●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 02, 2026 ●● ● Jan 02 [00:57] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:59] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 02 [01:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 02 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-010126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-010126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-010126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-010126.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 01, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-010126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-010126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-010126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-010126.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 01, 2026 [02:51] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-01.txt ● Jan 02 [03:03] TR News Damon Dashs Film Company Sells for a Paltry $100 in Bankruptcy Auction https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/damon-dash-film-company-auction-price/ "owes nearly $1 million from defamation lawsuits." [03:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/31/damon-dash-film-company-auction-price/ ) [03:04] TR News Jazz Musician Who Canceled Dihydroxyacetone Man Kennedy Center Performance Faces $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/28/kennedy-center-sues-jazz-musicians/ [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/28/kennedy-center-sues-jazz-musicians/ ) [03:04] TR News He Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. He Could be Deported First. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/americas/human-rights-lawsuit-quero-silva.html [03:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/americas/human-rights-lawsuit-quero-silva.html ) [03:06] TR News China Planning Crackdown on Hey Hi (AI) That Harms Mental Health of Users https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-regulation-ai-chatbots [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | China Planning Crackdown on AI That Harms Mental Health of Users [03:06] TR News (NEW): Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Systemd_Free_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_1_Released_with_Unofficial_Rasp.gmi [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images [03:10] TR News Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Led to $8.5 Million Trust Wallet Heist https://www.securityweek.com/shai-hulud-supply-chain-attack-led-to-8-5-million-trust-wallet-heist/ [03:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/shai-hulud-supply-chain-attack-led-to-8-5-million-trust-wallet-heist/ ) [03:11] TR News Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/iran-shutdown-protests.html [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/iran-shutdown-protests.html ) [03:12] TR News Year 2025 in Review, CNX Software stats, and looking ahead to 2026 https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/31/year-2025-in-review-cnx-software-stats-and-looking-ahead-to-2026/ [03:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Year 2025 in Review, CNX Software stats, and looking ahead to 2026 - CNX Software [03:14] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 01, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_01_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_01_2026.gmi [03:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 01, 2026 [03:15] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:15] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:26] TR News "you are wrong and obviously not there then. My estimated pension was cut from $57,000 a year when I was recruited (I should have gone to DEC for 30 years to approx $2,000 a month." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 ) [03:26] TR News "What King Louie should have done (and what we at IBM should have done is go on strike for a month) was grandfather people in and reduce or eliminate the pension for new hires. King Louie raided IBM for well over $200,000,000." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdkpvc96 [03:30] TR News "While dicking around with a RISC32 board that I got for free from AliExpress (a story for another time), I stopped myself from downloading yet another questionable chinese toolchain. I realized that it's irresponsible to do so on the same computer I use for banking." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0252.gmi [03:31] TR News "2025 was NOT a good year for me. Or anyone, really. Yet I managed to persevere. I don't want to dwell too much on the bad, so let's see what exactly I've been able to accomplish for my personal good." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2761 [03:32] TR News Handheld Lagrange and gamepad support gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2026-01_anticipating.gmi [03:33] TR News "Sometimes I imagine that there are two kinds of people writing Python (or people in general): people who want to write all of their own code without importing any packages, and people who would rather import whatever random package claims to do what they want." gemini://envs.net/~kyeh/computers/software/sparse_list_lite.gmi [03:34] TR News "I didn't know. There are some software ways for doing so but there is a button on the keyboard which switches the input from hardware keyboard to the most practical mode: one writes in Latin (Romanji) and software replace it instantly with Hiragana characters." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_01_01.txt [03:35] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-02.gmi [03:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1523.jpg [03:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1873.jpg [03:36] TR News "Stopping watching the tv created a desire to unplug further. I though at first it would be more of a digital cleanse, but something else happened." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/mindShow [03:37] TR News "I create noise ... Every time I write more noise is created" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/onNoise [03:38] TR News Making Sense gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/poetry/makingSense [03:42] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/01/2026: ThinkPad, SHARP Zaurus, Lagrange Handheld Support https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Gemini_Links_02_01_2026_ThinkPad_SHARP_Zaurus_Lagrange_Handheld.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Gemini_Links_02_01_2026_ThinkPad_SHARP_Zaurus_Lagrange_Handheld.gmi [03:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 02/01/2026: ThinkPad, SHARP Zaurus, Lagrange Handheld Support [03:44] TR News Merz Says Relationship Between U.S. and Germany Is Changing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/merz-germany-new-years-speech.html [03:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/merz-germany-new-years-speech.html ) [03:44] TR News Rising racism in football stadiums threatens the peace process https://bianet.org/yazi/rising-racism-in-football-stadiums-threatens-the-peace-process-315108 [03:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Rising racism in football stadiums threatens the peace process [03:44] TR News "Moscows evidence Russias military has offered what it claims is proof that Ukraine attacked Putins Valdai residence." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/31/moscow-s-evidence | Source: Meduza [03:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Moscows evidence Russias military has offered what it claims is proof that Ukraine attacked Putins Valdai residence. It aint much. Meduza [03:45] TR News "Do you think Putin is doing a good job?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/do-you-think-putin-is-doing-a-good-job | Source: Meduza [03:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Do you think Putin is doing a good job? A state-linked pollster is asking Russian university students to share their views on the war, politics, and sex Meduza [03:45] TR News How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010578145/tracking-abuses-in-the-russian-army.html [03:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army - The New York Times [03:45] TR News In New Years Speech to Russia, Putin Says Little About Ukraine War or Peace Talks With US https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-putin-new-years-address.html [03:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-putin-new-years-address.html ) [03:45] TR News Alchemist extensible simulator for pervasive computing https://www.linuxlinks.com/alchemist-extensible-simulator-pervasive-computing/ [03:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Alchemist - extensible simulator for pervasive computing - LinuxLinks [03:46] TR News The Gerrit code review iceberg, episode 4 https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/pulkomandy/2025-12-31-the_gerrit_pending_review_iceberg_4/ [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.haiku-os.org | The Gerrit code review iceberg, episode 4 | Haiku Project [03:46] TR News Suicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Years Eve Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-suicide-bomber-new-years-eve.html [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-suicide-bomber-new-years-eve.html ) [03:58] TR News Crans-Montana: Le Constellation ownership, Jacques Moretti and Jessica Maric, Lens (CH) https://danielpocock.com/en/le-constellation-ownership-jacques-moretti-lens/ Source: Daniel Pocock | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//danielpocock.com/en/le-constellation-ownership-jacques-moretti-lens/ [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Crans-Montana: Le Constellation ownership, Jacques Moretti and Jessica Maric, Lens (CH) [03:58] TR News "Humans have lots of basic requirements that need to be met in order to stay alive. Food is a necessary one, though its possible to go without for great stretches of time." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/rectal-oxygenation-could-save-your-life-one-day/ | Source: Hackaday [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rectal Oxygenation Could Save Your Life One Day | Hackaday [03:58] TR News "LoRa is a great, low-power radio communications standards, but sometimes the antennas you get with the modules can leave you wanting more" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/bringing-a-yagi-antenna-to-915mhz-lora/ | Source: Hackaday [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bringing A Yagi Antenna To 915MHz LoRa | Hackaday [03:59] TR News "Weve seen a few H-bridge circuits around these parts before, and heres another application. This time we have an Old Train Station Clock which has been refurbished after being picked up for cheap at the flea market." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/tick-tock-train-station-clock/ | Source: Hackaday [03:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tick, Tock, Train Station Clock | Hackaday [03:59] TR News "Although rare-earth elements (REEs) are not very rare, their recovery and purification is very cumbersome, with no significant concentrations that would help with mining." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/virus-based-thermoresponsive-separation-of-rare-earth-elements/ | Source: Hackaday [03:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Virus-Based Thermoresponsive Separation Of Rare-Earth Elements | Hackaday ● Jan 02 [04:03] TR News (NEW): Photoshop on Linux and Fortnite "on Linux" Satire https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Photoshop_on_Linux_and_Fortnite_on_Linux_Satire.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Photoshop_on_Linux_and_Fortnite_on_Linux_Satire.gmi [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Photoshop on Linux and Fortnite "on Linux" Satire [04:05] TR News iophk: she even mentions CALEA https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/3-privacy-fixes:4 http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/17/CALEA_CALEA2_is_the_Real_Problem_Not_Chinese_Operatives_Exploit.shtml [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | 3 Privacy Fixes Most People Never Make [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights CALEA / CALEA2 is the Real Problem, Not Chinese Operatives Exploiting CALEA / CALEA2 (as Any Other Nation Can) [04:05] TR News "Study Reveals Just How Much AI Slop is on YouTube" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/31/022234 [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Study Reveals Just How Much AI Slop is on YouTube - SoylentNews [04:05] TR News "United States exports "you'll own nothing and be happy" to Chile - don't let this law pass" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/united-states-exports-you'll-own-nothing:d [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | United States exports "you'll own nothing and be happy" to Chile - don't let this law pass [04:06] TR News "Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy With SFC vs Vizio Lawsuit" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/linus-torvalds-is-not-happy-with-sfc-vs:6 https://social.kernel.org/notice/B1aR6QFuzksLVSyBZQ linus comments 3x in thread https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy With SFC vs Vizio Lawsuit [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-social.kernel.org [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux [04:06] TR News Resistance is a duty https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/neutralitaet-und-grundgesetz-widerstand-ist-pflicht/ [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Neutralitt und Grundgesetz: Widerstand ist Pflicht [04:06] TR News "The Show Wont Go On at the Kennedy Center" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/the-show-wont-go-on-at-the-kennedy-center/685468/ [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Show Wont Go On at the Kennedy Center - The Atlantic [04:06] TR News iophk: little to no coverage except this one article and even it neglects to mention sw patents https://www.telesurenglish.net/usmca-review-unlikely-to-result-in-new-trade-agreement/ [04:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | USMCA Review Unlikely to Result in New Trade Agreement - teleSUR English [04:07] TR News "Estonia's spy chief: Russia not planning to attack a Baltic country at this time" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2792042/estonia-s-spy-chief-russia-not-planning-to-attack-a-baltic-country-at-this-time [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Estonia's spy chief: Russia not planning to attack a Baltic country at this time - LRT [04:07] TR News The year that passed and with it the spirit chiefs https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2026/01/01/aret-som-gjekk-og-med-det-andshovdingane/ [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://bibliotekettarsaka-com.translate.goog/2026/01/01/aret-som-gjekk-og-med-det-andshovdingane/?