026/10/air-force-kicks-off-effort-to-provide-free-wi-fi-to-airmen-in-dorms/ | Source: Federal News Network [05:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Air Force kicks off effort to provide free Wi-Fi to Airmen in dorms - Federal News Network [05:29] TR News "These are some of the photographs taken by Lewis Wickes Hine, a teacher-turned-photographer who spent 1908 to 1924 travelling the United States to document child labor." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/he-posed-as-a-bible-salesman-to-sneak-his-camera-into-factories-it-was-risky-but-lewis-hines-photos-eventually-helped-end-child-labor-in-america | Source: Digital Camera World [05:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | He posed as a Bible salesman to sneak his camera into factories. It was risky, but Lewis Hines photos eventually helped end child labor in America | Digital Camera World [05:30] TR News "what happened had blighted his life" https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/30/domestic-abuse-charities-patrick-stewart-amnesty-international-refuge | Source: The Guardian UK [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | His honesty gave courage to survivors: domestic abuse charities praise Patrick Stewarts legacy | Patrick Stewart | The Guardian [05:30] TR News "I quiped on Bluesky: keen eyed? eagle-eyed maybe! the new font size is exceedingly tiny." https://dbushell.com/2026/11/01/tangled-accessibility/ | Source: David Bushell [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | Tangled, hire a front-end accessibility expert David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [05:30] TR News "In dozens of interviews we found evidence of debilitating injuries, squalid living conditions, an unreported infectious outbreak, unpaid wages and exploitative employment practices." https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/30/electrocutions-disease-and-no-pay-how-workers-risk-exploitation-in-europes-datacentres | Source: The Guardian UK [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europes datacentres | Datacentres | The Guardian [05:31] TR News "Novaya Gazetas editor-in-chief, Sergey Sokolov, has worked at the newspaper since its founding in 1993." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/30/can-russia-s-independent-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-rise-from-the-ashes-a-third-time-editor-sergey-sokolov-discusses-what-comes-next | Source: Meduza [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Can Russias independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta rise from the ashes a third time? Editor Sergey Sokolov discusses what comes next. Meduza [05:31] TR News "Founded in the early 1990s and partly funded by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Novaya Gazeta drew renown for its investigative work" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-newspaper-media-novaya-gazeta-press/33887221.html | Source: RFERL [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 'They Killed Us': Muckraking Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Announces Closure [05:32] TR News "never been contacted by anyone at Facebook or Meta regarding Jonathan Haidt or his work" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-well-being-meeting/ | Source: Nick Heer [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Meta Executives Met to Get the Academic Community to Disavow Jonathan Haidt Pixel Envy [05:32] TR News "Handheld and security camera footage that showed the destruction at the border appears to have vanished from Chinese media platforms." https://therevelator.org/climate-danger-authoritarian-neighbors/ | Source: The Revelator [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | The Hidden Climate Danger of Authoritarian Neighbors The Revelator [05:32] TR News "One source told Reuters that Colby recently told an official from one of the Baltic states that Russia should not be provoked." https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/30.10.2026-report-us-pressures-baltics-not-to-say-nasty-things-about-russia.a669926/ | Source: Latvia [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Report: U.S. pressures Baltics not to say nasty things about Russia / Article [05:33] TR News "At another recent meeting, the Pentagon urged the Estonian delegation to be measured in its public statements, according to a source." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/30/pentagon-urges-baltic-nato-allies-to-tone-down-rhetoric-about-russia-citing-remarks-likening-putin-to-a-rat-in-a-corner | Source: Meduza [05:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Pentagon urges Baltic NATO allies to tone down rhetoric about Russia, citing remarks likening Putin to a rat in a corner Meduza [05:35] TR News "Viginum, the French agency that counters foreign interference, has already detected hundreds of disinformation operations targeting the vote, whose outcome will have major ramifications for Ukraine and Europe." https://kyivindependent.com/fact-check-inside-russias-campaign-to-undermine-frances-pro-ukraine-candidates/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Fact check: Inside Russia's campaign to undermine France's pro-Ukraine candidates [05:36] TR News "We can discuss about these definitions and classifications. And we can have different opinions about them. Because: what is success? What is value?" https://j11g.com/the-most-succesful-ceo-in-us-history | Source: Jan van den Berg [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-j11g.com | The most successful CEO - Jan van den Berg [05:38] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 31, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_31_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_31_2026.gmi [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 31, 2026 [05:38] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:39] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:40] TR News "Given that, its rational for individual managers to take the long-term risk in exchange for mitigating the short-term risks of project failure." https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-get-assigned-interesting-work/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Fast and slow ways to improve your reputation [05:40] TR News "I first met Ternus in 2015, when I spent a day with him at Apples Input Design Lab, a testing facility in Cupertino." https://www.wired.com/story/i-spent-30-minutes-with-apples-ceo-now-i-know-why-john-ternus-got-the-job/ | Source: Wired [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I Spent 30 Minutes With Apples CEO. Now I Know Why John Ternus Got the Job | WIRED [05:41] TR News "Theres some good news and some bad news about these messages, says PIRG consumer watchdog director Teresa Murray." https://www.theverge.com/policy/1023899/political-texts-midterm-elections | Source: The Verge [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Heres why you cant shake those unhinged political texts | The Verge [05:41] TR News "The bottom line is that the AI story will be decided in the S&P 493, not the Mag 7, and so far, there is no evidence that revenue growth or margins are improving outside the tech sector." https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector | [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.apollo.com | No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector | The Daily Spark [05:41] TR News "Absent meaningful government oversight, Big Tech has been left to police itself." https://truthout.org/articles/ai-techno-utopianism-and-doomsday-threats-distract-from-big-techs-current-harms/ | Source: TruthOut [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | AI Techno-Utopianism and Doomsday Threats Distract From Big Techs Current Harms | Truthout [05:42] TR News "Agha spent more than a decade as a fugitive, according to the Justice Department statement, which does not say when he was caught or extradited to the U.S." https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-10-30/syrian-hacker-sentenced-marines-23307559.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Syrian hacker gets US prison time for spree that included takeover of Marine Corps site | Stars and Stripes [05:42] TR News "So instead we get corruption-fueled protectionism run by a bunch of racist, and incompetent clowns who gutted most of our federal regulators" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/30/the-trump-admin-isnt-bright-enough-to-ban-foreign-robots-and-drones-and-the-press-should-stop-pretending-otherwise/ | Source: Techdirt [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/30/the-trump-admin-isnt-bright-enough-to-ban-foreign-robots-and-drones-and-the-press-should-stop-pretending-otherwise/ ) [05:42] TR News "Microsoft recently offered voluntary severance packages to around 60,000 employees to cover the costs of AI and data centers." https://news.err.ee/1610182234/is-estonia-about-to-have-a-surplus-of-it-specialists | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Is Estonia about to have a surplus of IT specialists? | News | ERR [05:43] TR News "Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys" https://futurism.com/science-energy/palantir-lonsdale-lab-monkeys-medical-research | Source: Futurism [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments [05:44] TR News "[Cryptocurrency] watchers are reporting up to $US6.3 billion ($8.9 billion) in digital funds were stolen this morning, with more than $US3 billion currently frozen." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-30/largest-cryptocurrency-hack-billions-stolen-binance/107327732 | Source: ABC [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.abc.net.au | Billions stolen as Binance targeted in largest cryptocurrency hack in history - ABC News [05:44] TR News "Light pollution is a common complaint from residents living near data centers." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5992790 | Source: NPR [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Plans for a data center threaten scenic wilderness and dark skies in West Virginia [05:45] TR News "But there is a difference between building in a cold country and building in the Arctic wilderness." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/why-arent-data-centers-built-in-arctic-underwater | Source: Interesting Engineering [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Why can't data centers simply move to the Arctic or beneath the ocean? [05:45] TR News "American households have spent $1,100 on fuel alone since the war began" https://newrepublic.com/post/217379/us-oil-industry-reports-blowout-profit-trump-brags-fortune-iran-war | Source: New Republic [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | U.S. Oil Industry Reports Blowout Profit as Trump Brags About It | The New Republic [05:46] TR News "intense layoff spree at the Microsoft-owned gaming giant" https://www.techpowerup.com/354369/forza-motorsport-head-resigns-following-turn-10-and-playground-games-merger [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Forza Motorsport Head Resigns Following Turn 10 and Playground Games Merger | TechPowerUp [05:47] TR News "Five women have accused Trump of sexual assault" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-why-is-the-media-ignoring-the-stunning-new-trump-epstein-allegations/ | Source: The Nation [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Why Is the Media Ignoring the Stunning New Trump-Epstein Allegations? | The Nation [05:48] TR News "In addition to being a megadonor, Musk is a mega federal contractor, largely through his aerospace company, SpaceX" https://newrepublic.com/article/217388/elon-musk-harvested-16-billion-trump | Source: New Republic [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Elon Musk Made Off With $16 Billion of Taxpayer Money | The New Republic [05:48] TR News "Ohios state court election has been a circus of corporate and dark money campaigning" https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-captured-ohios-supreme-court-now-they-want-a-fully-gop-court/ | Source: TruthOut [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Billionaires Captured Ohios Supreme Court. Now They Want a Fully GOP Court. | Truthout [05:49] TR News "Our reporters have spent much of this year covering Trumps efforts to exert more federal control over elections. Here are five takeaways from their reporting." https://www.propublica.org/article/midterm-election-propublica-reporting-findings | Source: Pro Publica [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Five Takeaways From ProPublicas Midterm Election Coverage ProPublica [05:49] TR News "The four deployable Ground Controlled Approach Radar Systems will provide air traffic controllers with precise, real-time information on aircraft position relative to the runway centreline and glide path" https://interestingengineering.com/military/military-airspace-surveillance-aircraft-accurate-position | Source: Interesting Engineering [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Military airspace surveillance to get boost, reveal aircraft's position [05:49] TR News "As long as there are authoritarian states on the planet, no free state is safe" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-oasis-in-the-desert | Source: Mike Brock [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | An Oasis in the Desert - by Mike Brock [05:50] TR News "In its latest earnings call, Starbucks implied it could be exploring the deployment of facial recognition technology." https://www.pcmag.com/news/facial-recognition-could-be-coming-to-a-starbucks-near-you | Source: PC Mag [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/facial-recognition-could-be-coming-to-a-starbucks-near-you ) [05:50] TR News "dropcatch domains" https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/undead-software-projects-raise-security-risks | Source: Dark Reading [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/undead-software-projects-raise-security-risks ) [05:51] TR News "Digital minimalism is about being intentional about ways that you access digital technology, making each use a conscious choice rather than something that you get sucked into by default." https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/10/31/digital_minimalism.html | Source: Vitalik Buterin [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vitalik.eth.limo | Digital minimalism [05:51] TR News "Ive reached another limit. Over the last few weeks, Ive felt a spike in my growing disdain for social media." https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/release-notes/release-notes-29/ | Source: Luke Davis [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukealexdavis.co.uk | Break [05:51] TR News "Explicit plans by Meta to discredit psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who has been raising alarms about social media and youth mental health." https://cailinoconnor.substack.com/p/its-now-official-tech-is-the-new | [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cailinoconnor.substack.com | Its now official, tech is the new tobacco [05:52] TR News "Having spent more than 20 years as a professional nonfiction writer, McGraw said she was angry that her work had been dismissed as AI-written." