●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, May 03, 2026 ●● ● May 03 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020526.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-020526.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-020526.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-020526.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 02, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020526.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-020526.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-020526.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-020526.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 02, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-05-02.txt ● May 03 [04:48] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:48] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 02, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_02_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_02_2026.gmi [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 02, 2026 [04:48] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:49] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:56] TR News "I've been trying to switch from coffee to mate which we call "chimarro" in Brazil, or just "chimas"." gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/05/03/chimarrao [04:57] TR News "Definitely LiveJournal. It had a huge sense of community and I spent a lot of time on there. It felt like it was the future. But it got sold, and ended up as a cash cow run by awful people. I think it's still going, but I haven't been there for years." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-05-03_Christina_s_5_questions_for_May.gmi [04:58] TR News "It feels like some kind of cosmic joke that, now that I feel incredibly confident in myself and more attractive in my thirties than my twenties, my dating life has hit a wall." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2815 [04:59] TR News "It is not the peaceful silence of a quiet afternoon, nor the comforting stillness of night. It is a heavy, stagnant silenceone that accumulates over days, weeks, sometimes years. A silence filled not with calm, but with absence." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-05-03_the_dark_side_of_the_web.gmi ● May 03 [05:00] TR News chainsaws are magic gemini://thatit.be/2026-05-02-15-02-30.gmi [05:00] TR News ritual gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/ritual [05:14] TR News Techrights A Month Since Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (400+ Engineers Laid Off), The Media Didn't Cover It https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/A_Month_Since_Mass_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_400_Engineers_Laid_Off_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/A_Month_Since_Mass_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_400_Engineers_Laid_Off_Th.gmi [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Month Since Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (400+ Engineers Laid Off), The Media Didn't Cover It [05:23] TR News Windows down to 38% https://analytics.usa.gov/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic. [05:24] TR News GNU/Linux up in France https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/france/#monthly-200902-202605 [05:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share France | Statcounter Global Stats [05:32] TR News (NEW): Windows All-Time Lows in Europe, GNU/Linux Rose to 6% in Germany https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Windows_All_Time_Lows_in_Europe_GNU_Linux_Rose_to_6_in_Germany.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Windows_All_Time_Lows_in_Europe_GNU_Linux_Rose_to_6_in_Germany.gmi [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Windows All-Time Lows in Europe, GNU/Linux Rose to 6% in Germany [05:43] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/05/2026: The Black Side of the Web, LiveJournal, Chimarro https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Gemini_Links_03_05_2026_The_Black_Side_of_the_Web_LiveJournal_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Gemini_Links_03_05_2026_The_Black_Side_of_the_Web_LiveJournal_C.gmi [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 03/05/2026: The Black Side of the Web, LiveJournal, Chimarro ● May 03 [06:06] TR News Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls Below 9% in South Africa https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_Below_9_in_South_Africa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_Below_9_in_South_Africa.gmi [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls Below 9% in South Africa [06:28] TR News Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XI - EPO 'Products' to Cement Asian and American Monopolies https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XI_EPO_Products_to_Cem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XI_EPO_Products_to_Cem.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XI - EPO 'Products' to Cement Asian and American Monopolies [06:41] TR News Techrights All-Time Lows for Windows in Spain and Portugal https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/All_Time_Lows_for_Windows_in_Spain_and_Portugal.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/All_Time_Lows_for_Windows_in_Spain_and_Portugal.gmi [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights All-Time Lows for Windows in Spain and Portugal [06:45] TR News (NEW): Ubuntus Official Flavour List Is Shrinking, And Thats Not a Bad Thing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Ubuntu_s_Official_Flavour_List_Is_Shrinking_And_That_s_Not_a_Ba.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Ubuntu_s_Official_Flavour_List_Is_Shrinking_And_That_s_Not_a_Ba.gmi [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntus Official Flavour List Is Shrinking, And Thats Not a Bad Thing [06:50] TR News (NEW): This month in KDE Linux: April 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/This_month_in_KDE_Linux_April_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/This_month_in_KDE_Linux_April_2026.gmi [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This month in KDE Linux: April 2026 [06:53] TR News (NEW): LiaisonOS distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/LiaisonOS_distribution_designed_for_amateur_radio_emergency_com.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/LiaisonOS_distribution_designed_for_amateur_radio_emergency_com.gmi [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LiaisonOS distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications ● May 03 [07:01] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:17] TR News (NEW): Evernight Vista Fedora-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Evernight_Vista_Fedora_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Evernight_Vista_Fedora_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Evernight Vista Fedora-based Linux distribution [07:27] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:32] TR News (NEW): Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released! Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Linux_Lite_8_0_RC1_Released_Based_on_Ubuntu_26_04_LTS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Linux_Lite_8_0_RC1_Released_Based_on_Ubuntu_26_04_LTS.gmi [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released! Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS [07:35] TR News (NEW): 5 more lightweight Linux distros that go easy on your old Windows PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/5_more_lightweight_Linux_distros_that_go_easy_on_your_old_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/5_more_lightweight_Linux_distros_that_go_easy_on_your_old_Windo.gmi [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 more lightweight Linux distros that go easy on your old Windows PC [07:42] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● May 03 [08:47] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [08:50] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.177.43) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● May 03 [09:37] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:42] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:54] TR News "The social network has implemented a Shop the Look tool, still in the testing phase" https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-30/theyre-using-my-images-to-sell-products-influencers-angry-with-instagram-over-the-new-feature.html | Source: El Pas [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-04-30/theyre-using-my-images-to-sell-products-influencers-angry-with-instagram-over-the-new-feature.html ) [09:54] TR News "The Peach Blossom Hairpin" https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/02/clearly-me-chinese-ai-drama-accused-of-stealing-faces/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 'Clearly me': Chinese AI drama accused of stealing faces [09:55] TR News "Correcting Lapsed Enforcement in Antitrust Norms for Mergers (CLEAN Mergers) Act" https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/02/denazification/#no-more-mx-nice-lib | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus (02 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:55] TR News "Sound radical? Maybe it is. But shareholder capitalism doesnt work as illustrated by the Warner Bros." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-this-kind-of-capitalism | Source: Robert Reich [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | For May Day: The System We Need - Robert Reich [09:56] TR News "This conversation between Peter Linebaugh and Daniel Denvir was recorded for the Jacobin Radio podcast The Dig over the course of two episodes, edited and condensed here for brevity and clarity." https://jacobin.com/2026/05/commons-enclosure-working-class-history | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Capitalism Was Built on the Ruins of the Commons [09:56] TR News "This is quite different from the more challenging problem of running operating systems for different processors, such as Intel, on Apple silicon Macs." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/29/virtualisation-on-apple-silicon-macs-is-different/ | Source: Howard Oakley [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eclecticlight.co | Virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs is different The Eclectic Light Company [09:57] TR News "Last week, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese court ruled that companies cant use AI as an excuse to fire workers." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-legal-ai-automation | Source: Futurism [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI [09:57] TR News "In Unions of Our Own, longtime labor organizer Daniel Gross suggests the type of power that can challenge the ruling class may emerge..." https://truthout.org/articles/the-unions-we-need-will-be-built-by-workers-not-labor-officials/ | Source: TruthOut [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | The Unions We Need Will Be Built by Workers, Not Labor Officials | Truthout [09:58] TR News "Jacobin columnist Chris Brooks spoke with Page about what it takes to successfully drive a reform agenda" https://jacobin.com/2026/05/page-massachusetts-teachers-association-unions | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | How Massachusetts Teachers Transformed Their Union [09:58] TR News "It seems like only yesterday that a Massachusetts beekeeper was charged with seven felonies for opening a bee box" https://www.loweringthebar.net/2026/05/six-month-sentence-in-bee-assault-case.html | Source: Kevin Underhill [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.loweringthebar.net | Six-Month Sentence in Bee-Assault Case Lowering the Bar [09:59] TR News "What they found is that Kyrgyz-language searches for popular kid interests such as cartoons, fairy tales, and mermaids often did not yield content in Kyrgyz." https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-promote-russian-language-kyrgyzstan/ | Source: Wired [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube? | WIRED ● May 03 [10:00] TR News "CopyFail Compromises The Last 9 Years Of Linux Distros" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/copyfail-compromises-the-last-9-years-of:d [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | CopyFail Compromises The Last 9 Years Of Linux Distros [10:00] TR News "Jeffrey Epsteins Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View" https://tiv.today/jeffrey-epsteins-possible-suicide-note-hidden-from-public-view/ [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tiv.today | Jeffrey Epsteins Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View [10:00] TR News iophk: the race to the bottom continues https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5807933 [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Spirit Airlines ceases operations after escalating financial struggles [10:00] TR News "Vibe Coding Will Break Your Company - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/30/0232227 [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Vibe Coding Will Break Your Company - SoylentNews [10:01] TR News "Model Maria Kovalchuk left for dead after Dubai Porta Potty party breaks silence | news.com.au Australias leading news site for latest headlines" https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/model-left-for-dead-after-dubai-porta-potty-party-breaks-silence/news-story/f994e026bea7ffe05185986a8994a5ea [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/model-left-for-dead-after-dubai-porta-potty-party-breaks-silence/news-story/f994e026bea7ffe05185986a8994a5ea ) [10:01] TR News "Your Phone is About to Stop Being Yours. Keep Android Open! - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/30/0223202 [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Your Phone is About to Stop Being Yours. Keep Android Open! - SoylentNews [10:02] TR News iophk: the focus is misguidedly on Canonical and its servers rather than the actual cause: Windows Botnets https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/canonical-under-sustained-ddos-attack-as-ubuntu-26-releases-iranian-group-313-team-claims-responsibility [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility | Tom's Hardware [10:02] TR News These are the contentious issues surrounding the Digital Euro | "Das sind die strittigen Fragen beim Digitalen Euro - netzpolitik.org" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/eu-ringt-um-einigung-das-sind-die-strittigen-fragen-beim-digitalen-euro/ [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Das sind die strittigen Fragen beim Digitalen Euro - netzpolitik.org [10:03] TR News "What the End of Saudi Arabias Big-Spending Era Means for the Kingdom and Beyond - The New York Times" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-spending-sports-liv-golf.html [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-spending-sports-liv-golf.html ) [10:03] TR News GAFAM and slopfarms "exploiting unions to spread disinformation promoting data centers" -iophk https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/in-the-pr-battle-for-ai-data-centers-tech-giants-got-a-blue-collar-ally/articleshow/130720114.cms [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | In the PR battle for AI data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally - The Economic Times [10:04] TR News "Even though journalists face physical and online threats that encourage self-censorship, they benefit from a protective legal and political environment" https://news.err.ee/1610011039/estonia-falls-to-3rd-place-on-world-press-freedom-index-2026 | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Estonia falls to 3rd place on World Press Freedom Index 2026 | News | ERR [10:05] TR News "Journalists are broadly treated as civilians under international law and international humanitarian law." https://thewalrus.ca/if-killing-journalists-is-a-war-crime-why-isnt-anyone-stopping-it/ | Source: The Walrus [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | If Killing Journalists Is a War Crime, Why Isnt Anyone Stopping It? | The Walrus [10:13] TR News "On Wednesday, guests and speakers from across the planet headed to Zambia to attend RightsCon, the largest digital human rights conference in the world." https://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/ | Source: 404 Media [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | China Pressure Canceled Worlds Largest Digital Human Rights Conference [10:13] TR News "Bahrain and Kuwait are using the war as cover to crush what remains of civic space in their countries" https://dawnmena.org/dawn-statement-on-bahrain-and-kuwaits-revocation-of-citizenship-and-crackdown-on-free-expression/ | Source: Democracy for the Arab World Now [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dawnmena.org | DAWN Statement on Bahrain and Kuwaits Revocation of Citizenship and Crackdown on Free Expression - DAWN [10:13] TR News "No further details about the circumstances of his detention have been made available." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/30/report-ice-detains-russian-buddhist-lama-who-spoke-out-against-war-in-ukraine-deportation-possible | Source: Meduza [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Report: ICE detains Russian Buddhist lama who spoke out against war in Ukraine, deportation possible Meduza [10:16] TR News "Speaking on his podcast Friday, Rogan argued that prosecuting an ambiguous post risks expanding how the legal system defines threats, potentially undermining First Amendment protections." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-rogan-trump-james-comey-indictment-b2969457.html | Source: The Independent UK [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Joe Rogan responds to Trump administration indicting James Comey over 86 47 seashell image: That is nuts | The Independent [10:17] TR News "The Mulungushi Conference Center, which was to host the summit, was refurbished in 2020 with funding from the Chinese government at a reported cost of US$60 million." https://zambianobserver.com/zambia-worlds-larvest-summit-on-human-rights-technology-effectively-canceled/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zambianobserver.com | Zambia: Worlds Larvest Summit on Human Rights, Technology Effectively Canceled - The Zambian Observer [10:20] TR News "Following her arrest, she was given a new prison sentence of 7 years, and is being held in Zanjan prison, some 330 kilometers west of the capital, Tehran." https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-nobel-laureate-narges-mohammadi-on-the-brink-of-death-health/33747642.html | Source: RFERL [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi 'On Brink Of Death' [10:21] TR News "Gonzalez Rogers then asked whod passed the note, and all the lawyers just sat there like guilty children." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921713/musk-v-altman-jared-birchall-screw-up-xai | Source: The Verge [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room | The Verge [10:22] TR News "The reality is that many people dont like him" https://www.wired.com/story/some-musk-v-altman-jurors-dont-like-elon-musk/ | Source: Wired [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some Musk v. Altman Jurors Don't Like Elon Musk | WIRED [10:22] TR News "I grew up not being great at giving compliments. This was because I often saw grown-ups around me deploy compliments in a fake, ritualistic way." https://atharvaraykar.com/notes-on-giving-compliments/ | Source: Atharva Raykar [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-atharvaraykar.com | notes on giving compliments [10:22] TR News "It is entirely inappropriate for a government to be pro-business. The entire notion of a pro-business government is corrupt in the first instance. Business is a thing that happens inside government." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/no-government-should-not-be-pro-business | Source: Mike Brock [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | No, Government Should Not Be Pro-Business - by Mike Brock [10:23] TR News "Also, you will note that, instead of citing academics or subject matter experts, Moynihan favourably quotes the executive director of Build America [sic] AI [sic]." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ai-proxy-battle/ | Source: Nick Heer [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | The Proxy Battle Over A.I. Policy Is Brewing Pixel Envy [10:23] TR News "In 1963, pro-American sentiment in West Germany peaked at over 80% not least thanks to the popularity of the young US president at the time, John F. Kennedy." https://www.dw.com/en/how-widespread-is-global-fatigue-with-the-us/a-76869943 | Source: Deutsche Welle [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How widespread is global fatigue with the US? [10:24] TR News "In the end, I rode 136 km, 60 of which on the return trip were almost entirely against a 10 km/h headwind." https://janlukas.blog/thoughts/2026/05/longest-bike-ride | Source: Jan-Lukas Else [10:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-janlukas.blog | My longest single-day bike ride - Jan-Lukas Else [10:25] TR News "The CEO, Dave Davis, named the cause of the failure in plain language." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-first-domino-e3d | Source: Mike Brock [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The First Domino - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [10:25] TR News "It started out as just something to do a challenge to try to see the familiar through fresh eyes. Soon it blossomed into a celebration of traveling at home." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/travel/sussex-bicycle-portraits.html | Source: New York Times [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/travel/sussex-bicycle-portraits.html ) [10:25] TR News "Sadly, testing revealed that despite having thermoelectric properties, the results were underwhelming." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/enthusiast-creates-peltier-thermoelectric-cooler-from-scratch-impressive-rig-uses-two-360mm-aios-homemade-dc-controllers-and-a-custom-loop | Source: Tom's Hardware [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homemade DC controllers, and a custom loop | Tom's Hardware [10:26] TR News "Spanning nearly 2,500 miles of the American West, the "Mother Road" is the quintessential road trip, linking Chicago to Santa Monica, California" https://www.ksl.com/article/news/features/family/route-66-is-turning-100-heres-where-you-can-celebrate-it-this-year/51492246 | Source: Deseret Media [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Route 66 is turning 100. Here's where you can celebrate it this year | KSL.com [10:26] TR News "Out West, the story is more complicated. Periodic showers and cooler weather have brought short-term improvements, but they have not changed the broader outlook." https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/02/western-drought-holds-as-snowpack-fades/ | Source: Western Water [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Western drought holds as snowpack fades | Western Water [10:27] TR News "For some, the flooding was a reminder of our vulnerabilities in the face of extreme weather, which is expected to worsen as our climate continues to shift." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/02/how-do-we-adapt-michigans-dams-to-climate-change/ | Source: Michigan Advance [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/02/how-do-we-adapt-michigans-dams-to-climate-change/ ) [10:27] TR News "Infrasound is the term for sound at frequencies below 20 Hz. While this falls outside a humans typical range of hearing" https://futurism.com/health-medicine/scientists-explain-ghosts | Source: Futurism [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Say They've Figured Out What Causes "Ghosts" [10:27] TR News "The First Nation points to the deaths of up to five million gizzard shad there in 2025 a tally recorded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regulatory report." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bruce-nuclear-power-shad-sturgeon-lake-huron-reactor-limits-9.7179212 | Source: CBC [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Lake Huron's 'fish city' is a sign of trouble at nuclear plant, says Ontario First Nation | CBC News [10:35] TR News "Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over." https://www.wired.com/story/the-summer-the-american-water-crisis-turned-real/ | Source: Wired [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real | WIRED [10:36] TR News "City officials said this approach did not happen overnight. It reflects decades of planning, investment, and careful management." https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/02/phoenix-outlines-plan-for-long-term-water-security/ | Source: Western Water [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Phoenix outlines plan for long-term water security | Western Water [10:43] TR News "The plan calls for reducing Californias use of Colorado River water by about 13% in 2027 and 2028. Arizona and Nevada agreed to larger cutbacks." https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-02/california-new-colorado-river-plan | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | California and other states tout new Colorado River water-saving plan - Los Angeles Times [10:44] TR News "What once appeared to be isolated cases has since become a pattern. According to Nepals Ministry of Foreign Affairs" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2026/0501/Nepal-Russia-fighters-Ukraine-war-POW | Source: CS Monitor [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What weve learned from Nepali POWs in Ukraine - CSMonitor.com [10:45] TR News "But theres an easier and more straightforward reason." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-why-trump-doesnt | Source: Robert Reich [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Real Reason Trump Doesn't Want Congress To Vote on War Powers [10:45] TR News "Thousands of people have turned out for May Day demonstrations across the country on Friday, with organizers calling for a boycott of work" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5805805 | Source: NPR [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Nationwide May Day protests pick up mantle of 'No Kings' [10:46] TR News "SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Reflection will integrate their AI capabilities into the departments Impact Level 6" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/05/dod-strikes-deals-with-major-tech-firms-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks/ | Source: Federal News Network [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks | Federal News Network [10:47] TR News [Old] "Setting aside the surveillance aspects, the data siphoning, the impact to digital sovereignty efforts, and other countless downsides" https://nathandyer.me/2026/04/18/age-gates.html | Source: Nathan Dyer [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nathandyer.me | Age Gates | Nathan Dyer [10:51] TR News "I know my wife would love me to join her in producing some content, but, frankly, Id rather be cancelled." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/relationships/marriage-diaries-no-social-media-wife-docucmenting-our-life/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/relationships/marriage-diaries-no-social-media-wife-docucmenting-our-life/ ) [10:52] TR News "...their darn apps to consume content and off their web versions." https://0xsid.com/blog/wont-download-your-app | [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-0xsid.com | No, I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version is A-OK. | Sid's Blog [10:52] TR News "Thats it. Thats the bill" https://nbtv.substack.com/p/the-government-already-has-a-warrant | Source: Ludlow Institute [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nbtv.substack.com | The Surveillance Accountability Fixes This - by NBTV Media [10:57] TR News "This was all unsettling in its own right." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/chatgpt-images-deepfakes-fraud/687023/ | Source: The Atlantic [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account - The Atlantic [10:58] TR News "While Isaacman did not spell it out, there is a good chance the late 2027 target is driven by SpaceX's and Blue Origin's needs." https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/artemis_iii_aims_for_late/ | Source: The Register UK [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Artemis III aims for 'late 2027' for Earth orbit demo The Register [10:59] TR News "If you decide to self-host Bitwarden, however, you will relatively quickly find yourself in what I would describe as enterprise software hell." https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/i-do-not-recommend-bitwarden/ | Source: [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xn--gckvb8fzb.com | . I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden ● May 03 [11:00] TR News Windows TCO: "The most obvious result is that Canonical's, er, canonical Ubuntu download and update mirrors worldwide are sluggish or down entirely" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/canonical-under-sustained-ddos-attack-as-ubuntu-26-releases-iranian-group-313-team-claims-responsibility | Source: Tom's Hardware [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility | Tom's Hardware [11:00] TR News Windows TCO: "Canonical promised to provide regular updates when it has new information to share." https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/canonical_confirms_ubuntu_infrastructure_under/ | Source: The Register UK [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Pro-Iran group turns Ubuntu DDoS into shakedown The Register [11:01] TR News "Beginning Monday, attorneys for Meta and New Mexico will return to a Santa Fe courthouse for a three-week public nuisance trial" https://www.theverge.com/policy/922380/new-mexico-meta-public-nuisance-trial-kids-safety | Source: The Verge [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Metas historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million | The Verge [11:01] TR News "This might start to sound "old man yells at cloud", but what I don't understand is people recording with/for fleeting stories or Snapchat" https://svenluijten.com/blog/yes-i-do-watch-back-those-videos-i-take-at-concerts | Source: Sven Luijten [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-svenluijten.com | Yes, I do watch back those videos I take at concerts - Sven [11:02] TR News "But it has been going on with young men for about a decade, and it has been increasing considerably during this last decade" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5795549 | Source: NPR [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Taking a look at looksmaxxing and what parents should know [11:03] TR News "AI security expert" https://taggart-tech.com/reckoning/ | Source: Michael Taggart [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taggart-tech.com | I used AI. It worked. I hated it.: Taggart Tech [11:04] TR News "Seven trillion dollars is an insane amount of revenue." https://www.endnotes.net/pie-thieves/ | [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.endnotes.net | Pie thieves [11:05] TR News "The study compared attitudes towards AI use in music creation from May to November of 2025. It found that overall interest dropped from -13% to -20% during that time period." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5804489 | Source: NPR [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | AI music is flooding streaming platforms. But listeners like it less and less [11:05] TR News "While testifying on Thursday in federal court, Elon Musk seemed to indicate that his AI lab may have used OpenAIs models to train xAIs own." https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai/ | Source: Wired [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAIs Models to Train Its Own | WIRED [11:05] TR News "Blender is a tool for artists and creators, its made by humans for humans. No generative AI functionality is currently available or planned to be integrated in Blender." https://www.blender.org/news/upcoming-blender-development-fund-and-ai-policies/ | Source: Blender [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.blender.org | Upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies Blender [11:06] TR News "Between this and growing concerns over how LLMs are used on Libera.Chat, we believe our policy is overdue for an update. Previously, we released a set of guidelines for LLM usage on Libera.Chat." https://libera.chat/news/bot-policy-update | [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-libera.chat | Bot/LLM policy update | Libera Chat [11:07] TR News "Doing tasks manually naturally builds up the context required for the decisions involved later because you have time to process everything along the way and construct your mental model of the project's structure." https://0xsid.com/blog/agentic-coding-fatigue | [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-0xsid.com | Agentic Coding is Burning Me Out | Sid's Blog [11:07] TR News "Most production AI search applications use both." https://thenewstack.io/opensearch-ai-data-layer/ | Source: The New Stack [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Inside OpenSearch's bid to become the default AI data layer - The New Stack [11:08] TR News "I wrote a simple script that translates text at the command line, completely offline. Heres an example of how it works on my computer: [...]" https://evanhahn.com/offline-cli-translation-with-translategemma-and-ollama/ | Source: Evan Hahn [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | Offline command line translation with TranslateGemma + Ollama [11:08] TR News "Crane detailed the catastrophe in a lengthy post on X." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-ai-deletes-company-database | Source: Futurism [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Claude Deleted a Company's Entire Database, Illustrating a Danger Every CEO Should Be Aware of [11:09] TR News "Its vast content library has also become a prized asset as AI companies hunt for data to train their large language models, the technology behind chatbots such as ChatGPT." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/reddit-rallies-as-aidriven-ad-growth-fuels-strong-revenue-outlook/articleshow/130674476.cms | Source: India Times [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Reddit rallies as AIdriven ad growth fuels strong revenue outlook - The Economic Times [11:09] TR News "AI is now not only a market bubble, but a core anchor propping up the entire US economy. The US government will have no choice but to backstop it once the inevitable AI bubble pops." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/05/data-centres-are-eating-the-economy/ | Source: Spectator AU [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | Data centres are eating the economy | The Spectator Australia [11:09] TR News "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" https://www.dw.com/en/new-oscars-rules-exclude-ai-performers-require-scripts-written-by-human/a-77016539 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | New Oscars rules: No AI actors, human-written scripts only [11:10] TR News "Home affairs has also committed to designing AI checks and declarations into its internal approval processes." https://techcentral.co.za/schreiber-suspends-home-affairs-officials-over-fake-ai-references/280873/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | Schreiber suspends home affairs officials over fake AI references [11:10] TR News "If you do a little poking around in Adobes application bundles, a key reason for the jankiness of these user interfaces becomes apparent" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/adobe-modern-user-interface/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Adobes Modern User Interface Is Just Webpages Pixel Envy [11:11] TR News "The MacBook Neo is not the most powerful Mac, and that is exactly why it feels so right for students and teens." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/i-think-apple-finally-made-a-school-laptop-that-makes-sense/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | I Think Apple Finally Made a School Laptop That Makes Sense - CybersecKyle [11:11] TR News "Smoking among Finnish young people has declined markedly since the turn of the millennium." https://yle.fi/a/74-20223718 | Source: Yle [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | "Many countries are watching" Finland eyes UK youth smoking ban | Yle News | Yle [11:12] TR News "Offline Wellness Club" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/sauna-rave-calgary-toronto-9.7183746 | Source: CBC [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Why saunas are becoming a hot new place to party | CBC News [11:12] TR News "The proposed $7.25 billion deal, which Bayer and a group of plaintiffs attorneys unveiled in February" https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/04/us-judge-calls-proposed-bayer-roundup-settlement-a-filthy-deal/ | Source: The New Lede [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenewlede.org | US judge calls proposed Bayer Roundup settlement a filthy deal - The New Lede [11:13] TR News "pretty stark: 60% of open source maintainers work unpaid, 60% have quit or considered quitting, and 44% cite burnout specifically." https://werd.io/open-source-maintainers-need-to-go-in-with-open-eyes/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Open source maintainers need to go in with open eyes [11:14] TR News burnout [11:14] TR News "This report draws on a review of the academic literature and a qualitative analysis of OSS community discussion to explore the phenomenon of burnout" https://mirandaheath.website/static/oss_burnout_report_mh_25.pdf | [11:16] TR News "Apparently, in spite of what the manual says, getting the screen to absorb the 28802160 interlaced signal wasnt the hard part, but generating it was." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/pushing-as-many-pixels-as-possible-to-a-crt-interlaced-4k/ | Source: Hackaday [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pushing As Many Pixels As Possible To A CRT: Interlaced 4K | Hackaday [11:16] TR News "Ive been actively working to move away from proprietary software and big tech as much as possible." https://nathandyer.me/2026/04/23/foss-mobile-2026.html | Source: Nathan Dyer [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nathandyer.me | My FOSS Mobile Setup in 2026 | Nathan Dyer [11:17] TR News "The SAVE plan arrived in 2023 as millions of student borrowers were emerging from a three-year pause in payments during the pandemic." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0502/trump-student-loan-debt | Source: CS Monitor [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Student loan payments to rise for millions - CSMonitor.com [11:17] TR News "I wanted to see if I could get anything interesting by turning the trick in the previous post into a technique." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/04/28/even-series-trick/ | Source: John D Cook [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Turning a trick into a technique [11:18] TR News "This is a brief and simple [1] explanation of how to adjust the standard sinusoid to change its amplitude, frequency and phase shift. More precisely, given the general function: [...]" https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/scaling-stretching-and-shifting-sinusoids/ | Source: Eli Bendersky [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eli.thegreenplace.net | Scaling, stretching and shifting sinusoids - Eli Bendersky's website [11:18] TR News "As a quick recap, for the purposes of this post, a priority queue (wikipedia) is a data structure that supports the following two operations" https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/quickheap/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-curiouscoding.nl | Quickheap: the fastest comparison-based heap? CuriousCoding [11:18] TR News "In my previous post about mij, a high-performance binary-to-decimal floating-point conversion library, I drew a small diagram of a rounding interval around a single floating-point value." https://vitaut.net/posts/2026/every-float/ | Source: Victor Zverovich [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vitaut.net | Every float on one page [11:20] TR News "This particular Foucault pendulum is one of many that were created by the California Academy of Sciences, with hundreds of them installed throughout the US and possibly elsewhere." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/debugging-a-stopped-foucault-pendulums-electronics/ | Source: Hackaday [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debugging A Stopped Foucault Pendulums Electronics | Hackaday [11:20] TR News "The first was a change in delivery. Gene therapies use engineered viruses to deliver restorative genes to a patients cells." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/487590/gene-therapy-crispr-deafness-food-and-drug-administration | Source: Vox [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FDAs approval of Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for hereditary deafness | Vox [11:22] TR News "the endless (and highly-marketable) quest for increased convenience in our lives has gained us free time, but weve lost something along the way." https://danq.me/2026/04/30/rejecting-convenience/ [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | rejecting convenience Dan Q [11:23] TR News [Old] "A few weeks later, I'm crawling back out of the rabbit hole with an interactive map of the TTRPG blogverse, and I'd like to show you what I found." https://elmc.at/mapping-the-blogosphere/ | [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-elmc.at | Mapping the Blogosphere | AMONG CATS AND BOOKS [11:25] TR News "That was the first thing I spent time on this month. The second was revisiting some elementary results in group theory concerning cosets." https://susam.net/26d.html | Source: SusamPal [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-susam.net | Apr '26 Notes - Susam Pal [11:26] TR News "Although my site isnt designed to fit into the academic world, occasionally an academic paper will cite one of my pages." https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-05-02-academic-citations/ | Source: Amit Patel [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redblobgames.com | Academic citations [11:26] TR News "So over my (relatively) long blogging journey Ive accumulated some crust of principles. Ensuring that what Im doing is kind and useful to people." https://aartaka.me/principles.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | My Blog Principles [11:26] TR News "Just over three years ago, I wrote a post about blogging" https://bobbyhiltz.com/posts/2026/05/blogging-2026/ | Source: Bobby Hiltz [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Blogging in 2026 | BobbyHiltz.com [11:27] TR News "A lot of people were horrified, but I had some sympathies with the SaaS provider." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/BackupsDependOnGoals | Source: University of Toronto [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [11:27] TR News "After some feedback, Im realizing that I need to do a better job of explaining what I get out of this method versus other methods." https://ratfactor.com/cards/text-files-as-ui | Source: Dave Gauer [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Text files as a user interface - ratfactor [11:28] TR News "Its happened more than a few times that someone comes to talk to me in a pub or bar and tells me they enjoy reading my blog. I love it!" https://hamatti.org/posts/i-tell-about-my-blog-to-anyone-willing-to-listen/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | I tell about my blog to anyone willing to listen : Juha-Matti Santala [11:28] TR News "The New Leaf Journal celebrated its sixth birthday on April 27, 2026. To celebrate our websites sixth birthday" https://thenewleafjournal.com/some-benefits-of-blogging/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewleafjournal.com | Some Benefits of Blogging and Writing Online The New Leaf Journal [11:29] TR News "One of his most famous series from this period is a Saturday Afternoon in London, Ohio, where he photographed locals socializing, window shopping, and gathered around parked cars on the main thoroughfare." https://www.vintag.es/2026/05/ohio-by-ben-shahn.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vintag.es | 56 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Ohio in 1938 ~ Vintage Everyday [11:29] TR News "the drink is still made clandestinely and consumed inside Iran." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/raisin-moonshine-banned-in-iran-enjoys-resurgence-in-new-york-443728357 | Source: RTL [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Aragh sagi: Raisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York - RTL Today [11:39] TR News "Both handlers run through the same five steps: [...]" https://rednafi.com/go/hoist-wire-plumb/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Hoisting wire plumbing out of your Go handlers | Redowan Delowar [11:39] TR News Techrights Links 03/05/2026: Water Shortages Crises and Slop Fakes "Are Coming for Your Bank Account" (Slop-Enabled Fraud) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Links_03_05_2026_Water_Shortages_Crises_and_Slop_Fakes_Are_Comi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Links_03_05_2026_Water_Shortages_Crises_and_Slop_Fakes_Are_Comi.gmi [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 03/05/2026: Water Shortages Crises and Slop Fakes "Are Coming for Your Bank Account" (Slop-Enabled Fraud) [11:39] TR News "Spoiler: the Kap solutions are shorter, but R has some nice defaults that has to be specified explicitly in Kap." https://blog.dhsdevelopments.com/a-little-comparison-between-r-and-kap?pk_campaign=rss-feed | Source: Elias Mrtenson [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dhsdevelopments.com | A little comparison between R and Kap Elias Mrtenson [11:40] TR News "Terminal User Interfaces (TUIs) are making a comeback." https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/why-tuis-are-back/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wiki.alcidesfonseca.com | Why TUIs are back by Alcides Fonseca [11:40] TR News "If you ever passed a user-supplied string into a shell command from PHP, you have probably written something like this: [...]" https://deployer.org/blog/quote-vs-escapeshellarg | [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-deployer.org | Problems with escapeshellarg() | Deployer [11:42] TR News "The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, in its simplest form, is the idea that the language you speak influences the thoughts you think." https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/inverse-sapir-whorf-and-programming-languages/ | Source: Luke Plant [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Inverse Sapir-Whorf and programming languages - lukeplant.me.uk [11:42] TR News "A quick note for readers who dont follow C3: its a systems language in the C tradition" https://c3-lang.org/blog/unsigned-sizes-a-five-year-mistake/ | [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-c3-lang.org | C3 | Blog | An evolution, not a revolution [11:42] TR News "Its probably not possible for it ever to be really fast, but the AMOP MOP does provide a way of making it, at least, less slow." https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2026/05/01/making-clos-slot-access-less-slow/ | Source: Tim Bradshaw [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tfeb.org | Making CLOS slot access less slow [11:44] *FANTOM has quit (Quit: Connection error?!) [11:44] *FANTOM has quit (Connection closed) [11:45] TR News "When a dependency has a known vulnerability and no maintainer to release a fix, you have to fix it yourself." https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/01/patching-and-forking-in-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Patching and forking in package managers | Andrew Nesbitt [11:46] TR News "The things I want from a forge are the things that cant move to the client because they involve more than one party." https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/02/a-github-for-maintainers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | A GitHub for maintainers | Andrew Nesbitt [11:46] TR News "Fighting a compiler to craft a program that works on the first run feels terrific." https://mmapped.blog/posts/38-static-types-perfectionism | Source: Roman Kashitsyn [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mmapped.blog | Static types are for perfectionists [11:50] TR News "A research team around Dirk Helbing, Professor of Computational Social Science at ETH Zurich" https://phys.org/news/2026-04-eurovision-stays-unpredictable-years-copycats.html | Source: Omicron Limited [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-04-eurovision-stays-unpredictable-years-copycats.html ) [11:50] TR News "We looked up from our work for freedom, and realized that it's May!" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-its-may-and-weve-been-keeping-busy | Source: FSF [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | It's May, and we've been keeping busy Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [11:51] TR News "This is something we first started talking about back in 2015, and attempted three times, but it was never finished until now." https://waxy.org/2026/04/launching-a-permanent-archive-for-xoxo/ | Source: Andy Baio [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Launching a permanent archive for XOXO - Waxy.org [11:52] TR News [Old] "Regrettably, I was unable to take my own advice on the last part." https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt3/ | Source: Michael Taggart [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taggart-tech.com | The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy: Taggart Tech [11:52] TR News [Old] "Mozilla moves away from Firefox, we respond with anger." https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt2/ | Source: Michael Taggart [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taggart-tech.com | The Mozilla Cycle, Part II: Taggart Tech [11:53] TR News [Old] "Before diving into details, let me state the thesis plainly: Mozilla is pursuing its primary objective, which is the survival of Mozilla." https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt1/ | Source: Michael Taggart [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taggart-tech.com | The Mozilla Cycle, Part I: Taggart Tech [11:59] TR News "3G/UMTS was a transitional tech, when it was worked on at the turn of the century" https://nickvsnetworking.com/adventures-not-building-3g-umts-rncs/ | Source: Nick [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nickvsnetworking.com | Adventures not building 3G UMTS RNCs | Nick vs Networking ● May 03 [12:00] TR News "The concept is simple enough." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/let-twitch-chat-control-your-led-strings/ | Source: Hackaday [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Let Twitch Chat Control Your LED Strings | Hackaday [12:00] TR News "Hardware wise its an ESP32 with a 3D printed keyboard using keyswitches." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/02/this-handy-synth-packs-an-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Handy Synth Packs An ESP32 | Hackaday [12:02] TR News "To fix it on Ubuntu and its derivatives like Linux Mint, do the following: [...]" https://ostechnix.com/fix-copy-fail-cve-2026-31431-ubuntu-linux-mint/ | Source: OSTechNix [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) on Ubuntu and Linux Mint - OSTechNix [12:03] TR News "In order to assist with delivery of e-mail from @debian.org addresses" https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/04/msg00010.html | Source: Debian [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.debian.org | I Challenge Thee [12:04] TR News "This was a small annoyance, so I spent 30 minutes to fix it. Turns out it was easy!" https://www.ncartron.org/my-freebsd-laptop-finally-goes-to-sleep-when-closing-the-lid.html | Source: Nico Cartron [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ncartron.org | My FreeBSD laptop finally goes to sleep when closing the lid! [12:05] TR News "In this short video I demonstrate my new package for Emacs. It is called buffer-to-pdf." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-05-02-emacs-buffer-to-pdf-new-package/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs: save any buffer as PDF (my new buffer-to-pdf package) | Protesilaos [12:06] TR News "We have a whole building" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ServersSurpriseRevival | Source: University of Toronto [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [12:08] TR News "So Ive got three nodes in my homelab k8s cluster (celebrated its 7th birthday the other day ) that are lovely little lenovo M75 boxes." https://www.growse.com/2026/05/02/screw-you-realtek.html | [12:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Screw you Realtek :: growse.com [12:09] TR News "This is a short PSA (Public Service Announcement) on how I dealt with the Copy Fail vulnerability. This will be updated as soon as the updated kernel packages are made available." https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/05/PSA-CopyFail-CVE-2026-31431/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jan.wildeboer.net | PSA on Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) - Jan Wildeboers Blog [12:09] TR News "A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on April 29, 2026." https://ubuntu.com//blog/copy-fail-vulnerability-fixes-available | Source: Ubuntu [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fixes available for CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Ubuntu [12:11] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.244.177.43) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:13] TR News "Philip Kaludercic wanted to continue the conversation from YE24: Sacha and Prot Talk Emacs - Newbies/Starter Kits." https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/05/may-14-sacha-prot-and-philip-kaludercic-talk-emacs-newcomer-experience/ | Source: Sacha Chua [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sachachua.com | May 14: Sacha, Prot, and Philip Kaludercic Talk Emacs: Newcomer Experience :: Sacha Chua [12:14] TR News "Im sort of on vacation, and didnt do an interview this week. However, I talked with Greg Sargent of The New Republic from my hotel." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-screwed-himself | Source: Paul Krugman [12:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | How Trump Screwed Himself - Paul Krugman [12:24] TR News Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in April 2026 https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/05/02/foss-activity-in-april-2026.html [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.decadent.org.uk | FOSS activity in April 2026 | Better living through software [12:25] TR News Bits from Debian: Debian welcomes the 2026 GSoC interns https://bits.debian.org/2026/05/welcome-gsoc2026-contributors.html [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bits.debian.org | Debian welcomes the 2026 GSoC interns - Bits from Debian [12:26] TR News Kernel 6.12.85 compiled https://bkhome.org/news/202605/kernel-61285-compiled.html [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Kernel 6.12.85 compiled [12:27] TR News Fixes for version update https://bkhome.org/news/202605/fixes-for-version-update.html [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Fixes for version update [12:27] TR News netstat Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/netstat/ [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netstat Cheatsheet | Linuxize [12:28] TR News netstat Command in Linux: Network Connections and Statistics https://linuxize.com/post/netstat-command-in-linux/ [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netstat Command in Linux: Network Connections and Statistics | Linuxize [12:29] TR News Linux Saloon 199 | Ubuntu 26.04 https://cubiclenate.com/2026/05/02/linux-saloon-199-ubuntu-26-04/ [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cubiclenate.com | Exploring Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: Flavors and User Experiences [12:31] TR News Kubernetes v1.36: Pod-Level Resource Managers (Alpha) https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/01/kubernetes-v1-36-feature-pod-level-resource-managers-alpha/ [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Kubernetes v1.36: Pod-Level Resource Managers (Alpha) | Kubernetes [12:32] TR News "Every sysadmin hits this situation at some point. Youre watching something (like disk usage or a process), and you keep running the same command again and again to see updates." https://www.tecmint.com/watch-command-linux-run-commands-repeatedly/ | Source: TecMint [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | watch: The Linux Command You've Been Ignoring for Years [12:33] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:33] TR News Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/wine-11-8-brings-updates-for-mono-msxml-vbscript-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/wine-11-8-brings-updates-for-mono-msxml-vbscript-and-more/ [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more | GamingOnLinux [12:35] TR News Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/steam-survey-for-april-2026-shows-linux-still-trending-well/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/steam-survey-for-april-2026-shows-linux-still-trending-well/ [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well | GamingOnLinux [12:37] TR News Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits last of april 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/05/02/misc-fedora-bits-last-of-april-2026/ [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits last of april 2026 | Kevin's musings [12:41] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD 15.1-BETA1 Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/FreeBSD_15_1_BETA1_Now_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/FreeBSD_15_1_BETA1_Now_Available.gmi [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FreeBSD 15.1-BETA1 Now Available [12:42] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans US Forest Service Spraying Deadly Toxins on Americas Woodlands https://futurism.com/science-energy/trump-forest-roundup-toxin [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump's US Forest Service Spraying Deadly Toxins on America's Woodlands [12:42] TR News Massive fire engulfs science lab at University of South Florida St. Petersburg: Total devastation https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/massive-2-alarm-fire-engulfs-science-lab-at-university-of-south-florida-st-petersburg-total-devastation/ [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Massive 2-alarm fire engulfs science lab at University of South Florida St. Petersburg: 'Total devastation' [12:51] TR News Abortion Providers Forced to Adapt After Court Ruling Blocks Pill Access by Mail https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/abortion-pill-mifepristone-5th-circuit-court-ruling.html [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/abortion-pill-mifepristone-5th-circuit-court-ruling.html ) [12:52] TR News Millions to see higher student loan payments atop rise in gas, food, healthcare costs https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0502/trump-student-loan-debt [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Student loan payments to rise for millions - CSMonitor.com [12:55] TR News Scientists Say Theyve Figured Out What Causes Ghosts https://futurism.com/health-medicine/scientists-explain-ghosts [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Say They've Figured Out What Causes "Ghosts" [12:56] TR News Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippines routes amid cockfighting outcry https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/korean-air-bans-roosters-on-us-philippines-routes-amid-cockfighting-outcry [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippines routes amid cockfighting outcry | The Straits Times [12:57] TR News Sweet dreams: Seoul holds Power Nap Contest in sleep-deprived South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/sweet-dreams-seoul-holds-power-nap-contest-in-sleep-deprived-south-korea "the sleep competition underscores a chronic issue for South Koreans." [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Sweet dreams: Seoul holds Power Nap Contest in sleep-deprived South Korea | The Straits Times [12:58] TR News North Korea calls US cyber threat claims a fabrication, warns of countermeasures https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-calls-us-cyber-threat-claims-a-fabrication-warns-of-countermeasures [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea calls US cyber threat claims a fabrication, warns of countermeasures | The Straits Times [12:58] TR News More young South Koreans turning away from religion: Poll https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-young-south-koreans-turning-away-from-religion-poll [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | More young South Koreans turning away from religion: Poll | The Straits Times [12:58] TR News Not enough time to play for South Korean children, teens: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/not-enough-time-to-play-for-south-korean-children-teens-report [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Not enough time to play for South Korean children, teens: Report | The Straits Times ● May 03 [13:24] TR News Techrights IBM's Kyndryl Accounting Fraud Explained and More Recently the Insiders Talk About Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IBM_s_Kyndryl_Accounting_Fraud_Explained_and_More_Recently_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IBM_s_Kyndryl_Accounting_Fraud_Explained_and_More_Recently_the_.gmi [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's Kyndryl Accounting Fraud Explained and More Recently the Insiders Talk About Mass Layoffs ● May 03 [14:07] TR News Linux Kernel Tainted by Software Patents That Make Linux Worse and the 'Linux' Foundation is Compiling Bribes to Enable This (Promotion of Monopolies and Tolerance of Software Patenting) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Linux_Kernel_Tainted_by_Software_Patents_That_Make_Linux_Worse_.shtml [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Kernel Tainted by Software Patents That Make Linux Worse and the 'Linux' Foundation is Compiling Bribes to Enable This (Promotion of Monopolies and Tolerance of Software Patenting) [14:07] TR News 2 deaths, 56 heat-related cases reported in Malaysia since start of 2026: Health Ministry https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/2-deaths-56-heat-related-cases-reported-in-malaysia-since-start-of-2026-health-ministry [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 2 deaths, 56 heat-related cases reported in Malaysia since start of 2026: Health Ministry | The Straits Times [14:08] TR News Monkey malaria cases rising in Sabah; 1 person dead: Malaysian health minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/monkey-malaria-cases-rising-in-sabah-1-person-dead-malaysian-health-minister [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Monkey malaria cases rising in Sabah; 1 person dead: Malaysian health minister | The Straits Times [14:10] TR News Woman jumps out of moving car in Malaysia after allegedly feeling uncomfortable with driver https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/woman-jumps-out-of-moving-car-in-malaysia-after-allegedly-feeling-uncomfortable-with-driver [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Woman jumps out of moving car in Malaysia after allegedly feeling uncomfortable with driver | The Straits Times [14:10] TR News Penang records first heat stroke death of 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/penang-records-first-heat-stroke-death-of-2026 [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Penang records first heat stroke death of 2026 | The Straits Times [14:11] TR News Japan and Vietnam seek deeper energy, minerals ties amid geopolitical risks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japans-pm-takaichi-in-hanoi-to-meet-vietnamese-leaders [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan and Vietnam seek deeper energy, minerals ties amid geopolitical risks | The Straits Times [14:11] TR News China railway handles record 24.8m passengers on May Day https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-railway-hit-new-single-day-passenger-record-on-may-day [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China railway handles record 24.8m passengers on May Day | The Straits Times [14:12] TR News US firm tests brain implant with patients in China in rare sign of cooperation between both sides https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-firm-tests-brain-implant-with-patients-in-china-in-rare-sign-of-cooperation-between-both-sides [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US firm tests brain implant with patients in China in rare sign of cooperation between both sides | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News Windows cratering in Hungary https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/hungary/#monthly-200902-202605 [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Hungary | Statcounter Global Stats [14:44] TR News Same in Italy https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/italy//#monthly-200902-202605 [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Italy | Statcounter Global Stats [14:54] TR News Techrights All-Time Lows for Windows Down Under https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/All_Time_Lows_for_Windows_Down_Under.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/All_Time_Lows_for_Windows_Down_Under.gmi [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights All-Time Lows for Windows Down Under ● May 03 [15:14] TR News Techrights India Needs to Recognise That the World Wide Web is Monoculture in India https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/India_Needs_to_Recognise_That_the_World_Wide_Web_is_Monoculture.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/India_Needs_to_Recognise_That_the_World_Wide_Web_is_Monoculture.gmi [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights India Needs to Recognise That the World Wide Web is Monoculture in India [15:25] TR News Belgium: Windows falls below iOS https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/belgium/#monthly-200902-202605 [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Belgium | Statcounter Global Stats [15:31] TR News (NEW): statCounter Reckons GNU/Linux Rose to 7% in The Netherlands, Windows at All-Time Lows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/statCounter_Reckons_GNU_Linux_Rose_to_7_in_The_Netherlands_Wind.