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[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-060826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-060826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-060826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-060826.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 06, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-060826.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 06, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-060826.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 06, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-060826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-060826.txt
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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-06.txt
● Aug 07
[03:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Calibre 9.13 E-Book Manager Improves PDF Output, Content Server, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Calibre_9_13_E_Book_Manager_Improves_PDF_Output_Content_Server_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Calibre_9_13_E_Book_Manager_Improves_PDF_Output_Content_Server_.gmi 
[03:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Calibre 9.13 E-Book Manager Improves PDF Output, Content Server, and More
● Aug 07
[05:09]	TR News	"You'd figure that a politician of that status would have their own official channels to use instead." -Anon https://mexiconewsdaily.com/el-jalapeno/el-jalapeno-sheinbaum-warns-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-on-her-social-media-platforms/
[05:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | El Jalapeo: Sheinbaum warns of the dangers of social media on her social media platforms - Mexico News Daily
[05:10]	TR News	"Right now I am hiding from work, hiding from my boss. I can't stand the guy, I don't quite hate him, though there have been many times in the past when I have hated his guts." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1786031557
[05:11]	TR News	"I've spoken to the other two kids, and they have zero interest in taking part in the hobby. I respect that. In fairness, even if they did, the likelihood of either of them picking up a microphone, pressing the button, and (dare I even suggest it) _speak_? Well, that's a definite no." gemini://rawtext.club/~thelovebug/2026-08-06-radio-amateurism.gmi
[05:11]	TR News	the monster in this story gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_monster_in_this_story
[05:12]	TR News	"I have still been doing some walks by the Tanana River. The wild flowers now are mostly gone, although occasionally one sees a buttercup or vetch that clings on, and some hawkweed." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260806-0.gmi
[05:13]	TR News	"The first night back, I had the wildest dream of my life. I felt myself rip away from my body, floating above the bed. I was some kind of pure and fiery spirit, and I flew through the wall behind my bed and into something I can't remember anymore." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/8-06.gmi
[05:13]	TR News	"OK, this is surprisingly cool. In a previous blogpost (2026-08-01 Odd workflow) I made screenshots of this site. Which mean that the background was identical to the background of the actual site on which the screenshots where being shown." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-08-06-css-wherever
[05:14]	TR News	The basics of an indirect threaded code ANS Forth implementation gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/06/04.1
[05:15]	TR News	"I use the Shunting Yard algorithm [1] to handle precedence when parsing expressions in my assembler [2]. It's great because not only is it simple to implement, but it simplifies the code in a hand-written recursive descent parser [3]." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/06.1
[05:16]	TR News	"My co-worker is obsessed with bats. I don't know exactly when it happened, but wow: they fell hard." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/my-batty-coworker
[05:16]	TR News	What is even taste when it comes to programming? gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/06.2
[05:18]	TR News	"Toshiba has announced sampling of its enhanced-security TXZ+ M4V microcontroller family, built around an Arm Cortex-M4 core and targeting system control tasks in Internet of Things (IoT) designs." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260806-tosh.gmi
[05:19]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1732.jpg
[05:19]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2089.jpg
[05:20]	TR News	party monk gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wakingUp
[05:20]	TR News	the echo of solitude gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/echo
[05:25]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 07/08/2026: Radio Amateurism, Summer Updates, and Programming "Taste" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Gemini_Links_07_08_2026_Radio_Amateurism_Summer_Updates_and_Pro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Gemini_Links_07_08_2026_Radio_Amateurism_Summer_Updates_and_Pro.gmi 
[05:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 07/08/2026: Radio Amateurism, Summer Updates, and Programming "Taste"
[05:26]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 06, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_06_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_06_2026.gmi 
[05:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 06, 2026
[05:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[05:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[05:28]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[05:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[05:40]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Approaching 20% in Georgia (the Country) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Approaching_20_in_Georgia_the_Country.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Approaching_20_in_Georgia_the_Country.gmi 
[05:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Approaching 20% in Georgia (the Country)
[05:51]	TR News	Techrights The Register MS Took Money From Broadcom to Publish Fake 'News' With "AI" Mentioned 35 Times https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/The_Register_MS_Took_Money_From_Broadcom_to_Publish_Fake_News_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/The_Register_MS_Took_Money_From_Broadcom_to_Publish_Fake_News_W.gmi 
[05:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS Took Money From Broadcom to Publish Fake 'News' With "AI" Mentioned 35 Times
[05:59]	TR News	IBM crisis. "Many. Finance for example." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1
[05:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt763v1 )
● Aug 07
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[06:26]	TR News	Techrights IBM Insiders Explain Why IBM is in Very Serious Trouble https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IBM_Insiders_Explain_Why_IBM_is_in_Very_Serious_Trouble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IBM_Insiders_Explain_Why_IBM_is_in_Very_Serious_Trouble.gmi 
[06:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Insiders Explain Why IBM is in Very Serious Trouble
[06:29]	TR News	"...Yle radio Vega had an interview with some German and Polish officials about the necessity of open source code in government. It's step in the right direction but great, coordinated effort will be required to ensure that the progress does not stop there." Sompi
[06:30]	TR News	"...Microsoft and other malevolent forces _*are*_ already working to try to derail what little progress has been made to-date." Sompi
[06:32]	TR News	"Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.essexcountynews.co.uk/news/26443811.clacton-by-election-live-updates-hustings-event/
[06:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.essexcountynews.co.uk | Clacton by-election live updates from hustings event | Essex County News
[06:51]	TR News	Techrights At Clacton by-election Hustings Event Daniel Pocock Says "Social [Control] Media Has Contributed to Some of the Anti Social Behaviour." https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/At_Clacton_by_election_Hustings_Event_Daniel_Pocock_Says_Social.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/At_Clacton_by_election_Hustings_Event_Daniel_Pocock_Says_Social.gmi 
[06:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Clacton by-election Hustings Event Daniel Pocock Says "Social [Control] Media Has Contributed to Some of the Anti Social Behaviour."
[06:57]	TR News	Daniel Pocock on Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/daniel-pocock-on-social-control-media/
[06:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Daniel Pocock on Social Control Media
● Aug 07
[07:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.7, Linux 6.18.43, Linux 6.6.149, Linux 6.1.181, Linux 5.15.214, and Linux 5.10.263 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_7_Linux_6_18_43_Linux_6_6_149_Linux_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_7_Linux_6_18_43_Linux_6_6_149_Linux_6_.gmi 
[07:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.7, Linux 6.18.43, Linux 6.6.149, Linux 6.1.181, Linux 5.15.214, and Linux 5.10.263
[07:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi 
[07:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review
[07:15]	TR News	Techrights The GNU/Linux Anniversary is Next Month, Not This Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/The_GNU_Linux_Anniversary_is_Next_Month_Not_This_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/The_GNU_Linux_Anniversary_is_Next_Month_Not_This_Month.gmi 
[07:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The GNU/Linux Anniversary is Next Month, Not This Month
[07:26]	TR News	Techrights Some Malware is Legal Because It's Made and Distributed by Politically-Connected GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Some_Malware_is_Legal_Because_It_s_Made_and_Distributed_by_Poli.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Some_Malware_is_Legal_Because_It_s_Made_and_Distributed_by_Poli.gmi 
[07:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Some Malware is Legal Because It's Made and Distributed by Politically-Connected GAFAM
[07:29]	TR News	"Apparently 250,000,000,000 Euros are wasted on proprietary software and services." (Sompi)
[07:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/After_Nearly_a_Decade_of_Distro_Hopping_I_Realized_It_Was_Never.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/After_Nearly_a_Decade_of_Distro_Hopping_I_Realized_It_Was_Never.gmi 
[07:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro
[07:32]	TR News	GuruFocus seems to have become LLM slop
[07:32]	TR News	Salesforce cutting 59 jobs across Seattle and Bellevue offices
[07:32]	TR News	Maker of Narcan will lay off 34 at its Gaithersburg headquarters
[07:33]	TR News	Microsoft Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again
[07:33]	TR News	Bill Epsteingate media: "Another round of tech layoffs hit Seattle workers"
[07:33]	TR News	Google lays off 52 employees in Washington
[07:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Your favorite Linux distro probably descends from one of these three operating systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Your_favorite_Linux_distro_probably_descends_from_one_of_these_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Your_favorite_Linux_distro_probably_descends_from_one_of_these_.gmi 
[07:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Your favorite Linux distro probably descends from one of these three operating systems
[07:46]	TR News	Techrights Social [Control] Media Needs to Die https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Social_Control_Media_Needs_to_Die.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Social_Control_Media_Needs_to_Die.gmi 
[07:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Social [Control] Media Needs to Die
● Aug 07
[08:00]	TR News	Techrights IRC Networks Show No Signs of Going Away, IRC Enters Its 39th Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IRC_Networks_Show_No_Signs_of_Going_Away_IRC_Enters_Its_39th_Ye.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/IRC_Networks_Show_No_Signs_of_Going_Away_IRC_Enters_Its_39th_Ye.gmi 
[08:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Networks Show No Signs of Going Away, IRC Enters Its 39th Year
[08:11]	TR News	"I have started sending my resumes to other companies. It is unbearable.....I have been waiting for layoffs but they are not coming, so I decided to leave on my own terms. Wish me luck ;-)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh
[08:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh )
[08:12]	TR News	"he did that the morning after thousands of employees received RSUs for retention incentives. I dont believe it was coincidence." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzc0f867
[08:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzc0f867 )
[08:20]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[08:28]	TR News	Techrights What We Said About Red Hat's Fate Under IBM Turned Out to be Right on the Money (That IBM Lacks) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/What_We_Said_About_Red_Hat_s_Fate_Under_IBM_Turned_Out_to_be_Ri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/What_We_Said_About_Red_Hat_s_Fate_Under_IBM_Turned_Out_to_be_Ri.gmi 
[08:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What We Said About Red Hat's Fate Under IBM Turned Out to be Right on the Money (That IBM Lacks)
[08:31]	TR News	"Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court." https://torrentfreak.com/broadcaster-wins-broad-u-s-blocking-injunction-covering-pirate-sites-that-dont-exist-yet/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[08:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don't Exist Yet * TorrentFreak
[08:31]	TR News	Software Patents: "Autonomous drones can recognize objects with increasing accuracy" https://interestingengineering.com/military/drone-automatic-target-recognition-sodyo | Source: Interesting Engineering
[08:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Patented machine vision gives drones automatic target recognition
[08:32]	TR News	Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/spotify-financials-q2-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News
[08:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/spotify-financials-q2-2026/ )
[08:32]	TR News	"You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way?" https://www.theautopian.com/bmw-is-showing-commercials-on-their-cars-dash-screens-and-they-want-you-to-think-its-a-treat/ | Source: The Autopian
[08:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theautopian.com | BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat - The Autopian
[08:33]	TR News	"I dont need a stair-climbing wheelchair that costs $30,000 and requires a maintenance crew. I need better doorknobs and or a ramp." https://sightlessscribbles.com/disability-dongle/ |
[08:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sightlessscribbles.com | The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and you., Sightless Scribbles
[08:34]	TR News	"whitelists" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/05/kommersant-only-one-third-of-mobile-internet-traffic-in-central-russia-was-unrestricted-nearly-90-in-border-regions-went-through-whitelists | Source: Meduza
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Kommersant: Only one-third of mobile internet traffic in central Russia was unrestricted. Nearly 90% in border regions went through whitelists. Meduza
[08:34]	TR News	"SecurityLab reported that several VPN services experienced outages and connection problems on August 4. According to the outlets journalists" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/05/russia-appears-to-be-carrying-out-one-of-its-biggest-vpn-blocking-campaigns-in-recent-memory-here-s-what-we-know | Source: Meduza
[08:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia appears to be carrying out one of its biggest VPN blocking campaigns in recent memory. Heres what we know. Meduza
[08:35]	TR News	"The company calls the suite of tools Rules Hub, and the tools let mods decide what rules should be automatically enforced and what should happen when a rule is triggered." https://www.theverge.com/tech/975398/reddit-ai-rules-hub-moderator-old-reddit-developer-platform | Source: The Verge
[08:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI | The Verge
[08:36]	TR News	"A Reuters investigation found 75 rulings from federal judges that Trump infringed on constitutional freedoms such as religion, freedom, and the press." https://newrepublic.com/post/213980/judges-75-rulings-trump-violating-first-amendment | Source: New Republic
[08:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Judges Rip Trump Apart 75 Times for Violating First Amendment | The New Republic
[08:37]	TR News	"The Chief Executive Officer of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/national/news/nishikant-dubey-meta-mark-zuckerberg-apology-it-home-ministry-138637664.html | Source: Bhaskar English
[08:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Nishikant Dubey Demands Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Apology | IT Ministry
[08:39]	TR News	"Grokipedia, representing Elon Musk's committment and dedication to countering Wikipedia's supposedly leftist bias" https://boingboing.net/2026/08/05/grokipedia-already-an-abandoned-slagheap-of-slop.html | Source: BoingBoing
[08:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | Grokipedia already an abandoned slagheap of slop - Boing Boing
[08:40]	TR News	"This is The Barn an Orwellian euphemism if there ever was one where Oracle is constructing a massive data center for its OpenAI empire." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/inside-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-primary-win-1235604379/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[08:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Inside Abdul El-Sayed's Improbable Michigan Senate Primary Win
[08:41]	TR News	[Old] "The speed of the projects approvaland the townships seeming inability to stop itleft residents shocked and angry." https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-saline-politics-farmland/ | Source: Fortune
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune
