●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 05, 2026 ●● ● Aug 05 [00:25] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:28] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 05 [01:19] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [01:20] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [01:21] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 05 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-040826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-040826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-040826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-040826.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 04, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-040826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-040826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-040826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-040826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 04, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-04.txt ● Aug 05 [05:14] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [05:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1730.jpg [05:35] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2087.jpg [05:37] TR News how lucky gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/how_lucky [05:37] TR News "They extended this thinking to cultural relativism, which is the idea that morality differs between cultures. They argued this belief was a form of subjectivism because there's no smallest society that can have its own distinct morality." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/where-morality-comes-from.gmi [05:38] TR News "Tilde.pink is an open tilde server providing shell, email, gopher, and gemini accounts. It runs on NetBSD and focuses on being a "web-free" tilde using geomyidae for gopher and gmid for gemini." gemini://brennan.smol.pub/tilde-pink-guide [05:39] TR News "One may have an odds table that specifies variable chances of various outcomes, whether it be monsters or loot or whatever. A fairly common wrinkle is that there is an item or skill or whatever that gives someone "better" results, so one would need a means to favor "better" items depending on the strength of the effect." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/08/05/variodds.gmi [05:40] TR News "This guide shows how to set up a shared guestbook on a tildeverse server, with logging to track who added entries and when." gemini://brennan.smol.pub/guestbook-guide [05:41] TR News "My childhood friend Eric lived in a yellow house at the end of a cul-de-sac. We spent our summers and after-school evenings playing video games (SNES, later N64), ping pong, and street hocky." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/gratitudes-part-3-matt-who-wore-a-miniskirt-to-prom [05:42] TR News "rebound game after coffee talk. since i already just bought a game, i had to seek recourse in our switch library. this was in there? also extremely frustrating, obviously for different reasons." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/games [05:45] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Being Good, Tildeverse and Tilde.pink, Games https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_Being_Good_Tildeverse_and_Tilde_pink_Ga.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_Being_Good_Tildeverse_and_Tilde_pink_Ga.gmi [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Being Good, Tildeverse and Tilde.pink, Games [05:47] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 04, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_04_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_04_2026.gmi [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 04, 2026 [05:48] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:49] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:55] TR News "If you are impacted. Sue just sue" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6s7cfe [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6s7cfe ) [05:56] TR News On IBM: "that's what dying companies do, start cutting back on all the unnecessary expenses" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kywrdsjp [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kywrdsjp ) [05:57] TR News "Different people have different constraints. Some in their 50's might need at least a decade of work. Lives are shattered when the unexpected happens. Let is not go down the path, "it is a blessing to be let go after decades of dedication"." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha ) [05:59] TR News "As I have stated before and seen at IBM, is that young managers in sales and technical sales are put in those positions not based on experience or accomplishments, but instead on someone sponsoring them who he or she rubbed noses with. It makes you sick to see how they fail when a better more experienced and accomplished person should have been promoted into management." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz3fj1w7 ) ● Aug 05 [06:04] TR News PayPal Reportedly Attracting Takeover Interest After Stock Slump https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/paypal-reportedly-attracting-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump/cZRtwVsR4yF [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/paypal-reportedly-attracting-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump/cZRtwVsR4yF ) [06:05] TR News Still no financial report from BRETT WILSON LLP. How long can they hide/delay? [06:26] TR News (NEW): Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Developing_with_Fedora_first_flock_and_not_the_last.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Developing_with_Fedora_first_flock_and_not_the_last.gmi [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last! [06:31] TR News Techrights IBM CEO Says IBM Won't be Bankrupt by 2028 or 2029 (When He Reaches Retirement Age) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_Won_t_be_Bankrupt_by_2028_or_2029_When_He_Reac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_Won_t_be_Bankrupt_by_2028_or_2029_When_He_Reac.gmi [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM CEO Says IBM Won't be Bankrupt by 2028 or 2029 (When He Reaches Retirement Age) [06:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [06:51] TR News (NEW): The Future of GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.gmi [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Future of GNOME Boxes [06:55] TR News 6% GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/morocco/#monthly-200902-202608 also good in https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/tunisia/#monthly-200902-202608 [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Morocco | Statcounter Global Stats [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Tunisia | Statcounter Global Stats [06:58] TR News (NEW): Enchantment OS consumer-friendly Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Enchantment_OS_consumer_friendly_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Enchantment_OS_consumer_friendly_Linux_distribution.gmi [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Enchantment OS consumer-friendly Linux distribution ● Aug 05 [07:05] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/03/NVIDIA_610_57_04_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Improves_Support_for_Man.gmi [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games [07:11] TR News Techrights Tanzania: GNU/Linux Now Seen on 8% on Desktops/Laptops (User Clients) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Tanzania_GNU_Linux_Now_Seen_on_8_on_Desktops_Laptops_User_Clien.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Tanzania_GNU_Linux_Now_Seen_on_8_on_Desktops_Laptops_User_Clien.gmi [07:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Tanzania: GNU/Linux Now Seen on 8% on Desktops/Laptops (User Clients) [07:16] TR News (NEW): The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_only_5_Linux_distros_I_recommend_for_laptops_after_10_years.shtml | Gemini address: 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it all boils down to 4 reasons [07:25] TR News (NEW): I failed to install the "most difficult" Linux distro but here's why I'm sticking with it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/I_failed_to_install_the_most_difficult_Linux_distro_but_here_s_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/I_failed_to_install_the_most_difficult_Linux_distro_but_here_s_.gmi [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I failed to install the "most difficult" Linux distro but here's why I'm sticking with it [07:36] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:45] TR News (NEW): Town Trotting 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https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/04/internet-archive-to-new-york-dont-kill-the-good-bots-in-the-fight-against-bad-bots/ | Source: Internet Archive [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.archive.org | Internet Archive to New York: Dont Kill the Good Bots in the Fight Against Bad Bots | Internet Archive Blogs [12:37] TR News "detained by the National Guard in her front yard" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5918354 | Source: NPR [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing [12:37] TR News "Every person deprived of their liberty under international and domestic law remains entitled to dignity, health care, and respect for their life." https://phr.org/news/deaths-in-ice-custody/ | Source: PHR [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phr.org | Statementonthe Death of EdwinLopez-Cornejo, 53rd Known Death in ICE Custody - PHR [12:41] TR News The Narcissist knows Daniel Pocock has three nationalities and may be changing addresses because he has political campaigns in the UK. Pleasing out of ignorance again. [12:42] TR News "The man, Brandon Klayme of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was eventually acquitted of all charges on July 23 by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals." https://futurism.com/future-society/cops-typo-username-innocent-man-prison | Source: Futurism [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Cops Mistype Username, Send Innocent Man to Prison for 18 Months [12:42] TR News "One of the most senior figures in the far-right Sweden Democrats has compared the political editor of Sweden's leading left-wing newspaper" https://www.thelocal.se/20260804/top-sweden-democrat-compares-left-wing-journalist-to-pro-nazi-traitor | Source: The Local SE [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | Top Sweden Democrat compares left-wing journalist to pro-Nazi traitor [12:42] TR News "For much of Techdirts nearly three decades in existence weve covered attacks on the media by the rich and powerful." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/ebay-and-former-execs-agree-to-pay-56-million-for-trying-to-crush-a-journalist/ | Source: Techdirt [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EBay And Former Execs Agree To Pay $56 Million For Trying To Crush A Journalist | Techdirt [12:43] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:44] TR News "Before 2025, most of the recent cases using the conspiracy-to-impede statute stemmed from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and involved far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5886263 | Source: NPR [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door [12:44] TR News "O'Hara said in a statement that he is satisfied with the settlement but conflicted that taxpayers are footing the bill." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/d-c-will-pay-50000-to-man-detained-while-protesting-guard-patrol-with-star-wars-song-record-says | Source: PBS [12:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pbs.org | D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says | PBS News [12:45] TR News "At the protest, one man (not Estrada) shot and wounded a police officer." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-nspm-7-repression/ | Source: The Nation [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans | The Nation [12:45] TR News "Across the world, despots and and wannabe dictators are deploying new tools, both legal and technological, to stifle dissent and oppress." https://www.techpolicy.press/a-roadmap-for-confronting-the-chilling-effects-of-censorship-surveillance-and-new-technology/ | Source: Tech Policy Press [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology | TechPolicy.Press [12:45] TR News "There is no leader of antifa the Trump administration has not named one and there is no record of deadly attacks attributed to a U.S.-based organization called antifa." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-trump-describes-does-not-exist/ | Source: Techdirt [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Antifa Terrorism Threat Trump Describes Does Not Exist | Techdirt [12:46] TR News "Unlike in other moments of political unrest in recent memory, its hard to pigeonhole these anti-data center activists demographically." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/regular-people-data-center-arrest-protest | Source: Futurism [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding [12:46] TR News "The law applies to people who left Russia and were convicted in absentia under any article of the Criminal Code, or under political statutes of the Administrative Offenses Code." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/04/putin-signs-law-restricting-the-rights-of-kremlin-critics-living-abroad-who-are-prosecuted-in-absentia | Source: Meduza [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Putin signs law restricting the rights of Kremlin critics living abroad who are prosecuted in absentia Meduza [12:46] TR News "Consider the slick propaganda section thats appeared on the Government of Albertas official website" https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/04/Alberta-Propaganda-Push-Data-Centres/ | Source: The Tyee [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetyee.ca | Albertas Propaganda Push to Sell the Public on Data Centres | The Tyee [12:47] TR News wrong [12:47] TR News "KOSA, the SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy..." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/senate-vote-tomorrow-four-internet-bills-one-wrong-direction | Source: EFF [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Tomorrows U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:48] TR News "to train 5000 educators" = Microsofters and scammers take over Raspi? https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/supporting-ai-education-for-150000-learners-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-australia/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | Supporting AI education for 150,000 learners in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia - Raspberry Pi Foundation [12:48] TR News Red Hat sponsored site promoting slop for Red Hat https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/red-hat-leads-open-source-project-automate-ai-governance/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Red Hat leads open-source project to automate AI governance - SiliconANGLE [12:49] TR News "The lawsuit accuses former Apple engineer Chang Liu of failing to return a company laptop before leaving for OpenAI." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/openai-publicly-pushes-back-apple-lawsuit-new-filing/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAI publicly pushes back against Apple lawsuit after new filing - SiliconANGLE [12:49] TR News "Transceivers definitely pose a risk" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-mulling-ban-on-key-chinese-networking-tech-in-data-center-component-crackdown-white-house-wants-to-impose-restrictions-in-2026-china-says-it-will-respond-if-necessary | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond if necessary | Tom's Hardware [12:49] TR News "The decision to exclude open-source models could also be a boon for companies that are trying to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/white-house-ai-framework.html | Source: New York Times [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/white-house-ai-framework.html ) [12:54] TR News "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.5.1." https://blog.torproject.org/arti_2_5_1_released/ | Source: Tor [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Arti 2.5.1 released | The Tor Project [12:54] TR News "Electronic Arts has officially become a private company." https://www.theverge.com/games/974736/ea-private-company-deal-closed | Source: The Verge [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | EA is now a private company | The Verge [12:54] TR News "There seems to be the desire to harken back to this, to remind people of the San Francisco of Pacific Heights rather than SoMa." https://www.8ball.report/p/pygmalion-mode | Source: Sean Monahan [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.8ball.report | pygmalion mode - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball [12:55] TR News "a year and a half later, the oligarchs victory celebrations look premature." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-oligarchs-are-doubling-down-on | Source: Paul Krugman [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans [12:55] TR News "Its the very definition of mainstream that is at stake here." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-francesca-hong-and-abdul-el | Source: Ken Klippenstein [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kenklippenstein.com | Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected? [12:56] TR News "Fortunately, the future is a renewable resource. There will be at least one more election. We get another chance." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/against-self-fulfilling-prophecy | Source: Hamilton Nolan [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | Against Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - by Hamilton Nolan [12:57] TR News "Software developers often talk about legacy software as though its automatically a problem." https://perlhacks.com/2026/08/the-future-isnt-evenly-distributed/ | Source: Perl Hacks [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-perlhacks.com | The Future Isnt Evenly Distributed - Perl Hacks [12:57] TR News "A hypothesis on the not-so-distant future of software, books, music, and movies, in which most of what we consume gets cheaper" https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/the-temu-fication-of-software-digital-goods-services/ | Source: [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xn--gckvb8fzb.com | . The TEMU-fication of Software, Digital Goods & Services [12:57] TR News "The gap reflects accounting treatment. Signed leases generally are not recorded as liabilities until a facility is available for use." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centre-race-builds-1-trillion-lease-burden-for-big-tech/articleshow/132868416.cms | Source: India Times [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | AI data-centre race builds $1 trillion lease burden for Big Tech - The Economic Times [12:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:58] TR News "two of my other sites which are relatively inactive" https://burgeonlab.com/costs/ | Source: Naty S [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-burgeonlab.com | Costs: Price of a Personal Site on the Smallweb [12:58] TR News "But anyhow, I got some amusing photographs at a local garden that are, um, reflective, wanted to blog them" https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/08/03/Upside-Down | Source: Tim Bray [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tbray.org | ongoing by Tim Bray Upside Down [12:59] TR News "Ghost Pipes popped up after the recent rains. This is my first time seeing one being pollinated!" https://cagrimmett.com/2026/08/04/ghost-pipes-being-pollinated/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cagrimmett.com | Ghost Pipes being pollinated Chuck Grimmett [12:59] TR News "Trains and the railways they run on are a great way to move lots of stuff, or lots of people, a long way." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/road-trains-roam-the-backroads-of-australia/ | Source: Hackaday [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Road Trains Roam The Backroads Of Australia | Hackaday ● Aug 05 [13:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:01] TR News "The telecommunication industry uses power inverters to convert direct current energy into alternating current for cell towers, data centers, and remote communication shelters." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-adds-power-inverters-to-covered-list-under-national-security/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | FCC Adds Power Inverters to Covered List Under National Security - Inside Towers [13:02] TR News "According to The Texas Tribune" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/texas-slams-on-the-breaks-for-1-800-data-centers-power-grid-requirements-are-five-times-higher-than-peak-record-demand-474-gigawatts-of-power-requests-are-now-subject-to-new-moratorium | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium | Tom's Hardware [13:05] TR News "he Danubes record low levels have pushed Hungarys only nuclear power plant, the Soviet-built, four-reactor plant at Paks, to the brink of powering down entirely for the first time in its 44 years in service." https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-08-03/record-low-danube-levels-push-some-countries-in-eastern-europe-to-brink-of-energy-emergency | Source: Los Angeles Times [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Record low Danube levels push countries to brink of energy emergency - Los Angeles Times [13:07] TR News "Estimates for the climate impact of the web industry range from between 2% and 4% of global carbon emissions, roughly equivalent to the emissions of the airline industry." https://starlight.astro.build/environmental-impact/ | [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-starlight.astro.build | Eco-friendly docs | Starlight [13:07] TR News "Almost all Americans indeed, most human beings are now subject to the escalating costs of climate change. How much more evidence do we need?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-incalculable-costs-of-inaction | Source: Robert Reich [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Biggest Cost of Trump - Robert Reich [13:07] TR News "When people ask what Im doing in Georgia, I give them something easy." https://www.wired.com/story/how-data-centers-broke-american-politics/ | Source: Wired [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Data Centers Broke American Politics | WIRED [13:07] TR News "Our whole town does not want him here at all" https://hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-is-selling-data-centers-in-wisconsin/ | Source: Hell Gate NYC [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hellgatenyc.com | Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now [13:08] TR News "data centers are going to be here" https://truthout.org/articles/eric-adams-booed-while-lobbying-for-data-center-in-small-wisconsin-town/ | Source: TruthOut [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Eric Adams Booed While Lobbying for Data Center in Small Wisconsin Town | Truthout [13:08] TR News "Its developer wants Colorado River water from the Imperial Irrigation District after a recycled water deal collapsed" https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/04/data-center-water-fight-heads-to-imperial-county-court/ | Source: Western Water [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Data center water fight heads to Imperial County court | Western Water [13:08] TR News "The big change in the proposed city ordinance is that large-scale data centers would no longer be allowed in any current zoning designation as stand-alone projects." https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080236_agenda_data_centers_op/new-data-center-rules-tap-tucson-south-tucson-honor-pico-de-gallo/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tucsonsentinel.com | New data center rules on tap for Tucson; South Tucson to honor Pico de Gallo | The Tucson Agenda [13:09] TR News [Old] "The company has no Clean Air Act permits." https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582 | Source: Politico LLC [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582 ) [13:10] TR News "The Colossus data center campus, comprising two separate data centers, has come under fire from locals and activist groups." https://futurism.com/space/spacex-poison-nearby-towns-another-yeare | Source: Futurism [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | SpaceX Vows to Keep Poisoning Nearby Towns With Its Fume-Belching Data Center For Another Year [13:10] TR News "Life in the deep sea is silent and slow-moving and adapts on geological time scales, she said." https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/08/05/Deep-Sea-Mining-Would-Devastate-Ocean-Life/ | Source: The Tyee [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thetyee.ca | Deep-Sea Mining Would Devastate Ocean Life, DFO Scientist Warns | The Tyee [13:11] TR News "Farther east in Romania, the Danube recorded its lowest water levels since 1996." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/europe-rivers-running-dry-catastrophe-danube-rhine | Source: The Guardian UK [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Europes rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias | The Guardian [13:11] TR News "The document, published by the federal Bureau of Reclamation" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080326_colorado_river_water/federal-plan-makes-steep-colorado-river-water-cuts-arizona-california-nevada/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tucsonsentinel.com | Federal plan makes steep Colorado River water cuts to Arizona, California & Nevada [13:11] TR News "responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March" https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-nueces-river-authority | Source: Pro Publica [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart. ProPublica [13:12] TR News "TikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits concerning addictive platform designs." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-settling-three-teen-social-media-lawsuits-ahead-of-trial/articleshow/132844881.cms | Source: India Times [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | TikTok settling three teen social media lawsuits ahead of trial - The Economic Times [13:13] TR News "The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported." https://www.navytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ | Source: US Navy Times [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | US used virtually all long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say [13:14] TR News "The Army first unveiled the Enduring High Energy Laser in a July 2024 special notice, according to Laser Wars." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-laser-weapon/ | Source: Task And Purpose [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Army may add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses [13:14] TR News "The federal gift regulations and the gratuities statute exist to ensure that government decisions are made on the merits" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/04/fcc-commissioners-face-ethics-complaints-for-taking-luxury-gifts-from-paramount-partner/ | Source: Salon [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FCC commissioners face ethics complaints for taking luxury gifts from Paramount - Salon.com [13:15] TR News "Which brings us to Michigan, where the whole thing started." https://www.vox.com/politics/497819/how-michigan-uncommitted-movement-shaped-senate-race-abdul-el-sayed | Source: Vox [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Midterms, Actually: How Michigans Uncommitted movement shaped a Senate race | Vox [13:16] TR News "Michigan counts its ballots as fast or faster than a lot of other swing states." https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/08/04/when-to-expect-election-results-2026-primary-timing/ | Source: Votebeat [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.votebeat.org | When to expect results in Michigans 2026 primary election - Votebeat [13:16] TR News "an estimated 60,000 migrants poured into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco" https://yle.fi/a/74-20239392 | Source: Yle [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Minister Rantanen on Ceuta border crisis: Spain has the support of EU countries | Yle News | Yle [13:17] TR News "What seems to be the issue is a user setting about data sharing. Anthropics position is that its not their problem: [...]" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/some-claude-chats-are-searchable-on-google.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some Claude Chats Are Searchable on Google - Schneier on Security [13:17] TR News "Though the video caption claims Gunn was arrested over the incident, no report with his name appears in the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Courts case record database." https://futurism.com/future-society/florida-man-blocking-flock-protest-police-surveillance | Source: Futurism [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Wild Footage Shows Man Blocking Flock Camera With Comically Gigantic Protest Sign [13:18] TR News "As a reminder, this is different from the order made in February last year that would have demanded Apple create a backdoor to encrypted iCloud data globally." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-uk-icloud-backdoor-complaint/ | Source: Nick Heer [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | F.T.: Apple Filed a Legal Complaint in the U.K. Over Revised iCloud Backdoor Demand Pixel Envy [13:18] TR News "The company, founded by libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel in 2003, is also facing criticism in its home market." https://netzpolitik.org/2026/interview-about-resistance-palantir-is-really-toxic/ | Source: Netzpolitik [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Interview about resistance: Palantir is really toxic - netzpolitik.org [13:18] TR News "The initial document dump was unredacted. Days later, those files were removed and replaced with partial redactions to some, but not all, of the personal medical information" https://www.notus.org/health-science/rand-paul-fauci-diary-dump-expose-people-medical-histories | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notus.org | Rand Pauls Fauci Diary Dump Exposed Peoples Medical Histories - NOTUS News of the United States [13:19] TR News "Roberta Metsola surprised everyone by suggesting to the European Council to ignore the position of the Parliament she represents" https://edri.org/our-work/the-chat-control-1-0-saga-big-tech-can-scan-our-private-messages-again-but-parliament-sent-a-strong-signal-against-mass-surveillance/ | Source: EDRI [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | The Chat Control 1.0 saga - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:19] TR News "I didnt know that there were these mechanisms inside the company that were essentially fighting to get this pilot to happen." https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-silence-protestors | Source: Futurism [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors [13:30] TR News (NEW): Enzo Maresca's First With With Manchester City https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Enzo_Maresca_s_First_With_With_Manchester_City.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Enzo_Maresca_s_First_With_With_Manchester_City.gmi [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Enzo Maresca's First With With Manchester City [13:38] TR News "The European Space Agency's Cosmos portal is dedicated to space exploration." https://torrentfreak.com/european-space-agency-website-exploited-to-advertise-shady-iptv-services/ | Source: Torrent Freak [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-European Space Agency Website Exploited to Advertise Shady IPTV Services * TorrentFreak [13:39] TR News "If so, it's time to hit the brakes, because it sounds like someone is trying to scam you." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fake-irs-letters-cryptocurrency | Source: Bitdefender [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Fake IRS letters target cryptocurrency holders [13:42] TR News "The Link satellite developed by Katalyst Space Technologies experienced issues with attitude control over the weekend" https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/reaction-wheel-failures-leave-swift-rescue-mission-spinning-in-orbit/ | Source: Ars Technica [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arstechnica.com | Attitude control issues leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit - Ars Technica [13:43] TR News Windows TCO: "Attribution is preliminary, and so far it seems no real damage" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/iran-cyberattacks-against-minnesota-water-systems.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems - Schneier on Security [13:44] TR News "The spark for this exodus is disputed." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-ceuta-border-crisis-a-strategic | Source: The Next Move [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | The Ceuta Border Crisis: A Strategic Blind Spot [13:44] TR News "The update is rolling out now with Signal version 8.20 on Android and version 8.22 for iPhone / iPad." https://www.theverge.com/tech/975407/signal-linked-devices-sync | Source: The Verge [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account | The Verge [13:45] TR News "father who posed as his 11-year-old daughter on TikTok to lure and shoot the man accused of raping her is now being held on a $100,000 (74,300) bond, higher than the one set for the alleged predator." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ohio-father-tiktok-trap-shooting-bond-debate-1812475 | Source: International Business Times [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Ohio Dad Posed as Daughter on TikTok To Shoot Her Alleged Rapist but Now Faces a Higher Bond Than the Suspect | IBTimes UK [13:45] TR News "The Five Eyes warning fundamentally alters our understanding of modern espionage targets." https://thewalrus.ca/chinese-spies-are-recruiting-canadians-on-linkedin/ | Source: The Walrus [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | Chinese Spies Are Recruiting Canadians on LinkedIn | The Walrus [13:47] TR News "NVD quickly flagged these as critical, and CISA's ADP agreed" https://research.jfrog.com/post/sqlite-critical-cves-or-llm-slops/ | [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-research.jfrog.com | SQLite Critical CVEs or LLM Slop? - JFrog Security Research [13:47] TR News "Autocomplete's predictions are always grounded in who you used to be, which means autocomplete knows very little about who you are now, and absolutely nothing about who you will become: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/03/andor/#either | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Dualism (03 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:47] TR News "I don't know. I don't like slop either, and I steer clear of channels, profiles, accounts etc. that consistently spit it out into the world, and I'm also not going to repost anything that I think falls into this category" https://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/are-we-becoming-too-paranoid-about-ai-slop/ | Source: Andreas [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-82mhz.net | Are we becoming too paranoid about AI slop? - 82MHz [13:48] TR News "Most dont affect models that users run locally and not in the cloud. And all ignore the incredible pace of AI development worldwide." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/the-openai-hack-shows-the-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle - Schneier on Security [13:48] TR News "Imagine that this wasnt an OpenAI model." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/more-on-the-openai-agents-attack-on-hugging-face.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-More on the OpenAI Agent's Attack on Hugging Face - Schneier on Security [13:54] TR News "Talos has created a detailed analysis of how we are seeing adversaries leverage the technology to include development, force multiplication, and vulnerability research." https://blog.talosintelligence.com/keep-going-bro-youve-got-this-a-data-driven-look-at-how-adversaries-are-weaponizing-ai/ | Source: Threat Source [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | Keep going, bro. Youve got this! A data-driven look at how adversaries are weaponizing AI [13:54] TR News "The Administrations ad hoc and unpredictable approach undermines U.S. competitiveness, heightening market incentives to adopt open weight models from vendors based in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC)" https://cyberscoop.com/trump-ai-policy-chinese-models-risk/ | Source: Scoop News Group [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Senators warn Trumps AI interventions could drive users to Chinese models | CyberScoop [13:55] TR News "Now, the big AI developers can't just compete by throwing more parameters and training data at the problem." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-are-now-racing-to-the-bottom-crashing-token-prices-and-competitive-models-push-companies-to-cut-costs | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AI companies are now racing to the bottom crashing token prices and competitive models push companies to cut costs | Tom's Hardware [13:58] TR News First win for Enzo https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2026/asia-tour-2026/k-league-all-stars-v-man-city-5-aug-2026?page=Commentary [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mancity.com | K League All Stars v Man City - 5 Aug 2026 | Manchester City F.C. [13:58] TR News "The latest episode of the Raspberry Pi Podcast is here, with Ken Okolo and Software Engineering Manager Naushir Patuck exploring the rise of artificial intelligence and how Raspberry Pi is making an impact in edge AI." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/how-our-tiny-computers-learnt-to-count-sheep-and-spot-hi-vis-jackets/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.com | How our tiny computers learnt to count sheep (and spot hi-vis jackets) - Raspberry Pi [13:58] TR News "But Medasinand numerous othersresponded by noting that he could have easily just dropped the AI song into a stem splitter to achieve the same effect. Shortly afterward, Fenix deleted the video." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ | Source: Digital Music News [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ ) [13:58] TR News "He also ditched the companys impractical experiments with using robot servers that began before he joined in 2024." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chilis-restaurant-ai | Source: Futurism [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing AI ● Aug 05 [14:03] TR News "The thirst trap accounts highlight the unfortunate reality of what social media has turned into in the age of generative AI." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/boomers-facebook-ai-thirst-traps | Source: Futurism [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Real [14:03] TR News "sneaking a mic in there." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-bro-ai-toddler-conversations | Source: Futurism [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Tech Bro Boasts He Used AI to Secretly Monitor Toddlers' Conversations, Categorize Them In Giant Database [14:03] TR News "Denver-based Palantir has increasingly been marketing military-grade AI tools to businesses through its artificial intelligence platform that helps companies integrate and develop the technology." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/palantir-lifts-annual-revenue-forecast-on-steady-demand-for-ai-powered-data-analytics/articleshow/132844747.cms | Source: India Times [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Palantir lifts annual revenue forecast on steady demand for AI-powered data analytics - The Economic Times [14:03] TR News "The rules also require operators to notify individuals when emotion recognition or biometric categorisation systems are used." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/eu-enforces-mandatory-labelling-of-ai-generated-content/articleshow/132839361.cms | Source: India Times [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | EU enforces mandatory labelling of AI-generated content - The Economic Times [14:04] TR News "Interested in how old my Yahoo account is, I requested a download of my data." https://www.robin.is/posts/2026/yahoo/ | Source: Robin D Otis [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.robin.is | Robin's Yahoo [14:04] TR News "The pouches are available for free in Palantirs offices for employees and guests over the age of 21, a Palantir spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal." https://fortune.com/2026/03/04/palantir-tech-companies-offices-vending-machines-tobacco-worker-productivity/ | Source: Fortune [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Palantir and other tech startups are stocking offices with tobacco products to increase productivity | Fortune [14:04] TR News "We just cant believe that a machine can replace all the decades of clinical judgment and knowledge that we have" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/new-york-city-nurses-say-ai-is-replacing-them/ | Source: Truthdig [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/new-york-city-nurses-say-ai-is-replacing-them/ ) [14:06] TR News "Now, one thing that was cut off from my transcription of the COVID response portion of the interview was this." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/04/rfk-jr-just-embarrassed-himself-publicly-on-cnn/ | Source: Techdirt [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RFK Jr. Just Embarrassed Himself Publicly On CNN | Techdirt [14:06] TR News "The formerly-eradicated measles is back, with over 2,300 American infected in 2026 alone, the highest number since 1992, Vox reported." https://futurism.com/health-medicine/america-consequences-trump-public-health-rare-disease-outbreak-ravaging-usa | Source: Futurism [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | America Getting Lesson in Consequences of Trump's War on Public Health as Rare Disease Outbreaks Ravage the Country [14:07] TR News "So after a lot of deliberation, I landed on selling my RF 24-105mm and buying an RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8." https://antoniosantos.io/finding-my-way-back-to-photography/ | Source: Antonio Santos [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antoniosantos.io | Finding My Way Back to Photography [14:07] TR News "I think my goal with sharing my experience in this post is to offer advice for others who are excited for the Steam Frame, or any other consumer product." https://lzon.ca/posts/other/no-steam-frame/ | Source: Lzon [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lzon.ca | Why I'm skipping the Steam Frame [14:07] TR News "Ive been using multiple monitors with desktops and laptops for oh god twenty years now." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3204901/ive-used-multiple-monitors-for-20-years-heres-what-actually-matters.html | Source: PC World [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ive used multiple monitors for 20 years. Here's what actually matters | PCWorld [14:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:18] TR News "People often underestimate what cats can contribute to humananimal interventions" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cat-children-developmental-disabilities-cats.html | Source: Omicron Limited [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cat-children-developmental-disabilities-cats.html ) [14:18] TR News "The truth may lie somewhere in the middle, says Trent Cash, a behavioral scientist at University of Waterloo in Canada." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-making-us-dumber-learning-skills-risk | Source: Science News [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sciencenews.org | Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are at risk [14:19] TR News "How stupid disconnected from any reality are the metrics under the logic of managerialism? But we all internalised them." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/08/04/if-you-cant-be-bothered-writing-it-i-cant-be-bothered-reading-it/ | Source: Crooked Timber [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-crookedtimber.org | If you cant be bothered writing it, I cant be bothered reading it. Crooked Timber [14:19] TR News "The metallic ratios M(n) can be defined several ways." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/04/metallic-alchemy/ | Source: John D Cook [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Metallic alchemy: making one metallic ratio from another [14:20] TR News "This article is all about movement. Of a vehicle, or a robot, or something like a 3D printer." https://nick.zoic.org/art/smooth-move-taming-trajectories-with-polynomials/ | Source: Nick Moore [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nick.zoic.org | Smooth Move: Taming Trajectories with Polynomials ... and another thing ... [14:20] TR News "The latest image from the world's largest camera captures an overwhelming number of galaxies on a 3200MP car-sized camera" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/this-single-3200-megapixel-photo-contains-more-than-half-a-million-galaxies-and-50-000-stars-vera-rubin-scientists-say-this-is-just-the-beginning | Source: Digital Camera World [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | This single 3200-megapixel photo contains more than half a million galaxies and 50,000+ stars. Vera Rubin scientists say this is just the beginning | Digital Camera World [14:21] TR News "in the city of Allendale, California." https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/storiespdf/there-will-come-soft-rains.pdf | [14:21] TR News "The pitch was my first shot, with no earlier training. I did my best to reach the catcher over the base without a bounce. Gravity was included in my calculated throw." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/my-first-pitch-for-the-astros-houston-we-have-no-problem-6e7701546d1f | Source: Avi Loeb [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-avi-loeb.medium.com | Medium [14:22] TR News "At its heart, the blockchain is a secure distributed ledger." https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20260803/ | Source: Diomidis Spinellis [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spinellis.gr | blog dds: 2026-08-03 Blockchain technology in 500 simple words [14:22] TR News "The house at 3321 NW Thurman St. was her primary residence and writing space for nearly six decades, from 1960 until her death in 2018." https://www.kptv.com/2026/07/23/le-guins-portland-home-added-national-register-historic-places/ | [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kptv.com | Le Guins Portland home added to National Register of Historic Places [14:22] TR News "Located in Northwest Portlands Willamette Heights neighborhood, the home served as both Le Guins family residence and creative sanctuary from 1960 until her death in 2018." https://portlandtribune.com/2026/07/27/historic-portland-home-where-ursula-k-le-guin-wrote-her-greatest-works-gains-national-recognition/ | [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-portlandtribune.com | Historic Portland home where Ursula K. Le Guin wrote her greatest works gains national recognition | The Portland Tribune [14:23] TR News "Among other accolades, her work would earn her five Hugo awards, a National Book Award, and finalist status for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize." https://locusmag.com/2026/08/ursula-k-le-guins-home-recognized-as-national-historic-landmark-to-host-writers-residency/ | Source: Locus Magazine [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-locusmag.com | Ursula K. Le Guins Home Recognized as National Historic Landmark, to host Writers Residency Locus [14:23] TR News "The cross was also laser-scanned in 2018 as part of a Manx National Heritage project to produce three-dimensional digital records of all 210 known Manx crosses." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/early-medieval-norse-cross-returns-to-isle-of-man-chapel/ | Source: Medievalists.net [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Early Medieval Norse Cross Returns to Isle of Man Chapel - Medievalists.net [14:23] TR News "that compression comes at the cost of CPU cycles." https://kmcd.dev/posts/protobuf-varint-vs-fixed/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kmcd.dev | The CPU Cost of Protobuf Varints in Go [14:24] TR News "My downloads directory is a junk pile that I just never get around to fully clearing." https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/04/zsh-m0-glob-qualifiers/ | Source: Adam Johnson [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Zsh: list recently modified files with (m0) glob qualifiers - Adam Johnson [14:24] TR News "Python is a great language for writing scripts that are executed from the command line" https://hamatti.org/posts/c-is-for-command-line-interfaces-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | C is for command line interfaces - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [14:24] TR News "This talk starts with my early adoption of Python and the subsequent decades of using it for almost everything." https://menno.io/posts/not-python-2026/ | [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Projects I Wouldn't Use Python For in 2026 menno.io [14:25] TR News "Graphical user interfaces for the R language are easy to use and getting more powerful all the time." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/r-gui-comparison-update/ | Source: Rlang [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-R GUI Comparison Update | R-bloggers [14:25] TR News "I had heard about Haskell from the blog of a philosophical logician friend, Greg Restall." https://pandoc.org/twenty-years-of-pandoc.html | [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pandoc.org | Pandoc - twenty-years-of-pandoc [14:25] TR News "If Roberto and Mike are EOLing the interpreters, maybe we should be doing the same for the libraries." https://hisham.hm/2026/08/04/the-lua-community-needs-to-learn-to-move-on/ | Source: Hisham [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Lua community needs to learn to move on hisham.hm [14:26] TR News "the text layer broke" https://blog.lvmbdv.dev/posts/tests-for-a-pdf/ | [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lvmbdv.dev | Tests for a PDF Ata Kuyumcu's Blog [14:26] TR News "SwiftUI's result-builder syntax is usually associated with views." https://artemnovichkov.com/blog/using-swiftui-contentbuilder-with-non-view-types | Source: Artem Novichkov [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-artemnovichkov.com | Using SwiftUIs ContentBuilder with Non-View Types [14:26] TR News "Cadence was the first native app I'd authored in years and was an interesting challenge. Navidrome's support of the Subsonic API is well documented and clear. But streaming and dealing with audio is not easy." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/farewell-cadence | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.coryd.dev | Farewell Cadence Cory Dransfeldt [14:27] TR News "The city next to the town I grew up in had a shopping center that was built atop a sanitary landfill." https://ericwbailey.website/published/heres-yet-another-metaphor-about-tech-debt/ | Source: Eric Bailey [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ericwbailey.website | Heres yet another metaphor about tech debt Eric Bailey [14:28] TR News "Canonically Yours" https://blog.himanshuanand.com/2026/08/two-parsers-one-json-and-a-flag-intigritis-july-2026-challenge/ | Source: Himanshu Anand [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.himanshuanand.com | Two Parsers, One JSON and a Flag: Intigriti's July 2026 Challenge :: Himanshu Anand :: Security & Other Notes [14:28] TR News "This is not merely a cryptographic migration. It is the ecosystem cashing in a forced upgrade to close a decade-old compromise in Certificate Transparency." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1314 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unmitigatedrisk.com | From Chains to Trees | UNMITIGATED RISK [14:30] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [14:32] TR News Techrights Links 05/08/2026: Internet Archive Harmed by Slop Bot, "EBay And Former Execs Agree to Pay $56 Million For Trying to Crush a Journalist" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Links_05_08_2026_Internet_Archive_Harmed_by_Slop_Bot_EBay_And_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Links_05_08_2026_Internet_Archive_Harmed_by_Slop_Bot_EBay_And_F.gmi [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 05/08/2026: Internet Archive Harmed by Slop Bot, "EBay And Former Execs Agree to Pay $56 Million For Trying to Crush a Journalist" [14:47] TR News "The PROJ format for defining Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) is becoming deprecated" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/centering-a-map-projection-on-the-mapped-region/ | Source: Rlang [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Centering a map projection on the mapped region | R-bloggers [14:48] TR News "I am not changing my projects license from AGPLv3-or-later to MIT." https://lake.computer/blog/help-wanted/ | [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lake.computer | help wanted - lake hope [14:49] TR News "It's a strange irony that in this moment when so many of us are struggling to "de-Google" our lives, a forcible" https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/04/technology-freedom-cooperative/ | Source: CoryDoctorow [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Post-American compute for a post-American Internet (04 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:49] TR News "The offpunk stance is born from a simple and uncomfortable observation: the digital realm is fragile." https://blog.ayom.media/ideiasdechirico/offpunk-manifesto | [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.ayom.media | Offpunk Manifesto Ideias de Chirico [14:49] TR News "Here are my very hasty thoughts on what I like better: [...]" https://sals.place/blog/11ty-to-hugo/ | Source: Sal [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Moved the blog from 11ty to Hugo | Sal's [14:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:57] TR News "Fourteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of July 31, 2026): [...]" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-july-gnu-spotlight | Source: FSF [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | July GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring fourteen new GNU releases: Screen, Anastasis, and more! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [14:58] TR News "As strong and light as carbon fiber-epoxy composites are" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/strengthening-3d-prints-with-a-carbon-fiber-epidermis/ | Source: Hackaday [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Strengthening 3D Prints With A Carbon-Fiber Epidermis | Hackaday [14:58] TR News "Now breaking changes, but with with potential benefits in both process isolation and compartmentalization of functionality" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260804054218 | Source: Undeadly [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Call for testing: OpenBSD vmm(4)/vmd(8) fd-ification ● Aug 05 [15:00] TR News "If you used a serious computer pre-IBM PC" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/at-last-cp-m-for-protected-mode/ | Source: Hackaday [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-At Last! CP/M For Protected Mode | Hackaday [15:00] TR News "In December I went through why uses: is a package manager with no lockfile, no integrity hashes and no transitive visibility" https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/04/brew-install-actions-checkout.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | brew install actions/checkout | Andrew Nesbitt [15:01] TR News "Inline compression is wonderful. I dont need to rotate logs to compressed files." https://www.rubenerd.au/messing-with-modern-zfs-compression-options/ | Source: Ruben Schade [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Messing with modern ZFS compression options [15:01] TR News "This particular function has cropped up before" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/KernelNotEnoughMemoryError | Source: University of Toronto [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [15:10] TR News Techrights The Establishment, Cambridge, Steve McIntyre & Debian suicide cluster https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Establishment_Cambridge_Steve_McIntyre_Debian_suicide_clust.