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/statCounter_Reckons_GNU_Linux_Rose_to_7_in_The_Netherlands_Wind.gmi [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines statCounter Reckons GNU/Linux Rose to 7% in The Netherlands, Windows at All-Time Lows [15:53] TR News Techrights Europe Decoupling is Bad News for GAFAM, Especially Bad to Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Europe_Decoupling_is_Bad_News_for_GAFAM_Especially_Bad_to_Micro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Europe_Decoupling_is_Bad_News_for_GAFAM_Especially_Bad_to_Micro.gmi [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Europe Decoupling is Bad News for GAFAM, Especially Bad to Microsoft [15:59] TR News "Well good for you. Most 23 year olds haven't even declared their gender and here you are professing your desire to be an executive. You do realize the most likely scenario is that you'll be RAed before you make Band 8. Right? But if (when) you're laid off, you can always come back here and join our little circlej--kOf course, if you actually become an exec, you'll continue to be at the center of it." [15:59] TR News Sounds like IBM HR/PR troll: "I am learning more and will be getting a few more badges this week. I have way over 40 hours for Think 40. How am I going to get RA'd?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies ) ● May 03 [16:02] TR News "I expect some serious Quantum PowerPoints to be coming out of this new innovation lab." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies ) [16:28] TR News Techrights IBM Has a Long and Rich History of Showing Chatbots Bear No Business Prospects (From Jeopardy to Watson Healthcare and McDonalds) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IBM_Has_a_Long_and_Rich_History_of_Showing_Chatbots_Bear_No_Bus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/IBM_Has_a_Long_and_Rich_History_of_Showing_Chatbots_Bear_No_Bus.gmi [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Has a Long and Rich History of Showing Chatbots Bear No Business Prospects (From Jeopardy to Watson Healthcare and McDonalds) [16:33] TR News Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-president-arrives-in-eswatini-after-blaming-china-for-cancellation-of-prior-trip [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip | The Straits Times [16:34] TR News Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/03/taiwan-leader-makes-delayed-visit-to-eswatini-after-china-objections/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections [16:34] TR News Chinas Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-commerce-ministry-blocks-us-sanctions-against-five-refineries [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries | The Straits Times [16:36] TR News (NEW): Copy Fail Linux Kernel Vulnerability Now Patched in Debian, Ubuntu, and Others https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Copy_Fail_Linux_Kernel_Vulnerability_Now_Patched_in_Debian_Ubun.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Copy_Fail_Linux_Kernel_Vulnerability_Now_Patched_in_Debian_Ubun.gmi [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Copy Fail Linux Kernel Vulnerability Now Patched in Debian, Ubuntu, and Others [16:39] TR News Claude Deleted a Companys Entire Database, Illustrating a Danger Every CEO Should Be Aware of https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-ai-deletes-company-database [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Claude Deleted a Company's Entire Database, Illustrating a Danger Every CEO Should Be Aware of [16:44] TR News Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-legal-ai-automation [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Chinese Court Rules That a Worker Cannot Be Replaced by AI [16:44] TR News Pluralistic: The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus (02 May 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/02/denazification/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus (02 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [16:45] TR News Planning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The FIFA Police Are Lurking https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/canada/fifa-world-cup-copyright.html [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/canada/fifa-world-cup-copyright.html ) [16:46] TR News Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released! Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/linux-lite-8-0-rc1-released-based-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts/ [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released! Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | UbuntuHandbook [16:48] TR News This month in KDE Linux: April 2026 https://pointieststick.com/2026/05/02/this-month-in-kde-linux-april-2026/ [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pointieststick.com | This month in KDE Linux: April 2026 Adventures in Linux and KDE [16:51] TR News LiaisonOS distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications https://www.linuxlinks.com/liaisonos-amateur-radio-emergency-communications/ [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LiaisonOS - distribution designed for amateur radio emergency communications - LinuxLinks [16:51] TR News Evernight Vista Fedora-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/evernight-vista-fedora-based-linux-distribution/ [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Evernight Vista - Fedora-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks ● May 03 [17:01] TR News biodiff terminal-based binary diff viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/?p=177186 [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LinuxLinks - The Linux Portal Site [17:02] TR News Lite XL lightweight text editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/lite-xl-lightweight-text-editor/ [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lite XL - lightweight text editor - LinuxLinks [17:03] TR News Dharma 26.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/dharma [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dharma ) [17:03] TR News d77void 20260502 is also out https://distrowatch.com/d77void [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/d77void ) [17:04] TR News pgexporter 0.8 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgexporter-08-3287/ [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgexporter 0.8 [17:04] TR News pgmoneta 0.21 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgmoneta-021-3288/ [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgmoneta 0.21 [17:05] TR News pgagroal 2.1 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgagroal-21-3286/ [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgagroal 2.1 [17:05] TR News ObsidianOS 2026.05.02 is out https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/obsidianos ) [17:05] TR News ArchEZ 2026.05.02 is also out https://distrowatch.com/archez [17:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archez ) [17:06] TR News You Can't 'Reset' Your Nervous System, But Here's How to Lower Stress https://www.sciencealert.com/you-cant-reset-your-nervous-system-but-heres-how-to-lower-stress [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You Can't 'Reset' Your Nervous System, But Here's How to Lower Stress : ScienceAlert [17:07] TR News Puppy 2601-260502 is out https://distrowatch.com/puppy [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/puppy ) [17:07] TR News BigLinux 2026-05-02 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/biglinux [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/biglinux ) [17:08] TR News How To Install Wine on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-wine-ubuntu-26-04/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Wine on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [17:08] TR News How To Install CMake on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-cmake-ubuntu-26-04/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install CMake on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [17:08] TR News How To Install Jenkins on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-jenkins-fedora-44/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Jenkins on Fedora 44 - idroot [17:09] TR News XIVA Studio 2026-05-01 is out https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio ) [17:09] TR News GNOME OS 1040424 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos ) [17:10] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows Falls Below 9% in South Africa https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_Below_9_in_South_Africa.shtml [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls Below 9% in South Africa [17:10] TR News 20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-session-recording/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-20 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Session Recording - LinuxLinks [17:11] TR News Future of Hey Hi (AI) in Ubuntu: Thoughtful Integration via Snap https://www.debugpoint.com/future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/ [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.debugpoint.com | Future of AI in Ubuntu: Thoughtful Integration via Snap [17:12] TR News The power went out at midday https://www.rubenerd.au/the-power-went-out-at-midday/ taste the future then? Wait till the shortages become more severe... [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: The power went out at midday [17:13] TR News i read in a book; that books work when the power is down; need to look into that... [17:14] TR News Forced border partnership: EU Commission wants to allow U.S. also to query political views and ethnic origin https://digit.site36.net/2026/05/02/forced-border-partnership-eu-commission-wants-to-allow-us-authorities-also-to-query-political-views-and-ethnic-origin/ [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Forced "border partnership": EU Commission wants to allow U.S. also to query political views and "ethnic origin" | Matthias Monroy [17:30] TR News (NEW): Europe Decoupling from GAFAM is Good News, Especially for European Member States https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Europe_Decoupling_from_GAFAM_is_Good_News_Especially_for_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Europe_Decoupling_from_GAFAM_is_Good_News_Especially_for_Europe.