●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, April 02, 2026 ●● ● Apr 02 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-010426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-010426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-010426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-010426.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 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-010426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-010426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-010426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-010426.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-01.txt ● Apr 02 [03:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 02 [04:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [04:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:57] TR News (NEW): AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.gmi [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment [04:57] TR News (NEW): Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Netrunner_26_Released_with_XLibre_Xserver_Based_on_Debian_13_Tr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Netrunner_26_Released_with_XLibre_Xserver_Based_on_Debian_13_Tr.gmi [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 Trixie ● Apr 02 [06:12] TR News "The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that third-party DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy." https://torrentfreak.com/google-cloudflare-cisco-lose-pirate-site-dns-blocking-appeal-in-france/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France * TorrentFreak [06:12] TR News "Indeed: if VPN blocks become an option, there will inevitably be more calls to use them for a wider range of material." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/01/copyright-industry-continues-its-efforts-to-ban-vpns/ | Source: Techdirt [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Copyright Industry Continues Its Efforts To Ban VPNs | Techdirt [06:12] TR News "The Telegraph spent 50,000 on counsel and pre-trial documents for three county court small claims hearings, and has racked up another 18,000 preparing for other hearings, according to documents shared with Leidig." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/agency-faces-100000-legal-costs-from-mail-and-telegraph-over-200-pictures-claim/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Agency faces '100,000' legal costs from Mail and Telegraph over 200 pictures claim - Press Gazette [06:12] TR News "Australias Parliament has passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, thereby setting the stage for loosened orphan works restrictions and an expanded educational licensing framework covering online learning." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/copyright-amendment-bill-2026-australia/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/copyright-amendment-bill-2026-australia/ ) [06:12] TR News "X now argues that a recent 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in a case involving Cox Communications effectively dooms the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by major music publishers against the platform." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/elon-musk-x-supreme-court-music-publishers/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/elon-musk-x-supreme-court-music-publishers/ ) [06:13] TR News "FFII gifts Macrons EU law glasses to Unified Patent Court Judges" https://ffii.org/ffii-gifts-macrons-reading-glasses-to-unified-patent-court-judges/ | Source: Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ffii.org | FFII gifts Macrons EU law glasses to Unified Patent Court Judges | FFII [06:14] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://predr.ag/blog/the-self-cancelling-subscription/ | [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-predr.ag | The Self-Cancelling Subscription [06:14] TR News heads up: "The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/the-crisis-will-arrive-slowly-then-all-at-once the buffer is emptying [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once | Semafor [06:15] TR News "NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-announce-a-preview-of-drm-per-plane-color-pipeline-api-support-on-linux-good-for-hdr/ [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR) | GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR News Grab some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/grab-some-great-strategy-games-in-the-strategy-minds-collection-humble-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Grab some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [06:16] TR News OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/optiscaler-tool-gets-a-huge-new-release-with-more-upscaling-and-frame-generation-goodies/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies | GamingOnLinux [06:17] TR News "TVs require walmart accounts to work now" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/tvs-require-walmart-accounts-to-work-now:d [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | TVs require walmart accounts to work now [06:17] TR News "Devuan - Linux Committed to No Age Attestation" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/devuan-linux-committed-to-no-age:b [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Devuan - Linux Committed to No Age Attestation [06:17] TR News microsoft is getting desperate about ODF https://www.pcworld.com/article/3099136/you-have-enough-subscriptions-this-permanent-microsoft-office-license-is-under-20.html [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3099136/you-have-enough-subscriptions-this-permanent-microsoft-office-license-is-under-20.html ) [06:18] TR News "Army grounds aircrew after taxpayer-funded Kid Rock airshow" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/army-grounds-aircrew-after-taxpayer-funded-kid-rock-airshow.html [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/army-grounds-aircrew-after-taxpayer-funded-kid-rock-airshow.html ) [06:18] TR News "A small moment that says a lot: elite military hardware, taxpayer-funded, repurposed into a backyard spectacle for a politically connected performer. Strip away the uniforms, and it starts to look less like discipline and more like cosplay with very expensive toys and a lack of respect for the service". [06:18] TR News "It's Not that Trump Is Threatening NATO; He Is Making NATO Toxic" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/01/its-not-that-trump-is-threatening-nato-he-is-making-nato-toxic/ [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | It's Not that Trump Is Threatening NATO; He Is Making NATO Toxic - emptywheel [06:18] TR News "The Iran War Youre Not Hearing About - Ken Klippenstein" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-youre-not-hearing-about [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kenklippenstein.com | The Iran War Youre Not Hearing About - Ken Klippenstein [06:19] TR News "Trumps birthright citizenship ban may fail but the administration already got too far | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/policy/905649/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-scotus-arguments [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Trumps birthright citizenship ban may fail but the administration already got too far | The Verge [06:19] TR News "Why Does Trump's Flag Have 56 Stars? Presidential Library Video Sparks Theories Of US Expansion Into 'Six More States'" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-video-56-star-us-flag-trump-library-1789820 [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Why Does Trump's Flag Have 56 Stars? Presidential Library Video Sparks Theories Of US Expansion Into 'Six More States' | IBTimes UK [06:19] TR News "Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/trump-order-gives-us-postal-service-unprecedented-control-over-mail-voting/ [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting | Truthout [06:19] TR News "Powell issues a warning on U.S. debt" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/powell-issues-a-warning-on-u-s-debt/ [06:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | Powell issues a warning on U.S. debt Harvard Gazette [06:20] TR News "Fears of global aluminum shortages intensify" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/fears-of-global-aluminum-shortages-intensify [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fears of global aluminum shortages intensify | Semafor [06:20] TR News "Here's what Marine Expeditionary Units are designed to do" https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/military-marine-expeditionary-unit/ [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Here's what Marine Expeditionary Units are designed to do [06:20] TR News "Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower" https://www.airforcetimes.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/04/01/iranian-strikes-target-the-infrastructure-behind-us-airpower/ [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.airforcetimes.com | Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower [06:20] TR News "Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports" https://kyivindependent.com/trump-threatened-to-halt-weapons-to-ukraine-unless-europe-helped-open-strait-of-hormuz-ft-reports/ [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports [06:21] TR News European Parliament wants to ban "naked AI" | "Europaparlamentet vill frbjuda naken-AI" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/04/01/europaparlamentet-vill-forbjuda-naken-ai/ [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Europaparlamentet vill frbjuda naken-AI [06:22] TR News Sprint City from the creators of SpeedRunners arrives on Steam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/sprint-city-from-the-creators-of-speedrunners-arrives-on-steam/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/sprint-city-from-the-creators-of-speedrunners-arrives-on-steam/ [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sprint City from the creators of SpeedRunners arrives on Steam | GamingOnLinux [06:22] TR News BOXROOM is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/boxroom-is-a-clever-casual-room-builder-to-give-your-steam-games-a-shelf/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/boxroom-is-a-clever-casual-room-builder-to-give-your-steam-games-a-shelf/ [06:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BOXROOM is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf | GamingOnLinux [06:23] TR News If you love horror boomer shooters keep BLIGHTEN on your radar | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/if-you-love-horror-boomer-shooters-keep-blighten-on-your-radar/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/if-you-love-horror-boomer-shooters-keep-blighten-on-your-radar/ [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-If you love horror boomer shooters keep BLIGHTEN on your radar | GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR News As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/as-expected-slay-the-spire-2-leads-the-way-for-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-march-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026 | GamingOnLinux [06:27] TR News Raspberry Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/raspberry-pi-prices-rise-again-along-with-a-new-3gb-raspberry-pi-4-announced/ Source: GamingOnLinux [06:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Raspberry Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced | GamingOnLinux [06:29] TR News (NEW): Games: SpeedRunners, BOXROOM, BLIGHTEN, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_SpeedRunners_BOXROOM_BLIGHTEN_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_SpeedRunners_BOXROOM_BLIGHTEN_and_More.gmi [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: SpeedRunners, BOXROOM, BLIGHTEN, and More [06:29] TR News "Its that time of the year again. When we vote to extend the warrantless mass surveillance of FISA Section 702, and collectively pretend that this temporary power is, again, only going to be temporary." https://nbtv.substack.com/p/are-warrants-optional-now | Source: Ludlow Institute [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nbtv.substack.com | Are Warrants Optional Now? - by NBTV Media [06:30] TR News "Now, in a new filing, the states say the Trump administration appears to have ignored the courts order limiting what information ICE is allowed to have." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/01/repub/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/01/repub/states-say-ice-pulled-medicaid-data-despite-court-order/ ) [06:30] TR News "Canada Post said on Monday that it's moving ahead with a transformation plan that includes a transition to community mailboxes, eventually ending home delivery." https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-community-mailboxes-questions-9.7148787 | Source: CBC [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work | CBC News [06:31] TR News "All of the UKs biggest political stories, both print and broadcast, have been approved by the outlets political editors." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/uk-political-editors/ | Source: Press Gazette [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Who are the UK political editors? - Press Gazette [06:38] TR News "Judge Randolph Moss for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing the executive order." https://thedissenter.org/court-voids-trumps-executive-order-that-defunded-npr-pbs/ | Source: The Dissenter [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | Court Voids Trump's Executive Order Defunding NPR, PBS [06:39] TR News "Trump has been a critic of NPR and PBS for ages, claiming their news coverage is biased against him." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/ | Source: Digital Music News [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/ ) [06:39] TR News "The Reporter has a century of history, recently marking its 100th year of publication. It is an example of how student newspapers are holding on as hallmarks of campus life at Minnesota colleges and universities." https://www.minnpost.com/education/2026/04/student-newspapers-against-the-tide-keep-journalism-alive-on-minnesota-campuses/ | Source: MinnPost [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.minnpost.com | Student newspapers keep journalism alive on Minnesota campuses [06:39] TR News "the pressure on press and freedom of expression cannot be explained by these latest arrests alone." https://bianet.org/haber/for-journalists-in-turkey-fighting-court-cases-is-becoming-part-of-the-job-318244 | Source: BIA Net [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | For journalists in Turkey, fighting court cases is becoming part of the job [06:41] TR News "The Rutherford County Library Board voted 8-3 on Monday evening to fire library system director Luanne James." https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-librarian-fired-lgbtq-books-09ea65c6b6fe299a0759aa7af37bb870 | Source: Associated Press [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | Tennessee librarian fired for not moving kids LGBTQ books to adult section | AP News [06:42] TR News "Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee voted 8-3 on Monday to fire the county's library director, Luanne James, after she refused to comply with an order to remove 190 books that "promote gender confusion" from the children's section." https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/tennessee-librarian-fired-after-refusing-to-move-books-that-promote-gender-confusion.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/tennessee-librarian-fired-after-refusing-to-move-books-that-promote-gender-confusion.html ) [06:42] TR News "Seth Todd pleaded no contest to second-degree attempted disorderly conduct on Monday, the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office has announced." https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/authorities-temporarily-prohibit-portland-frog-from-being-near-ice-facility/ | Source: Nexstar Media Group Inc [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/authorities-temporarily-prohibit-portland-frog-from-being-near-ice-facility/ ) [06:42] TR News "Police say the man behind the viral frog costume ignored orders to leave the street during a January protest, earning himself probation and a three-block exclusion zone from a local ICE facility." https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/portland-declares-inflatable-frog-a-public-safety-threat.html | Source: BoingBoing [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/01/portland-declares-inflatable-frog-a-public-safety-threat.html ) [06:43] TR News "I think my posts are being filtered and no one can see them. Its liberating and kind of frustrating at the same time." https://mandarismoore.com/2026/04/01/i-think-my-posts-are/ | Source: Mandaris Moore [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mandarismoore.com | MicroPost - April 1, 2026 10:08 AM - Mandaris [06:43] TR News "While institutions around Britain are still sleeping, still insisting on using Microsoft because it's entrenched into civic infrastructure" https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/cantsay/ | Source: The Cyber Show [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | You can't say that! Until suddenly you can. [06:43] TR News "Russian anti-war activist Roman Evseev, who resides in Georgia, has said he was subjected to pressure by Federal Security Service (FSB) officers in Vladikavkaz after a brief trip to Russia in December 2025" https://oc-media.org/fsb-in-vladikavkaz-targets-russian-anti-war-activist-in-georgia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | FSB in Vladikavkaz targets Russian anti-war activist in Georgia [06:45] TR News "The family says there have been several A.I.-generated videos and posts circulating online containing false and misleading information about Chuck's death" https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/01/chuck-norris-family-upset-with-ai-videos-post-death/ | Source: TMZ [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Chuck Norris Family Upset With A.I.