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Establishment_Cambridge_Steve_McIntyre_Debian_suicide_clust.gmi [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Establishment, Cambridge, Steve McIntyre & Debian suicide cluster [15:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:30] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:30] TR News Techrights Software in the Public Interest (SPI) Starts Spending Big Money in an Effort to Resist Lawsuit From Daniel Pocock https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Software_in_the_Public_Interest_SPI_Starts_Spending_Big_Money_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Software_in_the_Public_Interest_SPI_Starts_Spending_Big_Money_i.gmi [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Software in the Public Interest (SPI) Starts Spending Big Money in an Effort to Resist Lawsuit From Daniel Pocock [15:32] TR News Denuvo DRM has been removed from Atomic Heart | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/denuvo-drm-has-been-removed-from-atomic-heart/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/denuvo-drm-has-been-removed-from-atomic-heart/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Denuvo DRM has been removed from Atomic Heart | GamingOnLinux [15:47] TR News Techrights #HowTo Dehumanise a Triple National https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/How_to_Dehumanise_a_Triple_National.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/How_to_Dehumanise_a_Triple_National.gmi [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights How to Dehumanise a Triple National [15:48] TR News Monster Hunter Wilds sees a permanent price drop | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/monster-hunter-wilds-sees-a-permanent-price-drop/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/monster-hunter-wilds-sees-a-permanent-price-drop/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Monster Hunter Wilds sees a permanent price drop | GamingOnLinux [15:48] TR News Wordless prehistoric sci-fi adventure Theropods launches August 20 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/wordless-prehistoric-sci-fi-adventure-theropods-launches-august-20/ Source: GamingOnLinux | [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wordless prehistoric sci-fi adventure Theropods launches August 20 | GamingOnLinux [15:55] TR News Tracing Back GAFAM Dark Money Devoted to Censorship https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/05/dark-money-devoted-to-censorship/ [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Tracing Back GAFAM Dark Money Devoted to Censorship [15:56] TR News Gears of War: E-Day gets a multiplayer deep dive and open Beta details | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/gears-of-war-e-day-gets-a-multiplayer-deep-dive-and-open-beta-details/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gears of War: E-Day gets a multiplayer deep dive and open Beta details | GamingOnLinux [15:58] TR News GNU/Linux still very high in Chad https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/chad/#monthly-200902-202608 [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Chad | Statcounter Global Stats [15:59] TR News Settlement building co-op action-adventure Necesse 'Rust - Romance' update is a big one | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/settlement-building-co-op-action-adventure-necesse-rust-romance-update-is-a-big-one/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Settlement building co-op action-adventure Necesse 'Rust & Romance' update is a big one | GamingOnLinux [15:59] TR News Lighthouse, the Harbour Masters PC port of Banjo Kazooie is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lighthouse-the-harbour-masters-pc-port-of-banjo-kazooie-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lighthouse-the-harbour-masters-pc-port-of-banjo-kazooie-is-out-now/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lighthouse, the Harbour Masters PC port of Banjo Kazooie is out now | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 05 [16:02] TR News Comoros also. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/comoros/#monthly-200902-202608 [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Comoros | Statcounter Global Stats [16:02] TR News (NEW): Games: Lighthouse, Theropods, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Games_Lighthouse_Theropods_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Games_Lighthouse_Theropods_and_More.gmi [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Lighthouse, Theropods, and More [16:03] TR News Anon on Pocock: "He needs to keep in the forefront that those groups / projects went sour only because of the infiltration by microsofter and microsoft ideologies." [16:08] TR News Techrights In El Salvador, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Now Measured at Around 12% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/In_El_Salvador_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Now_Measured_at_Around_12.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/In_El_Salvador_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Now_Measured_at_Around_12.gmi [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In El Salvador, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Now Measured at Around 12% [16:26] TR News Marcus Bettinellis First Debut For Manchester City (Today) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/05/marcus-bettinelli/ [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Marcus Bettinellis First Debut For Manchester City (Today) [16:29] TR News IBM Red Hat trying to sell slop, not Linux, and openwashing along the way (plagiarism is "open") https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-asago-open-source-ai-safety-and-governance-orchestration | Source: Red Hat Official [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Introducing asago: Open source AI safety and governance orchestration [16:29] TR News "The work Red Hat and Everpure have done together exists to break that coupling." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/oracle-estate-you-can-control | Source: Red Hat Official [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | The Oracle estate you can control [16:29] TR News "confidential computing" means outsourcing to back doors, surveillance, and a mere delusion of data protection https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-new-red-hat-openshift-confidential-computing-and-sandboxing | Source: Red Hat Official [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | What's new in Red Hat OpenShift confidential computing and sandboxing [16:31] TR News IBM is swallowing the pyramid scheme and vomiting it out via the "Red Hat" brand https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/beyond-hype-what-financial-leaders-need-know-about-enterprise-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Beyond the hype: What financial leaders need to know about enterprise AI [16:34] TR News "US Is Underestimating The Iran-Russia-China-North Korea Axis, Warns Mark Montgomery" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-china-ukraine-north-korea-montgomery/33821449.html [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | US Is Underestimating The Iran-Russia-China-North Korea Axis, Warns Mark Montgomery [16:34] TR News "'Putin Is A Thug:' Senator Rick Scott Says Congress Must Hold Russia Accountable" https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-thug-senator-rick-scott-congress-russia-ukraine/33821929.html [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 'Putin Is A Thug': Senator Rick Scott Says Congress Must Hold Russia Accountable [16:34] TR News "A progressive Muslim or an Israel-backed moderate? Democrats wage a pivotal battle in Michigan over their future | U.S. | EL PAS English" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-04/a-progressive-muslim-or-an-israel-backed-moderate-democrats-wage-a-pivotal-battle-in-michigan-over-their-future.html [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | A progressive Muslim or an Israel-backed moderate? Democrats wage a pivotal battle in Michigan over their future | U.S. | EL PAS English [16:34] TR News "Stoppa Chat Control 2 skriv en rad" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/04/stoppa-chat-control-2-skriv-en-rad/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Stoppa Chat Control 2 skriv en rad [16:34] TR News iophk: EFF does their best to convince the world that digital rights are for subgroups only and not the general population https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/senate-vote-tomorrow-four-internet-bills-one-wrong-direction [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Tomorrows U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction | Electronic Frontier Foundation [16:34] TR News "Trumps anti-weaponization fund is dead. His push for a slush fund isnt. | Vox" https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/497772/blanche-confirmation-slush-fund [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumps anti-weaponization fund is dead. His push for a slush fund isnt. | Vox [16:34] TR News Behind paywall: Slop of "OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle" https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/30/openai-hack-genie-bottle-defense/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-foreignpolicy.com | OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle [16:34] TR News "The World in God - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck" https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/the-world-in-god [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-richardbeck.substack.com | The World in God - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck [16:35] TR News "Duet" https://soylentnews.org/~day+of+the+dalek/journal/20561 "In my last journal, I wrote about people who are oppressed willingly giving support to their oppressors, what I refer to as collaborators." [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Journal of day of the dalek (45994) [16:35] TR News "BMW puts ads in cars as a "special surprise" after promising no ads in cars "" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/bmw-puts-ads-in-cars-as-a-special:e [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | BMW puts ads in cars as a "special surprise" after promising no ads in cars [16:35] TR News Children who use social media at a younger age appear to perform worse in school | "Sosiaalista mediaa nuorempina kyttvt lapset nyttvt menestyvn huonommin koulussa | Uutisia lyhyesti | Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/74-20239259 Sompi [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle-fi.translate.goog | Sosiaalista mediaa nuorempina kyttvt lapset nyttvt menestyvn huonommin koulussa | Uutisia lyhyesti | Yle [16:35] TR News "The EU's Right to Repair Directive Has Kicked in - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/03/0359239 [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | The EU's Right to Repair Directive Has Kicked in - SoylentNews [16:36] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:36] TR News "Banana Pi has announced public availability of its BPI-AI2N embedded vision platform, following the hardware introduction covered last year." https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-ai2n-goes-on-sale-with-yocto-and-armbian-images/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-ai2n-goes-on-sale-with-yocto-and-armbian-images/ ) [16:36] TR News "If you need to see what users are doing on a shared system right now, or you need a record that remains even if someone tries to hide their activity" https://www.tecmint.com/monitor-linux-commands-executed-by-system-users-in-real-time/ | Source: TecMint [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Monitor User Activity and Commands in Linux [16:36] TR News "The reason is that ! actually has two completely different purposes in Bash." https://www.tecmint.com/logical-not-operator-linux-commands/ | Source: TecMint [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Use the Bash ! Operator with Practical Examples ● Aug 05 [17:03] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:10] TR News Techrights No Room for Misogyny and Incels in Free Software https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/No_Room_for_Misogyny_and_Incels_in_Free_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/No_Room_for_Misogyny_and_Incels_in_Free_Software.gmi [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights No Room for Misogyny and Incels in Free Software [17:14] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:22] TR News Techrights In Chile, GNU/Linux Approaches 4% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/In_Chile_GNU_Linux_Approaches_4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/In_Chile_GNU_Linux_Approaches_4.gmi [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Chile, GNU/Linux Approaches 4% [17:25] TR News GNOME Boxes Won't Look Ancient Anymore Thanks to a Glow-Up https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-boxes-glow-up/ [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | GNOME Boxes Won't Look Ancient Anymore Thanks to a Glow-Up [17:28] TR News SPAM that's cross-breeding Hey Hi (AI) and more foolish buzzwords. Embarrassing! https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/quantum-hybrid-computing-hpeworldquantumday/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Quantum hybrid computing connects HPC, AI and quantum - SiliconANGLE [17:28] TR News Messing with modern ZFS compression options https://www.rubenerd.au/messing-with-modern-zfs-compression-options/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Messing with modern ZFS compression options [17:29] TR News Pluralistic: Post-American compute for a post-American Internet (04 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/04/technology-freedom-cooperative/ [17:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Post-American compute for a post-American Internet (04 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [17:37] TR News Boomers on Facebook (Farcebook) Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Arent Real https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/boomers-facebook-ai-thirst-traps [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Real [17:37] TR News Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chilis-restaurant-ai [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing AI [17:37] TR News This Billboard-Charting Hit Is Probably AI-Generated. The Rapper Denies the Allegations. Perfect Test for the Newly-Formed Hey Hi (AI) Chart Eligibility Committee? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ ) [17:38] TR News Dem senators criticize Convicted Felon administration decisionmaking on Hey Hi (AI) security risks https://cyberscoop.com/trump-ai-policy-chinese-models-risk/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Senators warn Trumps AI interventions could drive users to Chinese models | CyberScoop [17:38] TR News Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/iran-cyberattacks-against-minnesota-water-systems.html [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems - Schneier on Security [17:39] TR News The Chat Control 1.0 saga: Big Tech can scan our private messages again but Parliament sent a strong signal against mass surveillance https://edri.org/our-work/the-chat-control-1-0-saga-big-tech-can-scan-our-private-messages-again-but-parliament-sent-a-strong-signal-against-mass-surveillance/ [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | The Chat Control 1.0 saga - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:39] TR News Some Claude Chats Are Searchable on Surveillance Giant Google https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/some-claude-chats-are-searchable-on-google.html [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some Claude Chats Are Searchable on Google - Schneier on Security [17:41] TR News Seems like Futurism is a site sceptical of a cult ("ism") that insists the future is some BS of an oligarch's fantasy [17:41] TR News Red Hat = SLOP https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/red-hat-leads-open-source-project-automate-ai-governance/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Red Hat leads open-source project to automate AI governance - SiliconANGLE [17:41] TR News US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond if necessary https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-mulling-ban-on-key-chinese-networking-tech-in-data-center-component-crackdown-white-house-wants-to-impose-restrictions-in-2026-china-says-it-will-respond-if-necessary [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond if necessary | Tom's Hardware [17:41] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man White House Readies Hey Hi (AI) Framework to Review Security Risks https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/white-house-ai-framework.html [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/white-house-ai-framework.html ) [17:45] TR News Enchantment OS consumer-friendly GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/enchantment-os-consumer-friendly-linux-distribution/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Enchantment OS - consumer-friendly Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [17:48] TR News An LLM agent attempts to compromise a project on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub https://lwn.net/Articles/1087162/ [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An LLM agent attempts to compromise a project on GitHub [LWN.net] [17:49] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Enabling the next iteration of the borrow checker on nightly https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/04/enabling-polonius-alpha-on-nightly/ [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Enabling the next iteration of the borrow checker on nightly | Rust Blog [17:50] TR News Linux Kernel 7.2 RC6 Released: The Largest RC6 in Recent Years https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc6-released/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 7.2 RC6 Released: The Largest RC6 in Recent Years - OSTechNix [17:54] TR News pgBackRest 2.59.0 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbackrest-2590-released-3355/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgBackRest 2.59.0 Released [17:54] TR News pgAdmin 4 v9.17 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v917-released-3356/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v9.17 Released ● Aug 05 [18:00] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:17] TR News Techrights Fertility app privacy, Britain's teenage pregnancies & faith based schooling https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Fertility_app_privacy_Britain_s_teenage_pregnancies_faith_based.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Fertility_app_privacy_Britain_s_teenage_pregnancies_faith_based.gmi [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fertility app privacy, Britain's teenage pregnancies & faith based schooling [18:24] TR News Techrights The Register MS Takes Money From NVIDIA and HP to Promote Their Ponzi Scheme, "AI", in a Fake 'Article' That Says "AI" 42 Times https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Register_MS_Takes_Money_From_NVIDIA_and_HP_to_Promote_Their.