●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 09, 2026 ●● ● Aug 09 [00:00] TR News (NEW): DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DietPi_10_6_Released_with_Support_for_Orange_Pi_4_Pro_and_Orang.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/08/DietPi_10_6_Released_with_Support_for_Orange_Pi_4_Pro_and_Orang.gmi [00:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W ● Aug 09 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-080826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-080826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 08, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-08.txt ● Aug 09 [04:26] TR News Updoc patients notified of security breach where personal information may have been stolen https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/updoc-patients-notified-of-security-breach/news-story/829f73871357b781e27764ed0ee1872a [04:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/updoc-patients-notified-of-security-breach/news-story/829f73871357b781e27764ed0ee1872a ) [04:28] TR News German court rules that AI music firm Suno violated copyrights https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-rules-that-ai-music-firm-suno-violated-copyrights/a-78152227 [04:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | German court rules that AI music firm violated copyrights [04:29] TR News Nigeria's copyright licensing system comes under parliamentary scrutiny http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/07/guest-post-nigerias-copyright-licensing.html [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest post] Nigeria's copyright licensing system comes under parliamentary scrutiny - The IPKat [04:30] TR News Fedora peddling slop https://fedoramagazine.org/running-ollama-locally-with-podman-on-fedora-linux/ [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fedoramagazine.org | Running Ollama Locally with Podman on Fedora Linux - Fedora Magazine [04:32] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1734.jpg [04:32] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2091.jpg [04:33] TR News "As I was mowing the lawn today [1] at Chez Boca, cursing myself for letting it go a few weeks, I was reminded that it wasn't as bad as that one time at Casa New Jersey [2]. I'm thankful for that." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/08.1 [04:34] TR News "Ever wanted to see Bill Murray make sexual comments about 14-year-old girls, have a super-groomy personal relationship with a young boy, and then force himself on his maybe-girlfriend, shrugging it off with a just-kidding (and a subtextual /unless..?/)?" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/08/meatballs/ [04:35] TR News Gopher story gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/story [04:36] TR News An RSS experiment gemini://nullish.smol.pub/an-rss-experiment [04:37] TR News "Theres a story about enshittification in here somewhere, but they kinda bounce off it in favour of Chekhovs eligible bachelor and clothes. Its hard to feel too sad about condescending high-fashion execs getting a reality check." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/01/devil/ [04:38] *incog (~incog@yv7bwf4dzydsq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:40] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 08, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_08_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_08_2026.gmi [04:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 08, 2026 [04:41] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:42] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:47] TR News (NEW): The Company Emptied His Lab. They Called Him a Thief. He Cost Them a Million Dollars. https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/The_Company_Emptied_His_Lab_They_Called_Him_a_Thief_He_Cost_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/The_Company_Emptied_His_Lab_They_Called_Him_a_Thief_He_Cost_The.gmi [04:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Company Emptied His Lab. They Called Him a Thief. He Cost Them a Million Dollars. [04:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 098/08/2026: Meatballs (1979), Gopher, RSS Experiment https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_098_08_2026_Meatballs_1979_Gopher_RSS_Experiment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_098_08_2026_Meatballs_1979_Gopher_RSS_Experiment.gmi [04:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 098/08/2026: Meatballs (1979), Gopher, RSS Experiment [04:53] TR News 'They Fundamentally Don't Understand Art' Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft 'Gutted' id Software With Layoffs https://www.ign.com/articles/they-fundamentally-dont-understand-art-doom-dev-blasts-xbox-after-microsoft-gutted-id-software-with-layoffs [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ign.com | Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft Gutted id Software With Layoffs [04:53] TR News Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: "They fundamentally don't understand art. They don't understand games" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/doom-developer-slams-xbox-after-layoffs-hit-id-software-they-fundamentally-dont-understand-art-they-dont-understand-games/ [04:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: "They fundamentally don't understand art. They don't understand games" | GamesRadar+ [04:54] TR News Xbox Doesnt Understand Art, Says id Software Dev After Layoffs https://exputer.com/news/industry/xbox-doesnt-understand-art-id-software-layoffs/ [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xbox Doesnt Understand Art, Says id Software Dev After Layoffs - eXputer.com ● Aug 09 [05:02] *incog has quit (Quit: leaving) [05:05] TR News Techrights XBox is Rotting Away, Technical Issues for Second Time in Two Weeks https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/XBox_is_Rotting_Away_Technical_Issues_for_Second_Time_in_Two_We.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/XBox_is_Rotting_Away_Technical_Issues_for_Second_Time_in_Two_We.gmi [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights XBox is Rotting Away, Technical Issues for Second Time in Two Weeks [05:27] TR News Techrights IBM's "Next Step" Program https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IBM_s_Next_Step_Program.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/IBM_s_Next_Step_Program.gmi [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's "Next Step" Program [05:59] TR News Techrights 2026: The Year Richard Stallman Came Back to American Campuses https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_The_Year_Richard_Stallman_Came_Back_to_American_Campuses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_The_Year_Richard_Stallman_Came_Back_to_American_Campuses.gmi [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2026: The Year Richard Stallman Came Back to American Campuses ● Aug 09 [06:07] TR News (NEW): Data Points on GNU/Linux Growth https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Data_Points_on_GNU_Linux_Growth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Data_Points_on_GNU_Linux_Growth.gmi [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Data Points on GNU/Linux Growth [06:14] TR News (NEW): Free Software is on the Ballot in Clacton https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_Software_is_on_the_Ballot_in_Clacton.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_Software_is_on_the_Ballot_in_Clacton.gmi [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software is on the Ballot in Clacton [06:41] TR News (NEW): Upgrading the Static Site Generator (SSG) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Upgrading_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Upgrading_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG.gmi [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Upgrading the Static Site Generator (SSG) [06:49] TR News Techrights Improving the Static Site Generator (SSG), Fixing Bugs https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG_Fixing_Bugs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Improving_the_Static_Site_Generator_SSG_Fixing_Bugs.gmi [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Improving the Static Site Generator (SSG), Fixing Bugs ● Aug 09 [07:06] TR News (NEW): Planet KDE: About time https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Planet_KDE_About_time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Planet_KDE_About_time.gmi [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Planet KDE: About time [07:23] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:33] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Aug 09 [11:12] TR News GNU/Linux mainstream now https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/2019202/gog-officially-expands-linux-support-with-native-galaxy-client-in-development [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | GOG Officially Expands Linux Support With Native Galaxy Client In Development - Slashdot [11:13] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (31/2026): Reported Progress https://linmob.net/weekly-update-31-2026/ [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (31/2026): Reported Progress [11:14] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:14] TR News Not only there https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/0631208/linux-desktop-market-share-surpasses-10-in-north-america [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America - Slashdot [11:14] TR News DRM users https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/02/0635256/steam-on-linux-use-back-above-4-in-july [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Steam On Linux Use Back Above 4% In July - Slashdot [11:15] TR News Cisco and Casio could https://raymii.org/s/articles/But_can_your_calculator_run_Linux.html [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-But can your calculator run Linux? - Raymii.org [11:17] TR News Back door https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-challenges-uk-government-encrypted-icloud-backups-1812405 https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Apple Fights Secret UK Government Backdoor Order as Britons Lose Access To Advanced iCloud Encryption | IBTimes UK [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [11:25] TR News Slop https://www.propublica.org/article/anthropic-mythos-microsoft-software-vulnerabilities [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Microsoft Struggling With Hundreds of AI-Discovered Security Bugs ProPublica [11:42] TR News Cardiology Associates of Port Huron remains silent although they were allegedly hacked and had patient data stolen in June. https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/cardiology-associates-of-port-huron-remains-silent-although-they-were-allegedly-hacked-and-had-patient-data-stolen-in-june/ [11:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/cardiology-associates-of-port-huron-remains-silent-although-they-were-allegedly-hacked-and-had-patient-data-stolen-in-june/ ) [11:43] TR News Sage Water Resources says Utah saltwater disposal controller intrusion bypassed pump safeguards https://dysruptionhub.com/sage-utah-controller-intrusion/ [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dysruptionhub.com | Sage says Utah controller intrusion bypassed safeguards [11:43] TR News Swiss federal IT office hit by cyberattack https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/cyberattack-on-the-federal-office-for-information-technologys-sharepoint-server/91843136 [11:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Swiss federal IT office hit by cyberattack - SWI swissinfo.ch [11:44] TR News customers [11:45] TR News Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-hacking-us-cloud-storage-provider-and-extorting-its-customers [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.justice.gov | Office of Public Affairs | Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions | United States Department of Justice [11:45] TR News Dutch retailer Bol follows De Bijenkorf in warning of data breach as leaked data appears on dark web https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/06/bol-follows-de-bijenkorf-warning-data-breach-leaked-data-appears-dark-web [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Bol follows De Bijenkorf in warning of data breach as leaked data appears on dark web | NL Times [11:46] TR News Will surge in German business bankruptcies hit growth? https://www.dw.com/en/will-surge-in-german-business-bankruptcies-hit-growth/a-78037755 [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Will surge in German business bankruptcies hit growth? [11:48] TR News Enforced Disappearance https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/20/bangladesh-first-enforced-disappearance-case-since-july-2024-uprising [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Bangladesh: First Enforced Disappearance Case Since July 2024 Uprising | Human Rights Watch [11:48] TR News Orbn confirms raid on his partys data servers https://cphpost.dk/2026-07-22/global/orban-confirms-raid-on-his-partys-data-servers/ [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-07-22/global/orban-confirms-raid-on-his-partys-data-servers/ ) [11:50] TR News Italy for design? https://theconversation.com/the-uk-is-building-a-fighter-jet-with-japan-and-italy-an-aviation-expert-explains-why-it-could-be-a-defence-gamechanger-285751 [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | The UK is building a fighter jet with Japan and Italy an aviation expert explains why it could be a defence gamechanger [11:50] TR News Monkeys keep pets too https://theconversation.com/monkeys-keep-pets-too-animal-specialist-on-the-world-of-interspecies-friendship-288987 [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Monkeys keep pets too animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship ● Aug 09 [12:00] TR News Terror in the Amazon https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/03/terror-in-the-amazon [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Terror in the Amazon | Human Rights Watch [12:02] TR News weather extremes https://www.dw.com/en/germany-how-weather-extremes-impact-local-agriculture/a-78149292 [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany: How weather extremes impact local agriculture [12:03] TR News wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/crete-wildfires-cause-evacuations-and-firefighter-deaths/a-78171093 [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Crete wildfires cause evacuations and firefighter deaths [12:03] TR News BMW to Volkswagen: How deep is Germany's auto industry cull? https://www.dw.com/en/bmw-to-volkswagen-how-deep-is-germany-s-auto-industry-cull/a-78168695 [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | BMW to Volkswagen: How deep is Germany's auto industry cull? [12:04] TR News wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/why-europe-s-wildfires-are-getting-harder-to-stop/a-78194776 [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | What's really causing Europe's wildfires [12:05] TR News Censorship https://www.projectcensored.org/dont-say-israel-analyzing-combating-censorship-propaganda/ [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/dont-say-israel-analyzing-combating-censorship-propaganda/ ) [12:06] TR News Orbn can perhaps host that instead https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/21/dutch-police-seize-servers-motherless-porn-site-known-sexual-abuse-content [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Dutch Police seize servers behind Motherless, porn site known for sexual abuse content | NL Times [12:07] TR News Miroslav Vadkerti: The Dumb Git Protocol That Flooded Our Git Server http://vadkerti.net/posts/the-dumb-git-protocol-that-flooded-our-git-server/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vadkerti.net | The Dumb Git Protocol That Flooded Our Git Server | thrix's blog [12:09] TR News Investment Losses https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/south-korean-youtuber-stabbed-suspect-arrested-1808871 [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Subscriber Allegedly Travels Across South Korea, Stabs Stock YouTuber Multiple Times After Investment Losses | IBTimes UK [12:21] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (26-28/2026): Rough Continuation https://linmob.net/weekly-update-26-28-2026/ [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (26-28/2026): Rough Continuation [12:28] TR News drones strike the classroom https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-civil-war-when-drones-strike-the-classroom/a-78089487 [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Sudan civil war: When drones strike the classroom [12:29] TR News 'Cockroach' https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-cockroach-protesters-face-ongoing-legal-pressure/a-78190610 [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | India's 'Cockroach' protesters face ongoing legal pressure [12:30] TR News industry slumps https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-unemployment-tops-3-million-as-industry-slumps/live-78191048 [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany news: Unemployment tops 3 million as industry slumps [12:37] TR News heatwaves https://www.dw.com/en/more-women-die-in-heatwaves-but-biology-isn-t-main-cause/a-78187451 [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | More women die in heatwaves, but biology 'isn't main cause' [12:39] TR News Apple dying as a brand? https://daringfireball.net/2026/07/ternus_apple_slippery_slope https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-snubs-the-iad-2011-6 https://daringfireball.net/2026/07/ads_on_apple_news_suck [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daringfireball.net | Daring Fireball: John Ternus Should Reverse Apples Slide Down the Advertising Slippery Slope [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.businessinsider.com | Apple Snubs the IAd - Business Insider [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daringfireball.net | Daring Fireball: The Ads on Apple News Continue to Suck, but at Least There Are a Lot of Them [12:40] TR News 1) DRM. 2) will NEVER work. "Microsoft Edge will prevent screenshots of certain password-protected PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint" ● Aug 09 [13:03] TR News Sikh activist https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-writes-un-sikh-threats-9.7298499 [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada tells UN it's 'taking robust action' to disrupt threats against Sikh activist | CBC News [13:06] TR News urban raccoons https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/raccoon-calgary-urban-wildlife-9.7295378 [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary | CBC News [13:06] TR News surveillance https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/td-bank-bell-workplace-screentime-monitoring-9.7296526 [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canadian workers speak out against growing screen time surveillance | CBC News [13:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:17] TR News 22 Years Later, Still Blogging in WordPress https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/09/22-years-later-still-blogging-in-wordpress/ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 22 Years Later, Still Blogging in WordPress [13:23] TR News (NEW): 2026 Is Not the Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop (or Laptop) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_Is_Not_the_Year_of_the_GNU_Linux_Desktop_or_Laptop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/2026_Is_Not_the_Year_of_the_GNU_Linux_Desktop_or_Laptop.gmi [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 2026 Is Not the Year of the GNU/Linux Desktop (or Laptop) [13:38] TR News Techrights Controlling One's Platform https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Controlling_One_s_Platform.