●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, December 18, 2025 ●● ● Dec 18 [00:04] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@vr6h5aadiyci2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 18 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-171225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-171225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-171225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-171225.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-171225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-171225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-171225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-171225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 [02:51] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-17.txt ● Dec 18 [05:03] TR News Murdered MIT professor was found in building foyer by neighbor who heard gunshots https://nypost.com/2025/12/17/us-news/murdered-mit-professor-was-found-in-building-foyer-by-neighbor-who-heard-gunshots/ [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Murdered MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was found in building foyer by neighbor who heard gunshots | New York Post [05:03] TR News MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home https://futurism.com/science-energy/mit-nuclear-physicist-murdered [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home [05:03] TR News Ancient cures and AI: WHO seeks evidence for traditional medicine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/ancient-cures-and-ai-who-seeks-evidence-for-traditional-medicine [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Ancient cures and AI: WHO seeks evidence for traditional medicine | The Straits Times [05:04] TR News Consuming this weird part of eggs can make your hair thicker and reduce crows feet: study https://nypost.com/2025/12/17/health/consuming-this-weird-part-of-eggs-can-thicken-hair-and-reduce-wrinkles/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Consuming this weird part of eggs can thicken hair and reduce wrinkles | New York Post [05:04] TR News People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug https://futurism.com/health-medicine/retatrutide-injections [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | People Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental New Weight Loss Drug [05:04] TR News DHA reorganization left gaps in military health management https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/12/dha-reorganization-left-gaps-in-military-health-management/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | DHA reorganization left gaps in military health management [05:05] TR News Police start looking into doctors' "impossible" workloads in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/employment/17.12.2025-police-start-looking-into-doctors-impossible-workloads-in-latvia.a626743/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Police start looking into doctors' "impossible" workloads in Latvia / Article [05:05] TR News 'Flu epidemic strengthens across Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/17.12.2025-flu-epidemic-strengthens-across-latvia.a626863/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'Flu epidemic strengthens across Latvia / Article [05:12] TR News Eventual Rust in CPython https://lwn.net/Articles/1046933/ [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Eventual Rust in CPython [LWN.net] [05:13] TR News "Dictionaries are ubiquitous in Python code; they are the data structure of choice for a wide variety of tasks. But dictionaries are mutable, which makes them problematic for sharing data in concurrent code." https://lwn.net/Articles/1047238/ [05:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A "frozen" dictionary for Python [LWN.net] [05:14] TR News Disagreements over post-quantum encryption for TLS https://lwn.net/Articles/1048978/ [05:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Disagreements over post-quantum encryption for TLS [LWN.net] [05:15] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, and Review [05:15] TR News (NEW): Games: Vampire Crawlers, Tingus Goose, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Games_Vampire_Crawlers_Tingus_Goose_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Games_Vampire_Crawlers_Tingus_Goose_and_More.gmi [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Vampire Crawlers, Tingus Goose, and More [05:15] TR News (NEW): Parrot OS Switches to KDE Plasma Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Parrot_OS_Switches_to_KDE_Plasma_Desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Parrot_OS_Switches_to_KDE_Plasma_Desktop.gmi [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Parrot OS Switches to KDE Plasma Desktop [05:15] TR News (NEW): Bazzite: a gem for Linux gamers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Bazzite_a_gem_for_Linux_gamers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Bazzite_a_gem_for_Linux_gamers.gmi [05:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Bazzite: a gem for Linux gamers [05:16] TR News The beginning of the 6.19 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/1048869/ [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The beginning of the 6.19 merge window [LWN.net] [05:16] TR News (NEW): Mix and match Linux distributions with Distrobox https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Mix_and_match_Linux_distributions_with_Distrobox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Mix_and_match_Linux_distributions_with_Distrobox.gmi [05:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mix and match Linux distributions with Distrobox [05:18] TR News (NEW): New Articles in LWN About Linux, Python, and TLS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/New_Articles_in_LWN_About_Linux_Python_and_TLS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/New_Articles_in_LWN_About_Linux_Python_and_TLS.gmi [05:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Articles in LWN About Linux, Python, and TLS [05:20] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_17_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_17_2025.gmi [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 [05:21] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:22] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:31] TR News "just call him Fa---s - Alvind Fa---s. It's appropriate a term as any for the sc-mbag CEO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kchgf6qt [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kchgf6qt ) [05:31] TR News "don't worry there's a load of bad karma coming to take a sh-t on Alvind...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp ) [05:32] TR News "Dont they have to give the age distribution before people sign for severance to everyone 40 and up?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kca2ddbp [05:33] TR News "the same is also true about Glassdoor and Indeed and a few others. Nothing but scams from "so called" job recruitment boards and on-line job apps. Your mileage will vary but don't be afraid to stop any time someone asks for $$$ and your credit card number." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5 [05:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcpb0aa5 ) [05:33] TR News "Linked-In Premium is a definite scam. You will pay money and get nothing back but a pack of lies as they take more and more money from your credit card. It's very difficult to stop the Linked-In subscription scam. This is the world we have created with McKinsey and H1B visas at IBM. and of course, AI." [05:33] TR News "FYI, the Randstad Risesmart package is no better than LinkedIn - nothing but another scam that leads you nowhere. The coaches are cr-p and IBM Careers leadership need to be horsewhipped for recommending these incompetent clowns." [05:33] TR News "I got an email from them about a week before my RA date and I never replied. I heard they are shysters and their reputation is cr@p It's who you know these days. Recruiters, and those ilk are the sc*m of the earth. LinkedIn is infested with them" [05:37] TR News Hair loss should be under greater national health insurance coverage: South Korean President Lee https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hair-loss-should-be-under-greater-national-health-insurance-coverage-south-korean-president [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Hair loss should be under greater national health insurance coverage: South Korean President Lee | The Straits Times [05:37] TR News Quirky stationery, red ginseng: What tourists in South Korea are buying these days https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/quirky-stationery-red-ginseng-what-tourists-in-south-korea-are-buying-these-days [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Quirky stationery, red ginseng: What tourists in South Korea are buying these days | The Straits Times [05:37] TR News Coupang CEO faces legal action for skipping South Korean hearing on data breach https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coupang-ceo-fails-to-appear-at-south-korean-parliamentary-hearing-on-data-breach [05:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Coupang CEO faces legal action for skipping South Korean hearing on data breach | The Straits Times [05:38] TR News South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-tunnel-proposals-re-emerge-in-unification-church-scandal [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal | The Straits Times [05:38] TR News South Korean contractors on Taiwan submarines jailed for leaking documents https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-contractors-on-taiwan-submarines-jailed-for-leaking-documents [05:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean contractors on Taiwan submarines jailed for leaking documents | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-hunt-for-old-lg-air-conditioners-after-logos-turn-out-to-be-pure-gold [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News Malaysian police recover car stolen with five-year-old girl inside https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-recover-car-stolen-with-five-year-old-girl-inside [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian police recover car stolen with five-year-old girl inside | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in KL: Malaysias PM Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-anwar-says-thailand-cambodia-keen-to-end-conflict [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in KL: Malaysias PM Anwar | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News Malaysian PM Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says long way to go https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-rules-out-possibility-of-general-election-in-2026-says-long-way-to-go [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian PM Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says long way to go | The Straits Times [05:40] TR News On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/britain-china-cars-byd.html [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/britain-china-cars-byd.html ) [05:40] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-kim-summit-more-likely-in-2026-with-seoul-still-left-in-cold-report [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Trump-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-aircraft-carrier-sailed-through-taiwan-strait [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire and Jimmy Lai verdict https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-backs-hong-kong-leader-after-deadly-fire-jimmy-lai-verdict [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire and Jimmy Lai verdict | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-visitor-arrivals-growth-strong-in-november-despite-china-travel-warning [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-philippines-distorted-facts-about-incident-near-disputed-atoll [05:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China says Philippines distorted facts about incident near disputed atoll | The Straits Times [05:42] TR News Man in China fired for taking frequent long toilet breaks, with one lasting 4 hours https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-china-fired-for-taking-frequent-long-toilet-breaks-with-one-lasting-4-hours [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Man in China fired for taking frequent long toilet breaks, with one lasting 4 hours | The Straits Times [05:42] TR News Japan always open to dialogue with China amid spat, says PM Takaichi https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pm-takaichi-says-japan-always-open-to-dialogue-with-china-amid-spat [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan always open to dialogue with China amid spat, says PM Takaichi | The Straits Times [05:42] TR News China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for 5 years https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/china-to-impose-anti-dumping-duties-on-eu-pork-for-5-years/ [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for 5 years [05:43] TR News PM Takaichi says Japan always open to dialogue with China despite row https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/pm-takaichi-says-japan-always-open-to-dialogue-with-china-despite-row/ [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | PM Takaichi says Japan 'always open' to dialogue with China despite row [05:43] TR News Oil prices rise as Convicted Felon orders blockade of sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-oil-prices-rise-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-oil-prices-rise-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela ) [05:44] TR News Friends are stepping up for Taiwan. Its opposition is signalling retreat https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-are-stepping-up-for-taiwan-its-opposition-is-signalling-retreat/ [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Friends are stepping up for Taiwan. Its opposition is signalling retreat | The Strategist [05:44] TR News Chinas deep difficulty: nuclear-submarine and ASW inferiority https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-deep-difficulty-nuclear-submarine-and-asw-inferiority/ [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Chinas deep difficulty: nuclear-submarine and ASW inferiority | The Strategist [05:45] TR News Simple Supplement Combo Could Help Fight Deadly Brain Cancer https://www.sciencealert.com/simple-supplement-combo-could-help-fight-deadly-brain-cancer [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Simple Supplement Combo Could Help Fight Deadly Brain Cancer : ScienceAlert [05:46] TR News Channel 4 News Cathy Newman and Esme Wren: Our investigative journalism is more precious than ever https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/channel-4-news-cathy-newman-and-esme-wren-our-investigative-journalism-is-more-precious-than-ever/ [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Channel 4 News' Cathy Newman and Esme Wren: Our investigative journalism is 'more precious than ever' - Press Gazette [05:46] TR News GB News apologises to Meghan Markles mother over false prison claim https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/gb-news-apologises-to-meghan-markles-mother-doria-ragland-for-false-prison-claim/ [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | GB News apologises to Doria Ragland over false prison claim - Press Gazette [05:47] TR News Musicians raise alarm over Hey Hi (AI) scammers https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-musicians-raise-alarm-over-ai-scammers [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-musicians-raise-alarm-over-ai-scammers ) [05:47] TR News China is developing an edge in satellite independent navigation https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-developing-an-edge-in-satellite-independent-navigation/ [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | China is developing an edge in satellite independent navigation | The Strategist [05:49] TR News Fine-tune a RAG model with Feast and Kubeflow Trainer https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/fine-tune-rag-model-feast-kubeflow-trainer [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/fine-tune-rag-model-feast-kubeflow-trainer ) [05:49] TR News What's new in network observability 1.10 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/whats-new-network-observability-110 [05:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/17/whats-new-network-observability-110 ) [05:50] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Timothe Ravier (siosm/travier) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-siosm/ [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Timothe Ravier (siosm/travier) Fedora Community Blog [05:50] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Daniel Mellado (dmellado) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-dmellado/ [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Daniel Mellado (dmellado) Fedora Community Blog [05:50] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Kevin Fenzi (kevin/nirik) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-kevin/ [05:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Kevin Fenzi (kevin/nirik) Fedora Community Blog [05:51] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Fabio Alessandro Locati (fale) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-fale/ [05:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Fabio Alessandro Locati (fale) Fedora Community Blog [05:52] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Mirn Duffy (duffy/mizmo) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-fesco-elections-duffy/ [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | F43 FESCo Elections: Interview with Mirn Duffy (duffy/mizmo) Fedora Community Blog [05:54] TR News IBM Staff Inside Fedora as Pusher of Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/IBM_Staff_Inside_Fedora_as_Pusher_of_Slop.shtml [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Staff Inside Fedora as Pusher of Slop [05:56] TR News An Anthropologist Made a Mammal 'Monogamy Scale'. Here's Where Humans Rank. https://www.sciencealert.com/an-anthropologist-made-a-mammal-monogamy-scale-heres-where-humans-rank [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Anthropologist Made a Mammal 'Monogamy Scale'. Here's Where Humans Rank. : ScienceAlert [05:56] TR News The Arctic Just Sweltered Through Its Hottest Year on Record https://www.sciencealert.com/the-arctic-just-sweltered-through-its-hottest-year-on-record [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Arctic Just Sweltered Through Its Hottest Year on Record : ScienceAlert [05:56] TR News NASA Completes Next-Gen Telescope, And It Could Soon Reveal Whether We're Alone https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-completes-next-gen-telescope-and-it-could-soon-reveal-whether-were-alone [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NASA Completes Next-Gen Telescope, And It Could Soon Reveal Whether We're Alone : ScienceAlert [05:56] TR News Choice of Tea or Coffee Could Influence Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women https://www.sciencealert.com/choice-of-tea-or-coffee-could-influence-risk-of-osteoporosis-in-older-women [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Choice of Tea or Coffee Could Influence Risk of Osteoporosis in Older Women : ScienceAlert [05:56] TR News There Are Colors Missing From The Sun And We Still Can't Fully Explain Why https://www.sciencealert.com/there-are-colors-missing-from-the-sun-and-we-still-cant-fully-explain-why [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-There Are Colors Missing From The Sun And We Still Can't Fully Explain Why : ScienceAlert [05:57] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Developers and Fedora Interviews https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Red_Hat_Developers_and_Fedora_Interview.