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Register_MS_Takes_Money_From_NVIDIA_and_HP_to_Promote_Their.gmi [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Takes Money From NVIDIA and HP to Promote Their Ponzi Scheme, "AI", in a Fake 'Article' That Says "AI" 42 Times [18:29] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:36] TR News (NEW): GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GStreamer_1_28_6_Adds_H_266_Muxing_Support_to_the_Rust_MP4_Muxe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GStreamer_1_28_6_Adds_H_266_Muxing_Support_to_the_Rust_MP4_Muxe.gmi [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers [18:42] TR News Techrights analytics.usa.gov Says 7% of Sessions Come From GNU/Linux and ChromeOS. If ~40% (Mobile) Get Omitted, It's More Like 11%. https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/analytics_usa_gov_Says_7_of_Sessions_Come_From_GNU_Linux_and_Ch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/analytics_usa_gov_Says_7_of_Sessions_Come_From_GNU_Linux_and_Ch.gmi [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights analytics.usa.gov Says 7% of Sessions Come From GNU/Linux and ChromeOS. If ~40% (Mobile) Get Omitted, It's More Like 11%. [18:44] TR News (NEW): Over 10% Market Share in Desktops and Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Over_10_Market_Share_in_Desktops_and_Laptops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Over_10_Market_Share_in_Desktops_and_Laptops.gmi [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Over 10% Market Share in Desktops and Laptops [18:46] TR News Announcing E-Maj 5.0.0. https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/announcing-e-maj-500-3353/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: Announcing E-Maj 5.0.0. [18:47] TR News Testing modern hash table designs in OVN and OVS https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/05/testing-modern-hash-table-designs-in-ovn-and-ovs [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/05/testing-modern-hash-table-designs-in-ovn-and-ovs ) [18:48] TR News (NEW): pgBackRest 2.59.0, pgAdmin 4 v9.17, and E-Maj 5.0.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/pgBackRest_2_59_0_pgAdmin_4_v9_17_and_E_Maj_5_0_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/pgBackRest_2_59_0_pgAdmin_4_v9_17_and_E_Maj_5_0_0_Released.gmi [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines pgBackRest 2.59.0, pgAdmin 4 v9.17, and E-Maj 5.0.0 Released [18:48] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1087068/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [18:48] TR News Gemini Agent-to-Agent Attack Method Exposed Secrets, Enabled Pull Request Tampering https://www.securityweek.com/gemini-agent-to-agent-attack-exposed-secrets-enabled-pull-request-tampering/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gemini Agent-to-Agent Attack Method Exposed Secrets, Enabled Pull Request Tampering - SecurityWeek [18:51] TR News Soviets already did this about 60 years ago! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/science/spacex-rocket-moon-crash.html [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/science/spacex-rocket-moon-crash.html ) [18:51] TR News Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/science/dolphin-mother-dead-calf.html [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/science/dolphin-mother-dead-calf.html ) [18:51] TR News Brisbane nurse uses jiu-jitsu to take down abusive, violent patient https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/brisbane-nurse-uses-jiu-jitsu-to-take-down-abusive-violent-patient [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Brisbane nurse uses jiu-jitsu to stop hospital attacker | The Straits Times [18:51] TR News Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/afghan-child-malnutrition-surges-as-aid-cuts-force-clinics-to-turn-families-away-wfp-says [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says | The Straits Times [18:53] TR News Ariana Grande Announces Step Back from Public Amid Health Scrutiny https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/ariana-grande-step-back-public-life/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/ariana-grande-step-back-public-life/ ) [18:53] TR News South Korea to revive stalled rail project that could connect to North Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-revive-stalled-rail-project-that-could-connect-to-north-korea [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to revive stalled rail project that could connect to North Korea | The Straits Times [18:54] TR News South Korea Wants to Raise Its Birthrate but Doesnt Have Enough NICU Doctors https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/asia/south-korea-birth-rate-nicu-crisis.html [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/asia/south-korea-birth-rate-nicu-crisis.html ) [18:54] TR News South Koreas President Lee calls heatwave a national disaster as deaths rise to 19 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-urges-authorities-to-step-up-support-as-heatwave-kills-16 [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea heatwave: 16 dead, Lee urges support | The Straits Times [18:54] TR News As summer returns in South Korea, so does debate over shirtless runners https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/summer-returns-in-south-korea-so-does-debate-over-shirtless-runners [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | As summer returns in South Korea, so does debate over shirtless runners | The Straits Times [18:54] TR News Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over Tank Day event https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/police-raid-starbucks-korea-headquarters-over-tank-day-event [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Starbucks Korea HQ raided over 'Tank Day' event | The Straits Times [18:55] TR News Chinas Nonsmokers Try to Clear the Air, One Confrontation at a Time https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/china-cigarette-smoking.html [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/china-cigarette-smoking.html ) [18:58] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:59] TR News AutoRAG: Optimizing RAG for small models https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/04/autorag-optimizing-rag-small-models [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/04/autorag-optimizing-rag-small-models ) [18:59] TR News Richard Hughes: NVIDIA is now supporting the LVFS https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2026/08/04/nvidia-is-now-supporting-the-lvfs/ [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | NVIDIA is now supporting the LVFS Technical Blog of Richard Hughes ● Aug 05 [19:00] TR News Join the final online listening session on diversity in APNIC community leadership https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/05/join-the-final-online-listening-session-on-diversity-in-apnic-community-leadership/ [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Join the final online listening session on diversity in APNIC community leadership | APNIC Blog [19:00] TR News VIDAR at NYCBUG, tomorrow https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/08/04/vidar-at-nycbug-tomorrow/ [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | VIDAR at NYCBUG, tomorrow DragonFly BSD Digest [19:01] TR News Petter Reinholdtsen: FreeCAD MCP with llama.cpp, toy or tool? http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/FreeCAD_MCP_with_llama_cpp__toy_or_tool_.html [19:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hungry.com | Petter Reinholdtsen: FreeCAD MCP with llama.cpp, toy or tool? [19:02] TR News In China, motherhood begins with sitting the month. The tradition is spreading. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0804/chinese-motherhood-tradition-postpartum-centers [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In China, motherhood begins with sitting the month. The tradition is spreading. - CSMonitor.com [19:02] TR News "extremely serious political provocation" https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-dismisses-philippine-education-concerns-as-political-provocation [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China dismisses Philippine education concerns as 'political provocation' | The Straits Times [19:03] TR News Like WeChat messages: E-mail etiquette debate grips college students in China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/e-mail-etiquette-debate-grips-college-students-in-china [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Like WeChat messages: E-mail etiquette debate grips college students in China | The Straits Times [19:03] TR News Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-begins-military-drills-as-china-pressure-grows [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows | The Straits Times [19:05] TR News "It has been a goal of mine for a while now to implement my own outgoing email server. I thought "How difficult could this be? I can already set DNS records for vigrey.com, so this should be possible, if not decently easy." Oh, how wrong I was..." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/failure-to-implement-outgoing-email-server-from-scratch.gmi [19:08] TR News "to me it feels as if cloud computing enables most of the economy to work just like roads used to enable most of the economy to work in the previous century." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-05-cloud [19:09] TR News Yesterday I got a text message from my saying that she had listened to a podcast episode I had recommended and now she was thinking whether I was trying to avoid AI completely and how hard that must be. I replied saying that no, it wasn't too hard." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-04-no-to-ai [19:10] TR News "The short version is that from 1700 to 1712 Sweden used a unique calendar somewhere in between the Julian and the Gregorian calendars, trying to smootly shift from one to the other, but then gave up and reverted to the Julian calendar, which caused the two leap-days in February 1712." gemini://gem.hexandcounter.org/gemlog/posts/1712-02-30.gmi [19:10] TR News "90% of the time when I am making git commits, it is to save progress or make a small change that explains itself. I don't know why I was trained to write git commits with every commit before. Anyways, for the past 3 years I just type `gc` to commit and occasionally if I want to leave a commit message, I type `gcm`. Not sure what inspired me to write this today, but hope it helps someone." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-08-05 [19:12] TR News limiting my internet use - brainstorm gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/limitinginternetbrainstorm [19:13] TR News "A piece I wrote for my then-new girlfriend, now wife, Alicia, in 2019. Played on a Yamaha NU-1 hybrid piano. Something toward a Romantic/Impressionist piece." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/04/00/for-alicia/ [19:17] TR News Xbox's devastating July was inevitable https://www.engadget.com/2230878/recapping-a-devastating-july-for-xbox/ [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engadget.com | Xbox's Devastating July Was Inevitable [19:20] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: No to Slop, Dangers of Clown Computing, and Reducing Internet Usage https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_No_to_Slop_Dangers_of_Clown_Computing_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_No_to_Slop_Dangers_of_Clown_Computing_a.gmi [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: No to Slop, Dangers of Clown Computing, and Reducing Internet Usage [19:23] TR News (NEW): redhat.com: Slop Plagiarism, Faking Data Protection, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/redhat_com_Slop_Plagiarism_Faking_Data_Protection_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/redhat_com_Slop_Plagiarism_Faking_Data_Protection_and_More.gmi [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines redhat.com: Slop Plagiarism, Faking Data Protection, and More [19:23] TR News Terrorists Weaponize Women https://adf-magazine.com/2026/08/terrorists-weaponize-women/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/No_Room_for_Misogyny_and_Incels_in_Free_Software.shtml [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | NO TITLE [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights No Room for Misogyny and Incels in Free Software [19:24] TR News At 45-Years-Old, C-Kermit Gets Its First New Release in 15 Years https://fossforce.com/2026/08/at-45-years-old-c-kermit-gets-its-first-new-release-in-15-years/ [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | At 45-Years-Old, C-Kermit Gets Its First New Release in 15 Years - FOSS Force [19:25] TR News Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #67 S3E19 Funding the Future: Community Collaboration and the Spirit of Open Source with Mila Zhou https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/08/04/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-67-s3e19-funding-the-future-community-collaboration-and-the-spirit-of-open-source-with-mila-zhou/ [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | Funding Open Source Security with Mila Zhou [19:25] TR News Linux Matters 87: Herding online exams https://linuxmatters.sh/87/ [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxmatters.sh | Herding online exams [19:26] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: #058: Reverse Dependencies Made Easy, Fast, Reliable http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/08/04#058_fast_easy_reliable_reverse_dependency_checks [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [19:26] TR News How to Make a Nintendo 64 Game in 2026 https://phoboslab.org/log/2026/08/xibalba64-making-of [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phoboslab.org | PhobosLab [19:27] TR News Anaqua Acquires Unified Patents to Help Organizations Protect Against Rising Intellectual Property Litigation Risk https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/4/anaqua-acquires-unified-patents [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Anaqua Acquires Unified Patents Unified Patents [19:30] TR News Anaqua can be a parasite at times https://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&query1=Anaqua&set1=any [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Search [19:30] TR News Exton 260804 "PuppEX" https://distrowatch.com/exton [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/exton ) [19:31] TR News Ukraine: Drone follows man before detonating and injuring him https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-ukraine-drone-follows-man-before-detonating-and-injuring-him [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-ukraine-drone-follows-man-before-detonating-and-injuring-him ) [19:31] TR News Lithuania seeks to produce Ukrainian drones under bilateral defence agreement https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011089/lithuania-seeks-to-produce-ukrainian-drones-under-bilateral-defence-agreement [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks to produce Ukrainian drones under bilateral defence agreement - LRT [19:31] TR News Ukrainian Strikes On Russian Warehouses, Including Wildberries, Leave Five Dead https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-hits-wildberries-warehouses/33821556.html [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Strikes On Russian Warehouses, Including Wildberries, Leave Five Dead [19:31] TR News North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-missile-unit-deploys-in-russia-for-ukraine-war-kyiv-says [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says | The Straits Times [19:31] TR News A New Lethal Front in Ukraine: Its Beloved Gas Stations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-gas-stations-russia.html [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-gas-stations-russia.html ) [19:32] TR News Ukraine live: Russian strikes kill at least 15 in Kyiv and surrounding region https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-ukraine-live-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-ukraine-live-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region ) [19:32] TR News Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/04.08.2026-latvias-national-position-on-russia-and-belarus-is-to-step-up-sanctions.a657500/ [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions / Article [19:32] TR News How Togo has become a new entry point for weapons sent by Russia to Mali https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260804-togo-entry-point-weapons-russia-mali [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260804-togo-entry-point-weapons-russia-mali ) [19:32] TR News China adds Lithuanian firm to export control list in possible retaliation for EU sanctions https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011250/china-adds-lithuanian-firm-to-export-control-list-in-possible-retaliation-for-eu-sanctions [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | China adds Lithuanian firm to export control list in possible retaliation for EU sanctions - LRT [19:33] TR News Russian attack on Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv could have been deliberate, FM speculates https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011165/russian-attack-on-lithuanian-embassy-in-kyiv-could-have-been-deliberate-fm-speculates [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russian attack on Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv could have been deliberate, FM speculates - LRT [19:33] TR News Lithuanian FM calls for firm response from NATO after Russian missile lands in Poland https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011059/lithuanian-fm-calls-for-firm-response-from-nato-after-russian-missile-lands-in-poland [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian FM calls for firm response from NATO after Russian missile lands in Poland - LRT [19:33] TR News Zimbabwe Probes Russian War Recruiting Schemes https://adf-magazine.com/2026/08/zimbabwe-probes-russian-war-recruiting-schemes/ [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | NO TITLE [19:33] TR News Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/04.08.2026-latvia-belarus-border-will-not-be-closed-completely.a657498/ [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely / Article [19:33] TR News Estonian border guards head south to help Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/04.08.2026-estonian-border-guards-head-south-to-help-latvia.a657396/ [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Estonian border guards head south to help Latvia / Article [19:34] TR News Latvia proposes closing the Belarus border to the general public and freight transport https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011074/latvia-proposes-closing-the-belarus-border-to-the-general-public-and-freight-transport [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Latvia proposes closing the Belarus border to the general public and freight transport - LRT [19:35] TR News South Koreas KOMCA Reverses Hey Hi (AI) Music Copyright Ban, Confirms AI-Assisted Works Are Now Eligible for Registration https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/komca-ai-policy/ [19:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/komca-ai-policy/ ) [19:36] TR News "raises real