[08:41]	TR News	"xAI acquired X in an all-stock deal valuing the platform at $33 billion in March 2025, with the combined entity valuing xAI at $80 billion." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/reddit-vs-x-statistics/ | Source: SQ Magazine
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Reddit vs X Statistics 2026: Users and Revenue SQ Magazine
[08:41]	TR News	"Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop" https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-dean-google-discovery-loop-startup/ | Source: Wired
[08:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Googles Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop | WIRED
[08:42]	TR News	"Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis." https://www.theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-demis-hassabis-shakeup | Source: The Verge
[08:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership | The Verge
[08:42]	TR News	"The $55 billion deal part-funded with $20 billion borrowed against EA itself" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/05/2026/saudi-fund-leads-buyout-of-video-game-giant-ea | Source: Semafor Inc
[08:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Saudi fund leads buyout of video game giant EA | Semafor
[08:42]	TR News	"Roblox has lost a staggering $70 billion in value as the gaming platform matures and plateaus in growth." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ | Source: Digital Music News
[08:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ )
[08:42]	TR News	"Hassabis will take on two new titles, Alphabet announced on Wednesday: chair of DeepMind and chief scientist of Alphabet." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/google-parent-alphabet-shakes-up-ai-division-1592456448 | Source: RTL
[08:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | DeepMind: Google-parent Alphabet shakes up AI division - RTL Today
[08:48]	TR News	"AI energy use is a huge and controversial topic at the moment." https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-real-energy-use-of-agentic-ai |
[08:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theclimatebrink.com | The real energy use of agentic AI - by Zeke Hausfather
[08:49]	TR News	"For decades now, companies like Michelin have been teasing us with futuristic-looking automobile tires that dont use air." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/3d-printing-a-usable-airless-tire/ | Source: Hackaday
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3D Printing A Usable Airless Tire | Hackaday
[08:49]	TR News	"Forty-one minutes is all the time it took for hackers to steal millions of dollars worth of bitcoin from one of the systems considered the safest in the world to store cryptocurrency" https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-08-04/a-116-million-bitcoin-theft-hackers-break-into-one-of-the-safest-places-to-store-cryptocurrencies.html | Source: El Pas
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | A $116 million bitcoin theft: hackers break into one of the safest places to store cryptocurrencies | Economy and Business | EL PAS English
[08:49]	TR News	"Research published in late 2025 demonstrates that super El Nio events serve as powerful catalysts for climate regime shifts, which are sudden and lasting changes in environmental states" https://ocean2climate.org/2026/08/05/how-super-el-nino-could-shift-the-planet-into-a-new-climate-reality/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ocean2climate.org | How Super El Nio Could Shift the Planet into a New Climate Reality Ocean to Climate
[08:49]	TR News	"Its smoky in Portland right now. For the moment, weve got the worst AQI of any major city in the world." https://sals.place/blog/pdx-smoke-2026/ | Source: Sal
[08:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sals.place | Smoke in Portland | Sal's
[08:51]	TR News	"New Mexico is one of few jurisdictions that still may have an opportunity to hold Epsteins associates accountable or otherwise provide some sense of justice to survivors" https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/05/politics/epstein-new-mexico-investigation-zorro-ranch | Source: CNN
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edition.cnn.com | Investigations into Epsteins mysterious New Mexico ranch add pressure on the Justice Department | CNN Politics
[08:51]	TR News	"In a 40-page filing, New Mexico asked for access to unredacted documents from the Epstein files that it claimed the DOJ has been intentionally withholding." https://newrepublic.com/post/214026/new-mexico-sues-department-justice-epstein-files-ranch | Source: New Republic
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | New Mexico Sues Trump DOJ for Blocking Epstein Ranch Investigation | The New Republic
[08:51]	TR News	"The Survivors Truth Commission, which began its work in February, said in an interim report that it has identified 30 other potential victims." https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0805/jeffrey-epstein-victims-new-mexico-zorro-ranch | Source: CS Monitor
[08:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Blanche, DOJ become a focus of New Mexico Epstein investigations - CSMonitor.com
[08:52]	TR News	"U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the Oath Keepers trials, criticized the departments move" https://www.mississippifreepress.org/judge-criticizes-the-justice-department-as-he-dismisses-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-case/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
[08:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mississippifreepress.org | Judge Criticizes Justice Department in Dismissing Jan. 6 Case
[08:53]	TR News	"fail to pursue nuclear diplomacy" https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge | Truthout
[08:53]	TR News	"AIPAC, through an affiliated super PAC, poured over $30 million into backing Stevens and opposing El-Sayed" https://truthout.org/articles/abdul-el-sayed-triumphs-over-haley-stevens-in-60m-loss-for-aipac-corporations/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations | Truthout
[08:53]	TR News	"Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue ones own prosperity" https://apnews.com/article/japan-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-1d0af8bb88ad9ccd8958f751937ec6b0 | Source: Associated Press
[08:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of US atomic bombing | AP News
[08:53]	TR News	Japan's recent military buildup is no different from recreating the arms race that led the country toward World War II
[08:54]	TR News	"Japan's recent military buildup is no different from recreating the arms race that led the country toward World War II" https://www.dw.com/en/hiroshima-survivors-warn-against-japan-rearmament-atomic-bomb-nuclear-weapons-nagasaki/a-78249290 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Hiroshima survivors warn against Japan's rearmament
[08:54]	TR News	Hiroshima https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_01545.html |
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_01545.html )
[08:54]	TR News	"Nuclear sabres are being rattled once again in the name of power and coercion" https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168087 | Source: UN
[08:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.un.org | Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe | UN News
[08:55]	TR News	"Too many political leaders still consider nuclear deterrence a realistic approach and legitimize violence" https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/hiroshima-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-mayor-deplores-135411503 | Source: ABC
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-abcnews.com | Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons - ABC News
[08:55]	TR News	"A moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m." https://japantoday.com/category/national/Hiroshima-urges-leaders-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons |
[08:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://japantoday.com/category/national/Hiroshima-urges-leaders-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons )
[08:56]	TR News	"The American journalist's account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath, told through the eyes of Japanese survivors" https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/john-hersey-and-the-horrors-of-hiroshima/ |
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-engelsbergideas.com | John Hersey and the horrors of Hiroshima - Engelsberg ideas
[08:56]	TR News	[Old] "The decree, which is expected to come into effect soon, extends the number of offences that carry the death penalty." https://unama.unmissions.org/en/news/un-high-commissioner-human-rights-volker-turk-addresses-human-rights-council-afghanistan |
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unama.unmissions.org | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk addresses Human Rights Council on Afghanistan | UNAMA
[08:56]	TR News	"Investigators say both the smuggled migrants and the suspected members of the criminal organisation are from East Africa." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239741 | Source: Yle
[08:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Border Guard says East African smuggling network used Finland as transit route | Yle News | Yle
[08:57]	TR News	"Crew members are also worn out by working long, grueling shifts, with some rarely getting a day off" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-sailors-marines-iran-war-uss-lincoln-food-shortage-b3028371.html | Source: The Independent UK
[08:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Sailors on USS Lincoln outside Iran are exhausted and suffering from poor morale on ship, families warn | The Independent
[08:57]	TR News	"Researchers found a group of issues that mean Private Relay isn't actually protecting users' real IP addresses." https://www.404media.co/apples-private-relay-is-exposing-users-real-ip-addresses/ | Source: 404 Media
[08:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Apple's Private Relay Is Exposing Users Real IP Addresses
[08:57]	TR News	"It was with this in mind that the Supreme Court ruled in a 2014 case, Riley v. California" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/airport-warrantless-phone-search/688186/ | Source: The Atlantic
[08:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trump Should Need a Warrant to See Your Phone - The Atlantic
[08:58]	TR News	"A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters free-speech rights" https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-protesters-signal-group-chats/ | Source: Wired
[08:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DHS Wants Protesters Signal Group Chats | WIRED
● Aug 07
[09:00]	TR News	"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)" https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/modernizing-the-skies-noaa-google-cloud-collaborate-advance-weather-forecasting | Source: Google
[09:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloud.google.com | NOAA Selects Google Cloud for Weather Supercomputing | Google Cloud Blog
[09:01]	TR News	"Children who open social media accounts at the start of secondary school appear to perform worse in tests than those who delay" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/03/children-using-social-media-younger-age-worse-school-tests | Source: The Guardian UK
[09:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests | Science | The Guardian
[09:01]	TR News	"The Atlas findings, from researchers at security firm Zenity" https://www.wired.com/story/openais-browser-could-be-hijacked-to-spam-your-whatsapp-contacts/ | Source: Wired
[09:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAIs Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts | WIRED
[09:01]	TR News	"The meeting follows the Centre's recent summons to Meta after a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly restricted on the platform." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-apologises-indian-govt-deepfake-controversy-138639757.html | Source: Bhaskar English
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Mark Zuckerberg Apologises to Indian Govt Over Deepfake Controversy
[09:02]	TR News	"That gap explains most of what is currently happening with AI in game production." https://www.productionalchemist.com/p/inever-seen-a-game-fail-because-artists-too-slow |
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.productionalchemist.com | I Have Never Seen a Game Fail Because the Artists Were Too Slow
[09:02]	TR News	"In a talk that was a last-minute addition to the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday" https://www.wired.com/story/openai-didnt-notice-its-ai-agents-using-a-message-board-to-plan-their-hacking-spree/ | Source: Wired
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAI Didnt Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree | WIRED
[09:02]	TR News	"The problem stems from how the AI agents pull information from multiple sources, such as emails and webpages, while working on a task without reliably distinguishing between trusted and untrusted content." https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-browsers-zero-click-agent-hijacking | Source: Dark Reading
[09:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-browsers-zero-click-agent-hijacking )
[09:03]	TR News	"Lost in the outrage, however, are several unanswered questions." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/ai-companies-buying-used-books-for-data/688167/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Someone Is Mysteriously Snapping Up Used Books Around the World - The Atlantic
[09:03]	TR News	"Artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic PBC carried out unsanctioned actions" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-anthropic-model-tests-reveal-more-unsanctioned-actions/articleshow/132925850.cms | Source: India Times
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | OpenAI, Anthropic model tests reveal more unsanctioned actions - The Economic Times
[09:03]	TR News	"On January 28th I messaged Raphael Allstadt on LinkedIn and told him I'd found a huge vulnerability that leaks user data." https://bobdahacker.com/blog/tldv-hack | Source: BobDaHacker
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tl;dv (Too Lazy; Didn't Validate): 181,874 Meetings Left Wide Open | bobdahacker
[09:03]	TR News	"Just for fun, I've use quicksubs' benchmark mode to see how fast the 4 Macs I have access to are and how they heat up when under load." https://birchtree.me/blog/benchmarking-all-the-macs-i-have-around-for-fun/ | Source: Matt Birchler
[09:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Benchmarking all the Macs I have around for fun
[09:04]	TR News	"At which point, the alarm clock said enough of this silliness, and shut the alarm off itself. I am not proud to have learned this." https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/05.1 | Source: Sean Conner
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | Alarm clocks - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
[09:04]	TR News	"Even so, consistency outweighs timing." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/04/train-when-your-chronotype-peaks.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jeroensangers.com | Jeroen Sangers brain tags - Train when your chronotype peaks, but never let the perfect hour stop you from training
[09:04]	TR News	"Perhaps there are few foods with as much cultural significance as bread." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/know-your-food-our-daily-bread/ | Source: Hackaday
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Know Your Food: Our Daily Bread | Hackaday
[09:04]	TR News	"Vineyards sold dehydrated, concentrated grape bricks (about the size of a pound of butter) that contained pulp, skins, and stems." https://www.vintag.es/2026/08/women-selling-wine-bricks-in-new-york.html | Source: Vintage Everyday
[09:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vintag.es | Women Selling Wine Bricks in New York, 1931 ~ Vintage Everyday
[09:07]	TR News	Techrights Links 07/08/2026: "BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat", Software Patents on Drones https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Links_07_08_2026_BMW_Is_Showing_Commercials_On_Their_Car_s_Dash.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Links_07_08_2026_BMW_Is_Showing_Commercials_On_Their_Car_s_Dash.gmi 
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/08/2026: "BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat", Software Patents on Drones
● Aug 07
[12:12]	TR News	"In 2026, I set a goal to read 26 books. I had the lowest expectations of myself, and I stayed true to those expectations, because in January I did not read anything." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/2026-half-year-in-books/ | Source: Aman Mittal
[12:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2026 - half year in books | amanhimself.dev
[12:13]	TR News	"Its the present moment. The only thing that is truly real and alive. We may still have plans and strive for change, but this is where we are right now." https://robertbirming.com/weight-waiting/ | Source: Robert Birming
[12:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | The weight of waiting Robert Birming
[12:14]	TR News	"As we see more widespread use of drones, we also see an uptick in companies that work to keep low-altitude airspace secure, compliant, and deconflicted." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/05/ana-healander/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/08/05/ana-healander/ )
[12:14]	TR News	"IBM Plex Mono is one of my favourite monospace fonts to have come out in the last decade. And it got an update in May: [...]" https://www.rubenerd.au/ibm-plex-mono-got-an-update/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: IBM Plex Mono got an update
[12:14]	TR News	"The country now has one agreed way to capture, maintain and share spatial data." https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-agrees-on-a-shared-language-for-location/284552/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[12:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | South Africa agrees on a shared language for location
[12:15]	TR News	"While playing around with this I also noticed that you can define floats larger than the largest float without warnings." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/05/math-log/ | Source: John D Cook
[12:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | The code that didnt break