-Generated Posts About His Death [06:49] TR News A truce in the Manjaro governance struggle [LWN.net] https://lwn.net/Articles/1063717/ [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A truce in the Manjaro governance struggle [LWN.net] [06:50] TR News Slop in Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/1063303/ [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Development tools: Sashiko, b4 review, and API specification [LWN.net] [06:50] TR News A PHP license change is imminent [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1063993/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1063993/ [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A PHP license change is imminent [LWN.net] [06:51] TR News Tracking when BPF programs may sleep [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1062868/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1062868/ [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tracking when BPF programs may sleep [LWN.net] [06:52] TR News "Taking on debt allows the company to limit dilution for its founders and shareholders at a time of massive capital needs. But the strategy carries risks: it ultimately requires generating enough revenue to repay creditors." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/why-mistral-ai-is-taking-on-debt | Source: Jrme Marin [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cafetechinenglish.substack.com | Why Mistral AI is taking on debt - by Jrme Marin [06:52] TR News "The FCC has begun a proceeding aiming to require carriers that have offshore call centers to bring them back to the U.S." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-proposes-call-center-onshoring/ | Source: Inside Towers [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | FCC Proposes Call Center Onshoring - Inside Towers [06:52] TR News "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.2.0." https://blog.torproject.org/arti_2_2_0_released/ | Source: Tor [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Arti 2.2.0 released: HTTP CONNECT, RPC, and Relay development. | The Tor Project [06:53] TR News "Oracle has reportedly begun mass layoffs based on reports by various people who worked at the company." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/oracle-believed-to-have-cut-10-000-positions-across-multiple-divisions-as-mass-layoffs-begin-company-is-reportedly-reducing-headcount-as-it-makes-massive-investments-in-ai | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin to fuel AI investments company is reportedly reducing headcount to fund data centers | Tom's Hardware [06:53] TR News "By the time the students arrived and we were helping them identify the macros, little black stoneflies were hatching and landing on them." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/03/31/trout-in-the-classroom-2026-releases/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/03/31/trout-in-the-classroom-2026-releases/ ) [06:56] TR News the next door gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_next_door [06:58] TR News "I have been watching NASA's livestream since this morning. My cell phone carrier probably hates me for all the data I've used today. Anyway, some observations from earlier today: [...]" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-04-01 [06:59] TR News "Greetings, fans of offline computing who are temporarily slumming it online in order to read this! The first quarter of the year has already passed us by which means the window of eligibility for OFFLFIRSOCH 2026 had closed." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/offlfirsoch-2026-round-up.gmi [06:59] TR News "So various legacy web sources give the SEA to CDG airport distance as 8073 km (roughly 1605225 rods), though I cannot figure out where that number comes from, as it does not line up with any of the Earth radius estimates for kluging a great circle distance onto a not-a-sphere, or I've made a math error somewhere." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/02/great-circle.gmi ● Apr 02 [07:01] TR News "This is the 9th post in the f3s series about my self-hosting home lab. f3s? The "f" stands for FreeBSD, and the "3s" stands for k3s, the Kubernetes distribution I use on FreeBSD-based physical machines." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-04-02-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-9.gmi [07:03] TR News "So Brandlin dropped $1,000 on two commercial-grade reflective signs 30 inches, identical spec to the city's and went out at 1:30 a.m. on March 14 to bolt them in. Police grabbed him while he was working on the second one." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/california-dad-faces-felony-charges-for-installing-stop-signs.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/california-dad-faces-felony-charges-for-installing-stop-signs.html ) [07:03] TR News [Old] "The bike, built by former Ann Arborite Mark Nobilette, allows for two additional riders to hook onto the back, after removing their front tires, as pusher bikes, and keeps the piano stable behind Mr. B." https://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/mr-bs-joybox-express/ | [07:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.annarbor.com | Mr. B hauling his piano across Michigan by bike, stopping at Summer Festival [07:04] TR News "Unlike most card readers, the device comes in a unique puck-shaped enclosure. At first glance, there is a rubber handle and a USB-C port on the side and thats about it." https://schwarztech.net/reviews/anker-maggo-usb-c-adapter-3-in-1-card-reader | Source: SchwarzTech [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schwarztech.net | SchwarzTechReview: Anker MagGo USB-C Adapter (3-in-1 Card Reader) [07:04] TR News "But theres a third option: Were on borrowed time. The buffer provided by oil already at sea and releases from national reserves is now being exhausted in real time, write the usually sanguine experts at Rystad Energy." https://www.semafor.com/article/03/31/2026/the-crisis-will-arrive-slowly-then-all-at-once | Source: Semafor Inc [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once | Semafor [07:04] TR News "Part of the reason for this is that many buildings have communal laundries where washing machines and dryers (as well as water and heating) are provided and the cost is included in the rent." https://theconversation.com/how-swedens-communal-laundries-shield-renters-from-rising-energy-bills-279415 | Source: The Conversation [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | How Swedens communal laundries shield renters from rising energy bills [07:04] TR News "In 2025, the total data centre capacity in the country reached the 1,700 MW mark, driven by a record 440 MW of new supply addition." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/data-centre-segment-may-attract-investment-commitment-of-54-billion-this-year-cbre/articleshow/129947561.cms | Source: India Times [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Data centre segment may attract investment commitment of $54 billion this year: CBRE - The Economic Times [07:07] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_01_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_01_2026.gmi [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 01, 2026 [07:08] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [07:08] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [07:18] TR News Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Microsoft Silencing or Deplatforming Opposition in the UK and Elsewhere https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Microsoft_Silencing_or_Deplatforming_Opposit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Dr_Andy_Farnell_on_Microsoft_Silencing_or_Deplatforming_Opposit.gmi [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Dr. Andy Farnell on Microsoft Silencing or Deplatforming Opposition in the UK and Elsewhere [07:19] TR News "The latest mishap occurred at about 560km above the Earth, an increasingly crowded area known as low Earth orbit where over 24,000 objects, including debris and about 10,000 Starlink satellites, are currently being tracked." https://www.theverge.com/science/903906/another-starlink-satellite-has-inexplicably-exploded | Source: The Verge [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded | The Verge [07:19] TR News "At least one construction project,Opens in a new tab. a proposed 17-mile, $60 million pipeline to supply gas to power the data center, relies on the states approval of the air quality permits to move forward." https://www.western-water.com/2026/03/30/new-mexico-delays-decision-on-data-center-air-permits/ | Source: Western Water [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | New Mexico delays decision on data center air permits | Western Water [07:20] TR News "The data centers at the heart of the AI boom are producing so much heat that theyre spiking land temperatures for miles around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, new research suggests." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-temperature-spikes | Source: Futurism [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests [07:22] TR News "Technology companies, including Microsoft, are rushing to secure electricity supply for their rapidly expanding data centres that would power generative artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT and Copilot." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-chevron-and-engine-no-1-sign-exclusive-deal-for-power-supply/articleshow/129945056.cms | Source: India Times [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Microsoft, Chevron and Engine No. 1 sign exclusive deal for power supply - The Economic Times [07:22] TR News "The zones of seabed marked off for potential development total 69 million acres (280,000 square kilometers) in two distinct geographical areas east and west of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam." https://www.rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/04/01/us-china-rare-earths-competition-guam-pacific/ | Source: RFA [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | China-US competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam Radio Free Asia [07:23] TR News (NEW): Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI [07:24] TR News "According to the FT report, the investment discussed by Hegseths broker did not ultimately go ahead as the fund, which launched in May last year" https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/ | Source: Reuters [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/ ) [07:25] TR News Overpopulation: "Each year, Overshoot Day marks the point at which the planet's annual biocapacity would be exhausted if everyone consumed as much as the residents of that country." https://yle.fi/a/74-20218531 | Source: YLE [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland marks Earth Overshoot Day | Yle News | Yle [07:27] TR News "The numbers tell a stark story. Russias economy is estimated at approximately $2.5 trillion in nominal GDP." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-has-the-resources-to-contain-russia-but-lacks-the-political-will/ | Source: Atlantic Council [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Europe has the resources to contain Russia but lacks the political will - Atlantic Council [07:28] TR News (NEW): Javi-OS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Javi_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Javi_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Javi-OS Debian-based Linux distribution [07:28] TR News (NEW): PLD Linux RPM-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/PLD_Linux_RPM_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/PLD_Linux_RPM_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PLD Linux RPM-based Linux distribution [07:32] TR News "The war in Iran has forced Europe to grow a spine" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/europe-is-finally-standing-up-to-trump/ | Source: Spectator AU [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | Europe is finally standing up to Trump | The Spectator Australia [07:33] TR News "In an essay for Lawfare, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert warns that the Trump administration may authorize private firms to undertake offensive cyber operations (OCOs)" https://citizenlab.ca/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare/ | Source: Citizen Lab [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare - The Citizen Lab [07:33] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:34] TR News (NEW): Sparky news 2026/03 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Sparky_news_2026_03.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Sparky_news_2026_03.gmi [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Sparky news 2026/03 [07:35] TR News "At the outset, it is important to be clear about what an authorization for private companies to conduct OCOs would entail." https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-perils-of-privatized-cyberwarfare | Source: The Lawfare Institute [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lawfaremedia.org | The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare | Lawfare [07:38] TR News "This matters because Nebraskas first wave of mail-in ballots for the primary will be sent to voters starting Monday." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/01/trumps-mail-voting-order-wont-affect-nebraska-primary-election-evnen-says/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/01/trumps-mail-voting-order-wont-affect-nebraska-primary-election-evnen-says/ ) [07:39] TR News (NEW): Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Huawei_HarmonyOS_PC_can_now_run_Linux_based_tools.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Huawei_HarmonyOS_PC_can_now_run_Linux_based_tools.gmi [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools [07:40] TR News "illegal on its face" https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/01/michigan-elected-officials-vow-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-targeting-mail-in-ballots/ | Source: Michigan Advance [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/01/michigan-elected-officials-vow-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-targeting-mail-in-ballots/ ) [07:40] TR News "Much of Trumps first executive order on elections has been blocked in court. This one, too, is likely to be legally challenged" https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/03/31/donald-trump-2026-midterm-election-executive-order-absentee-mail-ballots-postal-service-citizenship-list/ | [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.votebeat.org | Trump issues executive order giving U.S. Postal Service oversight over mail voting in 2026 election - Votebeat [07:41] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:41] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [07:42] TR News "Only a handful of countries produce helium. The United States and Qatar together supply nearly 90 percent." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-helium-no-chips-why-australia-needs-to-make-the-gas-again/ | Source: The Strategist [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | No helium, no chips: why Australia needs to make the gas again | The Strategist [07:42] TR News "As the hare-brained conflict enters its fifth week, the tech industry is raising alarm about a growing shortage of helium" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/helium-ai-iran-war | Source: Futurism [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs [07:43] TR News "Iranian drone and missile strikes hit QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan Industrial City on February 28" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/the-global-helium-shortage-is-a-direct-threat-to-chipmaking | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | The global helium shortage is a direct threat to the chipmaking supply chain disruption impacts critical processes, high-capacity HDDs, and alternative supplies are plagued by delays | Tom's Hardware [07:43] TR News "Yet corporations are creatures of state law. States create and define corporations." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-we-get-rid-of-citizens-united | Source: Robert Reich [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | How We Get Rid of "Citizens United" - Robert Reich [07:43] TR News "When Trump kicked off his campaign of incontinent belligerence putting tariffs on the exports of countries populated only by penguins" https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/01/minilateralism/#own-goal | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Trumpismo vs minilateralism (01 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:45] TR News "As he pressed on, Springsteen addressed the reshaping of American cultural and historical institutions by the administration." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-trump-minneapolis-tour-opener-1235539958/ | Source: Rolling Stone [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Bruce Springsteen Skewers Trump at Minneapolis Tour Opener [07:45] TR News "From then on, his comments were a mixture of things hes already said in the past year at the No Kings rally in the Minneapolis" https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bruce-springsteen-trump-cant-handle-the-truth-minneapolis-1236704103/ | Source: Variety [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Bruce Springsteen Says Trump 'Can't Handle the Truth' in Minneapolis [07:46] TR News "When the interview finally took place, Choudhury was shown an image of the suspect, another South Asian man." https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/72853/rise-facial-recognition-policing | Source: Prospect [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.prospectmagazine.co.uk | The rise of facial recognition policing [07:46] TR News "We followed up with a network traffic analysis that confirmed the app sends your IP address, timezone, device model, OS version, session count, session duration, and a persistent unique identifier to OneSignal on every launch" https://www.atomic.computer/blog/white-house-app-security-analysis/ | [07:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security Analysis of the Official White House iOS App | atomic.computer [07:47] TR News "Last week I talked about personally-identifiable information (PII) in the context of a data breach. It reminded me of the three questions I always ask in relation to PII: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/questions-to-ask-about-pii/ | Source: Ruben Schade [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Questions to ask about PII [07:47] TR News "Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a5/ | Source: Tor [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a5 | The Tor Project [07:48] TR News "The new generic clearance approved by OMB spares USCIS from having to justify the purpose, relevance, and legality of demanding social media account information separately for each USCIS form or web page on which this information is demanded." https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/04/01/omb-gives-blanket-approval-for-uscis-social-media-surveillance/ | Source: Papers Please [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-papersplease.org | OMB gives blanket approval for USCIS social media surveillance Papers, Please! [07:48] TR News [Anon] There should still be snow here this time of year but there is not: "Meteorologists record-high temperatures in March" https://yle.fi/a/74-20218571 [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Meteorologists record-high temperatures in March | Yle News | Yle [07:50] TR News "In coding, a pull request is when you write a code patch to a piece of software and ask the project maintainer to pull it in" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/31/github-copilot-puts-ads-into-pull-requests/ | Source: Pivot to AI [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | The in- fant. [07:50] TR News "RedLine can steal a wide variety of information from affected computer systems, including account details and passwords saved in browsers" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/redline-malware-developer-extradited | Source: Bitdefender [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Alleged RedLine malware developer extradited to United States [07:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:59] TR News "I hear Spotify is the new hotness, let's see if they will take our money: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/internet-advertising-is-going-great/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/internet-advertising-is-going-great/ ) ● Apr 02 [08:00] TR News "The web and social networks have created a new way to communicate and bond." https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/cti_documents/rc_cti_doc_20260304_quo-vadis-humanits_en.html | [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vatican.va | Quo vadis, humanitas? Thinking through Christian Anthropology in the Face of Certain Scenarios for the Future of Humanity (2026) [08:00] TR News (NEW): New Color Mode Coming to GIMP https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_Color_Mode_Coming_to_GIMP.