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5963520 | Source: NPR [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Your writing was flagged as AI. What does that actually mean? [05:54] TR News "Explicit plans by Meta to discredit psychologist Jonathan Haidt"; how about what Microsoft does to critics, including phoning their employers and engaging in lawfare to "Drain Them Out"? [05:54] TR News boy, have we struck a nerve [05:55] TR News "If youve ever been in an online discussion of Proton, youll have seen fanboys who post like weird shills." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/30/proton-mail-goes-full-ai-slop-tuta-starts-going-slop/ | Source: Pivot to AI [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Half alive by State. [05:55] TR News "We already know how to secure our systems. Deploy security invariants: infrastructure properties that eliminate attack surface and are enforced without humans or AI in the loop. Treat AI agents as insider risk." https://www.provos.org/p/price-of-insecurity/ | Source: Niels Provos [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.provos.org | Price of Insecurity: Why Most Companies Choose To Be Insecure [05:55] TR News "They can't hear the difference between Suno trash and real music. They can't see the difference between real art and AI style transfer slop." https://sancho.bearblog.dev/ai-is-a-coup-by-the-tasteless/ | Source: Sancho Panza [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sancho.bearblog.dev | AI is a coup by the tasteless Sancho Panza's Thoughts [05:55] TR News "The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in a San Francisco federal court, accuses Anthropic of engaging in copyright infringement at a scale never seen before." https://www.salon.com/2026/10/30/elvis-borrowed-from-black-artists-now-his-songs-owners-are-suing-ai/ | Source: Salon [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elvis borrowed from Black artists. Now his songs owners are suing AI - Salon.com [05:56] TR News "Inventing Eliza is an interdisciplinary book with a team of eight authors, including cognitive scientist Jeff Shrager, literature professor Mark Marino, philosopher Peter Millican, and software archaeologist Arthur Schwarz." https://thetech.com/2026/10/31/inventing-eliza | Source: MIT [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetech.com | Inventing ELIZA: how the first chatbot transforms perceptions of AI | The Tech [05:56] TR News "Weak articles now arrive on my desk with fluent prose, plausible-sounding arguments, neatly organized sections, and citations that pass initial AI checks." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/ai-journal-articles-writing/689186/ | Source: The Atlantic [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/ai-journal-articles-writing/689186/ ) [05:56] TR News "In 2003, when Mark Zuckerberg was still a student at Harvard University." https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/qtv/more-society/deepfake-porn-the-violence-against-women-created-by-artificial-intelligence_8427_102.html | Source: El Constitucional [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.elconstitucional.es | Deepfake porn: the violence against women created by Artificial Intelligence [05:56] TR News (NEW): Kwi Is a New Ghostty-Based GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for KDE Plasma https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Kwi_Is_a_New_Ghostty_Based_GPU_Accelerated_Terminal_Emulator_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Kwi_Is_a_New_Ghostty_Based_GPU_Accelerated_Terminal_Emulator_fo.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kwi Is a New Ghostty-Based GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for KDE Plasma [05:57] TR News "The Decline of Critical Thinking A recent study from MIT revealed that people who relied heavily on AI assistants for tasks like writing essays showed decreased brain activity in areas crucial for critical thinking and problem-solving." https://pariganaka.com/cognitive-offloading-how-ai-is-rewiring-our-brains/ | Source: Pariganaka [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cognitive Offloading: How AI is Rewiring Our Brains - PARIGANAKA [05:57] TR News "Anthropic's official Claude Code extension for the Cursor VS Code Marketplace was hijacked and swapped out for a malicious version with a persistent backdoor." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/devs-trojanized-claude-code-extension-cursor | Source: Dark Reading [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/devs-trojanized-claude-code-extension-cursor ) [05:57] TR News "Flailing from crackgate, Apple announced the launch of a touch-screen laptop, an idea Steve Jobs extensively tested and said doesnt work, an idea Cook once compared to combining a toaster with a refrigerator." https://www.404media.co/apple-is-entering-its-slop-era/ | Source: 404 Media [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Apple Is Entering Its Slop Era ● Nov 01 [06:02] TR News "My first post for this blog was in June 2006, 20 years ago: A Ring Tone That I Cannot Hear." https://blog.didierstevens.com/2026/10/30/a-ring-tone-that-i-cannot-hear-twenty-years-later/ | Source: Didier Stevens [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.didierstevens.com | A Ring Tone That I CannotHear Twenty Years Later | Didier Stevens [06:02] TR News "Cucumbers, for example, are very tasty and easy to grow, but the plants don't provide that much yield, so now we prioritise something else." https://erikjohannes.no/posts/20261030-glimpses-of-growth-season/index.html | Source: Erik Johannes Husom [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-erikjohannes.no | Glimpses of growth season Erik Johannes Husom [06:02] TR News "Researchers have amassed a trove of more than 25,000 calls to a support hotline for people during and after psychedelic trips" https://www.404media.co/fireside-project-psychedelic-support-line-study/ | Source: 404 Media [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Scientists Analyzed Thousands of Psychedelic Trips. They Found Something Disturbing [06:03] TR News (NEW): A Linux Maintainer Wrote the NSA Into the Kernel Before Snowden https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/A_Linux_Maintainer_Wrote_the_NSA_Into_the_Kernel_Before_Snowden.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/A_Linux_Maintainer_Wrote_the_NSA_Into_the_Kernel_Before_Snowden.gmi [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A Linux Maintainer Wrote the NSA Into the Kernel Before Snowden [06:04] TR News "But what happens on Halloween isnt an isolated incident." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/10/31/23427256/halloween-children-car-deaths-pedestrian-safety | Source: Vox [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tainted candy wont hurt your kids on Halloween. Cars will. | Vox [06:05] TR News "Point is, I sat down in front of it, and did a double take. This monitor is huge. And the resolution is so high. I can fit so much on it." https://www.rubenerd.au/living-in-the-future-with-a-big-screen/ | Source: Ruben Schade [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Living in the future with a big screen [06:05] TR News "To put it simply, you can do a whole lot with books that you simply cannot with ebooks." https://atharvaraykar.com/books/ | Source: Atharva Raykar [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-atharvaraykar.com | why physical books are better than ebooks Atharva Raykar [06:06] TR News "Earlier this week, I was at one of our large grocery stores, one that still has a magazine aisle, and was sad to discover that there wasn't a single magazine I was interested in buying." https://andrewshell.org/2026/10/missing-printed-magazines/ | Source: Andrew Shell [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andrewshell.org | Missing Printed Magazines Andrew Shell's Weblog [06:06] TR News "These are tungsten welding electrodes with 2% thorium" https://blog.didierstevens.com/2026/10/31/quickpost-wt20-welding-electrodes-radiation/ | Source: Didier Stevens [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.didierstevens.com | Quickpost: WT20 Welding Electrodes & Radiation | Didier Stevens [06:06] TR News "Whether this is a recurrence of the clogged fuel lines that has been observed before will have to be investigated." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/voyager-1-briefly-goes-silent-scaring-everyone/ | Source: Hackaday [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Voyager 1 Briefly Goes Silent, Scaring Everyone | Hackaday [06:09] TR News "Astronomers find that a white dwarfs density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the stars atmosphere." https://www.wired.com/story/white-dwarfs-arent-just-white-scientists-discover-dying-stars-turning-pink-and-green/ | Source: Wired [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-White Dwarfs Arent Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green | WIRED [06:09] TR News "Now, in a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated an intriguing way to preserve a particular property of quantum light even after this connection breaks down." https://interestingengineering.com/science/pattern-in-light-survives-broken-quantum-bond | Source: Interesting Engineering [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Scientists made a pattern in light that survives a broken quantum bond [06:11] *Princ3ss21F has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:12] TR News "The whole is never just a sum of the parts. There are lots of things that I find to be disgraceful only when taken in aggregate." https://atharvaraykar.com/disgrace/ | Source: Atharva Raykar [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-atharvaraykar.com | disgraceful in aggregate Atharva Raykar [06:12] TR News "This was my first Inktober and Im really glad I did it. It was fun trying something new." https://lmika.org/2026/11/01/inktober-wrapped.html | Source: Leon Mika [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | Inktober 2026 Wrapped - Leon Mika [06:12] TR News "It made me feel like I could just say it as something about myself, to others. I dont know if Ill ever be comfortable with it, but its nice to know I can." https://heyloura.com/2026/10/30/a-sea-of-faces-well.html | Source: Loura [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heyloura.com | A Sea of Faces (Well, Seven) Hey Loura! [06:12] TR News "As you may know, I made a Bear Halloween theme last year. It still holds up, which is almost a shame, since I love making things like that." https://robertbirming.com/bear-halloween-upvote-button/ | Source: Robert Birming [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | Bear Halloween upvote button Robert Birming [06:13] TR News "I could just pay someone who knows what theyre doing." https://www.rubenerd.au/you-could-just-do-it-yourself/ | Source: Ruben Schade [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: You could just do it yourself [06:13] TR News "After a month as loud as IndiaFOSS, October was meant to be quiet. On the codebase, it mostly was. This was an upgrade month." https://fossunited.org/blog/tech-report/oct-26 | Source: FOSS United Foundation [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossunited.org | Tech report - Oct 2026 [06:16] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:16] TR News Techrights Links 01/11/2026: Digital Ninimalism and "Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments" https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Links_01_11_2026_Digital_Ninimalism_and_Palantir_Cofounder_Anno.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Links_01_11_2026_Digital_Ninimalism_and_Palantir_Cofounder_Anno.gmi [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 01/11/2026: Digital Ninimalism and "Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments" [06:18] TR News Wine 11.21 released with improved WoW64 OpenGL performance | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wine-11-21-released-with-improved-wow64-opengl-performance/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wine-11-21-released-with-improved-wow64-opengl-performance/ [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wine 11.21 released with improved WoW64 OpenGL performance | GamingOnLinux [06:19] TR News "Email is decentralized, meaning different service providers talk to each other. To take part, you need one of these providers and a domain the part after the @ in name@domain.com." https://manualdousuario.net/en/email-big-tech-purelymail-migadu/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manualdousuario.net | How to free your email from the clutches of Google (Gmail) or Microsoft (Outlook) Manual do Usurio [06:19] TR News "Two years and a few days ago, I introduced styled RSS feeds and XML sitemaps on this website" https://hacdias.com/2026/10/31/xslt/ | Source: Henrique Dias [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hacdias.com | Long Live XSLT 1.0 - Henrique Dias [06:24] TR News "Here are the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of October 2026. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com." https://webtechie.be/post/javafx-links-of-october-2026/ | Source: Frank Delporte [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JavaFX Links of October 2026 webtechie.be [06:24] TR News "Im a bit concerned about it being VC-funded. But if it ever goes in a weird direction, I can easily fall back to tmux. Or fall forward into Rex!" https://sals.place/blog/trying-herdr/ | Source: Sal [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Trying Herdr | Sal's [06:24] TR News "By default, Zsh globs are case-sensitive, so brick-bike-path.jpg matches beach.jpg but not CAT.JPG or dog.Jpg: [...]" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/10/30/zsh-case-insensitive-globbing/ | Source: Adam Johnson [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Zsh: glob case-insensitively with the (#i) glob flag and the no_case_glob option - Adam Johnson [06:25] TR News "In the previous post we looked at a simple multithreaded task executor that behaves roughly like its Python standard library counterpart." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-slightly-better-threadpoolexecutor-in.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: A slightly better ThreadPoolExecutor in Pystd through types [06:25] TR News "This is my response to The Weekly Challenge #397." https://raku-musings.com/absent-reflection.html | Source: Arne Sommer [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-musings.com | Absent Reflection with Raku - Arne Sommer [06:26] TR News "Perhaps that sounds incredible, but it works remarkably well." https://www.codesimplicity.com/post/the-secret-of-fast-programming-stop-thinking/ | [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.codesimplicity.com | The Secret of Fast Programming: Stop Thinking Code Simplicity [06:26] TR News "In brief, its this: whenever you are doing a bugfix, do it in two commits." https://jordi.inversethought.com/blog/the-kluever-maneuver/ | [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jordi.inversethought.com | The Kluever Maneuver The Scribbler of the Rueful Countenance [06:27] TR News "If you dont have a background in this type of work, it is very easy to overlook this and make grandiose and incorrect claims about security." https://grahamhelton.com/blog/fuzzy-friends | Source: Graham Helton [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-grahamhelton.com | Fuzzy Friends and Black October [06:27] TR News "The reason those libraries stick around isnt laziness." https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/08/how-baseline-can-help-ship-less-javascript/ | Source: Smashing Magazine [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.smashingmagazine.com | How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript Smashing Magazine [06:27] TR News "Azhar: Well, software and technology is this really big industry that somehow managed for 50 or 60 years to escape any part of safety testing." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/azeem-azhar-on-the-explosion-of-hacking | Source: Paul Krugman [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Azeem Azhar on the Explosion of Hacking and Other AI Issues [06:27] TR News "For software engineers, the most important kind of raw intelligence is often the size of your working memory: how many moving pieces you can hold in your head at a given time." https://www.seangoedecke.com/elegance-and-intelligence-are-anticorrelated/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Elegance and intelligence are anticorrelated [06:28] TR News "But even if you cant make it to Supercon, youre not shut out. We have an absolutely killer slate of talks, and well be streaming at least one stages worth during the event." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/bring-on-supercon/ | Source: Hackaday [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bring On Supercon! | Hackaday [06:28] TR News "After two years, I went back to CppCon this week to give a talk about game engines and my little summer experiment with Soup Raiders (blog series here). But CppCon is more than just talks!" https://eliasfarhan.ch/jekyll/update/2026/09/20/cppcon26.html | Source: Elias Farhan [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eliasfarhan.ch | CppCon 2026 | Elias Farhan [06:29] TR News "This works because LibreOffice Calc treats the "1" as a string, but SUM() takes numbers, cells or cell ranges." https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2026/force-value-error-libreoffice-calc/ | Source: Michael Kjrling [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michael.kjorling.se | Forcing a "#VALUE!" error in LibreOffice Calc Michael Kjrling [06:29] TR News "Wireshark Release Candidate 5.0.0 was published: soon we can expect a new major version of Wireshark." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33476 | Source: SANS [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Wireshark 5.0.0rc1 Release - SANS Internet Storm Center [06:30] TR News "I use python-lsp-server (pylsp) as my primary LSP server Server Protocol]] in my GNU Emacs environment; although there are other options, I prefer pylsp for various reasons." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/PylspBeSelectiveOnPluginsII | Source: University of Toronto [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [06:31] TR News "When I include light or dark in the themes name, it means that I have envisaged it as part of a pair. Most themes are not designed as pairs though, as certain colours cannot work in both cases." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-31-emacs-ef-halloween-dark/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs: ef-halloween-dark is in ef-themes.git | Protesilaos [06:32] TR News "I will keep the chat open, in case there are any questions related to this or anything elseI always answer everything." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-10-31-emacs-live-ef-themes-halloween/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs live new Halloween theme for ef-themes at 2026-10-31 14:00 Europe/Athens | Protesilaos [06:32] TR News "Now you can use emacs.news to get to Emacs News. That should save some clicking/typing." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/10/emacs-news/ | Source: Sacha Chua [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | emacs.news :: Sacha Chua [06:33] TR News "The other question would be what mechanical keyboard PCBs and keycaps would support such layouts." https://www.rubenerd.au/i-miss-my-swedish-keyboard/ | Source: Ruben Schade [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: I miss my Swedish keyboard [06:33] TR News "Most absorption refrigerators use ammonia and water as their working fluids; since the ammonia gas needs to condense at room temperature, the refrigerator requires pressures above what can be comfortably held in a glass or plastic enclosure." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/3d-printed-einstein-szilard-refrigerator-cools-with-fire/ | Source: Hackaday [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3D Printed Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator Cools With Fire | Hackaday [06:33] TR News "The first step in the project was to create a lightweight core XY CNC machine." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/ouijacnc/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | OuijaCNC - Raspberry Pi [06:34] TR News "The Amazon Echo Dot is one of Amazons so-called smart speaker offerings that tie into their larger Alexa-fueled ecosystem" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/rooting-an-amazon-echo-dot/ | Source: Hackaday [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rooting An Amazon Echo Dot | Hackaday [06:34] TR News "Note that I initially had about 30+ items but Ive reduced the list a little bit" https://chriskirknielsen.com/blog/interop-2027-rankings/ | Source: Christopher Kirk-Nielsen [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My Interop 2027 Shortlist | chriskirknielsen [06:35] TR News "Every few years I want to install OpenBSD at Scaleway but they dont support OpenBSD and I need to find a way to install regardless." https://poolp.org/posts/2026-10-31/openbsd-8.0-on-a-scaleway-instance/ | Source: Gilles Chehade [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenBSD 8.0 on a Scaleway Instance poolp.org [06:35] TR News "A shadow that appears only when a header sticks feels like a styling decision." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/31/sticky-and-snapped-elements-with-css-scroll-state-queries/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | Sticky and Snapped Elements With CSS Scroll-State Queries Ronalds Vilci [06:35] TR News "I like the idea of setting a theme once and letting the components inside it decide what that means." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/11/01/let-components-react-to-css-variables-with-style-queries/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | Let Components React to CSS Variables With Style Queries Ronalds Vilci [06:35] TR News "Having to make changes to an STL file is something most folks have grimaced inwardly about at least once when 3D printing." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/learn-to-edit-stl-files-in-just-a-few-minutes/ | Source: Hackaday [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Learn To Edit STL Files In Just A Few Minutes | Hackaday [06:36] TR News "That matters when the interaction itself is still an open question. You might need to implement an idea, use it for a week, realize that it is annoying, and throw half of it away." https://seg6.space/posts/electron-browser/ | Source: mer Faruk B [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seg6.space | yes, i'd build a browser in electron seg6 [06:36] TR News "AI hacking swarms are poking holes across the [Internet] at such a rate that some cybersecurity professionals have dubbed this month Black October." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/10/is-it-time-to-rebuild-the-internet/689218/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/10/is-it-time-to-rebuild-the-internet/689218/ ) [06:37] TR News "Russias most powerful warship, the nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky, deemed too worn out to repair Meduza" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/30/russia-s-most-powerful-warship-the-nuclear-powered-battlecruiser-pyotr-veliky-deemed-too-worn-out-to-repair [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russias most powerful warship, the nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky, deemed too worn out to repair Meduza [06:37] TR News "A Pro-Russia Strongman at Mar-a-Lago - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/serbia-dodik-russia-maga/689246/ [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/serbia-dodik-russia-maga/689246/ ) [06:37] TR News "Patrick Stewart, the Star Trek captain who elevated television - Salon.com" https://www.salon.com/2026/10/30/patrick-stewart-the-star-trek-captain-who-elevated-television/ [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Patrick Stewart, the Star Trek captain who elevated television - Salon.com [06:38] TR News sorbet gemini://meow.team/gemlog/sorbet.gmi [06:38] TR News "I'm writing to a niche of a niche of a niche group of strangers, and surprisingly enough, I feel as though me wanting to write in a way which is less general and more directed as if I'm talking to YOU, yes YOU, feels a lot more appropriate!!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2861 [06:39] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [06:39] TR News "I was on the alert for stargazing opportunities because the weather forecast indicated mostly clear skies today. When I peeked outside this morning around 4am, some stars were visible, but there were several very large sheets of clouds moving across the sky" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261031-0.gmi [06:39] TR News "To speak a BaseFree number, a person reads each digit number (each numeral), from the left to the right. For example: the number "4780" is spoken as "four seven eight zero". Easy!" gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-10-31__BaseFree_Numerical_System_-_Part_4.gmi [06:40] TR News we need decimal time system (DTS). Easily divisive time units. [06:41] TR News so soft gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/so_soft [06:41] TR News "I'm doing my part in the struggle for a Human Emacs. When @technomancy@hey.hagelb.org posted his message on the emacs-devel mailing list, one of the responses asked for the harms he was talking about. I tried to write a response that listed some of these harms. See below for what I wrote, slightly edited." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-10-31-human-emacs [06:42] TR News "I overestimated the number of kids that would show up tonight. Last year [1] we had three kids. I thought we would get two kids this year." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/10/31.2 [06:45] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0m9.8g1.bp0598.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:48] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 01/11/2026: "Trick-or-Treating seems to be dead, at least in our neighborhood"; BaseFree Numerical System and Human Emacs https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Gemini_Links_01_11_2026_Trick_or_Treating_seems_to_be_dead_at_l.