questions about copyright, attribution, security, energy use, labor, trust, and the flood of low-quality patches that maintainers are increasingly being asked to review." https://heronsperch.blogspot.com/2026/08/open-source-is-hobbling-itself-over.html lxo [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heronsperch.blogspot.com | Open Source Is Hobbling Itself Over Generative AI [19:36] TR News New LibreOffice extension: Impress Remote https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/04/new-libreoffice-extension-impress-remote/ [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | New LibreOffice extension: Impress Remote - TDF Community Blog [19:37] TR News CISA Publishes Open Source Security Guidance: Verifiability Is the Difference https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/04/cisa-os-security-guidance/ [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | CISA Publishes Open Source Security Guidance: Verifiability Is the Difference - TDF Community Blog [19:37] TR News Woke Politics Control Open Source https://lunduke.substack.com/p/woke-politics-control-open-source [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Woke Politics Control Open Source - by Bryan Lunduke [19:38] TR News How To Install Pi-Hole on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-pi-hole-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Pi-Hole on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:38] TR News How To Install Bottles on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-bottles-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Bottles on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:39] TR News How To Install Kubernetes on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-kubernetes-ubuntu-26-04/ [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Kubernetes on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [19:40] TR News The Lua community needs to learn to move on https://hisham.hm/2026/08/04/the-lua-community-needs-to-learn-to-move-on/ [19:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Lua community needs to learn to move on hisham.hm [19:41] TR News Regular Expressions Explained: How Regex Patterns Work https://linuxize.com/post/regular-expressions-basics/ [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Regular Expressions Explained: How Regex Patterns Work | Linuxize [19:42] TR News Linux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series https://itsfoss.com/news/rhythmbox-3-5-release/ [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Linux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series [19:42] TR News AI Helped Develop a Linux Exploit http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/AI-Helped-Develop-a-Linux-Exploit [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linux-magazine.com | AI Helped Develop a Linux Exploit Linux Magazine [19:43] TR News GNOME OS 20260804.13 https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos ) [19:43] TR News Talos 1.13.8 https://distrowatch.com/talos [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/talos ) [19:43] TR News starkOS 20260803 https://distrowatch.com/starkos [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/starkos ) [19:44] TR News OmegaLinux 3.5 https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux ) [19:44] TR News Papirus icon set gets first update in over a year with 80+ new icons https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/paprius-icon-pack-sees-first-update-in-a-year-with-80-new-icons [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Papirus icon set gets first update in over a year with 80+ new icons - OMG! Ubuntu [19:45] TR News Linux as a BRAND is DEAD https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Foundation-Tokenomics [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Foundation Announces Tokenomics Foundation For "Economics & ROI Of AI Value" - Phoronix [19:46] TR News PNGs closure of Taiwan trade office signals expanded economic ties with China https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/05/png-taiwan-china-trade-office/ [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | PNGs closure of Taiwan trade office signals expanded economic ties with China Radio Free Asia [19:46] TR News China cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penalties new guidelines enforce originality and independent development https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-cracks-down-on-copycat-chip-designs-with-new-regulations-and-penalties-new-guidelines-enforce-originality-and-independent-development [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penalties new guidelines enforce originality and independent development | Tom's Hardware [19:46] TR News Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinese-chipmaking-tool-roadmap-examined [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips | Tom's Hardware [19:48] TR News (NEW): Escape the Algorithm: 10 RSS Feed Readers You Can Self Host in Your Homelab https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Escape_the_Algorithm_10_RSS_Feed_Readers_You_Can_Self_Host_in_Y.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Escape_the_Algorithm_10_RSS_Feed_Readers_You_Can_Self_Host_in_Y.gmi [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Escape the Algorithm: 10 RSS Feed Readers You Can Self Host in Your Homelab [19:48] TR News GLP-1 Drugs May Have a Hidden Effect on Your Eyes, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/glp-1-drugs-may-have-a-hidden-effect-on-your-eyes-study-finds [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GLP-1 Drugs May Have a Hidden Effect on Your Eyes, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [19:48] TR News Belfast News Letter editor Ben Lowry made redundant https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/belfast-news-letter-editor-ben-lowry-made-redundant/ [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Belfast News Letter editor Ben Lowry made redundant - Press Gazette [19:49] TR News Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Chattanooga Times Free Press, Buzzfeed and National Geographic https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Rolling updates - Press Gazette [19:49] TR News FIFA president Infantino's problems mount as key FIFA allies turn on him https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260804-fifa-president-infantino-s-problems-mount-as-key-fifa-allies-turn-on-him [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260804-fifa-president-infantino-s-problems-mount-as-key-fifa-allies-turn-on-him ) [19:49] TR News California's Drought Has Now Caused Irreversible Damage to a Crucial Aquifer https://www.sciencealert.com/californias-drought-has-now-caused-irreversible-damage-to-a-crucial-aquifer [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-California's Drought Has Now Caused Irreversible Damage to a Crucial Aquifer : ScienceAlert [19:49] TR News In April 2029, a Massive Asteroid Will Just Miss Earth. Scientists Are Worried There Could Still Be Major Consequences https://www.sciencealert.com/in-april-2029-a-massive-asteroid-will-just-miss-earth-scientists-are-worried-there-could-still-be-major-consequences [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In April 2029, a Massive Asteroid Will Just Miss Earth. Scientists Are Worried There Could Still Be Major Consequences : ScienceAlert [19:50] TR News Monkeys Show a Strange Language Quirk We Thought Was Unique to Humans https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-show-a-strange-language-quirk-we-thought-was-unique-to-humans [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Monkeys Show a Strange Language Quirk We Thought Was Unique to Humans : ScienceAlert [19:50] TR News An Ancient Poop Explosion Could Have Helped Complex Life Evolve https://www.sciencealert.com/an-ancient-poop-explosion-could-have-helped-complex-life-evolve [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Ancient Poop Explosion Could Have Helped Complex Life Evolve : ScienceAlert [19:50] TR News The World Is Running Out of River Sand, And That's a Massive Issue https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-rivers-are-running-out-of-sand [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World Is Running Out of River Sand, And That's a Massive Issue : ScienceAlert [19:50] TR News A New Study of Screen Time And Child Development Has Some Unexpected Findings https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-study-of-screen-time-and-child-development-has-some-unexpected-findings [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A New Study of Screen Time And Child Development Has Some Unexpected Findings : ScienceAlert [19:50] TR News Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Floridas Universities https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/why-an-appeals-court-blocked-a-dangerous-censorship-law-in-floridas-universities [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Floridas Universities | American Civil Liberties Union [19:51] TR News Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi-speech [19:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India | The Straits Times [19:52] TR News Allison Pearson Has Won https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/allison-pearson-has-won/ [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Allison Pearson Has Won [19:54] TR News Did the Linux site atechtown.com get cracked? Hijacked? [19:55] TR News re https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Foundation-Tokenomics (attacking Linux with Ponzi scheme BS), iophk: "I wish Linus had the backbone to take his trademark and walk. He knows he's done coding, he is just unwilling to face the reality." [19:55] TR News "He still has time to (re-)build something wortwhile using the trademark and the GPL'd code base. However, the longer he stays at LF, the more any positive legacy gets undone." See https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/21/Slop_s_Latest_Casualty_The_Credibility_of_Linus_Torvalds.shtml [19:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop's Latest Casualty: The Credibility of Linus Torvalds [19:55] TR News "GKH and the other microsofters would have to be left behind for that to work however. He knows which developers are good and should be retained, while he also knows which ones are microsofters and need to be sloughed off for the sake of the code base." [19:56] TR News Russell Coker: Monitors for Work https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/08/05/monitors-for-work/ [19:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Monitors for Work etbe Russell Coker [19:56] TR News Linus: STOP BEING SO ANTI-PLAGIARISM!! [19:57] TR News Espressif ESP32-C61-MINI-1/1U Wi-Fi 6 and BLE IoT module launched for about $2 https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/04/espressif-esp32-c61-mini-1-1u-wi-fi-6-and-ble-iot-module-2-dollars/ [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Espressif ESP32-C61-MINI-1/1U Wi-Fi 6 and BLE IoT module launched for about $2 - CNX Software [19:57] TR News ZecTrix Note 4 A 4.2-inch ESP32-S3 wireless e-paper display for voice tasks https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/05/zectrix-note-4-a-4-2-inch-esp32-s3-wireless-e-paper-display-for-voice-tasks/ [19:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | ZecTrix Note 4 A 4.2-inch ESP32-S3 wireless e-paper display for voice tasks - CNX Software [19:59] TR News Botnet Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Diagnostic Tools, (Tue, Aug 4th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33214 [19:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Botnet Hunting for Vulnerabilities in Diagnostic Tools [19:59] TR News Torvalds has Swedish roots. When it comes to slop, he has STOCKHOLM Syndrome, learned to excuse the oppressors and plagiarists. ● Aug 05 [20:00] TR News Photographer Bennu Gerede detained for 'obscenity' after showing vibrator during interview https://bianet.org/haber/photographer-bennu-gerede-detained-for-obscenity-after-showing-vibrator-during-interview-322204 [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Photographer Bennu Gerede detained for 'obscenity' after showing vibrator during interview [20:00] TR News Hiding Aggression Against Women is a Terrible Business Model https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/hiding-aggression-against-women-is-a-terrible-business-model/ [20:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Hiding Aggression Against Women is a Terrible Business Model [20:01] TR News Even If Richard Stallman is Weird, So What? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/04/even-if-richard-stallman-is-weird-so-what/ [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Even If Richard Stallman is Weird, So What? [20:01] TR News On Torvalds: "I hope he does blow the whistle on the LF. However, maybe they are still after him for having defended the GPL back in 2012 in his talk at Aalto "University" in Helsiki. That really burned some people's toast. And his troubles started shortly thereafter." [20:02] TR News Decades-Old BMC Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of Data Centers to Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/decades-old-bmc-vulnerability-exposes-thousands-of-data-centers-to-attacks/ [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Decades-Old BMC Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of Data Centers to Attacks - SecurityWeek [20:03] TR News On Torvalds and Linux @35 "...His "not big and professional like GNU" anniversary is coming up in a few weeks Usenet and even the archives of Usenet are gone though. Google has damaged the public side of the old Deja News archives and has perhaps even erased parts already." [20:04] TR News BG2B is the lowest-power Bluetooth LE SoC from Silicon Labs so far https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/04/bg2b-lowest-power-bluetooth-le-soc-from-silicon-labs/ [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | BG2B is the lowest-power Bluetooth LE SoC from Silicon Labs so far - CNX Software [20:04] TR News Back to 1789: Collision Asks the Federal Circuit to Rewrite the eBay Factors https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/back-to-1789-collision-asks-the-federal-circuit-to-rewrite-the-ebay-factors.html [20:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Back to 1789: Collision Asks the Federal Circuit to Rewrite the eBay Factors | Patently-O [20:05] TR News UPC is illegal and unconstitutional. JUVE knows this, but gets paid to pretend corruption is OK. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-decides-to-bifurcate-proceedings-in-merz-vs-viatris-over-spc-for-fampyra/ [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | UPC decides to bifurcate proceedings in Merz vs Viatris over SPC for Fampyra [20:06] TR News How or why is hiring a single person newsworthy? Marketing spam? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/baker-botts-hires-first-patent-litigation-partner-in-london-from-eip/ [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Baker Botts hires first patent litigation partner in London from EIP - JUVE Patent [20:06] TR News HSBC resumes buyback after big profit jump in first half of 2026 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/04/hsbc-resumes-buyback-after-big-profit-jump-in-first-half-of-2026/ [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HSBC resumes buyback after big profit jump in first half of 2026 [20:07] TR News reComputer Mini J501 Edge Hey Hi (AI) computer features NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB/32GB module, two FAKRA camera connectors https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/04/recomputer-mini-j501-edge-ai-computer-features-nvidia-jetson-agx-orin-64gb-32gb-module-two-fakra-camera-connectors/ [20:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | reComputer Mini J501 Edge AI computer features NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB/32GB module, two FAKRA camera connectors - CNX Software [20:08] TR News co [20:08] TR News The prisoners dilemma: Why UK publishers are signing Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) deals https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-deals-uk-publishers/ [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google AI deals offer publishers short-term gain but long-term woe [20:08] TR News A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology https://citizenlab.ca/a-roadmap-for-confronting-the-chilling-effects-of-censorship-surveillance-and-new-technology/ [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology - The Citizen Lab [20:09] TR News v2.19.1, a security patch release https://ergo.chat/posts/2026-08-04-v2.19.1/ [20:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ergo.chat | v2.19.1, a security patch release [20:10] TR News Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, Hey Hi (AI) and kids safety https://cyberscoop.com/senate-kids-online-safety-act-ai-bills-markup/ [20:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, AI and kids safety | CyberScoop [20:11] TR News North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japans strike capabilities https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kim-yo-jong-criticizes-japans-tomahawk-missile-test-kcna-reports [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japans strike capabilities | The Straits Times [20:11] TR News In Lawsuit, NJ Accuses Amazon of Suppressing Pay for Delivery Drivers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/amazon-nj-lawsuit.html [20:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/technology/amazon-nj-lawsuit.html ) [20:17] TR News "Can the Establishment stomach an Australian in Westminster? See his video at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights." https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/139401/daniel-pocock [20:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-whocanivotefor.co.uk | Daniel Pocock for Clacton in the UK Parliament elections [20:18] TR News Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables 'research vessel' seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/chinese-ship-spotted-lurking-over-taiwan-us-undersea-cables-research-vessel-seen-loitering-above-the-8-000-mile-pacific-light-cable-network-fiber-optic-system [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables 'research vessel' seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system | Tom's Hardware [20:18] TR News Community SnapshotJuly https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/community-snapshot-july-2/ [20:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | Community SnapshotJuly - Internet Society [20:19] TR News Why the Answers to Hateful Content Online are Hiding in the Platforms Own Rules https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/08/why-the-answers-to-hateful-content-online-are-hiding-in-the-platforms-own-rules/ [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Why the Answers to Hateful Content Online are Hiding in the Platforms Own Rules - Michael Geist [20:19] TR News Hong Kong mulls Hey Hi (AI) facial recognition-enabled drones to police smoking ban at construction sites, 39 