●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 09, 2025 ●● ● Aug 09 [01:17] TR News Internet 'hearsay' https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-fake-claim-of-uk-officers-captured-in-ukraine/a-73550133 [01:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fact check: Fake claim of UK officers 'captured' in Ukraine DW 08/07/2025 [01:20] TR News Help the Microsoft group front FSFE to connect with representatives https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250731-01.en.html [01:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | Help the FSFE to connect with representatives - FSFE [01:20] TR News DMA news https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202508.en.html [01:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | MP Explore +++ CRA questionnaire +++ DMA news - FSFE [01:20] TR News Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres https://xkcd.com/3122/ [01:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres [01:21] TR News Canon https://xkcd.com/3123/ [01:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Canon [01:22] TR News "Political violence in favor of bad things happen on the daily. The government we voted in and trust sell weapons to warring nations and invest in settler colonialism and wreck the planet with their gasoline. Tyranny in protection of wealth is endorsed and loved by them." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/political-violence [01:23] TR News oatmeal cookies gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/food/2025-08-08.oatmeal-cookies.gmi [01:24] TR News dream; wolverine gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/dream/wolverine [01:25] TR News "One annoyance: You cant just ask an LLM to make one for you like you can, say, a bookmarklet. You can have an LLM make you the code bits of a Shortcut or Automator action, but I tried to make a Shortcut and ChatGPT couldnt whip one up." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/ [01:26] TR News inside gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/inside [01:27] TR News "My daughter loves water painting. She dips her brush in water and traces abstract patterns on the brown craft paper. With a light touch the stroke fades right away, leaving a thin playful ribbon chasing after. With a heavy touch the soaked splotches last for a minute or so, blooming in reverse slowly back to nothing." gemini://hyena.smol.pub/water-painting [01:29] TR News "So I'm James, I'm 24, and I've had this site for maybe a year and a half now? I was so excited about having a place to put my thoughts and to talk about my hobbies and ideas and interests that I became kind of overwhelmed by that fact and became too terrified of openly sharing those things where somebody can read them" gemini://jamesisnotaduck.smol.pub/thefirstpost [01:36] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [01:36] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2025: Water Painting and Political Violence https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2025_Water_Painting_and_Political_Violence.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2025_Water_Painting_and_Political_Violence.gmi [01:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [01:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2025: Water Painting and Political Violence [01:36] TR News Red Hat. "A few white male middle managers got let go recently. The females got re-assigned to other positions." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1s1fqkc [01:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1s1fqkc ) [01:38] TR News Former Gears of War boss becomes former Diablo boss as Rod Fergusson leaves Microsoft https://www.gamesradar.com/games/diablo/former-gears-of-war-boss-becomes-former-diablo-boss-as-rod-fergusson-leaves-microsoft-a-third-time-sword-in-hand-after-5-years-overseeing-the-arpg-series-im-proud-of-what-weve-built/ [01:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Former Gears of War boss becomes former Diablo boss as Rod Fergusson leaves Microsoft a third time, "sword in hand," after 5 years overseeing the ARPG series: "I'm proud of what we've built" | GamesRadar+ [01:39] TR News "If you show up and get the free money and free drinks, why not? I can do it on the weekend too if they pay me double." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs [01:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20bjyxs ) [01:46] TR News Grounded https://xkcd.com/3124/ [01:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Grounded [01:48] TR News Snake-in-the-Box Problem https://xkcd.com/3125/ [01:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Snake-in-the-Box Problem ● Aug 09 [02:02] TR News (NEW): MocaccinoOS v1.8.4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/MocaccinoOS_v1_8_4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/MocaccinoOS_v1_8_4.gmi [02:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines MocaccinoOS v1.8.4 [02:02] TR News DragonOS Noble_R7 is out https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/files/ [02:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/ ) [02:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/files/ ) [02:03] TR News Distribution Release: PorteuX 2.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/12514 [02:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12514 ) [02:10] TR News catastrophic death tolls of the past https://theconversation.com/pacific-tsunami-modern-early-warning-systems-prevent-the-catastrophic-death-tolls-of-the-past-262283 [02:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Pacific tsunami: modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past [02:10] TR News technology reduces the power of a relationship https://theconversation.com/love-in-the-age-of-whatsapp-a-philosopher-explains-how-technology-reduces-the-power-of-a-relationship-254342 [02:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Love in the age of WhatsApp a philosopher explains how technology reduces the power of a relationship [02:11] TR News Can the media please step this "age of AI" BS? Hey Hi is not new and what it calls "AI" isn't even ML. [02:12] TR News Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Released From Israeli Prison https://truthout.org/articles/us-activist-chris-smalls-released-from-israeli-prison-after-beating-by-officers/ [02:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Released From Israeli Prison | Truthout [02:12] TR News "Value" or fake? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/red-friday-chaos-dow-nosedives-trumps-tariff-blitz-rattles-wall-street-amazon-shares-crash-2-1740006 [02:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Red Friday Chaos: Dow Nosedives as Trump's Tariff Blitz Rattles Wall Street and Amazon Shares CRASH 2 Trillion in Value at Risk | IBTimes UK [02:13] TR News Price Surge https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-04/brazil-dismisses-calls-to-relocate-cop30-amid-amazon-city-price-surge [02:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-08-04/brazil-dismisses-calls-to-relocate-cop30-amid-amazon-city-price-surge ) [02:13] TR News Why on Earth is the planets day getting shorter? https://theconversation.com/why-on-earth-is-the-planets-day-getting-shorter-260946 [02:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Why on Earth is the planets day getting shorter? 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You can manage RGB lighting, fan speeds, system metrics, as well as keyboards, mice and headsets via a web dashboard." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/openlinkhub-for-managing-icue-link-hub-and-various-corsair-devices-on-linux-expands-device-support/ [02:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenLinkHub for managing iCUE LINK Hub and various Corsair devices on Linux expands device support | GamingOnLinux [02:33] TR News "I'm hoping it's just another Hunt: Showdown 1896 situation, or the numerous times THE FINALS gets momentarily broken instead of being actively blocked like Apex Legends and many others. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-080825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-080825.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 08, 2025 [02:45] TR News Upcycling under EU copyright law: from infringement risks to protectability requirements http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-upcycling-under-eu-copyright.html [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest post] Upcycling under EU copyright law: from infringement risks to protectability requirements - The IPKat [02:46] TR News How to install the Chromium browser on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=uqeX9DzYGG8 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/08/how-to-install-chromium-browser-on.html [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=uqeX9DzYGG8?v=uqeX9DzYGG8 ) [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linuxmadesimple.info | How to install the Chromium browser on Kubuntu 24.04 [02:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 08, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_08_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_08_2025.gmi [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 08, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-08.txt [02:50] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:51] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:55] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [02:56] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode-hk7ah0.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [02:57] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@freenode-hk7ah0.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 09 [03:03] TR News Avram Piltch is AGAIN promoting Microsoft LLMs. The Register MS is compromised. [03:03] TR News More spam there: "OpenAI's GPT-5 is here with up to 80% fewer hallucinations". Microsoft marketing, false claims. [03:04] TR News They even embed the MARKETING videos in the 'articles' [03:16] TR News Techrights Besieged by Plagiarists Who Play With LLMs and Image Fusions https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Besieged_by_Plagiarists_Who_Play_With_LLMs_and_Image_Fusions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Besieged_by_Plagiarists_Who_Play_With_LLMs_and_Image_Fusions.gmi [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Besieged by Plagiarists Who Play With LLMs and Image Fusions [03:28] TR News Techrights Microsoft Lunduke is Just Provoking People for Provocation's Sake https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Just_Provoking_People_for_Provocation_s_Sa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Microsoft_Lunduke_is_Just_Provoking_People_for_Provocation_s_Sa.gmi [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke is Just Provoking People for Provocation's Sake ● Aug 09 [04:05] TR News Techrights Informal Open Letter to the Lawyer of the Microsofters (on Who's Funding the SLAPPs Against Techrights) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Informal_Open_Letter_to_the_Lawyer_of_the_Microsofters_on_Who_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Informal_Open_Letter_to_the_Lawyer_of_the_Microsofters_on_Who_s.gmi [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Informal Open Letter to the Lawyer of the Microsofters (on Who's Funding the SLAPPs Against Techrights) [04:23] TR News Techrights Hate Mail From Anonymous Cowards https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Hate_Mail_From_Anonymous_Cowards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Hate_Mail_From_Anonymous_Cowards.gmi [04:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Hate Mail From Anonymous Cowards [04:32] TR News Ex-White House cyber, counter-terrorism guru: Microsoft considers security an annoyance, not a necessity https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/exwhite_house_cyber_and_counterterrorism/ [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ex-White House cyber guru talks Microsoft security fails The Register [04:33] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-09.gmi [04:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1377.jpg [04:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1727.jpg ● Aug 09 [05:50] *Techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:50] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:50] *logbackup has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:51] TR News Kangaroo Courts of EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/non-change-epos-guidance-to-examiners.html [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | No change: The EPO's guidance to Examiners on how to apply G1/24 - The IPKat [05:52] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:52] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:52] *logbackup (~quassel@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:52] TR News Tribunals without independence from corrupt EPO management http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-reproducibility-challenge-for.html [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The reproducibility challenge for advanced therapies (T 0827/23) - The IPKat [05:53] TR News CJEU: National trade name rights are not governed by the EU Trade Mark Directive http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/cjeu-national-trade-name-rights-are-not.html [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | CJEU: National trade name rights are not governed by the EU Trade Mark Directive - The IPKat [05:53] TR News Was Mary lost in cyberspace? A domain name decision that aims to redefine the Oki Data criteria http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/guest-post-was-mary-lost-in-cyberspace.html [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest post] Was Mary lost in cyberspace? A domain name decision that aims to redefine the Oki Data criteria - The IPKat [05:55] TR News Serialisation in Perl https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/serialisation-in-perl [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theweeklychallenge.org | Serialisation in Perl [05:55] TR News Caching in Perl https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/caching-in-perl [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theweeklychallenge.org | Caching in Perl [05:56] TR News DebConf25 closes in Brest and DebConf26 announced https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250803 [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.debian.org | Debian -- News -- DebConf25 closes in Brest and DebConf26 announced ● Aug 09 [06:01] TR News earthquakes https://www.dw.com/en/learning-to-live-with-earthquakes-lessons-from-around-the-world/a-72375835 [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Living with earthquakes: Lessons from resilient countries DW 07/30/2025 [06:02] TR News Will Australia's youth social media ban work? https://www.dw.com/en/will-australia-s-youth-social-media-ban-work/a-73230182 [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Will Australia's youth social media ban work? DW 07/31/2025 [06:09] TR News Why Qatar's gas lifeline to Germany is at risk https://www.dw.com/en/why-qatar-s-gas-lifeline-to-germany-is-at-risk/a-73460153 [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Qatar's gas lifeline to Germany is at risk DW 08/01/2025 [06:09] TR News [Older] US and Pakistan strike trade deal to develop oil reserves https://www.dw.com/en/us-and-pakistan-strike-trade-deal-to-develop-oil-reserves/a-73477192 https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-the-us-and-pakistan-making-an-oil-deal/a-73498835 [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US, Pakistan strike trade deal to develop oil reserves DW 07/31/2025 [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why are the US and Pakistan making an oil deal? DW 08/01/2025 [06:43] TR News Techrights There Are Probably Over a Million Pages in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/There_Are_Probably_Over_a_Million_Pages_in_Geminispace.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/There_Are_Probably_Over_a_Million_Pages_in_Geminispace.gmi [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights There Are Probably Over a Million Pages in Geminispace ● Aug 09 [07:05] TR News Techrights The Register MS: We Know Slop is a Bubble and Mindless Hype, But We Get Paid to Participate https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_We_Know_Slop_is_a_Bubble_and_Mindless_Hype_But_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_We_Know_Slop_is_a_Bubble_and_Mindless_Hype_But_.gmi [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS: We Know Slop is a Bubble and Mindless Hype, But We Get Paid to Participate [07:08] TR News Microsoft sez. Was that really the cause? https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/sudden_spike_in_demand_azure_issues/ [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Sudden spike in demand causes issues in Azure East US region The Register [07:13] TR News Old: 40 Years of GNU: What Did the Software Engineering Industry Learn from It? https://levelup.gitconnected.com/gnu-software-open-source-impact-2d1880fed07c [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-levelup.gitconnected.com | 40 Years of GNU: What Did Software Engineering Learn from It? | Level Up Coding [07:14] TR News No original article since March, almost 6 months ago https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/ [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Open Source Watch [07:14] TR News surveillance https://www.dw.com/en/stasi-how-the-gdr-kept-its-citizens-under-surveillance/a-73491436 [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stasi: How the GDR kept its citizens under surveillance DW 08/01/2025 [07:14] TR News tariffs against Brazil https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-high-tariffs-against-brazil-could-backfire/a-73500652 [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Trump's high tariffs against Brazil could backfire DW 08/01/2025 [07:15] TR News Wolf numbers on rise in much of country https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-wolf-numbers-on-rise-in-much-of-country/live-73491953 [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany updates: Wolf numbers on rise in much of country DW 08/01/2025 [07:15] TR News MElon "AI" https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-grok-gets-it-wrong-on-gaza-s-malnourished-kids/a-73498004 [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fact check: Grok gets it wrong on Gaza's malnourished kids DW 08/01/2025 [07:16] TR News Sabotage suspected in major rail disruption https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-sabotage-suspected-in-major-rail-disruption/live-73477096 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-second-arson-attack-on-rail-line-in-two-days/a-73493886 [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany updates: Sabotage suspected in major rail disruption DW 07/31/2025 [07:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany: Second arson attack on rail line in two days DW 08/01/2025 [07:25] TR News Fake medication https://www.dw.com/en/fake-medication-is-a-problem-across-the-world/a-73485009 [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fake medication is a problem across the world DW 07/31/2025 [07:25] TR News Telegram group sparks outrage over voyeur videos https://www.dw.com/en/china-telegram-group-sparks-outrage-over-voyeur-videos/a-73485119 [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-China: Telegram group sparks outrage over voyeur videos DW 07/31/2025 [07:25] TR News Will Germany raise retirement age beyond 67? https://www.dw.com/en/will-germany-raise-retirement-age-beyond-67/a-73472863 MSM chorus these days; people should work till death, the state cannot sustain them, nor can "pension"/ponzi (tied to stock market's fraudulent "evaluations" or "valuations") [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Will Germany raise retirement age beyond 67? DW 08/01/2025 [07:26] TR News "The world is different from 1980's. Different license approaches are needed and Richard Stallman is not God." The world is different from 1980's. Different license approaches are needed and Richard Stallman is not God. [07:44] TR News Techrights Eventually UEFI 'Secure Boot' Will be Dropped (Users Will Demand Its Removal and Boycott Its Pushers) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Eventually_UEFI_Secure_Boot_Will_be_Dropped_Users_Will_Demand_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Eventually_UEFI_Secure_Boot_Will_be_Dropped_Users_Will_Demand_I.gmi [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Eventually UEFI 'Secure Boot' Will be Dropped (Users Will Demand Its Removal and Boycott Its Pushers) ● Aug 09 [08:09] TR News Techrights Most of Geminispace Can Probably Fit on a CD-ROM or a DVD (the Textual Part) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Most_of_Geminispace_Can_Probably_Fit_on_a_CD_ROM_or_a_DVD_the_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Most_of_Geminispace_Can_Probably_Fit_on_a_CD_ROM_or_a_DVD_the_T.gmi [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Most of Geminispace Can Probably Fit on a CD-ROM or a DVD (the Textual Part) [08:27] TR News liquid rules https://www.dw.com/en/europe-s-airports-prepare-to-ease-unpopular-liquid-rules/a-73496159 [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Europe's airports prepare to ease unpopular liquid rules DW 08/01/2025 [08:29] TR News "For August 7th Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental to get more Windows games working better on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-dualsense-god-eater-resurrection-crysis-3-resident-evil-village-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental gets fixes for DualSense, God Eater Resurrection, Crysis 3, Resident Evil Village and more | GamingOnLinux [08:29] TR News "Big updates for id Software games DOOM Eternal and DOOM: The Dark Ages have landed and they both sound pretty great." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/doom-eternal-gets-modding-and-doom-the-dark-ages-gets-an-endless-arena-mode/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOOM Eternal gets modding and DOOM: The Dark Ages gets an endless arena mode | GamingOnLinux [08:31] TR News "Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) version 0.8.1 has been released, giving you more options for getting the best performance out of your GPU. Since we have no proper GPU control panels on Linux, tools like LACT are a must-have." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/linux-gpu-configuration-and-monitoring-tool-lact-gets-expanded-support-for-older-amd-gpus/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) gets expanded support for older AMD GPUs | GamingOnLinux [08:31] TR News "Managing your hardware fully on Linux can be a hassle since vendors don't support it directly usually, but OpenLinkHub makes Corsair devices a bit easier." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/openlinkhub-for-managing-icue-link-hub-and-various-corsair-devices-on-linux-expands-device-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenLinkHub for managing iCUE LINK Hub and various Corsair devices on Linux expands device support | GamingOnLinux [08:33] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 22.1 Xia Cinnamon review - Reasonable, rounded https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Linux_Mint_22_1_Xia_Cinnamon_review_Reasonable_rounded.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Linux_Mint_22_1_Xia_Cinnamon_review_Reasonable_rounded.gmi [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint 22.1 Xia Cinnamon review - Reasonable, rounded [08:33] TR News "Scott Bessent Admits Americans Pay for Trump's Tariffs" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/scott-bessent-admits-americans-pay-trump-tariffs-1235403145/ [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Scott Bessent Admits Americans Pay for Trump's Tariffs [08:33] TR News "Its Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Stagflation" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-beginning-to-smell-a-lot-like [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Its Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Stagflation [08:34] TR News tomshardware revisionism. https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/40-years-of-windows-how-windows-xp-changed-everything "they couldn't even copy well / quickly" | "The problem with Microsoft is that they simply have no taste." | oddly, all links to the 'look and feel' lawsuit are not to be found [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | 40 years of Windows: How XP changed everything | Tom's Hardware [08:34] TR News "Microsoft 365: EU-Kommission stellt Schutz sensibler Behrdendaten auf dnnes Eis" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/microsoft-365-eu-kommission-stellt-schutz-sensibler-behoerdendaten-auf-duennes-eis/ [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Microsoft 365: EU-Kommission stellt Schutz sensibler Behrdendaten auf dnnes Eis [08:36] TR News "At the end of the day, the three representatives threw their full support behind the most ruthless gutting of a public health care program in the nations history" [08:36] TR News "and now through performative resolutions are attempting to reframe their actions as a heroic defense of the program they sought to kneecap." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/vulnerable-republicans-praise-medicaid-voting-cuts-1235403578/ [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Vulnerable Republicans Try to Praise Medicaid After Voting for Cuts [08:37] TR News "Ubuntu Replacing wget With wcurl" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/07/0255247 see also https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/The_OSI_Has_Been_Silent_for_Over_3_Weeks_It_Has_a_Severe_Trust_.shtml and http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Ubuntu Replacing wget With wcurl - SoylentNews [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The OSI Has Been Silent for Over 3 Weeks, It Has a Severe Trust Issue After Promoting Microsoft and Proprietary GitHub [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ubuntu Becomes Microsoft GitHub, Based on Decision Made by British Army Officer [08:37] TR News "yt-dlp" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/yt-dlp/ [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/yt-dlp/ ) [08:37] TR News "Saudi firm plans low-orbit satellite network" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/08/2025/saudi-firm-plans-low-orbit-satellite-network [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Saudi firm plans low-orbit satellite network | Semafor [08:38] TR News "They don't make them like they used to right? Caesar III is a classic and you can play it with plenty of enhancements with Julius." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/open-source-re-implementation-of-caesar-iii-levels-up-in-the-new-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open source re-implementation of Caesar III levels up in the new release | GamingOnLinux [08:38] TR News "With a demo available, Cleaning Up! looks like pure joy if you love making things sparkle." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/cleaning-up-is-an-upcoming-wholesome-and-satisfying-game-about-tidying/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cleaning Up! is an upcoming wholesome and satisfying game about tidying | GamingOnLinux [08:39] TR News "Another one for the Google (and Valve) graveyard, this time it's Steam for Chromebooks as it's being killed off early next year." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-for-chromeos-chromebooks-is-being-killed-off/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks is being killed off | GamingOnLinux [08:40] TR News "The newly launched Humble Uncharted Realms Bundle has 9 games and a good few of them are really good, some cheap treats for the weekend." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/humbles-uncharted-realms-bundle-has-9-fun-picks-to-grab-for-the-weekend/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Humble's Uncharted Realms Bundle has 9 fun picks to grab for the weekend | GamingOnLinux [08:41] TR News "Valve released a small update to the Steam Beta Client to continue working on the newer Performance Monitor." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steams-performance-monitor-now-supports-showing-cpu-temperature/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam's Performance Monitor now supports showing CPU temperature | GamingOnLinux [08:44] TR News "Ann Arbor congresswoman honored for support of scientific research amid federal cuts - mlive.com" https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/08/ann-arbor-congresswoman-honored-for-support-of-scientific-research-amid-federal-cuts.html [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ann Arbor congresswoman honored for support of scientific research amid federal cuts - mlive.com [08:45] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam for Chromebook, OpenLinkHub, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Games_Steam_for_Chromebook_OpenLinkHub_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Games_Steam_for_Chromebook_OpenLinkHub_and_More.gmi [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam for Chromebook, OpenLinkHub, and More [08:47] TR News "The fight to get a legendary Marine the Medal of Honor" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-trump-medal-honor/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | The fight to get a legendary Marine the Medal of Honor [08:47] TR News "As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump" https://kyivindependent.com/as-ceasefire-deadline-passes-no-additional-russia-sanctions-announced-by-trump/ [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump [08:47] TR News "Russian stuff blowing up: It's deadline day and Trump goes TACO again" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/8/2337363/-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-It-s-deadline-day-and-Trump-goes-TACO-again [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailykos.com | Russian stuff blowing up: It's deadline day and Trump goes TACO again [08:52] TR News apropos "meeting" in Alaska next week https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and ) [08:52] TR News "Purra wants to close Finland's education agency following her party's accusations of 'woke ideology'" https://yle.fi/a/74-20176522?origin=rss [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Purra wants to close Finland's education agency following her party's accusations of 'woke ideology' | Yle News | Yle [08:53] TR News "USA skrper tonen om yttrandefriheten i EU" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/08/usa-skarper-tonen-om-yttrandefriheten-i-eu/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | USA skrper tonen om yttrandefriheten i EU [08:54] TR News "Microsoft killing its free highly rated document scanner app soon this year - Neowin" https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-killing-its-free-highly-rated-document-scanner-app-soon-this-year/ [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | Microsoft killing its free highly rated document scanner app soon this year - Neowin ● Aug 09 [09:10] TR News Techrights After Shutting Down Studios, Divisions, Applications (e.g. Skype) Microsoft is Also Shutting Down 'Apps' https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/After_Shutting_Down_Studios_Divisions_Applications_e_g_Skype_Mi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/After_Shutting_Down_Studios_Divisions_Applications_e_g_Skype_Mi.gmi [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights After Shutting Down Studios, Divisions, Applications (e.g. Skype) Microsoft is Also Shutting Down 'Apps' [09:14] TR News Frontier Airlines CEO Warning Predicts Fewer Local Flights: Is The Carrier In Financial Trouble? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/frontier-airlines-ceo-warning-predicts-fewer-local-flights-carrier-financial-trouble-1740669 [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Frontier Airlines CEO Warning Predicts Fewer Local Flights: Is The Carrier In Financial Trouble? | IBTimes UK [09:16] TR News "The news" in 2025 is a vast sea of buzzwords. Worse yet, a lot of it is slop. Get in losers, we need to leave the Web.... [09:21] TR News DC Stadium https://fair.org/home/raeghn-draper-on-tipped-workers-pete-tucker-on-dc-stadium/ | Source: FAIR [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Raeghn Draper on Tipped Workers, Pete Tucker on DC Stadium FAIR [09:21] TR News "Bad Breakfast" https://thedissenter.org/police-who-have-bad-breakfast-may-not-arrest-reporters-who-stand-too-close-appeals-court-rules/ | Source: The Dissenter [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thedissenter.org | Appeals Court Rules Against Indiana Police 'Buffer Law' [09:21] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: quick toggles in System Settings https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/This_Week_in_Plasma_quick_toggles_in_System_Settings.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/This_Week_in_Plasma_quick_toggles_in_System_Settings.gmi [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: quick toggles in System Settings [09:22] TR News "Anthropomorphize" https://therevelator.org/anthropomorphize-animals/ | Source: The Revelator [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | We Dont Have to Anthropomorphize Animals to Care About Them The Revelator [09:23] TR News "Orbn blames Trump" https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/08/08/orban-blames-trump-for-the-ukraine-war-dragging-on | Source: Insight Hungary [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | Orbn blames Trump for the Ukraine war dragging on - InsightHungary [09:31] TR News "How does it know? Because its trained on all the ramen recipes that multiple recipe authors spent hours, weeks, years perfecting." https://localghost.dev/blog/this-website-is-for-humans/ | Source: Sophie Koonin [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localghost.dev | This website is for humans - localghost [09:32] TR News "Generative AI is a blender chewing up other peoples hard work, outputting a sad mush that kind of resembles what youre looking for, but without any of the credibility or soul. Magic." [09:32] TR News "Preservationists at the Video Game History Foundation purchased the rights to Computer Entertainer, the first video game magazine ever written and uploaded it for free." https://www.404media.co/computer-entertainer-magazine-archived-online-video-game-history-foundation/ | Source: 404 Media [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda [09:32] TR News "Reports that the Nigerian Copyright Commission had recently shut down a pirate site didn't sound especially interesting." https://torrentfreak.com/moviebox-is-still-alive-and-preparing-to-fight-intellectual-property-thieves-250808/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MovieBox is Still Alive and Preparing to Fight Intellectual Property Thieves * TorrentFreak [09:33] TR News "Neither plaintiff nor any of his representatives granted defendant Tyson permission to use the song title Murdergram to promote his boxing match with Jake Paul" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/08/mike-tyson-sued-for-copyright-infringement/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/08/mike-tyson-sued-for-copyright-infringement/ ) [09:41] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [09:48] TR News "It alleges that the best price pledge on Booking.com was extracted from hotels under huge pressure not to offer rooms at lower prices on other platforms, including their own websites." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/07/thousands-of-hotels-in-europe-to-sue-booking-com-over-abusive-practices | Source: The Guardian UK [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Thousands of hotels in Europe to sue Booking.com over abusive practices | Travel & leisure | The Guardian [09:48] TR News "In response multiple SEO experts have pointed out that many websites are seeing declines in traffic as documented by the Google Search Console measurement tool, and that there are various surveys showing a drop in clickthroughs." https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-search-clicks-traffic-2025-ai-overviews/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google told to 'stop the BS' as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs - Press Gazette [09:49] TR News "But all of that blinded people to Apples monopolistic ways. And I guarantee you there are still folks out there wholl defend every single one of Apples vindictive decisions. For them, yes, the label sheep applies." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/japan-apple-browser-ban/ | Source: Zimbabwe [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/japan-apple-browser-ban/ ) [09:50] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/physical-media-collectors-trend-viral-streamers-1235387314/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame [09:53] TR News (NEW): PeaZip 10.6 Introduces Dynamic Virtual Mode, Improves Archive Pre-Parsing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/PeaZip_10_6_Introduces_Dynamic_Virtual_Mode_Improves_Archive_Pr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/PeaZip_10_6_Introduces_Dynamic_Virtual_Mode_Improves_Archive_Pr.gmi [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PeaZip 10.6 Introduces Dynamic Virtual Mode, Improves Archive Pre-Parsing [09:55] TR News (NEW): 6 mistakes I made when choosing a Linux distro for my PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/6_mistakes_I_made_when_choosing_a_Linux_distro_for_my_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/6_mistakes_I_made_when_choosing_a_Linux_distro_for_my_PC.gmi [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 6 mistakes I made when choosing a Linux distro for my PC [09:56] TR News (NEW): 3 Ways to Test a Linux Distro Without Using a USB Drive https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/3_Ways_to_Test_a_Linux_Distro_Without_Using_a_USB_Drive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/3_Ways_to_Test_a_Linux_Distro_Without_Using_a_USB_Drive.gmi [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3 Ways to Test a Linux Distro Without Using a USB Drive ● Aug 09 [10:01] TR News (NEW): MariaDB 12.0 Lands with InnoDB Fixes and Expanded Platform Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/MariaDB_12_0_Lands_with_InnoDB_Fixes_and_Expanded_Platform_Supp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/MariaDB_12_0_Lands_with_InnoDB_Fixes_and_Expanded_Platform_Supp.gmi [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines MariaDB 12.0 Lands with InnoDB Fixes and Expanded Platform Support [10:08] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:17] TR News "The older I get, the more comfortable I become with complaining. Not merely moaning on social media, but writing a direct email to the perpetrator of some annoyance." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-upgrade-an-ebook/ | Source: Terence Eden [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | How long does it take to upgrade an eBook? Terence Edens Blog [10:19] TR News "DRC authorities should unconditionally release journalists Glody Ndaya and Esprant Kasongo and end the use of laws that have censorious roots in the colonial era" https://cpj.org/2025/08/2-drc-journalists-jailed-following-defamation-complaints/ | Source: CPJ [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | 2 DRC journalists jailed following defamation complaints - Committee to Protect Journalists [10:34] TR News "While the amendments are being framed as a measure to protect individual privacy, the vague and overly broad language poses a serious threat to press freedom" https://cpj.org/2025/08/qatar-cybercrime-law-amendments-raise-press-freedom-concerns/ | Source: CPJ [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Qatar cybercrime law amendments raise press freedom concerns - Committee to Protect Journalists [10:34] TR News "They span major legacy organizations, small community newspapers, digital start-ups and public broadcasters." https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/08/07/illinois-journalism-tax-credits-4-million/index.html | Source: Northwestern University [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Illinois Newsrooms Receive $4 Million from State | Local News Initiative [10:34] TR News "In June, journalists at Verstka and iStories published an investigation reporting that Deripaska is mentioned as a client in a criminal case against several men who involved underage girls in prostitution." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/billionaire-oleg-deripaska-sues-russian-journalist-after-court-ordered-on-air-retraction-and-a-cat-vomit-apology | Source: Meduza [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Billionaire Oleg Deripaska sues Russian journalist after courtordered onair retraction and a catvomit apology Meduza [10:35] TR News "Indias stand-up scene has evolved dramatically in the last decade, with Indian comics packing stadiums and raking in millions of views on platforms like YouTube." https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0808/india-comedy-free-speech | Source: CS Monitor [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Indias booming comedy scene became a free speech frontier - CSMonitor.com [10:35] TR News "Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday (August 8, 2025) distanced himself from the recent ban on 25 books by the Lieutenant-Governors administration." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/have-never-banned-books-never-will-says-jk-cm-omar-abdullah/article69910927.ece | Source: The Hindu [10:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Have never banned books, never will, says J&K CM Omar Abdullah - The Hindu [10:35] TR News "The regime isn't just punishing dissent. It's trying actually to erase the memory of 2020." https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-attacks-opposition-anniversary-protests/33497597.html | Source: RFERL [10:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Belarus Steps Up Attacks On Opposition, 5 Years After Crushing Mass Protests [10:37] TR News "For the White House exhibit, PragerU created AI-generated videos of the Founding Fathers delivering patriotic accounts of the Revolution." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/422812/prageru-education-pbs-npr-cpb-defunding | Source: Vox [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PragerU: The PBS education alternative for Republicans and Trump. | Vox [10:37] TR News "Meta Platforms has acquired WaveForms AI, a startup using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and mimic emotion in audio. Founded by former OpenAI and Google employees, WaveForms launched in December 2024." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-acquires-ai-audio-startup-waveforms/articleshow/123180480.cms | Source: India Times [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms - The Economic Times [10:38] TR News "SoftBank Group is reportedly acquiring Foxconns Ohio EV plant to kickstart its $500 billion Stargate data center project with OpenAI and Oracle. The move signals SoftBanks push into AI infrastructure." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/softbank-buys-foxconns-ohio-plant-to-jumpstart-stargate-ai-push-report/articleshow/123186918.cms | Source: India Times [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | SoftBank buys Foxconn's Ohio plant to jumpstart Stargate AI push: Report - The Economic Times [10:38] TR News "Thats a linchpin scene from Terry Gilliams visionary 1985 masterpiece Brazil, a prophetic and bleakly satirical depiction of a society entombed in fascism. Whats amazing about Brazil, even after 40 years" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-07/terry-gilliams-1985-masterpiece-brazil-foretold-our-drift-toward-fascism | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Hiltzik: The beauty and horror of "Brazil" - Los Angeles Times [10:38] TR News "Geist says the legislation was controversial for that reason and because of its narrow definition of what Canadian content actually is." https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-online-streaming-act-trade-1.7604639 | Source: CBC [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Some U.S. Republicans want Canada to axe its Online Streaming Act | CBC News [10:39] TR News "The first country to do so could potentially declare a keep-out zone." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/nasa_boss_calls_for_nuclear/ | Source: The Register UK [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | NASA boss calls for nuclear reactor on the Moon The Register [10:39] TR News "NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. Its an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED." https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-us-is-racing-to-build-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon/ | Source: Wired [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon | WIRED [10:40] TR News "There are two main types: the non-tornadic, which are more common and can even form without severe storms, and the tornadic, associated with more violent systems." https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-08-08-u1-e74-s27061-nid308616-impresionante-tromba-marina-causa-panico-malecon-habana | [10:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.cibercuba.com | An impressive waterspout causes panic on the Malecn in Havana [10:41] TR News "As media outlets reveal new information about the Epstein case and his long-ago personal relationship with Trump, the U.S. president and his administration have tried to shift the narrative." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-epstein-timeline-1.7604277 | Source: CBC [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump: a timeline | CBC News [10:41] TR News "A startup nonprofit is trying to make it easier for tech workers to blow the whistle by connecting them with others who have witnessed similar problems." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/08/2025/nonprofit-psst-connects-tech-whistleblowers-to-improve-ai-oversight | Source: Semafor Inc [10:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nonprofit Psst connects tech whistleblowers to improve AI oversight | Semafor [10:42] TR News "Nagasaki is marking the U.S. atomic attack on the southern Japanese city 80 years ago and survivors of the attack are working to make their hometown the last place on earth hit by the bomb." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/asia/nagasaki-marks-80-years-since-atomic-bombing-survivors-urge-nuke-ban-1896424 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [10:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Nagasaki Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing, Survivors Urge Nuke Ban [10:42] TR News "The numbers are damning." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/08/doges-efficiency-theater-wasted-21-7-billion-while-destroying-life-saving-programs-based-on-conspiracy-theories/ | Source: Techdirt [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOGEs Efficiency Theater: Wasted $21.7 Billion While Destroying Life-Saving Programs Based On Conspiracy Theories | Techdirt [10:43] TR News "The incompetence of it all isat some levelpolitically useful for those of us in the business of trying to fight for the survival of our democratic republic." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-emperors-nuclear-circus | Source: Mike Brock [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Emperors Nuclear Circus - by Mike Brock [10:43] TR News "According to three people familiar with the command, Musk told a senior engineer at the California offices of SpaceX, the Musk venture that controls Starlink" https://www.reuters.com/investigations/musk-ordered-shutdown-starlink-satellite-service-ukraine-retook-territory-russia-2025-07-25/ | Source: Reuters [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/musk-ordered-shutdown-starlink-satellite-service-ukraine-retook-territory-russia-2025-07-25/ ) [10:44] TR News "Two ISIS members were captured by Internal Security Forces in Raqqa before they could carry out attack orders they had received from Turkey." https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/confessions-of-isis-members-affiliated-with-turkey-80684 | Source: ANF News [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Confessions of ISIS members affiliated with Turkey [10:45] TR News "But now the same researchers have found that at least one implementation of the end-to-end encryption solution endorsed by ETSI" https://www.wired.com/story/encryption-made-for-police-and-military-radios-may-be-easily-cracked-researchers-find/ | Source: Wired [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked | WIRED [10:45] TR News "MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis welcomed the proposals as he said likely one in five smart meters are faulty." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/compensation-smart-meters-faulty-installation-delays-ofgem-b2803928.html | Source: The Independent UK [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Customers set for compensation payout from energy firms for faulty smart meters | The Independent [10:45] TR News "California and 19 other states on Thursday asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from giving Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency unfettered access to private information of Medicaid recipients." https://www.courthousenews.com/california-pushes-to-protect-private-medicaid-data-from-ice/ | Source: Court House News [10:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/california-pushes-to-protect-private-medicaid-data-from-ice/ ) [10:46] TR News "But like the app it sought to emulate, TeaOnHer contains security flaws of its own." https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/ | Source: TechCrunch [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users' personal data and driver's licenses | TechCrunch [10:46] TR News "Unfortunately, TeaOnHer hasn't stopped at copying the functionality of the original Tea app (albeit skewed towards men rating women). It also appears to have carelessly mimicked the Tea app's recklessness when it comes to data security." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/teaonher-copies-everything-from-tea-including-the-data-breaches | Source: Bitdefender [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | TeaOnHer copies everything from Tea - including the data breaches [10:46] TR News "Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA)" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/americans-be-warned-lessons-reddits-chaotic-uk-age-verification-rollout | Source: EFF [10:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddits Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout | Electronic Frontier Foundation [10:47] TR News Windows TCO https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/krebsonsecurity-in-new-most-wanted-hbo-max-series/ | Source: Krebs On Security [10:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KrebsOnSecurity in New Most Wanted HBO Max Series Krebs on Security [10:49] TR News "Imagine my surprise when Nirav Patel, Framework's founder and CEO, was at Open Sauce a couple weeks ago, and wanted to talk!" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-clustered-four-framework-mainboards-test-huge-llms | Source: Jeff Geerling [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | I clustered four Framework Mainboards to test huge LLMs | Jeff Geerling [10:49] TR News "The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) didnt publish a report detailing the exercise, which was finished toward the end of the Biden administration." https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-biden-administrations-unpublished-report-on-ai-safety/ | Source: Wired [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Inside the US Government's Unpublished Report on AI Safety | WIRED [10:49] TR News "Another area impacted is online recipes, where the internet seems overwhelmed with websites offering thousands of recipes with accompanying AI food photos." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/08/the-ai-slop-overload-does-not-taste-good/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen [10:50] TR News "Sounds like a dream." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/whatsapp-ai-message-summaries-zimbabwe/ | Source: Zimbabwe [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/whatsapp-ai-message-summaries-zimbabwe/ ) [10:50] TR News "Agents remove that effort and ease that burden to let users do what makes them happier, like eating tacos." https://cendyne.dev/posts/2025-08-08-advertising-to-agents.html | Source: Cendyne Naga [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cendyne.dev | Advertising to Agents [10:50] TR News "Suspicious edits, and even entirely new articles, with errors, made-up citations and other hallmarks of AI-generated writing keep popping up on the free online encyclopedia." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/08/wikipedia-ai-generated-mistakes-editors/ | Source: The Washington Post [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/08/wikipedia-ai-generated-mistakes-editors/ ) [10:51] TR News "Context is the necessarily retained history of the current conversation required to maintain a meaningful conversation with the user." https://www.securityweek.com/red-teams-breach-gpt-5-with-ease-warn-its-nearly-unusable-for-enterprise/ | Source: Security Week [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/red-teams-breach-gpt-5-with-ease-warn-its-nearly-unusable-for-enterprise/ ) [10:51] TR News "Buttercup is a fully automated, AI-driven system for discovering and patching vulnerabilities in open-source software. Buttercup has four main components: [...]" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/08/buttercup-is-now-open-source/ | Source: Trail of Bits [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | Buttercup is now open-source! -The Trail of Bits Blog [10:52] TR News "The paper, accepted at the upcoming Computer Vision in Advertising and Marketing (CVAM) workshop at the 2025 International Conference on Computer Vision" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/humans_outperform_ai_models_brand_safety/ | Source: The Register UK [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Humans outperform AI models for brand safety, but cost more The Register [10:52] TR News "Of all the many famous Steve Jobs stories that tech industry folks like to share" https://www.vox.com/technology/438384/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-hiring-vision-personal-superintelligence | Source: Vox [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Zuckerbergs boring, bleak AI bet | Vox [10:52] TR News "The answers to those rarely-asked questions have become increasingly clear in recent months, as the looming threat of AI automation appears to be taking a concrete toll on the workforce." https://futurism.com/ai-impossible-find-job | Source: Futurism [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want? [10:53] TR News "This isn't the only echo of Macs past in the operating system. The Spacebar also noticed that Apple Symbols still has many old, nay, "obsolete" icons that are only of use to people who still use web browsers on Power Macs." https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2025/08/mac-history-echoes-in-mac-operating.html | Source: Ten Four Fox [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tenfourfox.blogspot.com | TenFourFox Development: Mac history echoes in current Mac operating systems [10:54] TR News [Old] "Microsoft Office and Windows 8 encourage people to save documents and pictures to Microsofts OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) service. Some Office mobile apps only work with documents saved to OneDrive." https://office-watch.com/2014/microsoft-can-read-your-office-documents-legally/ | [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-office-watch.com | Microsoft can read your Office documents, legally - Office Watch [10:54] TR News "The compromised information includes contact details, Social Security numbers, demographic information, academic history, financial aid information, insurance information, and some health information." https://www.securityweek.com/columbia-university-data-breach-impacts-860000/ | Source: Security Week [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/columbia-university-data-breach-impacts-860000/ ) [10:54] TR News "The AWS agreement announced on Thursday is the latest deal under the OneGov purchasing strategy, which the GSA announced in April." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/gsa_signs_1b_deal_with_aws/ | Source: The Register UK [10:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | GSA, AWS ink $1 B credit pact to fuel govt cloud migrations The Register [10:55] TR News "How is it possible that there's this physical security product, and somebody else has the keys to the kingdom?" https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/ | Source: Wired [10:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safesand Now Can Open Them in Seconds | WIRED [10:58] TR News "the ESU program will not offer a lifetime of security updates to your old Windows 10 device." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-no-longer-permits-local-windows-10-accounts-if-you-want-consumer-extended-security-updates-support-beyond-eol-requires-a-microsoft-account-link-up-even-if-you-pay-usd30 | Source: Tom's Hardware [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30 | Tom's Hardware [10:58] TR News "4 Years $22,000 saved 43,000+ cigarettes not smoked" https://levlaz.org/4-years/ | Source: Lev Lazinskiy [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-levlaz.org | 4 Years | Lev Lazinskiy [10:59] TR News "But the most interesting part of the report to me comes at the end." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/422598/congress-budget-dynamic-scoring-longevity | Source: Vox [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The obscure reason its hard for Congress to save lives | Vox [10:59] TR News "Silent Spring" https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-pesticide-liability-shield-is-a-public-health-crisis/ | Source: University of Michigan [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michigandaily.com | The pesticide liability shield is a public health crisis [10:59] TR News "For decades, Intel approached the industry as if its champion. It strove to further PCs overallit wasnt content merely to pioneer new processor innovations." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2872044/intel-defined-the-pcs-past-im-sad-that-might-be-over.html | Source: PC World [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Intel defined the PCs past. Im sad that might be over | PCWorld ● Aug 09 [11:00] TR News "For the past few months, when I really needed to get something done, I put on a special pair of headphones that could read my mind." https://www.vox.com/science/422610/oura-ring-neurable-apple-airpods-brain-health | Source: Vox [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Oura Ring for your brain? Neurable is working on it and Apple may be next | Vox [11:00] TR News "Contrary to popular belief, most property crimesincluding burglaries and package thefthappen during the day, not under cover of darkness." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2862368/seeing-in-the-dark-how-home-security-camera-night-vision-works.html | Source: PC World [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Seeing in the dark: How home security camera night vision works | PCWorld [11:00] TR News "Like many, I've always romanticized the idea of traveling long-term, all while earning my living solely through my laptop and my phone." https://chuck.is/nomad/ | Source: Chuck Carroll [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chuck.is | My Experiences as a Digital Nomad | Chuck Carroll [11:01] TR News "To help cut through the clutter, the SecurityWeek team is publishing a digest summarizing some of the announcements made by vendors at Black Hat USA 2025, including new products and services, updates to existing offerings, reports, and other initiatives." https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-4/ | Source: Security Week [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-4/ ) [11:01] TR News "Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 3)" https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-3/ | Source: Security Week [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-3/ ) [11:01] TR News "I moved to Chicago to start graduate school at the University of Chicago almost 34 years ago." https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/moving-on-from-the-past/ | Source: Amber Settle [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ambersettle.wordpress.com | Moving on from the past | Technology education and me [11:02] TR News "We really cannot fathom how much we are impacting our patrons' lives by helping their find leisure reads." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-power-of-local-public-library-what.html | Source: Becky Spratford [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: The Power of the Local Public Library: What Dan Read [11:02] TR News "This is the 102nd edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Alexandra and her blog, xandra.cc" https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-alexandra | Source: Manuel Moreale [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | P&B: Alexandra Manu [11:02] TR News "Anyway, Professor Bells thesis is that our current AI chatbots contradict and undermine the original Enlightenment values." https://maggieappleton.com/ai-enlightenment/ | Source: Maggie Appleton [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maggieappleton.com | A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment [11:03] TR News "There is no federal definition of a microschool, and with the Trump administrations plans to shutter the U.S. Department of Education, the onus is on states to figure them out." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/08/microschools-are-growing-in-popularity-but-state-regulations-havent-caught-up/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/08/microschools-are-growing-in-popularity-but-state-regulations-havent-caught-up/ ) [11:03] TR News "Deep linear networks (DLNs) are one attempt at that: the models that keep depth, nonconvexity, and hierarchical representation formation while remaining analytically tractable." https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/nn_deep_linear.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danmackinlay.name | Deep linear networks The Dan MacKinlay stable of variably-well-considerd enterprises [11:03] TR News "After a long hiatus, Im back to doing the CTM bookclub. Its been quite busy at work, but we (Terrateam) delivered GitLab support, are working on Bitbucket, and weve delivered a host of other changes" https://pid1.dev/posts/ctm-chapter-3/ | Source: Malcom Coles [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pid1.dev | Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming: Chapter 3 - pid1 [11:04] TR News "In the face of budget cuts, NASA has issued a new directive on how it will procure replacements for the International Space Station." https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-chief-has-radically-rewritten-the-rules-for-private-space-stations/ | Source: Wired [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NASA Rewrites the Rules for Developers of Private Space Stations | WIRED [11:04] TR News "In this episode of The Joy of Why, Stanford computer scientist Mary Wootters joins co-host Steven Strogatz to explain how these codes work, and why they matter more than ever." https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math-protect-our-data-20250807/ | Source: Quanta Magazine [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.quantamagazine.org | How Can Math Protect Our Data? | Quanta Magazine [11:05] TR News "A retired Navy captain known for his calm demeanour, Lovell told a NASA historian that his brush with death did affect him." https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250808-legendary-apollo-13-astronaut-jim-lovell-dies-at-age-97 | Source: France24 [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250808-legendary-apollo-13-astronaut-jim-lovell-dies-at-age-97 ) [11:05] TR News "Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 and one of three men to have gone around the moon twice, died on Thursday: [...]" https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/08/apollo-13-astronaut-jim-lovell-dies-at-97/ | Source: Six Colors [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sixcolors.com | Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97 Six Colors [11:06] TR News "He flew to space four times as a NASA astronaut, including as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission that made a heroic return to Earth following an explosion on the spacecraft." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jim-lovell-famed-astronaut-from-apollo-missions-who-thrived-under-pressure-dies-180983150/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jim-lovell-famed-astronaut-from-apollo-missions-who-thrived-under-pressure-dies-180983150/ ) [11:06] TR News "Lovell went to space on four different missions ... first going up on Gemini VII in 1965. He followed it up with the Gemini XII flight the year after." https://www.tmz.com/2025/08/08/apollo-13-astronaut-jim-lovell-dead/ | Source: TMZ [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dead at 97 [11:07] TR News "Service Level Indicator (SLIs) is a fundamental concept in reliability engineering. Done right, it quantifies the level of service from the consumers point of view in line with the business objectives." https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/sli-compass | Source: Alex Ewerlf [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.alexewerlof.com | SLI Compass: Fidelity and Granulairty - Alex Ewerlf Notes [11:07] TR News "Ninety-eight percent of organizations use open source software (OSS) regularly, according to the Linux Foundation. Open source is pervasive." https://thenewstack.io/what-to-do-when-critical-open-source-projects-go-end-of-life/ | Source: The New Stack [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | What To Do When Critical Open Source Projects Go End of Life - The New Stack [11:07] TR News "Before purchasing the domain name, I had made various personal homepage sites using free hosting and free subdomains of other services. But this represented the first step I took to take ownership of my web stuff." https://blakewatson.com/journal/blakewatson-com-turns-twenty/ | Source: Blake Watson [11:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blakewatson.com - blakewatson.com turns 20 [11:08] TR News "I decided to leave the titles of mine a bit open ended, so you can, if you want, try and fill it with your own random facts too." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/some-facts-about-me/ | Source: Joel Chrono [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Some facts about me [11:08] TR News "The old approach to localisation assumes neat boundaries. You sell in a country, so you translate your site. You want to rank there, so you create localised content and generate local coverage." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/localisation-without-borders/ | Source: Jono Alderson [11:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jonoalderson.com | Shaping visibility in a multilingual internet - Jono Alderson [11:08] TR News "Lets all give this a go to build our content, share our thoughts whilst also taking a break from social media." https://ljpuk.net/2025/08/08/a-30-days-blogging-first-challenge/ | Source: Lee Peterson [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | A 30 days blogging first challenge LJPUK [11:09] TR News "We often only notice the value when its gone." https://birming.com/2025/08/08/you-have-me/ | Source: Robert Birming [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You have me | Robert Birming [11:11] TR News "A somewhat famous thing about Python is that more or less all of the official ways to install packages put them into somewhere on the filesystem" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/PythonVersionPathProblem | Source: University of Toronto [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [11:15] TR News KDE Ships Frameworks 6.17.0 https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.17.0/ [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kde.org | KDE Ships Frameworks 6.17.0 - KDE Community [11:16] TR News Non-Free JavaScript Programs in Banks Aren't Even the Biggest Problem https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Non_Free_JavaScript_Programs_in_Banks_Aren_t_Even_the_Biggest_P.shtml [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Non-Free JavaScript Programs in Banks Aren't Even the Biggest Problem [11:18] TR News Fake 'Linux' Articles, Written by Bots to Take Traffic Away From Real Articles https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Fake_Linux_Articles_Written_by_Bots_to_Take_Traffic_Away_From_R.shtml [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fake 'Linux' Articles, Written by Bots to Take Traffic Away From Real Articles [11:18] TR News Slopwatch: LLM Sloppers in Surveillance Giant Google News, LinuxSecurity, and More https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Slopwatch_LLM_Sloppers_in_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_and_More.shtml [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: LLM Sloppers in Google News, LinuxSecurity, and More [11:22] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_More.gmi [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and More [11:26] TR News Techrights Links 09/08/2025: Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies, Slop Future Bleak https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Links_09_08_2025_Apollo_13_Astronaut_Jim_Lovell_Dies_Slop_Futur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Links_09_08_2025_Apollo_13_Astronaut_Jim_Lovell_Dies_Slop_Futur.gmi [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/08/2025: Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Dies, Slop Future Bleak [11:35] TR News "I think it's perfectly fine and maybe even praiseworthy when email abuse handling systems (and people) are willing to accept these literal plaintext format forwarded spam messages." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/EmailAbuseAcceptMIMEForwarding | Source: University of Toronto [11:35] TR News "At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, two leaders from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were asked about the CVE Programs future" https://therecord.media/cisa-pledges-support-cve-program-black-hat | Source: The Record [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | CISA pledges to continue backing CVE Program after April funding fiasco | The Record from Recorded Future News [11:35] TR News "The EU Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) ensures that all radio-enabled equipment sold in Europe meets essential requirements for safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and spectrum usage" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/navigating-the-eus-new-radio-equipment-directive-how-raspberry-pi-provides-an-industrial-advantage/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [11:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/navigating-the-eus-new-radio-equipment-directive-how-raspberry-pi-provides-an-industrial-advantage/ ) [11:36] TR News "Let me elaborate on some aspects of the HTTP/1 protocol that make me say it is not simple." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/08/http-is-not-simple/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP is not simple | daniel.haxx.se [11:36] TR News "Three days after the FAA unveiled its long-awaited proposed rule to enable routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, industry stakeholders are offering both praise and caution." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/08/07/proposed-bvlos-drone-rule/ | Source: The Drone Girl [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/08/07/proposed-bvlos-drone-rule/ ) [11:36] TR News "A non-profit international trade group called Access 4 Learning publishes a form contract for school districts and service providers like e-learning platforms" https://writing.kemitchell.com/2025/08/08/Access-4-Learning-Form | Source: Kyle E Mitchell [11:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-writing.kemitchell.com | A Published Legal Form Under Restrictive Copyright License /dev/lawyer [11:37] TR News "Hello and welcome to DistroWatch! Chances are if you are reading this page then you might be wondering a few things." https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=beginners-intro | Source: Distro Watch [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=beginners-intro ) [11:37] TR News "MariaDB 12.0, the latest stable release of the popular open-source database, is now availablepacked with critical bug fixes, optimizations, and expanded platform support" https://linuxiac.com/mariadb-12-0-lands-with-innodb-fixes-and-expanded-platform-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | MariaDB 12.0 Lands with InnoDB Fixes and Expanded Platform Support [11:38] TR News "The Browser Company is best known for its Arc browser, which aims to both innovate and simplify, with a keen focus on usability." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2872767/arcs-sister-browser-dia-launches-paid-plan-for-unlimited-ai-access.html | Source: PC World [11:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arc's sister browser Dia launches paid plan for unlimited AI access | PCWorld [11:38] TR News "This doesnt mean Ill resist browsers powered by AI assistants to the end." https://manualdousuario.net/en/web-browsers-ai-assistants/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [11:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manualdousuario.net | Web browsers with AI assistants built-in are coming Manual do Usurio [11:40] TR News "Three weeks after its previous 8.7 update, Calibre, the beloved open-source e-book management software, has rolled out version 8.8, which brings some useful tweaks, much-needed fixes" https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-8-update-adds-kobo-tolino-support-refines-google-lookup/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Calibre 8.8 Update Adds Kobo Tolino Support, Refines Google Lookup [11:40] TR News "In the last decade, Amazon has established S3 - Simple Storage Service - as the de facto standard for object storage." https://aumont.fr/posts/garage-s3/ | Source: Mathieu Aumont [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aumont.fr | Garage a fast and minimal S3 server for home. [11:42] TR News "Press reviews of Framework Desktop are now live, and were starting shipments of Batch 1 pre-orders next week!" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/framework-desktop-press-reviews-are-live | Source: Framework Computer BV [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-frame.work | Framework | Framework Desktop press reviews are live! [11:42] TR News "So if you just want the best, small computer that runs Linux superbly well out of the box, you should buy the Framework Desktop. It's completely quiet, fantastically fast, and super fun to look at." https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-framework-desktop-is-a-beast-636fb4ff | Source: 37signals LLC [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-world.hey.com | The Framework Desktop is a beast [11:42] TR News "It's not wrong, but it will likely make the system less appealing for many potential buyers who arent specifically interested in AI." https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/framework-desktop-review | Source: Tom's Hardware [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Framework Desktop review: AMD's Strix Halo in a petite, powerful, pricey PC | Tom's Hardware [11:43] TR News "According to the company's own statement, about 95 per cent of Ubuntu users stick to the LTS releases." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/ubuntu_24043_quietly_slips_out/ | Source: The Register UK [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ubuntu 24.04.3 quietly slips out The Register [11:44] TR News "It's been quite a while since I tested any version of Mint. Overall, it's still a nice distro, and the flagship Cinnamon desktop does its work reasonably well." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-mint-xia-cinnamon.html | Source: Dedoimedo [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | Linux Mint 22.1 Xia Cinnamon review - Reasonable, rounded [11:46] TR News "The Tails project, which builds a Debian-based live Linux distribution with focus on online anonymity, has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for Tails 7.0." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12520 | Source: Distro Watch [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12520 ) [11:46] TR News "We plan to release Tails 7.0 officially on October 16. You can help us by testing this release candidate already." https://blog.torproject.org/tails-7_0-rc1-testing/ | Source: Tor [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Tails 7.0~rc1 available for testing | The Tor Project [11:49] TR News "Since I saw some posts calling out the old (now deprecated) way to increase GTT memory allocations for the iGPU on AMD APUs (like the AI Max+ 395" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/increasing-vram-allocation-on-amd-ai-apus-under-linux | Source: Jeff Geerling [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Increasing the VRAM allocation on AMD AI APUs under Linux | Jeff Geerling [11:49] TR News "Back on August 3, 2005, while SUSE was still under Novells wing (Novell had acquired the company in 2003)" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-linux-20-years-strong/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | openSUSE Linux: 20 Years Strong [11:50] TR News "A new opportunity for you to help improve the upcoming OpenBSD 7.8 release has turned up." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250808083341 | Source: Undeadly [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Call for testing: USB webcams [11:51] TR News "Almost a month after its previous 6.16 release, KDE announced the launch of Frameworks 6.17" https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-17-is-out-heres-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out, Heres Whats New ● Aug 09 [13:22] TR News (NEW): HandBrake 1.10 Open-Source Video Transcoder Brings New Social 10MB Presets https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/HandBrake_1_10_Open_Source_Video_Transcoder_Brings_New_Social_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/HandBrake_1_10_Open_Source_Video_Transcoder_Brings_New_Social_1.gmi [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines HandBrake 1.10 Open-Source Video Transcoder Brings New Social 10MB Presets [13:24] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 09 [14:02] TR News "Canonical has added Noetic to its ROS ESM service, which delivers ongoing security updates and critical fixes for ROS packages." https://ubuntu.com//blog/ros-noetic-is-eol-take-action-to-maintain-fleet-security | Source: Ubuntu [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ROS Noetic is EOL take action to maintain fleet security | Ubuntu [14:04] TR News Forrester takes bribes for fake "recommendations" https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/forrester-splashes-glory-on-red-hat-suse-nutanix-multicloud-container-management/ as does this "news" site http://techrights.org/wiki/Forrester/ [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/forrester-splashes-glory-on-red-hat-suse-nutanix-multicloud-container-management/ ) [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Forrester [14:05] TR News Linux in space https://issnationallab.org/press-releases/nasa-spacex-crew-11-science/ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/friday-five-august-8-2025-red-hat [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-issnationallab.org | Science Launching to the ISS With Crew-11- ISS National Lab [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Friday Five August 8, 2025 | Red Hat [14:07] TR News Paid-for fake awards https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-recognized-leader-second-consecutive-year-2025-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Recognized as a Leader for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Gartner Group [14:08] TR News global economy https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-send-shock-waves-through-global-economy/live-73491121 [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump tariffs send shock waves through global economy DW 08/02/2025 [14:08] TR News Richard Hughes: LVFS Sustainability Plan https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | LVFS Sustainability Plan Technical Blog of Richard Hughes [14:09] TR News Will IBM/Red Hat lay off (this Monday) Richard Hughes? he speaks like that. [14:09] TR News GNOME OS 887659 is out https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnomeos ) [14:11] TR News "Look at the travel budget and you will see the problem. There are so many managers who travel to meetings its not funny anymore. Most of these managers and managers of managers and associate directors can attend by zoom." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20cxks9 [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20cxks9 ) [14:12] TR News "LOL ! IBM could never keep any controls on travel expenses - they used to insist that consultants must travel so they could bill the clients even when travel was unnecessary. Same for the id--ts in other divisions, particularly F&O. When you have remote tools which work, why do you need to travel?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20cxks9 [14:12] TR News "The IBM Travel Policy is Penny wise, Pound foolish. Made up by Indians for Americans. Total and utter incompetence." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k20cxks9 [14:15] TR News Simplicity gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250808-simplicity.txt [14:16] TR News Posting on Gopher vs. the Web gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/posting-on-gopher-vs-web.md [14:17] TR News "I had an earlier note about using fzf for searching my notes. I keep forgetting the aliases, so Im going to bundle them with a justfile and create just one alias with a bunch of arguments." gemini://thatit.be/2025-08-08-19-32-31.gmi [14:18] TR News "Toru Takemitsu, Something that Awakens Music (1985). I wonder what Takemitsu would think about the developments in `omnipresent communications` that have taken place during the 40 years following this statement. Sadly I feel that it is not only my ears that have become overloaded and unable to take in anything new." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-08-09-fat-ears.gmi [14:19] TR News SpellBinding: BEFTMNL Wordo: LEONE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-09.gmi [14:20] TR News "Super short post, which I am writing because I mentioned the quote I wrote later in this post to a coworker in the last day... I sometimes do electronics, although very simple electronics where the worst that will happen is that one of the components blow out and release the "Magic Smoke"." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/the-magic-that-scares-me.gmi [14:22] TR News xkcd: Disclaimer #3126 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3126.gmi [14:23] TR News "When this phlog started in 2012, I used to write entries in groff with the mm macros (with a tiny bit of my own macros on top). Then I switched to plain Markdown in 2018. Starting now, the phlog is back on groff. I just want to do more (g)roff stuff again and this is a good opportunity. :-)" gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-07--back-to-groff.txt [14:25] TR News "antibiotics kicking in and therefore i'm a bit depressed and anxious despite all of my good habits." gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-09.gmi [14:26] TR News "I was a bit miffed when shells started saving history to disk (and even moreso when I discovered BSD process accounting). It turns out several people here on Gemini are getting into shell history techniques and sharing tips: [...]" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-07_no-shell-history-at-all.gmi [14:29] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2025: Rethinking Aliases and Posting on Gopher vs. the Web https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2025_Rethinking_Aliases_and_Posting_on_Gophe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2025_Rethinking_Aliases_and_Posting_on_Gophe.gmi [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2025: Rethinking Aliases and Posting on Gopher vs. the Web [14:30] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS released https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/08/08/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-released/ [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fridge.ubuntu.com | Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS released [14:31] TR News Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-8-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-support-for-kobo-devices [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices - 9to5Linux [14:31] TR News GStreamer 1.26.5 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-5-adds-jpeg-xs-support-videorate-and-imagefreeze [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GStreamer 1.26.5 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze - 9to5Linux [14:32] TR News Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 Trixie and GNOME 48 https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-0-now-available-for-testing-based-on-debian-13-trixie-and-gnome-48 [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 "Trixie" and GNOME 48 - 9to5Linux [14:32] TR News KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out to Improve Performance of All QtQuick-Based KDE Apps https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-17-is-out-to-improve-performance-of-all-qtquick-based-kde-apps [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out to Improve Performance of All QtQuick-Based KDE Apps - 9to5Linux [14:32] TR News Filelight Speed on backdoored Windows https://kde.haraldsitter.eu/posts/filelight-speed-windows/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kde.haraldsitter.eu | Filelight Speed on Windows - Harald Sitter's KDE Blog [14:33] TR News Sounds like Red Hat will lay him off on Monday https://www.phoronix.com/news/LVFS-Fair-Use-Quota [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LVFS Introducing Fair-Use Quota: Asking Major Vendors To Pay Or Contribute Code - Phoronix [14:51] TR News Imagine what will happen when the same happens to RUST! https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-More-Orphans-Maintainers [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Additional Intel Linux Drivers Left Orphaned & Maintainers Let Go - Phoronix [14:52] TR News Every US tech company is an "Intel", except many use "Artificial Intelligence" (a LIE) to delay the inevitable realisation that "intel" is a fraud [14:53] TR News Audacity Released 3.7.5 with backdoored Windows 11 on ARM Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/audacity-released-3-7-5-with-windows-11-on-arm-support/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Audacity Released 3.7.5 with Windows 11 on ARM Support | UbuntuHandbook [14:53] TR News Ubuntu 24.04.3 is Available with Tons of Updates https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/ubuntu-24-04-3-is-available-with-tons-of-updates/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Ubuntu 24.04.3 is Available with Tons of Updates | UbuntuHandbook [14:53] TR News Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 24.04.3 LTS Released https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/08/ubuntu-studio-24-04-3-released/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntustudio.org | Ubuntu Studio 24.04.3 LTS Released Ubuntu Studio [14:54] TR News Overheard coffee shop chatter, week 32 2025 https://rubenerd.com/overheard-coffee-shop-chatter-week-32-2025/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Overheard coffee shop chatter, week 32 2025 [14:54] TR News Rainbow D-sub and ribbon cables https://rubenerd.com/rainbow-d-sub-cables/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Rainbow D-sub and ribbon cables [14:55] TR News First Look at RapidRAW: A Promising RAW Photo Editor for GNU/Linux https://www.reallinuxuser.com/first-look-at-rapidraw-a-promising-raw-photo-editor-for-linux/ [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-First Look at RapidRAW: A Promising RAW Photo Editor for Linux - RealLinuxUser.com [14:57] TR News Breathing guides your breathing pattern https://www.linuxlinks.com/breathing-guides-breathing-pattern/ [14:57] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Digital Forensics Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/digitalforensics/ [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Breathing - guides your breathing pattern - LinuxLinks [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools - LinuxLinks [14:57] TR News Spectral flexible JSON/YAML linter https://www.linuxlinks.com/spectral-flexible-json-yaml-linter/ [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spectral - flexible JSON/YAML linter - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News Redocly CLI lint OpenAPI https://www.linuxlinks.com/redocly-cli-lint-openapi/ [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.linuxlinks.com/redocly-cli-lint-openapi/ ) [14:59] TR News 14 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux WebRTC Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-webrtc-tools/ [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-14 Best Free and Open Source Linux WebRTC Tools - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News empress MPRIS media controls made simple https://www.linuxlinks.com/empress-mpris-media-controls-made-simple/ [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-empress - MPRIS media controls made simple - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News Ten Forward control a NAT-PMP gateway https://www.linuxlinks.com/ten-forward-control-nat-pmp-gateway-2/ [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ten Forward - control a NAT-PMP gateway - LinuxLinks [14:59] TR News Buffer embrace ephemeral text https://www.linuxlinks.com/buffer-embrace-ephemeral-text/ [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Buffer - embrace ephemeral text - LinuxLinks ● Aug 09 [15:02] TR News Add two 10 Gbps SFP+ cages to your system with a USB4 to dual 10GbE adapter https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/08/add-two-10-gbps-sfp-cages-to-your-system-with-a-usb4-to-dual-10gbe-adapter/ [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Add two 10 Gbps SFP+ cages to your system with a USB4 to dual 10GbE adapter - CNX Software [15:03] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1033009/ [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [15:06] TR News LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.21: firewalld, fail2ban, find command, self-hosted file management https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-21/ [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxhandbook.com | LHB Linux Digest #25.21: firewalld, fail2ban, find command, self-hosted file management [15:07] TR News From Chrome renderer code exec to kernel with MSG_OOB https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/08/from-chrome-renderer-code-exec-to-kernel.html [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-googleprojectzero.blogspot.com | Project Zero: From Chrome renderer code exec to kernel with MSG_OOB [15:07] TR News What's new with Himitsu 0.9? https://drewdevault.com/2025/08/08/2025-08-08-Whats-new-with-himitsu.html https://dmpwn.info/ [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drewdevault.com | What's new with Himitsu 0.9? [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dmpwn.info | The DeVault report [15:09] TR News "Doctors and Nurses Reject VA Jobs Under Trump" https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-hospital-shortages-trump | Source: Pro Publica [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Doctors and Nurses Reject VA Jobs Under Trump ProPublica [15:10] TR News Another hang at bootup fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202508/another-hang-at-bootup-fixed.html [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Another hang at bootup fixed [15:11] TR News This is What Happens When You Fold and Unfold Galaxy Z Fold 7 Phone 200,000 Times https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/galaxy-fold-7-folded-unfolded-200000-times/ [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/galaxy-fold-7-folded-unfolded-200000-times/ ) [15:12] TR News Some turbulence at CalyxOS https://lwn.net/Articles/1033042/ [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Some turbulence at CalyxOS [LWN.net] [15:12] TR News Research reveals possible privacy gaps in Fashion Company Apple Intelligences data handling https://cyberscoop.com/apple-intelligence-privacy-siri-whatsapp-lumia-security-black-hat-2025/ [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Research reveals possible privacy gaps in Apple Intelligences data handling | CyberScoop [15:13] TR News Using the Qt Logger in Rust with CXX-Qt https://www.kdab.com/using-the-qt-logger-in-rust-with-cxx-qt/ [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Integrating Rust Tracing with Qt Logging in CXX-Qt 0.8.0 | KDAB [15:14] TR News David Bremner: Using git-annex for email and notmuch metadata https://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner//blog/posts/notmuch+git-annex/ [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cs.unb.ca | Using git-annex for email and notmuch metadata [15:15] TR News DARPAs Hey Hi (AI) Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching https://cyberscoop.com/darpa-ai-cyber-challenge-winners-def-con-2025/ [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DARPAs AI Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching | CyberScoop [15:16] TR News From Beginner to Builder: Understanding OpenSSF Community and Working Groups https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/08/from-beginner-to-builder-understanding-openssf-community-and-working-groups/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | From Beginner to Builder: Understanding OpenSSF Community and Working Groups Open Source Security Foundation [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [15:16] TR News More policy proposals to discuss at APNIC 60 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/06/more-policy-proposals-to-discuss-at-apnic-60/ [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | More policy proposals to discuss at APNIC 60 | APNIC Blog [15:16] TR News Event Wrap: LKNOG 9 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/08/event-wrap-lknog-9/ [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Event Wrap: LKNOG 9 | APNIC Blog [15:17] TR News Sebastian Wick: GNOME 49 Backlight Changes https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/gnome-49-backlight-changes/ [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sebastianwick.net | GNOME 49 Backlight Changes - swick's blog [15:23] TR News IBM is Obliterating Fedora https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/IBM_is_Obliterating_Fedora.shtml [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM is Obliterating Fedora [15:23] TR News Tomas Tomecek: More reliable agents https://blog.tomecek.net/post/more-reliable-agents/ [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.tomecek.net | More reliable agents Blog | Tom Tomeek [15:24] TR News South Korea delays decision on Googles request for map data exports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-delays-decision-on-googles-request-for-map-data-exports "Seoul said it postponed the decision for 60 days so Surveillance Giant Google can address its security concerns." [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea delays decision on Googles request for map data exports | The Straits Times [15:24] TR News Google to kill Steam for Chromebook beta in 2026 Installed games will 'no longer be available to play' https://www.tomshardware.com/software/chromeos/google-to-kill-steam-for-chromebook-beta-in-2026-installed-games-will-no-longer-be-available-to-play [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Google to kill Steam for Chromebook beta in 2026 Installed games will 'no longer be available to play' | Tom's Hardware [15:25] TR News Google Project Zero Changes Its Disclosure Policy https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/google-project-zero-changes-its-disclosure-policy.html [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google Project Zero Changes Its Disclosure Policy - Schneier on Security [15:26] TR News InterDigital video codec patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/8/interdigital-video-codec-patent-challenge-instituted [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | InterDigital video codec patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:29] TR News (NEW): GCC 15.2 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GCC_15_2_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GCC_15_2_Released.gmi [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GCC 15.2 Released [15:30] TR News Ollama vs. vLLM: A deep dive into performance benchmarking https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/08/ollama-vs-vllm-deep-dive-performance-benchmarking [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/08/ollama-vs-vllm-deep-dive-performance-benchmarking ) [15:32] TR News Court blocks access to detained journalist Fatih Altayl's YouTube channel https://bianet.org/haber/court-blocks-access-to-detained-journalist-fatih-altayli-s-youtube-channel-310235 [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://bianet.org/haber/court-blocks-access-to-detained-journalist-fatih-altayli-s-youtube-channel-310235 ) [15:32] TR News For the First Time in a Month OSI's "OpenSource.org" Blogs and It's Basically a Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Blog Post (Microsoft Controls OSI) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/For_the_First_Time_in_a_Month_OSI_s_OpenSource_org_Blogs_and_It.shtml [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights For the First Time in a Month OSI's "OpenSource.org" Blogs and It's Basically a Microsoft Blog Post (Microsoft Controls OSI) [15:33] TR News weather prediction has been done FOR DECADES (!!) using Machine Learning, so the people who push this RIDICULOUS "HEY HI" nonsense are clueless https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/hong-kong-observatory-looks-to-expand-use-of-ai-forecasting-models-for-extreme-weather-prediction/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK Observatory looks to expand use of AI forecasting models [15:34] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update Week 32 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-32/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Infra and RelEng Update - Week 32 Fedora Community Blog [15:35] TR News Steven Deobald: 2025-08-08 GNOME Foundation Update https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/08/08/2025-08-08-foundation-update/ [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | 2025-08-08 Foundation Update The Everyone Environment [15:35] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the weeks 2025/31 & 32 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-weeks-2025-31-32/ [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: dominique.leuenberger.net ( status 0 @ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-weeks-2025-31-32/ ) [15:37] TR News Is it game over for the high street bank branch? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/is-it-game-over-for-the-high-street-bank-branch-aWKyd5q6e5BF https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/07/21/nationwide-bank-enshittification/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/is-it-game-over-for-the-high-street-bank-branch-aWKyd5q6e5BF ) [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive An Open Letter to Nationwide Bank About Enshittification [15:38] TR News China banks on hot summer nights to heat up spending https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hot-nights-cool-wallets-china-bets-on-night-economy-to-boost-spending [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China banks on hot summer nights to heat up spending | The Straits Times [15:39] TR News Seems like marketing spam wrapped up as "news" https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/eip-expands-scandinavian-practice/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | EIP expands Scandinavian practice [15:39] TR News H2 Intellect geofencing patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/8/h2-intellect-geofencing-patent-challenge-instituted [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | H2 Intellect geofencing patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [15:40] TR News Route Guidance Systems vehicle guidance patent monopoly confirmed invalid by PTAB https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/8/8/route-guidance-systems-vehicle-guidance-patent-confirmed-invalid-by-ptab [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Route Guidance Systems vehicle guidance patent confirmed invalid by PTAB Unified Patents [15:41] TR News Announcing Istio 1.25.4 https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.25.x/announcing-1.25.4/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-istio.io | Istio / Announcing Istio 1.25.4 [15:42] TR News It's a Lot Easier to Participate in the Unethical System Than to Oppose Injustices in It (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/It_s_a_Lot_Easier_to_Participate_in_the_Unethical_System_Than_t.shtml [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It's a Lot Easier to Participate in the Unethical System Than to Oppose Injustices in It [15:42] TR News Red Hat's Latest Talent Hunt, Day Ahead of Mass Layoffs, is Yet Another Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Executive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Talent_Hunt_Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs_is_Yet_A.shtml [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat's Latest Talent Hunt, Day Ahead of Mass Layoffs, is Yet Another Microsoft Executive [15:43] TR News August's Full Sturgeon Moon Is Here: What It Is And How to See It https://www.sciencealert.com/augusts-full-sturgeon-moon-is-here-what-it-is-and-how-to-see-it [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-August's Full Sturgeon Moon Is Here: What It Is And How to See It : ScienceAlert [15:44] TR News GNU GNU/Linux Ubuntu 24 Ubuntu 24 how to disable time consuming wait-online.service and nerve wrecking dong system sounds (when in terminal and hitting tab) https://dwaves.de/2025/08/08/gnu-linux-ubuntu-24-ubuntu-24-how-to-disable-time-consuming-wait-online-service-and-nerve-wrecking-dong-system-sounds-when-in-terminal-and-hitting-tab-how-to-disable-automatic-screensaver-screen-l/ [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- GNU Linux Ubuntu 24 Ubuntu 24 how to disable time consuming wait-online.service and nerve wrecking dong system sounds (when in terminal and hitting tab) + how to disable automatic screensaver screen lock + how to install NVIDIA GPU drivers | dwaves.de [15:45] TR News When Google's Googlebombing of "Gemini" Was Not Enough; They Now Also Googlebomb "Gemini Space"? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/When_Google_s_Googlebombing_of_Gemini_Was_Not_Enough_They_Now_A.shtml [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When Google's Googlebombing of "Gemini" Was Not Enough; They Now Also Googlebomb "Gemini Space"? [15:45] TR News Why Gemini Protocol Has a Bright Future https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Why_Gemini_Protocol_Has_a_Bright_Future.shtml [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why Gemini Protocol Has a Bright Future [15:46] TR News Aenikkaeng: The forgotten story of Mexicos Korean migrants https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/forgotten-story-of-mexicos-korean-migrants/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | The history of Mexico's lesser-known Korean community [15:47] TR News This Week in GNOME: #211 Handling Brightness https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/08/twig-211/ [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thisweek.gnome.org | #211 Handling Brightness [15:48] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-08-07 Thursday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-07.html Wednesday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-08-06.html "Final windsurfing in the afternoon, a somewhat exhausing [sic] time of gusts of wind then none, repeated clambering up the board, good practice I guess." [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meeksfamily.uk | Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [15:48] TR News Besieged by Plagiarists Who Play With LLMs and Image Fusions https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Besieged_by_Plagiarists_Who_Play_With_LLMs_and_Image_Fusions.shtml [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Besieged by Plagiarists Who Play With LLMs and Image Fusions [15:49] TR News They Want Activists to Just Barely Walk and Eat, Not Do Activism Anymore https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/They_Want_Activists_to_Just_Barely_Walk_and_Eat_Not_Do_Activism.shtml [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They Want Activists to Just Barely Walk and Eat, Not Do Activism Anymore [15:49] TR News Microsoft, Already Borrowing 3 Billion Dollars a Month, is Trying to Cause Many People to Resign https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/07/Microsoft_Already_Borrowing_3_Billion_Dollars_a_Month_is_Trying.shtml [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft, Already Borrowing 3 Billion Dollars a Month, is Trying to Cause Many People to Resign [15:49] TR News Struggling to Cut Costs, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Continues Shutting Down and Cancelling Stuff This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Struggling_to_Cut_Costs_Microsoft_Continues_Shutting_Down_and_C.shtml [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Struggling to Cut Costs, Microsoft Continues Shutting Down and Cancelling Stuff This Month [15:49] TR News Censorship Regarding Red Bait Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Censorship_Regarding_Red_Hat_Layoffs.shtml [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Censorship Regarding Red Hat Layoffs [15:49] TR News Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Microsofters_Filed_Two_SLAPPs_Against_Us_Now_They_Cannot_Keep_U.shtml [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsofters Filed Two SLAPPs Against Us, Now They Cannot Keep Up With Judges' Orders [15:50] TR News Good Morning, Readers of The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/08/Good_Morning_Readers_of_The_Register_MS.shtml [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Good Morning, Readers of The Register MS [15:50] TR News How To Install KubeSphere on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-kubesphere-fedora-42/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install KubeSphere on Fedora 42 - idroot [15:50] TR News How To Install Pixeluvo on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-pixeluvo-fedora-42/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Pixeluvo on Fedora 42 - idroot [15:51] TR News How To Install Steam on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-steam-almalinux-10/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Steam on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:51] TR News YaST System Management openSUSE https://idroot.us/yast-system-management/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | YaST System Management openSUSE - idroot [15:52] TR News How To Install Nextcloud on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-nextcloud-rocky-linux-10/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Nextcloud on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [15:55] TR News The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/uk-free-speech-vance-starmer.html [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/uk-free-speech-vance-starmer.html ) [15:56] TR News Hold My Beer No More https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/08/hold-my-beer-no-more/ [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Hold My Beer No More - emptywheel [15:59] TR News Human Bones Reveal Evidence of One Horrifying Cannibalistic Feast https://www.sciencealert.com/human-bones-reveal-evidence-of-one-horrifying-cannibalistic-feast [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Human Bones Reveal Evidence of One Horrifying Cannibalistic Feast : ScienceAlert ● Aug 09 [16:00] TR News "trend of uniformed members posting obscene photos and videos on their personal social control media accounts while wearing military uniforms." https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/sandf-expresses-concern-over-the-sharing-of-obscene-material/ [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | SANDF expresses concern over the sharing of obscene material - defenceWeb [16:00] TR News Hong Kong Ghost Signs project launches interactive map, invites public to contribute https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/09/hong-kong-ghost-signs-project-launches-interactive-map-invites-public-to-contribute/ [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK Ghost Signs project launches interactive map [16:01] TR News Very nerdy hobby of doujinshi self-publishing is a growing billion-dollar market in Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/very-nerdy-hobby-of-doujinshi-self-publishing-is-a-growing-billion-dollar-market-in-japan [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Very nerdy hobby of doujinshi self-publishing is a growing billion-dollar market in Japan | The Straits Times [16:01] TR News Should Soccer Star Son Heung-min Have Held an Umbrella for a Female Reporter? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/son-heung-min-lafc-tottenham-umbrella.html [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/son-heung-min-lafc-tottenham-umbrella.html ) [16:02] TR News Friday Squid Blogging: New Vulnerability in Squid HTTP Proxy Server https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/friday-squid-blogging-new-vulnerability-in-squid-http-proxy-server.html [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Friday Squid Blogging: New Vulnerability in Squid HTTP Proxy Server - Schneier on Security [16:05] TR News Geniatech XPI-3576 A Rockchip RK3576 SBC with extended credit card form factor https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/08/geniatech-xpi-3576-a-rockchip-rk3576-sbc-with-extended-credit-card-form-factor/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Geniatech XPI-3576 - A Rockchip RK3576 SBC with "extended credit card" form factor - CNX Software [16:05] TR News Murata IRS-0D200ST00R1 tiny, low-profile SMD PIR motion sensor measures just 6 x 6 x 2.6 mm https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/08/murata-irs-0d200st00r1-tiny-low-profile-smd-pir-motion-sensor/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Murata IRS-0D200ST00R1 tiny, low-profile SMD PIR motion sensor measures just 6 x 6 x 2.6 mm - CNX Software [16:06] TR News PGDay UK 2025: Check out the schedule and register now! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-uk-2025-check-out-the-schedule-and-register-now-3113/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: PGDay UK 2025: Check out the schedule and register now! [16:06] TR News Japan Could Finally Force Fashion Company Apple to Allow Real Browsers like Chrome on iPhones https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/japan-apple-browser-ban/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/japan-apple-browser-ban/ ) [16:07] TR News Microsoft SEZ is NOT reporting. Microsoft is the PROBLEM, it is NOT the expert! https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-threat-intel-response-tips/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft: An organization without a response plan will be hit harder by a security incident | CyberScoop [16:07] TR News Best practices for creating and editing OpenDocument Format (ODF) files https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/08/best-practices-for-odf-files/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Best practices for creating and editing OpenDocument Format (ODF) files - The Document Foundation Blog [16:09] TR News Mike Tyson Sued for Copyright Infringement During Jake Paul Fight https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/08/mike-tyson-sued-for-copyright-infringement/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/08/mike-tyson-sued-for-copyright-infringement/ ) [16:09] TR News Get out of Lithuania: about 50 protest against Tsikhanouskaya's office in Vilnius https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637463/get-out-of-lithuania-about-50-protest-against-tsikhanouskaya-s-office-in-vilnius [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Get out of Lithuania: about 50 protest against Tsikhanouskaya's office in Vilnius - LRT [16:10] TR News TTABlog Test: Is "LEFT RIGHT MIDDLE" Confusable with "LEFT CENTER RIGHT & Design" for Dice Games? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttablog-test-is-left-right-middle.html [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Is "LEFT RIGHT MIDDLE" Confusable with "LEFT CENTER RIGHT & Design" for Dice Games? [16:11] TR News Public Interest Groups Decline To Seek Supreme Court Review of FCC Open Internet Rules https://publicknowledge.org/public-interest-groups-decline-to-seek-supreme-court-review-of-fcc-open-internet-rules/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Public Interest Groups Decline To Seek Supreme Court Review of FCC Open Internet Rules - Public Knowledge [16:12] TR News Buy or Bury: Metas Reckoning for Market Dominance https://publicknowledge.org/buy-or-bury-metas-reckoning-for-market-dominance/ conflict of interest: https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Buy or Bury: Metas Reckoning for Market Dominance - Public Knowledge [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [16:13] TR News Homeless Malaysian man who was given leftover chicken bones says he bears no ill will https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/homeless-malaysian-man-who-was-given-chicken-bones-says-he-bears-no-ill-will [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Homeless Malaysian man who was given leftover chicken bones says he bears no ill will | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Malaysia minister to seek clarity from Myanmar on election, state media reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-minister-to-seek-clarity-from-myanmar-on-election-state-media-reports [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia minister to seek clarity from Myanmar on election, state media reports | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Indias Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Pooh-tin and Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/modi-india-trump-china-tariffs.html [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/modi-india-trump-china-tariffs.html ) [16:14] TR News China accuses Philippines of playing with fire over Taiwan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-accuses-philippines-of-playing-with-fire-on-taiwan [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China accuses Philippines of playing with fire over Taiwan | The Straits Times [16:16] TR News Metaphor for what society is becoming after Occupy Wall Street got crushed and all https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/adult-pacifiers-trending-in-china-south-korea-but-experts-caution-about-their-potential-harm [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Adult pacifiers may be trending in China, but experts caution about potential harm | The Straits Times [16:16] TR News Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after pressure from Beijing https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thai-gallery-removes-china-focused-artworks-after-pressure-from-beijing [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after pressure from Beijing | The Straits Times [16:17] TR News 10 dead, 33 missing in north-west China floods: State media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/10-dead-33-missing-in-northwest-china-floods-state-media [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 10 dead, 33 missing in north-west China floods: State media | The Straits Times [16:17] TR News Asia and the world think Convicted Felons US has lost its mind: John Bolton https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asia-and-the-world-thinks-trumps-us-has-lost-its-mind-john-bolton [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Asian Insider Podcast: Asia and the world think Trumps US has lost its mind- John Bolton | The Straits Times [16:18] TR News Xi orders 'all-out' rescue as floods kill 10 in northwest China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-orders-all-out-rescue-as-floods-kill-10-in-northwest-china [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Xi orders 'all-out' rescue as floods kill 10 in northwest China | The Straits Times [16:18] TR News Baidu robotaxi with passenger falls into construction pit in China, raising safety concerns https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/baidu-robotaxi-falls-into-construction-pit-in-china-raising-safety-concerns [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Baidu robotaxi with passenger falls into construction pit in China, raising safety concerns | The Straits Times [16:18] TR News Chinese villagers hit by worst floods in generations say they had no warning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-villagers-hit-by-worst-floods-in-generations-say-they-had-no-warning [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinese villagers hit by worst floods in generations say they had no warning | The Straits Times [16:19] TR News China the worlds biggest plastic producer, study says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/china-the-worlds-biggest-plastic-producer-study-says/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China the world's biggest plastic producer, study says [16:19] TR News 10 dead, 33 missing in northwest China floods: state media https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/10-dead-33-missing-in-northwest-china-floods-state-media/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 10 dead, 33 missing in northwest China floods: state media [16:19] TR News Chinas Sungrow Hydrogen plans electrolyser production in Oman https://www.h2-view.com/story/chinas-sungrow-hydrogen-plans-electrolyser-production-in-oman/2130635.article/?utm_source=gw&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_campaign=rss [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.h2-view.com/story/chinas-sungrow-hydrogen-plans-electrolyser-production-in-oman/2130635.article/?utm_source=gw&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_campaign=rss ) [16:20] TR News "Central Asian Wikipedians are closing the local-language knowledge gap" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/an-unusual-hobby | Source: Meduza [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | An unusual hobby How Central Asian Wikipedians are closing the local-language knowledge gap in the age of AI Meduza [16:20] TR News "to stop all fighting forever" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/with-u-s-mediation-azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-to-stop-all-fighting-forever | Source: Meduza [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | With U.S. mediation, Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal to stop all fighting forever Meduza [16:21] TR News "Talking Robot" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/talking-robot-uses-typewriter-tech-for-mouth/ | Source: Hackaday [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Talking Robot Uses Typewriter Tech For Mouth | Hackaday [16:27] TR News The Register MS looks like it is using LLM slop to compose those PAID-FOR (it admits this) 'articles' https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/nutanix_cloud_native_ai_apps/?td=rt-9bq [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Proliferation of cloud native apps requires fast toolsets The Register [16:43] TR News Techrights Follow the Money: The Register MS Gets Paid to Promote "Hey Hi" Ponzi Scheme/Hype, Some Fake 'Articles' Might Be Composed by LLMs Already https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Follow_the_Money_The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_to_Promote_Hey_Hi_Po.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Follow_the_Money_The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_to_Promote_Hey_Hi_Po.gmi [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Follow the Money: The Register MS Gets Paid to Promote "Hey Hi" Ponzi Scheme/Hype, Some Fake 'Articles' Might Be Composed by LLMs Already [16:47] TR News Frame gen tool for Linux gets up to 4x performance boost with new feature, mainly on AMD graphics cards https://www.pcguide.com/news/frame-gen-tool-for-linux-gets-up-to-4x-performance-boost-with-new-feature-mainly-on-amd-graphics-cards/ [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcguide.com | Frame gen tool for Linux gets up to 4x performance boost with new feature, "mainly" on AMD graphics cards - PC Guide [16:48] TR News Intel Is Reportedly Preparing Arc B380; Adds New Battlemage PCI ID to Linux Kernel https://wccftech.com/intel-is-reportedly-preparing-arc-b380-adds-new-battlemage-pci-id-to-linux-kernel/ [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wccftech.com | Intel Is Reportedly Preparing Arc B380; Adds New Battlemage PCI ID to Linux Kernel [16:49] TR News "A recent IBM X-Force study found that 95% of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) deployments were vulnerable to at least one CVE with a known exploit. Even worse, 65% of those systems had at least three known exploitable vulnerabilities." https://www.morphisec.com/blog/5-hidden-weaknesses-in-your-linux-stack-and-how-attackers-exploit-them/ [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 502 @ https://www.morphisec.com/blog/5-hidden-weaknesses-in-your-linux-stack-and-how-attackers-exploit-them/ ) [16:50] TR News GIMP and more https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-4-favorite-image-editing-apps-on-linux-and-two-are-free-photoshop-alternatives/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My 4 favorite image editing apps on Linux - and two are free Photoshop alternatives | ZDNET [16:53] TR News "You might think that booting a Linux live USB is the only way to test a distro out on your computer. There are actually several ways to try out a new Linux distro that are easier than booting to a USB. Here are three methods you can use to trial various Linux distros on your current computer." https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-test-a-linux-distro-without-a-usb-drive/ [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 Ways to Test a Linux Distro Without Using a USB Drive [16:55] TR News Microsoft in gaming studios? https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/battlefield-6-requires-secure-boot-to-run-and-its-coming-to-more-games-soon-including-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-heres-what-it-is-why-linux-gamers-are-mad-about-it-and-how-to-enable-it/ [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcgamer.com | Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad about it, and how to enable it | PC Gamer [16:56] TR News "It's a Windows thing." [16:56] TR News [Inside LBS ] Dividing and Conquering Linux High-Capacity SSD Support with LBS https://semiconductor.samsung.com/news-events/tech-blog/dividing-and-conquering-linux-high-capacity-ssd-support-with-lbs-ep2/ [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-semiconductor.samsung.com | [Inside LBS 2] Dividing and conquering Linux High-Capacity SSD support with LBS | Samsung Semiconductor Global ● Aug 09 [17:01] TR News Asking crooks to behave nicely won't work. All the LLM bros are CROOKS and cheaters, so this page made them laugh and spit out their coffee at the monitor. "HECK, I AM NOT GOING TO OBEY THAT" https://llmstxt.org/ [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-llmstxt.org | The /llms.txt file llms-txt [17:07] TR News "The Real-Time Clock The VIC-20 Never Had" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-real-time-clock-the-vic-20-never-had/ | Source: Hackaday [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 One Hertz Challenge: The Real-Time Clock The VIC-20 Never Had | Hackaday [17:07] TR News "Leap 16.0 is using the latest Agama for both online and offline installation aside." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/ [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.opensuse.org | Try Xfce on Wayland with openSUSE Leap 16.0 RC - openSUSE News [17:08] TR News Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.0 released! https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-virtual-environment-9-0-released.169257/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.proxmox.com | Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.0 released! | Proxmox Support Forum [17:09] TR News AxOS 25.08 is out ttps://distrowatch.com/axos [17:09] TR News (NEW): Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Proxmox_VE_9_0_Launches_with_Debian_13_Under_the_Hood.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Proxmox_VE_9_0_Launches_with_Debian_13_Under_the_Hood.gmi [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood [17:11] TR News Upgrade from RHEL 9 to RHEL 10 with Red Bait Satellite 6.17 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/08/upgrade-rhel-9-rhel-10-red-hat-satellite-617 [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/08/upgrade-rhel-9-rhel-10-red-hat-satellite-617 ) [17:14] TR News (NEW): Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (Hype, Fake 'Studies' Ahead of Rumoured Monday Layoffs) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_Hype_Fake_Studies_Ahead_of_Rumoure.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers_Hype_Fake_Studies_Ahead_of_Rumoure.gmi [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers (Hype, Fake 'Studies' Ahead of Rumoured Monday Layoffs) [17:14] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:16] TR News (NEW): Applications: Image Editors, RapidRAW, Himitsu, Istio https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Applications_Image_Editors_RapidRAW_Himitsu_Istio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Applications_Image_Editors_RapidRAW_Himitsu_Istio.gmi [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Image Editors, RapidRAW, Himitsu, Istio [17:17] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, SBCs, and 2025 One Hertz Challenge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_SBCs_and_2025_One_Hertz_Challen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Framework_SBCs_and_2025_One_Hertz_Challen.gmi [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Framework, SBCs, and 2025 One Hertz Challenge [17:19] TR News (NEW): GNOME 49 Backlight Changes, GNOME Foundation Report, and This Week in GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNOME_49_Backlight_Changes_GNOME_Foundation_Report_and_This_Wee.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNOME_49_Backlight_Changes_GNOME_Foundation_Report_and_This_Wee.gmi [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 49 Backlight Changes, GNOME Foundation Report, and This Week in GNOME [17:21] TR News US President The Insurrectionist says to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250808-us-president-donald-trump-says-to-meet-russia-s-vladimir-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15 [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250808-us-president-donald-trump-says-to-meet-russia-s-vladimir-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15 ) [17:22] TR News Is the mere announcement of a Convicted Felon-Putin meeting enough to delay sanctions on Russia? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250808-is-the-mere-announcement-of-a-trump-putin-meeting-enough-to-delay-sanctions-on-russia [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250808-is-the-mere-announcement-of-a-trump-putin-meeting-enough-to-delay-sanctions-on-russia ) [17:22] TR News Until Putin faces greater pressure from West, he has little incentive to pursue peace negotiations https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250808-until-putin-faces-greater-pressure-from-west-he-has-little-incentive-to-pursue-peace-negotiations [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250808-until-putin-faces-greater-pressure-from-west-he-has-little-incentive-to-pursue-peace-negotiations ) [17:22] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans ultimatums to Putin have the opposite effect: It undermines deterrence experts https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637167/trump-s-ultimatums-to-putin-have-the-opposite-effect-it-undermines-deterrence-experts [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Trumps ultimatums to Putin have the opposite effect: It undermines deterrence experts - LRT [17:22] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Will Meet Putin On August 15 In Alaska https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-war-alaska/33498190.html [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Rejects Suggestions Of Land Swap As Trump Announces Alaska Summit With Putin [17:23] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-deal.html [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-deal.html ) [17:23] TR News What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/putin-trump-summit-ukraine.html [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/putin-trump-summit-ukraine.html ) [17:23] TR News Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/putin-trump-ukraine-china-india.html [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/putin-trump-ukraine-china-india.html ) [17:23] TR News Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-putin.html [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-putin.html ) [17:24] TR News HKFP Monitor August 9, 2025: Ex-protester drops case against ban on overseas study; HK$233-million by-elections largely uncontested https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/09/hkfp-monitor-august-9-2025-ex-protester-drops-case-against-ban-on-overseas-study-hk233-million-by-elections-largely-uncontested/ [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HKFP Monitor August 9, 2025: Ex-protester drops case against ban on overseas study; HK$233-million by-elections largely uncontested | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [17:25] TR News "Putins lengthy monologues" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/trump-putin-calls-lasted-hours-due-to-putin-s-lengthy-monologues-wsj | Source: Meduza [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | TrumpPutin calls lasted hours due to Putins lengthy monologues WSJ Meduza [17:26] TR News Russian territory then? https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/09/trump-will-meet-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15-one-week-from-today | Source: Meduza [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Trump will meet Putin in Alaska on August 15, one week from today Meduza [17:26] TR News Just a trickle: Residents in Russian-occupied Ukraine face severe water shortage https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-residents-russian-occupied-ukraine-water-shortage [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-residents-russian-occupied-ukraine-water-shortage ) [17:43] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Linux Journal, LinuxSecurity, and Google News With Its Slopfarms of Choice https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Slopwatch_Linux_Journal_LinuxSecurity_and_Google_News_With_Its_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Slopwatch_Linux_Journal_LinuxSecurity_and_Google_News_With_Its_.gmi [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slopwatch: Linux Journal, LinuxSecurity, and Google News With Its Slopfarms of Choice [17:44] TR News Hundreds honour Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-ukraine-buries-journalist-who-died-in-russian-custody-calls-for-release-of-all-detained [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-ukraine-buries-journalist-who-died-in-russian-custody-calls-for-release-of-all-detained ) [17:45] TR News Lithuanian FM urges learning from Ukraine on air defence, boosting regional coordination https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637484/lithuanian-fm-urges-learning-from-ukraine-on-air-defence-boosting-regional-coordination [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian FM urges learning from Ukraine on air defence, boosting regional coordination - LRT [17:45] TR News Ukrainian NGO Accuses Russia-Controlled Luhansk Of Operating 'Child Trafficking' Database https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-ngo-accuses-russia-luhansk-child-trafficking-database/33498167.html [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian NGO Accuses Russia-Controlled Luhansk Of Operating 'Child Trafficking' Database [17:46] TR News Kyiv Mourns Journalist Tortured Before Dying In Russian Detention https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-ceremony-journalist-tortured-russian-detention-roshchyna/33498000.html [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Kyiv Mourns Journalist Tortured Before Dying In Russian Detention [17:46] TR News Can Russias Economy Withstand Convicted Felons Threats to Impose Sanctions? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/russia-economy-oil-trump-us-sanctions-tariffs.html [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/russia-economy-oil-trump-us-sanctions-tariffs.html ) [17:50] TR News "Russian occupation authorities publish database of Ukrainian children for adoption" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/russian-occupation-authorities-publish-database-of-ukrainian-children-for-adoption-sortable-by-hair-and-eye-color | Source: Meduza [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian occupation authorities publish database of Ukrainian children for adoption, sortable by hair and eye color Meduza [17:51] TR News "Kyivs Kursk miscalculation Looking back at a daring but failed incursion into Russia and what it cost Ukraine" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/kyiv-s-kursk-miscalculation | Source: Meduza [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Kyivs Kursk miscalculation Looking back at a daring but failed incursion into Russia and what it cost Ukraine Meduza [17:52] TR News "150 awards and decoration" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/chechnya-s-strongman-and-his-family-have-amassed-150-awards-and-decorations-since-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine | Source: Meduza [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Chechnyas strongman and his family have amassed 150 awards and decorations since Russias invasion of Ukraine Meduza [17:53] TR News SA Navy meets Smolny crew during Cape Town stop https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/sa-navy-meets-smolny-crew-during-cape-town-stop/ [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | SA Navy meets Smolny crew during Cape Town stop - defenceWeb [17:54] TR News India pauses plans to buy US arms after Convicted Felons tariffs https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-pauses-plans-to-buy-us-arms-after-trumps-tariffs [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India pauses plans to buy US arms after Trumps tariffs | The Straits Times [17:54] TR News Russia breaks ground for Kazakhstans first nuclear power plant https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-breaks-ground-for-kazakhstans-first-nuclear-power-plant [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Russia breaks ground for Kazakhstans first nuclear power plant | The Straits Times [17:57] TR News ALT 11.1 "Workstation K" ia out https://distrowatch.com/alt [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alt ) [17:57] TR News The SVR Fabrication Necessitates Reconceiving the 2016 Russian Influence Operation https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/08/the-svr-fabrication-necessitates-reconceiving-the-2016-russian-attack/ [17:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | The SVR Fabrication Necessitates Reconceiving the 2016 Russian Influence Operation - emptywheel ● Aug 09 [18:01] TR News "Russia refuses passport to opposition politician freed in last years prisoner exchange" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/russia-refuses-passport-to-opposition-politician-freed-in-last-year-s-prisoner-exchange | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia refuses passport to opposition politician freed in last years prisoner exchange Meduza [18:01] TR News "No water, no toilets" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/no-water-no-toilets | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | No water, no toilets How bridge closures are leaving Russian tourists stranded on the road to occupied Crimea Meduza [18:02] TR News "Russia poised for Arctic nuclear-powered cruise missile test within days" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/russia-poised-for-arctic-nuclear-powered-cruise-missile-test-within-days-the-barents-observer | Source: Meduza [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia poised for Arctic nuclear-powered cruise missile test within days The Barents Observer Meduza [18:03] TR News The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/08/the-russia-russia-russia-grievance-was-built-into-russian-attack-from-the-start/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start - emptywheel [18:03] TR News Rights groups call for total break-up of Kenya police in response to widespread corruption https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/rights-groups-call-for-total-break-up-of-kenya-police-in-response-to-widespread-corruption/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Rights groups call for total break-up of Kenya police in response to widespread corruption - JURIST - News [18:04] TR News War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/colombia-peru-amazon-island.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/colombia-peru-amazon-island.html ) [18:05] TR News Tails 7.0-rc1 is out https://distrowatch.com/tails [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [18:05] TR News "Hackaday Podcast Episode 332" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/hackaday-podcast-episode-332-5-axes-are-better-than-3-hacking-your-behavior-and-the-man-who-made-models/ | Source: Hackaday [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Podcast Episode 332: 5 Axes Are Better Than 3, Hacking Your Behavior, And The Man Who Made Models | Hackaday [18:09] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Security_Leftovers.gmi [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [18:11] TR News (NEW): Standards/Consortia: OpenDocument Format (ODF), HTTP, EU's New Radio Equipment Directive, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Standards_Consortia_OpenDocument_Format_ODF_HTTP_EU_s_New_Radio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Standards_Consortia_OpenDocument_Format_ODF_HTTP_EU_s_New_Radio.gmi [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Standards/Consortia: OpenDocument Format (ODF), HTTP, EU's New Radio Equipment Directive, and More [18:13] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:14] TR News (NEW): DRM and Fake Security as Attack Vector Against Games on GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/DRM_and_Fake_Security_as_Attack_Vector_Against_Games_on_GNU_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/DRM_and_Fake_Security_as_Attack_Vector_Against_Games_on_GNU_Lin.gmi [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DRM and Fake Security as Attack Vector Against Games on GNU/Linux [18:16] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [18:20] TR News "x86 virtualization is about basically placing another nearly full kernel, full of new bugs, on top of a nasty x86 architecture which barely has correct page protection. Then running your operating system on the other side of this brand new pile of shit." https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119318909016582 [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marc.info | 'Re: About Xen: maybe a reiterative question but ..' - MARC [18:53] TR News In Other News: Nvidia Says No to Backdoors, Satellite Hacking, Energy Sector Assessment https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-nvidia-says-no-to-backdoors-satellite-hacking-energy-sector-assessment/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In Other News: Nvidia Says No to Backdoors, Satellite Hacking, Energy Sector Assessment - SecurityWeek [18:53] TR News Techrights Links 09/08/2025: Putin Allegedly to Visit Alaska (Which He Deems Part of Russia), Mike Tyson Sued for Copyright Infringement https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Links_09_08_2025_Putin_Allegedly_to_Visit_Alaska_Which_He_Deems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Links_09_08_2025_Putin_Allegedly_to_Visit_Alaska_Which_He_Deems.gmi [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/08/2025: Putin Allegedly to Visit Alaska (Which He Deems Part of Russia), Mike Tyson Sued for Copyright Infringement [18:53] TR News Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector https://www.securityweek.com/help-desk-at-risk-scattered-spider-shines-light-on-overlook-threat-vector/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/help-desk-at-risk-scattered-spider-shines-light-on-overlook-threat-vector/ ) ● Aug 09 [19:07] TR News French Telecom Firm Bouygues Says Data Breach Affects 6.4M Customers https://www.securityweek.com/french-telecom-firm-bouygues-says-data-breach-affects-6-4m-customers/ [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/french-telecom-firm-bouygues-says-data-breach-affects-6-4m-customers/ ) [19:08] TR News CodeSecCon 2025: Where Software Securitys Next Chapter Unfolds https://www.securityweek.com/codeseccon-2025-where-software-securitys-next-chapter-unfolds/ [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/codeseccon-2025-where-software-securitys-next-chapter-unfolds/ ) [19:08] TR News Your Questions Answered: Convicted Felon vs. the Rule of Law https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/your-questions-answered-trump-vs-the-rule-of-law [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law | The New Yorker [19:09] TR News excision gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/excision [19:10] TR News controlados gemini://deivisdiaz.flounder.online/controlados.gmi [19:11] TR News KDE in Geminispace :) "I made a todo.txt application for KomoDo and wrote about it in my gemlog." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/KDE/31138 [19:25] TR News Techrights Seductive Mirage or Allure of Complex, Proprietary Coffee Machines (or Similar White Elephants) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Seductive_Mirage_or_Allure_of_Complex_Proprietary_Coffee_Machin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Seductive_Mirage_or_Allure_of_Complex_Proprietary_Coffee_Machin.gmi [19:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Seductive Mirage or Allure of Complex, Proprietary Coffee Machines (or Similar White Elephants) [19:30] TR News (NEW): Debian 13 Trixie Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.gmi [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian 13 Trixie Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [19:43] TR News Techrights The Goal of Coopetition Assumes You're Friends https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Goal_of_Coopetition_Assumes_You_re_Friends.