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Controlling_One_s_Platform.gmi [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Controlling One's Platform [13:48] TR News (NEW): Less Personal Blogging Here https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Less_Personal_Blogging_Here.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Less_Personal_Blogging_Here.gmi [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Less Personal Blogging Here ● Aug 09 [14:01] TR News "The former member for Clacton admits using his position to recruit over seven million followers on social control media while people complain he does nothing for basic services like roads." https://danielpocock.com/en/steve-panozzo-pothole-whisperer-australia-invited-to-clacton/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Steve Panozzo, Pothole Whisperer from Australia invited to Clacton [14:12] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:16] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock in the Sunday Times (Today) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Daniel_Pocock_in_the_Sunday_Times_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Daniel_Pocock_in_the_Sunday_Times_Today.gmi [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Daniel Pocock in the Sunday Times (Today) [14:35] TR News Techrights Freenode Continues to Shed Off Servers and Users, Good Thing We Abandoned It https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Freenode_Continues_to_Shed_Off_Servers_and_Users_Good_Thing_We_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Freenode_Continues_to_Shed_Off_Servers_and_Users_Good_Thing_We_.gmi [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Freenode Continues to Shed Off Servers and Users, Good Thing We Abandoned It ● Aug 09 [15:05] TR News Techrights 10 Days Ago Red Hat Formally Terminated Employment of About 500 Technical Workers (the Media Didn't Mention This) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/10_Days_Ago_Red_Hat_Formally_Terminated_Employment_of_About_500.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/10_Days_Ago_Red_Hat_Formally_Terminated_Employment_of_About_500.gmi [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 10 Days Ago Red Hat Formally Terminated Employment of About 500 Technical Workers (the Media Didn't Mention This) [15:45] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 144 Out of 200: The "Hired Guns" ("Media" at BW) Shrank Almost Three-Fold Since They Sued Us in 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_144_Out_of_200_The_Hired_Guns_Media_at_BW.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_144_Out_of_200_The_Hired_Guns_Media_at_BW.gmi [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 144 Out of 200: The "Hired Guns" ("Media" at BW) Shrank Almost Three-Fold Since They Sued Us in 2024 [15:55] TR News "The copyright owner hasnt made this sound available in your country." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-removes-august-team-trump-tiktok-video-1235605878/ | Source: Rolling Stone [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Taylor Swift Removes 'August' From Team Trump TikTok Video [15:56] TR News "The Pentagon reportedly is considering eliminating civilian tenure across the military service academies and senior war colleges." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-05/pentagon-war-on-critical-thinking | Source: Los Angeles Times [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | The Pentagon is waging a war on critical thinking - Los Angeles Times [15:56] TR News "That could include activists who have worked for foreign-funded organizations" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-law-foreign-agent-consular-restriction-exile/33823432.html | Source: RFERL [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 'Civil Death': The Kremlin Is Building A Legal Purgatory For Exiled Russians [15:59] TR News "Its not uncommon for companies to rely on engagement bait and even rage bait to gain attention." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-influencer-campaign-backfired | Source: Futurism [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Tried to Hire Influencers to Spread Love for Its Products, But It Backfired Horrendously [15:59] TR News "Many of the comments on the influencers videos cite the environmental effects of the AI boom" https://www.theverge.com/tech/975173/openai-influencers-brand-trip-ai-backlash-marketing | Source: The Verge [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired | The Verge ● Aug 09 [16:00] TR News "Earlier this month, the UK Government announced the elimination of red tape for small transport projects up to 500 million in value. This is a perfect opportunity for Clacton to get a tramway again." https://danielpocock.com/en/clacton-jaywick-tramway-revival/ [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Clacton-Jaywick tramway revival [16:01] TR News "In his resignation speech, the the former MP for Clacton-on-sea boasts about his seven million followers on social control media. I couldn't help wondering how these people are using their mobile phones at all in the parts of Clacton where the network quality is worse than remote parts of the alps." https://danielpocock.com/en/clacton-mobile-phone-network-dead-spots/ [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Clacton mobile phone network dead spots, not-spots and black spots [16:03] TR News "Public Interest Technology" https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/08/find-yourself-a-city/#to-hack-in | Source: CoryDoctorow [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [16:03] TR News "Did you know OpenAI and Anthropic are running competing super-PACs? Hear how they messed up in New York District 12!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/07/molly-white-interview-following-the-ai-and-crypto-money-in-us-politics/ | Source: Pivot to AI [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | The van- ished world of the Records. [16:04] TR News "GitHub is without a doubt enshittifying" https://kristoff.it/blog/source-code-availability/ | Source: Loris Cro [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kristoff.it | Who Should Pay For Source Code Availability? | Loris Cro's Blog [16:04] TR News "That unprecedented load growth could endanger the reliability and stability of the Texas electric grid" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/07/0152201 | Source: Soylent News [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Texas Halts Data Center Connections to Power Grid Amid Overwhelming Demand - SoylentNews [16:14] TR News "Hatchworks LLC says in its application that it is impossible to complete the development without impacting nearby protected wetlands." https://www.wane.com/top-stories/google-data-center-developer-applies-for-more-land-public-hearing-to-be-held/ | [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.wane.com/top-stories/google-data-center-developer-applies-for-more-land-public-hearing-to-be-held/ ) [16:14] TR News "And if state authorities decide to go ahead with the data center campus, it would be permanently carving up a slice of Indianas all-important floodplains." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-data-center-fort-wayne-indiana-wetlands | Source: Futurism [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google Data Center Announces Plans to Pave Over Protected Wetlands [16:19] TR News "The reason is that the buildings are very large and the wetlands are inconveniently located where Google wants parts of the data center to sit." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/07/google-data-center-indiana-wetlands.html | Source: BoingBoing [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boingboing.net | Doing no "evil," Google proposes paving over protected wetlands for a data center - Boing Boing [16:19] TR News "Smoldering conditions deep inside a major Los Angeles County landfill has warped mounds of buried garbage and threatens to trigger an avalanche of waste." https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-08-06/boiling-point-toxic-disaster-landfill-fire | Source: Los Angeles Times [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Toxic underground fires are spreading at California landfills - Los Angeles Times [16:20] TR News "Still, its an alarming testament to AIs power and trajectory." https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-creates-new-virus | Source: Futurism [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Model Invents Completely New Viruses Unknown to Nature [16:20] TR News "The extreme weather has pushed temperatures above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in several countries, prompting health warnings for millions of people." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/europe-heat-wave-puts-all-major-italian-cities-on-red-alert-as-austria-sets-heat-record-1977565 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Europe Heat Wave Puts All Major Italian Cities on Red Alert as Austria Sets Heat Record [16:20] TR News "Experts do not expect a repeat of the Oder disaster on the Rhine this summer because oxygen levels remain sufficiently high. But the danger to the wider freshwater ecosystem remains." https://www.dw.com/en/europes-rivers-are-drying-up-can-they-be-saved/a-78276662 | Source: Deutsche Welle [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Europe's rivers are drying up. Can they be saved? [16:21] TR News "Of course, Internet routing isnt stupid. Its just smart about routingand as little else as possible." https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/06/the-internet-of-stuff/ | Source: Doc Searls [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | The Internet of Stuff Doc Searls Weblog [16:38] TR News "Why not hold an inquiry? To begin with, there is the matter of cost." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/08/what-would-an-epstein-inquiry-teach-us/ | Source: Spectator AU [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | What would an Epstein inquiry teach us? | The Spectator Australia [16:38] TR News "Spain is an open door" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morocco-ceuta-border-surge-social-media-misleading-info/ | Source: CBS [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morocco-ceuta-border-surge-social-media-misleading-info/ ) [16:38] TR News "The Spanish Interior Ministry estimates that up to 60,000 people have crossed or attempted to cross into the city of just 85,000 residents" https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-social-media-videos-fuelled-migration-crisis-in-spain-ceuta-14035177.html | Source: Firstpost [16:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-social-media-videos-fuelled-migration-crisis-in-spain-ceuta-14035177.html ) [16:39] TR News "Spanish authorities monitor social media" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-ceuta-morocco-migrant-crossing-social-media/ | Source: CBS [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbsnews.com | Spanish authorities monitor social media chatter about another Ceuta mass migrant crossing ahead - CBS News [16:39] TR News "wave of disinformation on social media" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-how-online-disinformation-fuelled-ceuta-migrant-surge | Source: France24 [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260806-how-online-disinformation-fuelled-ceuta-migrant-surge ) [16:39] TR News "major attack" https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/maxmur-people-s-council-marks-the-12th-anniversary-of-the-isis-attack-86639 | Source: ANF News [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Maxmur Peoples Council marks the 12th anniversary of the ISIS attack [16:40] TR News "In all, the Examiner reports cities in 23 states have shredded their Flock contracts so far this year" https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-dozens-contracts-alprs-controversy-cancellation | Source: Futurism [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows [16:41] TR News "Its unclear who was behind the claims that the border was open or who operated many of the social media accounts, several of which were deleted soon after the crossings." https://apnews.com/article/ceuta-spain-morocco-migration-f3a7f514a7792c39d8b8d5d814fa5158 | Source: Associated Press [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-apnews.com | Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to Ceuta | AP News [16:41] TR News "Khalfi said these factors were used to create the false impression that it was possible and easy to reach European territory without legal consequences, and that the border was open." https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904447 | Source: Jerusalem Post [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jpost.com | Morocco links social media campaign to mass Ceuta border rush | The Jerusalem Post [16:41] TR News "TikToks failure to interrupt Hiltons broadcast for such a long time, even as horrified viewers were reporting it, is astonishing." https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/perez-hilton-livestream/688223/ | Source: The Atlantic [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Perez Hilton and the Internet in Crisis - The Atlantic [16:53] TR News "This wasnt necessarily a bad thing, though there are countless examples of the way that social media curdles people or pushes us to be the most neurotic, reactive, and uncharitable versions of ourselves." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/08/how-social-media-makes-our-lives-smaller/688213/ | Source: The Atlantic [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Galaxy Brain: How Social Media Makes Our Lives Smaller - The Atlantic [16:54] TR News "[...] Pictures from today's young people's childhood were already on social media before they were old enough to understand it." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/gen-z-digital-detox-market-growth-trends-smartphone-addiction-138656564.html | Source: Bhaskar English [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bhaskarenglish.in | Gen Z Digital Detox Market Reaches 7900 Crore | Screen Addiction Trends [16:54] TR News "Urging young people to reduce their dependence on social media, she called on them to devote more time to reading and developing new ideas." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/prioritise-reading-over-social-media-ap-creative-and-cultural-committee-chief-tells-youth/article71282565.ece | Source: The Hindu [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Prioritise reading over social media, A.P. Creative and Cultural Committee chief tells youth - The Hindu ● Aug 09 [17:06] TR News "I believe that's a gross insult to all programmers everywhere." https://blog.senko.net/code-was-never-the-hard-part-is-an-insult-to-all-programmers | [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.senko.net | "Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers Senko Rai [17:06] TR News "As of this week, this artificial track is sitting in the top 20 most aired tracks on Italian radio." https://eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-08-08-gisele-midi-pile/ | [17:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eliseomartelli.it | They put AI on the radio | Eliseo Martelli [17:08] TR News "" https://eu.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-answer-911-calls-instead-of-human-dispatchers-impacts-emergencies-crime/91065014007/ | [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://eu.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-answer-911-calls-instead-of-human-dispatchers-impacts-emergencies-crime/91065014007/ ) [17:08] TR News "The new tool is called AI Emergency Call Triage, offered by a company called Carbyne." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-dispatch-911-new-orleans-emergency-automation | Source: Futurism [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Better Hope You Don't Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City's 911 Operators Are Now AI [17:09] TR News "The safe mode telemetry is PCM/PSK/PM with a 65536 Hz subcarrier and 32 baud symbol rate." https://destevez.net/2026/08/tianwen-1-safe-mode-telemetry/ | Source: Daniel Estvez [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-destevez.net | Tianwen-1 safe mode telemetry Daniel Estvez [17:09] TR News "I had already studied A* and the common optimizations, but Google Maps was using optimizations I hadnt learned about." https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-08-08-differential-heuristics/ | Source: Amit Patel [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redblobgames.com | Differential heuristics [17:10] TR News "Being unsatisfied with the heading typeface used on my Vintage theme" https://chriskirknielsen.com/blog/lessons-learned-making-my-peritel-typeface/ | Source: Christopher Kirk-Nielsen [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lessons Learned Making my Peritel Typeface | chriskirknielsen [17:10] TR News "Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/06/1421244 [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Desktop Linux Just Cracked 10% Market Share - and Windows 11 is Mostly the Reason - SoylentNews [17:11] TR News "China moves in without single warning? Something dark unfolding for US ally near Scarborough Shoal | Videos" https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/china-moves-in-without-single-warning-something-dark-unfolding-for-us-ally-near-scarborough-shoal-101786155647242.html [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | China moves in without single warning? Something dark unfolding for US