fines issued so far https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/05/hong-kong-mulls-ai-facial-recognition-enabled-drones-to-police-smoking-ban-at-construction-sites-39-fines-issued-so-far/ [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK mulls AI facial recognition drones to enforce construction site smoking ban [20:19] TR News Im Begging You: Never Write With Hey Hi (AI) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-writing.html [20:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-writing.html ) [20:20] TR News INTERPOL report finds Hey Hi (AI) linked to over half of cybercrime in Africa https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/interpol-report-finds-ai-linked-to-over-half-of-cybercrime-in-africa/ [20:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | INTERPOL report finds AI linked to over half of cybercrime in Africa - JURIST - News [20:21] TR News Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rapper-denies-song-is-ai-generated [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Rapper Denies That His Billboard-Charting Song Is AI-Generated [20:21] TR News Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the Hey Hi (AI) Race https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-companies-setting-on-fire-ai-race https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-giants-hidden-off-balance-sheet-debt-ai [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Tech Companies Are Setting Themselves on Fire to Keep Up in the AI Race [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextweb.com | Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron [20:22] TR News New Hey Hi (AI) Chatbot Turns Out to Be One Overworked Guy Answering All the Messages by Hand https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbot-one-overworked-guy [20:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New AI Chatbot Turns Out to Be One Overworked Guy Answering All the Messages by Hand [20:23] TR News China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-draws-up-safety-rules-for-autonomous-vehicles https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles | The Straits Times [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ ) [20:23] TR News More than 1,000 drivers apply to take written tests for new ride-hailing regulatory regime https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/04/more-than-1000-drivers-apply-to-take-written-tests-for-new-ride-hailing-regulatory-regime/ [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | More than 1,000 drivers apply to take written tests for new ride-hailing regulatory regime [20:23] TR News China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/04/china-draws-up-safety-rules-for-autonomous-vehicles/ [20:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles [20:24] TR News Parents Horrified as Boomer Mawmaws Gift Children Blatant Hey Hi (AI) Slop Picture Books https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/parents-horrified-ai-children-book [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Parents Horrified as Boomer Mawmaws Gift Children Blatant AI Slop Picture Books [20:24] TR News Latvian State Security Service looks at violent Hey Hi (AI) video https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/05.08.2026-latvian-state-security-service-looks-at-violent-ai-video.a657532/ [20:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian State Security Service looks at violent AI video / Article [20:25] TR News Sahel Towns Build Barriers to Slow Terror Threat https://adf-magazine.com/2026/08/sahel-towns-build-barriers-to-slow-terror-threat/ [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | NO TITLE [20:25] TR News Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/eu-passport-control-chaos.html [20:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/eu-passport-control-chaos.html ) [20:26] TR News jakarta [20:26] TR News Malaysian police eye security staff in investigation into pilot arrested with drugs in Jakarta https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-eye-security-staff-in-investigation-into-pilot-arrested-with-drugs-in-jakarta [20:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian pilot drugs: Airport security probe | The Straits Times [20:27] TR News Ceuta has 're-exposed immigration's divisive nature' in the EU https://www.france24.com/en/ceuta-has-re-exposed-immigration-s-divisive-nature-in-the-eu [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ceuta-has-re-exposed-immigration-s-divisive-nature-in-the-eu ) [20:27] TR News Europe passed the test of Ceuta crisis, says EU commissioner https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-europe-passed-the-test-of-ceuta-crisis-says-eu-commissioner [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-europe-passed-the-test-of-ceuta-crisis-says-eu-commissioner ) [20:27] TR News Sahel security crisis demands action beyond assurances of solidarity https://defenceweb.co.za/joint/sahel-security-crisis-demands-action-beyond-assurances-of-solidarity/ [20:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Sahel security crisis demands action beyond assurances of solidarity - DefenceWeb [20:28] TR News Massive supply-chain attack compromises 440 packages under four hours https://cyberscoop.com/supply-chain-attack-malware-mini-shai-hulud-teampcp/ [20:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Massive supply-chain attack compromises 440 packages under four hours | CyberScoop [20:29] TR News Joint statement on surveillance and interception in Bangladesh https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/joint-statement-on-surveillance-and-interception-in-bangladesh/ [20:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techglobalinstitute.com | Joint Statement on Surveillance and Interception in Bangladesh | Tech Global Institute [20:29] TR News Tails 7.10.1 https://distrowatch.com/tails [20:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [20:30] TR News FFmpeg 9.0 Released with New GPU Accelerated Decoders [Ubuntu PPA] https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/ffmpeg-9-0-new-decoders-ubuntu-ppa/ [20:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | FFmpeg 9.0 Released with New GPU Accelerated Decoders [Ubuntu PPA] | UbuntuHandbook [20:31] TR News KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Bugfix Release for August https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.4/ [20:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kde.org | KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Bugfix Release for August - KDE Community [20:32] TR News EWWWW... LLM slop again! https://peppe8o.com/nextcloud-aio-raspberry-pi/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/peppe8o_a_Site_About_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_Electronics_Has_T.shtml [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | Personal Cloud with Raspberry Pi and Nextcloud AIO on Docker, with Benchmarks [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights peppe8o - a Site About Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Electronics - Has Turned Into a Slopfarm [20:32] TR News jugulans a text mode mind map application https://box.matto.nl/jugulans-a-text-mode-mind-map-application.html [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jugulans a text mode mind map application - box.matto.nl [20:33] TR News NVIDIA 610.57.04 Released with Many Game Fixes https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/nvidia-610-57-04-many-game-fixes/ [20:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | NVIDIA 610.57.04 Released with Many Game Fixes | UbuntuHandbook [20:34] TR News TP-Link Omada ZTP Vulnerabilities Chain Into Full Network Takeover https://www.securityweek.com/tp-link-omada-ztp-vulnerabilities-chain-into-full-network-takeover/ [20:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TP-Link Omada ZTP Vulnerabilities Chain Into Full Network Takeover - SecurityWeek [20:35] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://lwn.net/Articles/1087108/ [20:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Another npm worm [LWN.net] [20:36] TR News AISI, Proprietary Chaffbot Company report more unsanctioned model hacks https://cyberscoop.com/aisi-openai-report-unsanctioned-ai-model-hacks/ [20:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AISI, OpenAI report more unsanctioned model hacks | CyberScoop [20:38] TR News Proprietary https://www.neowin.net/amp/core-ubuntu-package-to-be-turned-into-a-snap-deb-ditched/ [20:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/amp/core-ubuntu-package-to-be-turned-into-a-snap-deb-ditched/ ) [20:38] TR News HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS https://aeon.co/essays/an-ai-for-africa-would-be-built-on-hunhu-ubuntu-ethics [20:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://aeon.co/essays/an-ai-for-africa-would-be-built-on-hunhu-ubuntu-ethics ) [20:39] TR News Not secure at all! https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143383/canonical-replaces-key-ubuntu-tool-with-more-secure-snap-format/ [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/143383/canonical-replaces-key-ubuntu-tool-with-more-secure-snap-format/ ) [20:39] TR News "To this day, I still give the same advice: start with Ubuntu. I don't believe it's the most exciting distro, and it's not even my daily driver. However, my reason aligns with that of many longtime Linux users: there are usually answers when something breaks." https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-still-distro-everyone-recommends-first-boils-down-to-4-reasons/ [20:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Ubuntu is still the distro everyone recommends first, and it all boils down to 4 reasons [20:41] TR News Canonical: it is filthy and dirty, even if well tested, because... not Rust? [20:41] TR News (NEW): Canonical's Go-to Excuse (Security) to Make Ubuntu More Proprietary (Snap) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Canonical_s_Go_to_Excuse_Security_to_Make_Ubuntu_More_Proprieta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Canonical_s_Go_to_Excuse_Security_to_Make_Ubuntu_More_Proprieta.gmi [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Canonical's Go-to Excuse (Security) to Make Ubuntu More Proprietary (Snap) [20:41] TR News "The Mission Center system monitor for Linux adds some new features that will appeal to a broader user base, especially those with laptops." https://www.zdnet.com/article/mission-center-makes-it-even-easier-for-you-to-check-battery-and-disk-usage/ [20:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This free Linux tool makes it easy to check your PC battery and disk usage - here's how | ZDNET [20:42] TR News "Mistfall Hunter is an extraction ARPG that blends together mechanics found in some other popular games, and it's out now working well on SteamOS / Linux. I picked up a personal copy to test it and I can easily see myself slicing through hours and hours of this one." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mistfall-hunter-is-a-new-extraction-arpg-that-works-on-steamos-linux/ [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mistfall Hunter is a new extraction ARPG that works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [20:42] TR News No. https://hothardware.com/news/linux-desktop-market-share-surge-past-10-may-be-ai-bot-driven see http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/02/Clownflare_Web_Usage_Survey_About_10_in_North_America_Use_GNU_L.shtml [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hothardware.com | Linux Desktop Market Share Surge Past 10% May Be AI Bot Driven [20:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare Web Usage Survey: About 10% in North America Use GNU/Linux, Worldwide 6.7% [20:44] TR News CheapSecurity: A self-hosted CCTV system for Linux computers https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/03/cheapsecurity-a-self-hosted-cctv-system-for-linux-computers/ [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/03/cheapsecurity-a-self-hosted-cctv-system-for-linux-computers/ ) [20:44] TR News Is this a slopfarm now? https://www.scworld.com/brief/arch-linux-temporarily-disables-aur-package-adoption-amid-malicious-takeover-surge [20:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scworld.com | Arch Linux temporarily disables AUR package adoption amid malicious takeover surge | brief | SC Media [20:46] TR News Another day ends. STILL no financial report from the hired guns of the Narcissist. [20:49] TR News AlmaLinux to Highlight its Community-Driven Linux OS at FOSSY 2026 https://www.einpresswire.com/article/931461703/almalinux-to-highlight-its-community-driven-linux-os-at-fossy-2026 http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.einpresswire.com | AlmaLinux to Highlight its Community-Driven Linux OS at FOSSY 2026 [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights FOSSY 2025 Conference Safety [20:49] TR News (NEW): A simple install kept this 10-year-old Asus laptop off the shopping list https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/A_simple_install_kept_this_10_year_old_Asus_laptop_off_the_shop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/A_simple_install_kept_this_10_year_old_Asus_laptop_off_the_shop.gmi [20:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines A simple install kept this 10-year-old Asus laptop off the shopping list [20:50] TR News SUSE Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/suse-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260804 [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hkcert.org | SUSE Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities [20:50] TR News Promoting a scam by miscarrying the brand "Linux" https://www.emeoutlookmag.com/technology/linux-foundation-and-nvidia-champion-open-ai-security [20:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emeoutlookmag.com | Linux Foundation and NVIDIA Champion Open AI Security - EME Outlook Magazine [20:52] TR News Scam company, Enron style accounting boosted using the name "Linux" https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/open-secure-ai-alliance-contributions/ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/we-are-not-enron [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.nvidia.com | AI Leaders Propose SAFE Guidelines for Cybersecurity Transparency | NVIDIA Blog [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cafetechinenglish.substack.com | We are not Enron - by Jrme Marin - Caftech [20:52] TR News Most ridiculous misuse of the term Linux, promoting economic scams and lies https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-launches-the-tokenomics-foundation-to-define-the-economics-and-roi-of-ai-value-302842344.html [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.prnewswire.com | Linux Foundation Launches the Tokenomics Foundation to Define the Economics and ROI of AI Value [20:53] TR News "The release also adds lrclib.net, sidecar .lrc files, and embedded Ogg lyrics as new sources." https://itsfoss.com/news/rhythmbox-3-5-release/ [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Linux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series [20:53] TR News Windows 11 vs Linux RAM usage in web browsing and gaming reveals big difference https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-11-vs-Linux-RAM-usage-in-web-browsing-and-gaming-reveals-big-difference.1359634.0.html [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Windows 11 vs Linux RAM usage in web browsing and gaming reveals big difference - Notebookcheck News [20:53] TR News "NVIDIA joins with Dell, HP and Lenovo as Premier Sponsors. At that level, each company will be providing around $100,000 USD yearly in funding to the project." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/ [20:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor | GamingOnLinux [20:54] TR News I failed to install the "most difficult" Linux distro but here's why I'm sticking with it https://www.howtogeek.com/i-finally-tried-the-most-difficult-linux-distro-heres-why-im-sticking-with-it/ [20:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I failed to install the "most difficult" Linux distro but here's why I'm sticking with it [20:56] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:58] TR News (NEW): BSD and Linux Kernel: Now Even Greg Kroah Hartman Admits Slop is a Major Nuisance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Now_Even_Greg_Kroah_Hartman_Admits_Slop_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/BSD_and_Linux_Kernel_Now_Even_Greg_Kroah_Hartman_Admits_Slop_is.gmi [20:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD and Linux Kernel: Now Even Greg Kroah Hartman Admits Slop is a Major Nuisance ● Aug 05 [21:00] TR News (NEW): Podcasts: OpenSSF (Linux Foundation) and Linux Matters https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Podcasts_OpenSSF_Linux_Foundation_and_Linux_Matters.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Podcasts_OpenSSF_Linux_Foundation_and_Linux_Matters.gmi [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Podcasts: OpenSSF (Linux Foundation) and Linux Matters [21:00] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/today_s_howtos.gmi [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [21:01] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.gmi [21:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, and More [21:03] TR News (NEW): Licensing / Legal: Slop Plagiarism Contaminates Projects, Sticking With "AGPLv3-or-later" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Licensing_Legal_Slop_Plagiarism_Contaminates_Projects_Sticking_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Licensing_Legal_Slop_Plagiarism_Contaminates_Projects_Sticking_.gmi [21:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Licensing / Legal: Slop Plagiarism Contaminates Projects, Sticking With "AGPLv3-or-later" [21:05] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [21:06] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [21:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [21:06] TR News (NEW): Productivity Software/LibreOffice Leftovers 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Microsoft will probably blame "bots" and "AI" https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/namibia/#monthly-200902-202608 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/namibia/#monthly-200902-202608 [21:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Namibia | Statcounter Global Stats [21:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Namibia | Statcounter Global Stats [21:46] TR News Same in Panama https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/panama/#monthly-200902-202608 [21:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Panama | Statcounter Global Stats [21:47] TR News GNU/Linux 6% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/palestinian-territory/#monthly-200902-202608 [21:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Palestinian Territory | Statcounter Global Stats [21:49] TR News Does the Narcissist have a man-crush on Daniel Pocock? [21:56] TR News Techrights Debian losses in Switzerland hidden until after DPL election debate https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Debian_losses_in_Switzerland_hidden_until_after_DPL_election_de.