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB ) [04:07] TR News Wake up brother, a new year is coming! https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/vaagn-op-brormand-et-nyt-aar-truer [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Vgn op brormand, et nyt r truer! | Version2 [04:08] TR News "Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025? Wins, fails, and WTF moments" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996554/did-microsoft-do-anything-right-in-2025-wins-fails-and-more.html [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996554/did-microsoft-do-anything-right-in-2025-wins-fails-and-more.html ) [04:08] TR News "New year special - David Revoy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1110/new-year-special [04:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | New year special - David Revoy [04:17] TR News (NEW): Red Hat is Vanishing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Red_Hat_is_Vanishing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Red_Hat_is_Vanishing.gmi [04:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat is Vanishing [04:31] TR News Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.gmi [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") [04:37] TR News Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.gmi [04:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" [04:39] TR News Windows fell hard https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india//#monthly-200902-202512 [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats [04:45] TR News (NEW): In 2025 Windows "Market Share" in India Fell Below 10%, Says statCounter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_Windows_Market_Share_in_India_Fell_Below_10_Says_statCo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_Windows_Market_Share_in_India_Fell_Below_10_Says_statCo.gmi [04:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines In 2025 Windows "Market Share" in India Fell Below 10%, Says statCounter ● Jan 02 [05:14] TR News From The Chief Editor's Desk... https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/editorial.html [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Welcome From The Chief Editor [05:14] TR News PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page13.html [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 13 [05:17] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:17] TR News Tip Top Tips: Autofs For NFS Shares https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page09.html [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 9 [05:19] TR News I Asked An AI Bot https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page06.html [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 6 [05:21] *techrights-sec2 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:21] TR News GIMP Tutorial: Make An Image Seem To Fly Apart https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page07.html [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 7 [05:21] TR News ICYMI: Just Over 50 Percent Of The Internet Is Now AI Slop https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page04.html [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 4 [05:23] TR News (NEW): Why I Fell In Love With Linux, And Why PCLinuxOS Magazine Feels Like Home https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_I_Fell_In_Love_With_Linux_And_Why_PCLinuxOS_Magazine_Feels_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_I_Fell_In_Love_With_Linux_And_Why_PCLinuxOS_Magazine_Feels_.gmi [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why I Fell In Love With Linux, And Why PCLinuxOS Magazine Feels Like Home [05:25] TR News "Use "su -" for administrative tasks. PCLinuxOS DOES NOT use sudo by default. (It is installable from the package manager, if you feel like you do need it, though)." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page02.html [05:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 2 [05:26] TR News Getting To Know You: Hunter0one https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202601/page01.html [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pclosmag.com | PCLinuxOS Magazine - Page 1 [05:28] TR News (NEW): PCLinuxOS on Personal, Screenshot, "10 Commandments For Linux Users" and User "Hunter0one" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/PCLinuxOS_on_Personal_Screenshot_10_Commandments_For_Linux_User.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/PCLinuxOS_on_Personal_Screenshot_10_Commandments_For_Linux_User.gmi [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PCLinuxOS on Personal, Screenshot, "10 Commandments For Linux Users" and User "Hunter0one" [05:32] *techrights-sec2 is now known as schestowitz-pi [05:36] TR News "The coming decade will bring a true bounty of Hollywood Golden Age films into the public domain." https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-31/betty-boop-and-blondie-enter-the-public-domain-in-2026-accompanied-by-a-trio-of-detectives | Source: US News And World Report [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-31/betty-boop-and-blondie-enter-the-public-domain-in-2026-accompanied-by-a-trio-of-detectives ) [05:36] TR News "Only the version of Betty Boop introduced in 1930 is entering the public domain this year." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/ ) [05:36] TR News "As you hopefully know by now, we are once again hosting our annual game jam celebrating the works that enter the public domain in 2026, a.k.a. today!" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/01/lets-go-the-public-domain-game-jam-starts-today/ | Source: Techdirt [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lets Go! The Public Domain Game Jam Starts Today | Techdirt [05:37] TR News "The center celebrates this every year by listing off many of the works heading into the public domain. These are 26 of the more notable works that are joining the long list in 2026." https://www.ksl.com/article/51424641/nancy-drew-betty-boop-and-more-26-notable-works-entering-the-public-domain-in-2026 | Source: Deseret Media [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and more: 26 notable works entering the public domain in 2026 | KSL.com [05:37] TR News "Project Gutenberg is a fantastic treasure trove filled to the brim with over 75,000 books" https://box.matto.nl/best-of-the-gutenberg-books-i-read-in-2025.html | Source: MJ Fransen [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Best of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 - box.matto.nl [05:38] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 02 [06:01] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXII - Contact Officials and Inform Your National Representatives (Delegates) of the EPO's Cocainegate https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXII_Contact_Officials_and_Inform_Your_Na.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXII_Contact_Officials_and_Inform_Your_Na.gmi [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XXII - Contact Officials and Inform Your National Representatives (Delegates) of the EPO's Cocainegate [06:03] TR News Software Patents https://www.telesurenglish.net/usmca-review-unlikely-to-result-in-new-trade-agreement/ | Source: teleSUR [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | USMCA Review Unlikely to Result in New Trade Agreement - teleSUR English [06:04] TR News "MTVs specialist music channels in the UK will no longer operate as linear channels. The flagship MTV UK channel will continue to broadcast Paramount is reviewing and adjusting its international Pay TV portfolio, given shifts in audience behavior towards streaming and digital platforms." https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mtv-did-not-shut-down-despite-social-media-posts-1236621840/ | Source: Variety [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | MTV Did Not Shut Down Despite Social Media Posts [06:05] TR News "On December 28th, I delivered a speech entitled "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet" for 39C3, the 39th Chaos Communications Congress in Hamburg, Germany." https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition | Source: CoryDoctorow [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:05] TR News "But thats not what we use the Internet for anymore." https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/ | Source: Henry Desroches [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-henry.codes | A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online [06:06] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:06] TR News "Several people have died during a fifth day of protests across Iran, state-affiliated media and rights groups said" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-deaths-economy/33637925.html | Source: RFERL [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Several Protesters Reported Dead In Iran As Anger Builds Over Dismal Economy [06:14] TR News (NEW): Firefox Virtually Dead in India https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Firefox_Virtually_Dead_in_India.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Firefox_Virtually_Dead_in_India.gmi [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox Virtually Dead in India [06:26] TR News Techrights Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Decline_in_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_is_a_Good_Start_for_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Decline_in_LLM_Slop_About_Linux_is_a_Good_Start_for_2026.gmi [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Decline in LLM Slop About "Linux" is a Good Start for 2026 [06:26] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:27] TR News Now 14k USD away from goal https://my.fsf.org/donate [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-my.fsf.org | Support the Free Software Foundation | Free Software Foundation [06:28] TR News "Iranians Have Nothing Left To Lose" https://www.rferl.org/a/nobel-shirin-ebadi-iran-protests-interview/33637862.html | Source: RFERL [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Iranians Have Nothing Left To Lose [06:28] TR News "Death Toll, Arrests Rise" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economic-protest-death-arrest-tehran/33637972.html | Source: RFERL [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Iran Braces For More Protests As Death Toll, Arrests Rise [06:28] TR News "Is porn for women different from conventional porn?" https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-01-01/is-porn-for-women-different-from-conventional-porn-we-spoke-to-those-who-make-it.html | Source: El Pas [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Is porn for women different from conventional porn? We spoke to those who make it | Society | EL PAS English [06:39] TR News A "SJW" flair is often used by some of the worst antisocial people. Beware. [06:44] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:47] TR News (NEW): Microsoft LLMs Are Speaking, Spreading Misinformation by Slop About Ken Thompson and Unix https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.gmi [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft LLMs Are Speaking, Spreading Misinformation by Slop About Ken Thompson and Unix [06:49] TR News "The Linux desktop just has to generate tons and tons of money for all parties to be happy, business as usual." https://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36953/ [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LXer: Nothing technical is needed for this challenge: What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows [06:50] TR News "With Iran mired in economic crisis, the country has been gripped by protests that began with a merchants' strike in Tehran and have since spread to other cities." https://www.dw.com/en/at-least-5-civilians-1-security-official-killed-as-protests-spread-across-iran/a-75361629 | Source: Deutsche Welle [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Several people killed as protests spread across Iran DW 01/01/2026 [06:50] TR News "Death to the dictator" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-protests/685472/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Iranians Have Had Enough - The Atlantic [06:51] TR News "What Travelers Need to Know" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html | Source: New York Times [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html ) [06:51] TR News "At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in 2024" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5m49j14pyo | Source: BBC [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Saudi Arabia: Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in 2025 [06:51] TR News "The Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year." https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-sets-executions-record-in-2025-putting-356-people-to-death | Source: The Straits Times [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Saudi Arabia sets executions record in 2025, putting 356 people to death | The Straits Times [06:52] TR News "The most immediate one is that if you want to understand how and where technological progress happen" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/01/technology-is-culture/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/01/technology-is-culture/ ) [06:55] TR News (NEW): KDE: 39C3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/KDE_39C3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/KDE_39C3.gmi [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE: 39C3 [06:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:56] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@89kp6hcktzh7n.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 02 [07:03] TR News "Bulgaria became the 21st member of the currency union, bringing the number of people using the single European currency to more than 350 million." https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-joins-eurozone-despite-opposition/a-75359463 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bulgaria joins eurozone despite opposition DW 01/01/2026 [07:03] TR News "As of midnight the euro became the country's currency and the lev was banished into history." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-01/bulgaria-celebrates-entry-into-euro-zone-lev-currency-banished-into-history | Source: US News And World Report [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-01/bulgaria-celebrates-entry-into-euro-zone-lev-currency-banished-into-history ) [07:04] TR News "Chips are only our #2 bottleneck. Its well known that the hyperscalars are competing hard to get access to chips." https://herbsutter.com/2025/12/30/software-taketh-away-faster-than-hardware-giveth-why-c-programmers-keep-growing-fast-despite-competition-safety-and-ai/ | Source: Herb Sutter [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-herbsutter.com | Software taketh away faster than hardware giveth: Why C++ programmers keep growing fast despite competition, safety, and AI Sutters Mill [07:04] TR News "The notion has gained traction as the AI race hits a fever pitch, fueling fears of a potential bubble." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/as-google-musk-bezos-altman-back-space-data-centres-can-sky-really-be-the-next-frontier-for-ai/articleshow/126287786.cms | Source: India Times [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | As Google, Musk, Bezos, Altman back space data centres, can sky really be the next frontier for AI - The Economic Times [07:04] TR News "At the end of June I sold my car. With my new job in the centre of Amsterdam, I was using it less and less, and since Im politically against cars, it made sense to let go. (Also, owning a car is expensive.)" https://seblog.nl/2025/12/31/1/2025 | Source: Sebastiaan Andeweg [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seblog.nl | 2025 | Seblog [07:05] TR News "So yup, I somehow built a solar farm, and it was tricky, but now is the relatively easy bit, where I just have this huge capital asset sat on a hillside somewhere, and hopefully it makes some money?" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/01/01/a-calendar-year-of-solar-farm-ownership/ | Source: Positech Games [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | A calendar year of solar farm ownership Cliffski's Blog [07:07] TR News "The photobombing of ground- and space-based telescopes by proliferating satellites in Low Earth Orbit has long vexed astronomers." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/01/mitgating_pollution_from_satellite_rf/ | Source: The Register UK [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Mitigating pollution from satellite RF transmissions The Register [07:07] TR News "A team of researchers at Epoch AI, a non-profit research institute, are using open-source intelligence to map the growth of Americas datacenters." https://www.404media.co/researchers-are-hunting-america-for-hidden-datacenters/ | Source: 404 Media [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters [07:07] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:08] TR News "According to MarineTraffic data site, the ship had left the Russian city of St. Petersburg and was traveling to the port of Haifa in Israel" https://www.rferl.org/a/baltic-sabotage-finland-russia-nato-telecom-cable/33637374.html | Source: RFERL [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage [07:08] TR News "Finland is prepared for security challenges of various kinds, and we respond to them as necessary" https://www.dw.com/en/finland-seizes-vessel-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cable/a-75349419 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Finland seizes vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable DW 12/31/2025 [07:09] TR News "President Alexander Stubb wrote on X" = MElon is shadow president of Finland. He controls what the acting president says. [07:10] TR News But not to worry, it's not like MElon ever meddled in politics before or gave nazi salutes in public while also defending Putin [07:11] TR News "France will attempt for a second time to ban children under 15 from using social media in 2026, local media and news agencies reported on Wednesday." https://www.dw.com/en/france-plans-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15-reports/a-75352145 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-France plans social media ban for children under 15: reports DW 12/31/2025 [07:11] TR News "France proposes social media ban" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s | Source: France24 [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s ) [07:15] TR News "That delight was short-lived. Within hours, Abd el-Fattahs tweets from the time of the Arab Spring, when he was around 30, resurfaced on X." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/starmer-abd-el-fattah/685469/ | Source: The Atlantic [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Britain Should Have Read the Tweets First - The Atlantic [07:16] TR News "On enlistment, everyone in the military takes an oath of loyalty not to a person, a party, or any form of politics, but to the Constitution." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/military-resistance-donald-trump/ | Source: The Nation [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Whos Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? | The Nation [07:17] TR News "The evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy." https://text.npr.org/g-s1-104190 | Source: NPR [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress [07:17] TR News "A total of 41,472 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3k9z75leo | Source: BBC [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Channel migrant crossings for 2025 highest in three years [07:17] TR News "the provision by an online platform of an online social media service to a minor under 15." https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/12/31/france-seeks-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-15_6748972_7.html | Source: Le Monde [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lemonde.fr | France seeks to ban social media for children under 15 [07:18] TR News "Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026" https://www.reuters.com/world/france-aims-ban-under-15s-social-media-september-2026-le-monde-reports-2025-12-31/ | Source: Reuters [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/france-aims-ban-under-15s-social-media-september-2026-le-monde-reports-2025-12-31/ ) [07:18] TR News "The plan, which has already been proposed by other French politicians and is expected to be debated in Parliament in January, envisions implementing the ban by next September" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/macron-social-media-children-ban-france.html | Source: New York Times [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/macron-social-media-children-ban-france.html ) [07:19] TR News "We know that social media is doing social harm to young people in particular" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-01/macron-proposes-under-15-socials-ban-local-media-reports/106191774 | Source: ABC [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.abc.net.au | France reportedly planning social media ban for under-15s - ABC News [07:19] TR News "In September, they filed a complaint against TikTok, Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and other platforms, alleging offences including incitement to suicide" https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251212-macron-mulls-social-media-ban-as-mother-challenges-platforms-over-son-s-suicide | Source: RFI [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20251212-macron-mulls-social-media-ban-as-mother-challenges-platforms-over-son-s-suicide ) [07:20] TR News "This isnt just about AI and advisers preferring to be associated with real content: were starting to see age verification laws take hold in various jurisdictions" https://werd.io/what-is-instagrams-adam-mosseri-really-saying-in-his-year-end-memo/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | What isInstagramsAdam Mosseri really saying inhis year-end memo? [07:21] TR News "A British artist has been collecting some of the last missives sent through the 400-year-old Danish postal system, which delivered its final letters on 30 December." https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/01/last-letters-from-denmark-danes-write-to-devonian-artist-as-postal-service-ends | Source: The Guardian UK [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Last letters from Denmark: Danes write to Devon artist as postal service ends | Art | The Guardian [07:21] TR News "NASA has verified that the station will be deorbited and steered into the Pacific Ocean, concluding a period that started back in 1998." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/international-space-station-retiring-meet-private-space-stations-that-will-replace-it-1767533 | Source: International Business Times [07:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | The International Space Station Is Retiring: Meet the Private Space Stations That Will Replace It | IBTimes UK [07:26] TR News EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/after-years-behind-bars-alaa-free-last https://www.eff.org/offline/alaa-abd-el-fattah BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l93lx1rx3o [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | After Years Behind Bars, Alaa Is Free at Last | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Offline: Alaa Abd El Fattah | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | British-Egyptian dissident apologises for tweets as Tories push for UK deportation - BBC News [07:27] TR News Social Control Media https://blog.zgp.org/but-i-want-to-turn-people-into-dinosaurs/ | Source: Don Marti [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | but I want to turn people into dinosaurs [07:27] TR News Social Control Media: "In my experience on social media, specifically LinkedIn and X/BlueSky, there are two main ways to create and regurgitate content" https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/thoughtleaders/ | Source: Aethrvmn [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aethrvmn.gr | i hate though leadership | aethrvmn [07:37] TR News "A bit later they come back basically saying The Powers That Be are requiring AI to be part of every book." https://austinhenley.com/blog/canceledbookdeal.html | Source: Austin Z Henley [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-austinhenley.com | I canceled my book deal - Austin Z. Henley [07:37] TR News "During the CNN interview, Hinton was asked whether he was more or less worried about AI since making that now infamous declaration" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/godfather-ai-jobs-year | Source: Futurism [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Godfather of AI Warns That It Will Cause Job Market Devastation This Year [07:38] TR News "In other words, its going to be the squishy human stuff that is going to become central to tech." https://werd.io/the-next-big-thing-in-2026-will-be/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | The next big thing in 2026 will be... [07:39] TR News "The tasks that used to be prevalent at the start of a developers journey are now disappearing because human performance is becoming increasingly unnecessary here." https://thenewstack.io/how-to-build-a-developer-career-when-the-first-rung-is-gone/ | Source: The New Stack [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | How To Build a Developer Career When the First Rung Is Gone - The New Stack [07:39] TR News "self-deprecatingly" https://fzakaria.com/2026/01/01/bespoke-software-is-the-future | Source: Farid Zakaria [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fzakaria.com | Bespoke software is the future | Farid Zakarias Blog [07:42] TR News "That distance is a little farther than the Cold Supermoon of 4 December 2025, but the brightness kick from another timely feature will likely make up for the lack of distance." https://www.sciencealert.com/januarys-wolf-supermoon-is-getting-a-rare-triple-brightness-boost | Source: Science Alert [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost : ScienceAlert [07:43] TR News [Old] "Its that time of the year again and, all over the English-speaking world, Christians are complaining about the growing commercialisation of Christmas." https://hrussman.neocities.org/ramblings/christmas | Source: Hazel Russman [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hrussman.neocities.org | Xmas and Christ-mas [07:43] TR News "And as a result, the backlog of ideas is now massive and therefore overwhelming, which has created a vicious cycle where it just feels like a gargantuan effort to get something done" https://heliomass.com/posts/prep-state-of-the-blog-2025/ | Source: Heliomass [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-State of the Blog 2025 | heliomass.com [07:43] TR News "So screw them, were doing the most pink I could find." https://lostfocus.de/2026/01/01/fuck-it-lets-do-pink/ | Source: Dominik Schwind [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lostfocus.de | Fuck it, lets do pink | LostFocus [07:43] TR News "Having a few directions for last year served as a guide, but left room for all the moments in the middle those times when I think oh!" https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/01/the-new-year | Source: James G [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | The new year | James' Coffee Blog [07:43] TR News "Some in my blogging circle have already published their 2025 year in review, so I want to continue my tradition since 2019 and write a review of my own." https://jlelse.blog/posts/december-25 | Source: Jan Lukas Else [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jlelse.blog | My December 25 and my 2025 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else [07:44] TR News "We are ecstatic to announce that we have released the fifth experimental version of Pidgin 3.0!!! This is a pre-alpha release with an official version number of 2.94.0." https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-3-0-experimental-5-2-94-0-has-been-released/338 | Source: Instant Messaging Freedom [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-discourse.imfreedom.org | Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 5 (2.94.0) has been released! - Pidgin - Instant Messaging Freedom's Discourse [07:45] TR News "Despite using this for tracking certain home projects, I had still convinced myself that important things should be in their own proper task management system." https://rubenerd.com/still-abusing-spreadsheets-as-a-personal-knowledgebase/ | Source: Ruben Schade [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? [07:49] TR News "To that extent I tried to reach out to Darios legal team, to notify them of my license, so that they wouldnt use my data to train their model (license details will be coming up)." https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/anthropic/ | Source: Aethrvmn [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aethrvmn.gr | Amodei's goons are cowards | aethrvmn [07:54] TR News (NEW): Security and johnnycanencrypt 0.18.