ally near Scarborough Shoal | Videos [17:11] TR News "Estonia and Sweden set rules for holding Swedish [sic] prisoners in Tartu | News | ERR" https://news.err.ee/1610103745/estonia-and-sweden-set-rules-for-holding-swedish-prisoners-in-tartu [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.err.ee | Estonia and Sweden set rules for holding Swedish prisoners in Tartu | News | ERR [17:11] TR News "Why is Russia selling its gold?" https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-russia-selling-its-gold/a-78145069 [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Why is Russia selling its gold? [17:11] TR News "Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? - LRT" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3012179/russians-only-understand-force-did-poland-make-a-mistake [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Russians only understand force: Did Poland make a mistake? - LRT [17:12] TR News "Sean Hepburn Ferrer, son of Audrey Hepburn: My mother gave her life for the dream of an inclusive society and it is being dismantled | Culture | EL PAS English" https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-08-06/sean-hepburn-ferrer-son-of-audrey-hepburn-my-mother-gave-her-life-for-the-dream-of-an-inclusive-society-and-it-is-being-dismantled.html [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Sean Hepburn Ferrer, son of Audrey Hepburn: My mother gave her life for the dream of an inclusive society and it is being dismantled | Culture | EL PAS English [17:12] TR News "Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey Sign Joint Defense Pact Amid US-Iran Tensions" https://www.rferl.org/a/saudi-turkey-pakistan-defense-agreement-iran-war/33824220.html [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey Sign Joint Defense Pact Amid US-Iran Tensions [17:12] TR News "Some Data Centers Are Necessary" https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a62045 [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | A Cartoon from The New Yorker [17:12] TR News "FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan - The New York Times" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/business/fifa-world-cup-privatization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.4zqH.Pul7X9bQ2kv0&smid=bs-share [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/business/fifa-world-cup-privatization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.4zqH.Pul7X9bQ2kv0&smid=bs-share ) [17:14] TR News Will France ban X? | "Kommer Frankrike att frbjuda X?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/06/kommer-frankrike-att-forbjuda-x/ [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Kommer Frankrike att frbjuda X? [17:15] TR News "I recently learned from Ben Joffe that I was missing a few tricks, and my old code wasnt as good as it could have been. Heres a better version (using conventional not C numbering): [...]" https://dotat.at/@/2026-08-09-rata-die.html | Source: Tony Finch [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dotat.at | Counting the days, revisited Tony Finch [17:17] TR News "Today I discovered that Python 3.14 contains an irritating" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/ArgparseHelpValidationChange | Source: University of Toronto [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [17:17] TR News "tprof, a targeting profiler for Python 3.12+ that measures the time spent" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/08/python-tprof-performance/ | Source: Adam Johnson [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamj.eu | Python: tprof 1.3.0: now with less overhead - Adam Johnson [17:17] TR News https [17:18] TR News "Occasionally, I noticed that commands I knew I executed the day before were not findable in my shell history" https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-08-09-zsh-history-truncation-bug/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michael.stapelberg.ch | Tracking down a Zsh history data loss bug - Michael Stapelberg [17:20] TR News "I have a page on this website with a few charts on the fuel crisis" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/nz-and-us-petrol-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-by-ellis2013nz/ | Source: Rlang [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NZ and US petrol (gasoline) and diesel prices by @ellis2013nz | R-bloggers [17:26] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:27] TR News (NEW): Fedora Promotes Slop, GNU/Linux On Mobile, and Who Should Pay For Source Code Availability? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Fedora_Promotes_Slop_GNU_Linux_On_Mobile_and_Who_Should_Pay_For.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Fedora_Promotes_Slop_GNU_Linux_On_Mobile_and_Who_Should_Pay_For.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora Promotes Slop, GNU/Linux On Mobile, and Who Should Pay For Source Code Availability? [17:30] TR News Techrights Links 09/08/2026: Social Control Media Weaponises Immigration, Europe Suffers Severe Drought, and "Internet of Stuff" Explained https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Links_09_08_2026_Social_Control_Media_Weaponises_Immigration_Eu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Links_09_08_2026_Social_Control_Media_Weaponises_Immigration_Eu.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/08/2026: Social Control Media Weaponises Immigration, Europe Suffers Severe Drought, and "Internet of Stuff" Explained [17:33] TR News "But I love what it does. I love how it ties the Web together." https://danq.me/2026/08/08/they-love-rss/ | Source: Dan Q [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | They love RSS Dan Q [17:34] TR News "RSS is plumbing. A transport format. XML with angle brackets and escaped HTML and a version attribute and the CDATA hack." https://unstory.eu/ihp/ | [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unstory.eu | They love RSS | unstory [17:34] TR News "Enlightenment desktop is a low on resources desktop environment without sacrificing on visuals." https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2026_enlightenment | Source: NetBSD [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.netbsd.org | NetBSD Blog [17:34] TR News "What's now a long time ago I wrote an entry about an oddity in our network setup that was the result of historical evolution." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/RealNetworkEvolutionII | Source: University of Toronto [17:35] TR News [Old] "driver devs only care about the newest" https://w.on-t.work/linux-does-not-give-a-shit-about-old-hardware | Source: Kopper [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-w.on-t.work | get real. linux does not give a shit about your old hardware [17:37] TR News Wine 11.15 brings improvements for Wayland, more format conversions in WindowsCodecs | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/wine-11-15-brings-improvements-for-wayland-more-format-conversions-in-windowscodecs/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wine 11.15 brings improvements for Wayland, more format conversions in WindowsCodecs | GamingOnLinux [17:37] TR News SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta has firmware updates for Steam Machine, wider handheld support, Steam Frame Wireless Adapter support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/steamos-3-8-25-beta-has-firmware-updates-for-steam-machine-wider-handheld-support-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta has firmware updates for Steam Machine, wider handheld support, Steam Frame Wireless Adapter support | GamingOnLinux [17:38] TR News Proton Experimental gets fixes for Far Cry 5, Nightingale, Lords of The Fallen, various Command - Conquer games | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-far-cry-5-nightingale-lords-of-the-fallen-various-command-conquer-games/ Source: GamingOnLinux [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental gets fixes for Far Cry 5, Nightingale, Lords of The Fallen, various Command & Conquer games | GamingOnLinux [17:46] TR News South Koreas dog meat restaurants face their final dog days https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-dog-meat-restaurants-face-their-final-dog-days [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas dog meat restaurants face their final dog days | The Straits Times [17:46] TR News Former SK Hynix employee jailed in South Korea for leaking information to a Chinese firm https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/former-sk-hynix-employee-jailed-in-south-korea-for-leaking-information-to-a-chinese-firm [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Former SK Hynix employee jailed in South Korea for leaking information to a Chinese firm | The Straits Times [17:46] TR News US scientists turn to sharks for help with hurricane prediction https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260808-sharks-tapped-help-with-hurricane-prediction [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260808-sharks-tapped-help-with-hurricane-prediction ) [17:47] TR News Texas Avoids Blackout by the Grace of Solar Power https://futurism.com/science-energy/texas-blackout-ercot-solar-power-generation [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Texas Avoids Blackout by the Grace of Solar Power [17:47] TR News Malaysia is getting richer. Why are so many of its children still stunted? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-is-getting-richer-why-are-so-many-of-its-children-still-stunted [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Why are Malaysian children still stunted? | The Straits Times [17:48] TR News Winter melon cooling hack goes viral in China but experts warn to be careful https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/winter-melon-cooling-hack-goes-viral-in-china-but-experts-warn-to-be-careful [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Winter melon cooling hack: Experts warn of health risks | The Straits Times [17:49] TR News Chinas White Rabbit milk candy wrapper a social control media star in the West https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-white-rabbit-milk-candy-wrapper-a-social-media-star-in-the-west [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas White Rabbit milk candy wrapper a social media star in the West | The Straits Times [17:51] TR News https://www.sciencealert.com/feed Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Avocados Switch Sex on a Daily Basis, And Researchers Finally Know How [17:51] TR News "This certainly complicates our birds-and-bees narrative." https://www.sciencealert.com/avocados-switch-sex-on-a-daily-basis-and-researchers-finally-know-how [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Avocados Switch Sex on a Daily Basis, And Researchers Finally Know How : ScienceAlert [17:51] TR News Scientists Watched Carbon Dioxide Being Pulled Out of The Air to Form Graphite https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-watched-carbon-dioxide-being-pulled-out-of-the-air-to-form-graphite [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Watched Carbon Dioxide Being Pulled Out of The Air to Form Graphite : ScienceAlert [17:52] TR News It's Not Just Mom's Diet: Father's Junk Food Habit May Shape His Unborn Baby https://www.sciencealert.com/its-not-just-moms-diet-fathers-junk-food-habit-may-shape-his-unborn-baby [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-It's Not Just Mom's Diet: Father's Junk Food Habit May Shape His Unborn Baby : ScienceAlert [17:54] TR News Scientists Created a Brutal Puzzle Game That Tests Abstract Reasoning And It's Free to Play https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-created-a-brutal-puzzle-game-that-tests-abstract-reasoning-and-its-free-to-play [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Created a Brutal Puzzle Game That Tests Abstract Reasoning And It's Free to Play : ScienceAlert [17:55] TR News Generative Hey Hi (AI) Could 'Invent' Biological Discoveries That Don't Exist https://www.sciencealert.com/generative-ai-could-invent-biological-discoveries-that-dont-exist [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Generative AI Could 'Invent' Biological Discoveries That Don't Exist : ScienceAlert [17:55] TR News Super Rare Humpback Whale Birth Filmed by Drone For The First Time Off The Coast of Australia https://www.sciencealert.com/super-rare-humpback-whale-birth-caught-on-drone-camera-for-the-first-time-off-the-coast-of-australia [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Super Rare Humpback Whale Birth Filmed by Drone For The First Time Off The Coast of Australia : ScienceAlert [17:56] TR News What if The Brain Doesn't Create Consciousness? Scientist Proposes It Might Be The Fabric of Reality Itself https://www.sciencealert.com/what-if-the-brain-doesnt-create-consciousness-scientist-proposes-it-might-be-the-fabric-of-reality-itself [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What if The Brain Doesn't Create Consciousness? Scientist Proposes It Might Be The Fabric of Reality Itself : ScienceAlert [17:58] TR News Measuring binary function coverage of openSUSE integration test https://bzoltan1.github.io/measuring-binary-function-coverage-of-opensuse-integration-test/ [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bzoltan1.github.io | Measuring binary function coverage of openSUSE integration test - Zoltn's Blog [17:59] TR News Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-public-floppy-database-now-open-for-everyone-online-archive-originally-designed-for-st-flash-cart-packed-with-classics-and-homebrew [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew | Tom's Hardware [17:59] TR News MaTouch ESP32-S3 MaUWB board integrates 3.95-inch touchscreen and UWB module for indoor positioning and ranging https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/09/matouch-esp32-s3-mauwb-board-integrates-3-95-inch-touchscreen-and-uwb-module-for-indoor-positioning-and-ranging/ [17:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | MaTouch ESP32-S3 MaUWB board integrates 3.95-inch touchscreen and UWB module for indoor positioning and ranging - CNX Software ● Aug 09 [18:00] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator - 2026-08-08 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-08-08-edition/index.html [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator - 2026-08-08 Edition [18:02] TR News Software Patents: Rise of Hey Hi (AI) Patents and their Corresponding Eligibility Rejections https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/rise-of-ai-patents-and-their-corresponding-eligibility-rejections.html [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Rise of AI Patents and their Corresponding Eligibility Rejections | Patently-O [18:03] TR News Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/09/tibet-conference-in-nepal-pushed-online/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online [18:04] TR News In 2025 Brett Wilson LLP Breached Rules Pertaining to Respecting Holidays https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/08/in-2025-brett-wilson-llp-breached-rules-pertaining-to-respecting-holidays/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive In 2025 Brett Wilson LLP Breached Rules Pertaining to Respecting Holidays [18:04] TR News Fake Activities Online https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/08/fake-activities-online/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Fake Activities Online [18:05] TR News LILYGO T-Echo Card A weatherproof, solar-powered, nRF52840-based LoRa + GPS development kit https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/08/lilygo-t-echo-card-a-weatherproof-solar-powered-nrf52840-based-lora-gps-development-kit/ [18:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | LILYGO T-Echo Card - A weatherproof, solar-powered, nRF52840-based LoRa + GPS development kit - CNX Software [18:06] TR News About time https://nuno-icons.com/2026/08/08/about-time/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/08/08/about-time/ ) [18:12] TR News Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassians Rovo Hey Hi (AI) Exposed Enterprise Data https://www.securityweek.com/critical-one-click-vulnerability-in-atlassians-rovo-ai-exposed-enterprise-data/ [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian's Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data - SecurityWeek [18:12] TR News Robot Dogs Suddenly Taking Jobs From Human Security Guards https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-dogs-labor-security-guards-automation [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Robot Dogs Suddenly Taking Jobs From Human Security Guards [18:13] TR News Human rights experts denounces recent US actions against Cuba https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/human-rights-experts-denounces-recent-us-actions-against-cuba/ [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Human rights experts denounce recent US actions against Cuba - JURIST - News [18:13] TR News Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html ) [18:14] TR News Anubis v1.27.0: Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn https://anubis.techaro.lol/blog/release/v1.27.0/ "adds backdoored Windows Server support" [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anubis.techaro.lol | Making sure you're not a bot! [18:16] TR News FreeBSD 14.5-BETA1 https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [18:17] TR News Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits: first week of aug 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/08/08/misc-fedora-bits-first-week-of-aug-2026/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits: first week of aug 2026 | Kevin's musings [18:19] TR News More workers join strike at BHPs Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/more-workers-join-strike-at-bhps-port-hedland-iron-ore-operations-in-western-australia [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | More workers join strike at BHPs Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia | The Straits Times [18:20] TR News Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive Hey Hi (AI) data center using 45-year-old rules Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Amazon circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window | Tom's Hardware [18:21] TR News www [18:21] TR News New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/climate/amazon-data-center-texas-pollution.html ) [18:26] TR News Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook (Farcebook) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-caught-paying-nazis-to-post-on-facebook [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook [18:27] TR News Continuing getting APT to work in a layered filesystem https://bkhome.org/news/202608/continuing-getting-apt-to-work-in-a-layered-filesystem.html [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Continuing getting APT to work in a layered filesystem [18:28] TR News China's memory-making champion smashes DDR5-8800 barrier on AMD platform CXMT chips close the gap with SK hynix https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/chinas-memory-making-champion-smashes-ddr5-8800-barrier-on-amd-platform-cxmt-chips-close-the-gap-with-sk-hynix [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China's memory-making champion smashes DDR5-8800 barrier on AMD platform CXMT chips close the gap with SK hynix | Tom's Hardware [18:28] TR News Environmental groups sue New York regulators over loopholes weakening lead safety rules https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/environmental-groups-sue-new-york-regulators-over-loopholes-weakening-lead-safety-rules/ [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Environmental groups sue New York regulators over loopholes weakening lead safety rules - JURIST - News [18:31] TR News Time Magazine Now Running Ads Meant Specifically to Influence Hey Hi (AI) Agents https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/time-magazine-running-ads-influence-ai-agents [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Time Magazine Now Running Ads Meant Specifically to Influence AI Agents [18:31] TR News Reddit Finally Found a Way to Make Its Mods Even Worse: Replace Them With Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/reddit-mods-worse-replace-ai [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Reddit Finally Found a Way to Make Its Mods Even Worse: Replace Them With AI [18:32] TR News Weird Town Begs for Hey Hi (AI) Data Center https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/weird-town-begs-ai-data-center [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Weird Town Begs for AI Data Center [18:32] TR News From Tehrans walls to the world: Irans visual propaganda as an art of war (2/2) https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260808-from-tehran-s-walls-to-the-world-iran-s-visual-propaganda-as-an-art-of-war-2-2 [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260808-from-tehran-s-walls-to-the-world-iran-s-visual-propaganda-as-an-art-of-war-2-2 ) [18:33] TR News Remove user-installed package if builtin https://bkhome.org/news/202608/remove-user-installed-package-if-builtin.html [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Remove user-installed package if builtin [18:34] TR News Spamming notifications is counterproductive https://www.rubenerd.au/spamming-notifications-is-counterproductive/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Spamming notifications is counterproductive [18:35] TR News Cuba: No power, no fuel, no internet https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-no-power-no-fuel-no-internet [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-no-power-no-fuel-no-internet ) [18:36] TR News Stovetop covers are a thing https://www.rubenerd.au/stovetop-covers-are-a-thing/ [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Stovetop covers are a thing [18:37] TR News Im a heat-pump dryer convert: theyre amazing https://www.rubenerd.au/im-a-heat-pump-dryer-convert/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Im a heat-pump dryer convert: theyre amazing [18:38] TR News Going GNU/Linux #480 Listener Feedback https://goinglinux.com/episode-480-listener-feedback/index.html [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-goinglinux.com | Episode 480 Listener Feedback Going Linux [18:38] TR News Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260808-ukraine-braces-for-winter-power-crisis-after-russian-strikes-zelensky-says [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260808-ukraine-braces-for-winter-power-crisis-after-russian-strikes-zelensky-says ) [18:38] TR News Russian strikes kill four as Kyiv hits oil refinery https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-kill-four-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refinery [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-kill-four-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refinery ) [18:38] TR News Russian attacks kill several in Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/russian-attacks-kill-several-in-ukraine [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-attacks-kill-several-in-ukraine ) [18:39] TR News Serbias Vucic attempts diplomatic balancing act with Zelenskys visit https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260808-serbia-s-vucic-attempts-diplomatic-balancing-act-with-zelensky-s-visit [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260808-serbia-s-vucic-attempts-diplomatic-balancing-act-with-zelensky-s-visit ) [18:39] TR News Russian strikes kill four near Kyiv, Zelensky makes landmark visit to Serbia https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260808-russian-strikes-kill-three-near-kyiv-zelensky-makes-landmark-visit-to-serbia [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260808-russian-strikes-kill-three-near-kyiv-zelensky-makes-landmark-visit-to-serbia ) [18:39] TR News Serbia Seeks To Maintain Balancing Act As Zelenskyy Visits Belgrade https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-seeks-to-maintain-balancing-act-as-zelenskyy-visits-belgrade/33824814.html [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Serbia Seeks To Maintain Balancing Act As Zelenskyy Visits Belgrade [18:39] *archer (~archer@r4ijfu3x7xpfe.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social (bye) [18:39] TR News How a Drone Hellscape Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/asia/taiwan-drone-china-invasion.html [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/asia/taiwan-drone-china-invasion.html ) [18:40] TR News As Ukraine Strikes Wildberries, Russias Richest Businesswoman Faces Her Biggest Test Yet https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/europe/russia-wildberries-tatyana-kim.html [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/europe/russia-wildberries-tatyana-kim.html ) [18:45] TR News The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/pentagon-weapons-stockpiles-china-russia.html [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/pentagon-weapons-stockpiles-china-russia.html ) [18:46] TR News Former Marine Is Unresponsive After Mistreatment in Russian Detention, Family Says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/us/robert-gilman-russia-torture.html [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/us/robert-gilman-russia-torture.html ) [18:48] TR News Linux Saloon 214 | Early Edition August https://cubiclenate.com/2026/08/08/linux-saloon-214-early-edition-august/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Saloon 214 | Early Edition August CubicleNate.com [18:49] TR News (NEW): Wine 11.15 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Wine_11_15_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Wine_11_15_Released.gmi [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 11.15 Released [18:52] TR News Polychromatic 0.9.8 Released [18:52] TR News Armbian 26.8.1 https://distrowatch.com/armbian [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/armbian ) [18:52] TR News iDeal 2026.08.08 https://distrowatch.com/ideal [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ideal ) [18:52] TR News Flora 20260808 https://distrowatch.com/flora [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/flora ) [18:52] TR News Bluestar 7.1.6 https://distrowatch.com/bluestar [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar ) [18:53] TR News Orion for GNU/Linux beta updated with private browsing and link previews https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/orion-for-linux-0-4-1-beta [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews - OMG! Ubuntu [18:54] TR News Reworking KSSHAskPass https://blog.broulik.de/2026/08/reworking-ksshaskpass/ [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.broulik.de | Reworking KSSHAskPass Kai Uwe's Blog [18:55] TR News Opera 134 Stable Released with Vertical Tabs Generally Available https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/opera-134-stable-released-with-vertical-tabs-generally-available/ [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Opera 134 Stable Released with Vertical Tabs Generally Available | UbuntuHandbook [18:55] TR News GNOME File Previewer Sushi 51 Ports to GTK4 & Adds New Click Actions https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-file-previewer-sushi-51-ports-to-gtk4-adds-new-click-actions/ [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | GNOME File Previewer Sushi 51 Ports to GTK4 & Adds New Click Actions | UbuntuHandbook ● Aug 09 [19:04] TR News I spent 15 years memorizing terminal commands the hard wayheres what actually works https://www.howtogeek.com/i-spent-years-memorizing-terminal-commands-the-hard-way-heres-what-actually-works/ [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I spent 15 years memorizing terminal commands the hard wayheres what actually works [19:05] TR News Linux loads my apps faster than Windows, so I calculated just how much time it saves me every year https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-loads-apps-faster-windows-calculated-time-saved-yearly/ [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux loads my apps faster than Windows, so I calculated just how much time it saves me every year [19:06] TR News Hidden Wi-Fi networks