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_Color_Mode_Coming_to_GIMP.gmi [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Color Mode Coming to GIMP [08:00] TR News "If you didnt like the manosphere before" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/01/opinion/louis-theroux-inside-the-manosphere/ | Source: Boston Globe [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bostonglobe.com | Opinion | 'Inside the Manosphere' fails to understand its subject [08:00] TR News "Education and safeguarding specialists say the impact is increasingly being felt in classrooms, where online content is being repeated, shared and normalised." https://thehighlandtimes.com/experts-warn-schools-must-act-as-misogyny-spreads-among-young-people/ | [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehighlandtimes.com | Experts Warn Schools Must Act as Misogyny Spreads Among Young People - The Highland Times [08:00] TR News "I look at it more like with cigarette smoking. Like social media to me is like secondhand smoke sometimes" https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/daily-show-cindy-cohn-ai-social-media-x-meta-video/ | Source: The Wrap [08:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thewrap.com | Cindy Cohn Warns Jon Stewart Americans Have to Make Meta 'Less Important' [08:01] TR News "The Australian Greens have introduced a new bill into Parliament which they say will create a Digital Duty of Care and force social media companies to make their algorithmic feeds an opt-in choice for users." https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/greens-take-aim-at-big-tech-after-govt-social-media-ban-fails.html | Source: IT Wire [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Greens take aim at big tech after govt social media ban fails [08:03] TR News (NEW): Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Linux_updates_were_painfully_slow_until_I_switched_one_setting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Linux_updates_were_painfully_slow_until_I_switched_one_setting.gmi [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting [08:04] TR News "But my English sucks. And writing in English wastes my time. And I dont think in English if only! So I write my content in Italian first and then translate it." https://mzll.it/2026/03/slop-and-translations/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mzll.it | Slop and translations mzll [08:04] TR News "When you write a document or essay, you are posing a question and then answering it." https://alexhwoods.com/dont-let-ai-write-for-you/ | [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alexhwoods.com | Don't Let AI Write For You [08:04] TR News "According to Kate Holterhoff, Ph.D., a senior analyst at the consultancy Red Monk, the barrier to entry is now extremely low, making it easier to game the traditional incentive model for participating in open source." https://thenewstack.io/ai-slop-open-source/ | Source: The New Stack [08:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | 96% of codebases rely on open source, and AI slop is putting them at risk - The New Stack [08:05] TR News (NEW): The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/The_Linux_backup_tool_nobody_talks_about_and_why_it_beats_every.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/The_Linux_backup_tool_nobody_talks_about_and_why_it_beats_every.gmi [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app [08:05] TR News "Rarely has a research paper moved markets this much. Over the past week, memory chip giants have seen their shares slide, wiping out part of the spectacular gains accumulated over the past year." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/google-spooks-the-memory-chip-market | Source: Jrme Marin [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cafetechinenglish.substack.com | Google spooks the memory chip market - by Jrme Marin [08:05] TR News "Unless the DRAM pricing situation changes radically, I think the hobbyist SBC market is dyingor at least on life support. And I don't just mean Raspberry Pis, but all SBC vendors." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market - Jeff Geerling [08:05] TR News "You have to wonder why workslop like this even exists." https://everythingchanges.us/blog/mouthwords/ | Source: Mandy Brown [08:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-everythingchanges.us | Mouthwords | everything changes [08:06] TR News "I don't know if it's a law of nature, but it definitely seems to be a law of the tech space that once you start talking about building a super app, you're kind of flailing as a business." https://birchtree.me/blog/openai-against-the-world/ | Source: Matt Birchler [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | OpenAI against the world [08:06] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j1v.9lt.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:06] TR News "A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz suggests models will disobey human commands to protect their own kind." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-lie-cheat-steal-protect-other-models-research/ | Source: Wired [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Models Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted | WIRED [08:06] TR News "The assumption was correct for human-authored commands" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/claude_code_rule_cap_raises/ | Source: The Register UK [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Claude Code bypasses safety rule if given too many commands The Register [08:07] TR News "Everything is getting more expensive" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pc-makers-report-surging-prices-across-different-components-increasing-costs-are-going-beyond-memory-chip-and-processors-now-affecting-pcbs-plastic-materials-and-more | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | PC makers report surging prices across different components increasing costs are going beyond memory chip and processors, now affecting PCBs, plastic materials, and more | Tom's Hardware [08:07] TR News "The server segment is driving demand in this market, with North American cloud providers ramping AI inference infrastructure and buying up high-capacity RDIMMs in volume, TrendForce said." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight | Tom's Hardware [08:08] TR News "The leak of basic source code the second slip-up in just a week triggered a discussion in the community around new revelations of how Anthropics popular coding agent works." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-accidentally-releases-source-code-for-claude-ai-agent/articleshow/129940277.cms | Source: India Times [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Anthropic accidentally releases source code for Claude AI agent - The Economic Times [08:08] TR News "But the glaring cybersecurity implications of giving an AI agent full access over a computer to carry out complex tasks" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-development-claude-code-leak | Source: Futurism [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Fact That Anthropic Has Been Boasting About How Much Its Development Now Relies on Claude Makes It Very Interesting That It Just Suffered a Catastrophic Leak of Its Source Code [08:09] TR News "Apollo Go is Baidus driverless taxi service which began charging for rides in Beijing in 2021 and operates in designated areas across several cities." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/01/chinese-robotaxis-stall-in-apparent-malfunction-police-say/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Chinese robotaxis stall in apparent 'malfunction,' police say [08:09] TR News "The commission insists the ban doesnt affect consumer Wi-Fi routers that are currently on sale or in your home, only future products." https://www.pcmag.com/news/fccs-router-ban-quietly-places-an-expiration-date-on-home-internet-security | Source: PC Mag [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/fccs-router-ban-quietly-places-an-expiration-date-on-home-internet-security ) [08:10] TR News "and the macbook neo? its fanless which sounds great in theory. silent! no noise! but what that actually means is that the second you try to do anything slightly demanding, it gets warm" https://alexandmanu.com/blog/the-macbook-neo-disappointment/ | Source: Alex & Manu [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alexandmanu.com | i bought the macbook neo and it sucks | alex and manu [08:10] TR News "macOS and iOS lined up with how I liked to use my computers and up until iOS 26 I really enjoyed it." https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/01/on-apple-at-50/ | Source: Lee Peterson [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | On Apple at 50 LJPUK [08:10] TR News "Apple turns 50 today, so I thought I'd take some time to think back on some of the most memorable Apple product announcements. I'm relying entirely on my own memory, so forgive me if I get some small details wrong." https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-at-50-my-most-memorable-product-announcements/ | Source: Matt Birchler [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Apple at 50: my most memorable product announcements [08:11] TR News "Some might attribute that to a particular way of marketing itself which, while true, also emphasizes how important that identity is: when its messaging does not match the products, services, experience, or expected corporate behaviour, it is noticeable." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/upgrade-origin-of-apple/ | Source: Nick Heer [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Upgrade Presents: The Origin of Apple Pixel Envy [08:11] TR News "I almost never buy e-books, but I decided to spring for an electronic copy of David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years to see if I even wanted to bother with the hardcover" https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/03/mini-review-david-pogues-apple-first-50.html | Source: Old VCR [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oldvcr.blogspot.com | Old Vintage Computing Research: Mini-review: David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years [08:11] TR News "Its funny because few companies have the weird little community attached that Apple does. Among the biggest companies in the United States, I dont think Amazon, Walmart, or even Microsoft have people discussing the inner-workings and thinking about the lore." https://schwarztech.net/articles/apple-at-fifty | Source: SchwarzTech [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schwarztech.net | SchwarzTechArticle: Apple at Fifty [08:12] TR News "Apple is one of just a handful of modern tech companies with roots in the 1970s, and its hard to overstate the differences between the early days of the company and where it is today." https://512pixels.net/2026/04/apple-50-years/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://512pixels.net/2026/04/apple-50-years/ ) [08:12] TR News "Apple's prestigious annual design awards end up awarding many indie developers each year too." https://blog.viditb.com/why-i-root-for-a-companys-success/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.viditb.com | Apple at 50: Why I root for a company's success [08:13] TR News "You know what they say you cant keep a good website down." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/oldversion-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ | Source: Hackaday [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OldVersion Is Back, And Better Than Ever | Hackaday [08:13] TR News "a couple of days." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3104521/teenagers-gemini-mistake-locks-entire-family-out-of-google-accounts.html | Source: PC World [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3104521/teenagers-gemini-mistake-locks-entire-family-out-of-google-accounts.html ) [08:13] TR News "An Iranian strike has reportedly hit a cloud computing facility in Bahrain linked to Amazon Web Services, marking a rare instance of digital infrastructure being directly impacted in an active conflict zone." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/iran-strike-aws-bahrain-cloud-infrastructure | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Iran strike hits Amazon Web Services-linked cloud facility in Bahrain [08:14] TR News "At the time, the Apple-1 delivered a surprising amount of convenience for personal computing. Even though you still had to bring many components, the board was built and tested." https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/apple-turns-50-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-tech-companies-started-with-hobbyist-computers | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Apple turns 50 one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers | Tom's Hardware [08:14] TR News "Jobs, a 21-year-old college dropout, and Wozniak, a 25-year-old Hewlett-Packard employee, each received a 45 per cent stake in Apple, with the remaining 10 per cent going to their 41-year-old adviser, Ron Wayne." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apples-50-year-odyssey-has-redefined-technology-pop-culture-and-comeback-stories/articleshow/129952460.cms | Source: India Times [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories - The Economic Times [08:14] TR News "Thats when I decided to start an experiment: can I improve my focus by giving up my big monitor?" https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/04/01/focus/ | Source: Herman unapuu [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ounapuu.ee | Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor :: ./techtipsy [08:15] TR News "NASA is going back to the Moon! Well follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way." https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/following-artemis-iis-journey-around-the-moon/ | Source: Hackaday [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Following Artemis IIs Journey Around The Moon | Hackaday [08:15] TR News "Amidst the growing reliance on Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) for synchronizing data across distributed networks" https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3785142 | Source: ACM [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3785142 ) [08:16] TR News "Project Gemini is a protocol and document format for Internet document delivery." https://kevinboone.me/jgemini.html | Source: Kevin Boone [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevinboone.me | Kevin Boone: JGemini -- a Java-based browser for Project Gemini protocols and content [08:16] TR News "JGemini started life as a Java-based graphical browser for the small net Gemini protocol." https://kevinboone.me/jgemini2.html | Source: Kevin Boone [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevinboone.me | Kevin Boone: Announcing JGemini version 2.0 [08:18] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:18] TR News "Its a rare designer who operates at both the macro of strategy and culture and organisations, and the micro of craft and taste and interactions." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/03/28/architecture | Source: Matt Webb [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interconnected.org | An appreciation for (technical) architecture (Interconnected) [08:19] TR News "Granted, streaming platforms pay their artists a pittance, remove songs from your playlists at a whim, and churn out slop, but physical media is also fun in its own right." https://rubenerd.com/im-no-audiophile/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: PSA: Im no audiophile! [08:19] TR News "While gopher is usually seen as a proto-web, it's really closer to FTP. It has no markup format, no links and no URLs. Files are arranged in a hierarchically, and can be in any format." https://maurycyz.com/projects/gopher/ | Source: Maury [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maurycyz.com | GopherTree (Maurycy's blog) [08:19] TR News "And this works pretty well. Transparent orgs tend to delegate more effectively, have higher accountability, less politics, faster trust, and just plain ship more" https://allenpike.com/2026/the-rise-of-transparency/ | Source: Allen Pike [08:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-allenpike.com | The Rise of Transparency - Allen Pike [08:20] TR News "From a purely selfish perspective its never been easier to stand out and assert yourself as an authority." https://dbushell.com/2026/04/01/i-quit-the-clankers-won/ | Source: David Bushell [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbushell.com | I quit. The clankers won. David Bushell Web Dev (UK) [08:20] TR News "So lets just get cut to the chase: The two pizzas fulfill such totally different roles that comparing them is silly, and the more interesting comparison is New York Pizza versus Chicago style hot dogs." https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/pizza/ | Source: Hillel Wayne [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hillelwayne.com | Chicago vs New York Pizza is the Wrong Argument [08:20] TR News "The Seven Hills of Edinburgh challenge invites participants to hike up seven designated hills in Edinburgh within a day." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/01/seven-hills | Source: James G [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Seven hills | James' Coffee Blog [08:21] TR News "Here are my notes, which Im glad I made because it took me months to get round to finishing reading this." https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2026/04/01/gary-cox-existentialist/ | Source: Phil Gyford [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gary Cox How to Be an Existentialist (Phil Gyfords website) [08:21] TR News "Meltons taxonomy is compelling, and her parallels to IT systems are fascinating." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/a-taxonomy-of-cognitive-security.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/a-taxonomy-of-cognitive-security.html ) [08:21] TR News "I've come to understand that your own opinion and experience are ultimately what matter. In the end, what counts is that you are happy with what you do, not what others expect of you." https://yordi.me/standing-ovations-are-optional/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yordi.me | Standing Ovations Are Optional | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [08:26] TR News "Last year's crop did not disappoint, and neither did the classics we keep coming back to. Here are our 10 favorites, old and new." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/our-favorite-april-fools-for-photographers-ever-from-fake-news-to-dream-cameras | Source: Digital Camera World [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Our favorite April Fools for photographers ever - from fake news to dream cameras | Digital Camera World [08:26] TR News "Land of Hope and Dreams" https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bruce-springsteen-tour-concert-review-minneapolis-opener-1236704266/ | Source: Variety [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Bruce Springsteen Opens 'Land of Hope and Dreams'' Tour: Concert Review [08:27] TR News "But what if the release itself is not successful?" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/04/01/when-a-destructor-throws | Source: Sandor Dargo [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | What happens when a destructor throws | Sandor Dargo's Blog [08:27] TR News "I figure were overdue a security post on here, so heres a quick one" https://blog.poly.nomial.co.uk/2026-03-31-watch-out-for-missed-warnings-on-vendor-cpp-toolchains.html | [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.poly.nomial.co.uk | Watch out for missed warnings on vendor C++ toolchains - Graham Sutherland's Blog [08:30] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Raspberry Pi Prices Rise Again https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_and_R.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Weekly_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Update_and_R.gmi [08:30] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Raspberry Pi Prices Rise Again [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [08:33] TR News (NEW): Latest From LWN (Outside Paywall) About Security, Kernel, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Latest_From_LWN_Outside_Paywall_About_Security_Kernel_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Latest_From_LWN_Outside_Paywall_About_Security_Kernel_and_More.gmi [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Latest From LWN (Outside Paywall) About Security, Kernel, and More [08:41] TR News (NEW): Recent Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Recent_Videos_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Recent_Videos_Shows_About_GNU_Linux.gmi [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Recent Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux [08:43] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Leftovers_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers and Free Software Leftovers [08:45] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Kubernetes With FreeBSD, OFFLFIRSOCH, and Great Circle Distance https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_OFFLFIRSOCH_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Kubernetes_With_FreeBSD_OFFLFIRSOCH_and.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Kubernetes With FreeBSD, OFFLFIRSOCH, and Great Circle Distance [08:47] TR News Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Apple Turns 50, Efforts To Ban VPNs https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Apple_Turns_50_Efforts_To_Ban_VPNs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Apple_Turns_50_Efforts_To_Ban_VPNs.gmi [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Apple Turns 50, Efforts To Ban VPNs [08:54] TR News "DrupalCon was in Chicago this year." https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/drupalcon2026.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ODonnellWeb DrupalCon 2026 [08:54] TR News "Netdev 0x1A, like all the previous netdev conferences, is a conference of the netdev community, by the netdev community, for the netdev community." https://netdevconf.info/0x1A/ | [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netdevconf.info | Home - Netdev 0x1A [08:57] TR News "Michael W. Lucas is speaking tonight at NYCBUG and its streaming, so you can see it too. He also has launched a new 10-days-only Kickstarter for Networking for System Administrators: The Defenestrated Edition." https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/01/michael-w-lucas-on-air-and-in-print/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | Michael W. Lucas on air and in print DragonFly BSD Digest [08:57] TR News "We have now reached the end of the European Astro Pi Challenge 2025/2026 cycle and its been a busy and rewarding time for the Raspberry Pi Foundation team." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/highlights-from-astro-pi-2025-2026-community-events/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | Highlights from Astro Pi 20252026 community events - Raspberry Pi Foundation ● Apr 02 [09:08] TR News "Page builders promise speed, but usually not the kind that matters most." https://remkusdevries.com/wordpress-page-builders-and-performance/ | Source: Remkus de Vries [09:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-remkusdevries.com | WordPress Page Builders and Performance (The Brutal Truth) - Remkus de Vries [09:12] TR News "in EmDash, plugins run in isolated sandboxes called Dynamic Workers. they cant just hook into everything like WordPress plugins do." https://alexandmanu.com/blog/cloudflare-emdash-soulja-boy-tellin-me-to-watch-myself/ | Source: Alex & Manu [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alexandmanu.com | my take on cloudflares emdash | alex and manu [09:12] TR News "EmDash is the most interesting thing to happen to content management in years." https://joost.blog/emdash-cms/ | Source: Joost de Valk [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EmDash: a CMS built for 2026 | Joost.blog [09:12] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:12] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [09:18] TR News "Perplexity is one of the most widely used AI chatbots. Mozilla has now integrated this AI into its Firefox browser." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3097959/perplexity-ai-is-now-in-firefox-how-to-use-disable-or-remove-it.html | Source: PC World [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3097959/perplexity-ai-is-now-in-firefox-how-to-use-disable-or-remove-it.html ) [09:22] TR News "I haven't written about Gemini in a long time. The late AI wave has gotten me really concerned about the future of humanity." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-01-gemini-as-the-final-founteir-of-human-cognition.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-clehaxze.tw | Gemini as the Final Frontier of Human Cognition - Martin's website/blog thingy [09:23] TR News "This package is not what I had in mind when I started this project! Its quite a large collection of utilities and its going to take me a while to get through them all." https://ratfactor.com/slackware/pkgblog/coreutils | Source: Dave Gauer [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-coreutils - ratfactor [09:24] TR News "Every time I mention that you don't really need custom router firmware anymore, someone reminds me that OpenWrt is still going strong." https://www.xda-developers.com/your-old-router-becomes-treasure-from-one-piece-of-software-openwrt/ | Source: XDA [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Your old router isn't trash, and one piece of software turns it into the best access point in your house [09:24] TR News "If youve never used it, OpenWrt is an alternative firmware for wireless routers, access points, network switches, and other embedded devices, powered by the Linux kernel." https://www.howtogeek.com/openwrt-latest-update-adds-a-piece-of-alpine-linux/ | Source: HowTo Geek [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | OpenWrts latest update adds a piece of Alpine Linux [09:24] TR News "In the release notes, OpenWrt provides an overview of the changes." https://www.heise.de/en/news/OpenWrt-Version-25-12-0-brings-package-manager-change-11204407.html | Source: Heise [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.heise.de | OpenWrt: Version 25.12.0 brings package manager change | heise online [09:24] TR News "And yet, there are Debian-based rolling release distributions, such as Sparky Linux" https://thenewstack.io/sparky-linux-9-brings-a-rolling-release-to-debian/ | Source: The New Stack [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Sparky Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian - The New Stack [09:26] TR News "Did you notice a new name in the To: line of one of the previous emails?" http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88k3.html | Source: Miod Vallat [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-miod.online.fr | OpenBSD on Motorola 88000 processors [09:27] TR News "Welcome to the March 2026 edition of development news for KDE Linux, KDEs up-and-coming general-purpose operating system." https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/ | Source: Nate Graham [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pointieststick.com | This month in KDE Linux: March 2026 Adventures in Linux and KDE [09:28] TR News "Plakar is really cool and easy going to use, on OpenBSD has some limitations (for now, I am taking care of bothering op@ enough to fix them all), specially on the concurrency and the amount of open files" https://x61.sh/log/2026/03/25032026151800-plakar.html | Source: GonzaloR [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-x61.sh | 0x61 - /var/log [09:28] TR News "Before getting into routing, I want to cover how Tailscale connects devices in the first place. Ive been comparing it to a VPN, but Tailscale is really a mesh network with a control plane on top of WireGuard." https://tech.stonecharioteer.com/posts/2026/tailscale-exit-nodes/ | [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.stonecharioteer.com | I Traced My Traffic Through a Home Tailscale Exit Node | Stonecharioteer on Tech [09:28] TR News "This city is built with CSS. No SVG. No images. No HTML. Just gradients... and a bit of patience." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68093/css-in-city | Source: Alvaro Montoro [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alvaromontoro.com | CSS in City [09:29] TR News "For the past few months I've been slowly building up a list of Brazilian networks to block" https://boston.conman.org/2026/03/31.1 | Source: Sean Conner [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | I'm giving up on the Brazilian SYN attacks - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [09:29] TR News Cindy Cohn https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/welcome-daily-show-viewers-learn-more-about-eff-and-privacys-defender | Source: EFF [09:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Cindy Cohn on The Daily Show: Learn More About EFF, Privacy's Defender, and Watch the Interview | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:30] TR News "In this episode of PING, APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston discusses an emerging concern about how the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/02/podcast-what-does-bcp-really-mean/ | Source: APNIC [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | [Podcast] What does 'BCP' really mean? | APNIC Blog [09:30] TR News "Recently, I had to guide my family through the complexities of my SMB-grade internet setup a system that, much to their frustration, has no traditional off switch." https://www.androidauthority.com/home-server-dead-man-switch-3648903/ | Source: Android Authority [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidauthority.com | Heres why Ive installed a Dead Man's Switch on my home server [09:46] TR News Andy Wingo: wastrelly wabbits https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/03/31/wastrelly-wabbits [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wingolog.org | wastrelly wabbits wingolog [09:46] TR News GNOME Shell and Mutter Development: What is new in GNOME Kiosk 50 https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/04/01/what-is-new-in-gnome-kiosk-50/ [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | What is new in GNOME Kiosk 50 GNOME Shell & Mutter [09:47] TR News This month in KDE Linux: March 2026 https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/ [09:49] TR News Get raw device mapping (RDM) disks with OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/31/how-get-raw-device-mapping-openshift-virtualization [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/31/how-get-raw-device-mapping-openshift-virtualization ) [09:50] TR News Mozilla Localization (L10N): Localizer Spotlight: Cludio https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2026/04/01/localizer-spotlight-claudio/ [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Localizer Spotlight: Cludio Mozilla L10N [09:50] TR News Debunking claims Israeli Jews are 'stealing land' in Morocco https://www.france24.com/en/debunking-claims-israeli-jews-are-stealing-land-in-morocco [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/debunking-claims-israeli-jews-are-stealing-land-in-morocco ) [09:57] TR News StartOS 0.4.0-beta0 is released https://distrowatch.com/startos [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/startos ) [09:57] TR News Alien-OS 26.04 is also released https://distrowatch.com/alienos [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alienos ) [09:58] TR News Netrunner 26 is released https://distrowatch.com/netrunner [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netrunner ) [09:58] TR News Puppy 260401 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/puppy [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/puppy ) ● Apr 02 [10:00] TR News "The Leap 15 journey began it journey on May 25, 2018, when 15.0 was released as a fresh community build on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/04/01/leap-15-eol/ | Source: OpenSUSE [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Closing Out a Roughly 8-Year Era - openSUSE News [10:01] TR News "8x H200 offline:36,396 tokens per second, the leading H200 result, 13% faster than the next closest submission" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-tops-mlperf-inference-v60-vllm-qwen3-vl-whisper-and-gpt-oss-120b | Source: Red Hat Official [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat AI tops MLPerf Inference v6.0 with vLLM on Qwen3-VL, Whisper, and GPT-OSS-120B [10:01] TR News "From where I sitleading strategy and operations for AI Platform Core Components (AIPCC), an engineering function within Red Hats AI Engineering organizationthat shift changes everything." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-customers-are-choosing-red-hat-ai-real-business-outcomes | Source: Red Hat Official [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Why customers are choosing Red Hat AI for real business outcomes [10:02] TR News Only slop promotion in Red Hat's site yesterday [10:03] TR News Unsloth and Training Hub: Lightning-fast LoRA and QLoRA fine-tuning https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/unsloth-and-training-hub-lightning-fast-lora-and-qlora-fine-tuning [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/unsloth-and-training-hub-lightning-fast-lora-and-qlora-fine-tuning ) [10:04] TR News Blast radius validation: Large and small Red Bait OpenShift nodes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/blast-radius-validation-large-and-small-red-hat-openshift-nodes [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/blast-radius-validation-large-and-small-red-hat-openshift-nodes ) [10:04] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Sprint City and Lakehopper - 2026-04-01 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-01-edition/index.html [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Sprint City and Lakehopper - 2026-04-01 Edition [10:06] TR News Bootable containers: Reduce friction with Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux image mode https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/bootable-containers-reduce-friction-red-hat-enterprise-linux-image-mode [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/01/bootable-containers-reduce-friction-red-hat-enterprise-linux-image-mode ) [10:07] TR News lsof Command in Linux: List Open Files and Network Connections https://linuxize.com/post/lsof-command-in-linux/ [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/post/lsof-command-in-linux/ ) [10:07] TR News lsof Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ ) [10:08] TR News lsof Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/lsof/ [10:08] TR News PLD GNU/Linux RPM-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/pld-linux-rpm-based-linux-distribution/ [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PLD Linux - RPM-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [10:09] TR News Javi-OS Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/javi-os-debian-linux-distribution/ [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Javi-OS - Debian-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [10:14] TR News New Color Mode Coming to GIMP https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/04/01/new-color-mode-coming-to-gimp/ [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gimp.org | New Color Mode Coming to GIMP - GIMP [10:15] TR News Rapid Photo Downloader photo and video downloader https://www.linuxlinks.com/rapid-photo-downloader-photo-video/ [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rapid Photo Downloader - photo and video downloader - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News Nacos dynamic service discovery, configuration management, and service governance https://www.linuxlinks.com/nacos-dynamic-service-discovery-configuration-management-service-governance/ [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nacos - dynamic service discovery, configuration management, and service governance - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News eNMS Enterprise Network Management System https://www.linuxlinks.com/enms-enterprise-network-management-system/ [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eNMS - Enterprise Network Management System - LinuxLinks [10:16] TR News MeerK40t laser cutting software https://www.linuxlinks.com/meerk40t-laser-cutting-software/ [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MeerK40t - laser cutting software - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News Handy offline speech-to-text application https://www.linuxlinks.com/handy-offline-speech-to-text-application/ [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Handy - offline speech-to-text application - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News PsiTransfer self-hosted file sharing solution https://www.linuxlinks.com/psitransfer-self-hosted-file-sharing-solution/ [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PsiTransfer - self-hosted file sharing solution - LinuxLinks [10:17] TR News camera-streamer low-latency camera streaming project for Raspberry Pi systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/camera-streamer-low-latency-camera-streaming-project/ [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-camera-streamer - low-latency camera streaming project for Raspberry Pi systems - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News grimblast helper for screenshots within Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/grimblast-helper-screenshots-hyprland/ [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-grimblast - helper for screenshots within Hyprland - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News MeloTTS high-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library https://www.linuxlinks.com/melotts-high-quality-multi-lingual-text-to-speech-library/ [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MeloTTS - high-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library - LinuxLinks [10:18] TR News 20 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Speech Synthesis Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/speechtools/ [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Speech Synthesis Tools - LinuxLinks [10:19] TR News Daphne audio player and music library manager for GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/daphne-audio-player-music-library-manager-linux/ [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Daphne - audio player and music library manager for Linux - LinuxLinks [10:19] TR News rawk POSIX compatible AWK written in Rust https://www.linuxlinks.com/rawk-posix-compatible-awk/ [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rawk - POSIX compatible AWK written in Rust - LinuxLinks [10:19] TR News Briefkasten self-hosted bookmarking application https://www.linuxlinks.com/briefkasten-self-hosted-bookmarking-application/ [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Briefkasten - self-hosted bookmarking application - LinuxLinks [10:20] TR News 26 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Plotting Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-free-plotting-tools/ [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-26 Best Free and Open Source Linux Plotting Tools - LinuxLinks [10:20] TR News Metadata Cleaner inspect and remove hidden metadata from files https://www.linuxlinks.com/metadata-cleaner-inspect-remove-hidden-metadata-files/ [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metadata Cleaner - inspect and remove hidden metadata from files - LinuxLinks [10:26] TR News 13 Best Free GNU/Linux Screen Capture GUI Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/screencapture/ [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-13 Best Free Linux Screen Capture GUI Tools - LinuxLinks [10:29] TR News Microsoft Uses April Fools to 'Joke' About Inserting "Age Verification" (Surveillance) Into GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_Uses_April_Fools_to_Joke_About_Inserting_Age_Verifica.shtml [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Uses April Fools to 'Joke' About Inserting "Age Verification" (Surveillance) Into Linux [10:30] TR News Red Hat Hey Hi (AI) tops MLPerf Inference v6.0 with vLLM on Qwen3-VL, Whisper, and GPT-OSS-120B https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ai-tops-mlperf-inference-v60-vllm-qwen3-vl-whisper-and-gpt-oss-120b [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat AI tops MLPerf Inference v6.0 with vLLM on Qwen3-VL, Whisper, and GPT-OSS-120B [10:30] TR News Sparky news 2026/03 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2026-03/ [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sparkylinux.org | Sparky news 2026/03 - SparkyLinux [10:31] TR News My new toy: April 1 syslog-ng performance tests https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/new-toy-1st-of-april-syslog-ng-performance-tests/ [10:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peter.czanik.hu | My new toy: April 1 syslog-ng performance tests | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [10:32] TR News Prank https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/04/01/gentoo-hurd.html [10:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gentoo.org | Gentoo GNU Hurd Gentoo Linux [10:33] TR News Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in March 2026 https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/04/01/foss-activity-in-march-2026.html [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.decadent.org.uk | FOSS activity in March 2026 | Better living through software [10:37] TR News UK monarchs longevity against their people: a demographically correct reanalysis https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/uk-monarchs-longevity-against-their-people-a-demographically-correct-reanalysis/ [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK monarchs longevity against their people: a demographically correct reanalysis | R-bloggers [10:38] TR News GNU/Linux Will Thrive as Long as It's Modular, Not Monolithic https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Will_Thrive_as_Long_as_It_s_Modular_Not_Monolithic.shtml [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Will Thrive as Long as It's Modular, Not Monolithic [10:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:42] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:43] TR News How To Install OpenVPN on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-openvpn-opensuse/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenVPN on openSUSE - idroot [10:43] TR News How To Install NRPE on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-nrpe-ubuntu-24-04/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install NRPE on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [10:43] TR News How To Install DirectAdmin on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-directadmin-debian-13/ [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install DirectAdmin on Debian 13 - idroot [10:44] TR News How to Use Tmux Terminal Multiplexer on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-tmux-terminal-multiplexer-on-ubuntu-26-04 [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-tmux-terminal-multiplexer-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [10:44] TR News How to Install and Configure Git on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-and-configure-git-on-ubuntu-26-04 [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-and-configure-git-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [10:45] TR News How to Install MariaDB on Fedora GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mariadb-on-fedora-linux/ [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install MariaDB on Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable [10:46] TR News How to Install Composer on Fedora GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-composer-on-fedora-linux/ [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install Composer on Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable [10:46] TR News The Real Reason Many Sites and Forums Shun Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lunduke https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/The_Real_Reason_Many_Sites_and_Forums_Shun_Microsoft_Lunduke.shtml [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Real Reason Many Sites and Forums Shun Microsoft Lunduke [10:47] TR News ZorinOS Makes Firm No Age Verification Statement, MX GNU/Linux Says They Will "Wait on Court Challenge" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/zorinos-makes-firm-no-age-verification [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | ZorinOS Makes Firm No Age Verification Statement, MX Linux Says They Will "Wait on Court Challenge" [10:47] TR News MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating System to Ship Age Verification https://lunduke.substack.com/p/midnightbsd-becomes-first-open-source [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating System to Ship Age Verification [10:51] TR News Euro-Office: sovereign in name only, or in reality too? https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/euro-office/ [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Euro-Office: sovereign in name only, or in reality too? - TDF Community Blog [10:51] TR News Comment about Collabora blog post https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/comment-about-collabora-blog-post/ [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Comment about Collabora blog post - TDF Community Blog [10:52] TR News Open Letter to European Citizens https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/31/open-letter-to-european-citizens/ [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Open Letter to European Citizens - TDF Community Blog [10:57] TR News Turbulence at The Document Foundation https://lwn.net/Articles/1065908/ [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turbulence at The Document Foundation [LWN.net] ● Apr 02 [11:04] TR News Interview with physicist Guido Arnold, portrayed by right-wing media as key source for militant anti-tech movement https://digit.site36.net/2026/04/01/interview-with-physicist-guido-arnold-portrayed-by-right-wing-media-as-key-source-for-militant-anti-tech-movement/ [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Interview with physicist Guido Arnold, portrayed by right-wing media as key source for militant anti-tech movement | Matthias Monroy [11:04] TR News Maintenance release: Godot 4.6.2 https://godotengine.org/article/maintenance-release-godot-4-6-2/ [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Maintenance release: Godot 4.6.2 Godot Engine [11:06] TR News Guidebooks on how to respond to sexual violence distributed to foreign students in S. 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Korea | The Straits Times [11:09] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1065814/ [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [11:09] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 645 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/04/01/this-week-in-rust-645/ [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 645 This Week in Rust [11:10] TR News Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon jailed for 1 month for contempt of court https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/02/hong-kong-businessman-jason-poon-jailed-for-1-month-for-contempt-of-court/ [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon jailed for 1 month for contempt of court [11:18] TR News DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says Hey Hi (AI) server demand keeps supply tight https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-and-nand-contract-prices-to-climb-again-in-q2 [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight | Tom's Hardware [11:24] TR News No helium, no chips: why Australia needs to make the gas again https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-helium-no-chips-why-australia-needs-to-make-the-gas-again/ [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | No helium, no chips: why Australia needs to make the gas again | The Strategist [11:24] TR News The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the Hey Hi (AI) Industry Desperately Needs https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/helium-ai-iran-war [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs [11:25] TR News Pluralistic: Convicted Felonismo vs minilateralism (01 Apr 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/01/minilateralism/ [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Trumpismo vs minilateralism (01 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [11:30] TR News Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-temperature-spikes [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests [11:39] TR News Arch 2026.04.01 is out https://distrowatch.com/arch [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/arch ) [11:39] TR News ZimaOS 1.6.0-beta2 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [11:40] TR News Dr.Parted 26.04 is out https://distrowatch.com/drparted [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/drparted ) [11:40] TR News EznixOS 260401 as well https://distrowatch.com/eznixos [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/eznixos ) [11:41] TR News Raspberry Pi Introduces 3GB Pi 4 Amid Price Increases https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-introduces-3gb-pi-4-amid-price-increases/ [11:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-introduces-3gb-pi-4-amid-price-increases/ ) [11:42] TR News Raspberry Pi CM5 TV Stick Lite Adapts Compute Module 5 for HDMI Dongle Use https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-cm5-tv-stick-lite-adapts-compute-module-5-for-hdmi-dongle-use/ [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-cm5-tv-stick-lite-adapts-compute-module-5-for-hdmi-dongle-use/ ) [11:42] TR News ObsidianOS 2026.03.31 is out https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos ) [11:42] TR News Kiro 26.04.01.01 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/kiro [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kiro ) [11:43] TR News GIMP 3.2.2 Released with UI/UX Improvements & Bug Fixes [PPA Updated] https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-ui-ux-improvements-bug-fixes-ppa-updated/ [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GIMP 3.2.2 Released with UI/UX Improvements & Bug Fixes [PPA Updated] | UbuntuHandbook [11:44] TR News Textype terminal typing tutor https://www.linuxlinks.com/textype-terminal-typing-tutor/ [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Textype - terminal typing tutor - LinuxLinks [11:45] TR News 17 Best Free GNU/Linux Speech Recognition Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-linux-speech-recognition-tools-open-source-software/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-17 Best Free Linux Speech Recognition Tools - LinuxLinks [11:45] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Webcam Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcam/ [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Webcam Tools - LinuxLinks [11:47] TR News MidnightBSD 4.0.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/midnightbsd [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/midnightbsd ) [11:48] TR News FSF Blogs: March GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring eighteen new GNU releases: Autoconf, PSPP, and more! http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-march-gnu-spotlight [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | March GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring eighteen new GNU releases: Autoconf, PSPP, and more! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:49] TR News FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Auckland, New Zealand http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-09-auckland-new-zealand [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | LibreLocal meetup in Auckland, New Zealand Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:49] TR News FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-05-oviedo-asturias-spain [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:49] TR News FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-12-oviedo-asturias-spain [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:50] TR News FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-19-oviedo-asturias-spain [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | LibreLocal meetup in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:50] TR News FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Livermore, California, United States http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-29-livermore-california-united-states [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | LibreLocal meetup in Livermore, California, United States Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:51] TR News Raspberry Pis eye-watering price rises & new 3GB RAM model https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-announced [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Raspberry Pi's eye-watering price rises & new 3GB RAM model - OMG! 