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Debian_losses_in_Switzerland_hidden_until_after_DPL_election_de.gmi [21:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Debian losses in Switzerland hidden until after DPL election debate [21:58] TR News "Working on improving RSS feeds after a reader reported a bug that GUIDs are random which makes all articles apprear new to clients. These should now stay fixed after the first release. Also making some improvements to remove redundant sub-index pages from the feed. Thank you to S." https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [21:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home [21:58] TR News "We're paused on new interview episodes for the podcast while we sort out some AV and studio issues. Will be making some more "Reflections" episodes which were a popular format from a couple of years ago. In these we read excerpts from key cyber texts and add analysis to make something a bit like an annotated, abridged audio-book." ● Aug 05 [22:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [22:24] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 140 Out of 200: You Become What You Eat, Your Clients Become You https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_140_Out_of_200_You_Become_What_You_Eat_Yo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_140_Out_of_200_You_Become_What_You_Eat_Yo.gmi [22:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 140 Out of 200: You Become What You Eat, Your Clients Become You [22:44] TR News Slop BOOSTERS, PAID to do this https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/time-magazine-has-a-separate-version-of-its-website-with-ads-only-ai-can-see/5283640 [22:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Time Magazine has a separate version of its website with ads only AI can see [22:45] TR News GAFAM layoffs https://www.geekwire.com/2026/google-to-cut-52-employees-in-washington-state/ [22:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google to cut 52 employees in Washington state GeekWire [22:51] TR News Techrights The Establishment, Oxford, Google & Debian artificial intelligence conspiracies https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Establishment_Oxford_Google_Debian_artificial_intelligence_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Establishment_Oxford_Google_Debian_artificial_intelligence_.gmi [22:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Establishment, Oxford, Google & Debian artificial intelligence conspiracies [22:57] TR News "Silicon Labs has announced its latest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) system-on-chip, the BG2B promising its lowest-power BLE part yet, without sacrificing features like Bluetooth Channel Sounding and integrated security enclave." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260805-silabs.gmi [22:58] TR News I recovered the diary gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-05-fixd.txt [22:59] TR News The TV (Television) remote isn't working again! gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/05.3 ● Aug 05 [23:00] TR News "And I use the iPhone for all the reasons that Chris does. But one aspect that Chris doesn't mention is the ability to change the alarm sound to prevent myself from being conditioned to ignore the alarm." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/05.1 [23:01] TR News "The student union is serving free hamburgers today in an open air barbecue. People dine outdoors like it's nothing. I swear this world we live in parodies itself." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/beyond-denialism.gmi [23:02] TR News "The Democrats are the party for rich people who feel guilt, and the Republicans are the party for rich people who don't. And the Dems do not see why all us non-rich people should have a party. They feel guilt and surely that should be enough for us peasants." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-08-05 [23:03] TR News "I received yet another email for Sean Conner [1] but this time, it wasn't at Gmail!" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/05.2 [23:07] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Family Room, Smoke, and Alarm clocks https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_Family_Room_Smoke_and_Alarm_clocks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_Family_Room_Smoke_and_Alarm_clocks.gmi [23:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Family Room, Smoke, and Alarm clocks [23:22] TR News GNU/Linux 6% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/andorra/#monthly-200902-202608 [23:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Andorra | Statcounter Global Stats [23:28] TR News (NEW): Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Mesa_26_2_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Mesa_26_2_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.gmi [23:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Heres Whats New [23:31] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Seen Exceeding 10% in Antigua and Barbuda https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/GNU_Linux_Seen_Exceeding_10_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/GNU_Linux_Seen_Exceeding_10_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda.gmi [23:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Seen Exceeding 10% in Antigua and Barbuda [23:34] TR News Techrights Big Announcement Tomorrow https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Big_Announcement_Tomorrow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Big_Announcement_Tomorrow.gmi [23:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Big Announcement Tomorrow [23:35] TR News (NEW): The Empire Strikes Back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Empire_Strikes_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Empire_Strikes_Back.gmi [23:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Empire Strikes Back ● Aug 05 [01:02] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/hawaii-2677657715/ [01:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Hawaii candidate knocked out cold after allegedly threatening couple on beach: report - Raw Story [01:02] admfubar aspd? [01:03] admfubar as in? Antisocial personality disorder? [01:04] admfubar otherwise known as republicanism... [01:16] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2677656917/ [01:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Perfect storm' as ships idle in the Strait of Hormuz - Raw Story ● Aug 05 [02:31] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/05/pleasantville-movie-tobey-maguire-reese-witherspoon [02:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | Pleasantville: almost 30 years on, this kaleidoscopic teen romance remains surprisingly relevant | Film | The Guardian [02:39] MinceR 05 020332 < admfubar> as in? Antisocial personality disorder? [02:39] MinceR yes [02:39] MinceR and no, they're not republicans [02:40] admfubar are you sure?, they look that way to me 8) [02:40] MinceR republicans don't abolish republics ● Aug 05 [03:16] admfubar the ones in name only do... :P [03:23] admfubar https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/why-houses-cost-10-times-your-salary-today-and-who-is-to-blame/ [03:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Why houses cost 10 times your salary today and who is to blame - Alternet.org ● Aug 05 [06:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 05 [07:09] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techpol [07:09] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey [07:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [07:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 05 [08:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 05 [12:15] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [12:32] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:43] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [12:55] TR News "Its the very definition of mainstream that is at stake here." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-francesca-hong-and-abdul-el | Source: Ken Klippenstein [12:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.kenklippenstein.com | Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected? [12:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 05 [13:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [13:13] TR News "The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported." https://www.navytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/ | Source: US Navy Times [13:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.navytimes.com | US used virtually all long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say [13:14] TR News "The Army first unveiled the Enduring High Energy Laser in a July 2024 special notice, according to Laser Wars." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-laser-weapon/ | Source: Task And Purpose [13:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | Army may add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses [13:16] TR News "Michigan counts its ballots as fast or faster than a lot of other swing states." https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/08/04/when-to-expect-election-results-2026-primary-timing/ | Source: Votebeat [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.votebeat.org | When to expect results in Michigans 2026 primary election - Votebeat [13:16] TR News "an estimated 60,000 migrants poured into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco" https://yle.fi/a/74-20239392 | Source: Yle [13:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yle.fi | Minister Rantanen on Ceuta border crisis: Spain has the support of EU countries | Yle News | Yle ● Aug 05 [14:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 05 [15:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol [15:30] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 05 [16:34] TR News "US Is Underestimating The Iran-Russia-China-North Korea Axis, Warns Mark Montgomery" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-china-ukraine-north-korea-montgomery/33821449.html [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | US Is Underestimating The Iran-Russia-China-North Korea Axis, Warns Mark Montgomery [16:34] TR News "'Putin Is A Thug:' Senator Rick Scott Says Congress Must Hold Russia Accountable" https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-thug-senator-rick-scott-congress-russia-ukraine/33821929.html [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | 'Putin Is A Thug': Senator Rick Scott Says Congress Must Hold Russia Accountable [16:34] TR News "A progressive Muslim or an Israel-backed moderate? Democrats wage a pivotal battle in Michigan over their future | U.S. | EL PAS English" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-04/a-progressive-muslim-or-an-israel-backed-moderate-democrats-wage-a-pivotal-battle-in-michigan-over-their-future.html [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | A progressive Muslim or an Israel-backed moderate? Democrats wage a pivotal battle in Michigan over their future | U.S. | EL PAS English [16:34] TR News "Trumps anti-weaponization fund is dead. His push for a slush fund isnt. | Vox" https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/497772/blanche-confirmation-slush-fund [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Trumps anti-weaponization fund is dead. His push for a slush fund isnt. | Vox [16:34] TR News "The World in God - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck" https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/the-world-in-god [16:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-richardbeck.substack.com | The World in God - Experimental Theology with Richard Beck [16:36] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 05 [17:03] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 05 [18:58] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 05 [19:02] TR News "extremely serious political provocation" https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-dismisses-philippine-education-concerns-as-political-provocation [19:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China dismisses Philippine education concerns as 'political provocation' | The Straits Times [19:03] TR News Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-begins-military-drills-as-china-pressure-grows [19:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows | The Straits Times [19:31] TR News Ukraine: Drone follows man before detonating and injuring him https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-ukraine-drone-follows-man-before-detonating-and-injuring-him [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-ukraine-drone-follows-man-before-detonating-and-injuring-him ) [19:31] TR News Lithuania seeks to produce Ukrainian drones under bilateral defence agreement https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011089/lithuania-seeks-to-produce-ukrainian-drones-under-bilateral-defence-agreement [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania seeks to produce Ukrainian drones under bilateral defence agreement - LRT [19:31] TR News Ukrainian Strikes On Russian Warehouses, Including Wildberries, Leave Five Dead https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-hits-wildberries-warehouses/33821556.html [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Strikes On Russian Warehouses, Including Wildberries, Leave Five Dead [19:31] TR News North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-missile-unit-deploys-in-russia-for-ukraine-war-kyiv-says [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says | The Straits Times [19:31] TR News A New Lethal Front in Ukraine: Its Beloved Gas Stations https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-gas-stations-russia.html [19:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-gas-stations-russia.html ) [19:32] TR News Ukraine live: Russian strikes kill at least 15 in Kyiv and surrounding region https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-ukraine-live-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-ukraine-live-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-15-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region ) [19:32] TR News Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/04.08.2026-latvias-national-position-on-russia-and-belarus-is-to-step-up-sanctions.a657500/ [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions / Article [19:32] TR News How Togo has become a new entry point for weapons sent by Russia to Mali https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260804-togo-entry-point-weapons-russia-mali [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260804-togo-entry-point-weapons-russia-mali ) [19:32] TR News China adds Lithuanian firm to export control list in possible retaliation for EU sanctions https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011250/china-adds-lithuanian-firm-to-export-control-list-in-possible-retaliation-for-eu-sanctions [19:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | China adds Lithuanian firm to export control list in possible retaliation for EU sanctions - LRT [19:33] TR News Russian attack on Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv could have been deliberate, FM speculates https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011165/russian-attack-on-lithuanian-embassy-in-kyiv-could-have-been-deliberate-fm-speculates [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Russian attack on Lithuanian embassy in Kyiv could have been deliberate, FM speculates - LRT [19:33] TR News Lithuanian FM calls for firm response from NATO after Russian missile lands in Poland https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011059/lithuanian-fm-calls-for-firm-response-from-nato-after-russian-missile-lands-in-poland [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian FM calls for firm response from NATO after Russian missile lands in Poland - LRT [19:33] TR News Zimbabwe Probes Russian War Recruiting Schemes https://adf-magazine.com/2026/08/zimbabwe-probes-russian-war-recruiting-schemes/ [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | NO TITLE [19:33] TR News Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/04.08.2026-latvia-belarus-border-will-not-be-closed-completely.a657498/ [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely / Article [19:33] TR News Estonian border guards head south to help Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/04.08.2026-estonian-border-guards-head-south-to-help-latvia.a657396/ [19:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Estonian border guards head south to help Latvia / Article [19:34] TR News Latvia proposes closing the Belarus border to the general public and freight transport https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3011074/latvia-proposes-closing-the-belarus-border-to-the-general-public-and-freight-transport [19:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Latvia proposes closing the Belarus border to the general public and freight transport - LRT [19:46] TR News PNGs closure of Taiwan trade office signals expanded economic ties with China https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/05/png-taiwan-china-trade-office/ [19:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | PNGs closure of Taiwan trade office signals expanded economic ties with China Radio Free Asia [19:51] TR News Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-asks-india-to-clarify-stance-on-hasinas-planned-new-delhi-speech [19:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina's planned address from India | The Straits Times ● Aug 05 [20:11] TR News North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japans strike capabilities https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kim-yo-jong-criticizes-japans-tomahawk-missile-test-kcna-reports [20:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japans strike capabilities | The Straits Times [20:25] TR News Sahel Towns Build Barriers to Slow Terror Threat https://adf-magazine.com/2026/08/sahel-towns-build-barriers-to-slow-terror-threat/ [20:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | NO TITLE [20:27] TR News Ceuta has 're-exposed immigration's divisive nature' in the EU https://www.france24.com/en/ceuta-has-re-exposed-immigration-s-divisive-nature-in-the-eu [20:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ceuta-has-re-exposed-immigration-s-divisive-nature-in-the-eu ) [20:27] TR News Europe passed the test of Ceuta crisis, says EU commissioner https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-europe-passed-the-test-of-ceuta-crisis-says-eu-commissioner [20:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-europe-passed-the-test-of-ceuta-crisis-says-eu-commissioner ) [20:27] TR News Sahel security crisis demands action beyond assurances of solidarity https://defenceweb.co.za/joint/sahel-security-crisis-demands-action-beyond-assurances-of-solidarity/ [20:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Sahel security crisis demands action beyond assurances of solidarity - 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