[12:16]	TR News	"Let's talk about fooling around with hand-written lexers in C. It's part of my long running hobby language project." https://soylentnews.org/~istartedi/journal/20564 | Source: Soylent News
[12:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Journal of istartedi (123)
[12:17]	TR News	Slop "bringing a bunch of fascinating legal questions that are harder to answer than many expect." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/05/ninth-circuit-your-ai-agent-cant-violate-hacking-law-but-you-might/ | Source: Techdirt
[12:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ninth Circuit: Your AI Agent Cant Violate Hacking Law. But You Might. | Techdirt
[12:18]	TR News	[Old] "All data stored in US databases is potentially at risk" https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-sector-keen-to-end-reliance-on-us-tech/a-76548879 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[12:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | German public sector keen to end reliance on US tech
[12:18]	TR News	"Part of it was just life getting busy, but I think a bigger factor was how hard I made it for myself to write anything." https://benjcal.space/blog/i-built-a-blog-and-forgot-to-write/ |
[12:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjcal.space | I Built a Blog and Forgot to Write - Ben's Web Space
[12:19]	TR News	"when scripting it is always important to take a last look at the code after it is "done" to make sure it looks good and will be easily understandable later after things are forgotten" -Anon
[12:19]	TR News	"YottaDB is a multi-process embedded NoSQL key-value DBMS." https://dbdb.io/db/yottadb |
[12:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbdb.io | YottaDB Database of Databases
[12:20]	TR News	"Google handled 90.1% of worldwide search across desktop, mobile, tablet" https://sqmagazine.co.uk/search-engine-statistics/ | Source: SQ Magazine
[12:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Search Engine Statistics 2026: Market Share, Volume & AI Shift SQ Magazine
[12:20]	TR News	"Irken is an attempt to build a small, functional, IRC client in Tcl/Tk. It aims to honor as much of IRC as possible while still remaining small enough to understand by tinkerers." https://codeberg.org/dlowe/irken | Source: Codeberg
[12:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dlowe/irken: A tiny hackable full-featured IRC client - Codeberg.org
[12:20]	TR News	"In this video I demonstrate the built-in speedbar command. This is the file explorer that Emacs ships with." https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-08-05-emacs-speedbar-file-explorer/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
[12:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Emacs: the speedbar built-in file explorer (Emacs 31) | Protesilaos
[12:21]	TR News	Open, as in... https://yle.fi/a/7-10100370 iophk: needs a push for Software Freedom, not just open development cc: FSF ? Sompi
[12:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Hr byggs Europas digitala sjlvstndighet frn amerikanska techjttarna | Utrikes | Svenska Yle
[12:22]	TR News	"Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/cell-broadcast-the-modern-emergency-alert-system/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System | Hackaday
[12:22]	TR News	"After the release of Googles Chromecast so-called streaming sticks have remained a popular form factor, even though such technology is these days part of smart TVs." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/full-teardown-of-a-2026-amazon-fire-stick-hd/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Full Teardown Of A 2026 Amazon Fire Stick HD | Hackaday
[12:23]	TR News	"LCD is in scare quotes there, because while the original display is a character LCD, [Uncle Stem]s embigginated recreation is not." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/addressable-leds-make-giant-16x2-character-display/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Addressable LEDs Make Giant 162 Character Display | Hackaday
[12:23]	TR News	"The potentiometer (instrument) has a galvanometer at its heart." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/05/reading-a-thermocouple-with-mercury-and-a-potentiometer/ | Source: Hackaday
[12:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reading A Thermocouple With Mercury And A Potentiometer | Hackaday
[12:26]	TR News	"In 2022, I established the Nazi.compare web site to look at people and organisations who are going down the slippery slope of Hitler. The Berlin police wrote to me and advised they will not prosecute me for making tactical use of the word Nazi when appropriate to do so: [...]" https://danielpocock.com/en/tolerance-inclusion-clacton-every-vote-counts/
[12:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Tolerance & inclusion in Clacton: every vote counts
[12:27]	TR News	"Finland tells jobseekers: Publish your CV or we'll do it for you" https://yle.fi/a/74-20239879 Anon: Microsoft lock-in byzantine, poisoned by gratuitous javascript / Sompi
[12:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland tells jobseekers: Publish your CV or we'll do it for you | Yle News | Yle
[12:29]	TR News	marc
[12:29]	TR News	"We have released OpenBGPD 9.2, which will be arriving in the OpenBGPD directory of your local OpenBSD mirror soon." https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=178602261830583&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives
[12:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marc.info | 'OpenBGPD 9.2 released' - MARC
[12:29]	TR News	"that doesn't mean Linux is immune to malware or virus or every other security threat" https://ostechnix.com/do-you-need-antivirus-on-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix
[12:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do You Really Need Antivirus on Linux? Here's What New Users Should Know - OSTechNix
[12:30]	TR News	"Thats exactly the kind of situation where Id rather just write it out." https://thoughtbot.com/blog/when-to-use-and-not-use-css-shorthand-properties | Source: Thoughtbot Inc
[12:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thoughtbot.com | When to use (and not use) CSS shorthand properties
[12:30]	TR News	"A practical guide to vulnerability scanning that does not stop at a giant report: define scope, scan safely, prioritize risk, verify findings, assign owners, and track fixes." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-blue-team-fundamentals-part-3-vulnerability-scanning-with-real-triage/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
[12:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | Vulnerability Scanning with Real Triage - CybersecKyle
[12:30]	TR News	"All data referenced in this post was extracted from raw JSON Cowrie logs using jq queries and cross-referenced against AbuseIPDB, VirusTotal, GreyNoise, ISC DShield, AlienVault OTX, Shodan, and Whois." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33220 | Source: SANS
[12:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | 22 Seconds to Compromise: How Automated SSH Actors Move From Login to Persistence Before You Can Blink [Guest Diary]
[12:31]	TR News	"Joshua Branson added a pretty cool svg logo for our ethernet multiplexor." https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2026-q2.html | Source: GNU
[12:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2026-q2.html )
[12:31]	TR News	"While this stage of development usually slows down, this specific version arrived with a massive amount of code." https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc6-released/ | Source: OSTechNix
[12:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel 7.2 RC6 Released: The Largest RC6 in Recent Years - OSTechNix
[12:32]	TR News	"FreeBSD 16 goes GPL Free, The computer at the bottom of the lake, FreeBSD's new Board member, Phaethon, a new 68010 based Unix machine and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/675 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast
[12:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 675: Going GPL Free
[12:32]	TR News	"What does it mean to preserve culture in an age of disappearing websites, platform-controlled media, and fragile digital memories?" https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/05/vanishing-culture-episode-6-what-weve-learned-with-vida-vojic-alice-bridgwood/ | Source: Internet Archive
[12:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.archive.org | Vanishing Culture Episode #6: What Weve Learned with Vida Voji & Alice Bridgwood | Internet Archive Blogs
[12:33]	TR News	blocked by gratuitous javascript https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/05/japan/hiroshima-bombing-disarmament-day/
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/05/japan/hiroshima-bombing-disarmament-day/ )
[12:33]	TR News	"The Gaza model in Lebanon is a List of Israeli War Crimes. The Media is Still Whitewashing Them. - DAWN" https://dawnmena.org/the-gaza-model-in-lebanon-is-a-list-of-israeli-war-crimes-the-media-is-still-whitewashing-them/
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dawnmena.org | The Gaza model in Lebanon is a List of Israeli War Crimes. The Media is Still Whitewashing Them. - DAWN
[12:33]	TR News	"The Left Insurgence Is on the Riseand the DNC Is Flailing | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-midterms-left/
[12:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Left Insurgence Is on the Riseand the DNC Is Flailing | The Nation
[12:34]	TR News	"Todd Blanche Sends Chilling Message to Every U.S. Attorney | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/214032/todd-blanche-message-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | Todd Blanche Sends Chilling Message to Every U.S. Attorney | The New Republic
[12:34]	TR News	"The Danger of Trumps Anti-Communist Rhetoric - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/suddenly-communists-are-everywhere/688161/
[12:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | The Danger of Trumps Anti-Communist Rhetoric - The Atlantic
[12:52]	TR News	Microsoft loophole, secret layoffs https://gamesbeat.com/contractors-lose-jobs-but-xbox-says-no-layoffs-of-staff-at-halo-studios/
[12:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Contractors lose jobs but Xbox source says no layoffs of staff at Halo Studios - GamesBeat
[12:54]	TR News	FOSS Weekly #26.32: Kittens, Feed Readers, Free Bash Course, No Hey Hi (AI) in Kernel Staging and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-32/
[12:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.32: Kittens, Feed Readers, Free Bash Course, No AI in Kernel Staging and More
[12:56]	TR News	Gunnar Wolf: Subscription Bombing Email under Attack https://gwolf.org/2026/08/subscription-bombing-email-under-attack.html
[12:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gwolf.org | Gunnar Wolf Subscription Bombing Email under Attack
[12:57]	TR News	Mozilla Addons Blog: How the publicSuffix API was created https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/08/06/how-the-publicsuffix-api-was-created/
[12:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | How the publicSuffix API was created - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog
● Aug 07
[13:02]	TR News	WordPress 7.0.3 release https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/
[13:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | WordPress 7.0.3 release WordPress News
[13:03]	TR News	Hylke Bons: Icon for KawaiiFi https://planetpeanut.studio/post/2026/08/06/kawaiifi
[13:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-planetpeanut.studio | Icon for KawaiiFi Planet Peanut Studio
[13:04]	TR News	"Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/06/1421244
[13:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews
[13:07]	TR News	Amnesty International demands China release activist arrested for Dalai Lama photo https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/amnesty-international-demands-china-release-activist-arrested-for-dalai-lama-photo/
[13:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Amnesty International demands China release activist arrested for Dalai Lama photo - JURIST - News
[13:07]	TR News	675: Going GPL Free https://www.bsdnow.tv/675
[13:15]	TR News	Six stable kernels with a security fix https://lwn.net/Articles/1087567/
[13:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Six stable kernels with a security fix [LWN.net]
[13:28]	TR News	Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/map-of-data-centres-in-greater-manchester/
[13:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester
[13:29]	TR News	Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/election-next-week-and-daniel-pococks-policies/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies
[13:29]	TR News	SigV4 authentication is surprisingly complicated https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/sigv4/
[13:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tigrisdata.com | SigV4 authentication is surprisingly complicated | Tigris Object Storage
[13:31]	TR News	Cuba: What does Convicted Felon really want? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-cuba-what-does-trump-really-want
[13:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-cuba-what-does-trump-really-want )
[13:35]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1087489/
[13:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[13:36]	TR News	Bootlin at Open Source Summit Europe 2026 and Linux Plumbers 2026 https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-at-open-source-summit-europe-2026-and-linux-plumbers-2026/
[13:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bootlin at Open Source Summit Europe 2026 and Linux Plumbers 2026 Bootlin
[13:36]	TR News	Fedora Server 44 OverlayFS BTRFS setup (Assisted by Surveillance Giant Google AI) https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/08/fedora-server-44-overlayfs-btrfs-setup.html
[13:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dbaxps.blogspot.com | Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Fedora Server 44 OverlayFS BTRFS setup (Assisted by Google AI)
[13:37]	TR News	Rust Coreutils 0.10 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1087490/
[13:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rust Coreutils 0.10 released [LWN.net]
[13:38]	TR News	EUs Age Verification Plan Could Lock GNU/Linux Out of the Internet https://linuxstans.com/eus-age-verification-plan-could-lock-linux-out-of-the-internet/
[13:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxstans.com | EU Age Verification Could Lock Out Linux Users
[13:39]	TR News	Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until Hey Hi (AI) Started Poking Around and It Got Removed https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal/
[13:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed
[13:40]	TR News	Proxmox VE now officially supports 64-bit Arm (Aarch64) targets https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/07/proxmox-ve-now-officially-supports-64-bit-arm-aarch64-targets/
[13:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Proxmox VE now officially supports 64-bit Arm (Aarch64) targets - CNX Software
[13:40]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 663 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/08/05/this-week-in-rust-663/
[13:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 663 This Week in Rust
[13:43]	TR News	What to know about the total solar eclipse on August 12 https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260806-what-to-know-about-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12
[13:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260806-what-to-know-about-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12 )
[13:43]	TR News	Supporters of a bipartisan bill say Americas biotechnology future depends on measurement science https://federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-construction/2026/08/supporters-of-a-bipartisan-bill-say-americas-biotechnology-future-depends-on-measurement-science/
[13:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Supporters of a bipartisan bill say Americas biotechnology future depends on measurement science | Federal News Network
[13:44]	TR News	Leftist Democrat urges unity after defeating establishment candidate in Michigan primary https://www.france24.com/en/leftist-democrat-urges-unity-after-defeating-establishment-candidate-in-michigan-primary-1
[13:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/leftist-democrat-urges-unity-after-defeating-establishment-candidate-in-michigan-primary-1 )
[13:44]	TR News	Bus explosion near Damascus kills at least two, injures 13 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260806-damascus-bus-explosion-kills-two
[13:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260806-damascus-bus-explosion-kills-two )
[13:46]	TR News	Longer lunches, more breaks as South Koreas workplaces battle heat https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/longer-lunches-more-breaks-as-south-koreas-workplaces-battle-heat
[13:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Longer lunches, more breaks as South Koreas workplaces battle heat | The Straits Times
[13:46]	TR News	N. Korea fired short-range ballistic missile, says South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-koreas-military-says
[13:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea fires ballistic missile | The Straits Times
[13:47]	TR News	South Korea province deploys drones to warn elderly farmers amid heatwave https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-province-deploys-drones-to-warn-elderly-farmers-amid-heatwave
[13:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea province deploys drones to warn elderly farmers amid heatwave | The Straits Times
[13:48]	TR News	US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/08/us-military-says-there-was-no-white-phosphorus-leak-at-its-air-base-in-south-korea/
[13:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea | Federal News Network
[13:48]	TR News	North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-touts-dog-soup-and-other-home-cooked-recipes-to-beat-the-heat
[13:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea's dog soup for summer heat | The Straits Times
[13:49]	TR News	Maybe we need more DCs to calculate "stuff" and figure out a solution to climate change while heating us up https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-province-deploys-drones-to-warn-elderly-farmers-amid-heatwave 41.2 deg C!