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Ubuntu [11:57] TR News Salt-N-Pepa Files Appeal Brief in UMG Termination Battle, Criticizes District Court Dismissal As Riddled With Error https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/salt-n-pepa-universal-music-appeal/ [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/salt-n-pepa-universal-music-appeal/ ) [11:58] TR News Lithuania investigating 30 cases of Belarusian cigarette smuggling with balloons https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2886080/lithuania-investigating-30-cases-of-belarusian-cigarette-smuggling-with-balloons [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania investigating 30 cases of Belarusian cigarette smuggling with balloons - LRT [11:58] TR News Lithuanian hauliers risk breaching EU sanctions in efforts to recover trucks from Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885158/lithuanian-hauliers-risk-breaching-eu-sanctions-in-efforts-to-recover-trucks-from-belarus [11:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian hauliers risk breaching EU sanctions in efforts to recover trucks from Belarus - LRT [11:59] TR News Russias Africa Corps PMC Hands-Off Approach in Mali Proves Costly https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/russias-africa-corps-pmc-hands-off-approach-in-mali-proves-costly/ [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Russias Africa Corps PMC Hands-Off Approach in Mali Proves Costly - Africa Defense Forum ● Apr 02 [12:00] TR News 29 Killed in Russian Military Plane Crash in Crimea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/europe/russia-military-plane-crash-crimea.html [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/europe/russia-military-plane-crash-crimea.html ) [12:02] TR News A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/europe/russia-internet-restrictions.html [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/europe/russia-internet-restrictions.html ) [12:02] TR News Is Social Media the New Tobacco? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/social-media-ban-case-iran-trump-russia.html [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/social-media-ban-case-iran-trump-russia.html ) [12:03] TR News Truth-seeking Russians try to save Telegram https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0401/Truth-seeking-Russians-try-to-save-Telegram [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Truth-seeking Russians try to save Telegram - CSMonitor.com [12:03] TR News US Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Vessels; Treasury Says No Broader Policy Shift https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | US Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Vessels; Treasury Says No Broader Policy Shift [12:04] TR News NATO 'doesn't really exist anymore other than on paper', experts say https://www.france24.com/en/nato-doesn-t-really-exist-anymore-other-than-on-paper-experts-say [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/nato-doesn-t-really-exist-anymore-other-than-on-paper-experts-say ) [12:05] TR News Lithuania urges stronger EU involvement in tribunal for Russian aggression https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885088/lithuania-urges-stronger-eu-involvement-in-tribunal-for-russian-aggression [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania urges stronger EU involvement in tribunal for Russian aggression - LRT [12:05] TR News Lithuania declines comment on claim Russia diverted Ukrainian drones to Baltics https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885200/lithuania-declines-comment-on-claim-russia-diverted-ukrainian-drones-to-baltics [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania declines comment on claim Russia diverted Ukrainian drones to Baltics - LRT [12:06] TR News Call to donate bicycles to Ukraine's children https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/02.04.2026-call-to-donate-bicycles-to-ukraines-children.a641463/ [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Call to donate bicycles to Ukraine's children / Article [12:06] TR News Commission takes preparatory steps on financial support for Ukraine and boosting drone production https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_764 [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [12:06] TR News EU to deliver 1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for support to Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_768 [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [12:07] TR News Putins Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/europe/russia-putin-telegram-internet.html [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/europe/russia-putin-telegram-internet.html ) [12:07] TR News pg_ivm 1.14 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_ivm-114-released-3265/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pg_ivm 1.14 released [12:09] TR News Change of Platform Coming Soon to LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/change-platform-coming-soon-linuxlinks/ [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Change of Platform Coming Soon to LinuxLinks - LinuxLinks [12:09] TR News Digi IX25 A rugged 5G RedCap/eMBB industrial cellular router https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/01/digi-ix25-a-rugged-5g-redcap-embb-industrial-cellular-router/ [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Digi IX25 - A rugged 5G RedCap/eMBB industrial cellular router - CNX Software [12:10] TR News Dave Airlie: drm subsystem contributor numbers https://airlied.blogspot.com/2026/04/drm-subsystem-contributor-numbers.html [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-airlied.blogspot.com | drm subsystem contributor numbers [12:11] TR News Qt for Android Automotive 6.11 Released! https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-android-automotive-6.11-released [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt for Android Automotive 6.11 Released! [12:12] TR News Predatorgate: Breaking the chain of impunity of the spyware underworld https://edri.org/our-work/predatorgate-breaking-the-chain-of-impunity-of-the-spyware-underworld/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | Breaking the chain of impunity of the spyware underworld - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [12:13] TR News The Forrest Dump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities https://futurism.com/science-energy/nuclear-workers-trump [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Trump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities [12:13] TR News Could coffee be your secret pro-ageing health hero? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/could-coffee-be-your-secret-pro-ageing-health-hero-ak5OQ5c5oKR9 [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | Could coffee be your secret pro-ageing health hero? - Which? 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SANS ISC [13:11] TR News New DeepLoad Malware Dropped in ClickFix Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/new-deepload-malware-dropped-in-clickfix-attacks/ [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-deepload-malware-dropped-in-clickfix-attacks/ ) [13:12] TR News Exploding Head Syndrome Can Strike as You Fall Asleep. An Expert Explains. https://www.sciencealert.com/exploding-head-syndrome-can-strike-as-you-fall-asleep-an-expert-explains [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploding Head Syndrome Can Strike as You Fall Asleep. An Expert Explains. : ScienceAlert [13:13] TR News UN commends Brazil for humanitarian migration practices, calls for further improvement https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-commends-brazil-for-humanitarian-migration-practices-calls-for-further-improvement/ [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN commends Brazil for humanitarian migration practices, calls for further improvement - JURIST - News [13:13] TR News SUEPO Central Made a Strike (or Striking) Success https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SUEPO_Central_Made_a_Strike_or_Striking_Success.shtml [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SUEPO Central Made a Strike (or Striking) Success [13:15] TR News AI Chatbots Are Bad at Diagnosing Symptoms For a Surprising Reason, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-chatbots-are-bad-at-diagnosing-symptoms-for-a-surprising-reason-study-finds [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Chatbots Are Bad at Diagnosing Symptoms For a Surprising Reason, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [13:19] TR News New study reveals how young people are influenced by gamification features on Snapchat https://edri.org/our-work/new-study-reveals-how-young-people-are-influenced-by-gamification-features-on-snapchat/ [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | How young people are influenced by gamification on Snapchat - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:20] TR News Harry privacy trial part of Hacked Off political campaign says Mail https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/harry-privacy-trial-part-of-hacked-off-political-campaign-says-mail/ [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Harry privacy trial part of Hacked Off 'political campaign' says Mail - Press Gazette [13:21] TR News Faster AI/ML container startup with additional storage in Red Bait OpenShift 4.22 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/faster-aiml-container-startup-additional-storage-red-hat-openshift-422 [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/faster-aiml-container-startup-additional-storage-red-hat-openshift-422 ) [13:22] TR News GNOME 50 Drops Surveillance Giant Google Drive Integration (For a Valid Reason) https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-drops-google-drive-support/ [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | GNOME 50 Drops Google Drive Integration (For a Valid Reason) [13:23] TR News Future share price plummets after warning Surveillance Giant Google traffic loss has worsened https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/why-future-share-price-is-so-low/ [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Why Future Plc share price is so low: Google blamed by CEO [13:45] TR News These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Arent Happy With Surveillance Giant Google and Meta https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/indonesia-australia-social-media-ban.html [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/indonesia-australia-social-media-ban.html ) [13:46] TR News Beyond guesswork: Generating accurate ingress firewall rules with oc commatrix https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/beyond-guesswork-generating-accurate-ingress-firewall-rules-oc-commatrix [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/02/beyond-guesswork-generating-accurate-ingress-firewall-rules-oc-commatrix ) [13:47] TR News Attention travelers: Truckers and farmers announce mega-blockade on April 6 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/attention-travelers-mega-blockade-april-6/ [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/attention-travelers-mega-blockade-april-6/ ) ● Apr 02 [14:04] TR News Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/corruption-probe-against-former-kyrgyz-security-chief-widens-with-arrest-of-his-brother [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother | The Straits Times [14:04] TR News South Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-lee-urges-prompt-passage-of-17-billion-extra-budget-amid-middle-east-energy-crisis [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea's Lee urges prompt passage of $17 billion extra budget amid Middle East energy crisis | The Straits Times [14:05] TR News Its a new world. Its the same Constitution: Convicted Felon attends Supreme Court argument as justices appear skeptical to narrow birthright citizenship SCOTUS dispatch https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/its-a-new-world-its-the-same-constitution-trump-attends-supreme-court-argument-as-justices-appear-skeptical-to-narrow-birthright-citizenship-scotus-dispatch/ [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | 'Its a new world. Its the same Constitution': Trump attends Supreme Court argument as justices appear skeptical to narrow birthright citizenship SCOTUS dispatch - JURIST - News [14:05] TR News WhatsApp Whistle-Blower Suit Is Dismissed https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/whatsapp-whistle-blower-suit-is-dismissed.html [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/technology/whatsapp-whistle-blower-suit-is-dismissed.html ) [14:06] TR News Sudan War Becomes Direct Security Threat to Chad https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/sudan-war-becomes-direct-security-threat-to-chad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sudan-war-becomes-direct-security-threat-to-chad [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Sudan War Becomes Direct Security Threat to Chad - Africa Defense Forum [14:06] TR News Benin, Nigeria Unite Against Terrorism https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/benin-nigeria-unite-against-terrorism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benin-nigeria-unite-against-terrorism [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Benin, Nigeria Unite Against Terrorism - Africa Defense Forum [14:07] TR News Synthetic Drug Use Spreads in West Africa https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/synthetic-drug-use-spreads-in-west-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=synthetic-drug-use-spreads-in-west-africa [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Synthetic Drug Use Spreads in West Africa - Africa Defense Forum [14:07] TR News Get serious about fuel security. We cant rely on the US anymore https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/get-serious-about-fuel-security-we-cant-rely-on-the-us-anymore/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Get serious about fuel security. We cant rely on the US anymore | The Strategist [14:08] TR News BIPOC educators program faces lawsuit alleging discrimination https://stanforddaily.com/2026/04/01/bipoc-educators-program-faces-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | BIPOC educators program faces discrimination complaint [14:08] TR News Lawsuits Are the New Convicted Felon Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/trump-lawsuits-education-agenda.html [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/trump-lawsuits-education-agenda.html ) [14:09] TR News Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious Tamagotchi Feature Into It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/leaked-claude-code-tamagotchi [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious "Tamagotchi" Feature Into It [14:10] TR News NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of Hey Hi (AI) Content Grows https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyt-cuts-ties-with-writer-ai [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows [14:10] TR News Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-starts-enforcing-total-ban-on-e-waste-imports [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia starts enforcing total ban on e-waste imports | The Straits Times [14:11] TR News Malaysias public sector, govt-linked firms to work from home from April 15 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-public-sector-govt-linked-firms-to-work-from-home-from-april-15 [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias public sector, govt-linked firms to work from home from April 15 | The Straits Times [14:11] TR News Malaysias PM Anwar urges crackdown on fake news over fuel prices https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwar-urges-crackdown-on-fake-news-over-fuel-prices [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias PM Anwar urges crackdown on fake news over fuel prices | The Straits Times [14:12] TR News Chinas Floating Fish Factories Plunder Guinea-Bissaus Resources https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/chinas-floating-fish-factories-plunder-guinea-bissaus-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinas-floating-fish-factories-plunder-guinea-bissaus-resources [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Chinas Floating Fish Factories Plunder Guinea-Bissaus Resources - Africa Defense Forum [14:12] TR News U.S. Senators Press Taiwan to Raise Military Spending, as China Protests https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/senators-taiwan-military.html [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/senators-taiwan-military.html ) [14:12] TR News Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/baidu-robotaxi-wuhan-china.html [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/baidu-robotaxi-wuhan-china.html ) [14:13] TR News The Fall of a Cambodian Money-Laundering Giant https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/china-cambodia-huione-extradition.html [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/asia/china-cambodia-huione-extradition.html ) [14:13] TR News EU lawmakers press China on unsafe products on rare Beijing visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/eu-lawmakers-press-china-on-unsafe-products-on-rare-beijing-visit [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | EU lawmakers press China on unsafe products on rare Beijing visit | The Straits Times [14:14] TR News China opposes Philippines renaming disputed South China Sea islands https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-opposes-philippines-renaming-disputed-south-china-sea-islands [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China opposes Philippines renaming disputed South China Sea islands | The Straits Times [14:14] TR News Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/accused-money-laundering-leader-extradited-from-cambodia-to-china [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-afghanistan-open-fresh-talks-in-china-to-end-conflict-say-sources [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-signs-cook-islands-agreement-to-counter-china-deal [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $3.1b in weapons buying, training https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-military-says-budget-delay-threatens-2-4-billion-in-weapons-buying-training [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $3.1b in weapons buying, training | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Alleged scam boss extradited from Cambodia to China https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/01/alleged-scam-boss-extradited-from-cambodia-to-china/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Alleged scam boss extradited from Cambodia to China [14:17] TR News Mexicos soaring tech exports have taken the lead over the automotive sector https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-tech-exports-auto-sector/ [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-tech-exports-auto-sector/ ) [14:17] TR News "Euro-Office is a new European fork of ONLYOFFICE. Heres why it was created, what it changes, and why its already controversial." https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-forked/ [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate [14:19] TR News Spectator made 6.6m loss in year Paul Marshall paid 100m for title https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/sale-costs-pushed-spectator-into-red-in-last-year-of-barclays-ownership/ [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Spectator made 6.6m loss in year Paul Marshall paid 100m for title - Press Gazette [14:39] TR News Source [14:39] TR News Is Linux Ready For Gaming? - AChallenge | GameGrin https://www.gamegrin.com/articles/is-linux-ready-for-gaming-a-challenge/ Source: gamegrin | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamegrin.com/articles/is-linux-ready-for-gaming-a-challenge/ [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is Linux Ready For Gaming? - AChallenge | GameGrin [14:40] TR News Slop https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3748150234989061 [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eu.36kr.com | One - month Mutation Baffles Linux Kernel Guru: "AI Junk" Last Month, Reliable AI Bug Reports This Month? [14:40] TR News Servers [14:41] TR News ImageMagick Zero-Day Enables RCE on Linux and WordPress Servers https://hackread.com/imagemagick-zero-day-rce-linux-wordpress-servers/ Source: Gray Dot Media Group | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//hackread.com/imagemagick-zero-day-rce-linux-wordpress-servers/ [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackread.com | ImageMagick Zero-Day Enables RCE on Linux and WordPress Servers [14:42] TR News Advanced Process Manager for Linux Earns a 49.5 Proof of Usefulness Score | HackerNoon https://hackernoon.com/advanced-process-manager-for-linux-earns-a-495-proof-of-usefulness-score Source: Hacker Noon | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//hackernoon.com/advanced-process-manager-for-linux-earns-a-495-proof-of-usefulness-score [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Advanced Process Manager for Linux Earns a 49.5 Proof of Usefulness Score | HackerNoon [14:42] TR News The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app https://www.howtogeek.com/this-11-year-old-tool-is-faster-than-the-official-dropbox-or-google-drive-apps/ [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The Linux backup tool nobody talks aboutand why it beats every official sync app [14:43] TR News Huawei HarmonyOS PC can now run Linux-based tools https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-harmonyos-pc-can-now-run-linux-based-tools/ [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-harmonyos-pc-can-now-run-linux-based-tools/ ) [14:44] TR News "This project walks through the workflow of using AMD's new EDF tools for embedded Linux development on the Kria KV260 Vision AI Starter Kit." https://www.hackster.io/whitney-knitter/getting-started-with-amd-edf-on-kria-kv260-784334 [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Getting Started with AMD EDF on Kria KV260 - Hackster.io [14:44] TR News I disabled this hidden setting and got a faster GNOME desktop https://www.makeuseof.com/gnome-tracker-was-silently-making-linux-system-worse-whole-time/ [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I disabled this hidden setting and got a faster GNOME desktop [14:46] TR News CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-beats-windows-11-cyberpunk-2077-space-marine-2/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark [14:48] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://securityaffairs.com/190221/security/attackers-hijack-axios-npm-account-to-spread-rat-malware.html [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securityaffairs.com | Attackers hijack Axios npm account to spread RAT malware [14:49] TR News Youre probably ready for Arch Linux. Heres#HowTo tell https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/probably-ready-arch-linux-tell-143016989.html Source: Yahoo | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/probably-ready-arch-linux-tell-143016989.html [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.yahoo.com | Youre probably ready for Arch Linux. Heres how to tell [14:49] TR News Slimbook Creative Linux laptop packs RTX 5070, Thunderbolt 4 and 99 Wh battery into 1.9 kg chassis https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slimbook-Creative-Linux-laptop-packs-RTX-5070-Thunderbolt-4-and-99-Wh-battery-into-1-9-kg-chassis.1263452.0.html [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slimbook-Creative-Linux-laptop-packs-RTX-5070-Thunderbolt-4-and-99-Wh-battery-into-1-9-kg-chassis.1263452.0.html ) [14:49] TR News "NVIDIA just launched their latest update to the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, with version 2.0.83 bringing some big improvements overall." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GeForce NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux | GamingOnLinux [14:52] TR News "This release also features the latest KDE Plasma 6.6.3 desktop environment with the KDE Frameworks 6.24 and KDE Gear 25.12.3 software suites." https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-03-released-with-the-latest-gnome-50-desktop-environment [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment - 9to5Linux [14:53] TR News No internet? This 'survival computer' has everything you need offline - including AI https://www.zdnet.com/article/project-nomad-self-contained-offline-linux-distribution/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-No internet? This 'survival computer' has everything you need offline - including AI | ZDNET [14:55] TR News (NEW): Applications: Textype, Advanced Process Manager for Linux (APM), and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Applications_Textype_Advanced_Process_Manager_for_Linux_APM_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Applications_Textype_Advanced_Process_Manager_for_Linux_APM_and.gmi [14:55] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Textype, Advanced Process Manager for Linux (APM), and More [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos ● Apr 02 [15:00] TR News (NEW): CentOS March 2026 News, Only Slop Promotion at Red Hat, Fedora Promoting Back-doored Boot https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/CentOS_March_2026_News_Only_Slop_Promotion_at_Red_Hat_Fedora_Pr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/CentOS_March_2026_News_Only_Slop_Promotion_at_Red_Hat_Fedora_Pr.gmi [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines CentOS March 2026 News, Only Slop Promotion at Red Hat, Fedora Promoting Back-doored Boot [15:00] TR News (NEW): GNOME Shell and Mutter Development, Making GNOME Fasters https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNOME_Shell_and_Mutter_Development_Making_GNOME_Fasters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/GNOME_Shell_and_Mutter_Development_Making_GNOME_Fasters.gmi [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME Shell and Mutter Development, Making GNOME Fasters [15:05] TR News (NEW): Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Godot 4.6.2, and "Is Linux Ready For Gaming?" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godot_4_6_2_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Games_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Godot_4_6_2_.gmi [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Godot 4.6.2, and "Is Linux Ready For Gaming?" [15:09] *rianne (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:09] *asusbox (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:12] TR News (NEW): New OpenWrt Releases and News About OpenWrt Project/s https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_OpenWrt_Releases_and_News_About_OpenWrt_Project_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/New_OpenWrt_Releases_and_News_About_OpenWrt_Project_s.gmi [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New OpenWrt Releases and News About OpenWrt Project/s [15:13] TR News "Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd" https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20260402.110532.565ce91c.en.html [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dyne.org | Re: [DNG] Good thing we don't use systemd [15:14] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More [15:16] TR News (NEW): LibreLocal Events Coming Up in Auckland, Oviedo, and Livermore https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/LibreLocal_Events_Coming_Up_in_Auckland_Oviedo_and_Livermore.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/LibreLocal_Events_Coming_Up_in_Auckland_Oviedo_and_Livermore.gmi [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LibreLocal Events Coming Up in Auckland, Oviedo, and Livermore [15:17] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS): Sveltia, EmDash, and WordPress https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Sveltia_EmDash_and_WordPress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Sveltia_EmDash_and_WordPress.gmi [15:17] TR News (NEW): Education and Free Software: Astro Pi, DrupalCon, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Education_and_Free_Software_Astro_Pi_DrupalCon_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Education_and_Free_Software_Astro_Pi_DrupalCon_and_More.gmi [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS): Sveltia, EmDash, and WordPress [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Education and Free Software: Astro Pi, DrupalCon, and More [15:19] TR News (NEW): Euro-Office, Comment About Collabora, and Open Letter to European Citizens https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Euro_Office_Comment_About_Collabora_and_Open_Letter_to_European.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Euro_Office_Comment_About_Collabora_and_Open_Letter_to_European.gmi [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Euro-Office, Comment About Collabora, and Open Letter to European Citizens [15:21] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:21] TR News (NEW): Gemini, Web Browsers, and the Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Web_Browsers_and_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Web_Browsers_and_the_Web.gmi [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Gemini, Web Browsers, and the Web [15:22] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/today_s_leftovers.gmi [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [15:24] TR News (NEW): Microsoft NPM Causes Security Catastrophes, Microsoft Transmits Malware to Sites and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.gmi [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft NPM Causes Security Catastrophes, Microsoft Transmits Malware to Sites and More [15:24] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:25] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:25] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:26] TR News Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Science News, Energy Scarcity, Oil Sold in Yuan https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Science_News_Energy_Scarcity_Oil_Sold_in_Yuan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Links_02_04_2026_Science_News_Energy_Scarcity_Oil_Sold_in_Yuan.gmi [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 02/04/2026: Science News, Energy Scarcity, Oil Sold in Yuan [15:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Apr 02 [16:57] TR News IDC as Microsoft lobby https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/study-says-microsoft-split-could-hurt-linux-firms/ [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Study says Microsoft split could hurt Linux firms - CNET ● Apr 02 [17:05] TR News Techrights Steam Survey for Last Month Says 5.33% Use GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Steam_Survey_for_Last_Month_Says_5_33_Use_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Steam_Survey_for_Last_Month_Says_5_33_Use_GNU_Linux.gmi [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Steam Survey for Last Month Says 5.33% Use GNU/Linux [17:30] TR News Techrights Can Economies Like the American One Hang On? https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Can_Economies_Like_the_American_One_Hang_On.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Can_Economies_Like_the_American_One_Hang_On.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Can Economies Like the American One Hang On? [17:43] TR News Techrights It Seems Like Google News Cracked Down on (Omitted, Delisted) a Lot of Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/It_Seems_Like_Google_News_Cracked_Down_on_Omitted_Delisted_a_Lo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/It_Seems_Like_Google_News_Cracked_Down_on_Omitted_Delisted_a_Lo.gmi [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Seems Like Google News Cracked Down on (Omitted, Delisted) a Lot of Slopfarms [17:48] TR News "I have had nearly as long a tenure as Arvind, have as many patents and earned more awards. Yet Arvind had no problem burning my career to ash to pad his own pockets. I have a legacy of helping people; Arvind has a legacy of nothing but greed and turning his back on the American worker. Fu ck Arvind and anyone who supports this traitor to America." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj ) [17:50] TR News "No one deserves more hate than Arvind. An "immigrant" that destroys American jobs isn't one we need here. He is a traitor. End of story." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj [17:54] TR News "Companies look to ARM for their low power cloud compute workloads where X86 is too expensive and/or too power intensive. IBM's brilliant idea is to convince them to run these workloads on a mainframe ARM emulator? This doesn't sound strategic, it sounds like IBM panicking because they're seeing more and more erosion of mainframe utilization at their key clients." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn73vh31 [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn73vh31 ) [17:56] TR News Change is needed, admits watchdog boss https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/change-is-needed-admits-watchdog-boss-tfvp2bfn9 "Sarah Rapson says she accepts criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, but transforming the regime will take time" [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thetimes.com | Verifying Device ● Apr 02 [18:06] TR News Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Forking frenzy ensues after launch of Euro-Office The Register [18:09] TR News (NEW): ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate [18:14] TR News "I posted a page of Geminispace images every day for a year, and it's over now." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-04-02_No_more_Picture_Pages.gmi [18:15] TR News "The instance is up and accepting submissions in the usual way. There is a light, informal sync with ew0k's instance for the time being, but no-one should rely on that sync mechanism working." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-04-02_re-antenna-packed-up--new-antenna-instance.gmi [18:15] TR News xkcd: Creation #3227 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3227.gmi [18:16] TR News Blue Jays 4-2 to Start the Season gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/4-02.gmi [18:17] TR News "So Sleepycrow mentioned the `.well-known/fursona` scheme earlier, and I mentioned I couldn't find a way to read the data from a gemini server. Well, I made one. (See my previous post for the resolution to the TLS issue.)" gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-04-02.gmi [18:18] TR News "Our local cinema went all-in on this movie. Bespoke headrest covers, giant yellow ? cubes in the room, racks of Yoshi and Luma toys, full Mario livery on the corridors, a photo-op where you could sit in a little boat (was this even in the film?), and they even had a real life human announcer come in and give a welcome speech. Epic!" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/04/01/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie/ [18:19] TR News speaking of space, we just had a launch gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/gritty/40796 [18:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Super Mario Galaxy Movie and New Antenna Instance https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie_and_New_Antenn.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Gemini_Links_02_04_2026_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie_and_New_Antenn.gmi [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Super Mario Galaxy Movie and New Antenna Instance [18:40] TR News Techrights Low Morale at IBM and Perception of Destructive Management https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Low_Morale_at_IBM_and_Perception_of_Destructive_Management.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/Low_Morale_at_IBM_and_Perception_of_Destructive_Management.gmi [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Low Morale at IBM and Perception of Destructive Management [18:47] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Becoming More Universal https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Becoming_More_Universal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/GNU_Linux_Becoming_More_Universal.gmi [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Becoming More Universal [18:55] TR News (NEW): Denmark: Less Apple, More GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Denmark_Less_Apple_More_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/Denmark_Less_Apple_More_GNU_Linux.gmi [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Denmark: Less Apple, More GNU/Linux [18:58] TR News New lows for Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/spain/#monthly-200902-202604 [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Spain | Statcounter Global Stats ● Apr 02 [19:01] TR News Firefox measured as down again [19:03] TR News "Unilever freezes global hiring for three months" [19:04] TR News "Track NASAs Artemis II Mission in Real Time - NASA" top clip in https://analytics.usa.gov/ [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic. [19:06] TR News GNU/Linux up to 4.5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/malaysia/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Malaysia | Statcounter Global Stats [19:06] TR News And above 4% in the neighbour https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/indonesia/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Indonesia | Statcounter Global Stats [19:40] TR News Problems continue for Microsoft there https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_s_Thailand_Problem.