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Goal_of_Coopetition_Assumes_You_re_Friends.gmi [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Goal of Coopetition Assumes You're Friends [19:46] TR News https://lists.gnu.org/ down again :/ [19:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to connect to lists.gnu.org port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://lists.gnu.org/ ) [19:47] TR News FSF under de facto DDoS attacks all week long ● Aug 09 [20:02] TR News Techrights The Hype That Microsoft and The Register MS (Among Others) Promote Helps Stage DDoS Attacks on Free Software Sites https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Hype_That_Microsoft_and_The_Register_MS_Among_Others_Promot.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Hype_That_Microsoft_and_The_Register_MS_Among_Others_Promot.gmi [20:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Hype That Microsoft and The Register MS (Among Others) Promote Helps Stage DDoS Attacks on Free Software Sites [20:06] TR News (NEW): Debian 13 "Trixie" Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [20:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian 13 "Trixie" Released, This Is Whats New [20:08] TR News (NEW): Linuxiac Apparently Tackled the LLM Slop Problem https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Linuxiac_Apparently_Tackled_the_LLM_Slop_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Linuxiac_Apparently_Tackled_the_LLM_Slop_Problem.gmi [20:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linuxiac Apparently Tackled the LLM Slop Problem [20:32] TR News Techrights Sales of Windows on PCs (Windows Licences) Go Down https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Sales_of_Windows_on_PCs_Windows_Licences_Go_Down.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Sales_of_Windows_on_PCs_Windows_Licences_Go_Down.gmi [20:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sales of Windows on PCs (Windows Licences) Go Down [20:56] *DavidSch1_ (~ds__38@7xuaaqawrg7s8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 09 [21:04] TR News Techrights Is Red Hat About to Give the Boot to GNOME People Who Helped Microsoft 'Secure' (Monopolised) Boot? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Is_Red_Hat_About_to_Give_the_Boot_to_GNOME_People_Who_Helped_Mi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Is_Red_Hat_About_to_Give_the_Boot_to_GNOME_People_Who_Helped_Mi.gmi [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Is Red Hat About to Give the Boot to GNOME People Who Helped Microsoft 'Secure' (Monopolised) Boot? [21:08] TR News Federal courts to ramp up filing system security after recent escalated cyberattacks https://fedscoop.com/federal-courts-ramp-up-filing-system-security-after-recent-escalated-cyberattacks/ [21:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal courts to ramp up filing system security after recent escalated cyberattacks | FedScoop [21:08] TR News Friends to all: Tonga values independence while being reliable security partner https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-to-all-tonga-values-independence-while-being-reliable-security-partner/ [21:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Friends to all: Tonga values independence while being reliable security partner | The Strategist [21:10] TR News "Ive had my Framework 13 for 2.5 years, and its performed like a champ, throughout. I dont use it every day I work from home, and have a rig but its done everything Ive wanted from it when Im on the road." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/korruptor/blog/2025-08-09-FrameworkLaptopUpgrade.gmi [21:11] TR News "a case linked to social control media posts" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/hong-kong-mans-incitement-to-subversion-case-under-nat-security-law-transferred-to-district-court/ [21:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK man's subversion case under nat. sec law transferred to District Court [21:12] TR News "He is currently serving an almost five-year jail sentence under the Beijing-imposed" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/08/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wongs-second-nat-security-case-to-be-transferred-to-high-court/ [21:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK activist Joshua Wong's 2nd nat. sec case to be transferred to High Court [21:12] TR News Arrest of former Macao lawmaker under national security law sparks international concern https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/group-demands-release-of-former-macao-lawmaker-after-arrest-under-chinese-national-security-law/ [21:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Arrest of former Macao lawmaker under national security law sparks international concern - JURIST - News [21:13] TR News Thumbnail forensics. DFIR techniques for analysing backdoored Windows Thumbcache https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/thumbnail-forensics-dfir-techniques-for-analysing-windows-thumbcache/ [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | Thumbnail forensics. DFIR techniques for analysing Windows Thumbcache | Pen Test Partners [21:13] TR News Australia urges Israel not to take military control of Gaza https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-urges-israel-not-to-take-military-control-of-gaza [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia urges Israel not to take military control of Gaza | The Straits Times [21:13] TR News Israeli security Cabinet expands the war in Gaza https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0808/israel-gaza-expands-war [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Israel to widen Gaza war in bid to finally defeat Hamas - CSMonitor.com [21:13] TR News Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-offensive.html [21:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-offensive.html ) [21:14] TR News What to Know 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[21:15] TR News New Hardware Fun https://blog.broulik.de/2025/08/new-hardware-fun/ [21:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.broulik.de | New Hardware Fun Kai Uwe's Blog [21:39] TR News Techrights The Register MS (Microsoft) or The Register AI (Slop)? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_Microsoft_or_The_Register_AI_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_Microsoft_or_The_Register_AI_Slop.gmi [21:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS (Microsoft) or The Register AI (Slop)? ● Aug 09 [22:00] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 09 [02:12] TR News Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Released From Israeli Prison https://truthout.org/articles/us-activist-chris-smalls-released-from-israeli-prison-after-beating-by-officers/ [02:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Released From Israeli 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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-trump-medal-honor/ [08:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | The fight to get a legendary Marine the Medal of Honor [08:47] TR News "As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump" https://kyivindependent.com/as-ceasefire-deadline-passes-no-additional-russia-sanctions-announced-by-trump/ [08:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump [08:47] TR News "Russian stuff blowing up: It's deadline day and Trump goes TACO again" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/8/2337363/-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-It-s-deadline-day-and-Trump-goes-TACO-again [08:47] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dailykos.com | Russian stuff blowing up: It's deadline day and Trump goes TACO again [08:52] TR News apropos "meeting" in Alaska next week https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and [08:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and ) ● Aug 09 [09:23] TR News "Orbn blames Trump" https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/08/08/orban-blames-trump-for-the-ukraine-war-dragging-on | Source: Insight Hungary [09:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-insighthungary.444.hu | Orbn blames Trump for the Ukraine war dragging on - InsightHungary ● Aug 09 [10:41] TR News "As media outlets reveal new information about the Epstein case and his long-ago personal relationship with Trump, the U.S. president and his administration have tried to shift the narrative." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-epstein-timeline-1.7604277 | Source: CBC [10:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump: a timeline | CBC News [10:42] TR News "Nagasaki is marking the U.S. atomic attack on the southern Japanese city 80 years ago and survivors of the attack are working to make their hometown the last place on earth hit by the bomb." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/asia/nagasaki-marks-80-years-since-atomic-bombing-survivors-urge-nuke-ban-1896424 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [10:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.deccanchronicle.com | Nagasaki Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing, Survivors Urge Nuke Ban [10:43] TR News "The incompetence of it all isat some levelpolitically useful for those of us in the business of trying to fight for the survival of our democratic republic." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-emperors-nuclear-circus | Source: Mike Brock [10:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Emperors Nuclear Circus - by Mike Brock [10:44] TR News "Two ISIS members were captured by Internal Security Forces in Raqqa before they could carry out attack orders they had received from Turkey." https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/confessions-of-isis-members-affiliated-with-turkey-80684 | Source: ANF News [10:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-anfenglishmobile.com | ANF | Confessions of ISIS members affiliated with Turkey ● Aug 09 [13:24] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 09 [16:09] TR News Get out of Lithuania: about 50 protest against Tsikhanouskaya's office in Vilnius https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637463/get-out-of-lithuania-about-50-protest-against-tsikhanouskaya-s-office-in-vilnius [16:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Get out of Lithuania: about 50 protest against Tsikhanouskaya's office in Vilnius - LRT [16:14] TR News Malaysia minister to seek clarity from Myanmar on election, state media reports https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-minister-to-seek-clarity-from-myanmar-on-election-state-media-reports [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia minister to seek clarity from Myanmar on election, state media reports | The Straits Times [16:14] TR News Indias Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Pooh-tin and Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/modi-india-trump-china-tariffs.html [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/modi-india-trump-china-tariffs.html ) [16:14] TR News China accuses Philippines of playing with fire over Taiwan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-accuses-philippines-of-playing-with-fire-on-taiwan [16:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China accuses Philippines of playing with fire over Taiwan | The Straits Times [16:17] TR News Asia and the world think Convicted Felons US has lost its mind: John Bolton https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asia-and-the-world-thinks-trumps-us-has-lost-its-mind-john-bolton [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Asian Insider Podcast: Asia and the world think Trumps US has lost its mind- John Bolton | The Straits Times [16:20] TR News "to stop all fighting forever" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/with-u-s-mediation-azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-to-stop-all-fighting-forever | Source: Meduza [16:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | With U.S. mediation, Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal to stop all fighting forever Meduza ● Aug 09 [17:21] TR News US President The Insurrectionist says to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250808-us-president-donald-trump-says-to-meet-russia-s-vladimir-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15 [17:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250808-us-president-donald-trump-says-to-meet-russia-s-vladimir-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15 ) [17:22] TR News Is the mere announcement of a Convicted Felon-Putin meeting enough to delay sanctions on Russia? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250808-is-the-mere-announcement-of-a-trump-putin-meeting-enough-to-delay-sanctions-on-russia [17:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ 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Says He Will Meet Putin On August 15 In Alaska https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-war-alaska/33498190.html [17:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Rejects Suggestions Of Land Swap As Trump Announces Alaska Summit With Putin [17:23] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-deal.html [17:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-deal.html ) [17:23] TR News What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Convicted Felon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/putin-trump-summit-ukraine.html [17:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/putin-trump-summit-ukraine.html ) [17:23] TR News Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/putin-trump-ukraine-china-india.html [17:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/asia/putin-trump-ukraine-china-india.html ) [17:23] TR News Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-putin.html [17:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-putin.html ) [17:25] TR News HKFP Monitor August 9, 2025: Ex-protester drops case against ban on overseas study; HK$233-million by-elections largely uncontested https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/09/hkfp-monitor-august-9-2025-ex-protester-drops-case-against-ban-on-overseas-study-hk233-million-by-elections-largely-uncontested/ [17:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | HKFP Monitor August 9, 2025: Ex-protester drops case against ban on overseas study; HK$233-million by-elections largely uncontested | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [17:25] TR News "Putins lengthy monologues" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/trump-putin-calls-lasted-hours-due-to-putin-s-lengthy-monologues-wsj | Source: Meduza [17:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | TrumpPutin calls lasted hours due to Putins lengthy monologues WSJ Meduza [17:26] TR News Russian territory then? https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/09/trump-will-meet-putin-in-alaska-on-august-15-one-week-from-today | Source: Meduza [17:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Trump will meet Putin in Alaska on August 15, one week from today Meduza [17:26] TR News Just a trickle: Residents in Russian-occupied Ukraine face severe water shortage https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-residents-russian-occupied-ukraine-water-shortage [17:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250808-residents-russian-occupied-ukraine-water-shortage ) [17:45] TR News Lithuanian FM urges learning from Ukraine on air defence, boosting regional coordination https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2637484/lithuanian-fm-urges-learning-from-ukraine-on-air-defence-boosting-regional-coordination [17:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian FM urges learning from Ukraine on air defence, boosting regional coordination - LRT [17:45] TR News Ukrainian NGO Accuses Russia-Controlled Luhansk Of Operating 'Child Trafficking' Database https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-ngo-accuses-russia-luhansk-child-trafficking-database/33498167.html [17:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian NGO Accuses Russia-Controlled Luhansk Of Operating 'Child Trafficking' Database [17:46] TR News Can Russias Economy Withstand Convicted Felons Threats to Impose Sanctions? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/russia-economy-oil-trump-us-sanctions-tariffs.html [17:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/europe/russia-economy-oil-trump-us-sanctions-tariffs.html ) [17:50] TR News "Russian occupation authorities publish database of Ukrainian children for adoption" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/russian-occupation-authorities-publish-database-of-ukrainian-children-for-adoption-sortable-by-hair-and-eye-color | Source: Meduza [17:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian occupation authorities publish database of Ukrainian children for adoption, sortable by hair and eye color Meduza [17:51] TR News "Kyivs Kursk miscalculation Looking back at a daring but failed incursion into Russia and what it cost Ukraine" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/kyiv-s-kursk-miscalculation | Source: Meduza [17:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Kyivs Kursk miscalculation Looking back at a daring but failed incursion into Russia and what it cost Ukraine Meduza [17:52] TR News "150 awards and decoration" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/chechnya-s-strongman-and-his-family-have-amassed-150-awards-and-decorations-since-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine | Source: Meduza [17:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Chechnyas strongman and his family have amassed 150 awards and decorations since Russias invasion of Ukraine Meduza [17:53] TR News SA Navy meets Smolny crew during Cape Town stop https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/sa-navy-meets-smolny-crew-during-cape-town-stop/ [17:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | SA Navy meets Smolny crew during Cape Town stop - defenceWeb [17:54] TR News India pauses plans to buy US arms after Convicted Felons tariffs https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-pauses-plans-to-buy-us-arms-after-trumps-tariffs [17:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India pauses plans to buy US arms after Trumps tariffs | The Straits Times [17:54] TR News Russia breaks ground for Kazakhstans first nuclear power plant https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-breaks-ground-for-kazakhstans-first-nuclear-power-plant [17:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Russia breaks ground for Kazakhstans first nuclear power plant | The Straits Times [17:57] TR News The SVR Fabrication Necessitates Reconceiving the 2016 Russian Influence Operation https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/08/the-svr-fabrication-necessitates-reconceiving-the-2016-russian-attack/ [17:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | The SVR Fabrication Necessitates Reconceiving the 2016 Russian Influence Operation - emptywheel ● Aug 09 [18:01] TR News "Russia refuses passport to opposition politician freed in last years prisoner exchange" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/russia-refuses-passport-to-opposition-politician-freed-in-last-year-s-prisoner-exchange | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia refuses passport to opposition politician freed in last years prisoner exchange Meduza [18:01] TR News "No water, no toilets" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/no-water-no-toilets | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | No water, no toilets How bridge closures are leaving Russian tourists stranded on the road to occupied Crimea Meduza [18:02] TR News "Russia poised for Arctic nuclear-powered cruise missile test within days" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/08/russia-poised-for-arctic-nuclear-powered-cruise-missile-test-within-days-the-barents-observer | Source: Meduza [18:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia poised for Arctic nuclear-powered cruise missile test within days The Barents Observer Meduza [18:03] TR News The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/08/the-russia-russia-russia-grievance-was-built-into-russian-attack-from-the-start/ [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.emptywheel.net | The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start - emptywheel [18:04] TR News War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/colombia-peru-amazon-island.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- 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