[13:50]	TR News	Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-nations-fail-to-agree-on-statement-condemning-china-missile-test
[13:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test | The Straits Times
[13:50]	TR News	China confirms first deaths in South China Sea clash in decades https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/two-chinese-coast-guard-personnel-marked-as-martyrs-after-south-china-sea-collision-last-year
[13:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China confirms first deaths in South China Sea clash in decades | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	China's embassy in Argentina accuses US of obstructing cooperation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-embassy-in-argentina-accuses-us-of-obstructing-cooperation
[13:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China's embassy in Argentina accuses US of obstructing cooperation | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-ministers-to-debate-china-missile-statement
[13:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic choke point during war games https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-troops-rehearse-sealing-off-key-bridge-at-strategic-chokepoint-during-war-games
[13:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic choke point during war games | The Straits Times
[13:52]	TR News	After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro https://itsfoss.com/opinion/distrohopping-lesson/
[13:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro
[13:53]	TR News	Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/vietnam-tourism-foreigners-crime-law.html
[13:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/vietnam-tourism-foreigners-crime-law.html )
[13:53]	TR News	India's Modimir turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indias-modi-turns-to-instagram-to-woo-young-voters-after-gen-z-protest
[13:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India's Modi turns to Instagram to woo young voters after Gen Z protest | The Straits Times
[13:54]	TR News	"This is The Barn an Orwellian euphemism if there ever was one where Oracle is constructing a massive data center for its OpenAI empire. It is being built against the wishes of the locals both citizens and the town board, which voted against the building plan."
[13:54]	TR News	"Oracle essentially said fuck off and sued the board into capitulating. A groundbreaking ceremony occurred on June 1 and was attended by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and OpenAI CEO Scam Altman. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/inside-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-primary-win-1235604379/
[13:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Inside Abdul El-Sayed's Improbable Michigan Senate Primary Win
[13:57]	TR News	"Saline Township had been bound by a court order to approve a 12-year, 50% tax break for The Barn, a 250-acre project developed by The Related Cos. for Oracle and its customer, OpenAI." https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/massive-data-center-wins-local-tax-break-but-9-times-smaller-than-requested/
[13:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Massive data center wins local tax break but 9 times smaller than requested - Bridge Michigan
[13:57]	TR News	More in https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml
[13:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Selected Data Centre Articles: 1 Jan 2025 - 07 Aug 2026
[13:58]	TR News	Feeling a Presence, Seeing Visions, Dj Vu? Huge Study Maps The 'Uncanny' Experiences We Rarely Talk About https://www.sciencealert.com/ever-experienced-something-you-cant-explain-detailed-study-investigates-how-people-deal-with-the-uncanny
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Feeling a Presence, Seeing Visions, Dj Vu? Huge Study Maps The 'Uncanny' Experiences We Rarely Talk About : ScienceAlert
[13:58]	TR News	'Exceeded Our Expectations': One Antioxidant Could Be Key to Keeping Aging Muscles Strong https://www.sciencealert.com/exceeded-our-expectations-one-antioxidant-could-be-key-to-keeping-aging-muscles-strong
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Exceeded Our Expectations': One Antioxidant Could Be Key to Keeping Aging Muscles Strong : ScienceAlert
[13:58]	TR News	Bleeding Gums Might Be an Early Sign of Something Much Bigger https://www.sciencealert.com/your-gums-may-be-quietly-hinting-at-a-future-health-risk
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bleeding Gums Might Be an Early Sign of Something Much Bigger : ScienceAlert
[13:59]	TR News	Your DNA Isn't Just a Double Helix. Scientists Just Found What Else It's Hiding https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-dna-structures-found-in-the-human-genome-go-beyond-the-double-helix
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Your DNA Isn't Just a Double Helix. Scientists Just Found What Else It's Hiding : ScienceAlert
[13:59]	TR News	'Barbarians' Have Been Misunderstood For Centuries, Researchers Explain https://www.sciencealert.com/historys-barbarians-were-far-more-sophisticated-than-we-give-them-credit-for
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'Barbarians' Have Been Misunderstood For Centuries, Researchers Explain : ScienceAlert
[13:59]	TR News	Gut Fungi From a Common Pest Can Chew Holes in Styrofoam https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-fungi-from-a-common-pest-can-chew-holes-in-styrofoam
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gut Fungi From a Common Pest Can Chew Holes in Styrofoam : ScienceAlert
[13:59]	TR News	An Entire Continent Runs on Rivers You Can't See. Scientists Just Mapped Them https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-mapped-the-invisible-rivers-flowing-through-the-sky-above-south-america
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Entire Continent Runs on Rivers You Can't See. Scientists Just Mapped Them : ScienceAlert
● Aug 07
[14:03]	TR News	Ghosts of 'Forgotten' Memories May Linger in The Brain, Study Suggests And Could Even Be Restored https://www.sciencealert.com/ghosts-of-your-memories-may-linger-in-your-brain-even-when-you-think-theyre-forgotten
[14:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ghosts of 'Forgotten' Memories May Linger in The Brain, Study Suggests And Could Even Be Restored : ScienceAlert
[14:03]	TR News	Scientists Are Starting To Understand The 'Largest Biomechanical Event on Earth': Whales Hunting For Food on a Single Breath https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-starting-to-understand-the-largest-biomechanical-event-on-earth-whales-hunting-for-food-on-a-single-breath
[14:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Blue Whales Shouldn't Be Able to Hunt The Way They Do. Scientists Have Finally Discovered How They Pull It Off : ScienceAlert
[14:04]	TR News	How Canadas elite are selling Mark Carneys massive military buildup https://breachmedia.ca/how-canadas-elite-are-selling-mark-carneys-massive-military-buildup/
[14:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-breachmedia.ca | How Canadas elite are selling Mark Carneys massive military buildup The Breach
[14:04]	TR News	A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/a-multi-generational-fight-for-desegregated-schools-in-los-angeles
[14:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles | American Civil Liberties Union
[14:05]	TR News	Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/nyregion/noncitizen-voter-registration-green-card.html
[14:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/nyregion/noncitizen-voter-registration-green-card.html )
[14:06]	TR News	The Tribal Broadband Bootcamps Celebrate Their Five-Year Anniversary https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/the-tribal-broadband-bootcamps-celebrate-their-five-year-anniversary/
[14:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.internetsociety.org | The Tribal Broadband Bootcamps Celebrate Their Five-Year Anniversary - Internet Society
[14:06]	TR News	Despite federal warnings, thousands of U.S. industrial controllers used in water systems remain exposed online https://cyberscoop.com/exposed-rockwell-controllers-water-system-attacks/
[14:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Despite federal warnings, thousands of U.S. industrial controllers used in water systems remain exposed online | CyberScoop
[14:06]	TR News	This Hey Hi (AI) Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html
[14:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/ai-viruses-bacteria-arc.html )
[14:07]	TR News	Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an Hey Hi (AI) data center https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/kentucky-family-snubs-usd26-million-offer-from-ai-company-to-convert-their-farmland-into-a-data-center-they-call-us-old-stupid-farmers-you-know-but-were-not-says-landowner
[14:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but were not,' says landowner | Tom's Hardware
[14:08]	TR News	We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot Thats Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/guy-chatbot-manually-responding-chatjtb
[14:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | We Talked to the Guy Who Built a Chatbot That's Just Him Manually Responding to People One-by-One
[14:10]	TR News	tech
[14:11]	TR News	Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Companys New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in 1984 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/andreessen-horowitz-chilling-assessment-new-tech
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company's New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in "1984"
[14:11]	TR News	OpenAI Tried to Hire Influencers to Spread Love for Its Products, But It Backfired Horrendously https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-influencer-campaign-backfired
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Tried to Hire Influencers to Spread Love for Its Products, But It Backfired Horrendously
[14:12]	TR News	WhatsApp tests age confirmation in largest market India https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/whatsapp-tests-age-confirmation-in-largest-market-india
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | WhatsApp tests age confirmation in India | The Straits Times
[14:12]	TR News	UMG Says It Owes Nothing to the American Federation of Musicians as Legal Barbs Fly Following Udio Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/american-federation-of-musicians-lawsuits-dismissal-motions/
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/american-federation-of-musicians-lawsuits-dismissal-motions/ )
[14:14]	TR News	Forget LawsuitsWMG is Already Counting Its Cash from Hey Hi (AI) Licensing Deals, with Suno Topping the List https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/wmg-ai-licensing-deals-suno-cash/
[14:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/wmg-ai-licensing-deals-suno-cash/ )
[14:15]	TR News	American Oversight Wins Key Court Ruling Striking Down Energy Dept.s Unlawful FOIA Purge Policy https://americanoversight.org/energy-department-foia-purge-policy-lawsuit/
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-americanoversight.org | American Oversight Wins Key Court Ruling Striking Down Energy Dept.s Unlawful FOIA Purge Policy - American Oversight
[14:15]	TR News	Announcing OpenBao v2.6! https://openssf.org/blog/2026/08/06/announcing-openbao-v2-6/
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | Announcing OpenBao v2.6! Open Source Security Foundation
[14:15]	TR News	Stop paying for security fast track: here are the UK and European airports where you can skip the security queues for free https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/stop-paying-for-security-fast-track-here-are-the-uk-and-european-airports-where-you-can-avoid-the-standard-queues-for-free-aNKSu5R2tYUy
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | Stop paying for security fast track: here are the UK and European airports where you can avoid the standard queues for free - Which?