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Gemini_Links_01_11_2026_Trick_or_Treating_seems_to_be_dead_at_l.gmi [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 01/11/2026: "Trick-or-Treating seems to be dead, at least in our neighborhood"; BaseFree Numerical System and Human Emacs [06:49] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [06:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0m9.8g1.bp0598.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Nov 01 [07:53] TR News (NEW): Distributary: my artwork proposal for Debian 14 "forky" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Distributary_my_artwork_proposal_for_Debian_14_forky.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Distributary_my_artwork_proposal_for_Debian_14_forky.gmi [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributary: my artwork proposal for Debian 14 "forky" ● Nov 01 [08:07] TR News (NEW): Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Introducing_Kwi_a_new_KDE_terminal_emulator.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Introducing_Kwi_a_new_KDE_terminal_emulator.gmi [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator [08:28] *Princ3ss21F has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 01 [09:18] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:27] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [09:29] TR News (NEW): IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 205 is available for testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_205_is_available_for_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_205_is_available_for_testing.gmi [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 205 is available for testing ● Nov 01 [10:17] *Princ3ss21F has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:23] TR News Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments https://futurism.com/science-energy/palantir-lonsdale-lab-monkeys-medical-research [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Palantir Cofounder Announces Cruel Plan to Breed Thousands of Lab Monkeys for Medical Experiments [10:23] TR News How Convicted Felon Is Dismantling Americas Scientific Research Machine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/how-trump-is-dismantling-americas-scientific-research-machine.html [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/how-trump-is-dismantling-americas-scientific-research-machine.html ) [10:24] TR News I miss my Swedish keyboard https://www.rubenerd.au/i-miss-my-swedish-keyboard/ [10:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: I miss my Swedish keyboard [10:26] TR News Wireshark 5.0.0rc1 Release, (Sat, Oct 31st) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33476 [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Wireshark 5.0.0rc1 Release - SANS Internet Storm Center [10:32] TR News Friday is "J-Day" old: https://wonderfulcph.com/2013/11/01/its-j-dag/ [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Its J-Dag | WonderfulCPH [10:34] TR News Pluralistic: Formalities (31 Oct 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/31/burn-berne/ [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Formalities (31 Oct 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [10:41] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:44] TR News Samuel Henrique: Distributary: my artwork proposal for Debian 14 "forky" https://samueloph.dev/blog/distributary-artwork-proposal-for-debian-14-forky/ [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samueloph.dev | Distributary: my artwork proposal for Debian 14 "forky" | Samuel Henrique (samueloph) [10:45] *Princ3ss21F has quit (connection closed) [10:45] TR News Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator https://blogs.kde.org/2026/11/01/introducing-kwi/ [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator - KDE Blogs [10:46] TR News TROMjaro 2026.10.31 https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro ) [10:47] TR News 4MLinux 52.2 https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux ) [10:53] TR News Calam 2026-11 https://distrowatch.com/calam [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calam ) [10:53] TR News Obarun 2026.11.01 https://distrowatch.com/obarun [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/obarun ) [10:54] *archer (~archer@r4ijfu3x7xpfe.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:54] *archer has quit (Quit: bye) [10:55] TR News "there's a lot of that in Sarah Wynn-Williams' 2025 book about Faecebook" [10:55] *archer (~archer@r4ijfu3x7xpfe.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:56] *Princ3ss21F (~assistant@cehh8dd4kxj4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:57] TR News Publishers water down writers' input [10:57] TR News AstrOS 20261101 https://distrowatch.com/astros [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/astros ) ● Nov 01 [11:06] TR News Price of Insecurity: Why Most Companies Choose To Be Insecure https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=OaYgq7_xpoE https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OaYgq7_xpoE [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=OaYgq7_xpoE ) [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [11:09] TR News How We Could Have Backdoored Bash (Hacktron blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1104262/ [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How We Could Have Backdoored Bash (Hacktron blog) [LWN.net] [11:14] TR News Linux Saloon 226 | News Flight Early Edition https://cubiclenate.com/2026/10/31/linux-saloon-226-news-flight-early-edition/ [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Latest Linux and Tech News: Encryption, Fortnite, and More [11:14] TR News Monthly News October 2026 https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5093 [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.linuxmint.com | Monthly News October 2026 The Linux Mint Blog [11:15] TR News Yradio ripping improvement https://bkhome.org/news/202611/yradio-ripping-improvement.html [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Yradio ripping improvement [11:17] TR News Depth of focus problem with action camera https://bkhome.org/news/202610/depth-of-focus-problem-with-action-camera.html [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Depth of focus problem with action camera [11:20] TR News gytm terminal-based YouTube Music player https://www.linuxlinks.com/gytm-terminal-based-youtube-music-player/ [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gytm - terminal-based YouTube Music player - LinuxLinks [11:21] TR News A massive pile of security updates for Saturday https://lwn.net/Articles/1104612/ [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A massive pile of security updates for Saturday [LWN.net] [11:22] TR News Moscow Terror Threat: US Warns of 'Mass Casualty' Attack, Years After Crocus City Hall Tip-off https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-embassy-moscow-tsaritsyno-threat-warning-1829292 [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Moscow Terror Threat: US Warns of 'Mass Casualty' Attack, Years After Crocus City Hall Tip-off | IBTimes UK [11:23] TR News NASA Astronaut Winston Scott Convinced Alien Life Exists but Warns of an Impending Space Military War https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/winston-scott-alien-life-space-conflict-warning-1829262 [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | NASA Astronaut Winston Scott Convinced Alien Life Exists but Warns of an Impending Space Military War | IBTimes UK [11:25] TR News Doctors in Ukraine Try Treating Infections Like Biological Warfare Attacks https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/ukraine-soldiers-infection-treatment.html [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/ukraine-soldiers-infection-treatment.html ) [11:25] TR News We Are Coming From Hell: A Ukrainian Citys Evacuees Tell Survival Stories https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/todayspaper/we-are-coming-from-hell-a-ukrainian-citys-evacuees-tell-survival-stories.html [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/todayspaper/we-are-coming-from-hell-a-ukrainian-citys-evacuees-tell-survival-stories.html ) [11:26] TR News Evacuation From Russian-Occupied Oleshky Completed, Kyiv And Moscow Say https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-warns-of-long-delay-as-us-approves-patriot-interceptors-sale/33887884.html [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Evacuation From Russian-Occupied Oleshky Completed, Kyiv And Moscow Say [11:27] TR News Russia's presence divides G20 ministers https://www.france24.com/en/russia-s-presence-divides-g20-ministers [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-s-presence-divides-g20-ministers ) [11:28] TR News Residents from Russian-occupied Oleshky reunite with families after evacuation operation https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261031-evacuees-from-russian-occupied-oleshky-arrive-in-ukraine [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261031-evacuees-from-russian-occupied-oleshky-arrive-in-ukraine ) [11:28] TR News Testimonies from Oleshky https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261031-testimonies-from-oleshky [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261031-testimonies-from-oleshky ) [11:29] TR News Activities BoF report & call for action https://matija.suklje.name/activities-bof-report-call-for-action [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-matija.suklje.name | Activities BoF report & call for action - It is the ideal time! Hooks Humble Homepage [11:29] TR News Fluff 2026.11.01 https://distrowatch.com/fluff [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/fluff ) [11:29] TR News Rubio Casts Doubts On Quick Deal To End War In Ukraine, Defends Russian Contacts https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-atlanta-ukraine-russia-putin-lavrov-20/33888075.html [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Rubio Casts Doubts On Quick Deal To End War In Ukraine, Defends Russian Contacts [11:30] TR News OpenShot 4.1: Type, Create, Automate https://www.openshot.org/ar/blog/2026/10/25/openshot-41-direct-text-editing-auto-optimize-command-line-editing/ [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.openshot.org | OpenShot | OpenShot 4.1: [11:38] TR News automake @ Savannah: automake-1.19.92 released [beta] savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10954 [11:40] TR News parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20261022 ('Lyce') released [stable] savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10953 [11:41] TR News Sanket lets you redesign GNOMEs date menu and Quick Settings https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/sanket-rearrange-gnome-calendar-menus [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Sanket lets you redesign GNOME's date menu and Quick Settings - OMG! Ubuntu [11:42] TR News Binances latest adventures https://www.rubenerd.au/binances-latest-adventures/ [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Binances latest adventures [11:42] TR News Notes from October 2026 https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-october-2026/ [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Notes from October 2026 [11:44] TR News French lawmakers approve $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed https://www.tomshardware.com/software/social-media/french-lawmakers-approve-usd11-2-billion-internet-tax-based-on-traffic-usage-costs-usd0-65-per-gigabyte-of-content-accessed-us-tech-giants-like-google-and-meta-face-new-levies-on-content-delivered-to-french-subscribers [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | French lawmakers approve $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed US tech giants like Google and Meta face new levies on content delivered to French subscribers | Tom's Hardware [11:44] TR News GNU Mtools 4.0.50 Released With Security Fix https://fossforce.com/2026/10/gnu-mtools-4-0-50-released-with-security-fix/ [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | GNU Mtools 4.0.50 Released With Security Fix - FOSS Force [11:45] TR News We Need to Talk More About GNU https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/31/we-need-to-talk-more-about-gnu/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive We Need to Talk More About GNU [11:45] TR News US Moves Military Assets From Persian Gulf After More Than 115 Iran-Linked Strikes https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-relocates-assets-after-iran-linked-strikes-1829322 [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | US Moves Military Assets From Persian Gulf After More Than 115 Iran-Linked Strikes | IBTimes UK [11:46] TR News Iran's Khamenei warns US and Israel against new attacks https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261031-iran-s-khamenei-warns-us-and-israel-against-new-attacks [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261031-iran-s-khamenei-warns-us-and-israel-against-new-attacks ) [11:46] TR News Google Parent Alphabet Bleeds $482B in Single Day as Investors Reject Hey Hi (AI) 'Blank Check' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alphabet-loses-482bn-market-value-ai-spending-1829275 [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Google Parent Alphabet Bleeds $482B in Single Day as Investors Reject AI 'Blank Check' | IBTimes UK [11:47] TR News 'He Has a Great A**': The Insurrectionist Leaves Commentators Shocked With Bizarre Fentanylware (CheeTok) Campaign Video https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-tiktok-jon-husted-backside-praise-1829269 [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'He Has a Great A**': Donald Trump Leaves Commentators Shocked With Bizarre TikTok Campaign Video | IBTimes UK [11:48] TR News Developer builds a complete defective chip maker Intel 486 PC emulator in a browser https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/developer-builds-a-complete-intel-486-pc-emulator-in-a-browser-100-percent-pure-javascript-retro486-includes-modular-tabs-for-screen-motherboard-storage-expansion-cards-and-more [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Developer builds a complete Intel 486 PC emulator in a browser 100% pure-JavaScript Retro486 includes modular tabs for screen, motherboard, storage, expansion cards, and more | Tom's Hardware [11:49] TR News Ludovic Rousseau: New version of PyKCS11: 1.5.21 https://blog.apdu.fr/posts/2026/10/new-version-of-pykcs11-1521/ [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apdu.fr | New version of PyKCS11: 1.5.21 | Ludovic Rousseau's blog [11:50] TR News Beating the compiler at signed 32-bit division https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/31/beating-the-compiler-at-signed-32-bit-division/ [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/31/beating-the-compiler-at-signed-32-bit-division/ ) [11:50] TR News I am playing Grid right now! https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/udev-dualsense/ [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimmac.eu | I am playing Grid right now! - Even a Stopped Clock [11:52] TR News MElon Accused of Hypocrisy as X Suspends Account Exposing Allegedly Monstrous Parenting Setup https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-accused-hypocrisy-x-suspends-account-exposing-allegedly-monstrous-parenting-setup-1829307 [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Elon Musk Accused of Hypocrisy as X Suspends Account Exposing Allegedly Monstrous Parenting Setup | IBTimes UK [11:53] TR News French officials eye social control medias role in promoting unrest. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/31/world/france-student-protests-halloween/french-officials-eye-social-medias-role-in-promoting-unrest [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Hundreds of Thousands Join Another Round of Protests in France - The New York Times [11:53] TR News This Week in Plasma: An Avalanche of Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes https://blogs.kde.org/2026/10/31/this-week-in-plasma-an-avalanche-of-performance-improvements-and-bug-fixes/ [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Week in Plasma: An Avalanche of Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes - KDE Blogs [11:54] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Sulfur and Probably Stolen - 2026-10-31 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-10-31-edition/index.html [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Sulfur and Probably Stolen - 2026-10-31 Edition [11:55] TR News Ludovic Rousseau: New version of PySCard: 2.3.2 https://blog.apdu.fr/posts/2026/10/new-version-of-pyscard-232/ [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apdu.fr | New version of PySCard: 2.3.2 | Ludovic Rousseau's blog [11:56] TR News YARA-X 1.22.1 Release, (Sat, Oct 31st) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33474 [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | YARA-X 1.22.1 Release - SANS Internet Storm Center [11:58] TR News Brief Server Downtime Expected Tonight https://www.phoronix.com/news/RAID-Drive-Replacement-Tonight "a failed drive in the NVMe SSD RAID array..." [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Brief Server Downtime Expected Tonight - Phoronix [11:59] TR News Denmarks Collabora Pilot Was Never The Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Replacement it Was Made Out to Be https://itsfoss.com/news/denmark-collabora-pilot-update/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/31/The_Munich_FUD_Tactics_Microsoft_Modus_Operandi_Microsoft_Conne.shtml [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Denmarks Collabora Pilot Was Never The Microsoft Replacement [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Munich FUD Tactics (Microsoft Modus Operandi): Microsoft-Connected Sites Claim Denmark Failed With Free Software, But That's Not What Actually Happened [11:59] TR News Kash Patel Threatened To Fire FBI Staff Over 'Made-Up' Epstein Files Deadline, Whistleblower Says https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/whistleblower-kash-patel-fbi-epstein-records-deadline-1829291 [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Kash Patel Threatened To Fire FBI Staff Over 'Made-Up' Epstein Files Deadline, Whistleblower Says | IBTimes UK ● Nov 01 [12:00] TR News Heads-up: Alien Pastures blog will become Hugo-powered https://blog.slackware.nl/heads-up-alien-pastures-blog-will-become-hugo-powered/ [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.slackware.nl | Heads-up: Alien Pastures blog will become Hugo-powered Alien Pastures [12:00] TR News A few days of very small things https://nuno-icons.com/2026/10/31/a-few-days-of-very-small-things/ [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/10/31/a-few-days-of-very-small-things/ ) [12:01] TR News Enlightenment 0.28 Released [12:01] TR News Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run https://www.securityweek.com/syrian-hacker-gets-prison-time-in-us-after-over-a-decade-on-the-run/ [12:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run - SecurityWeek [12:07] TR News Psychedelic Compound in Toad Venom Can Treat Depression When Snorted, Scientists Find https://futurism.com/health-medicine/psychadelic-compound-toad-venom-depression-clinical-trials [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Psychedelic Compound in Toad Venom Can Treat Depression When Snorted, Scientists Find [12:07] TR News Who Is TraderTraitor? FBI Identifies North Korean Hackers Behind the $6.3B Binance Attack https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fbi-binance-theft-tradertraitor-north-korea-1829324 [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Who Is TraderTraitor? FBI Identifies North Korean Hackers Behind the $6.3B Binance Attack | IBTimes UK [12:07] TR News North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. Its Not Their First Heist. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/world/asia/north-korea-hacking.html [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/world/asia/north-korea-hacking.html ) [12:08] TR News How Binances $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/technology/binance-hack-crypto-north-korea.html [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/technology/binance-hack-crypto-north-korea.html ) [12:08] TR News Binance hit by 6.3 billion dollar crypto theft https://www.france24.com/en/binance-hit-by-6-3-billion-dollar-crypto-theft [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/binance-hit-by-6-3-billion-dollar-crypto-theft ) [12:08] TR News FBI blames North Korea for stealing $6.3B from Binance in biggest crypto heist in history https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/tech/north-korea-blamed-by-fbi-for-hacking-binance-in-biggest-crypto-heist/ [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | North Korea blamed by FBI for hacking Binance in biggest crypto heist [12:09] TR News North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-defence-research-institutes-tested-major-weapon-system [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system | The Straits Times [12:09] TR News media [12:10] TR News social control 'media' https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/31/world/france-student-protests-halloween/french-officials-eye-social-medias-role-in-promoting-unrest [12:10] TR News "It's a little late. FB's whole purpose is mass manipulation of public opinion, disinformation, censorship, and agitation. Likewise for KSA's Xitter and Bytedance's Tiktok" [12:10] TR News "A blanket ban is needed but since discourse has been outsourced to the criminal's in question, views in favor of banning social control media will not get visibility. Plus they will scare up lynch mobs and others against the politicians, just like they got caught doing against Haidt" [12:12] TR News Malaysia PM Anwar calls for stronger action against school bullying https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-anwar-calls-for-stronger-action-against-school-bullying [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia PM Anwar calls for stronger action against school bullying | The Straits Times [12:12] TR News Aid available for struggling Malaysian media firms, says minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/aid-available-for-struggling-malaysian-media-firms-says-minister [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian media firms can get aid, layoffs urged as last resort | The Straits Times [12:13] TR News Malaysia Airlines says customers may be affected by Amadeus breach https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-airlines-says-customers-may-be-affected-by-amadeus-breach [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia Airlines affected by Amadeus breach | The Straits Times [12:13] TR News China says stealth attack drone makes first take-off, landing on amphibious ship https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-stealth-attack-drone-makes-first-takeoff-landing-on-amphibious-ship [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China stealth drone makes first ship takeoff and landing | The Straits Times [12:14] TR News China's coast guard conducts patrols east of Taiwan, CCTV reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-coast-guard-conducts-patrols-east-of-taiwan-cctv-reports [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China's coast guard conducts patrols east of Taiwan, CCTV reports | The Straits Times [12:15] TR News China is helping modernise Timor-Leste with investment, trade and jobs. But is trouble brewing? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coffee-beans-mandarin-and-patrol-boats-chinas-evolving-role-in-timor-leste [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas evolving role in Timor-Leste | The Straits Times [12:15] TR News Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-china-harassing-shipping-with-east-coast-patrol [12:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says China harassing shipping off east coast | The Straits Times [12:16] TR News China state TV does not air first La Liga games since Mbappe furore https://hongkongfp.com/2026/11/01/china-state-tv-does-not-air-first-la-liga-games-since-mbappe-furore/ [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China state TV does not air first La Liga games since Mbappe furore [12:20] TR News Earth's Supposedly Impenetrable Radiation Barrier Has Been Breached https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-supposedly-impenetrable-radiation-barrier-has-been-breached [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Earth's Supposedly Impenetrable Radiation Barrier Has Been Breached : ScienceAlert [12:21] TR News Does It Matter if Men Pee Sitting or Standing? A Randomized Test Has an Answer https://www.sciencealert.com/does-it-matter-if-men-pee-sitting-or-standing-a-randomized-test-has-an-answer [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Does It Matter if Men Pee Sitting or Standing? A Randomized Test Has an Answer : ScienceAlert [12:21] TR News Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Got Even Weirder, And May Contain 10-Billion-Year-Old Material https://www.sciencealert.com/interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-just-got-even-weirder-and-may-contain-10-billion-year-old-material [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Just Got Even Weirder, And May Contain 10-Billion-Year-Old Material : ScienceAlert [12:21] TR News Dogs May Smell a Complete Stranger's Seizure Without Ever Being Trained, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-may-smell-a-complete-strangers-seizure-without-ever-being-trained-study-finds [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dogs May Smell a Complete Stranger's Seizure Without Ever Being Trained, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [12:21] TR News Scientists Recovered 22,000-Year-Old Human DNA From Cave Dirt https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-recovered-22000-year-old-human-dna-from-cave-dirt [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Recovered 22,000-Year-Old Human DNA From Cave Dirt : ScienceAlert [12:22] TR News Seeing Your Pain Through an Evolutionary Lens May Ease Depression, Early Trial Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/seeing-your-pain-through-an-evolutionary-lens-may-ease-depression-early-trial-finds [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Seeing Your Pain Through an Evolutionary Lens May Ease Depression, Early Trial Finds : ScienceAlert [12:22] TR News We'd Be Entering an Ice Age Right Now if Climate Change Hadn't Terminated It, Study Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/wed-be-entering-an-ice-age-right-now-if-climate-change-hadnt-terminated-it-study-suggests [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-We'd Be Entering an Ice Age Right Now if Climate Change Hadn't Terminated It, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert [12:23] TR News Brazils President Faces Down the Online Right https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/brazils-president-faces-down-the-online-right [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Brazils President Faces Down the Online Right | The New Yorker [12:23] TR News The Eerie True Story of The Nightmare Face Haunting The Internet https://www.sciencealert.com/the-eerie-true-story-of-the-nightmare-face-haunting-the-internet [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Eerie True Story of The Nightmare Face Haunting The Internet : ScienceAlert [12:24] TR News Anthropic's Claude Hey Hi (AI) blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-ai-model-is-now-blocking-attempts-at-video-game-recreation-and-cloning-users-also-claim-non-malicious-generic-reverse-engineering-tasks-are-blocked [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering sweeping new restrictions also hit legitimate developers and basic troubleshooting tasks | Tom's Hardware [12:24] TR News Firm that lets you rent out your idle Mac for Hey Hi (AI) inference workloads warns of plummeting token costs https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/firm-that-lets-you-rent-out-your-idle-mac-for-ai-inference-workloads-warns-of-plummeting-token-costs-darkbloom-network-sees-earnings-drop-to-usd1-23-a-day-as-anthropic-tokens-fall-77-percent [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Firm that lets you rent out your idle Mac for AI inference workloads warns of plummeting token costs Darkbloom network sees earnings drop to $1.23 a day as Anthropic tokens fall 77% | Tom's Hardware [12:25] TR News Creeps Are Using Hey Hi (AI) to Undress Celebrities in Paparazzi Shots for Clicks https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/creeps-ai-undress-celebrities [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Creeps Are Using AI to Undress Celebrities in Paparazzi Shots for Clicks [12:25] TR News Scam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Wont Stop https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-mathematicians-math-slop [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won't Stop [12:25] TR News Steven Tyler's Lawyer Actually Called Dismissed Claims a 'Massive Win' Ahead of Civil Jury Trial https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/steven-tyler-lawsuit-narrowed-judge-recusal-1829288 [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Steven Tyler's Lawyer Actually Called Dismissed Claims a 'Massive Win' Ahead of Civil Jury Trial | IBTimes UK [12:26] TR News India tightens security as opposition holds mega rally demanding election chiefs resignation https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261101-india-tightens-security-as-opposition-holds-mega-rally-demanding-election-chief-s-resignation [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261101-india-tightens-security-as-opposition-holds-mega-rally-demanding-election-chief-s-resignation ) [12:26] TR News Indian authorities tighten security ahead of big opposition march in Delhi https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-authorities-tighten-security-ahead-of-big-opposition-march-in-delhi [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Indian authorities tighten security ahead of big opposition march in Delhi | The Straits Times [12:27] TR News French Interior Minister fears disorder after dark on Halloween https://www.france24.com/en/french-interior-minister-fears-disorder-after-dark-on-halloween [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-interior-minister-fears-disorder-after-dark-on-halloween ) [12:27] TR News Protesters gather at Poland's Top court https://www.france24.com/en/protesters-gather-at-poland-s-top-court [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/protesters-gather-at-poland-s-top-court ) [12:28] TR News Third weekend of protests in France https://www.france24.com/en/third-weekend-of-protests-in-france [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/third-weekend-of-protests-in-france ) [12:28] TR News France's Nunez warns of high risk during protests https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-nunez-warns-of-high-risk-during-protests [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-nunez-warns-of-high-risk-during-protests ) [12:28] TR News Turkey nominates former foreign minister Sinirlioglu as UN chief https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261031-turkey-nominates-former-foreign-minister-sinirlioglu-as-un-chief [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261031-turkey-nominates-former-foreign-minister-sinirlioglu-as-un-chief ) [12:34] TR News This seems to be LLM slop https://businessupturn.com/technology/cyber-security/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw-scored-9-8-splits-vendors-on-severity-as-ubuntu-and-red-hat-stay-unpatched/ this also https://www.cirebontimes.com/en/linux-kernel-tcp-flaw [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-businessupturn.com | Linux kernel flaw CVE-2026-98432: why vendors disagree on severity Business Upturn [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cirebontimes.com | Linux Kernel Flaw With 9.8 CVSS Score Affects Major Distributions [12:34] TR News Not slop https://www.heise.de/en/news/Another-critical-Linux-TCP-IP-bug-uncovered-updates-underway-11506347.html [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.heise.de | Another critical Linux TCP/IP bug uncovered; updates underway | heise online [12:35] TR News "Linux Lite 8.2 has been released today as the second installment in the Linux Lite 8 series of this Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the lightweight Xfce desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-8-2-released-with-linux-kernel-7-3-based- [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Lite 8.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.3, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - 9to5Linux [12:45] *archer (~archer@r4ijfu3x7xpfe.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social (bye) [12:46] TR News "Intersect, a member-based Cardano organization, urged stake pool operators to patch and reboot their block producers and relay servers as fixes become available for a critical Linux kernel vulnerability." https://thedefiant.io/news/security/intersect-urges-cardano-operators-to-patch-critical-linux-flaw [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedefiant.io | Intersect Urges Cardano Operators to Patch Critical Linux Flaw | The Defiant [12:47] TR News "China-nexus threat actors have exploited a VMware ESX zero-day to hide their tracks and chained PHP2Shell flaws with the Fragnesia Linux kernel bug to root servers and firewalls, cybersecurity researchers claim" https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/29/php2shell-fragnesia-vmware-esx-zero-day/ [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.helpnetsecurity.com | Chinese hackers used VMware ESX zero-day; PHP2Shell and Fragnesia chained to root firewalls - Help Net Security [12:50] TR News Can't afford a Steam Machine? You can now turn your PS5 into one with a new spin on Linux but I really wouldn't recommend it https://www.techradar.com/gaming/ps5/cant-afford-a-steam-machine-you-can-now-turn-your-ps5-into-one-with-a-new-spin-on-linux-but-i-really-wouldnt-recommend-it [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can't afford a Steam Machine? You can now turn your PS5 into one with a new spin on Linux but I really wouldn't recommend it | TechRadar [12:50] TR News PwnEscape CVE-2026-99999: Linux Kernel Guest-to-Host Escape, Patch VM Hosts Now https://www.rescana.com/post/linux-kernel-pwnescape-cve-2026-99999-guest-to-host-prepare-now [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PwnEscape CVE-2026-99999: Linux Kernel Guest-to-Host Escape, Patch VM Hosts Now Rescana [12:51] TR News "Another biweekly development release is here with Wine 11.21 out now bringing various improvements for running Windows apps and games on Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wine-11-21-released-with-improved-wow64-opengl-performance/ [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wine 11.21 released with improved WoW64 OpenGL performance | GamingOnLinux [12:52] TR News Slop and spam https://bmmagazine.co.uk/business/linux-vps-for-scalable-cloud-solutions-benefits-and-use-cases/ [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bmmagazine.co.uk | Linux VPS for Scalable Cloud Solutions: Benefits and Use Cases [12:52] TR News "Enlightenment 0.28 has been released today by Carsten Haitzler as a major update to this free and open-source lightweight and modern desktop environment and window manager for Linux and BSD systems." https://9to5linux.com/enlightenment-0-28-desktop-adds-pipewire-support-networkmanager-module [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Enlightenment 0.28 Desktop Adds PipeWire Support, NetworkManager Module - 9to5Linux [12:52] TR News ZL Audio releases ZL Limiter, a FREE limiter for Windows, macOS, and Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/31/zl-audio-releases-zl-limiter-a-free-limiter-for-windows-macos-and-linux/ [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/31/zl-audio-releases-zl-limiter-a-free-limiter-for-windows-macos-and-linux/ ) [12:53] TR News TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 launches with Core Ultra X7 358H https://videocardz.com/newz/tuxedo-launches-linux-mini-pc-with-intel-panther-lake-and-up-to-128gb-ddr5 [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TUXEDO launches Linux mini-PC with Intel Panther Lake and up to 128GB DDR5 - VideoCardz.com [12:55] TR News Rootkits https://www.xda-developers.com/epic-linux-anti-cheat-tpm-2/ [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Epic's Linux anti-cheat wants TPM 2.0 and a stack of settings, and you can check your own PC in about five minutes [12:55] TR News 5 Linux distros that give you a reason to leave Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-distros-replace-windows/ [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | 5 Linux distros that give you a reason to leave Windows [12:56] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [12:56] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 Mini Linux PC Launches with Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/TUXEDO_Nano_Pro_Gen15_Mini_Linux_PC_Launches_with_Intel_CPU_Up_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/TUXEDO_Nano_Pro_Gen15_Mini_Linux_PC_Launches_with_Intel_CPU_Up_.gmi [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 Mini Linux PC Launches with Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM [12:56] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [12:56] *liquid.oftc.net sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [12:56] *liquid.oftc.net sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [12:56] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [12:56] TR News I spent $100 on an old Intel iMac and Linux made it useful again https://www.howtogeek.com/i-spent-100-on-an-old-intel-imac-and-linux-made-it-useful-again/ [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I spent $100 on an old Intel iMac and Linux made it useful again [12:56] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [12:56] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [12:57] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [12:57] TR News Running Windows apps on Linux just changed forever, and I was one of the first to try it https://www.xda-developers.com/running-windows-on-linux-just-changed-forever-and-was-one-of-the-first-try/ [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Running Windows apps on Linux just changed forever, and I was one of the first to try it [12:58] TR News Pokemon Pokopia boots on a hacked PS5 running Linux, days after the first Switch 2 jailbreak https://www.tweaktown.com/news/114422/pokemon-pokopia-boots-on-a-hacked-ps5-running-linux-days-after-the-first-switch-2-jailbreak/index.html [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweaktown.com | Pokemon Pokopia boots on a hacked PS5 running Linux, days after the first Switch 2 jailbreak ● Nov 01 [13:01] TR News (NEW): Games: Grid, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, PS5, and Rootkits https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Games_Grid_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PS5_and_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Games_Grid_New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PS5_and_R.gmi [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Grid, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, PS5, and Rootkits [13:01] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/today_s_howtos.gmi [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [13:04] TR News (NEW): Applications: Compatibility, YARA-X 1.22.1 Release, ZL Limiter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Applications_Compatibility_YARA_X_1_22_1_Release_ZL_Limiter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Applications_Compatibility_YARA_X_1_22_1_Release_ZL_Limiter.gmi [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Compatibility, YARA-X 1.22.1 Release, ZL Limiter [13:04] TR News (NEW): EasyOS: Yradio ripping improvement and depth of focus problem with action camera https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/EasyOS_Yradio_ripping_improvement_and_depth_of_focus_problem_wi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/EasyOS_Yradio_ripping_improvement_and_depth_of_focus_problem_wi.gmi [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines EasyOS: Yradio ripping improvement and depth of focus problem with action camera [13:04] TR News (NEW): PorteuX 2.9 Released with Linux 7.3, KDE Plasma 6.8, GNOME 51, and COSMIC 1.11 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/PorteuX_2_9_Released_with_Linux_7_3_KDE_Plasma_6_8_GNOME_51_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/PorteuX_2_9_Released_with_Linux_7_3_KDE_Plasma_6_8_GNOME_51_and.gmi [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PorteuX 2.9 Released with Linux 7.3, KDE Plasma 6.8, GNOME 51, and COSMIC 1.11 [13:06] TR News (NEW): GNU Project: Mtools 4.0.50, automake-1.19.92, and GNU Parallel 20261022 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Project_Mtools_4_0_50_automake_1_19_92_and_GNU_Parallel_202.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Project_Mtools_4_0_50_automake_1_19_92_and_GNU_Parallel_202.gmi [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU Project: Mtools 4.0.50, automake-1.19.92, and GNU Parallel 20261022 [13:06] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Security_Leftovers.gmi [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [13:08] TR News (NEW): Intel 486 PC emulator in a browser https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Intel_486_PC_emulator_in_a_browser.