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Europe Decoupling from GAFAM is Good News, Especially for European Member States [17:32] TR News Google Summer of Code 2026 Let's welcome our new students https://www.scummvm.org/news/20260502/ [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scummvm.org | ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: Google Summer of Code 2026 Let's welcome our new students [17:32] TR News Goals for GSOC 2026 and Mankala Engine https://sayandeep.bearblog.dev/goals-for-gsoc-2026-and-mankala-engine/ [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sayandeep.bearblog.dev | Goals for GSOC 2026 and Mankala Engine | A blog for eternal code [17:33] TR News Oscars bans Hey Hi (AI) actors and writers https://www.france24.com/en/oscars-bans-ai-actors-and-writers [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/oscars-bans-ai-actors-and-writers ) [17:33] TR News Decimation: Ex Parte Reexamination Eclipses the IPR https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/decimation-ex-parte-reexamination-eclipses-the-ipr.html [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Decimation: Ex Parte Reexamination Eclipses the IPR | Patently-O [17:33] TR News Six on the Bench: The Federal Circuits Pending En Banc Patent Petitions https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/six-on-the-bench-the-federal-circuits-pending-en-banc-patent-petitions.html [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Six on the Bench: The Federal Circuit's Pending En Banc Patent Petitions [17:34] TR News North Koreas Kim casts youth as vanguard of state goals amid Russia war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-casts-youth-as-vanguard-of-state-goals-amid-russia-war [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim casts youth as vanguard of state goals amid Russia war | The Straits Times [17:34] TR News Russias Balancing Act Wobbling as Iran Crisis Deepens, Says Policy Analyst Katz https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-mark-katz-strategic-ties/33747729.html [17:34] 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of 200: Graveley and Garrett Claims Are Word-by-Word Similar (They Also Collaborated All Along) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_65_Out_of_200_Graveley_and_Garrett_Claims.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/03/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_65_Out_of_200_Graveley_and_Garrett_Claims.gmi [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 65 Out of 200: Graveley and Garrett Claims Are Word-by-Word Similar (They Also Collaborated All Along) ● May 03 [18:34] TR News Canada high court allows Parliament to limit MPs free speech in national security legislation https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/canada-high-court-allows-parliament-to-limit-mps-free-speech-in-national-security-legislation/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Canada high court allows Parliament to limit MP's free speech in national security legislation - JURIST - News [18:34] TR News Imprisoned Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi rushed to hospital following cardiac 'crisis' https://www.france24.com/en/imprisoned-iranian-nobel-laureate-mohammadi-rushed-hospital-following-severe-cardiac-crisis [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/imprisoned-iranian-nobel-laureate-mohammadi-rushed-hospital-following-severe-cardiac-crisis ) [18:35] TR News 10 Useful Free and Open Source Audio Effects, Mixers, and PipeWire Routing Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/audio-effects-mixers-pipewire-routing-tools/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 Useful Free and Open Source Audio Effects, Mixers, and PipeWire Routing Tools - LinuxLinks [18:36] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Far Far West, Die in the Dungeon and a Lot More! 2026-05-02 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-02-edition/index.html [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Far Far West, Die in the Dungeon and a Lot More! 2026-05-02 Edition [18:37] TR News UK Driving-Test Backlog Leaves Learners Waiting Months https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/europe/uk-driving-tests-backlog.html [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/europe/uk-driving-tests-backlog.html ) [18:38] TR News These 20-year-olds in Japan are finally planning their junior high school trips cancelled by Covid-19 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/these-20-year-olds-in-japan-are-finally-planning-their-junior-high-school-trips-cancelled-by-covid [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | These 20-year-olds in Japan are finally planning their junior high school trips cancelled by Covid-19 | The Straits Times [18:41] TR News Prunt Board 3 3D printer control board offers smoother and quieter operation (Crowdfunding) 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Releases: pgexporter 0.8, pgagroal 2.1, pgmoneta 0.21, and PgQue v0.1 [18:49] TR News Mathematicians Claim Significant Discovery Using Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mathematicians-claim-significant-discovery-using-chatgpt [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Mathematicians Claim Significant Discovery Using ChatGPT [18:50] TR News Pentagon bails out allies of fascism https://www.france24.com/en/pentagon-partners-with-seven-ai-firms [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/pentagon-partners-with-seven-ai-firms ) [18:50] TR News Tails 7.7.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/tails [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [18:51] TR News Timeline: Press freedom in Hong Kong under the national security law 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https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2908271/poverty-rises-across-lithuania-hitting-rural-areas-hardest [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Poverty rises across Lithuania, hitting rural areas hardest - LRT [18:54] TR News nytimes keeps publishing SPAM for slop pushers; this is the latest example of fake journalism ttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/cybersecurity-mythos.html [18:55] TR News Theres Something Bizarre About the Offices of Hey Hi (AI) Startups https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-startup-offices-nyc [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | There's Something Bizarre About the Offices of AI Startups [18:55] TR News Bank CEO Brags He Used Hey Hi (AI) Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bank-ceo-ai-clone-call [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Bank CEO Brags He Used AI Clone of Himself to Host Conference Call [18:56] TR News New Hey Hi (AI) Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/old-timey-ai-pre-1930 [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable [18:56] TR News AI-Powered High School Scrapped After Protests Erupt Against It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-high-school-cancelled [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI-Powered High School Scrapped After Protests Erupt Against It [18:57] TR News Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/idaho-transgender-residents-file-challenge-to-new-bathroom-law/ [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Idaho transgender residents file challenge to new bathroom law - JURIST - News [18:58] TR News Two Supplements For Menopause May Actually Help, Expert Reveals 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Machines Open Hardware/Modding/Retro/Hacking: Commodore 64, ESP32, and More [19:34] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:35] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Sacha and Prot Talk Emacs, Linux Saloon Covers Many Topics https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Audiocasts_Shows_Sacha_and_Prot_Talk_Emacs_Linux_Saloon_Covers_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/03/Audiocasts_Shows_Sacha_and_Prot_Talk_Emacs_Linux_Saloon_Covers_.gmi [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Sacha and Prot Talk Emacs, Linux Saloon Covers Many Topics [19:42] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers 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According to Nepals Ministry of Foreign Affairs" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2026/0501/Nepal-Russia-fighters-Ukraine-war-POW | Source: CS Monitor [10:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-What weve learned from Nepali POWs in Ukraine - CSMonitor.com [10:45] TR News "But theres an easier and more straightforward reason." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-why-trump-doesnt | Source: Robert Reich [10:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | The Real Reason Trump Doesn't Want Congress To Vote on War Powers [10:45] TR News "Thousands of people have turned out for May Day demonstrations across the country on Friday, with organizers calling for a boycott of work" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5805805 | Source: NPR [10:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-text.npr.org | Nationwide May Day protests pick up mantle of 'No Kings' [10:46] TR News "SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Reflection will integrate their AI capabilities into the departments Impact Level 6" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/05/dod-strikes-deals-with-major-tech-firms-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks/ | Source: Federal News Network [10:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks | Federal News Network ● May 03 [12:58] TR News More young South Koreans turning away from religion: Poll https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-young-south-koreans-turning-away-from-religion-poll [12:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | More young South Koreans turning away from religion: Poll | The Straits Times ● May 03 [16:33] TR News Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-president-arrives-in-eswatini-after-blaming-china-for-cancellation-of-prior-trip [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip | The Straits Times [16:34] TR News Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/03/taiwan-leader-makes-delayed-visit-to-eswatini-after-china-objections/ [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections [16:34] TR News Chinas Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-commerce-ministry-blocks-us-sanctions-against-five-refineries [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries | The Straits Times ● May 03 [17:14] TR News Forced border partnership: EU Commission wants to allow U.S. also to query political views and ethnic origin https://digit.site36.net/2026/05/02/forced-border-partnership-eu-commission-wants-to-allow-us-authorities-also-to-query-political-views-and-ethnic-origin/ [17:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | Forced "border partnership": EU Commission wants to allow U.S. also to query political views and "ethnic origin" | Matthias Monroy [17:34] TR News North Koreas Kim casts youth as vanguard of state goals amid Russia war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-casts-youth-as-vanguard-of-state-goals-amid-russia-war [17:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim casts youth as vanguard of state goals amid Russia war | The Straits Times [17:34] TR News Russias Balancing Act Wobbling as Iran Crisis Deepens, Says Policy Analyst Katz https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-mark-katz-strategic-ties/33747729.html [17:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Mark Katz: With Iran, Russia's Balancing Act Is Wobbling [17:35] TR News Tessalit [17:35] TR News Mali: Rebels take key Tessalit military camp https://www.france24.com/en/mali-rebels-take-key-tessalit-military-camp-1 [17:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ 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