[14:16]	TR News	UN experts call for accountability 20 years after killing of aid workers in Sri Lanka https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/un-experts-call-for-accountability-20-years-after-killing-of-aid-workers-in-sri-lanka/
[14:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts call for accountability 20 years after killing of aid workers in Sri Lanka - JURIST - News
[14:16]	TR News	308 abductees freed from separate attacks in Northern Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260806-308-abductees-freed-from-separate-attacks-in-northern-nigeria
[14:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260806-308-abductees-freed-from-separate-attacks-in-northern-nigeria )
[14:17]	TR News	"Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/news/voters-to-have-their-say-at-record-breaking-clacton-by-election-next-week
[14:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tendringdc.gov.uk | Voters to have their say at record-breaking Clacton by-election next week
[14:23]	TR News	US suspends avocado imports from Mexico over unspecifiedthreat against US interests https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/us-suspends-avocado-imports-from-mexico-over-unspecified-threat-to-american-interests/
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | US suspends Mexico avocado imports over an unspecifiedthreat'
[14:23]	TR News	Hackers Start Exploiting Recent JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-recent-jetbrains-teamcity-vulnerability/
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers Start Exploiting Recent JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
[14:24]	TR News	Cisco Patches Critical SD-WAN, IOS XE, FMC Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-sd-wan-ios-xe-fmc-vulnerabilities/
[14:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cisco Patches Critical SD-WAN, IOS XE, FMC Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
[14:24]	TR News	Critical Paperclip Flaw Allowed Admin Access, Code Execution https://www.securityweek.com/critical-paperclip-flaw-allowed-admin-access-code-execution/
[14:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical Paperclip Flaw Allowed Admin Access, Code Execution - SecurityWeek
[14:24]	TR News	Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty in US Court https://www.securityweek.com/snowflake-hacker-pleads-guilty-in-us-court/
[14:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty in US Court - SecurityWeek
[14:25]	TR News	Union sues TSA over privatization plan records https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/08/union-sues-tsa-over-privatization-plan-records/
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Union sues TSA over privatization plan records | Federal News Network
[14:25]	TR News	IceWM 4.1 released
[14:25]	TR News	Build your own handheld retro console with the Arduino UNO Q board https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/06/build-your-own-handheld-retro-console-with-the-arduino-uno-q-board/
[14:25]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Build your own handheld retro console with the Arduino UNO Q board | Arduino Blog
[14:26]	TR News	The Professor Falsely Accused of Murdering Students https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-professor-falsely-accused-of-murdering-students
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-professor-falsely-accused-of-murdering-students )
[14:27]	TR News	"What happened when a Fentanylware (CheeTok) psychic's claims went viral."
[14:27]	TR News	Previously the CPC's BS platform spread globally this idea Dalai Lama was a pedo
[14:28]	TR News	Googles $19 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/googles-15-billion-india-data-centre-project-battles-water-wildlife-concerns
[14:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Google India data centre faces environmental hurdles | The Straits Times
[14:30]	TR News	Teachers talking about GenAI in schools more trouble than it is worth? https://criticaledtech.com/2026/08/07/teachers-talking-about-genai-in-schools-more-trouble-than-it-is-worth/ "Nearly four years on after the introduction of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot into schools, we are beginning to see signs that GenAI is starting to lose its lustre."
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-criticaledtech.com | Teachers talking about GenAI in schools more trouble than it is worth? Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
[14:30]	TR News	Apple is taking Proprietary Chaffbot Company to court over alleged theft of trade secrets Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot maker suggests it doesn't want Cupertino's knowledge anyway https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/apple-is-taking-openai-to-court-over-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets-chatgpt-maker-suggests-it-doesnt-want-cupertinos-knowledge-anyway
[14:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Apple is taking OpenAI to court over alleged theft of trade secrets ChatGPT maker suggests it doesn't want Cupertino's knowledge anyway | Tom's Hardware
[14:31]	TR News	$1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/usd1-billion-of-iphone-18-pro-chips-on-the-shelves-awaiting-packaging-due-to-dram-shortages-memory-shortages-reportedly-put-a-wrinkle-in-apples-launch-plans
[14:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | $1 billion of iPhone 18 Pro chips 'on the shelves awaiting packaging' due to DRAM shortages memory shortages reportedly put a wrinkle in Apple's launch plans | Tom's Hardware
[14:31]	TR News	Number of NYC mosquito pools testing positive for West Nile virus has doubled since last year: health officials https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/number-of-nyc-mosquito-pools-testing-positive-for-dangerous-west-nile-virus-has-doubled-since-last-year-health-officials/
[14:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Number of NYC mosquito pools testing positive for dangerous West Nile virus has doubled since last year: health officials
[14:32]	TR News	VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on backdoored Windows https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/vpn-provider-windscribe-has-built-a-script-to-block-microsofts-persistent-gdid-tracking-on-windows-degdid-erases-existing-identifiers-and-blocks-new-ones-from-being-created
[14:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on Windows Windscribe's "deGDID" erases existing identifiers and blocks new ones from being created | Tom's Hardware
[14:32]	TR News	Judge Newmans Name may soon be on the Bench, Even if she is Barred from Entry https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/judge-newmans-name-may-soon-be-on-the-bench-even-if-she-is-barred-from-entry.html
[14:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Judge Newman's Name may soon be on the Bench, Even if she is Barred from Entry
[14:32]	TR News	SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.shtml
[14:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO)
[14:33]	TR News	DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent monopoly confirmed invalid by PTAB https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/5/dynaip-entity-err-content-media-casting-patent-confirmed-invalid-by-ptab
[14:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent confirmed invalid by PTAB Unified Patents
[14:34]	TR News	Well, "a preliminary injunction" means that in context of patents the punishment precedes due process. This seems insane and Draconian. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/dutch-pharmacy-exemption-defence-fails-in-novo-nordisk-semaglutide-case/
[14:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Dutch pharmacy exemption defence fails in Novo Nordisk semaglutide case
[14:36]	TR News	Philipp Sauberzweig: Sovereign Tech Fellowship for GNOME Design & Community Management https://blogs.gnome.org/psauberz/2026/08/06/sovereign-tech-fellowship-for-gnome-design-community-management/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Sovereign Tech Fellowship for GNOME Design & Community Management Code & Community
[14:36]	TR News	PICOTTY project enables multi-target serial remote management through Raspberry Pi Pico boards and Pi Zero 2 W SBC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/06/picotty-project-enables-multi-target-serial-remote-management-through-raspberry-pi-pico-boards-and-pi-zero-2-w-sbc/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | PICOTTY project enables multi-target serial remote management through Raspberry Pi Pico boards and Pi Zero 2 W SBC - CNX Software
[14:38]	TR News	Halo Studios Suffers Job Losses Shortly After Campaign Evolved Launch https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/08/halo-studios-suffers-job-losses-shortly-after-campaign-evolved-launch
[14:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.purexbox.com | Halo Studios Suffers Job Losses Shortly After Campaign Evolved Launch | Pure Xbox
[14:40]	TR News	Understanding partial reachability in the Internet core https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/07/understanding-partial-reachability-in-the-internet-core/
[14:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Understanding partial reachability in the Internet core | APNIC Blog
[14:43]	TR News	IBM Red Hat pushing slop. "Something has to change." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/curing-alert-fatigue-how-embedded-ai-redefining-red-hat-openshift-cluster-troubleshooting | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Curing alert fatigue: How embedded AI is redefining Red Hat OpenShift cluster troubleshooting
[14:43]	TR News	Slop, slop, and more slop. IBM Red Hat knows nothing else anymore. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/cpu-back-rethinking-cpu-gpu-split-llm-inference | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | The CPU is back: Rethinking the CPU-GPU split for LLM inference
[14:44]	TR News	Not slop, for a change https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migration-catalyst-turning-virtualization-disruption-application-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | The migration catalyst: turning virtualization disruption into application innovation
[14:44]	TR News	IBM says the future is slop, then tries to upsell https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-it-securitys-future-more-just-ai-models | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Why IT securitys future is more than just AI models
[14:45]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social
[14:46]	TR News	IBM Red Hat boasts about imperialism, just like GAFAM https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/inside-operation-jailbreak-red-hats-participation-us-armys-open-integration-sprint | Source: Red Hat Official https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/06/regime-change-in-haiti/
[14:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Inside Operation Jailbreak: Red Hats participation in the US Armys open integration sprint
[14:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Chairman of the Board of Red Hat Explains He Was Introduced to GNU/Linux When It Helped His Regime Change in Haiti
[14:47]	TR News	"This is the third installment in our MySQL interview series, and every question and example has been verified on a currently supported MySQL release." https://www.tecmint.com/mysql-advance-interview-questions/ | Source: TecMint
[14:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | 15 MySQL Interview Questions Every Linux User Should Know
[14:50]	TR News	Mesa 26.2.0 released with lots of improvements for Linux / SteamOS graphics drivers | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mesa-26-2-0-released-with-lots-of-improvements-for-linux-steamos-graphics-drivers/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesa 26.2.0 released with lots of improvements for Linux / SteamOS graphics drivers | GamingOnLinux
[14:50]	TR News	This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026 https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/06/this-quarter-in-kde-digital-sovereignty-q2-2026/
[14:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q2 2026 - KDE Blogs
[14:51]	TR News	CalamaroOS 20260805 https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos )
[14:51]	TR News	Beelink SER10 Max Mini PC review: Gorgon Point comes ready to dual-boot backdoored Windows and Ubuntu https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/beelink-ser10-max-mini-pc-review
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Beelink SER10 Max Mini PC review: Gorgon Point comes ready to dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu | Tom's Hardware
[14:52]	TR News	GNOME Boxes Finally Ported to GTK4/LibAdwaita via Version 51 Beta https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-boxes-finally-ported-to-gtk4-libadwaita-via-version-51-beta/
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME Boxes Finally Ported to GTK4/LibAdwaita via Version 51 Beta | UbuntuHandbook
[14:52]	TR News	GNOME 50.4 Released! Fixed the App Search issue for Ubuntu 26.04 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-50-4-fixed-app-search-ubuntu-2604/
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME 50.4 Released! Fixed the App Search issue for Ubuntu 26.04 | UbuntuHandbook
[14:54]	TR News	greg k-h removed some stale crap due to fuzzer and slop reports, unverified we have covered it. Linux patches become increasingly questionable as they address mere allegations, handled en masse.
[14:55]	TR News	This is one of many ways slop creates a lot of worthless work, overwhelming a human's capacity to match up the waste of energy. Slop needs stricter obstructions.
[14:56]	TR News	Ponzi Jim (Zemlin) is one of those "Influencers" because he has his fists around Torvalds' pair https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-influencer-campaign-backfired
[14:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Tried to Hire Influencers to Spread Love for Its Products, But It Backfired Horrendously
[14:57]	TR News	Speaking of pair, have Bill Epsteingate and Torvalds had their second special dinner yet? Did they get to pass some viruses afterwards?