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Red_Hat_Developers_and_Fedora_Interview.gmi [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Developers and Fedora Interviews [05:58] TR News Whats for dinner? If its beef, itll cost you. https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/1217/beef-prices-inflation-trump-antitrust [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Whats for dinner? If its beef, itll cost you. - CSMonitor.com [05:59] TR News What Are You Trying to Say? https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/16/What-Are-You-Trying-to-Say/ [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | What Are You Trying to Say? | Ben Congdon ● Dec 18 [06:00] TR News Introducing the Qt Task Tree Module, Part of Qt 6.11 https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-task-tree-coming-soon-in-qt-6.11 [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Introducing the Qt Task Tree Module, Part of Qt 6.11 [06:00] TR News Bernie Sanders calls for halt on Hey Hi (AI) data center construction https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/bernie-sanders-calls-for-halt-on-ai-data-center-construction-wants-to-ensure-that-the-technology-benefits-all-of-us-not-just-the-1-percent [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Bernie Sanders calls for halt on AI data center construction wants to ensure that the technology benefits all of us, not just the 1% | Tom's Hardware [06:01] TR News Drill Rapper Kay Flock Hit With 30-Year Prison Term; Judge Dismisses Intellectual Disability Claims https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/drill-rapper-kay-flock-sentenced-2025/ [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/drill-rapper-kay-flock-sentenced-2025/ ) [06:02] TR News Latvians less keen on talking to robots than their neighbours https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/17.12.2025-latvians-less-keen-on-talking-to-robots-than-their-neighbours.a626784/ [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvians less keen on talking to robots than their neighbours / Article [06:02] TR News What to know about Australias gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/what-to-know-about-australias-gun-laws-in-the-wake-of-bondi-beach-shooting [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | What to know about Australias gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting | The Straits Times [06:02] TR News Australias New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/alleged-bondi-beach-gunman-to-be-charged-within-hours-australia-pm-says [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australias New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News Australias gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-gun-laws-riddled-with-loopholes-and-workarounds-experts-say [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australias gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/the-enemy-within-new-zealand-tightens-laws-against-covert-foreign-influence [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-china-uae-persian-gulf-islands/33625742.html [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim [06:04] TR News US states sue administration over withheld electric vehicle program funds https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-states-sue-administration-over-withheld-electric-vehicle-program-funds/ [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US states sue administration over withheld electric vehicle program funds - JURIST - News [06:04] TR News Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Case Dismissed Once Again Over Statute of Limitations Issues https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-dismissed/ [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-dismissed/ ) [06:05] TR News I Guess They Used Hey Hi (AI) or Something: Convicted Felon Says BillBC Journalists Deepfaked Words in My Mouth, Literally https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-bbc-journalists-ai-deepfake [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | "I Guess They Used AI or Something": Trump Says BBC Journalists Deepfaked "Words in My Mouth, Literally" [06:06] TR News OpenSSF Newsletter December 2025 https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/12/17/openssf-newsletter-december-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | OpenSSF Newsletter December 2025 Open Source Security Foundation [06:06] -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 [06:06] TR News CRA Implementation Resources from the European Commission https://openssf.org/policy/cra/2025/12/17/cra-implementation-resources-from-the-european-commission/ [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | CRA Implementation Resources from the European Commission Open Source Security Foundation [06:07] TR News India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka | The Straits Times [06:07] TR News Auto Parts Giant LKQ Confirms Oracle EBS Breach https://www.securityweek.com/auto-parts-giant-lkq-confirms-oracle-ebs-breach/ [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/auto-parts-giant-lkq-confirms-oracle-ebs-breach/ ) [06:09] TR News Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/inside-an-ice-detention-center-detained-people-describe-severe-medical-neglect-harrowing-conditions [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions | American Civil Liberties Union [06:09] TR News Pluralistic: Happy Public Domain Day 2026! (17 Dec 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/17/boop-oop-a-doop/ [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Happy Public Domain Day 2026! (17 Dec 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:20] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Framework Desktop, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Framework_Desktop_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Framework_Desktop_and_More.gmi [06:20] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Studio is Linuxs best-kept secret for creators https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Ubuntu_Studio_is_Linux_s_best_kept_secret_for_creators.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Ubuntu_Studio_is_Linux_s_best_kept_secret_for_creators.gmi [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Framework Desktop, and More [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu Studio is Linuxs best-kept secret for creators [06:23] TR News (NEW): How we reduced Linux boot time on iMX93 to 1.8s https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/How_we_reduced_Linux_boot_time_on_iMX93_to_1_8s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/How_we_reduced_Linux_boot_time_on_iMX93_to_1_8s.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines How we reduced Linux boot time on iMX93 to 1.8s [06:40] TR News Brett Wilson LLP now in trouble. Unpaid for recent work, now facing lawsuits from their own clients (Yanpolsky), who just replied to their defence so the case is going ahead https://caseboard.io/cases/e66c60e3-fc1b-425b-a733-2788bfe6ac37 they've had no 'defamation business' since July and even then only a case opened, no further action taken [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://caseboard.io/cases/e66c60e3-fc1b-425b-a733-2788bfe6ac37 ) [06:40] TR News So of course workers are leaving (or being laid off). [06:41] TR News Karma. http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Just_Again_Implicitly_Admitted_Breaching_C.shtml [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Brett Wilson LLP Has Just Again (Implicitly) Admitted Breaching Civil Procedure Rules in Frivolous Case Against Tux Machines [06:41] TR News LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski Quit Participating in the Slopfarm 10 Months Ago https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/LinuxSecurity_Founder_Dave_Wreski_Quit_Participating_in_the_Slo.shtml [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski Quit Participating in the Slopfarm 10 Months Ago [06:41] TR News Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via 'Linux' Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Linus_Torvalds_Seems_to_Have_Aged_Faster_Since_the_Bullying_by_.shtml [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via Linux Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) [06:42] TR News LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski Quit Participating in the Slopfarm 10 Months Ago (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/LinuxSecurity_Founder_Dave_Wreski_Quit_Participating_in_the_Slo.shtml [06:52] TR News (NEW): Kubuntu vs. Fedora: Which Linux distro is right for your KDE Plasma desktop? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Kubuntu_vs_Fedora_Which_Linux_distro_is_right_for_your_KDE_Plas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Kubuntu_vs_Fedora_Which_Linux_distro_is_right_for_your_KDE_Plas.gmi [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kubuntu vs. Fedora: Which Linux distro is right for your KDE Plasma desktop? [06:57] TR News (NEW): Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Your_Raspberry_Pi_Can_Be_a_Real_Desktop_If_You_Pick_the_Right_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Your_Raspberry_Pi_Can_Be_a_Real_Desktop_If_You_Pick_the_Right_O.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS) ● Dec 18 [07:04] TR News Techrights Slop Fatigue https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Slop_Fatigue.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Slop_Fatigue.gmi [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Fatigue [07:12] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:15] TR News (NEW): Kdenlive 25.12.0 added New Welcome Dialog & Widget Docking System https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Kdenlive_25_12_0_added_New_Welcome_Dialog_Widget_Docking_System.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Kdenlive_25_12_0_added_New_Welcome_Dialog_Widget_Docking_System.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kdenlive 25.12.0 added New Welcome Dialog & Widget Docking System [07:17] TR News Techrights EPO Coverage Will Resume When the Time is Right https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/EPO_Coverage_Will_Resume_When_the_Time_is_Right.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/EPO_Coverage_Will_Resume_When_the_Time_is_Right.gmi [07:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Coverage Will Resume When the Time is Right [07:24] TR News (NEW): 5 features that make Linux more productive than Windows or Mac https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/5_features_that_make_Linux_more_productive_than_Windows_or_Mac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/5_features_that_make_Linux_more_productive_than_Windows_or_Mac.gmi [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 features that make Linux more productive than Windows or Mac [07:29] TR News Techrights Running Our Own Network and Building Our Own Systems https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Running_Our_Own_Network_and_Building_Our_Own_Systems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Running_Our_Own_Network_and_Building_Our_Own_Systems.gmi [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Running Our Own Network and Building Our Own Systems [07:37] TR News Techrights Next Year Windows XP Turns 25, Many People (Millions) Still Use It Because Windows Became Bloated and Unreliable https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Next_Year_Windows_XP_Turns_25_Many_People_Millions_Still_Use_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Next_Year_Windows_XP_Turns_25_Many_People_Millions_Still_Use_It.gmi [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Next Year Windows XP Turns 25, Many People (Millions) Still Use It Because Windows Became Bloated and Unreliable [07:39] TR News Canonical serving Microsoft https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/canonical-is-adding-net-10-support-for-ubuntu-24-04-higher/ https://techrights.org/o/2023/05/30/mark-shuttleworth-microsoft/ [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Canonical is Adding .NET 10 Support for Ubuntu 24.04 & Higher | UbuntuHandbook [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | MS (Mark Shuttleworth) as a Microsoft Salesperson [07:39] TR News Alpine 3.23.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/alpine [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alpine ) [07:39] TR News MODOS 0.9 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/modos [07:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/modos ) [07:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [07:45] TR News (NEW): Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Your_digital_life_isn_t_yours_The_hidden_battle_for_software_fr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Your_digital_life_isn_t_yours_The_hidden_battle_for_software_fr.gmi [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom [07:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 18 [08:02] TR News Techrights Free Software Literature (Books) to Read This Holiday Season 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[08:25] TR News Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability https://www.phoronix.com/news/First-Linux-Rust-CVE [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability - Phoronix [08:25] TR News Adding salt makes EVERYTHING more delicious and adding Rust always makes things secure [08:26] TR News Rust is magical pixie dust. Just add water and have faith. Trust Rust. [08:52] TR News Techrights XBox Sales Collapsed, XBox Cannot Survive https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/XBox_Sales_Collapsed_XBox_Cannot_Survive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/XBox_Sales_Collapsed_XBox_Cannot_Survive.gmi [08:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights XBox Sales Collapsed, XBox Cannot Survive [08:53] TR News "I contact my Congressional representatives twice a year regarding US citizens being displaced by H1B and L1 visa holders." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k93mbfcc [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k93mbfcc ) [08:54] TR News Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/monster-catching-rpg-evocreo-arrives-on-pc-on-january-7-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026 | GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR News The Home Sweet Home update for Palworld with the ULTRAKILL crossover is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-home-sweet-home-update-for-palworld-with-the-ultrakill-crossover-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Home Sweet Home update for Palworld with the ULTRAKILL crossover is out now | GamingOnLinux [08:56] TR News Sweden https://thegrayzone.com/2025/12/17/julian-assange-sweden-nobel-venezuelas-machado/ | Source: The Gray Zone [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thegrayzone.com | Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuelas Machado - The Grayzone [08:56] TR News "Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads" https://therevelator.org/this-year-in-conservation-science-2025/ | Source: The Revelator [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads The Revelator [08:58] TR News "Epstein's fortune came from scaring billionaires" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/epsteins-fortune-came-from-scaring-billionaires.html [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/epsteins-fortune-came-from-scaring-billionaires.html ) [08:58] TR News "MAGA's vow to never mock opponents' deaths immediately broken" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/15/magas-vow-to-never-mock-opponents-deaths-lasted-broken-at-first-opportunity.html [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/15/magas-vow-to-never-mock-opponents-deaths-lasted-broken-at-first-opportunity.html ) [08:58] TR News "Desktop Linux Just Keeps Winning" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/desktop-linux-just-keeps-winning:1 [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Desktop Linux Just Keeps Winning [08:58] TR News "Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/rob-reiner-final-interview-spinal-tap-1235485229/ [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride [08:59] TR News "Hit piece?: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trump-has-alcoholics-personality-chief-of-staff-says-in-bombshell-interview-998573619 [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Hit piece?: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview [08:59] TR News "This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken DevicesEven If the Fix Breaks the Law" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/16/0745203 [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken DevicesEven If the Fix Breaks the Law - SoylentNews [08:59] TR News "Chat Control 2: Vad vi vet om frhandlingarna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/12/17/chat-control-2-vad-vi-vet-om-forhandlingarna/ [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Chat Control 2: Vad vi vet om frhandlingarna [08:59] TR News "The thing about chess | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/12/the-thing-about-chess/ [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | The thing about chess | Seth's Blog [08:59] TR News "Why Growth Matters" https://molodtsov.me/2025/12/why-growth-matters/ [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-molodtsov.me | Why Growth Matters ● Dec 18 [09:00] TR News "The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was to reveal something more real | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-internet-is-furious-over-the-vanity-fair-trump-cabinet-portraits-but-the-photographer-says-the-goal-was-to-reveal-something-more-real [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was to reveal something more real | Digital Camera World [09:00] TR News "How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rob-reiner-donald-trump-princess-bride/ [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump | The Nation [09:00] TR News "A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID's Funding" https://futurism.com/future-society/people-starved-death-elon-musk-usaid [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID's Funding [09:00] TR News "This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/what-presidential-panic-looks-like/685307/ [09:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like - The Atlantic [09:01] TR News Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-just-got-a-huge-free-stories-untold-upgrade/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade | GamingOnLinux [09:02] TR News Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II to release in Spring 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/warhammer-40000-mechanicus-ii-to-release-in-spring-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/warhammer-40000-mechanicus-ii-to-release-in-spring-2026/ [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II to release in Spring 2026 | GamingOnLinux [09:03] TR News "There are some spectacular works that are being freed on January 1: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/17/boop-oop-a-doop/#satisfaction-skank | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Happy Public Domain Day 2026! (17 Dec 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:03] TR News "On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925" https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/ | Source: Duke University [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-web.law.duke.edu | Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law [09:04] TR News "Virginia-based Operation Bluebird asked the US Patent and Trademark Office on 2 December to cancel Xs federal Twitter trademarks" https://techcentral.co.za/x-moves-to-block-bid-to-revive-twitter-brand/275674/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techcentral.co.za | X moves to block bid to revive Twitter brand [09:04] TR News "A week ago, Operation Bluebird announced that "after 12 months of quiet work," it had filed to claim the Twitter trademark." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/x_twitter_brand_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | X sues to protect Twitter brand Musk has been trying to kill The Register [09:04] TR News "C&D its victim into making a change, which itself only happens because the victim cant afford to fight back. It sucks, but its reality." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/the-koozie-people-bullied-a-wooden-drink-sleeve-product-woodzie-into-a-name-change/ | Source: Techdirt [09:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Koozie People Bullied A Wooden Drink Sleeve Product, Woodzie, Into A Name Change | Techdirt [09:05] TR News Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/open-fodder-an-open-source-port-of-the-classic-cannon-fodder-v2-0-released/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/open-fodder-an-open-source-port-of-the-classic-cannon-fodder-v2-0-released/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released | GamingOnLinux [09:05] TR News MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/microprose-announce-a-revival-of-the-retro-geoff-crammond-racing-series/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/microprose-announce-a-revival-of-the-retro-geoff-crammond-racing-series/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series | GamingOnLinux [09:05] TR News Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/latest-steam-deck-update-will-warn-you-if-an-xbox-controller-needs-upgrading/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/latest-steam-deck-update-will-warn-you-if-an-xbox-controller-needs-upgrading/ [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading | GamingOnLinux [09:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] TR News Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/steam-replay-is-live-and-notes-only-14-of-playtime-spent-by-all-steam-users-was-for-2025-releases/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases | GamingOnLinux [09:07] TR News "Digital Streaming Platforms (DSPs) are not archives. Theyre digital storefronts." https://flamedfury.com/posts/what-music-ownership-means-to-me/ | Source: Flamed Fury [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-flamedfury.com | What Music Ownership Means to Me [09:07] TR News "When Verizon refused to unlock an iPhone purchased by Kansas resident Patrick Roach, he had no intention of giving up without a fight." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/verizon-refused-to-unlock-mans-iphone-so-he-sued-the-carrier-and-won/ | Source: Ars Technica [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arstechnica.com | Verizon refused to unlock mans iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won - Ars Technica [09:07] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [09:07] TR News (NEW): Games: EvoCreo, Open Fodder, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Games_EvoCreo_Open_Fodder_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Games_EvoCreo_Open_Fodder_and_More.gmi [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: EvoCreo, Open Fodder, and More [09:09] TR News "Shortly after that exchange, the language on the website was changed." https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-12-17/fcc-deletes-reference-to-agency-independence-during-us-senate-hearing | Source: US News And World Report [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-12-17/fcc-deletes-reference-to-agency-independence-during-us-senate-hearing ) [09:09] TR News "Wednesdays session caps a process that started in 2003, when the UN convened the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/18/wsis_20_plus_resolved/ | Source: The Register UK [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | UN sticks with multi-stakeholder internet governance model The Register [09:09] TR News "I studied at school until the 10th grade, but once I got married, they immediately pulled me out." https://oc-media.org/child-marriage-across-the-caucasus-why-laws-alone-arent-enough/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | Child marriage across the Caucasus: why laws alone arent enough [09:09] TR News "The now-adopted amendments have become a subject of broad public debate within Georgian society, both among those living in the country and Georgians residing abroad." https://oc-media.org/georgian-parliament-passes-bill-banning-overseas-voting/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [09:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oc-media.org | Georgian parliament passes bill banning overseas voting [09:10] TR News "The upside is that technology makes the fight for human rights possible on a more global scale, because we can see and connect our movements together; however, most tech that we use today is controlled by Big Tech." https://blog.torproject.org/advancing-digital-rights-in-2026/ | Source: Tor [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | Advancing digital rights in 2026 will take all of us | The Tor Project [09:10] TR News "Iran is committing crimes against humanity through torture of prisoners, mass executions, international silencing, and restrictions" https://english.anf-news.com/women/women-s-organizations-call-for-action-against-violations-in-iran-82684 | Source: ANF News [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.anf-news.com | ANF | Women's organizations call for action against violations in Iran [09:10] TR News "Im frustrated, and Im angry at the state of accessibility on the web. Im usually not much one for profanity, but Im fucking pissed off" https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance | Source: Declan Chidlow [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility | Vale.Rocks [09:10] TR News "That is a perfectly reasonable statement. But the phrase traditions and historic forms of government should be examined. Which I will do in a moment. First, a word about hectoring." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/dictatorship-beware-excuses | Source: The Next Move [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: www.thenextmove.org ( status 0 @ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/dictatorship-beware-excuses ) [09:10] TR News "We cant pay rent." https://www.vintag.es/2025/12/woman-standing-on-street-holding-sign.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [09:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vintag.es | Woman Standing on a Street Holding a Sign Reading OUR BOSS OWNS 77 HOUSES WE CANT PAY RENT ~ Vintage Everyday [09:11] TR News "For the first time since its authorization for wear in the 1800s" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/17/attention-ladies-you-can-now-wear-the-iconic-marine-corps-boat-cloak/ | Source: USMC [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.marinecorpstimes.com | Attention, ladies: You can now wear the iconic Marine Corps boat cloak [09:11] TR News "In Iran, a groom or his family usually pays a dowry, or "Mehrieh," to his wife. It often takes the form of gold coins, but it can also include cash, property and other items." https://www.dw.com/en/iran-curbs-womens-rights-further-by-changing-dowry-law/a-75203300 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Iran curbs women's rights further by changing dowry law DW 12/17/2025 [09:11] TR News "A federal judge has rejected Sarah Palin's request for a third trial in her libel lawsuit against the New York Times" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/sarah-palins-eight-year-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times-ends-again.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/sarah-palins-eight-year-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times-ends-again.html ) [09:11] TR News "Journalists and cultural figures began a three-day protest in Vilnius on Tuesday as Lithuanias parliament moved to consider amendments that would make it easier to dismiss the head of the countrys public broadcaster, LRT" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2777121/journalists-begin-3-day-protest-over-lrt-law-changes | Source: LRT [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Journalists begin 3-day protest over LRT law changes - LRT [09:11] TR News "Here are some pieces that caught my eye, although you should go check out the full set." https://werd.io/nieman-labs-predictions-for-journalism-2026/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026 [09:12] TR News "Naturally, not everyone thought this was a good thing." https://thewalrus.ca/if-chatbots-can-replace-writers-its-because-we-made-writing-replaceable/ | Source: The Walrus [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thewalrus.ca | If Chatbots Can Replace Writers, Its Because We Made Writing Replaceable | The Walrus [09:12] TR News "weve tracked 296 deliberate [Internet] shutdowns in 54 countries in 2024, and at least 244 more in 2025 so far." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/deliberate-internet-shutdowns.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [09:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Deliberate Internet Shutdowns - Schneier on Security [09:13] TR News Yesterday, Rep. Harriet Hageman released her bill to repeal Section 230." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/section-230-faces-repeal-support-the-coverage-thats-been-getting-it-right-all-along/ | Source: Techdirt [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Section 230 Faces Repeal. Support The Coverage Thats Been Getting It Right All Along. | Techdirt [09:13] TR News "A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for conspiring to commit secession by actively participating in a Taiwan-based group that advocates Hong Kong independence." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/teenager-jailed-for-3-5-years-over-hong-kong-independence-group-involvement/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Teen jailed for 3.5 years over HK independence group involvement [09:14] TR News "We treat that story like a Palantir quirk, some weird exception from a weird company. It isnt. Its a preview." https://robertgreiner.com/the-most-expensive-wall-in-software/ | Source: Robert Greiner [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertgreiner.com | The Most Expensive Wall in Software | Robert Greiner [09:15] TR News "As we reflect on the year that has passed, we would like to take the opportunity to give back to the world of Linux and Open Source." https://blog.zorin.com/2025/12/17/our-gift-to-the-open-source-ecosystem-this-holiday-season/ | Source: Zorin Group [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zorin.com | Our Gift to the Open Source Ecosystem this Holiday Season - Zorin [09:15] TR News "The campaigns website describes the abuse that elephants endure during training, and later, in their lives as riding elephants." https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2025/1217/india-elephants-abuse-wildlife-sos | Source: CS Monitor [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-To combat elephant abuse, an Indian nonprofit educates travel firms - CSMonitor.com [09:15] TR News "For years, Tesla has marketed its so-called "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" software like a sci-fi dream that somehow skipped beta testing and ducked federal regulation." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/17/tesla-about-to-learn-californias-laws-are-real.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/17/tesla-about-to-learn-californias-laws-are-real.html ) [09:17] TR News "In blog post Quickpost: USB Electric Razor I mention USB trigger boards." https://blog.didierstevens.com/2025/12/18/usb-trigger-boards/ | Source: Didier Stevens [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.didierstevens.com | USB Trigger Boards | Didier Stevens [09:17] TR News "Kwons Terra project unraveled in May 2022 in a $40 billion crash after the algorithmic stablecoin lost its dollar peg and ultimately went to zero." https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-98/ | Source: Molly White [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | Issue 98 The worlds most corrupt crypto startup operation [09:18] TR News "US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling for a nationwide moratorium on datacenter construction" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/datacenter_ai_bernie_sanders/ | Source: The Register UK [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Bernie Sanders proposes AI datacenter moratorium The Register [09:18] TR News "Fast forward a few years, and power density per rack increased to 15kW, 20kW, 30kW, or even 40kW (in the case of Nvidia H100-based racks)." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/the-data-center-cooling-state-of-play-2025-liquid-cooling-is-on-the-rise-thermal-density-demands-skyrocket-in-ai-data-centers-and-tsmc-leads-with-direct-to-silicon-solutions | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | The data center cooling state of play (2025) Liquid cooling is on the rise, thermal density demands skyrocket in AI data centers, and TSMC leads with direct-to-silicon solutions | Tom's Hardware [09:18] TR News "The site, which includes a 5MW solar park and a 5.9MWh battery energy storage system, will locally produce green hydrogen for trucks, port, and rail equipment, in addition to small ships operating through the Port of Walvis Bay." https://www.h2-view.com/story/plug-power-installs-5mw-electrolyser-in-namibia/2136032.article/ | Source: H2 View [09:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.h2-view.com/story/plug-power-installs-5mw-electrolyser-in-namibia/2136032.article/ ) [09:19] TR News "The commission is also moving to an automatic enrollment system for customers who meet the requirements." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/16/maine-expands-program-to-help-low-income-households-pay-electric-bills-amid-rising-costs/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/16/maine-expands-program-to-help-low-income-households-pay-electric-bills-amid-rising-costs/ ) [09:19] TR News "Then David is joined by Will Thomas, a professor at the Michigan Ross School of Business, to discuss Thomass paper [Crytpocurrency] Kleptocracy." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/12/the-david-frum-show-will-thomas-crypto/685296/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy - The Atlantic [09:19] TR News "As Waymo glitches go, its pretty ironic: in a sense, attempts by law enforcement to jockey the crowd around in order to clear vehicle traffic are a perfect illustration of who gets the right-of-way in US cities." https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/waymo-parade-traffic | Source: Futurism [09:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Waymo Paralyzed by Parade, Blocks Traffic for 45 Minutes [09:20] TR News "Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources" https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-17/trump-administration-moves-to-dismantle-leading-climate-weather-research-center | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Trump administration moves to dismantle leading climate and weather research center - Los Angeles Times [09:20] TR News "The annual report, released Tuesday, also notes the Arctics lowest maximum sea-ice extent and its wettest year on record." https://truthout.org/articles/the-arctic-just-experienced-its-warmest-year-on-record/ | Source: TruthOut [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | The Arctic Just Experienced Its Warmest Year on Record | Truthout [09:22] TR News "It is not often that members of Congress steer attention to others. But Khanna and Massie did just that." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/epstein-files-survivors/ | Source: The Nation [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Epstein Survivors Are Demanding Accountability Now | The Nation [09:22] TR News "The new habeas petition claims substantial new evidence has emerged that shows Maxwell did not receive a fair trial." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-files-conviction-b2886642.html | Source: The Independent UK [09:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to set aside her conviction which may complicate the pending release of the Epstein files | The Independent [09:23] TR News "Ive said this a million times." https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/rob-reiner-final-interview-spinal-tap-1235485229/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride [09:23] TR News "It would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/australia-pm-says-islamic-state-ideology-drove-bondi-beach-shooters-1842630320 | Source: RTL [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Hanukkah attack: Australian PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen [09:23] TR News "For the first time in history, Sub Sea Baby underwater drones blew up a Russian Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/16/ukraine-claims-it-hit-russian-submarine-in-wartime-first-a91448 | Source: The Moscow Times [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.themoscowtimes.com | Ukraine Claims It Hit Russian Submarine in Wartime First - The Moscow Times [09:24] TR News "This Thursday and Friday, EU heads of state and government will meet to discuss and vote on this plan." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/europes-battle-over-russias-blocked-assets-is-nearing-its-endgame/ | Source: Atlantic Council [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Europes battle over Russias blocked assets is nearing its endgame - Atlantic Council [09:24] TR News "a game of cat and mouse" https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions-envoy-choking-russia-revenues/33624740.html | Source: RFERL [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | EU Sanctions Envoy Says Measures Steadily And Increasingly Choking Russia Of Key Revenues [09:25] TR News "The suspects were aged between 14 and 18 when they carried out the crimes, while the victims were as old as 20. The suspected crimes occurred between August and November of this year." https://yle.fi/a/74-20200368?origin=rss | Source: YLE [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Helsinki police suspect dozens of teens in spate of street robberies, assaults | Yle News | Yle [09:25] TR News "To comply with these mandatory blocking requirements, ISPs in EU countries have indeed restricted access to the associated domain names." https://torrentfreak.com/eu-ban-on-russian-war-propaganda-misfires-blocks-social-media-giants-pirate-iptv/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU Ban on Russian War Propaganda Misfires: Blocks Social Media Giants & Pirate IPTV * TorrentFreak [09:25] TR News "The ban excludes anyone under 16 from a range of social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube." https://phys.org/news/2025-12-teens-social-media-16s.html | Source: Omicron Limited [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-teens-social-media-16s.html ) [09:25] TR News "would not have the money to sustain Ukraine economically and militarily into 2026 and on" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/17/2025/eu-to-decide-on-unlocking-frozen-russian-assets-to-aid-ukraine | Source: Semafor Inc [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU to decide on unlocking frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine | Semafor [09:26] TR News "The European Union has laid out a plan to use the frozen assets to harness 90 billion ($105 billion) for a loan to help Ukraine repel Moscow's forces" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says | Source: France24 [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says ) [09:26] TR News "What does about mean here, exactly? Why less than two?" https://kellett.im/a/keeping-secrets | [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kellett.im | Keeping secrets, or (less than two weeks ago) [09:27] TR News "He also suggests remedies: [...]" https://doc.searls.com/2025/12/17/shitting-us-not-2/ | Source: Doc Searls [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Shitting Us Not Doc Searls Weblog [09:27] TR News "The cruise line has updated its list of prohibited items, specifically banning smart glasses and similar wearable devices from public areas." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/surveillance-at-sea-cruise-firm-bans-smart-glasses-to-curb-covert-recording | Source: Bitdefender [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | Surveillance at sea: Cruise firm bans smart glasses to curb covert recording [09:27] TR News "Its not just Australia." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/when-the-internet-grew-up-and-locked-out-its-kids/ | Source: Techdirt [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-When The Internet Grew Up And Locked Out Its Kids | Techdirt [09:27] TR News "Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/breachies-2025-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year | Source: EFF [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:28] TR News "TikTok not only tracks its users while they are using the TikTok app itself" https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-unlawfully-tracks-your-shopping-habits-and-your-use-dating-apps | Source: NYOB [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | TikTok unlawfully tracks your shopping habits and your use of dating apps [09:32] TR News "New research from Infoblox Threat Intel shows that parked domains long treated as harmless and forgotten ad pages" https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/the-secret-life-of-parked-domains-the-internet%E2%80%99s-forgotten-real-estate-is-now-a-pressing-threat.html | Source: IT Wire [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - The Secret Life of Parked Domains: The Internets Forgotten Real Estate Is Now a Pressing Threat [09:32] TR News Techrights Links 18/12/2025: ZorinOS Raising Money, Canonical Giving Gifts to Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Links_18_12_2025_ZorinOS_Raising_Money_Canonical_Giving_Gifts_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Links_18_12_2025_ZorinOS_Raising_Money_Canonical_Giving_Gifts_t.gmi [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/12/2025: ZorinOS Raising Money, Canonical Giving Gifts to Microsoft [09:33] TR News "Typosquatting is registering a package name that looks like a popular one" https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/17/typosquatting-in-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Typosquatting in Package Managers | Andrew Nesbitt [09:33] TR News "Following publication of our original article, GitHub reversed its decision." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/github_charge_dev_own_hardware/ | Source: The Register UK [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners The Register [09:34] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:35] TR News Windows TCO: "According to the NMFTAs 2026 Transportation Industry Cybersecurity Trends Report" https://www.securityweek.com/nmfta-warns-of-surge-and-sophistication-of-cyber-enabled-cargo-theft/ | Source: Security Week [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/nmfta-warns-of-surge-and-sophistication-of-cyber-enabled-cargo-theft/ ) [09:35] TR News Windows TCO: "The shift marks a turning point for industrial leaders. Cyber security is no longer a problem to delegate to IT." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/why-the-factory-floor-is-now-a-prime-target-for-cybercriminals.html | Source: IT Wire [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Why the Factory Floor Is Now A Prime Target For Cybercriminals [09:35] TR News "The rough consensus of these spaces has been strongly in favor of the sort of centralized tech monopolies" https://soatok.blog/2025/12/17/the-revolution-will-not-make-the-hacker-news-front-page/ | Source: Dhole Moments [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soatok.blog | The Revolution Will Not Make the Hacker News Front Page - Dhole Moments [09:36] TR News "The biggest night in Hollywood will soon be streamed right next to Mr. Beast." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014759/the-oscars-will-dump-abc-for-youtube.html | Source: PC World [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014759/the-oscars-will-dump-abc-for-youtube.html ) [09:36] TR News "The show, including red carpet coverage and behind-the-scenes access, will stream live on YouTube around the world, with U.S. viewers also able to watch via YouTube TV." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-12-17/oscars-move-youtube-abc | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Oscars move to YouTube from ABC - Los Angeles Times [09:36] TR News "In the post, he called Billboards chart formula outdated and..." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youtube-stop-submitting-data-billboard-charts-1235486500/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | YouTube to Stop Submitting Data to 'Billboard' Charts [09:37] TR News "They demanded true freedom for their money. The manifestos were marketing pitches." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/17/the-resonant-computing-manifesto-same-ai-slop-same-ai-guys/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/17/the-resonant-computing-manifesto-same-ai-slop-same-ai-guys/ ) [09:37] TR News "The slow page load is due to the fact that unfortunately GoComics has put some anti-scraping technology in front of their website which makes it take longer for the aggregator to look for strips there." https://blog.kamens.us/2025/12/17/comics-aggregator-workaround-while-nancy-is-in-transition/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.kamens.us | Comics Aggregator: workaround while Nancy is in transition Something better to do [09:37] TR News "When a deepfake targeted him personally, Vaishnav Anand panicked. But when everything settled down, he turned that panic into purpose." https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/why-17-year-old-built-ai-expose-deepfake-maps | Source: Dark Reading [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/why-17-year-old-built-ai-expose-deepfake-maps ) [09:37] TR News "As with other uses of genAI, this raises questions of copyright, some of which have already found their way to court." https://walledculture.org/how-genai-is-taking-true-fans-activity-and-creativity-to-the-next-level/ | Source: Walled Culture [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://walledculture.org/how-genai-is-taking-true-fans-activity-and-creativity-to-the-next-level/ ) [09:38] TR News "We saw it on our phones. We ate it in our bowls. This year, slop was everywhere." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2025-is-slop-the-ai-generated-junk-that-fills-our-social-media-feeds-180987887/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/merriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2025-is-slop-the-ai-generated-junk-that-fills-our-social-media-feeds-180987887/ ) [09:38] TR News "The Turing test, a long-established tool for measuring machine intelligence, gauges the point at which a text-generating machine can fool a human into thinking its not a robot." https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-year-in-ai-slop | Source: New Yorker [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The Year in Slop | The New Yorker [09:38] TR News "The whole thing unraveled quickly, according to local reporting." https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-surveillance-school-clarinet | Source: Futurism [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Sends School Into Lockdown After It Mistook a Students Clarinet for a Gun [09:38] TR News "Its also making some great podcasts" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/joe-rogan-speechless-ai-podcasts | Source: Futurism [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Joe Rogan Keeps Playing AI-Generated Music for Guests, But He's Speechless When One of Them Points Out That Podcasts Can Be AI-Generated Too [09:39] TR News "Even if you dont trust the view count" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/liberals-democrats-ai-deepfakes | Source: Futurism [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Liberals Are Falling for Extremely Obvious AI Fakes [09:40] TR News "It's now late into 2025, and just over a year since I wrote my last post on Passkeys." https://fy.blackhats.net.au/blog/2025-12-17-yep-passkeys-still-have-problems/ | Source: William [09:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fy.blackhats.net.au | Yep, Passkeys Still Have Problems [09:40] TR News "Buttfield-Addisons Kafkaesque situation has been covered by numerous sites" https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/ | Source: TidBITS [09:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Compromised Apple Gift Card Leads to Apple Account Lockout - TidBITS [09:40] TR News "The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently disclosed security flaw affecting multiple Fortinet network security and management platforms to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/critical-fortinet-flaws-under-active-attack | Source: Dark Reading [09:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/critical-fortinet-flaws-under-active-attack ) [09:40] TR News "Google has reintroduced the ability for publishers to set different ad pricing on its products for the first time in more than six years." https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/google-removes-unified-pricing-rules-that-hit-publisher-ad-yield-in-2019/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Google removes unified pricing rules that hit publisher ad yield - Press Gazette [09:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [09:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 18 [10:10] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [10:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 18 [13:48] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 18 [14:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 18 [15:02] TR News "A list of things I might dump in 2026: [...]" https://mark.hysted.com/things-i-might-dump-in-2026/ | Source: Mark Hysted [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mark.hysted.com | things I might dump in 2026 | mark hysted [15:03] TR News "Even though McCalip's analysis already puts the kibosh on the financial side" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/new-calculator-helps-evaluate-the-economics-of-datacenters-in-space-running-the-numbers-on-orbital-computing-reveals-a-brutal-reality | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | New calculator helps evaluate the economics of datacenters in space running the numbers on orbital computing reveals a brutal reality | Tom's Hardware [15:03] TR News "I have been saying for a few years now how I wish there were a mechanical pencil that combined the heft and feel of a Rotring" https://explodingcomma.com/posts/new-mechanical-pencil | Source: Pete Brown [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | New mechanical pencil! - Exploding Comma [15:03] TR News "I think there are times failure should be the only option." https://jimmitchell.org/2025/12/16/failure/ | Source: Jim Mitchell [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jimmitchell.org | Failure | Jim Mitchell [15:05] TR News windows tco https://yle.fi/a/7-10090244 [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Vastaamos tidigare vd frias frn sitt fngelsestraff | Inrikes | Svenska Yle [15:06] TR News "... seems to serve no purpose other than distraction ..." https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Lunduke_The_Problem_With_Some_Program_Project_is_That.shtml iophk: here would be the perfect paragraph to enumerate some of the items he distracts from (talking about the distraction without naming the targets only distracts) [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke: The Problem With [Some Program/Project] is That It's "Gay" [15:07] TR News "The NIH has cut billions of dollars in research projects since President Donald Trump took office in January" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/former-nih-scientist-sues-trump-administration-claims-illegal-firing-over-research-cuts/ | Source: Federal News Network [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Former NIH scientist sues Trump administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts [15:07] TR News "Academic researchers become experts in their fields through years of hard work and dedication." https://www.the-scientist.com/scientists-share-insights-on-how-to-improve-academic-research-73861 | Source: LabX Media Group [15:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.the-scientist.com | Scientists Share Insights on How to Improve Academic Research | The Scientist [15:08] TR News "One virtue Ive come to value in writing is simplicity." https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/16/What-Are-You-Trying-to-Say/ | Source: Ben Congdon [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | What Are You Trying to Say? | Ben Congdon [15:08] TR News "The building is so low tech, it has the last remaining manually operated elevators in the city." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/12/a-place-away-from-tech.html | Source: Computational Complexity [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: A Place Away From Tech [15:08] TR News "It's about the Times New Roman vs Calibri debate and how asinine basically all of it is, but it ends with this bit that I love: [...]" https://birchtree.me/blog/times-new-roman-calibri-and-who-accessibility-is-for-hint-all-of-us/ | Source: Matt Birchler [15:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | Times New Roman, Calibri, and who accessibility is for (hint: all of us) [15:10] TR News "Like the best camera is the one you have with you, the best tool is the one you actually use, and sometimes that means grabbing a piece of junk that was destined for the trash." https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/my-favourite-tool | Source: Michael Gale [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgale.dev | My favourite tool | Michael Gale [15:10] TR News "Thus we come to the core of this declaration." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-appeal-from-united-federation-of.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: An Appeal from the United Federation of Dictators, Despots, Evil Emperors and Tyrants [15:11] TR News "A major update is a new wideband-to-fullband bandwidth extension module." https://linuxiac.com/opus-1-6-audio-codec-released-with-96-khz-audio-and-ml-improvements/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Opus 1.6 Audio Codec Released With 96 kHz Audio and ML Improvements [15:11] TR News "Much of the nations 911 call centers are still using legacy technology from the 60s and 70s." https://insidetowers.com/lawmakers-discuss-how-to-get-the-nation-transitioned-to-ng911/ | Source: Inside Towers [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Lawmakers Discuss How to Get the Nation Transitioned to NG911 - Inside Towers [15:12] TR News "Opus 1.6 introduces an experimental wideband-to-fullband speech enhancer that was presented at WASPAA 2025." https://opus-codec.org/demo/opus-1.6/ | [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opus-codec.org | Opus 1.6 Released [15:14] TR News "If you use Django Admin as instructed, your site hosts the admin panel at /admin." https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2025/12/16/quick-tip-change-your-django-admin-endpoint/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marijkeluttekes.dev | Quick tip: Change your Django Admin endpoint / Marijke Luttekes [15:14] TR News "In this post, we will explore how to use nnetsauce in R. [...]" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/12/finally-figured-out-a-way-to-port-python-packages-to-r-using-uv-and-reticulate-example-with-nnetsauce/ | Source: Rlang [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Finally figured out a way to port python packages to R using uv and reticulate: example with nnetsauce | R-bloggers [15:15] TR News "The elves took on the project. And it wasn't too difficult. The class API didn't really change, it just expanded." https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-17.html | Source: Perl [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-perladvent.org | Perl Advent Calendar 2025 - The Elves Learn to be Lazy [15:16] TR News "How does it work? First, Frosty created a transpierce.conf config file for it" https://perladvent.org/2025/2025-12-18.html | Source: Perl [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-perladvent.org | Perl Advent Calendar 2025 - Safer last-minute hotfixes before Christmas [15:16] TR News "But if we want things to head for stable, were eventually going to want to decide on syntax." https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/syntactic-musings-on-the-fallibility-effect/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.yoshuawuyts.com | Syntactic musings on the fallibility effect [15:17] TR News "Ive been told by a bunch of people that this was exactly correct, and almost an equal number telling me this is wrong. Git!" https://rubenerd.com/undo-a-git-commit-before-a-git-push/ | Source: Ruben Schade [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Undo your last git commit before youve pushed [15:17] TR News "Sixteen days in, and Ive been dancing around what many consider the fundamental compiler optimisation: inlining." https://xania.org/202512/17-inlining-the-ultimate-optimisation | Source: Matt Godbolt [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xania.org | Inlining - the ultimate optimisation Matt Godbolts blog [15:18] TR News "It feels weird to write an Advent of Code retrospective a week before Christmas." https://hamatti.org/posts/advent-of-code-2025-retrospective/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Advent of Code 2025 retrospective : Juha-Matti Santala [15:18] TR News "Armadillo is a powerful and expressive C++ template library for linear algebra and scientific computing." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/12/17/#rcpparmadillo_15.2.3-1 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box [15:19] TR News "This is a more thorough coverage of one of the topics that came up in my recent BSC25 talk "Assuming As Much As Possible"" https://azmr.uk/dyn/ | [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-azmr.uk | A Survey of Dynamic Array Structures [15:25] TR News "As we reflect on 2025, it is clear that this has been a transformative year for the FreeBSD Project and the FreeBSD Foundation." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2025-a-year-of-advocacy-community-and-growth/ | Source: FreeBSD [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freebsdfoundation.org | 2025: A Year of Advocacy, Community, and Growth | FreeBSD Foundation [15:26] TR News "Commence to popcorn." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-6-5-review.html | Source: Dedoimedo [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | Plasma 6.5 review - Solid improvements, destination unknown [15:31] TR News Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS) https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-desktop-os/ [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS) [15:32] TR News Spack multi-platform package manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/spack-multi-platform-package-manager/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spack - multi-platform package manager - LinuxLinks [15:32] TR News qo query JSON, CSV, and TSV files using SQL https://www.linuxlinks.com/qo-query-json-csv-tsv-files-sql/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-qo - query JSON, CSV, and TSV files using SQL - LinuxLinks [15:32] TR News FileSSH TUI-based file explorer for SSH servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/filessh-tui-based-file-explorer-ssh-servers/ [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FileSSH - TUI-based file explorer for SSH servers - LinuxLinks [15:33] TR News Usenet Reborn TUI client for Usenet enthusiasts https://www.linuxlinks.com/usenet-reborn-tui-client-usenet-enthusiasts/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Usenet Reborn - TUI client for Usenet enthusiasts - LinuxLinks [15:33] TR News ZStack infrastructure as a service software https://www.linuxlinks.com/zstack-infrastructure-service-software/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ZStack - infrastructure as a service software - LinuxLinks [15:33] TR News BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux Power Consumption https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-power-consumption/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux - Power Consumption - LinuxLinks [15:33] TR News git-scope TUI dashboard https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-scope-tui-dashboard/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-git-scope - TUI dashboard - LinuxLinks [15:34] TR News Kdenlive 25.12.0 added New Welcome Dialog & Widget Docking System https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/kdenlive-welcom-widget-docking/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Kdenlive 25.12.0 added New Welcome Dialog & Widget Docking System | UbuntuHandbook [15:38] TR News Microsoft Lunduke: The Problem With [Some Program/Project] is That It's "Gay" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Lunduke_The_Problem_With_Some_Program_Project_is_That.shtml [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Lunduke: The Problem With [Some Program/Project] is That It's "Gay" [15:39] TR News How To Install Uptime Kuma on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-uptime-kuma-almalinux-10/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Uptime Kuma on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:40] TR News forgit utility for using git interactively https://www.linuxlinks.com/forgit-utility-for-using-git-interactively/ [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forgit - utility for using git interactively - LinuxLinks [15:40] TR News Bab modern task runner https://www.linuxlinks.com/bab-modern-task-runner/ [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bab - modern task runner - LinuxLinks [15:40] TR News lx convert selected files into clean, consistent Markdown-fenced blocks https://www.linuxlinks.com/lx-convert-files-markdown-fenced-blocks/ [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lx - convert selected files into clean, consistent Markdown-fenced blocks - LinuxLinks [15:40] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers https://www.linuxlinks.com/harddiskutilities/ [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-9 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers - LinuxLinks [15:41] TR News Manage your Business with a Complete Software Solution https://www.linuxlinks.com/businessprocessmanagement/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Manage your Business with a Complete Software Solution - LinuxLinks [15:41] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1050942/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [15:43] TR News "When I reflect back on what inspired me about free software 25 years ago, it was much more political than technical." https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/12/17/in-which-our-protagonist-dreams-of-laurels | Source: Andy Wingo [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wingolog.org | in which our protagonist dreams of laurels wingolog [15:43] TR News "You own your phone, but someone else dictates its functions." https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/your-digital-life-is-not-yours | Source: FSF [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [15:43] TR News "You may use social media, but an algorithm you can't inspect shapes the reality you see. You own your car, but you can't fix it. You own your smart TV, but it's watching you. In every corner of our modern lives, we're surrounded by things we've purchased but are forbidden from truly possessing or understanding." [15:43] TR News "The culprit isn't the device itself but the invisible code running inside it, and the fight for control over that code is one of the most important battles for human rights in the twenty-first century." [15:45] TR News "Let me explain why I moved away from my previous generator, Eleventy (11ty, 11ty, three months later)." https://www.jmduke.com/posts/2026.html | [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jmduke.com | Site 2026 | Applied Cartography [15:45] TR News "Ive noticed that relying on ROWIDs for primary keys in Sqlite 3 tables can result in IDs being reused." https://lmika.org/2025/12/18/some-caution-on-using-rowids.html | Source: Leon Mika [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lmika.org | Some Caution on Using ROWIDs for Primary Keys in Sqlite 3 - Leon Mika [15:45] TR News "I recently added domain exclusion lists and paywalled content filtering to Scour." https://emschwartz.me/short-circuiting-correlated-subqueries-in-sqlite/ | Source: Evan Schwartz [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emschwartz.me | Short-Circuiting Correlated Subqueries in SQLite | Evan Schwartz [15:45] TR News "Anthony Enzor-DeMeo formally took over as CEO of Mozilla Corporation, outlining a strategy that places trust" https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-new-leadership-will-prioritize-transparent-ai-and-user-control/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Mozillas New Leadership Will Prioritize Transparent AI and User Control [15:46] TR News "Headers I'm currently looking at include: [...]" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FakeBrowsersAndHTTPHeaders | Source: University of Toronto [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [15:46] TR News "Hello again from the Thunderbird development team as we start to wind down for the holidays! Over the past several weeks" https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/12/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-december-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thunderbird.net | Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: November/December 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog [15:46] TR News "The new version focuses primarily on fixes rather than new functionality." https://linuxiac.com/vlc-3-0-23-media-player-released-with-windows-fixes-and-security-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | VLC 3.0.23 Media Player Released With Windows Fixes and Security Updates [15:47] TR News "Hey wow Im typing this from Emacs! For the first time in more than a decade I decided to see if my beloved Sublime Text" https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/12/properly-preparing-tea-while-shaving-a-yak/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/12/properly-preparing-tea-while-shaving-a-yak/ ) [15:47] TR News "The first milestone came during the first half of 2025." https://blog.powerdns.com/powerdns-in-2025-new-products-and-two-milestone-anniversaries | Source: PowerDNS [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.powerdns.com | PowerDNS in 2025: New products and two milestone anniversaries [15:47] TR News "Most people think theyll be safe from most cyber security threats as long as they pay attention and follow certain rules" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014583/leaving-your-phones-wi-fi-on-all-the-time-is-a-huge-risk-experts-warn.html | Source: PC World [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3014583/leaving-your-phones-wi-fi-on-all-the-time-is-a-huge-risk-experts-warn.html ) [15:48] TR News "These elements show that mobile devices have a large attack surface that multiple offensive actors strive to exploit" https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/uploads/CERTFR-2025-CTI-013.pdf | [15:48] TR News "As we round out the year at Raspberry Pi, were reflecting on the work weve done to become more sustainable." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-a-year-in-review/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sustainable-solutions-a-year-in-review/ ) [15:48] TR News "For it to perform its new bartending job, Vitor rebuilt the robot." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/17/humanoid-robot-becomes-a-bartender/ | Source: Arduino [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Humanoid robot becomes a bartender | Arduino Blog [15:48] TR News "One of the most significant areas of progress continues to be Apples System Management Controller" https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-delivers-apple-silicon-gains-with-kernel-6-18/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Asahi Linux Delivers Apple Silicon Gains With Kernel 6.18 [15:49] TR News [Old] "Earlier in the week, we reported on the barnstorming success Linux distro Zorin OS has had since the official end of support" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/gaming-first-linux-distro-delivers-a-petabyte-of-isos-in-one-month-as-users-avoid-forced-updates-to-windows-11-bazzite-distro-is-another-safe-haven-for-win-10-refugees | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11 Bazzite distro is another safe haven for Win 10 refugees | Tom's Hardware [15:49] TR News "Every few months (or years), I get a bout of nostalgia, and I revisit my old DOS classics." https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/reviving/dosbox-sound-midi.html | Source: Dedoimedo [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | DOSBox, Linux and sound problems in various games [15:50] TR News "In system logs (and thus in anything that's expected to feed into them), an 'error' should mean that something is wrong and it needs to be fixed." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/ErrorsShouldRequireFixing | Source: University of Toronto [15:50] TR News "Modern CSS is freakin amazing. Widespread support for nesting, variables, :has, and :not has unlocked so much potential." https://danq.me/2025/12/17/modern-css-magic-with-has-and-not/ | Source: Dan Q [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | For anyone who :has :not yet seen the magic of modern CSS Dan Q [15:50] TR News "it didnt work." https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/re-affordances-and-lean-css/ | Source: Kerrick Long [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kerrick.blog | Re: Affordances and Lean CSS - Kerrick Long (blog) [15:51] TR News "Forms were likely one of the reasons why browser vendors joined forces in the WHATWG in 2004." https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/18/ | Source: Markup from Hell [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-htmhell.dev | Forms are a badly designed part of HTML - HTMHell [15:51] TR News "This is more for me to remember what I did, but it might be helpful for you too." https://briancallahan.net/blog/20251216.html | Source: Brian Callahan [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-briancallahan.net | Let's run FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W - Dr. Brian Robert Callahan [15:51] TR News "I needed a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W for a research project I am doing with some graduate students. It needed to run FreeBSD and with 15.0-RELEASE having just been released and claiming support for the device, I figured now was a good time to pull the trigger on one." [15:52] TR News "This week we dig full force into some interesting listener questions." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/471 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-podcast.asknoahshow.com | Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 471 [15:52] TR News "When you are renting a physical dedicated server, this stuff seems no big deal." https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/12/17/eventually-a-simpler-more-local-website/ | Source: Positech Games [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | Eventually a simpler, more local website Cliffski's Blog [15:52] TR News "Marking 10 years of the European Astro Pi Challenge, inspiring young people to send Python code to run on the ISS." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/astro-pi-is-10-a-decade-of-your-code-in-space/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | Astro Pi is 10: A decade of your code in space - Raspberry Pi Foundation [15:53] TR News "To build on this foundation, Canonical has now extended its ESM (Expanded Security Maintenance) for ROS coverage to ROS Noetic content-sharing snaps." https://ubuntu.com//blog/extending-ros-noetic-support-with-esm-enabled-content-snaps | Source: Ubuntu [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Extending ROS Noetic Support with ESM-Enabled Content Snaps | Ubuntu [15:53] TR News "Executing on this vision, we are eager to announce our first planned change to the next major version of RHEL" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplifying-red-hat-enterprise-linux-planning-removal-modularity-red-hat-enterprise-linux-11 | Source: Red Hat Official [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Beyond modularity and other upgrades: The game-changer for your IT planning [15:54] TR News "Behind the scenes" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/more-meets-eye-behind-scenes-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-part-4 | Source: Red Hat Official [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | More than meets the eye: Behind the scenes of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (Part 4) [15:54] TR News "Thankfully, just as containers solved development problems like portability and environment isolation for applications" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/run-containerized-ai-models-locally-ramalama | Source: Red Hat Official [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Run containerized AI models locally with RamaLama [15:55] TR News "This is the fourth compilation of our tutorials and other related articles on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat,"which have been published here" https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/12/collection-of-ubuntu-2404-tutorials-part-iv-camera-tux-math-tux-typing-list-of-desktop-notes-debian-trixie-find-and-replace.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ubuntubuzz.com | Collection of Ubuntu 24.04 Tutorials Part IV: Camera, Tux Math, Tux Typing, Debian Trixie, and Find and Replace [15:58] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos ● Dec 18 [16:00] TR News My first bootleg manga (that I returned) https://rubenerd.com/my-first-bootleg-manga-that-i-returned/ [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: My first bootleg manga (that I returned) [16:01] TR News xenophobia https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/murder-of-10-year-old-tajik-boy-at-school-outside-moscow-sparks-international-outcry-xenophobia-fears | Source: Meduza [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Murder of 10-year-old Tajik boy at school outside Moscow sparks international outcry, xenophobia fears Meduza [16:01] TR News Andy Wingo: in which our protagonist dreams of laurels https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/12/17/in-which-our-protagonist-dreams-of-laurels [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wingolog.org | in which our protagonist dreams of laurels wingolog [16:02] TR News how to fix GrapheneOS Surveillance Giant Google Play Store and Surveillance Giant Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) (DF DFERH 01) https://dwaves.de/2025/12/17/how-to-fix-grapheneos-google-play-store-and-google-maps-stopped-working-after-update-pixel-7-pro-df-dferh-01/ [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- how to fix GrapheneOS Google Play Store and Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) (DF DFERH 01) | dwaves.de [16:02] TR News Ruby 4.0.0 preview3 Released https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/18/ruby-4-0-0-preview3-released/ [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ruby-lang.org | Ruby 4.0.0 preview3 Released [16:02] TR News Kubernetes v1.35: Timbernetes (The World Tree Release) https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/12/17/kubernetes-v1-35-release/ [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Kubernetes v1.35: Timbernetes (The World Tree Release) | Kubernetes [16:03] TR News Flatpak 1.16.2 Adds Reinstall Support for Bundle Installations https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-1-16-2-adds-reinstall-support-for-bundle-installations/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Flatpak 1.16.2 Adds Reinstall Support for Bundle Installations [16:08] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1508.jpg [16:08] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1858.jpg [16:09] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-18.gmi [16:11] TR News (NEW): Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Pop_OS_24_04_LTS_Released_A_Letter_From_Our_Founder.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/12/Pop_OS_24_04_LTS_Released_A_Letter_From_Our_Founder.gmi [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Released: A Letter From Our Founder [16:18] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.2, Linux 6.17.13, and Linux 6.12.63 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_2_Linux_6_17_13_and_Linux_6_12_63.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_2_Linux_6_17_13_and_Linux_6_12_63.gmi [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.2, Linux 6.17.13, and Linux 6.12.63 [16:20] TR News zf fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths https://www.linuxlinks.com/zf-fuzzy-finder-filtering-filepaths/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zf - fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths - LinuxLinks [16:20] TR News Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/iaas/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software - LinuxLinks [16:20] TR News Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via 'Linux' Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/Linus_Torvalds_Seems_to_Have_Aged_Faster_Since_the_Bullying_by_.shtml [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Seems to Have Aged Faster Since the Bullying by the 'CoC Brigade' (Enforced via Linux Foundation, a GAFAM Front Group) [16:20] TR News antiX 25-beta2 released https://distrowatch.com/antix [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/antix ) [16:21] TR News Meet Armbian Imager, the Official Flashing Utility for Armbian Linux, Beta Out Now https://9to5linux.com/meet-armbian-imager-the-official-flashing-utility-for-armbian-linux-beta-out-now [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meet Armbian Imager, the Official Flashing Utility for Armbian Linux, Beta Out Now - 9to5Linux [16:22] TR News Flatpak 1.16.2 GNU/Linux App Sandboxing Framework Enables VA-API for defective chip maker Intel Xe GPUs https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-16-2-linux-app-sandboxing-framework-enables-va-api-for-intel-xe-gpus [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Flatpak 1.16.2 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Enables VA-API for Intel Xe GPUs - 9to5Linux [16:23] TR News (NEW): Opus 1.6 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Opus_1_6_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Opus_1_6_Released.gmi [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Opus 1.6 Released [16:23] TR News (NEW): Release of Flatpak 1.16.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Release_of_Flatpak_1_16_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Release_of_Flatpak_1_16_2.gmi [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Release of Flatpak 1.16.2 [16:25] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers [16:26] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:28] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [16:29] TR News Mozilla Localization (L10N): Contributor Spotlight: Andika https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2025/12/18/contributor-spotlight-andika/ [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Contributor Spotlight: Andika Mozilla L10N [16:30] TR News (NEW): antiX-25-full-beta2 for public testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/antiX_25_full_beta2_for_public_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/antiX_25_full_beta2_for_public_testing.gmi [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines antiX-25-full-beta2 for public testing [16:30] TR News FSF Blogs: Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/your-digital-life-is-not-yours [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Your digital life isn't yours: The hidden battle for software freedom Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:30] TR News FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-12-12 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-recap-2025-12-12 [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | FSD meeting recap 2025-12-12 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:31] TR News OpenShot 3.4: New Effects, Better Performance & LUT Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/openshot-3-4-released-with-lut-support [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | OpenShot 3.4: New Effects, Better Performance & LUT Support - OMG! Ubuntu [16:31] TR News Voyager 26.04-alpha3 is out https://distrowatch.com/voyager [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/voyager ) [16:31] TR News (NEW): GIMP 3.2 RC2: Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/GIMP_3_2_RC2_Second_Release_Candidate_for_GIMP_3_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/GIMP_3_2_RC2_Second_Release_Candidate_for_GIMP_3_2.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GIMP 3.2 RC2: Second Release Candidate for GIMP 3.2 [16:31] TR News (NEW): OpenShot 3.4 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/OpenShot_3_4_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/16/OpenShot_3_4_Released.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenShot 3.4 Released [16:32] TR News Mozillas New CEO Confirms Firefox Will Become an AI Browser https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/mozilla-new-ceo-firefox-ai-browser-strategy [16:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Mozilla's New CEO Confirms Firefox Will Become an "AI Browser" - OMG! Ubuntu [16:33] TR News ASPI launches Australias first polar security program https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspi-launches-australias-first-polar-security-program/ [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | ASPI launches Australia's first polar security program | The Strategist [16:33] TR News Australia was a haven for generations of Jews. Now, they wonder about the future. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/1217/bondi-beach-shooters-australia-victims-suspects-gunman [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Australia was a haven for Jews. Now they wonder about the future. - CSMonitor.com [16:35] TR News (NEW): Linux Desktop is Fragmented (And That's NOT a Bad Thing) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Linux_Desktop_is_Fragmented_And_That_s_NOT_a_Bad_Thing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Linux_Desktop_is_Fragmented_And_That_s_NOT_a_Bad_Thing.gmi [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Desktop is Fragmented (And That's NOT a Bad Thing) [16:35] TR News Prosecutor calls 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature unprecedented, as 7 appeal rioting sentences https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/18/prosecutor-calls-2019-storming-of-hong-kong-legislature-unprecedented-as-7-appeal-rioting-sentences/ [16:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | LegCo storming 'unprecedented,' says prosecutor as 7 appeal rioting sentences [16:37] TR News Mexican Army deploys 720 troops, armored vehicles to protect Michoacn avocado industry https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-army-troops-vehicles-uruapan-avocado/ [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexican Army deploys 720 troops, armored vehicles to protect Michoacn avocado industry [16:41] TR News To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-curb-violence-in-nigeria-the-us-should-offer-abuja-carrots-not-sticks/ [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks - Atlantic Council [16:42] TR News Fake video announcing coup in France sparks anger at the lyse https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251217-fake-video-announcing-coup-in-france-sparks-anger-at-the-%C3%A9lys%C3%A9e [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251217-fake-video-announcing-coup-in-france-sparks-anger-at-the-%C3%A9lys%C3%A9e ) [16:43] TR News A Regional College's Enrollment Bet Worked. Or Did It? https://www.chronicle.com/article/webster-u-s-risky-bet [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/webster-u-s-risky-bet ) [16:44] TR News House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/12/house-dems-call-on-osc-to-review-potential-fema-whistleblower-retaliation/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation [16:45] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [16:46] TR News Toradex Luna SL1680 A Pro Consumer Raspberry Pi lookalike based on Synaptics SL1680 Edge Hey Hi (AI) SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/18/toradex-luna-sl1680-a-pro-consumer-raspberry-pi-lookalike-based-on-synaptics-sl1680-edge-ai-soc/ [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Toradex Luna SL1680 - A "Pro Consumer" Raspberry Pi lookalike based on Synaptics SL1680 Edge AI SoC - CNX Software [16:46] TR News France detains 22-year-old suspect over interior ministry cyberattack https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251217-france-detains-22-year-old-suspect-over-interior-ministry-cyberattack [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251217-france-detains-22-year-old-suspect-over-interior-ministry-cyberattack ) [16:54] TR News Too thin to buy? Why ultraslim phones from Samsung, Fashion Company Apple arent selling in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/too-thin-to-buy-why-ultraslim-phones-from-samsung-apple-arent-selling-in-south-korea [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Too thin to buy? Why ultraslim phones from Samsung, Apple arent selling in South Korea | The Straits Times ● Dec 18 [17:10] TR News US Congress ends Assad-era Syria sanctions, opening door to investment https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251217-us-congress-ends-syria-sanctions [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251217-us-congress-ends-syria-sanctions ) [17:14] TR News KDE PIM Sprint in Paris https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/17/kde-pim-sprint-in-paris/ [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | KDE PIM Sprint in Paris - KDE Blogs [17:15] TR News Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/australia-hate-speech-legislation.html [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/australia-hate-speech-legislation.html ) [17:18] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man insists on the US economy's strength in address to nation https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251218-live-trump-addresses-the-nation [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251218-live-trump-addresses-the-nation ) [17:18] TR News Element-by-Element: Federal Circuit Rejects Functional Equivalence in Car Seat War https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/element-functional-equivalence.html [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Element-by-Element: Federal Circuit Rejects Functional Equivalence in Car Seat War | Patently-O [17:21] TR News CAFC Dismisses EFF Appeal, Upholds Broad District Court Discretion on Motions for Permissive Intervention https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/17/cafc-dismisses-eff-appeal-upholds-broad-district-court-discretion-motions-for-permissive-intervention/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipwatchdog.com | CAFC Dismisses EFF Appeal, Upholds Broad District Court Discretion on Motions for Permissive Intervention [17:21] TR News Federal Circuit Reverses Car Seat Patent Injunction, Grants New Trial on Willfulness https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/17/federal-circuit-reverses-car-seat-patent-injunction-grants-new-trial-willfulness/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal Circuit Reverses Car Seat Patent Injunction, Grants New Trial on Willfulness - IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law CAFC Reverses Car Seat Patent Injunction, Grants New Trial on Willfulness [17:22] TR News "Over the years there have been a few CPUs designed to directly run a high-level programming language, the most common approach being to build a physical manifestation of a portable code virtual machine." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/designing-a-cpu-for-native-basic/ | Source: Hackaday [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Designing A CPU For Native BASIC | Hackaday [17:23] TR News Protests over media freedom in Lithuania continue heres what you need to know https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2778336/protests-over-media-freedom-in-lithuania-continue-here-s-what-you-need-to-know [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Protests over media freedom in Lithuania continue heres what you need to know - LRT [17:24] TR News Journeys in hosting 1/x Precomputed SSH host keys https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/18/journeys-in-hosting-1-x-precomputed-ssh-host-keys/ [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Journeys in hosting 1/x Precomputed SSH host keys | APNIC Blog [17:31] TR News Sam Thursfield: Status update, 17/12/2025 https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/status-update-17-12-2025/ [17:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samthursfield.wordpress.com | Status update, 17/12/2025 Sam Thursfield [17:32] TR News Overcoming Cloud-Native Observability Challenges: Dealing With High Data Volume and Dynamic Environments https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/overcoming-cloud-native-observability-challenges-dealing-with-high-data-volume-and-dynamic-environments/ [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudnativenow.com | Overcoming Cloud-Native Observability Challenges: Dealing With High Data Volume and Dynamic Environments - Cloud Native Now [17:43] TR News Becomingly differently social https://major.io/p/differently-social/ [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-major.io | NO TITLE [17:43] TR News It Won't be Long Before Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shuts Down Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn (Already Subjected to Many Waves of Mass Layoffs, Offices Shut Down) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/17/It_Won_t_be_Long_Before_Microsoft_Shuts_Down_LinkedIn_Already_S.shtml [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights It Won't be Long Before Microsoft Shuts Down LinkedIn (Already Subjected to Many Waves of Mass Layoffs, Offices Shut Down) [17:43] TR News For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesnt Want the Public to See https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/hegseth-boat-strike-video.html [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/hegseth-boat-strike-video.html ) [17:44] TR News Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/senate-voting-on-901-billion-defense-bill-that-pushes-hegseth-for-boat-strike-video/ [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video [17:44] TR News Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-warner-bros-rejects-paramount-s-bid-accuses-it-of-consistently-misleading-shareholders [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-warner-bros-rejects-paramount-s-bid-accuses-it-of-consistently-misleading-shareholders ) [17:45] TR News MSCW restore defaults https://bkhome.org/news/202512/mscw-restore-defaults.html [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | MSCW restore defaults [17:45] TR News Banner for December 2025 https://rubenerd.com/banner-for-december/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Banner for December 2025 [17:54] TR News Driving a seamless Chromium experience on MediaTek SoCs https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/driving-a-seamless-chromium-experience-on-mediatek-socs.html [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Driving a seamless Chromium experience on MediaTek SoCs [17:56] TR News FOSS Weekly #25.51: Pop OS 24.04 Release, Fresh Editor, eBPF Tools, Cinnamon 6.6, NTFSPlus and More GNU/Linux Stuff https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-51/ [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #25.51: Pop OS 24.04 Release, Fresh Editor, eBPF Tools, Cinnamon 6.6, NTFSPlus and More Linux Stuff ● Dec 18 [18:01] TR News YouTube to Pull All Streaming Data From Outdated Billboard Charts; Says Rankings Dont Reflect How Fans Engage with Music Today https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/17/youtube-pulling-streaming-data-billboard-charts/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/17/youtube-pulling-streaming-data-billboard-charts/ ) [18:01] TR News "poetry to discredit the military" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/russian-court-fines-anti-war-protester-for-using-vladimir-mayakovsky-s-avant-garde-poetry-to-discredit-the-military | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian court fines anti-war protester for using Vladimir Mayakovskys avant-garde poetry to discredit the military Meduza [18:01] TR News "Russia discloses direct war spending for the first time" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/12/17/russia-discloses-direct-war-spending-for-the-first-time-estimating-over-137-billion-in-2025 | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia discloses direct war spending for the first time, estimating over $137 billion in 2025 Meduza [18:02] TR News DOJ announces takedown of alleged laundering platform used by cybercriminal groups https://cyberscoop.com/michigan-e-note-crypto-exchange-takedown-ransomware-money-laundering-indictment/ [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOJ announces takedown of alleged laundering platform used by cybercriminal groups | CyberScoop [18:02] TR News Statement by President von der Leyen following the EU-Western Balkans Summit https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3122 [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:03] TR News EU leaders to meet for crunch summit on massive loan to Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-eu-leaders-to-meet-for-crunch-summit-on-massive-loan-to-ukraine [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-eu-leaders-to-meet-for-crunch-summit-on-massive-loan-to-ukraine ) [18:04] TR News E.U. Leaders Debate Plan for Ukraine Financed by Frozen Russian Assets https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-eu-ukraine-frozen-assets.html [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-eu-ukraine-frozen-assets.html ) [18:04] TR News US 'pressuring' EU not to use frozen Russian assets for Kyiv, Ukraine official says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says ) [18:07] TR News "calls European leaders piglets for backing Kyiv" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/putin-vows-to-conquer-historic-lands-in-ukraine-calls-european-leaders-piglets-for-backing-kyiv | Source: Meduza [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Putin vows to conquer historic lands in Ukraine, calls European leaders piglets for backing Kyiv Meduza [18:07] TR News "Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious anti-extremism cop who became the face of Putins police state" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/18/remembering-alexey-okopny-the-notorious-anti-extremism-cop-who-became-the-face-of-putin-s-police-state | Source: Meduza [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious anti-extremism cop who became the face of Putins police state Meduza [18:08] TR News Intel Alder Lake-N N100 powers modular x86 embedded platform with optional NFC interface https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-alder-lake-n-n100-powers-modular-x86-embedded-platform-with-optional-nfc-interface/ [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-alder-lake-n-n100-powers-modular-x86-embedded-platform-with-optional-nfc-interface/ ) [18:09] TR News The Public Has Spoken Again: For a Second Time, Stakeholders Overwhelmingly Oppose Agency Proposals that Would Restrict Access to Inter Partes Review https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/12/17/the-public-has-spoken-again [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | The Public Has Spoken Again: For a Second Time, Stakeholders Overwhelmingly Oppose Agency Proposals that Would Restrict Access to Inter Partes Review Unified Patents [18:11] TR News FLOSS Weekly Episode https://hackaday.com/2025/12/17/floss-weekly-episode-859-openshot-simple-and-fast/ | Source: Hackaday [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FLOSS Weekly Episode 859: OpenShot: Simple And Fast | Hackaday [18:13] TR News At least 22 dead in ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/hrw-urges-action-after-intercommunal-massacre-in-drc/ [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | At least 22 dead in ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo - JURIST - News [18:14] TR News Jonathan McDowell: 21 years of blogging https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2025/12/21-years-of-blogging.html [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.earth.li | 21 years of blogging | Noodles Emptiness [18:14] TR News AI fake news: Macron slams Facebook (Farcebook) after false coup dtat video https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-ai-fake-news-macron-slams-facebook-after-false-coup-d-%C3%A9tat-video [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-ai-fake-news-macron-slams-facebook-after-false-coup-d-%C3%A9tat-video ) [18:15] TR News CAFC Upholds TTAB: BASIN BEVERAGE CO. Confusable With TAHOE BASIN, GREAT BASIN COFFEE, and NEW BASIN DISTILLING COMPANY http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/cafc-upholds-ttab-basin-beverage-co.html [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: CAFC Upholds TTAB: BASIN BEVERAGE CO. Confusable With TAHOE BASIN, GREAT BASIN COFFEE, and NEW BASIN DISTILLING COMPANY [18:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [18:17] TR News Step by Step Guide on How to Setup Redis Cache on Ghost (Unraid) https://www.blackmoreops.com/setup-redis-cache-on-ghost-unraid-complete-guide/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.blackmoreops.com | Step by Step Guide on How to Setup Redis Cache on Ghost (Unraid) - blackMORE Ops [18:18] TR News Bus carrying mineworkers pelted by stones in DR Congo https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251217-bus-mineworkers-pelted-stones-artisanal-miners-dr-congo [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251217-bus-mineworkers-pelted-stones-artisanal-miners-dr-congo ) [18:19] TR News When Your Avian Intelligence Agrees a Little Too Much https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1107/when-your-avian-intelligence-agrees-a-little-too-much [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | When Your Avian Intelligence Agrees a Little Too Much - David Revoy [18:21] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@vutrnnrzzswvq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:27] TR News Hong Kong director says film was denied public screening on national security grounds https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/hong-kong-director-says-film-was-denied-public-screening-on-national-security-grounds/ [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Director says film denied HK screening on nat. security grounds [18:27] TR News Polar Bears May Be Evolving to Survive in a Warmer World https://www.sciencealert.com/polar-bears-may-be-evolving-to-survive-in-a-warmer-world [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Polar Bears May Be Evolving to Survive in a Warmer World : ScienceAlert [18:28] TR News Maybe a Little Bit More Interesting React2Shell Exploit, (Wed, Dec 17th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32578 [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Maybe a Little Bit More Interesting React2Shell Exploit [18:28] TR News Rayneo Air 3s Pro AR Glasses Review https://boilingsteam.com/rayneo-air-3s-pro-review/index.html [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | Rayneo Air 3s Pro AR Glasses Review [18:32] TR News Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a Fresh New Rust-based Terminal Editor for GNU/Linux https://itsfoss.com/fresh-terminal-text-editor/ [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a 'Fresh' New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux [18:33] TR News Asahi Linux 6.18 progress report https://lwn.net/Articles/1050953/ [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Asahi Linux 6.18 progress report [LWN.net] [18:33] TR News Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in GNU/Linux perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/engineer-turns-e-ink-tablet-into-computer-monitor-in-linux-perfect-secondary-reading-screen-to-reduce-eye-strain-over-network [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in Linux perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network | Tom's Hardware [18:33] TR News AI-designed GNU/Linux computer with 843 components boots on first attempt https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/dual-pcb-linux-computer-with-843-components-designed-by-ai-boots-on-first-attempt-project-speedrun-was-made-in-just-one-week-and-required-less-than-40-hours-of-human-work [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AI-designed Linux computer with 843 components boots on first attempt dual-PCB Project Speedrun was made in just one week and required less than 40 hours of human work | Tom's Hardware [18:34] TR News Mozilla Addons Blog: Presenting 2025 Firefox Extension Developer Award Recipients https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/12/17/presenting-2025-firefox-extension-developer-award-recipients/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Presenting 2025 Firefox Extension Developer Award Recipients - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog [18:39] TR News The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/world/asia/china-general-tiananmen-square.html [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/world/asia/china-general-tiananmen-square.html ) [18:40] TR News Microsoft OSI talks about what it used to be (before becoming advocate for GPL violations on Microsoft's payroll) https://opensource.org/blog/top-open-source-licenses-in-2025 [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | Top Open Source licenses in 2025 Open Source Initiative [18:40] TR News Gaza struggles in winter conditions: Torrential rains kill 12 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-torrential-rains-kill-12 [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-torrential-rains-kill-12 ) [18:41] TR News Gaza struggles in winter conditions, with rains and sewage sparking deadly disease surge https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-with-rains-and-sewage-sparking-deadly-disease-surge [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-with-rains-and-sewage-sparking-deadly-disease-surge ) [18:41] TR News Fusion HAT+ Raspberry Pi expansion board targets motor and servo control with Hey Hi (AI) and LLMs https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/17/fusion-hat-raspberry-pi-expansion-board-targets-motor-and-servo-control-with-ai-and-llms/ [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Fusion HAT+ Raspberry Pi expansion board targets motor and servo control with AI and LLMs - CNX Software [18:42] TR News A moment of calm, from Yosemite https://rubenerd.com/a-moment-of-calm-from-yosemite/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: A moment of calm, from Yosemite [18:42] TR News how to fix GrapheneOS Surveillance Giant Google Play Store and Surveillance Giant Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) https://dwaves.de/2025/12/17/how-to-fix-grapheneos-google-play-store-and-google-maps-stopped-working-after-update-pixel-7-pro/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- how to fix GrapheneOS Google Play Store and Google Maps stopped working after update (Pixel 7 Pro) (DF DFERH 01) | dwaves.de [18:43] TR News Warner Bros board rejects takeover bid from Paramount, favours deal with DRM spreader Netflix https://www.france24.com/en/business/20251217-warner-bros-board-rejects-takeover-bid-from-paramount-favours-deal-with-netflix [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20251217-warner-bros-board-rejects-takeover-bid-from-paramount-favours-deal-with-netflix ) [18:43] TR News Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Takeover Bid, Saying Ellisons Misled Them https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/media/warner-bros-paramount-takeover-netflix.html [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/media/warner-bros-paramount-takeover-netflix.html ) [18:43] TR News How To Install Redis on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-redis-fedora-43/ [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Redis on Fedora 43 - idroot [18:45] TR News (NEW): Applications and HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Applications_and_HowTos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Applications_and_HowTos.gmi [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications and HowTos [18:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:47] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show and FLOSS Weekly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_and_FLOSS_Weekly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_and_FLOSS_Weekly.gmi [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show and FLOSS Weekly [18:47] TR News (NEW): Boiling Steam Hardware Review and Dedoimedo on DOSBox https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Boiling_Steam_Hardware_Review_and_Dedoimedo_on_DOSBox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Boiling_Steam_Hardware_Review_and_Dedoimedo_on_DOSBox.gmi [18:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Boiling Steam Hardware Review and Dedoimedo on DOSBox [18:48] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: PCBs, Raspberry Pi 5, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_PCBs_Raspberry_Pi_5_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_PCBs_Raspberry_Pi_5_and_More.gmi [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: PCBs, Raspberry Pi 5, and More [18:50] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [18:50] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/18/today_s_leftovers.gmi [18:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [18:51] TR News xkcd Telescope Types #3182 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3182.gmi [18:52] TR News Chena Hot Spring Resort Stargazing Report gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251217-0.gmi [18:52] TR News SpellBinding BCIKNSU Wordo: PEONY gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-18.gmi [18:53] TR News "The main problem is that when you use the term "Zoom meeting" to mean "online meeting", you're giving too much power to Zoom, as if it's the only way of having a proper online meeting." gemini://nader.pm/dont-call-it-a-zoom-meeting/ [18:53] TR News Fake dynamic rendering site gemini://tilde.club/~silica/gemlog-en/2025-12-18_fake_dynamic_site.gmi ● Dec 18 [19:02] TR News Connectivity in a Digital Age gemini://authentico.dev/conversation/digital-connectivity-in-2025.gmi [19:06] TR News Follow Up: I really tried to understand "wokeness" gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2025-12-18-Follow_Up_I_really_tried_to_understand_wokeness.txt [19:08] TR News 2025 Highlights gemini://spool-five.com/gemlog/2025-12-18_2025_review.gmi [19:11] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/12/2025: Fake Dynamic rendering Site and Connectivity in a Digital Age https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Gemini_Links_18_12_2025_Fake_Dynamic_rendering_Site_and_Connect.