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Intel_486_PC_emulator_in_a_browser.gmi [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Intel 486 PC emulator in a browser [13:09] TR News (NEW): Emacs News and Hacks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Emacs_News_and_Hacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Emacs_News_and_Hacks.gmi [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Emacs News and Hacks [13:09] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:14] TR News (NEW): Linux Devices and Open Hardware Projects https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Projects.gmi [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Devices and Open Hardware Projects [13:16] TR News (NEW): KDE Activities and Plasma Oxygen Icons https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/KDE_Activities_and_Plasma_Oxygen_Icons.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/KDE_Activities_and_Plasma_Oxygen_Icons.gmi [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Activities and Plasma Oxygen Icons [13:18] TR News (NEW): Forcing a "#VALUE!" error in LibreOffice Calc and How Microsoft/Politics Interrupted Migration https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Forcing_a_VALUE_error_in_LibreOffice_Calc_and_How_Microsoft_Pol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Forcing_a_VALUE_error_in_LibreOffice_Calc_and_How_Microsoft_Pol.gmi [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Forcing a "#VALUE!" error in LibreOffice Calc and How Microsoft/Politics Interrupted Migration [13:18] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.gmi [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More [13:18] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Desktop and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Desktop_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Desktop_and_More.gmi [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Desktop and More [13:20] TR News Techrights Links 01/11/2026: Malaysian Media Perishing, France Belatedly Identifies Social Control Media as Weaponised Yellow Press https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Links_01_11_2026_Malaysian_Media_Perishing_France_Belatedly_Ide.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Links_01_11_2026_Malaysian_Media_Perishing_France_Belatedly_Ide.gmi [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 01/11/2026: Malaysian Media Perishing, France Belatedly Identifies Social Control Media as Weaponised Yellow Press [13:30] TR News journalist sits in Moscow jail https://www.dw.com/en/japan-russia-ties-erode-as-journalist-sits-in-moscow-jail/a-79742995 [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How will Russia's arrest of journalist affect Japan ties? [13:31] TR News Social Control Media: Dutch prosecutors seek prison term for man who posted TikToks glorifying Islamic State https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/23/dutch-prosecutors-seek-prison-term-man-posted-tiktoks-glorifying-islamic-state [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Dutch prosecutors seek prison term for man who posted TikToks glorifying Islamic State | NL Times [13:32] TR News TikTok Comedy Clip https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/six-christians-including-minor-detained-egypt-over-tiktok-comedy-clip-1827668 [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Six Christians, Including a Minor, Detained in Egypt Over TikTok Comedy Clip | IBTimes UK [13:32] TR News Ukraine's restricted access to Musk's Starshield is costing lives, Carney says https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-zelenskyy-trump-starlink-9.7393553 [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Carney says 'direct casualties' are result of Ukraine's restricted access to Musk's Starshield | CBC News [13:33] TR News Ukraine's Starlink Crisis Exposed How US Foreign Policy Relies on Elon Musk's SpaceX, Officials Say https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-administrations-spacex-starlink-access-requests-1827664 [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Ukraine's Starlink Crisis Exposed How US Foreign Policy Relies on Elon Musk's SpaceX, Officials Say | IBTimes UK [13:33] TR News 'So He Lied': Kara Swisher Calls Out Elon Musk Over Secret Starlink Restrictions in Ukraine https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/so-he-lied-kara-swisher-calls-out-elon-musk-over-secret-starlink-restrictions-ukraine-1827661 [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'So He Lied': Kara Swisher Calls Out Elon Musk Over Secret Starlink Restrictions in Ukraine | IBTimes UK [13:34] TR News Ukrainian National Sentenced for Role in Hacking Hospitals, Businesses, and Governments as Part of Ransomware Conspiracies Causing Over $100 Million in Losses https://databreaches.net/2026/10/28/ukrainian-national-sentenced-for-role-in-hacking-hospitals-businesses-and-governments-as-part-of-ransomware-conspiracies-causing-over-100-million-in-losses/ [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/10/28/ukrainian-national-sentenced-for-role-in-hacking-hospitals-businesses-and-governments-as-part-of-ransomware-conspiracies-causing-over-100-million-in-losses/ ) [13:36] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 7.2 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_Kernel_7_2_Reaches_End_of_Life_It_s_Time_to_Upgrade_to_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_Kernel_7_2_Reaches_End_of_Life_It_s_Time_to_Upgrade_to_Li.gmi [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel 7.2 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.3 [13:38] TR News European teenagers build their own tech: 6 winners of programming competition awarded https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20261026-01.en.html [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | European teenagers build their own tech: 6 winners of programming competition awarded - FSFE [13:38] TR News Public Procurement Act: Europe needs control over its digital infrastructure https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20261029-01.en.html [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | Public Procurement Act: Europe needs control over its digital infrastructure - FSFE [13:38] TR News Forms of Water https://xkcd.com/3315/ [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Forms of Water [13:39] TR News Siege Engine https://xkcd.com/3316/ [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Siege Engine [13:39] TR News Gravitational Square Wave https://xkcd.com/3317/ [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Gravitational Square Wave [13:41] TR News (NEW): Announcing Gnoppix 26.11: Enhanced Control, Local AI Breakthroughs, and Universal Threat Protection https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Announcing_Gnoppix_26_11_Enhanced_Control_Local_AI_Breakthrough.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Announcing_Gnoppix_26_11_Enhanced_Control_Local_AI_Breakthrough.gmi [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Announcing Gnoppix 26.11: Enhanced Control, Local AI Breakthroughs, and Universal Threat Protection [13:41] TR News CarotOS 1.3 is out but outsourced to Microsoft https://distrowatch.com/13010 [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/13010 ) [13:42] TR News GhostBSD 26.2-R15.1p6 Is Now Available https://www.ghostbsd.org/node/68 [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ghostbsd.org | GhostBSD 26.2-R15.1p6 Is Now Available | GhostBSD [13:43] TR News (NEW): BSD: Release of GhostBSD 26.2 and ZFS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/BSD_Release_of_GhostBSD_26_2_and_ZFS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/BSD_Release_of_GhostBSD_26_2_and_ZFS.gmi [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: Release of GhostBSD 26.2 and ZFS ● Nov 01 [15:52] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXVI - The "Law and Order" Candidate Who Crushes Both Law and Order and Even Rejects Election Outcomes (Insurrection Follows) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVI_The_Law_and_Order_Candidat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVI_The_Law_and_Order_Candidat.gmi [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXVI - The "Law and Order" Candidate Who Crushes Both Law and Order and Even Rejects Election Outcomes (Insurrection Follows) [15:58] TR News Microsoft irrelevant? https://en.softonic.com/articles/id-software-says-its-now-working-more-closely-with-machinegames-after-xbox-layoffs [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 412 @ https://en.softonic.com/articles/id-software-says-its-now-working-more-closely-with-machinegames-after-xbox-layoffs ) ● Nov 01 [16:07] TR News Spending a Decade Explaining Lawfare is a Public Service https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/01/spending-a-decade-explaining-lawfare-is-a-public-service/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Spending a Decade Explaining Lawfare is a Public Service [16:13] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 1st, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_November_1st_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_November_1st_2026.gmi [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 1st, 2026 [16:21] TR News (NEW): Linux is a Brand, Not a Philosophy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_is_a_Brand_Not_a_Philosophy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linux_is_a_Brand_Not_a_Philosophy.gmi [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux is a Brand, Not a Philosophy [16:38] TR News (NEW): Making More With Less https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Making_More_With_Less.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Making_More_With_Less.gmi [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Making More With Less [16:54] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux is No Underdog (But There Are Attempts to Put It "To Sleep") https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_is_No_Underdog_But_There_Are_Attempts_to_Put_It_To_Sl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_is_No_Underdog_But_There_Are_Attempts_to_Put_It_To_Sl.gmi [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux is No Underdog (But There Are Attempts to Put It "To Sleep") [16:56] TR News US midterms on 3 November. They dictator wants re-coronation, not elections. ● Nov 01 [17:06] TR News Techrights Assange on What Lula Means to Free Press https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Assange_on_What_Lula_Means_to_Free_Press.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Assange_on_What_Lula_Means_to_Free_Press.gmi [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Assange on What Lula Means to Free Press [17:08] TR News "Happy 50th Emacs... Never used it but appreciate it nonetheless " https://www.instagram.com/p/DfNH7nQNnz0/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Instagram [17:08] TR News 'Mother of all editors' Emacs is 50 https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/11/01/mother-of-all-editors-emacs-is-50/5306727 [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | 'Mother of all editors' Emacs is 50 [17:10] TR News (NEW): Emacs turns 50 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Emacs_turns_50.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/29/Emacs_turns_50.gmi [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Emacs turns 50 [17:12] TR News (NEW): Budgie 10.10.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Budgie_10_10_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improveme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Budgie_10_10_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_More_Improveme.gmi [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Budgie 10.10.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements [17:19] TR News A Year-Long Celebration https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/01/a-year-long-celebration/ [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive A Year-Long Celebration [17:30] TR News (NEW): Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 Is Out with Support for Ubuntu 26.10 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Trinity_Desktop_Environment_R14_1_7_Is_Out_with_Support_for_Ubu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Trinity_Desktop_Environment_R14_1_7_Is_Out_with_Support_for_Ubu.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 Is Out with Support for Ubuntu 26.10 [17:42] TR News Techrights Making Up Words or Inventing a Vocabulary https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Making_Up_Words_or_Inventing_a_Vocabulary.