[14:58]	TR News	'No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/long-time-rivals-bill-gates-and-linus-torvalds-meet-for-the-first-time-have-dinner-no-major-kernel-decisions-were-made-but-maybe-next-dinner afterparty? http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml
[14:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time, have dinner 'No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner' | Tom's Hardware
[14:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited
[14:59]	TR News	Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps
[14:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats - OMG! Ubuntu
[14:59]	TR News	SmartOS 20260806 https://distrowatch.com/smartos
[14:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/smartos )
● Aug 07
[15:00]	TR News	The Pretender is not "missing out" a FOSS(y) event in Canada. Gotta search for sex, eh? http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml
[15:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights FOSSY 2025 Conference Safety
[15:01]	TR News	How my homelab storage evolved over time https://www.rubenerd.au/how-my-homelab-storage-evolved-over-time/
[15:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: How my homelab storage evolved over time
[15:02]	TR News	how to make gnu linux debian 13 mate /usr/bin/fox the default browser (without apt install firefox-esr) https://dwaves.de/2026/08/06/how-to-make-gnu-linux-debian-13-mate-usr-bin-fox-the-default-browser-without-apt-install-firefox-esr/
[15:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- how to make gnu linux debian 13 mate /usr/bin/fox the default browser (without apt install firefox-esr) | dwaves.de
[15:04]	TR News	Apropos "he's dead, so" - many people try to find article regarding Williams http://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Wife_of_Dan_Williams_Has_Explained_Mental_Factors_Leading_to_Hi.shtml 20 years ago journalism existed, even 10 years (re ian murdock). Now a top 'Linux' Foundation person kills himself, zero news about it
[15:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Wife of Dan Williams Has Explained Mental Factors Leading to His Death
[15:04]	TR News	How To Install OpenCV on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-opencv-fedora-44/
[15:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenCV on Fedora 44 - idroot
[15:05]	TR News	iophk: it's being misrepresented as anything other than an unmitigated disaster :/ https://yle.fi/a/7-10103168 Sompi
[15:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Microsoft lmnar in anskan om bygglov fr datacentret blir Korsholms strsta bygglov ngonsin | sterbotten | Svenska Yle
[15:06]	TR News	Colonialism by GAFAM https://yle.fi/a/74-20239822 https://yle.fi/a/7-10103168 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/googles-15-billion-india-data-centre-project-battles-water-wildlife-concerns
[15:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Microsoft hakee datakeskukselleen jo rakennuslupaa Mustasaaresta | Pohjanmaa | Yle
[15:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Google India data centre faces environmental hurdles | The Straits Times
[15:07]	TR News	"ONLY STUPID PEOPLE OPPOSE COLONIALISM!" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/kentucky-family-snubs-usd26-million-offer-from-ai-company-to-convert-their-farmland-into-a-data-center-they-call-us-old-stupid-farmers-you-know-but-were-not-says-landowner
[15:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but were not,' says landowner | Tom's Hardware
[15:08]	TR News	This won't age well https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/21/Slop_s_Latest_Casualty_The_Credibility_of_Linus_Torvalds.shtml
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop's Latest Casualty: The Credibility of Linus Torvalds
[15:08]	TR News	Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.shtml
[15:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web
[15:09]	TR News	'Linux' Foundation Launches YET ANOTHER Hey Hi (AI) Project https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-foundation-launches-yet-another
[15:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Linux Foundation Launches YET ANOTHER AI Project
[15:10]	TR News	The characteristics of a truly open document standard format https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/06/truly-open-document-standard-format/
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | The characteristics of a truly open document standard format - TDF Community Blog
[15:10]	TR News	EU heavily equips coastguards of Mediterranean neighbours Turkey received particularly large share of funding https://digit.site36.net/2026/08/06/eu-heavily-equips-coastguards-of-mediterranean-neighbours-turkey-received-particularly-large-share-of-funding/
[15:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | EU heavily equips coastguards of Mediterranean neighbours Turkey received particularly large share of funding | Matthias Monroy
[15:12]	TR News	Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in Concord II, Says No Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/
[15:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/ )
[15:12]	TR News	Additional Licensing Deals Incoming? Suno Unveils New Downloads Policy, Watermarking Support, Clearer Community Guidelines, and Transparency Tools for Identifying Hey Hi (AI) Tracks https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/suno-changes-2026/
[15:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/suno-changes-2026/ )
[15:17]	TR News	Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-in-snowflake-extortions/
[15:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions Krebs on Security
[15:17]	TR News	Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison https://www.securityweek.com/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison/
[15:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison - SecurityWeek
[15:18]	TR News	Russia ramps up disinformation war as French presidential elections draw nearer https://www.france24.com/en/russia-ramps-up-disinformation-war-as-french-presidential-elections-draw-nearer
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-ramps-up-disinformation-war-as-french-presidential-elections-draw-nearer )
[15:18]	TR News	Oman nature reserve threatened by oil spill https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-oman-nature-reserve-threatened-by-oil-spill-1
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-oman-nature-reserve-threatened-by-oil-spill-1 )
[15:18]	TR News	The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-authoritarian-axis-looms-over-wars-in-ukraine-and-iran/
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran | The Strategist
[15:19]	TR News	Banned from Manchester for 2 years because of trans activists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icqpel9DvJo
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://invidious.osi.kr/watch?v=Icqpel9DvJo
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Recv failure: Connection reset by peer ( status 0 @ https://invidious.osi.kr/watch?v=Icqpel9DvJo )
[15:19]	TR News	Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html
[15:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html )
[15:20]	TR News	Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraines Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-defense-patriots.html
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-defense-patriots.html )
[15:20]	TR News	Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-what-we-know-about-north-korean-forces-joining-russias-war-against-ukraine
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine | The Straits Times
[15:20]	TR News	Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft
[15:20]	TR News	Lithuanian intelligence says Russia may use Ukrainian drones to attack Baltic targets https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013086/lithuanian-intelligence-says-russia-may-use-ukrainian-drones-to-attack-baltic-targets
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian intelligence says Russia may use Ukrainian drones to attack Baltic targets - LRT
[15:20]	TR News	Lithuanian PM says threat level unchanged after warning of possible false flag attacks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013271/lithuanian-pm-says-threat-level-unchanged-after-warning-of-possible-false-flag-attacks
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian PM says threat level unchanged after warning of possible false flag attacks - LRT
[15:20]	TR News	Ukraine strikes Russian refineries deep into the country https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-strikes-russian-refineries-deep-into-the-country
[15:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-strikes-russian-refineries-deep-into-the-country )
[15:22]	TR News	Baiba Brae reaffirms Latvia's support for Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/06.08.2026-baiba-braze-reaffirms-latvias-support-for-ukraine.a657798/
[15:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Baiba Brae reaffirms Latvia's support for Ukraine / Article
[15:24]	TR News	The Pretender keeps saying evidence against him is... [xyz]... without providing any particulars of alleged falsity. Because those things are true. He types junk into social control media... then dismisses or slags it off as mere "tweets". But not refuting those in ANY way. Also lied to many judges.
[15:26]	TR News	He is also openly collaborating, now in the open, with Lozza. The Pretender quit even _pretending_ to have any standards. http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml
[15:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 88 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP is Defaming Trans People in America Because Garrett Pays Hired Guns to Silence Them
[15:26]	TR News	The Hey Hi (AI) layer of observability: Making telemetry human-readable https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/ai-layer-observability-making-telemetry-human-readable
[15:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/ai-layer-observability-making-telemetry-human-readable )
[15:27]	TR News	Moscow Mitch Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-hospitalization-senate.html
[15:27]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-hospitalization-senate.html )
[15:28]	TR News	TikTok Lays Off 250 Employees in Office That Includes Content Moderation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html )
[15:28]	TR News	Anyone Looking for Some Swanky Office Space In Music City? Fentanylware (CheeTok) Guts Its Entire Nashville Office After Just Two Years, Lays Off 250 Employees https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/tiktok-guts-entire-nashville-office-layoffs/
[15:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/tiktok-guts-entire-nashville-office-layoffs/ )
[15:29]	TR News	Pluralistic: Eternal Sloptember (06 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/sin-is-when/
[15:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Eternal Sloptember (06 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[15:29]	TR News	3:30PM links finished. August's slow news.
[15:36]		*psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social
[15:42]	TR News	"Follow those influences far enough back, and much of modern Linux converges around three early traditions that found different answers to the same problem: how to turn a kernel and a collection of software into an operating system people could actually install, maintain, and use." https://www.makeuseof.com/favorite-linux-distro-descends-from-one-these-three-operating-systems/
[15:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Your favorite Linux distro probably descends from one of these three operating systems
[15:46]	TR News	Not what is happening https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/linux-use-skyrockets-as-it-becomes-os-of-choice-for-ai-agents/
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Use Skyrockets as It Becomes OS of Choice for AI Agents - CNET
[15:46]	TR News	"Your Windows machine wants to be your friend, but behind your back it tells Microsoft everything you do. Im tired of misbehaving software, and many people are coming to the same realization. Here are four reasons why Linux will be the most attractive choice going into 2027." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-windows-reasons-why-linux-will-be-king/
[15:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027
[15:47]	TR News	New TONTOU CPU attack bypasses Spectre v2 fixes, leaks Linux password hashes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tontou-cpu-attack-bypasses-spectre-v2-fixes-leaks-linux-password-hashes/
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | New TONTOU CPU attack bypasses Spectre v2 fixes, leaks Linux password hashes
[15:47]	TR News	"Linux has always lived in the back of my mind as an operating that system enthusiasts couldn't stop recommending" https://www.xda-developers.com/my-first-linux-experience-was-out-of-necessity-it-made-all-the-difference/
[15:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | My first Linux experience was born out of necessity instead of curiosity, and that made all the difference
[15:48]	TR News	Actual Linux, for a change https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service-302844998.html
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.prnewswire.com | Linux Foundation Announces Key Industry Support for Linux Vendor Firmware Service
[15:50]	TR News	New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts
[15:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.gmi 
[15:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.gmi 
[15:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.gmi 
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought
[15:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why some tech users are ditching Android for Linux phones https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Why_some_tech_users_are_ditching_Android_for_Linux_phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Why_some_tech_users_are_ditching_Android_for_Linux_phones.gmi 
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation
[15:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why some tech users are ditching Android for Linux phones
[15:51]	TR News	"While dual booting isnt the most technically challenging thing, it can present some problems down the line if you dont know what youre doing. Thankfully, you have me, and Ive been using a multi-boot system for a decade now." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-many-things-nobody-tells-you-about-dual-booting-linux-and-windows/
[15:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 7 things nobody tells you about dual booting Linux and Windows
[15:52]	TR News	SynthEdit 1.6 brings native macOS support and Linux experimental after three decades of waiting https://synthanatomy.com/2026/08/synthedit-1-6-brings-native-macos-support-and-linux-experimental-after-three-decades-of-waiting.html
[15:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 426 @ https://synthanatomy.com/2026/08/synthedit-1-6-brings-native-macos-support-and-linux-experimental-after-three-decades-of-waiting.html )
[15:53]	TR News	I got a free Mini PC, and TurnKey Linux made it a cloud-backed NAS https://www.makeuseof.com/i-got-a-free-mini-pc-and-turnkey-linux-made-it-a-cloud-backed-nas/
[15:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I got a free Mini PC, and TurnKey Linux made it a cloud-backed NAS
[15:55]	TR News	How Chroot Explains the Filesystem Isolation Behind Linux Containers https://hackernoon.com/how-chroot-explains-the-filesystem-isolation-behind-linux-containers
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackernoon.com | 
[15:55]	TR News	apropos: https://www.makeuseof.com/favorite-linux-distro-descends-from-one-these-three-operating-systems/ Ian, via Debian, brought package management to the world Package management is now taken for granted
[15:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Could your old computer have a second life? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Could_your_old_computer_have_a_second_life.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Could_your_old_computer_have_a_second_life.gmi 
[15:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Could your old computer have a second life?