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Security_and_johnnycanencrypt_0_18_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Security_and_johnnycanencrypt_0_18_0_released.gmi [07:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and johnnycanencrypt 0.18.0 released [07:55] TR News "Whats better for New Years Eve than debugging some USB hardware issues?" https://qsantos.fr/2026/01/01/the-rp2350-usb-a-cannot-see-devices-disconnect/ | Source: Quentin Santos [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-qsantos.fr | The RP2350-USB-A cannot see devices disconnect - Quentin Santos [07:55] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_More.gmi [07:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More [07:57] TR News "These little modules have taken hobby electronics by storm, so of course I grabbed a few of them and have been hacking away quietly on both the ESP8266 and the ESP32." https://taoofmac.com/space/hw/esp8266 | Source: Rui Carmo [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | ESP8266 (and ESP32) - Tao of Mac [07:58] TR News "Ive since replaced it with a better, and more advanced device. Lets have a look" https://blog.cavelab.dev/2026/01/rpi-alarm-keypads/ | Source: Thomas Jensen [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.cavelab.dev | New keypad for my RPi DIY security alarm | Cavelab [07:58] TR News "The Senseair S88 is a pretty great CO sensor for its price. I can source it locally for ~22 Euro and it has a stated accuracy of 40 ppm and 3% of reading." https://danieldk.eu/ESPHome-Senseair-S88 | Source: Danil de Kok [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danieldk.eu | ESPHome Senseair S88 [07:58] TR News "The sensing platform used is a Sensirion SEN63C, which uses a STCC4 for CO measurements. Unfortunately, this is not an NDIR sensor." https://danieldk.eu/IKEA-ALPSTUGA | Source: Danil de Kok [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danieldk.eu | IKEA ALPSTUGA [07:59] TR News "2001: A Space Odyssey" https://www.engineersneedart.com/blog/m2f32025/m2f32025.html | Source: John Calhoun [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engineersneedart.com | Balsa M2-F3 Lifting Body ● Jan 02 [08:01] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More [08:02] TR News How To Install Pandas on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-pandas-fedora-43/ [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Pandas on Fedora 43 - idroot [08:02] TR News How To Install Ansible on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-ansible-debian-13/ [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Ansible on Debian 13 - idroot [08:02] TR News How To Install Netdata on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-netdata-debian-13/ [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Netdata on Debian 13 - idroot [08:04] TR News Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/31/Gemini_End_of_Year_Capsules_Tally_Based_on_Lupa_Shows_About_10_.shtml [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini End of Year Capsules Tally (Based on Lupa) Shows About 10% Growth [08:04] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [08:09] TR News "HP-UX hits end-of-life today, and Im sad" https://www.osnews.com/story/144094/hp-ux-hits-end-of-life-today-and-im-sad/ | Source: OS News [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HP-UX hits end-of-life today, and Im sad OSnews [08:12] TR News (NEW): HaikuOS on Gerrit, OSNews on End of HP-UX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/HaikuOS_on_Gerrit_OSNews_on_End_of_HP_UX.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/HaikuOS_on_Gerrit_OSNews_on_End_of_HP_UX.gmi [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines HaikuOS on Gerrit, OSNews on End of HP-UX [08:19] TR News Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Insurrectionist Attacks Musicians Critical of Him With Lawfare, Project Gutenberg Now Has Over 75,000 Books https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Links_02_01_2026_Insurrectionist_Attacks_Musicians_Critical_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Links_02_01_2026_Insurrectionist_Attacks_Musicians_Critical_of_.gmi [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Insurrectionist Attacks Musicians Critical of Him With Lawfare, Project Gutenberg Now Has Over 75,000 Books [08:20] TR News "I don't like to talk in absolutes about security, but... my headphones are 100% immune from the latest exploit, via this One Weird Trick!" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/eargapping/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/eargapping/ ) [08:20] TR News "The calendar we all live by is a shambling mess." https://kmcd.dev/posts/months-considered-harmful/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kmcd.dev | Months Considered Harmful [08:20] TR News "During my holiday break" https://chuck.is/ntp/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chuck.is | How to Build a Time Machine | Chuck Carroll [08:34] TR News (NEW): No Reboots Since 3 Years Ago https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/No_Reboots_Since_3_Years_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/No_Reboots_Since_3_Years_Ago.gmi [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines No Reboots Since 3 Years Ago ● Jan 02 [09:11] TR News Techrights Slopfarm Says Microsoft's "Biggest Business" is the 'Business' Where It Loses Tens of Billions of Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopfarm_Says_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Business_is_the_Business_Wher.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopfarm_Says_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Business_is_the_Business_Wher.gmi [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopfarm Says Microsoft's "Biggest Business" is the 'Business' Where It Loses Tens of Billions of Dollars [09:13] TR News Temperatures in Finnish Lapland plunge to -39.9C https://yle.fi/a/74-20202267 [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Temperatures in Finnish Lapland plunge to -39.9C | Yle News | Yle [09:14] TR News "Software above some complexity level tends to sport an extension language, becoming a kind of software platform itself." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/01/01/ | Source: Chris Wellons [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nullprogram.com | WebAssembly as a Python extension platform [09:14] TR News "Before I start showing you numbers" https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/a-year-in-review-flask-in-2025 | Source: Miguel Grinberg [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.miguelgrinberg.com | A Year In Review: Flask in 2025 - miguelgrinberg.com [09:30] TR News IBM Q1 layoffs "was Feb in 2025. At least in MCC and other areas of the biz too." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [09:30] TR News "In 1997, when I was too young to know or care1, an essay was written, called The Cathedral and the Bazaar2" https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/supermarket/ | Source: Aethrvmn [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aethrvmn.gr | The supermarket | aethrvmn [09:31] TR News [Old] "On Saturday, the ISO C++ committee completed the first of two final fit-and-finish meetings for C++26, in our meeting in Kona, USA." https://herbsutter.com/2025/11/10/trip-report-november-2025-iso-c-standards-meeting-kona-usa/ | Source: Herb Sutter [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-herbsutter.com | Trip report: November 2025 ISO C++ standards meeting (Kona, USA) Sutters Mill [09:31] TR News "This caught me off-guard because I hadnt even conceived of moving on. I dont want to move on, because I love the field of programming languages." https://danilafe.com/blog/i_love_programming_languages/ | Source: Daniel Fedorin [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danilafe.com | Reasons to Love the Field of Programming Languages [09:31] TR News "We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 4.0.0. Ruby 4.0 introduces Ruby Box and ZJIT, and adds many improvements." https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/ | Source: Ruby [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ruby-lang.org | Ruby 4.0.0 Released | Ruby [09:31] TR News "Both ways of specifying arguments made sense, but the memcpy routine won over bcopy in the long run, and was incorporated into the first edition of the C language standard, in 1989." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/ovbcopy.html | Source: Miod Vallat [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-miod.online.fr | Copying memory is an art [09:32] TR News "Linked lists are a data structure basic building block, with especially flexible allocation behavior." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/12/31/ | Source: Chris Wellons [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nullprogram.com | Freestyle linked lists tricks [09:58] TR News Techrights State of Tech Journalism in 2026: Follow the Money https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/State_of_Tech_Journalism_in_2026_Follow_the_Money.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/State_of_Tech_Journalism_in_2026_Follow_the_Money.gmi [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights State of Tech Journalism in 2026: Follow the Money ● Jan 02 [10:08] TR News (NEW): My job as family admin or Linux rules the house https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/My_job_as_family_admin_or_Linux_rules_the_house.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/My_job_as_family_admin_or_Linux_rules_the_house.gmi [10:08] TR News (NEW): Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Our_Top_Five_Most_Underrated_Linux_Distros_for_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Our_Top_Five_Most_Underrated_Linux_Distros_for_2025.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines My job as family admin or Linux rules the house [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 [10:08] TR News (NEW): This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/This_new_Linux_desktop_runs_like_an_app_on_your_existing_deskto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/This_new_Linux_desktop_runs_like_an_app_on_your_existing_deskto.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it [10:08] TR News (NEW): The People Who Say We Need a Friendlier Community and a Code of Conduct Keep Glamourising Violence https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/The_People_Who_Say_We_Need_a_Friendlier_Community_and_a_Code_of.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/The_People_Who_Say_We_Need_a_Friendlier_Community_and_a_Code_of.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The People Who Say We Need a Friendlier Community and a Code of Conduct Keep Glamourising Violence [10:16] TR News (NEW): Sweden's Move to GNU/Linux: Windows Down to 60%, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Near 20% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Sweden_s_Move_to_GNU_Linux_Windows_Down_to_60_GNU_Linux_and_Chr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Sweden_s_Move_to_GNU_Linux_Windows_Down_to_60_GNU_Linux_and_Chr.gmi [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Sweden's Move to GNU/Linux: Windows Down to 60%, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Near 20% [10:26] TR News Techrights Europe in 2026: Over 5% GNU/Linux, Not Counting Chromebooks https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Europe_in_2026_Over_5_GNU_Linux_Not_Counting_Chromebooks.gmi [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Europe in 2026: Over 5% GNU/Linux, Not Counting Chromebooks [10:34] TR News (NEW): Canada Pivots to GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Canada_Pivots_to_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Canada_Pivots_to_GNU_Linux.gmi [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canada Pivots to GNU/Linux [10:36] TR News Up by a lot in Poland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/poland//#monthly-200902-202601 [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Poland | Statcounter Global Stats [10:37] TR News "With eSIM, the swap becomes a workflowand if it fails at the wrong time you can end up locked out of your own number (and everything that still treats SMS as a magic identity token)" https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/01/01/2119 | Source: Rui Carmo [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taoofmac.com | eSIM is still only convenient for carriers - Tao of Mac [10:46] TR News Anon: "Who owns thelayoff.com? That is to ask, what data are they collecting on the posters and for what end purpose? And what data on whom are they collecting along the way. Do you recall 'staropenoffice.org' years back?" [10:46] TR News "staropenoffice.org pretended to be on the side of FOSS for a long while and used that appearance to collect info about individuals and projects then when activity levelled off, they went on the attack with / for Microsoft" [10:48] TR News Do not trust sites that can be sold, as you might be dealing with the wrong question, not whether you can trust them now but whether future owners can be trusted; think github, where the question to always ask was, who will it be SOLD to? ● Jan 02 [11:34] TR News Norway: GNU/Linux up https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway//#monthly-200902-202601 [11:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global Stats [11:35] TR News Microsoft correction downwards? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/denmark//#monthly-200902-202601 [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Denmark | Statcounter Global Stats [11:43] TR News (NEW): New Lows for Windows in Japan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/New_Lows_for_Windows_in_Japan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/New_Lows_for_Windows_in_Japan.gmi [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Lows for Windows in Japan [11:53] TR News (NEW): Happy New Year, statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 6% in the UK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Happy_New_Year_statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6_in_the_UK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Happy_New_Year_statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6_in_the_UK.gmi [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Happy New Year, statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 6% in the UK ● Jan 02 [12:02] TR News "There are many reasons to choose a programming language and environment for your projects and products." https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2026/01/lcds-c-linux-beginner-friendly.html | Source: Larry Bank [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com | LCDs & C++ & Linux = Beginner-Friendly? [12:03] TR News "Under local-first ideals, owning your data is essential. If someone else can rug-pull your data out from under you, that software is objectively not local-first." https://www.deobald.ca/essays/2026-01-01-localfirst-you-keep-using-that-word/ | Source: Steven Deobald [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deobald.ca | LocalFirst: You Keep Using That Word Steven Deobald [12:04] TR News USPTO defends abuse and blackmail by patents https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/uspto-proposes-dramatic-restrictions-on-patent-challenges-through-inter-partes-review/ [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | USPTO proposes dramatic restrictions on patent challenges through inter partes review [12:07] TR News "When people like Mr Pocock try to offer professional advice, for example, after the Debian suicide cluster, they are subject to public humiliation and threats of violence (recorded)." https://juristgate.com/en/stardust-crans-montana-le-constellation-cover-up-already-under-way/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Swiss JuristGate / JuristeGate Suisse -- Stardust to Crans-Montana, Le Constellation: cover-up already under way [12:07] TR News "The lawyers, politicians and small business owners are a group of kissing-cousins. Protecting the reputations and business interests of their families and friends is inextricably intertwined with covering up all the people who failed to prevent this disaster." [12:09] TR News Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:10] TR News Daniel Baumann: Pr ch storage (in Western Europe) https://blog.daniel-baumann.ch/posts/20260101-1.html [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.daniel-baumann.ch | Daniel Baumann [12:10] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 632 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/12/31/this-week-in-rust-632/ [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 632 This Week in Rust [12:12] TR News Our Top Five Most Underrated GNU/Linux Distros for 2025 https://fossforce.com/2026/01/our-top-five-most-underrated-linux-distros-for-2025/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 - FOSS Force [12:12] TR News The Best of 2025: The 25 Articles You Dug Most https://fossforce.com/2026/01/the-best-of-2025-the-25-articles-you-dug-most/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | The Best of 2025: The 25 Articles You Dug Most - FOSS Force [12:13] TR News BSD Now 644: Holidays 2025 - What you been do'in? https://www.bsdnow.tv/644 [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 644: Holidays 2025 - What you been do'in? [12:16] TR News This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/science/this-diminutive-reptile-plays-rock-paper-scissors.html [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/science/this-diminutive-reptile-plays-rock-paper-scissors.html ) [12:16] TR News Best of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 https://box.matto.nl/best-of-the-gutenberg-books-i-read-in-2025.html [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Best of the Gutenberg books I read in 2025 - box.matto.nl [12:17] TR News France proposes social control media ban, following the Australian model for under-15s https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-france-proposes-social-media-ban-following-the-australian-model-for-under-15s ) [12:18] TR News US health insurance costs to rise by 114% for millions as subsidies expire https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260101-health-insurance-costs-rise-114-percent-millions-americans-obamacare-subsidies-expire [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260101-health-insurance-costs-rise-114-percent-millions-americans-obamacare-subsidies-expire ) [12:18] TR News Delaying dementia diagnosis wastes precious time, Michigan experts warn https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/dreading-a-dementia-diagnosis-wastes-precious-time-michigan-experts-warn/ [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Delaying dementia diagnosis wastes precious time, Michigan experts warn - Bridge Michigan [12:18] TR News Michigan studios see rising demand for laser tattoo removal https://bridgemi.com/quality-life/michigan-studios-see-rising-demand-for-laser-tattoo-removal/ [12:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan studios see rising demand for laser tattoo removal - Bridge Michigan [12:19] TR News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-attends-new-year-celebrations-with-daughter [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter | The Straits Times [12:19] TR News North Korea leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-jong-uns-daughter-makes-public-visit-to-state-mausoleum [12:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum | The Straits Times [12:26] TR News Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees as part of new community service punishment: Minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/litterbugs-in-malaysia-including-foreigners-may-trim-trees-as-part-of-new-community-service [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees in new community service punishment | The Straits Times [12:26] TR News China military drills near Taiwan unnecessarily raise tensions, US says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/china-military-drills-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us-says/ [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China military drills near Taiwan 'unnecessarily' raise tensions: US [12:26] TR News How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/business/japan-china-scallops.html [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/business/japan-china-scallops.html ) [12:27] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin to host South Koreas Lee in New Year amid Japan tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-to-host-south-koreas-lee-in-new-year-amid-japan-tensions [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi to host South Koreas Lee in New Year amid Japan tensions | The Straits Times [12:27] TR News China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-taxes-condoms-contraceptive-drugs-in-bid-to-spur-birth-rate [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate | The Straits Times [12:28] TR News U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-allows-tsmc-to-import-chipmaking-equipment-to-its-china-fabs-samsung-sk-hynix-likewise-receive-go-signal-from-commerce-department [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department | Tom's Hardware [12:29] TR News China's president Pooh-tin Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-president-xi-jinping-calls-taiwan-reunification-unstoppable-military-drills-around-the-island-escalate-in-area-and-deployments [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China's president Xi Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments | Tom's Hardware [12:29] TR News EU's new carbon border tax goes into force https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260101-eu-s-new-carbon-border-tax-goes-into-force [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260101-eu-s-new-carbon-border-tax-goes-into-force ) [12:30] TR News

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[12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexican tariffs of up to 50% hit Chinese, other non-FTA imports [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Home - Mexico News Daily [12:30] TR News Tariffs of up to 50% go into effect, hitting imports from China, other non-FTA countries https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-tariffs-go-into-effect-china/ [12:31] TR News Australia disappointed with Chinas beef tariffs https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-disappointed-with-chinas-beef-tariffs [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia disappointed with Chinas beef tariffs | The Straits Times [12:31] TR News China military drills near Taiwan unnecessarily raise tensions: US https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-military-drills-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China military drills near Taiwan unnecessarily raise tensions: US | The Straits Times [12:45] TR News Techrights More Tools, Factorising Code https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.gmi [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights More Tools, Factorising Code [12:50] TR News Techrights Strong Start for GNU/Linux This Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.1.gmi [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Strong Start for GNU/Linux This Year [12:59] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 02 [13:01] TR News Techrights Free Software is More Naturally Inclusive https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Software_is_More_Naturally_Inclusive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Free_Software_is_More_Naturally_Inclusive.gmi [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software is More Naturally Inclusive [13:09] TR News "The clock struck midnight, the Times Square ball fell, and scams are still a thing in this year of 2026." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/01.1 [13:09] TR News "Microsoft Office 97 introduced a new style where some menu entries would have icons next to them. According to their human-interface guide, this sort of thing was a way to highlight important/common actions that a user could take." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ux/icons-for-menu-items/ [13:10] TR News SpellBinding: BDLMORW Wordo: SHUNS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-02.gmi [13:11] TR News Fascinating world of proton gemini://liladi.site/fascinating-world-of-proton.gmi [13:12] TR News kiwi gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/11-23-25 "In case you are curious about it, kiwi is the hostname of my raspberry pi model 3. This week I have upgraded it to raspbian trixie, well that is not correct." [13:13] TR News The high blood pressure incident gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/11-01-25 [13:14] TR News mkscript gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2025/12-13-25 [13:15] TR News "First, a list of the most enjoyed Gutenberg books and short stories, followed by the non-Gutenberg non-fiction, and ending with non-Gutenberg fiction." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/books-i-enjoyed-reading-in-2025.txt [13:17] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-02.gmi [13:21] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/02/2026: Books, Scams, and mkscript (a Script to Make Scripts) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.2.gmi [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 02/02/2026: Books, Scams, and mkscript (a Script to Make Scripts) [13:24] TR News Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/us/politics/russia-oil-tanker-venezuela-us-pursuit.html [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/us/politics/russia-oil-tanker-venezuela-us-pursuit.html ) [13:25] TR News Estonia's spy chief: Russia not planning to attack a Baltic country at this time https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2792042/estonia-s-spy-chief-russia-not-planning-to-attack-a-baltic-country-at-this-time [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Estonia's spy chief: Russia not planning to attack a Baltic country at this time - LRT [13:25] TR News Finland seizes ship from Russia https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-finland-seizes-ship-from-russia [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-finland-seizes-ship-from-russia ) [13:25] TR News Happy Public Domain Day 2026! https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2026/01/public-domain-day-2026 [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicdomainreview.org | Happy Public Domain Day 2026! The Public Domain Review [13:26] TR News How to Install Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fonts on Linux Mint https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-microsoft-fonts-on-linux-mint/ [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Microsoft Fonts on Linux Mint - LinuxCapable [13:29] TR News "The deepest sort of spiritual disorientation" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/the-deepest-sort-of-spiritual-disorientation | Source: Meduza [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The deepest sort of spiritual disorientation Historian Joseph Kellner on the zeitgeist of the Soviet collapse and its lessons for todays democracies Meduza [13:29] TR News Scientists Link Gut Bacteria to Bipolar Depression in Mouse Study https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-link-gut-bacteria-to-bipolar-depression-in-mouse-study [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Link Gut Bacteria to Bipolar Depression in Mouse Study : ScienceAlert [13:29] TR News Traffic Has a Curious Effect on The Atmosphere's Electric Field, Study Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/traffic-has-a-curious-effect-on-the-atmospheres-electric-field-study-shows [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Traffic Has a Curious Effect on The Atmosphere's Electric Field, Study Shows : ScienceAlert [13:29] TR News Swearing Provides Health Benefits (Especially if It's Not a Habit) https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-provides-health-benefits-especially-if-its-not-a-habit [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Swearing Provides Health Benefits (Especially if It's Not a Habit) : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-discover-the-earliest-confirmed-adult-cremation [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-measure-the-mass-of-a-planet-with-no-star-for-the-first-time [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here's Why That's a Big Deal. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mouse-just-gave-birth-after-going-to-space-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here's Why That's a Big Deal. : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost https://www.sciencealert.com/januarys-wolf-supermoon-is-getting-a-rare-triple-brightness-boost [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now And What You Can Do https://www.sciencealert.com/a-psychologist-explains-why-new-years-feels-harder-now-and-what-you-can-do [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now - And What You Can Do : ScienceAlert [13:32] TR News 39C3 https://jbb.ghsq.de/kde/2026/01/01/39C3.html [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jbb.ghsq.de | 39C3 [13:33] TR News Fixed again screen brightness in EasySetup https://bkhome.org/news/202601/fixed-again-screen-brightness-in-easysetup.html [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Fixed again screen brightness in EasySetup [13:34] TR News SeaMonkey 2.53.23 compiled https://bkhome.org/news/202601/seamonkey-25323-compiled.html [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | SeaMonkey 2.53.23 compiled [13:34] TR News Kernel 6.12.63 compiled without aufs patch https://bkhome.org/news/202601/kernel-61263-compiled-without-aufs-patch.html [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Kernel 6.12.63 compiled without aufs patch [13:36] TR News (NEW): EasyOS: Linux 6.12.63, SeaMonkey 2.53.23, and Fixes EasySetup https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/EasyOS_Linux_6_12_63_SeaMonkey_2_53_23_and_Fixes_EasySetup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/EasyOS_Linux_6_12_63_SeaMonkey_2_53_23_and_Fixes_EasySetup.gmi [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines EasyOS: Linux 6.12.63, SeaMonkey 2.53.23, and Fixes EasySetup [13:38] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:40] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [13:41] TR News Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Science, Patent Maximalism, and Public Domain Day https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.3.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.3.gmi [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/01/2026: Science, Patent Maximalism, and Public Domain Day [13:43] TR News Techrights Russia Cuts Finnish Cables ("Hybrid War"), Finland Cuts Off Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Russia_Cuts_Finnish_Cables_Hybrid_War_Finland_Cuts_Off_Microsof.4.gmi [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Russia Cuts Finnish Cables ("Hybrid War"), Finland Cuts Off Microsoft [13:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:53] TR News Techrights Africa's Largest Population Sees Diminishing Impact of Windows https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Africa_s_Largest_Population_Sees_Diminishing_Impact_of_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Africa_s_Largest_Population_Sees_Diminishing_Impact_of_Windows.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Africa's Largest Population Sees Diminishing Impact of Windows [13:55] TR News "CNN lists Oulu among "best places to visit" in 2026" https://yle.fi/a/74-20202339 [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | CNN lists Oulu among "best places to visit" in 2026 | Yle News | Yle ● Jan 02 [14:12] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Grew in Italy, Now Measured at 7% (Not Counting Chromebooks) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Grew_in_Italy_Now_Measured_at_7_Not_Counting_Chromebo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Grew_in_Italy_Now_Measured_at_7_Not_Counting_Chromebo.gmi [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Grew in Italy, Now Measured at 7% (Not Counting Chromebooks) [14:20] TR News Techrights In 2025 We Contributed to the Headlessness of the OSI, But It's Not Over Yet https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_We_Contributed_to_the_Headlessness_of_the_OSI_But_It_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/In_2025_We_Contributed_to_the_Headlessness_of_the_OSI_But_It_s_.gmi [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In 2025 We Contributed to the Headlessness of the OSI, But It's Not Over Yet [14:30] TR News "Im looking forward to having today off, and going back in Monday to see where the Pipmunks have shuffled the deck chairs on the titanic while I use my paychecks to build up my just in case fund more and will spend IBMs time job hunting while they pay me for it. F this place." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdxcaev1 ) [14:30] TR News "is Alvind's bold leadership going to create more public toilets outside the IBM campuses where they are sorely needed? After all, more toilets are needed in India. Or is Mr. Upskill (Krabanaugh) going to build them ?" ● Jan 02 [15:20] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052526/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [15:25] TR News Techrights Workers Fly Away From IBM's Red Hat (This Year IBM Staff is "IBM") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Workers_Fly_Away_From_IBM_s_Red_Hat_This_Year_IBM_Staff_is_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Workers_Fly_Away_From_IBM_s_Red_Hat_This_Year_IBM_Staff_is_IBM.gmi [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Workers Fly Away From IBM's Red Hat (This Year IBM Staff is "IBM") [15:45] TR News (NEW): Zorin OS says Windows users drove nearly 1M downloads, so I installed it to see why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Zorin_OS_says_Windows_users_drove_nearly_1M_downloads_so_I_inst.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/01/Zorin_OS_says_Windows_users_drove_nearly_1M_downloads_so_I_inst.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Zorin OS says Windows users drove nearly 1M downloads, so I installed it to see why [15:45] TR News (NEW): Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Big_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_in_Spain_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Big_Gains_for_GNU_Linux_in_Spain_This_Year.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year [15:49] TR News ...also up sharply in Portugal https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/portugal/#monthly-200902-202601 [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Portugal | Statcounter Global Stats ● Jan 02 [16:12] TR News Techrights Why IBM Workers Like Techrights (Same Reason EPO Workers Do) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_IBM_Workers_Like_Techrights_Same_Reason_EPO_Workers_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_IBM_Workers_Like_Techrights_Same_Reason_EPO_Workers_Do.gmi [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why IBM Workers Like Techrights (Same Reason EPO Workers Do) [16:32] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Firefox's Japanese Volunteers Gave Up, Not Hard to See What Led Them to That (Slop Was the Last Straw) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Mozilla_Firefox_s_Japanese_Volunteers_Gave_Up_Not_Hard_to_See_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Mozilla_Firefox_s_Japanese_Volunteers_Gave_Up_Not_Hard_to_See_W.gmi [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox's Japanese Volunteers Gave Up, Not Hard to See What Led Them to That (Slop Was the Last Straw) [16:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [16:43] TR News Techrights "Works for Me!" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Works_for_Me.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Works_for_Me.gmi [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Works for Me!" [16:47] TR News Very noisy https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/laos/#monthly-200902-202601 [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Laos | Statcounter Global Stats ● Jan 02 [17:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:09] TR News (NEW): Letting Go and Another Attack on Richard Stallman (RMS) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Letting_Go_and_Another_Attack_on_Richard_Stallman_RMS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Letting_Go_and_Another_Attack_on_Richard_Stallman_RMS.gmi [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Letting Go and Another Attack on Richard Stallman (RMS) [17:30] TR News Techrights Why Are We Still Using Voting Machines? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_Are_We_Still_Using_Voting_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Why_Are_We_Still_Using_Voting_Machines.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why Are We Still Using Voting Machines? [17:40] TR News Techrights So You Should Definitely Call it "Slop" and Stop Saying "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.gmi [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights So You Should Definitely Call it "Slop" and Stop Saying "AI" [17:41] TR News "Did IBM properly do the WARN act before the last RA action in November?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdmwe55y ) [17:42] TR News "IBM does the WARN act every month, since it is being led by the Indian cabal." [17:57] TR News Techrights The More Buzzwords a Corporation Resorts To... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/The_More_Buzzwords_a_Corporation_Resorts_To.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/The_More_Buzzwords_a_Corporation_Resorts_To.gmi [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The More Buzzwords a Corporation Resorts To... ● Jan 02 [18:07] TR News Three of the best: Security https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/02/three-of-the-best-security-6/ [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Three of the best: Security | APNIC Blog [18:08] TR News A backdoored Windows NT6 Compatibility? https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Starts-2026 [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ReactOS Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility - Phoronix [18:08] TR News Do they also replicate all the back doors? [18:09] TR News Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? https://rubenerd.com/still-abusing-spreadsheets-as-a-personal-knowledgebase/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? [18:10] TR News Nigeria police detain driver in fatal Joshua car crash https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260101-nigeria-police-detain-driver-in-fatal-joshua-car-crash [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260101-nigeria-police-detain-driver-in-fatal-joshua-car-crash ) [18:11] TR News Cars and planes and dangerous no matter how rich or famous you are. Ask Liverpool FC. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260101-nigeria-police-detain-driver-in-fatal-joshua-car-crash [18:12] TR News What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026? https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/what-do-you-want-to-see-from-ubuntu-in-2026 [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026? - OMG! Ubuntu [18:12] TR News Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/Slopwatch_Still_Dead_Not_Enough_LLM_Slop_About_Linux.shtml [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch Still Dead, Not Enough LLM Slop About "Linux" [18:12] TR News AMD and Steam Deck continue to drive GNU/Linux gaming adoption on Steam https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/amd-and-steam-deck-continue-to-drive-linux-gaming-adoption-on-steam/ ) [18:13] TR News VLC 3.0.23 Media Player Improves Dark Palette in the Qt GUI, Codec Information https://9to5linux.com/vlc-3-0-23-media-player-improves-dark-palette-in-the-qt-gui-codec-information [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-VLC 3.0.23 Media Player Improves Dark Palette in the Qt GUI, Codec Information - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News Arch GNU/Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News IceWM 4.0 Lightweight Window Manager Released with an Improved Alt+Tab Switch https://9to5linux.com/icewm-4-0-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-an-improved-alttab-switch [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IceWM 4.0 Lightweight Window Manager Released with an Improved Alt+Tab Switch - 9to5Linux [18:14] TR News Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-devuan-gnulinux-6-1-released-with-unofficial-raspberry-pi-images [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images - 9to5Linux [18:15] TR News Kiro 26.01.01.01 is out https://distrowatch.com/kiro [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kiro ) [18:15] TR News Dr.Parted 26.01 is out too https://distrowatch.com/drparted [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/drparted ) [18:16] TR News Taiwans president vows to defend sovereignty after China drills https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/01/taiwans-president-vows-to-defend-sovereignty-after-china-drills/ [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan's president vows to defend sovereignty after China drills [18:17] TR News "Nothing But Hacks" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/building-a-steam-loco-these-days-is-nothing-but-hacks/ | Source: Hackaday [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building A Steam Loco These Days Is Nothing But Hacks | Hackaday [18:17] TR News Peropesis 3.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/peropesis [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/peropesis ) [18:17] TR News Side 0.1.4 is also out https://distrowatch.com/side [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/side ) [18:18] TR News Hong Kongs Foreign Correspondents Club granted new 3-year lease at historic Central location, govt says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/hong-kongs-foreign-correspondents-club-granted-new-3-year-lease-at-historic-central-location-govt-says/ [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Foreign Correspondents' Club granted new 3-year lease: gov't [18:18] TR News Manjaro 26.0-rc3 is out https://distrowatch.com/manjaro [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro ) [18:19] TR News Arch 2026.01.01 is also out https://distrowatch.com/arch [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/arch ) [18:19] TR News 2026 https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1111/2026 [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | 2026 - David Revoy [18:19] TR News AgarimOS 20260101 is out https://distrowatch.com/agarimos [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos ) [18:19] TR News EN-OS 1.0 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/enos [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/enos ) [18:21] TR News Reuters investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/01/reuters-investigation-claims-meta-tried-deceive-regulators-fake-ads/ [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reuters' investigation claims Meta tried to deceive regulators over fake ads - SiliconANGLE [18:22] TR News Junichi Uekawa: Happy new year. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2026-Jan-1.html.en#2026-Jan-1-07:42:20 [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.netfort.gr.jp | Happy new year. [18:22] TR News KDE GNU/Linux 20260101 is out https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux ) [18:22] TR News d77void 20260101 as well is out https://distrowatch.com/d77void [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/d77void ) [18:23] TR News Now releasing IceWM 4.0. Wrong platform though. [18:23] TR News Microsoft swallowed IceWM [18:24] TR News Alien-OS 26.01 is out https://distrowatch.com/alienos [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alienos ) [18:24] TR News Devuan 6.1.0 is also out https://distrowatch.com/devuan [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/devuan ) [18:24] TR News PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/playstation-5-rom-keys-leaked-jailbreaking-could-be-made-easier-with-bootrom-codes [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes | Tom's Hardware [18:25] TR News Xi to host South Koreas Lee in Beijing as China seeks to bolster regional ties https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260102-xi-to-host-south-korea-lee-beijing [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260102-xi-to-host-south-korea-lee-beijing ) [18:25] TR News Iran protests turn deadly: Government has offered dialogue in face of demonstrations https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-iran-protests-turn-deadly-government-has-offered-dialogue-in-face-of-demonstrations [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-iran-protests-turn-deadly-government-has-offered-dialogue-in-face-of-demonstrations ) [18:25] TR News Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about combating antisemitism scrubbed from NYC mayors X account https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/us-news/jewish-civil-rights-group-demands-answers-from-mamdani-after-posts-about-antisemitism-scrubbed-from-nyc-mayors-x-account/ [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about antisemitism are scrubbed from NYC mayor's X account | New York Post [18:26] TR News NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design Ryzen Hey Hi (AI) 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/nes-a-like-mini-pc-brings-modern-chips-to-the-classic-nintendo-case-design-ryzen-ai-9-cpu-radeon-890m-igpu-should-make-it-a-decent-all-round-system [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design Ryzen AI 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system | Tom's Hardware [18:32] TR News Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/robot-kicks-groin [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack [18:32] TR News Will Smith sued for sexual harassment, accused of deliberately grooming tour violinist https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/entertainment/will-smith-sued-for-sexual-harassment-accused-of-deliberately-grooming-tour-violinist/ [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Will Smith sued for sexual harassment, accused of 'deliberately grooming' tour violinist | New York Post [18:33] TR News ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 43-year-old standard set the foundations for todays Internet https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/arpanet-standardized-tcp-ip-on-this-day-in-1983-43-year-old-standard-set-the-foundations-for-todays-internet [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 43-year-old standard set the foundations for todays Internet | Tom's Hardware [18:33] TR News SDL 3.4 Released; outsourced to Microsoft, LOL... so how about... NO! [18:34] TR News In 2025 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lost Palau https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/01/In_2025_Microsoft_Lost_Palau.shtml [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In 2025 Microsoft Lost Palau [18:35] TR News Microsoft Mocked UNIX/Linux for Not Handling Dates After 2038, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Breaks Down on 2026! https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/01/Microsoft_Mocked_UNIX_Linux_for_Not_Handling_Dates_After_2038_M.shtml [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Mocked UNIX/Linux for Not Handling Dates After 2038, Microsoft Breaks Down on 2026! [18:35] TR News .... Linux, ships in April https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/nintendos-snes-cartridges-get-a-usb-c-adapter-for-play-backing-up-and-validation-usd59-sn-operator-snes-to-pc-device-supports-windows-macos-and-linux-ships-in-april [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation $59 SN Operator SNES-to-PC device supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, ships in April | Tom's Hardware [18:35] TR News Modoboa mail hosting and management platform https://www.linuxlinks.com/modoboa-mail-hosting-and-management-platform/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Modoboa - mail hosting and management platform - LinuxLinks [18:44] TR News gSlapper wallpaper utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/gslapper-wallpaper-utility/ [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gSlapper - wallpaper utility - LinuxLinks [18:45] TR News SimplyToast startup and background process manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/simplytoast-startup-background-process-manager/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SimplyToast - startup and background process manager - LinuxLinks [18:45] TR News BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux BIOS https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-bios/ [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux - BIOS - LinuxLinks [18:46] TR News mackup keeps application settings in sync https://www.linuxlinks.com/mackup-keeps-application-settings-sync/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mackup - keeps application settings in sync - LinuxLinks [18:46] TR News 12 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Document-Oriented Databases https://www.linuxlinks.com/documentorienteddatabases/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Document-Oriented Databases - LinuxLinks [18:47] TR News "Some kind of continuity beeper has been a standard piece of gear since the dawn of electronics." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/trace-tracing-to-the-tunes/ | Source: Hackaday [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trace Tracing To The Tunes | Hackaday [18:48] TR News nocb nearly optimal clipboard manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/nocb-nearly-optimal-clipboard-manager/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nocb - nearly optimal clipboard manager - LinuxLinks [18:49] TR News This is spam. It is Slashdot Media (LJ) promoting two of ITS OWN sites https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/top-6-b2b-software-comparison-review-websites-for-software-vendors [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxjournal.com | Top 6 B2B Software Comparison Websites for Software Vendors (2026) | Linux Journal [18:49] TR News mmry local-first memory system for humans and Hey Hi (AI) agents https://www.linuxlinks.com/mmry-local-first-memory-system/ [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mmry - local-first memory system for humans and AI agents - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News FTPGrab grah files from FTP or SFTP servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/ftpgrab-grah-files-ftp-sftp-servers/ [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FTPGrab - grah files from FTP or SFTP servers - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News Metetch system information display utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/metetch-system-information-display-utility/ [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metetch - system information display utility - LinuxLinks [18:51] TR News MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo GNU/Linux https://thenewstack.io/mocaccinoos-is-a-more-user-friendly-version-of-gentoo-linux/ [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack [18:51] TR News Sparky news 2025/12 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2025-12/ [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sparkylinux.org | Sparky news 2025/12 - SparkyLinux [18:52] TR News Looking back on 2025 https://blog.orhun.dev/2025-wrapped/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.orhun.dev | Looking back on 2025 - Orhun's Blog [18:53] TR News 2025 wrapped https://vulns.xyz/2025/12/2025-wrapped/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 wrapped - vulns.xyz [18:54] TR News SDL 3.4 Brings Native PNG Support and Expanded GPU Rendering Features https://linuxiac.com/sdl-3-4-brings-native-png-support-and-expanded-gpu-rendering-features/ [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | SDL 3.4 Brings Native PNG Support and Expanded GPU Rendering Features [18:55] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-12-31-edition/index.html [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition [18:56] TR News (NEW): IceWM 4.0 Window Manager Brings Smarter Navigation and HiDPI Enhancements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/IceWM_4_0_Window_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Navigation_and_HiDPI_En.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/IceWM_4_0_Window_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Navigation_and_HiDPI_En.gmi [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IceWM 4.0 Window Manager Brings Smarter Navigation and HiDPI Enhancements [18:56] TR News "Ukrainian military intelligence says it faked killing of neo-Nazi militia commander" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/white-rex-lives | Source: Meduza [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | White Rex lives Ukrainian military intelligence says it faked killing of neo-Nazi militia commander to fool Russia Meduza [18:56] TR News Another New Year at War: Ukraines Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-new-years-day-donetsk.html [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-new-years-day-donetsk.html ) [18:56] TR News Zelenskyy Brings In New Year Saying Ukrainians Want Peace, But Not 'At Any Cost' https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-russia-coalition-trump/33637408.html [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Brings In New Year Saying Ukrainians Want Peace, But Not 'At Any Cost' [18:56] TR News Kyiv argues alleged attack on Putins home was Russian false-flag operation https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-kyiv-argues-alleged-attack-on-putin-s-home-was-russian-false-flag-operation [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-kyiv-argues-alleged-attack-on-putin-s-home-was-russian-false-flag-operation ) [18:57] TR News Putin voices confidence in war victory https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-putin-voices-confidence-in-war-victory [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-putin-voices-confidence-in-war-victory ) [18:57] *FANTOM has quit (Connection closed) [18:57] *FANTOM has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [18:57] TR News LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/LibXML2_Will_Carry_on_Without_or_With_the_Name_LibXML2.shtml [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LibXML2 Will Carry on (Without or With the Name "LibXML2") [18:58] TR News Thailand sees annual foreign tourist arrivals slow to 33 million https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-sees-annual-foreign-tourist-arrivals-slow-to-33-million [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thailand sees annual foreign tourist arrivals slow to 33 million | The Straits Times [18:58] TR News "In the first of eight volumes, the early days of the NEC PD7220 and the burgeoning IBM PC." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/jon-peddies-the-graphics-chip-chronicles-on-graphics-controller-history/ | Source: Hackaday [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Jon Peddies The Graphics Chip Chronicles On Graphics Controller History | Hackaday [18:58] TR News "The short answer: you can bend the tabs formed by the slots to increase or decrease the capacitance by tiny amounts for the purpose of tuning" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/the-cutting-truth-about-variable-capacitors/ | Source: Hackaday [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Cutting Truth About Variable Capacitors | Hackaday [18:59] TR News "3D printing and way too much post-processing" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/our-new-years-wish-is-to-hide-in-a-giant-pokeball/ | Source: Hackaday [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Our New Years Wish Is To Hide In A Giant Pokball | Hackaday [18:59] TR News "Cheapo 1800W DC-DC Boost Converter" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/putting-a-cheapo-1800w-dc-dc-boost-converter-to-the-test/ | Source: Hackaday [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Putting A Cheapo 1800W DC-DC Boost Converter To The Test | Hackaday ● Jan 02 [19:00] TR News "Programmers hold to a wide spectrum of positions on software complexity, from the rare command-line purists to the much more common web app developers, and the two extremes rarely meet." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/01/terminal-based-web-browsing-with-modern-conveniences/ | Source: Hackaday [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences | Hackaday [19:05] TR News "Got time for a final blast through smaller Linux app updates to round out 2025?" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-release-roundup-december-2025 [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Linux App Release Roundup (December 2025) - OMG! Ubuntu [19:07] TR News These are the 5 most beautiful Linux distros https://www.howtogeek.com/the-most-beautiful-linux-distros/ [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These are the 5 most beautiful Linux distros [19:07] TR News (NEW): MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/MocaccinoOS_Is_a_More_User_Friendly_Version_of_Gentoo_Linux_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/MocaccinoOS_Is_a_More_User_Friendly_Version_of_Gentoo_Linux_The.gmi [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines MocaccinoOS Is a More User-Friendly Version of Gentoo Linux - The New Stack [19:07] TR News "Portable and modular, Orbitiny runs on top of your existing window manager - such as KDE Plasma or GNOME - like a regular app." https://www.zdnet.com/article/orbitiny-portable-modular-unique-linux-desktop/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it | ZDNET [19:08] TR News Locked out of Linux? Here are 2 safe ways to reset your password (no reinstall) https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-reset-a-forgotten-password-in-linux/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Reset your Linux password in minutes: 2 proven methods [19:09] TR News Crap design. Defective product. https://videocardz.com/newz/two-years-after-launch-intel-meteor-lake-offers-93-of-original-performance-on-linux-tests-show [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/two-years-after-launch-intel-meteor-lake-offers-93-of-original-performance-on-linux-tests-show ) [19:09] TR News "New year, new me? Nope... Same old me, same old It's FOSS." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-01/ [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.01: Distros of 2026, Terminal Customization, CachyOS Server Edition and More Linux Stuff [19:10] TR News "Wine and CrossOver are options, but many applications do not work with them. Therefore, WinBoat , an open source tool that uses virtualization technology to run Windows applications natively on Linux, has been released." https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260101-winboat/ [19:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gigazine.net | WinBoat is an open source tool that lets you seamlessly run Windows applications on Linux. - GIGAZINE [19:11] TR News "Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles." https://www.howtogeek.com/new-article-1766610469/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Installing Linux is easier than Windows 11 now (heres what changed) [19:11] TR News "Ironically, ultimately it was decided to not break the Linux networking stack that much and stick with the much less complicated local proxy to terminate TCP connections and redirect traffic to a local socket. Unfortunately escaping the Linux networking stack isnt that straightforward." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/31/escaping-the-linux-networking-stack-at-cloudflare/ [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Escaping The Linux Networking Stack At Cloudflare | Hackaday [19:12] TR News "Tired of using many different commands, each with dozens of flags, to transform text? Meet sttr, a command-line tool that can replace your whole text processing toolbox. Lets look at why this tool is making the "old way" of text processing look like hard labor." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-linux-command-that-makes-text-processing-ridiculously-easy/ [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | This one Linux terminal tool replaced half my text-processing commands [19:17] TR News (NEW): Arch People Looking Back at a Year of Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Arch_People_Looking_Back_at_a_Year_of_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Arch_People_Looking_Back_at_a_Year_of_Development.gmi [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Arch People Looking Back at a Year of Development [19:19] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam, Retro, SDL, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Games_Steam_Retro_SDL_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Games_Steam_Retro_SDL_and_More.gmi [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam, Retro, SDL, and More [19:19] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [19:21] TR News (NEW): Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Terminal_Based_Web_Browsing_With_Modern_Conveniences.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/02/Terminal_Based_Web_Browsing_With_Modern_Conveniences.gmi [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Terminal-Based Web Browsing With Modern Conveniences [19:28] TR News "IBM does settle for age discrimination law suits quietly. It is bad publicity." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp [19:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdzx31jp ) ● Jan 02 [23:16] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@9zkz764cyjjrc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [23:39] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 02 [00:57] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 02 [03:11] TR News Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/iran-shutdown-protests.html [03:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/iran-shutdown-protests.html ) [03:44] TR News Merz Says Relationship Between U.S. and Germany Is Changing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/merz-germany-new-years-speech.html [03:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/merz-germany-new-years-speech.html ) [03:44] TR News Rising racism in football stadiums threatens the peace process https://bianet.org/yazi/rising-racism-in-football-stadiums-threatens-the-peace-process-315108 [03:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bianet.org | Rising racism in football stadiums threatens the peace process [03:44] TR News "Moscows evidence Russias military has offered what it claims is proof that Ukraine attacked Putins Valdai residence." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/31/moscow-s-evidence | Source: Meduza [03:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Moscows evidence Russias military has offered what it claims is proof that Ukraine attacked Putins Valdai residence. It aint much. Meduza [03:45] TR News "Do you think Putin is doing a good job?" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/do-you-think-putin-is-doing-a-good-job | Source: Meduza [03:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Do you think Putin is doing a good job? A state-linked pollster is asking Russian university students to share their views on the war, politics, and sex Meduza [03:45] TR News How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010578145/tracking-abuses-in-the-russian-army.html [03:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | How We Tracked Abuses in the Russian Army - The New York Times [03:45] TR News In New Years Speech to Russia, Putin Says Little About Ukraine War or Peace Talks With US https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-putin-new-years-address.html [03:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-putin-new-years-address.html ) [03:46] TR News Suicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Years Eve Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-suicide-bomber-new-years-eve.html [03:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ 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planning to attack a Baltic country at this time - LRT ● Jan 02 [05:17] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:21] *techrights-sec2 (~quassel@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techpol [05:32] *techrights-sec2 is now known as schestowitz-pi ● Jan 02 [06:06] TR News "Several people have died during a fifth day of protests across Iran, state-affiliated media and rights groups said" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-deaths-economy/33637925.html | Source: RFERL [06:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Several Protesters Reported Dead In Iran As Anger Builds Over Dismal Economy [06:28] TR News "Death Toll, Arrests Rise" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economic-protest-death-arrest-tehran/33637972.html | Source: RFERL [06:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Iran Braces For More Protests As Death Toll, Arrests Rise [06:50] TR News "With Iran mired in economic crisis, the country has been gripped by protests that began with a merchants' strike in Tehran and have since spread to other cities." https://www.dw.com/en/at-least-5-civilians-1-security-official-killed-as-protests-spread-across-iran/a-75361629 | Source: Deutsche Welle [06:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Several people killed as protests spread across Iran DW 01/01/2026 [06:50] TR News "Death to the dictator" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-protests/685472/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Iranians Have Had Enough - The Atlantic [06:51] TR News "At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in 2024" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5m49j14pyo | Source: BBC [06:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.bbc.com | Saudi Arabia: Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in 2025 [06:51] TR News "The Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year." https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-sets-executions-record-in-2025-putting-356-people-to-death | Source: The Straits Times [06:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Saudi Arabia sets executions record in 2025, putting 356 people to death | The Straits Times ● Jan 02 [07:16] TR News "On enlistment, everyone in the military takes an oath of loyalty not to a person, a party, or any form of politics, but to the Constitution." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/military-resistance-donald-trump/ | Source: The Nation [07:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Whos Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? | The Nation [07:17] TR News "The evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy." https://text.npr.org/g-s1-104190 | Source: NPR [07:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-text.npr.org | Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress [07:17] TR News "A total of 41,472 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3k9z75leo | Source: BBC [07:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.bbc.com | Channel migrant crossings for 2025 highest in three years ● Jan 02 [10:57] *nobody has quit (Quit: reboot) ● Jan 02 [11:06] *nobody (~nobody@ecs4zmusrj9jy.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 02 [12:18] TR News US health insurance costs to rise by 114% for millions as subsidies expire https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260101-health-insurance-costs-rise-114-percent-millions-americans-obamacare-subsidies-expire [12:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260101-health-insurance-costs-rise-114-percent-millions-americans-obamacare-subsidies-expire ) [12:19] TR News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-attends-new-year-celebrations-with-daughter [12:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter | The Straits Times [12:19] TR News North Korea leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-leader-kim-jong-uns-daughter-makes-public-visit-to-state-mausoleum [12:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum | The Straits Times [12:26] TR News Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees as part of new community service punishment: Minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/litterbugs-in-malaysia-including-foreigners-may-trim-trees-as-part-of-new-community-service [12:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Litterbugs in Malaysia, including foreigners, may trim trees in new community service punishment | The Straits Times [12:26] TR News China military drills near Taiwan unnecessarily raise tensions, US says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/china-military-drills-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us-says/ [12:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China military drills near Taiwan 'unnecessarily' raise tensions: US [12:26] TR News How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/business/japan-china-scallops.html [12:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/business/japan-china-scallops.html ) [12:27] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin to host South Koreas Lee in New Year amid Japan tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-to-host-south-koreas-lee-in-new-year-amid-japan-tensions [12:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi to host South Koreas Lee in New Year amid Japan tensions | The Straits Times [12:29] TR News China's president Pooh-tin Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-president-xi-jinping-calls-taiwan-reunification-unstoppable-military-drills-around-the-island-escalate-in-area-and-deployments [12:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tomshardware.com | China's president Xi Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments | Tom's Hardware [12:59] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 02 [13:24] TR News Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/us/politics/russia-oil-tanker-venezuela-us-pursuit.html [13:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/us/politics/russia-oil-tanker-venezuela-us-pursuit.html ) [13:25] TR News Estonia's spy chief: Russia not planning to attack a Baltic country at this time https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2792042/estonia-s-spy-chief-russia-not-planning-to-attack-a-baltic-country-at-this-time [13:29] TR News "The deepest sort of spiritual disorientation" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/the-deepest-sort-of-spiritual-disorientation | Source: Meduza [13:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | The deepest sort of spiritual disorientation Historian Joseph Kellner on the zeitgeist of the Soviet collapse and its lessons for todays democracies Meduza [13:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [13:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 02 [15:54] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:55] *nobody (~nobody@vpjxvzbwxkvq8.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 02 [16:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Jan 02 [17:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 02 [18:16] TR News Taiwans president vows to defend sovereignty after China drills https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/01/taiwans-president-vows-to-defend-sovereignty-after-china-drills/ [18:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan's president vows to defend sovereignty after China drills [18:25] TR News Xi to host South Koreas Lee in Beijing as China seeks to bolster regional ties https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260102-xi-to-host-south-korea-lee-beijing [18:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260102-xi-to-host-south-korea-lee-beijing ) [18:25] TR News Iran protests turn deadly: Government has offered dialogue in face of demonstrations https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-iran-protests-turn-deadly-government-has-offered-dialogue-in-face-of-demonstrations [18:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260101-iran-protests-turn-deadly-government-has-offered-dialogue-in-face-of-demonstrations ) [18:25] TR News Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about combating antisemitism scrubbed from NYC mayors X account https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/us-news/jewish-civil-rights-group-demands-answers-from-mamdani-after-posts-about-antisemitism-scrubbed-from-nyc-mayors-x-account/ [18:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about antisemitism are scrubbed from NYC mayor's X account | New York Post [18:56] TR News "Ukrainian military intelligence says it faked killing of neo-Nazi militia commander" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/01/white-rex-lives | Source: Meduza [18:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | White Rex lives Ukrainian military intelligence says it faked killing of neo-Nazi militia commander to fool Russia Meduza [18:56] TR News Another New Year at War: Ukraines Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-new-years-day-donetsk.html [18:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ 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