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/thailand/#monthly-200902-202604 [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Thailand Problem [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Thailand | Statcounter Global Stats [19:48] TR News Techrights In Asia, Windows is in Its Teens (Below 20%) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/In_Asia_Windows_is_in_Its_Teens_Below_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/In_Asia_Windows_is_in_Its_Teens_Below_20.gmi [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Asia, Windows is in Its Teens (Below 20%) [19:57] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 31 Out of 200: Speaking About 20+ Years of Alleged Harassment/Defamation and High-Profile 'Targets' of Garrett https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_31_Out_of_200_Speaking_About_20_Years_of_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/02/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_31_Out_of_200_Speaking_About_20_Years_of_.gmi [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 31 Out of 200: Speaking About 20+ Years of Alleged Harassment/Defamation and High-Profile 'Targets' of Garrett ● Apr 02 [20:04] TR News Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqk718l4neo [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | Fewer people posting on social media, Ofcom finds - BBC News [20:06] TR News Social Media Stats United Kingdom https://gs.statcounter.com/social-media-stats/all/united-kingdom/#monthly-202002-202604 relative, not absolute [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Social Media Stats United Kingdom | Statcounter Global Stats ● Apr 02 [21:35] TR News (NEW): OBS Studio 32.1.1 Is Out to Improve the Audio Mixer and Audio Deduplication https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/OBS_Studio_32_1_1_Is_Out_to_Improve_the_Audio_Mixer_and_Audio_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/02/OBS_Studio_32_1_1_Is_Out_to_Improve_the_Audio_Mixer_and_Audio_D.gmi [21:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OBS Studio 32.1.1 Is Out to Improve the Audio Mixer and Audio Deduplication ● Apr 02 [22:36] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Apr 02 [02:57] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/official-white-house-app-developer-also-a-ufo-conspiracy-theorist/ [02:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-arstechnica.com | Did Nazis escape on a UFO? Dev who asked the question just built the official White House app. - Ars Technica [02:57] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/trump-defunding-of-npr-and-pbs-blocked-by-judge-but-damage-is-already-done/ [02:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-arstechnica.com | Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done - Ars Technica ● Apr 02 [03:05] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/04/ai-subprime-crisis-openai-iran-idiocracy.html [03:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/04/ai-subprime-crisis-openai-iran-idiocracy.html ) [03:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 02 [04:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [04:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 02 [06:18] TR News "Army grounds aircrew after taxpayer-funded Kid Rock airshow" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/army-grounds-aircrew-after-taxpayer-funded-kid-rock-airshow.html [06:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/army-grounds-aircrew-after-taxpayer-funded-kid-rock-airshow.html ) [06:18] TR News "A small moment that says a lot: elite military hardware, taxpayer-funded, repurposed into a backyard spectacle for a politically connected performer. Strip away the uniforms, and it starts to look less like discipline and more like cosplay with very expensive toys and a lack of respect for the service". [06:18] TR News "It's Not that Trump Is Threatening NATO; He Is Making NATO Toxic" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/01/its-not-that-trump-is-threatening-nato-he-is-making-nato-toxic/ [06:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | It's Not that Trump Is Threatening NATO; He Is Making NATO Toxic - emptywheel [06:18] TR News "The Iran War Youre Not Hearing About - Ken Klippenstein" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-youre-not-hearing-about [06:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.kenklippenstein.com | The Iran War Youre Not Hearing About - Ken Klippenstein [06:19] TR News "Trumps birthright citizenship ban may fail but the administration already got too far | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/policy/905649/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-scotus-arguments [06:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theverge.com | Trumps birthright citizenship ban may fail but the administration already got too far | The Verge [06:19] TR News "Why Does Trump's Flag Have 56 Stars? Presidential Library Video Sparks Theories Of US Expansion Into 'Six More States'" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-video-56-star-us-flag-trump-library-1789820 [06:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Why Does Trump's Flag Have 56 Stars? Presidential Library Video Sparks Theories Of US Expansion Into 'Six More States' | IBTimes UK [06:19] TR News "Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/trump-order-gives-us-postal-service-unprecedented-control-over-mail-voting/ [06:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting | Truthout [06:20] TR News "Here's what Marine Expeditionary Units are designed to do" https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/military-marine-expeditionary-unit/ [06:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | Here's what Marine Expeditionary Units are designed to do [06:20] TR News "Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower" https://www.airforcetimes.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/04/01/iranian-strikes-target-the-infrastructure-behind-us-airpower/ [06:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.airforcetimes.com | Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower [06:20] TR News "Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports" https://kyivindependent.com/trump-threatened-to-halt-weapons-to-ukraine-unless-europe-helped-open-strait-of-hormuz-ft-reports/ [06:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports ● Apr 02 [07:27] TR News "The numbers tell a stark story. Russias economy is estimated at approximately $2.5 trillion in nominal GDP." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-has-the-resources-to-contain-russia-but-lacks-the-political-will/ | Source: Atlantic Council [07:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Europe has the resources to contain Russia but lacks the political will - Atlantic Council [07:32] TR News "The war in Iran has forced Europe to grow a spine" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/europe-is-finally-standing-up-to-trump/ | Source: Spectator AU [07:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.spectator.com.au | Europe is finally standing up to Trump | The Spectator Australia [07:38] TR News "This matters because Nebraskas first wave of mail-in ballots for the primary will be sent to voters starting Monday." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/01/trumps-mail-voting-order-wont-affect-nebraska-primary-election-evnen-says/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [07:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/01/trumps-mail-voting-order-wont-affect-nebraska-primary-election-evnen-says/ ) [07:40] TR News "illegal on its face" https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/01/michigan-elected-officials-vow-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-targeting-mail-in-ballots/ | Source: Michigan Advance [07:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/01/michigan-elected-officials-vow-to-fight-trumps-executive-order-targeting-mail-in-ballots/ ) [07:40] TR News "Much of Trumps first executive order on elections has been blocked in court. This one, too, is likely to be legally challenged" https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/03/31/donald-trump-2026-midterm-election-executive-order-absentee-mail-ballots-postal-service-citizenship-list/ | [07:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.votebeat.org | Trump issues executive order giving U.S. Postal Service oversight over mail voting in 2026 election - Votebeat [07:41] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [07:41] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [07:43] TR News "Iranian drone and missile strikes hit QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan Industrial City on February 28" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/the-global-helium-shortage-is-a-direct-threat-to-chipmaking | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tomshardware.com | The global helium shortage is a direct threat to the chipmaking supply chain disruption impacts critical processes, high-capacity HDDs, and alternative supplies are plagued by delays | Tom's Hardware [07:43] TR News "Yet corporations are creatures of state law. States create and define corporations." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-we-get-rid-of-citizens-united | Source: Robert Reich [07:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | How We Get Rid of "Citizens United" - Robert Reich [07:43] TR News "When Trump kicked off his campaign of incontinent belligerence putting tariffs on the exports of countries populated only by penguins" https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/01/minilateralism/#own-goal | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Trumpismo vs minilateralism (01 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:45] TR News "As he pressed on, Springsteen addressed the reshaping of American cultural and historical institutions by the administration." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-trump-minneapolis-tour-opener-1235539958/ | Source: Rolling Stone [07:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Bruce Springsteen Skewers Trump at Minneapolis Tour Opener [07:45] TR News "From then on, his comments were a mixture of things hes already said in the past year at the No Kings rally in the Minneapolis" https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bruce-springsteen-trump-cant-handle-the-truth-minneapolis-1236704103/ | Source: Variety [07:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-variety.com | Bruce Springsteen Says Trump 'Can't Handle the Truth' in Minneapolis ● Apr 02 [09:12] *liberty_box_ (~liberty@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [09:12] *liberty_box_ has quit (connection closed) [09:50] TR News Debunking claims Israeli Jews are 'stealing land' in Morocco https://www.france24.com/en/debunking-claims-israeli-jews-are-stealing-land-in-morocco [09:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/debunking-claims-israeli-jews-are-stealing-land-in-morocco ) ● Apr 02 [11:04] TR News Interview with physicist Guido Arnold, portrayed by right-wing media as key source for militant anti-tech movement https://digit.site36.net/2026/04/01/interview-with-physicist-guido-arnold-portrayed-by-right-wing-media-as-key-source-for-militant-anti-tech-movement/ [11:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | Interview with physicist Guido Arnold, portrayed by right-wing media as key source for militant anti-tech movement | Matthias Monroy [11:58] TR News Lithuania investigating 30 cases of Belarusian cigarette smuggling with balloons https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2886080/lithuania-investigating-30-cases-of-belarusian-cigarette-smuggling-with-balloons [11:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania investigating 30 cases of Belarusian cigarette smuggling with balloons - LRT [11:58] TR News Lithuanian hauliers risk breaching EU sanctions in efforts to recover trucks from Belarus https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885158/lithuanian-hauliers-risk-breaching-eu-sanctions-in-efforts-to-recover-trucks-from-belarus [11:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian hauliers risk breaching EU sanctions in efforts to recover trucks from Belarus - LRT [11:59] TR News Russias Africa Corps PMC Hands-Off Approach in Mali Proves Costly https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/russias-africa-corps-pmc-hands-off-approach-in-mali-proves-costly/ [11:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Russias Africa Corps PMC Hands-Off Approach in Mali Proves Costly - Africa Defense Forum ● Apr 02 [12:00] TR News 29 Killed in Russian Military Plane Crash in Crimea https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/europe/russia-military-plane-crash-crimea.html [12:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/europe/russia-military-plane-crash-crimea.html ) [12:03] TR News US Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Vessels; Treasury Says No Broader Policy Shift https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html [12:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | US Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Vessels; Treasury Says No Broader Policy Shift [12:04] TR News NATO 'doesn't really exist anymore other than on paper', experts say https://www.france24.com/en/nato-doesn-t-really-exist-anymore-other-than-on-paper-experts-say [12:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/nato-doesn-t-really-exist-anymore-other-than-on-paper-experts-say ) [12:05] TR News Lithuania urges stronger EU involvement in tribunal for Russian aggression https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885088/lithuania-urges-stronger-eu-involvement-in-tribunal-for-russian-aggression [12:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania urges stronger EU involvement in tribunal for Russian aggression - LRT [12:05] TR News Lithuania declines comment on claim Russia diverted Ukrainian drones to Baltics https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2885200/lithuania-declines-comment-on-claim-russia-diverted-ukrainian-drones-to-baltics [12:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania declines comment on claim Russia diverted Ukrainian drones to Baltics - LRT [12:06] TR News Call to donate bicycles to Ukraine's children https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/02.04.2026-call-to-donate-bicycles-to-ukraines-children.a641463/ [12:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Call to donate bicycles to Ukraine's children / Article [12:06] TR News Commission takes preparatory steps on financial support for Ukraine and boosting drone production https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_764 [12:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [12:06] TR News EU to deliver 1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for support to Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_768 [12:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [12:14] TR News Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/business/korea-missile-defense-iran.html [12:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/business/korea-missile-defense-iran.html ) [12:16] TR News Jailed ex-South Korea president Yoon received over $1 million in inmate funds: Data https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/jailed-ex-south-korea-president-yoon-receives-over-1-million-in-inmate-funds-data [12:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Jailed ex-South Korea president Yoon received over $1 million in inmate funds: Data | The Straits Times [12:25] TR News Lithuania explores offline card payments during emergencies https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2883172/lithuania-explores-offline-card-payments-during-emergencies [12:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania explores offline card payments during emergencies - LRT ● Apr 02 [14:04] TR News Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/corruption-probe-against-former-kyrgyz-security-chief-widens-with-arrest-of-his-brother [14:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother | The Straits Times [14:06] TR News Sudan War Becomes Direct Security Threat to Chad https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/sudan-war-becomes-direct-security-threat-to-chad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sudan-war-becomes-direct-security-threat-to-chad [14:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Sudan War Becomes Direct Security Threat to Chad - Africa Defense Forum [14:06] TR News Benin, Nigeria Unite Against Terrorism https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/benin-nigeria-unite-against-terrorism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benin-nigeria-unite-against-terrorism [14:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Benin, Nigeria Unite Against Terrorism - Africa Defense Forum [14:12] TR News Chinas Floating Fish Factories Plunder Guinea-Bissaus Resources https://adf-magazine.com/2026/03/chinas-floating-fish-factories-plunder-guinea-bissaus-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinas-floating-fish-factories-plunder-guinea-bissaus-resources [14:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Chinas Floating Fish Factories Plunder Guinea-Bissaus Resources - Africa Defense Forum [14:12] TR News U.S. Senators Press Taiwan to Raise Military Spending, as China Protests https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/senators-taiwan-military.html [14:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/asia/senators-taiwan-military.html ) [14:14] TR News China opposes Philippines renaming disputed South China Sea islands https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-opposes-philippines-renaming-disputed-south-china-sea-islands [14:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China opposes Philippines renaming disputed South China Sea islands | The Straits Times [14:14] TR News Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/accused-money-laundering-leader-extradited-from-cambodia-to-china [14:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Accused money laundering leader extradited from Cambodia to China | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-afghanistan-open-fresh-talks-in-china-to-end-conflict-say-sources [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealand-signs-cook-islands-agreement-to-counter-china-deal [14:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal | The Straits Times [14:16] TR News Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $3.1b in weapons buying, training https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-military-says-budget-delay-threatens-2-4-billion-in-weapons-buying-training [14:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan military says budget delay threatens $3.1b in weapons buying, training | The Straits Times ● Apr 02 [15:09] *rianne (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [15:09] *asusbox (~rianne@uwb8s9bfzeyh4.irc) has joined #techpol [15:25] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:25] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Apr 02 [22:36] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)