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Making_Up_Words_or_Inventing_a_Vocabulary.gmi [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Making Up Words or Inventing a Vocabulary [17:52] TR News Techrights SkyChatz: From Nothing to #2 in IRC (in Less Than a Year) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/SkyChatz_From_Nothing_to_2_in_IRC_in_Less_Than_a_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/SkyChatz_From_Nothing_to_2_in_IRC_in_Less_Than_a_Year.gmi [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SkyChatz: From Nothing to #2 in IRC (in Less Than a Year) [17:57] TR News AMD debt has shot up to all-time high https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:AMD/explorer/total_debt [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:AMD/explorer/total_debt ) ● Nov 01 [18:00] TR News Dell's debt highest since 4 years ago https://finbox.com/NYSE:DELL/explorer/total_debt [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NYSE:DELL/explorer/total_debt ) [18:02] TR News DRM company tries to pay back the debt by laying off loads of workers https://finbox.com/NYSE:SPOT/explorer/total_debt [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NYSE:SPOT/explorer/total_debt ) [18:12] TR News Techrights Microsoft Says Its "Goodwill" Value Has Been Declining for Years, But It Also Claimed That Doubled in One Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Microsoft_Says_Its_Goodwill_Value_Has_Been_Declining_for_Years_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Microsoft_Says_Its_Goodwill_Value_Has_Been_Declining_for_Years_.gmi [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Says Its "Goodwill" Value Has Been Declining for Years, But It Also Claimed That Doubled in One Year [18:22] TR News Techrights Microsoft Accenture in Trouble, Accentures Debt Skyrockets https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Microsoft_Accenture_in_Trouble_Accenture_s_Debt_Skyrockets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Microsoft_Accenture_in_Trouble_Accenture_s_Debt_Skyrockets.gmi [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Accenture in Trouble, Accentures Debt Skyrockets [18:23] TR News IBM's Goodwill Value https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxxkyye5 [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxxkyye5 ) [18:25] TR News On IBM (new): "Got fired after 30 days of PIP plan. I was told to finish impossible amount of projects by the deadline. I worked inhumanly on the first week but got reprimanded during first week meeting with manager for extremely minor issues. At that point it sunk into me there is no way I am passing this PIP." [18:25] TR News "My manager repeatedly mentioned qualitative and subjective aspect of the projects, not just project completion. That was another direct giveaway I am definitely not gonna make the PIP." [18:26] TR News "Received 30 days of salary as severance after the termination. I am glad I am out of this hellscape of a company. I have quite some emergency fund saved up, can coast for a few months while I upskill." [18:27] TR News Also IBM: "I was a 30 yr, B9 in Cloud Infra who was forced out by the RTO, because I couldnt relocate to Dallas, Austin, or RTP, so I've been gone for about 1 yrs now." [18:27] TR News "But am curious if there have been one or more RA's that included some of those who relocated to any of these locations since I've been gone. Have seen the company do it before to those who relocated to Dubuque, IA and/or Columbia, MO years ago." [18:36] TR News Techrights IBM Vapourware on a Budget (to Grab Bailouts From US Taxpayers) https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/IBM_Vapourware_on_a_Budget_to_Grab_Bailouts_From_US_Taxpayers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/IBM_Vapourware_on_a_Budget_to_Grab_Bailouts_From_US_Taxpayers.gmi [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Vapourware on a Budget (to Grab Bailouts From US Taxpayers) [18:50] TR News (NEW): Statement on Misinformation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/Statement_on_Misinformation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/31/Statement_on_Misinformation.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Statement on Misinformation [18:50] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux "Market Share" Very High in Germany https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Very_High_in_Germany.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Very_High_in_Germany.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux "Market Share" Very High in Germany [18:55] TR News Less Than Two Months Left https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/01/less-than-two-months-left/ [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Less Than Two Months Left [18:59] TR News "Definitely yes. Record everything. Those who attended day 1 of Foa vs. Cambridge say that it was obvious the university case crumbled as soon as they saw quite just how much whistleblower material he had access to, and which they failed to get dismissed." https://21percent.org/?p=3719 [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whistleblowing at Cambridge University - 21percent.org ● Nov 01 [19:10] TR News (NEW): US Government Sites: GNU/Linux at 7.3%, About 11% When Limited to Desktops/Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/US_Government_Sites_GNU_Linux_at_7_3_About_11_When_Limited_to_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/US_Government_Sites_GNU_Linux_at_7_3_About_11_When_Limited_to_D.gmi [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines US Government Sites: GNU/Linux at 7.3%, About 11% When Limited to Desktops/Laptops [19:12] TR News "When I discovered dropbox several years ago it was like a dream come true. It had a linux desktop client (both terminal and gui)." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/10-29-26 [19:13] TR News Broken MicroHDMI gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_11_01.txt [19:14] TR News "Well, it is old to be used as a "modern device". Some modern programs on "modern" linux simply fail (IOT errors and so on), I'm unable to instal new or even update the old distribution. After all, it's a machine with the 32bit Incel Core Duo CPU (once it was a hot thing, do you remember?)." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_11_02.txt [19:14] TR News "I spent a part of Sunday afternoon working on the new manual of my uFEM [1] software for Finite Element Analysis." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_11_03.txt [19:15] TR News "I wanted a simple way to try local AI on my computer when I need to experiment, both a LLM to chat with (with web search and image recognition) and a model to generate or modify images." gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-braindead-local-intelligence [19:16] TR News "The screenshot is the inside of what I consider my current main house" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/ygimx7wz/50621 [19:17] TR News "The past week has been crazy in cybersec, with several high-severity exploits. The PHP CVE-2026-109618/CVE-2026-109619 was nuts: a very low-level system in PHP was vulnerable, leading to pop-a-shell. Beyond that, libbrotli had CVE-2026-111497 that sits in the decompression path." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/11-01-openbsd-is-right-on-mitigations-in-light-on-recent-wave-of-serious-vulnerabilities.gmi [19:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 01/11/2026: OpenBSD, Broken MicroHDMI, Nextcloud, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Gemini_Links_01_11_2026_OpenBSD_Broken_MicroHDMI_Nextcloud_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Gemini_Links_01_11_2026_OpenBSD_Broken_MicroHDMI_Nextcloud_and_.gmi [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 01/11/2026: OpenBSD, Broken MicroHDMI, Nextcloud, and More ● Nov 01 [21:52] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.4 Release Candidate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_4_Release_Candida.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/11/01/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_4_Release_Candida.gmi [21:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.4 Release Candidate ● Nov 01 [22:17] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Here are five takeaways from their reporting." https://www.propublica.org/article/midterm-election-propublica-reporting-findings | Source: Pro Publica [05:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Five Takeaways From ProPublicas Midterm Election Coverage ProPublica [05:49] TR News "The four deployable Ground Controlled Approach Radar Systems will provide air traffic controllers with precise, real-time information on aircraft position relative to the runway centreline and glide path" https://interestingengineering.com/military/military-airspace-surveillance-aircraft-accurate-position | Source: Interesting Engineering [05:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-interestingengineering.com | Military airspace surveillance to get boost, reveal aircraft's position [05:49] TR News "As long as there are authoritarian states on the planet, no free state is safe" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-oasis-in-the-desert | Source: Mike Brock [05:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | An 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[11:23] TR News NASA Astronaut Winston Scott Convinced Alien Life Exists but Warns of an Impending Space Military War https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/winston-scott-alien-life-space-conflict-warning-1829262 [11:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | NASA Astronaut Winston Scott Convinced Alien Life Exists but Warns of an Impending Space Military War | IBTimes UK [11:25] TR News Doctors in Ukraine Try Treating Infections Like Biological Warfare Attacks https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/ukraine-soldiers-infection-treatment.html [11:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/science/ukraine-soldiers-infection-treatment.html ) [11:25] TR News We Are Coming From Hell: A Ukrainian Citys Evacuees Tell Survival Stories https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/todayspaper/we-are-coming-from-hell-a-ukrainian-citys-evacuees-tell-survival-stories.html [11:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ 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Iran's Khamenei warns US and Israel against new attacks https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261031-iran-s-khamenei-warns-us-and-israel-against-new-attacks [11:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261031-iran-s-khamenei-warns-us-and-israel-against-new-attacks ) [11:59] TR News Kash Patel Threatened To Fire FBI Staff Over 'Made-Up' Epstein Files Deadline, Whistleblower Says https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/whistleblower-kash-patel-fbi-epstein-records-deadline-1829291 [11:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Kash Patel Threatened To Fire FBI Staff Over 'Made-Up' Epstein Files Deadline, Whistleblower Says | IBTimes UK ● Nov 01 [12:09] TR News North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-defence-research-institutes-tested-major-weapon-system [12:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea says defence research institutes tested major weapon system | The Straits Times [12:13] TR News China says stealth attack drone makes first take-off, landing on amphibious ship https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-stealth-attack-drone-makes-first-takeoff-landing-on-amphibious-ship [12:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China stealth drone makes first ship takeoff and landing | The Straits Times [12:14] TR News China's coast guard conducts patrols east of Taiwan, CCTV reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-coast-guard-conducts-patrols-east-of-taiwan-cctv-reports [12:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China's coast guard conducts patrols east of Taiwan, CCTV reports | The Straits Times [12:15] TR News China is helping modernise Timor-Leste with investment, trade and jobs. But is trouble brewing? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coffee-beans-mandarin-and-patrol-boats-chinas-evolving-role-in-timor-leste [12:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas evolving role in Timor-Leste | The Straits Times [12:15] TR News Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-china-harassing-shipping-with-east-coast-patrol [12:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says China harassing shipping off east coast | The Straits Times [12:23] TR News Brazils President Faces Down the Online Right https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/brazils-president-faces-down-the-online-right [12:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | Brazils President Faces Down the Online Right | The New Yorker [12:26] TR News India tightens security as opposition holds mega rally demanding election chiefs resignation https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261101-india-tightens-security-as-opposition-holds-mega-rally-demanding-election-chief-s-resignation [12:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261101-india-tightens-security-as-opposition-holds-mega-rally-demanding-election-chief-s-resignation ) [12:26] TR News Indian authorities tighten security ahead of big opposition march in Delhi https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indian-authorities-tighten-security-ahead-of-big-opposition-march-in-delhi [12:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Indian authorities tighten security ahead of big opposition march in Delhi | The Straits Times [12:27] TR News French Interior Minister fears disorder after dark on Halloween https://www.france24.com/en/french-interior-minister-fears-disorder-after-dark-on-halloween [12:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/french-interior-minister-fears-disorder-after-dark-on-halloween ) [12:27] TR News Protesters gather at Poland's Top court https://www.france24.com/en/protesters-gather-at-poland-s-top-court [12:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/protesters-gather-at-poland-s-top-court ) [12:28] TR News Third weekend of protests in France https://www.france24.com/en/third-weekend-of-protests-in-france [12:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/third-weekend-of-protests-in-france ) [12:28] TR News France's Nunez warns of high risk during protests https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-nunez-warns-of-high-risk-during-protests [12:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-nunez-warns-of-high-risk-during-protests ) [12:28] TR News Turkey nominates former foreign minister Sinirlioglu as UN chief https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261031-turkey-nominates-former-foreign-minister-sinirlioglu-as-un-chief [12:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261031-turkey-nominates-former-foreign-minister-sinirlioglu-as-un-chief ) [12:51] *archer (~archer@r4ijfu3x7xpfe.irc) has left #techpol (bye) ● Nov 01 [19:15] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:17] *nobody (~nobody@9sagx7dr9qnqy.irc) has joined #techpol