[15:56]	TR News	"PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 works the best on Linux, despite having over 90% of its total user base on Windows. However, within the Linux ecosystem, RPCS3 recommends a specific distro." https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-recommends-this-Linux-distro-for-best-PS3-emulation.1361321.0.html
[15:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation - Notebookcheck News
[15:57]	TR News	Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026 Schedule Champions Open Source Innovation and Marks 35 Years of Linux https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/open-source-summit--embedded-linux-conference-europe-2026-schedule-champions-open-source-innovation-and-marks-35-years-of-linux-302843979.html
[15:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.prnewswire.com | Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026 Schedule Champions Open Source Innovation and Marks 35 Years of Linux
[15:58]	TR News	GNU/Linux turns 43 next month
[15:58]	TR News	CVSS score of 7.8 https://securityaffairs.com/196657/hacking/ovswrap-13-year-old-linux-kernel-flaw-lets-local-users-become-root.html
[15:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-securityaffairs.com | OVSwrap: 13-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Become Root
[15:59]	TR News	Zero connection to Linux, 100 about promoting slop using the name "Linux" https://www.channeldive.com/news/foundation-tackles-ai-ROI-token-costs/827011/
[15:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.channeldive.com/news/foundation-tackles-ai-ROI-token-costs/827011/ )
● Aug 07
[16:00]	TR News	Linux use surges in North America, but real market share growth may wait in Europe https://cybernews.com/tech/linux-north-america/
[16:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/tech/linux-north-america/ )
[16:01]	TR News	Linux brand jumping the shark, getting sold to inflate a pyramid scheme instead https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-tokenomics-foundation-to-define-the-economics-and-roi-of-ai-value
[16:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxfoundation.org | Linux Foundation Launches the Tokenomics Foundation to Define the Economics and ROI of AI Value
[16:01]	TR News	Have an Intel Mac or Old Windows PC? Revive It With One of These 20 Fun DIY Projects https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/162776/20-projects-to-give-old-pc-laptop-desktop-intel-mac-new-life
[16:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-uk.pcmag.com | Have an Intel Mac or Old Windows PC? Revive It With One of These 20 Fun DIY Projects
[16:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Desktop/Laptop: EUs Age Verification, Old PCs, Trying GNU/Linux, and "Linux Use Surges in North America" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Desktop_Laptop_EU_s_Age_Verification_Old_PCs_Trying_GNU_Linux_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Desktop_Laptop_EU_s_Age_Verification_Old_PCs_Trying_GNU_Linux_a.gmi 
[16:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop/Laptop: EUs Age Verification, Old PCs, Trying GNU/Linux, and "Linux Use Surges in North America"
[16:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Internet Archive and BSD Now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Audiocasts_Shows_Internet_Archive_and_BSD_Now.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Audiocasts_Shows_Internet_Archive_and_BSD_Now.gmi 
[16:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Internet Archive and BSD Now
[16:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel: Linux Plumbers 2026, Concerns About Slop Disrupting Developers' Workflow, Aarch64, GNU Hurd Reemerges https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Kernel_Linux_Plumbers_2026_Concerns_About_Slop_Disrupting_Devel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Kernel_Linux_Plumbers_2026_Concerns_About_Slop_Disrupting_Devel.gmi 
[16:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel: Linux Plumbers 2026, Concerns About Slop Disrupting Developers' Workflow, Aarch64, GNU Hurd Reemerges
[16:09]	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 
[16:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Heres Whats New
[16:10]	TR News	Popular Steam Deck accessory brand JSAUX announced controller-focused brand Voidjoy | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/popular-steam-deck-accessory-brand-jsaux-announced-controller-focused-brand-voidjoy/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Popular Steam Deck accessory brand JSAUX announced controller-focused brand Voidjoy | GamingOnLinux
[16:10]	TR News	Nazi Zombies is a free to play take on the classic Call of Duty Zombies mode | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nazi-zombies-is-a-free-to-play-take-on-the-classic-call-of-duty-zombies-mode/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nazi Zombies is a free to play take on the classic Call of Duty Zombies mode | GamingOnLinux
[16:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[16:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[16:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Security_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers
[16:13]	TR News	<li><h5><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-positioned-leader-2026-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms">Red Hat Positioned as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms</a> [Ed: <a href="http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/">Paid-for spam from fake, compromised non-experts</a>]</h5></li>
[16:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Positioned as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms
[16:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Gartner Group
[16:13]	TR News	Paid-for spam from fake, compromised non-experts https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-positioned-leader-2026-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/
[16:14]	TR News	Paid-for Red Hat spam, paid by Red Hat to sell Red Hat https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/04/red-hat-leads-open-source-project-automate-ai-governance/
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Red Hat leads open-source project to automate AI governance - SiliconANGLE
[16:14]	TR News	Vendor lock-in is not a gift https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-and-red-hat-offer-lightwell-no-charge-universities-ngos-and-think-tanks
[16:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | IBM and Red Hat Offer Lightwell at No Charge to Universities, NGOs and Think Tanks
[16:15]	TR News	Pushing slop as a skill, not Linux https://next.redhat.com/2026/07/28/building-skills-for-ai-agents-pitfalls-and-best-practices/
[16:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-next.redhat.com | Building skills for AI agents: pitfalls and best practices - Red Hat Emerging Technologies
[16:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat: Paid-for SPAM (Disguised as Recommendations and Journalism), US Army, Slop Plagiarism, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Red_Hat_Paid_for_SPAM_Disguised_as_Recommendations_and_Journali.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Red_Hat_Paid_for_SPAM_Disguised_as_Recommendations_and_Journali.gmi 
[16:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat: Paid-for SPAM (Disguised as Recommendations and Journalism), US Army, Slop Plagiarism, and More
[16:20]	TR News	Ready up for the Steam Frame with the In Your World VR Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-in-your-world-vr-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-in-your-world-vr-bundle/
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ready up for the Steam Frame with the In Your World VR Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[16:20]	TR News	Blood Dungeon from the Wheel World and Nidhogg dev releases August 25 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/blood-dungeon-from-the-wheel-world-and-nidhogg-dev-releases-august-25/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/blood-dungeon-from-the-wheel-world-and-nidhogg-dev-releases-august-25/
[16:20]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Blood Dungeon from the Wheel World and Nidhogg dev releases August 25 | GamingOnLinux
[16:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Dual Booting Done Wrong, or How Microsoft Has Made It Harder to Boot Into GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Dual_Booting_Done_Wrong_or_How_Microsoft_Has_Made_It_Harder_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Dual_Booting_Done_Wrong_or_How_Microsoft_Has_Made_It_Harder_to_.gmi 
[16:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Dual Booting Done Wrong, or How Microsoft Has Made It Harder to Boot Into GNU/Linux
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[16:33]	TR News	RAM? What RAM? The biggest makers are reportedly now sold out all through 2027 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ram-what-ram-the-biggest-makers-are-reportedly-now-sold-out-all-through-2027/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RAM? What RAM? The biggest makers are reportedly now sold out all through 2027 | GamingOnLinux
[16:37]	TR News	FAKE ME aims to take on MECCHA CHAMELEON where you remodel yourself to hide | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/fake-me-aims-to-take-on-meccha-chameleon-where-you-remodel-yourself-to-hide/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FAKE ME aims to take on MECCHA CHAMELEON where you remodel yourself to hide | GamingOnLinux
[16:46]	TR News	GOG have a great sale on shooters going on | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/gog-have-a-great-sale-on-shooters-going-on/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOG have a great sale on shooters going on | GamingOnLinux
[16:47]	TR News	The No More Robots Humble Bundle is a great deal with Let's Build a Zoo, Yes, Your Grace and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-no-more-robots-humble-bundle-is-a-great-deal-with-lets-build-a-zoo-yes-your-grace-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux
[16:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The No More Robots Humble Bundle is a great deal with Let's Build a Zoo, Yes, Your Grace and more | GamingOnLinux
[16:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: DRM-free, MECCHA CHAMELEON, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Games_DRM_free_MECCHA_CHAMELEON_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Games_DRM_free_MECCHA_CHAMELEON_and_More.gmi 
[16:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi 
[16:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: DRM-free, MECCHA CHAMELEON, and More
[16:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
[16:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME: Icon for KawaiiFi and Sovereign Tech Fellowship for GNOME Design & Community Management https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNOME_Icon_for_KawaiiFi_and_Sovereign_Tech_Fellowship_for_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNOME_Icon_for_KawaiiFi_and_Sovereign_Tech_Fellowship_for_GNOME.gmi 
[16:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME: Icon for KawaiiFi and Sovereign Tech Fellowship for GNOME Design & Community Management
[16:54]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[16:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free Software, Digital Sovereignty, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Free_Software_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Free_Software_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Standards.gmi 
[16:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Digital Sovereignty, and Standards
[16:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  WordPress 7.0.3 is Out, "I Built a Blog and Forgot to Write" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/WordPress_7_0_3_is_Out_I_Built_a_Blog_and_Forgot_to_Write.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/WordPress_7_0_3_is_Out_I_Built_a_Blog_and_Forgot_to_Write.gmi 
[16:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines WordPress 7.0.3 is Out, "I Built a Blog and Forgot to Write"
[16:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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[16:59]	TR News	Techrights Links 07/08/2026: UMG and Anthropic in Trouble Over Copyright Infringements Sold as "Training" (Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Links_07_08_2026_UMG_and_Anthropic_in_Trouble_Over_Copyright_In.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Links_07_08_2026_UMG_and_Anthropic_in_Trouble_Over_Copyright_In.gmi 
[16:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 07/08/2026: UMG and Anthropic in Trouble Over Copyright Infringements Sold as "Training" (Slop)
● Aug 07
[17:19]	TR News	In 2026, GNU/Linux is No Underdog https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/in-2026-gnulinux-is-no-underdog/
[17:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive In 2026, GNU/Linux is No Underdog
[17:29]	TR News	Eradicating Proprietary Software and Their Siblings, Chatbots and Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/07/chatbots-and-social-control-media/
[17:29]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Eradicating Proprietary Software and Their Siblings, Chatbots and Social Control Media
[17:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Signing Off for a Bit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Signing_Off_for_a_Bit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Signing_Off_for_a_Bit.gmi 
[17:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Signing Off for a Bit
[17:46]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft: Our August 2026 Layoffs Are Not Layoffs Because... Reasons https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Our_August_2026_Layoffs_Are_Not_Layoffs_Because_Reaso.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Our_August_2026_Layoffs_Are_Not_Layoffs_Because_Reaso.gmi 
[17:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft: Our August 2026 Layoffs Are Not Layoffs Because... Reasons
● Aug 07
[18:17]	TR News	HTTP/2 vs. HTTP/3 https://www.logicmonitor.com/deep-dive/http3-vs-http2/introduction
[18:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 vs. HTTP/3 - LogicMonitor
[18:21]	TR News	Performance Evaluation of HTTP/2 and HTTP/3(QUIC) using Lighthouse https://carleton.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/fd0e7360-db97-467a-81c8-27d7b9ac2096/content
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[19:14]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 142 Out of 200: GemText is Not a Webpage, Gemini Protocol is Not the Web, and Capsules Are Not Websites https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_142_Out_of_200_GemText_is_Not_a_Webpage_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_142_Out_of_200_GemText_is_Not_a_Webpage_G.gmi 
[19:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 142 Out of 200: GemText is Not a Webpage, Gemini Protocol is Not the Web, and Capsules Are Not Websites
[19:32]	TR News	As far as we can tell, HTTP is now used a lot for video. In newer Samsung "Smart" TVs running Tizen (Linux) the "channels" are streams with HTTP(s), as bugs sometimes reveal. The TV attempts to basically connected to an mpu file. No kidding!
[19:32]	TR News	[get connected]
[19:32]	TR News	"the "video streaming" mentioned by the article cited is not video streaming per se but WWW-based video streaming only, as far as I can tell" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_142_Out_of_200_GemText_is_Not_a_Webpage_G.shtml "And the SQ Magazine bar charge confuses "Internet" with WWW"
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[19:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME: Enrico Zini Cannot Sleep, Icon for Lockpicker https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.gmi 
[19:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  Next Week It'll be 3 Months of Shell Tank https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Next_Week_It_ll_be_3_Months_of_Shell_Tank.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Next_Week_It_ll_be_3_Months_of_Shell_Tank.gmi 
[19:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME: Enrico Zini Cannot Sleep, Icon for Lockpicker
[19:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Next Week It'll be 3 Months of Shell Tank
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[19:54]	TR News	Techrights Daniel Pocock 'Punching' Nazis in the UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Daniel_Pocock_Punching_Nazis_in_the_UK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Daniel_Pocock_Punching_Nazis_in_the_UK.gmi 
[19:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Daniel Pocock 'Punching' Nazis in the UK
[19:59]	TR News	Techrights Kai Stephens (Barkley Walsh) & British Democrats in Clacton by-election hustings https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Kai_Stephens_Barkley_Walsh_British_Democrats_in_Clacton_by_elec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Kai_Stephens_Barkley_Walsh_British_Democrats_in_Clacton_by_elec.gmi 
[19:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Kai Stephens (Barkley Walsh) & British Democrats in Clacton by-election hustings
● Aug 07
[20:07]	TR News	Sponsored by GAFAM https://2026.fossy.ca/sponsorship/ at least they said no to Microsoft, for a CHANGE (unlike prior years)
[20:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2026.fossy.ca | FOSSY 2026 | Sponsorship
[20:08]	TR News	"Harassment will not be tolerated at FOSSY. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation" https://2026.fossy.ca/attend/code-of-conduct/ Hmmm... http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_88_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_is_Defamin.shtml
[20:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2026.fossy.ca | FOSSY 2026 | Code of Conduct
[20:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 88 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP is Defaming Trans People in America Because Garrett Pays Hired Guns to Silence Them
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[20:09]	TR News	We can only guess that _some_ people are CoC-exempted http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml
[20:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights FOSSY 2025 Conference Safety
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[20:39]	TR News	Techrights Legal Attacks on Techrights Have Made Techrights More Popular and More Widely Read https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Legal_Attacks_on_Techrights_Have_Made_Techrights_More_Popular_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Legal_Attacks_on_Techrights_Have_Made_Techrights_More_Popular_a.gmi 
[20:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Legal Attacks on Techrights Have Made Techrights More Popular and More Widely Read
[20:43]	TR News	Salesforce cuts 133 more jobs in its third 2026 round
[20:50]	TR News	"IBM retiree insurance won't cover my son and he is too young to qualify for Medicaid - and for the remaining 3 of us it would cost over $40k PER YEAR!! Insane. I would be lucky to get 9 months from that pitiful Future Health Account. Pathetic. And I was at IBM over 30 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk
[20:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk )
[20:50]	TR News	"I retired in April 2026 and use the IBM retiree insurance. It's double what I was paying but absolutely worth it to retire." "you either don't have insurance, buy the IBM retiree insurance, or buy it from the exchange. I found the retiree insurance the best fit. twice of what I was paying employeed, but well worth it to retire."
[20:51]	TR News	On IBM layoffs: "its not always early new year . Historically they had a fall one and a spring one but this year there was no spring one" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9tr4dk
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[21:04]	TR News	Techrights RA-pocalypse: IBM Tells Workers "Taking a Hike" is Their &quot;Next Step&quot; ('Voluntary' Layoffs), Now It Prepares to Sack Lots of Contractors https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/RA_pocalypse_IBM_Tells_Workers_Taking_a_Hike_is_Their_Next_Step.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/RA_pocalypse_IBM_Tells_Workers_Taking_a_Hike_is_Their_Next_Step.gmi 
[21:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights RA-pocalypse: IBM Tells Workers "Taking a Hike" is Their "Next Step" ('Voluntary' Layoffs), Now It Prepares to Sack Lots of Contractors
[21:06]	TR News	"When I was RA'd my manager told me the contractor company IBM uses. I politely said thank you but I'm going another direction." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113
[21:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113 )
[21:06]	TR News	"he useless POS manager is trying to convince me to join IBM again. He might get fired, since, I refused to return to IBM. The id--t is lying when I asked about the reason, he asking me back. I enjoy more, the POS squirm."