aren't hidden at all I proved it with a single device https://www.makeuseof.com/hidden-wi-fi-networks-arent-hidden-at-all-proved-it-with-single-device/ [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | Hidden Wi-Fi networks aren't hidden at all I proved it with a single device [19:06] TR News New Interrupt Injection Attack Can Bypass Spectre v2 Defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-interrupt-injection-attack-can.html [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | New Interrupt Injection Attack Can Bypass Spectre v2 Defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs [19:08] TR News "My washing machine is ages old, has three knobs and still washes my clothes perfectly clean." gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-08-09-My_Washing_Machine.txt [19:09] TR News "I want the same washing machine model as my old one, but there's nothing similar anymore. Another "invention" which serves no purpose but pure greed while producing a lot of waste." [19:09] TR News "And it's not just washing machines, it's now general business practice for nearly every piece of electric appliance." [19:11] TR News "I've looked at Amazon for some time for a new washing machine. But _*all*_ of them now have a _*big*_ computer inside, where you need a study to operate it correctly. Yes, they all look very nice and modern, like an UFO or something, but of course they'll break 3 days after the 2 years warranty." [19:12] TR News Gardening again, WSPRing at last gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/gardening-again-wspring-at-last.gmi "I have been keen to tell you all a lot more about it but, well, I haven't had the time." [19:13] TR News I Choose Me gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/09/00/i-choose-me/ [19:14] TR News "They're bright green, a bit smaller than a pigeon, they gather in large numbers to roost in trees, and they squawk and squawk and squawk. There are certain parts of town they like, which is good because they gather there and stay away from me." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-08-09_Bloody_parakeets_.gmi [19:16] TR News "Some months after, I disabled Wi-fi on phone, because I didn't need it in that moment, and my phone just fell in bootloop. Firstly, I thougth something broke inside my phone, but after searching I found that all owners of my phone model encountered that same problem! If you disable both geolocation and Wi-fi it just starts to bootloop." gemini://crynick.ru/on-tech-maintenance.gmi [19:17] TR News "margarete petersen... it's like a cross between the ritual tarot and the thoth? it has the elemental energy of the ritual tarot with the magical feeling of the thoth. it's like thoth but pure subconscious." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/augustdecks [19:21] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Going Linux and Linux Saloon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Audiocasts_Shows_Going_Linux_and_Linux_Saloon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Audiocasts_Shows_Going_Linux_and_Linux_Saloon.gmi [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Going Linux and Linux Saloon [19:22] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam, SteamOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Games_Steam_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Games_Steam_SteamOS_and_More.gmi [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam, SteamOS, and More [19:22] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [19:26] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [19:26] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers and Feed Readers: Orion, Opera, and RSS Still Powerful https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Web_Browsers_and_Feed_Readers_Orion_Opera_and_RSS_Still_Powerfu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/Web_Browsers_and_Feed_Readers_Orion_Opera_and_RSS_Still_Powerfu.gmi [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers and Feed Readers: Orion, Opera, and RSS Still Powerful [19:29] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2026: Parakeets in Britain and Rant About 'Modern' Washing Machines https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2026_Parakeets_in_Britain_and_Rant_About_Mod.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Gemini_Links_09_08_2026_Parakeets_in_Britain_and_Rant_About_Mod.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 09/08/2026: Parakeets in Britain and Rant About 'Modern' Washing Machines [19:32] TR News Techrights Links 09/08/2026: US Blackouts (Energy Wasted), Slop to Evade Accountability, and Software Patents Framed as "Hey Hi" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Links_09_08_2026_US_Blackouts_Energy_Wasted_Slop_to_Evade_Accou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/09/Links_09_08_2026_US_Blackouts_Energy_Wasted_Slop_to_Evade_Accou.gmi [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 09/08/2026: US Blackouts (Energy Wasted), Slop to Evade Accountability, and Software Patents Framed as "Hey Hi" ● Aug 09 [20:01] TR News (NEW): CachyOS ISO Release for August 2026 Improves the Installer, Desktop Profiles https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_August_2026_Improves_the_Installer_Desk.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/09/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_August_2026_Improves_the_Installer_Desk.gmi [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines CachyOS ISO Release for August 2026 Improves the Installer, Desktop Profiles [20:20] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 09 [01:21] admfubar https://prospect.org/2026/08/07/union-sues-tsa-secret-plan-to-privatize-airport-security/ [01:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-prospect.org | Union Sues TSA Over Secret Plan to Privatize Security - The American Prospect ● Aug 09 [04:38] *incog (~incog@yv7bwf4dzydsq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 09 [05:02] *incog has quit (Quit: leaving) ● Aug 09 [11:14] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 09 [12:05] TR News Censorship https://www.projectcensored.org/dont-say-israel-analyzing-combating-censorship-propaganda/ [12:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/dont-say-israel-analyzing-combating-censorship-propaganda/ ) [12:28] TR News drones strike the classroom https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-civil-war-when-drones-strike-the-classroom/a-78089487 [12:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Sudan civil war: When drones strike the classroom [12:29] TR News 'Cockroach' https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-cockroach-protesters-face-ongoing-legal-pressure/a-78190610 [12:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | India's 'Cockroach' protesters face ongoing legal pressure ● Aug 09 [13:03] TR News Sikh activist https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-writes-un-sikh-threats-9.7298499 [13:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Canada tells UN it's 'taking robust action' to disrupt threats against Sikh activist | CBC News [13:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 09 [14:12] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 09 [16:38] TR News "Spain is an open door" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morocco-ceuta-border-surge-social-media-misleading-info/ | Source: CBS [16:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 406 @ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/morocco-ceuta-border-surge-social-media-misleading-info/ ) [16:38] TR News "The Spanish Interior Ministry estimates that up to 60,000 people have crossed or attempted to cross into the city of just 85,000 residents" https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-social-media-videos-fuelled-migration-crisis-in-spain-ceuta-14035177.html | Source: Firstpost [16:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-social-media-videos-fuelled-migration-crisis-in-spain-ceuta-14035177.html ) [16:39] TR News "major attack" https://english.anf-news.com/kurdistan/maxmur-people-s-council-marks-the-12th-anniversary-of-the-isis-attack-86639 | Source: ANF News [16:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Maxmur Peoples Council marks the 12th anniversary of the ISIS attack ● Aug 09 [17:11] TR News "China moves in without single warning? Something dark unfolding for US ally near Scarborough Shoal | Videos" https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/china-moves-in-without-single-warning-something-dark-unfolding-for-us-ally-near-scarborough-shoal-101786155647242.html [17:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.hindustantimes.com | China moves in without single warning? Something dark unfolding for US ally near Scarborough Shoal | Videos [17:11] TR News "Estonia and Sweden set rules for holding Swedish [sic] prisoners in Tartu | News | ERR" https://news.err.ee/1610103745/estonia-and-sweden-set-rules-for-holding-swedish-prisoners-in-tartu [17:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-news.err.ee | Estonia and Sweden set rules for holding Swedish prisoners in Tartu | News | ERR [17:11] TR News "Why is Russia selling its gold?" https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-russia-selling-its-gold/a-78145069 [17:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | Why is Russia selling its gold? 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