[21:07]	TR News	"When would the PIP RAs be expected for? Will it be after 2H during the performance reviews?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha
[21:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz4mbgha )
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[21:30]	TR News	Workers try to escape IBM: "it feels like everyone I know has been on at least 1 interview" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh
[21:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzb9fngh )
[21:31]	TR News	"Again you got it. You are running in place at best hoping for an upgrade, and most likely farming an already empty and abandoned marketplace - The SMB and Intel marketplace abandoned IBM for LINUX solutions 10 years ago and they have not looked back - The sooner IBM acknowledges this, the sooner IBM will stop wasting efforts on lost causes"
[21:56]	TR News	"Maker Cale Loveridge has launched a crowdfunding campaign for playable pinball tables with a difference: they're miniaturized for printability on even compact 3D printers." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260807-minipin.gmi
[21:57]	TR News	Homeworlds: More About Green Ships gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260806-1.gmi
[21:58]	TR News	"i've been vaguely trying it out this week - not really tracking anything but paying attention whether this makes sense at all. i think the socials and the one-vid-for-eating make sense and are perfectly doable, as is the backgammon." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/internetusetracker
[21:59]	TR News	"Petanque is a boules-type game played with sets of hollow steel balls and a small wooden ball called a "cochonnet". Its modern version originated from southern France in the early part of the 1900's." gemini://mlot.smol.pub/petanque
● Aug 07
[22:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Desktop Share More Than Doubled in a Year in Guam https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Share_More_Than_Doubled_in_a_Year_in_Guam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Share_More_Than_Doubled_in_a_Year_in_Guam.gmi 
[22:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Desktop Share More Than Doubled in a Year in Guam
[22:17]	TR News	Yandex nearly caught up with Bing (MSFT) in Europe https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/europe/#monthly-200902-202608
[22:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Search Engine Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats
[22:19]	TR News	baidu nd yandex combined about same as bing in asia https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/asia/#monthly-200902-202608
[22:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Search Engine Market Share Asia | Statcounter Global Stats
[22:23]	TR News	Chrome too dominant. Truly monoculture. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-200902-202608 Firefox 2%
[22:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Browser Market Share Africa | Statcounter Global Stats
[22:30]	TR News	"The incumbent candidate presents himself as a champion of the imperial units of measure and the contest to be the first person to run one mile under four minutes was a legendary grudge match between and Englishman and an Australian."
[22:31]	TR News	"In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running." https://danielpocock.com/en/burnham-clacton-pier-mile-run-challenge/
[22:31]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Burnham-Clacton Pier mile run challenge, Nigel Farage, Count Binface & the rest
[22:31]	TR News	"In earlier blog posts about my nomination in the Clacton by-election, I suggested that running for office should involve some real running." https://danielpocock.com/en/burnham-clacton-pier-mile-run-challenge/
[22:38]	TR News	Techrights analytics.usa.gov: GNU/Linux Up Some More This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/analytics_usa_gov_GNU_Linux_Up_Some_More_This_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/analytics_usa_gov_GNU_Linux_Up_Some_More_This_Week.gmi 
[22:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights analytics.usa.gov: GNU/Linux Up Some More This Week
[22:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  Billions of Sessions' Web Survey: GNU/Linux at 7% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Billions_of_Sessions_Web_Survey_GNU_Linux_at_7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/07/Billions_of_Sessions_Web_Survey_GNU_Linux_at_7.gmi 
[22:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Billions of Sessions' Web Survey: GNU/Linux at 7%
[22:56]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Uses Slop to Find Defects and Then Uses Slop to Replace Code, What Could Go Wrong? https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Uses_Slop_to_Find_Defects_and_Then_Uses_Slop_to_Repla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/07/Microsoft_Uses_Slop_to_Find_Defects_and_Then_Uses_Slop_to_Repla.gmi 
[22:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Uses Slop to Find Defects and Then Uses Slop to Replace Code, What Could Go Wrong?
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● Aug 07
[08:52]	TR News	"U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the Oath Keepers trials, criticized the departments move" https://www.mississippifreepress.org/judge-criticizes-the-justice-department-as-he-dismisses-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-case/ | Source: Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
[08:52]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.mississippifreepress.org | Judge Criticizes Justice Department in Dismissing Jan. 6 Case
[08:53]	TR News	"fail to pursue nuclear diplomacy" https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge | Truthout
[08:53]	TR News	"AIPAC, through an affiliated super PAC, poured over $30 million into backing Stevens and opposing El-Sayed" https://truthout.org/articles/abdul-el-sayed-triumphs-over-haley-stevens-in-60m-loss-for-aipac-corporations/ | Source: TruthOut
[08:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations | Truthout
[08:53]	TR News	"Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue ones own prosperity" https://apnews.com/article/japan-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-1d0af8bb88ad9ccd8958f751937ec6b0 | Source: Associated Press
[08:53]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-apnews.com | Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of US atomic bombing | AP News
[08:53]	TR News	Japan's recent military buildup is no different from recreating the arms race that led the country toward World War II
[08:54]	TR News	"Japan's recent military buildup is no different from recreating the arms race that led the country toward World War II" https://www.dw.com/en/hiroshima-survivors-warn-against-japan-rearmament-atomic-bomb-nuclear-weapons-nagasaki/a-78249290 | Source: Deutsche Welle
[08:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Hiroshima survivors warn against Japan's rearmament
[08:54]	TR News	Hiroshima https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_01545.html |
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[08:54]	TR News	"Nuclear sabres are being rattled once again in the name of power and coercion" https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168087 | Source: UN
[08:54]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-news.un.org | Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe | UN News
[08:55]	TR News	"Too many political leaders still consider nuclear deterrence a realistic approach and legitimize violence" https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/hiroshima-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-mayor-deplores-135411503 | Source: ABC
[08:55]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-abcnews.com | Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons - ABC News
[08:55]	TR News	"A moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m." https://japantoday.com/category/national/Hiroshima-urges-leaders-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons |
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[08:56]	TR News	"The American journalist's account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath, told through the eyes of Japanese survivors" https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/john-hersey-and-the-horrors-of-hiroshima/ |
[08:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-engelsbergideas.com | John Hersey and the horrors of Hiroshima - Engelsberg ideas
[08:56]	TR News	[Old] "The decree, which is expected to come into effect soon, extends the number of offences that carry the death penalty." https://unama.unmissions.org/en/news/un-high-commissioner-human-rights-volker-turk-addresses-human-rights-council-afghanistan |
[08:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-unama.unmissions.org | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk addresses Human Rights Council on Afghanistan | UNAMA
[08:56]	TR News	"Investigators say both the smuggled migrants and the suspected members of the criminal organisation are from East Africa." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239741 | Source: Yle
[08:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-yle.fi | Border Guard says East African smuggling network used Finland as transit route | Yle News | Yle
[08:57]	TR News	"Crew members are also worn out by working long, grueling shifts, with some rarely getting a day off" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-sailors-marines-iran-war-uss-lincoln-food-shortage-b3028371.html | Source: The Independent UK
[08:57]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.independent.co.uk | Sailors on USS Lincoln outside Iran are exhausted and suffering from poor morale on ship, families warn | The Independent
● Aug 07
[12:33]	TR News	blocked by gratuitous javascript https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/05/japan/hiroshima-bombing-disarmament-day/
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[12:33]	TR News	"The Gaza model in Lebanon is a List of Israeli War Crimes. The Media is Still Whitewashing Them. - DAWN" https://dawnmena.org/the-gaza-model-in-lebanon-is-a-list-of-israeli-war-crimes-the-media-is-still-whitewashing-them/
[12:33]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-dawnmena.org | The Gaza model in Lebanon is a List of Israeli War Crimes. The Media is Still Whitewashing Them. - DAWN
[12:33]	TR News	"The Left Insurgence Is on the Riseand the DNC Is Flailing | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-midterms-left/
[12:33]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Left Insurgence Is on the Riseand the DNC Is Flailing | The Nation
[12:34]	TR News	"Todd Blanche Sends Chilling Message to Every U.S. Attorney | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/post/214032/todd-blanche-message-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism
[12:34]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-newrepublic.com | Todd Blanche Sends Chilling Message to Every U.S. Attorney | The New Republic
[12:34]	TR News	"The Danger of Trumps Anti-Communist Rhetoric - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/suddenly-communists-are-everywhere/688161/
[12:34]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | The Danger of Trumps Anti-Communist Rhetoric - The Atlantic
● Aug 07
[13:31]	TR News	Cuba: What does Convicted Felon really want? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-cuba-what-does-trump-really-want
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[13:44]	TR News	Leftist Democrat urges unity after defeating establishment candidate in Michigan primary https://www.france24.com/en/leftist-democrat-urges-unity-after-defeating-establishment-candidate-in-michigan-primary-1
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[13:44]	TR News	Bus explosion near Damascus kills at least two, injures 13 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260806-damascus-bus-explosion-kills-two
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[13:46]	TR News	N. Korea fired short-range ballistic missile, says South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-koreas-military-says
[13:46]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea fires ballistic missile | The Straits Times
[13:48]	TR News	US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/08/us-military-says-there-was-no-white-phosphorus-leak-at-its-air-base-in-south-korea/
[13:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea | Federal News Network
[13:50]	TR News	Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-nations-fail-to-agree-on-statement-condemning-china-missile-test
[13:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test | The Straits Times
[13:50]	TR News	China confirms first deaths in South China Sea clash in decades https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/two-chinese-coast-guard-personnel-marked-as-martyrs-after-south-china-sea-collision-last-year
[13:50]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China confirms first deaths in South China Sea clash in decades | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	China's embassy in Argentina accuses US of obstructing cooperation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-embassy-in-argentina-accuses-us-of-obstructing-cooperation
[13:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China's embassy in Argentina accuses US of obstructing cooperation | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/pacific-ministers-to-debate-china-missile-statement
[13:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement | The Straits Times
[13:51]	TR News	Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic choke point during war games https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-troops-rehearse-sealing-off-key-bridge-at-strategic-chokepoint-during-war-games
[13:51]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic choke point during war games | The Straits Times
● Aug 07
[14:04]	TR News	How Canadas elite are selling Mark Carneys massive military buildup https://breachmedia.ca/how-canadas-elite-are-selling-mark-carneys-massive-military-buildup/
[14:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-breachmedia.ca | How Canadas elite are selling Mark Carneys massive military buildup The Breach
[14:05]	TR News	Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/nyregion/noncitizen-voter-registration-green-card.html
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[14:16]	TR News	UN experts call for accountability 20 years after killing of aid workers in Sri Lanka https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/un-experts-call-for-accountability-20-years-after-killing-of-aid-workers-in-sri-lanka/
[14:16]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN experts call for accountability 20 years after killing of aid workers in Sri Lanka - JURIST - News
[14:16]	TR News	308 abductees freed from separate attacks in Northern Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260806-308-abductees-freed-from-separate-attacks-in-northern-nigeria
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● Aug 07
[15:18]	TR News	Russia ramps up disinformation war as French presidential elections draw nearer https://www.france24.com/en/russia-ramps-up-disinformation-war-as-french-presidential-elections-draw-nearer
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[15:18]	TR News	Oman nature reserve threatened by oil spill https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-oman-nature-reserve-threatened-by-oil-spill-1
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[15:18]	TR News	The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-authoritarian-axis-looms-over-wars-in-ukraine-and-iran/
[15:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran | The Strategist
[15:19]	TR News	Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/europe-war-wildfires-migration.html
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[15:20]	TR News	Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraines Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-defense-patriots.html
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[15:20]	TR News	Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-what-we-know-about-north-korean-forces-joining-russias-war-against-ukraine
[15:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Explainer-What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's war against Ukraine | The Straits Times
[15:20]	TR News	Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html
[15:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft
[15:20]	TR News	Lithuanian intelligence says Russia may use Ukrainian drones to attack Baltic targets https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013086/lithuanian-intelligence-says-russia-may-use-ukrainian-drones-to-attack-baltic-targets
[15:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian intelligence says Russia may use Ukrainian drones to attack Baltic targets - LRT
[15:20]	TR News	Lithuanian PM says threat level unchanged after warning of possible false flag attacks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3013271/lithuanian-pm-says-threat-level-unchanged-after-warning-of-possible-false-flag-attacks
[15:20]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian PM says threat level unchanged after warning of possible false flag attacks - LRT
[15:20]	TR News	Ukraine strikes Russian refineries deep into the country https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-strikes-russian-refineries-deep-into-the-country
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[15:22]	TR News	Baiba Brae reaffirms Latvia's support for Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/06.08.2026-baiba-braze-reaffirms-latvias-support-for-ukraine.a657798/
[15:22]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Baiba Brae reaffirms Latvia's support for Ukraine / Article
[15:27]	TR News	Moscow Mitch Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-discharged-hospitalization-senate.html
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● Aug 07
[18:28]	admfubar	https://www.alternet.org/trump-america-first-missiles/
[18:28]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump just accidentally revealed a massive 'America First' betrayal - Alternet.org
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[18:48]	admfubar	https://futurism.com/science-energy/jpmorgan-chase-lawsuit-sues-sand-erosion-mortgage
[18:48]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Man Sues Bank for Being Stupid Enough to Give Him a Mortgage Even When Experts Were Warning Him It Was About to Fall Into the Ocean
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