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Gemini_Links_18_12_2025_Fake_Dynamic_rendering_Site_and_Connect.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/12/2025: Fake Dynamic rendering Site and Connectivity in a Digital Age [19:13] TR News Techrights Links 18/12/2025: Fake Videos in Social Control Media and "Oscars Move to YouTube from ABC" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Links_18_12_2025_Fake_Videos_in_Social_Control_Media_and_Oscars.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/18/Links_18_12_2025_Fake_Videos_in_Social_Control_Media_and_Oscars.gmi [19:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/12/2025: Fake Videos in Social Control Media and "Oscars Move to YouTube from ABC" [19:16] TR News AI designs a Linux box in a week, and it boots first time https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/62232-ai-designs-a-linux-box-in-a-week-and-it-boots-first-time [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fudzilla.com | AI designs a Linux box in a week, and it boots first time [19:16] TR News Cult? https://itsfoss.com/fresh-terminal-text-editor/ [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a 'Fresh' New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux [19:17] TR News Turning this tiny laptop into a Linux work machine was one of the best decisions I've made https://www.zdnet.com/article/x-plus-storm-10-review/ [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turning this tiny laptop into a Linux work machine was one of the best decisions I've made | ZDNET [19:17] TR News Intel bins its open-source Gaudi user-space code https://fudzilla.com/news/62233-intel-bins-its-open-source-gaudi-user-space-code [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fudzilla.com | Intel bins its open-source Gaudi user-space code [19:18] TR News "Recently, [Greg Kroah-Hartman] proclaimed the joyous news on the Linux Kernel Mailing List that stable General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) support has finally been merged into the 6.19 Linux kernel." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/after-decades-linux-finally-gains-stable-gpib-support/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-After Decades, Linux Finally Gains Stable GPIB Support | Hackaday [19:18] TR News "I've used Linux for decades. Here are my go-to package managers and why." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-linux-package-managers/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I've tried nearly every Linux package manager - these remain my favorite | ZDNET [19:18] TR News There's no such thing as a beginner Linux distro (and there never will be) https://www.howtogeek.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-beginner-linux-distro-and-there-never-will-be/ [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | There's no such thing as a beginner Linux distro (and there never will be) [19:19] TR News "Classic Linux tools are always there, but eBPF is the natural upgrade as it looks directly in the kernel. Once you start using these tools, its hard to imagine managing Linux systems without them." https://itsfoss.com/ebpf-sysadmin-tools/ [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 12 eBPF-Powered CLI Utilities That Every Modern Linux Sysadmin Should Master [19:19] TR News React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/react2shell-vulnerability-actively.html [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thehackernews.com | React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors [19:20] TR News
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    [19:20] TR News Windows is NOT "Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-wsl-works-for-me/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 7 Reasons Windows Subsystem for Linux works for me [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux [19:20] TR News "Most popular Linux desktop environments come with their own resource managers, but if you don't like those defaults, you can always install an alternative manager. You can also replace those full-fat GUI resource managers with a lightweight command-line-based alternative." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-linux-apps-let-you-monitor-system-resources-in-style/ [19:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These 6 Linux apps let you monitor system resources in style [19:21] TR News "So, you've decided to use Linux for your studies? That's a great choice! Linux got me through four years of post-grad studies and it should serve you well. But, an operating system is only as good as the applications it can run." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-x-best-linux-apps-for-students/ [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | The 5 best Linux apps for students [19:21] TR News Slopfarm gone MAD? https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/top-links-953-the-fiscal-politics [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adamtooze.substack.com | Top Links 953 The fiscal politics of gambling. Sanctions are biting. Ubuntu and the "Table of Drops". ● Dec 18 [00:00] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [00:00] *nobody (~nobody@4fs59tyu6ppds.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [02:04] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/16/as-federal-prisons-run-low-on-food-and-toilet-paper-corrections-officers-are-leaving-in-droves-for-ice/ [02:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-As Federal Prisons Run Low On Food And Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving In Droves For ICE | Techdirt [02:07] admfubar and in washington the weasel outbreak is still growing... https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/the-measles-outbreak-in-south-carolina-is-growing/ [02:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The Measles Outbreak In South Carolina Is Growing | Techdirt ● Dec 18 [03:59] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/people-starved-death-elon-musk-usaid [03:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID's Funding ● Dec 18 [05:38] TR News South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-tunnel-proposals-re-emerge-in-unification-church-scandal [05:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea-Japan tunnel proposals re-emerge in Unification Church scandal | The Straits Times [05:38] TR News South Korean contractors on Taiwan submarines jailed for leaking documents https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-contractors-on-taiwan-submarines-jailed-for-leaking-documents [05:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean contractors on Taiwan submarines jailed for leaking documents | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in KL: Malaysias PM Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-anwar-says-thailand-cambodia-keen-to-end-conflict [05:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Cambodia, Thailand agree to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in KL: Malaysias PM Anwar | The Straits Times [05:39] TR News Malaysian PM Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says long way to go https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-pm-anwar-rules-out-possibility-of-general-election-in-2026-says-long-way-to-go [05:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian PM Anwar rules out possibility of general election in 2026, says long way to go | The Straits Times [05:40] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trump-kim-summit-more-likely-in-2026-with-seoul-still-left-in-cold-report [05:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Trump-Kim summit more likely in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold: Report | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-aircraft-carrier-sailed-through-taiwan-strait [05:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Chinas Pooh-tin backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire and Jimmy Lai verdict https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-backs-hong-kong-leader-after-deadly-fire-jimmy-lai-verdict [05:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas Xi backs Hong Kong leader after deadly fire and Jimmy Lai verdict | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-visitor-arrivals-growth-strong-in-november-despite-china-travel-warning [05:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Japan visitor arrivals growth strong in November despite China travel warning | The Straits Times [05:41] TR News China says 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dialogue with China despite row https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/pm-takaichi-says-japan-always-open-to-dialogue-with-china-despite-row/ [05:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | PM Takaichi says Japan 'always open' to dialogue with China despite row [05:43] TR News Oil prices rise as Convicted Felon orders blockade of sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-oil-prices-rise-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela [05:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-oil-prices-rise-as-trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela ) [05:44] TR News Friends are stepping up for Taiwan. Its opposition is signalling retreat https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-are-stepping-up-for-taiwan-its-opposition-is-signalling-retreat/ [05:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Friends are stepping up for Taiwan. Its opposition is signalling retreat | The Strategist [05:44] TR News Chinas deep difficulty: nuclear-submarine and ASW inferiority https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-deep-difficulty-nuclear-submarine-and-asw-inferiority/ [05:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Chinas deep difficulty: nuclear-submarine and ASW inferiority | The Strategist ● Dec 18 [06:01] TR News Drill Rapper Kay Flock Hit With 30-Year Prison Term; Judge Dismisses Intellectual Disability Claims https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/drill-rapper-kay-flock-sentenced-2025/ [06:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/drill-rapper-kay-flock-sentenced-2025/ ) [06:02] TR News What to know about Australias gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/what-to-know-about-australias-gun-laws-in-the-wake-of-bondi-beach-shooting [06:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | What to know about Australias gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting | The Straits Times [06:02] TR News Australias New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/alleged-bondi-beach-gunman-to-be-charged-within-hours-australia-pm-says [06:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australias New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News Australias gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-gun-laws-riddled-with-loopholes-and-workarounds-experts-say [06:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australias gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/the-enemy-within-new-zealand-tightens-laws-against-covert-foreign-influence [06:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence | The Straits Times [06:03] TR News China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-china-uae-persian-gulf-islands/33625742.html [06:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | China Draws Iranian Ire Over UAE Islands Claim [06:04] TR News Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Case Dismissed Once Again Over Statute of Limitations Issues https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-dismissed/ [06:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/16/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-case-dismissed/ ) [06:05] TR News I Guess They Used Hey Hi (AI) or Something: Convicted Felon Says BillBC Journalists Deepfaked Words in My Mouth, Literally https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-bbc-journalists-ai-deepfake [06:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | "I Guess They Used AI or Something": Trump Says BBC Journalists Deepfaked "Words in My Mouth, Literally" [06:07] TR News India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka [06:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns in Dhaka | The Straits Times ● Dec 18 [07:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [07:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [08:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol [08:56] TR News Sweden https://thegrayzone.com/2025/12/17/julian-assange-sweden-nobel-venezuelas-machado/ | Source: The Gray Zone [08:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-thegrayzone.com | Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuelas Machado - The Grayzone [08:58] TR News "Epstein's fortune came from scaring billionaires" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/epsteins-fortune-came-from-scaring-billionaires.html [08:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/epsteins-fortune-came-from-scaring-billionaires.html ) [08:58] TR News "MAGA's vow to never mock opponents' deaths immediately broken" https://boingboing.net/2025/12/15/magas-vow-to-never-mock-opponents-deaths-lasted-broken-at-first-opportunity.html [08:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/15/magas-vow-to-never-mock-opponents-deaths-lasted-broken-at-first-opportunity.html ) [08:58] TR News "Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/rob-reiner-final-interview-spinal-tap-1235485229/ [08:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Final Rob Reiner Interview: Trump, Spinal Tap, Misery, Princess Bride [08:59] TR News "Hit piece?: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trump-has-alcoholics-personality-chief-of-staff-says-in-bombshell-interview-998573619 [08:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | Hit piece?: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview ● Dec 18 [09:00] TR News "The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was to reveal something more real | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/portrait-photography/the-internet-is-furious-over-the-vanity-fair-trump-cabinet-portraits-but-the-photographer-says-the-goal-was-to-reveal-something-more-real [09:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.digitalcameraworld.com | The internet is furious over the Vanity Fair Trump cabinet portraits. But the photographer says the goal was to reveal something more real | Digital Camera World [09:00] TR News "How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rob-reiner-donald-trump-princess-bride/ [09:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump | The Nation [09:00] TR News "This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/what-presidential-panic-looks-like/685307/ [09:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like - The Atlantic [09:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:34] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techpol [09:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [09:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [10:10] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [10:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [13:48] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 18 [14:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [16:01] TR News xenophobia https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/murder-of-10-year-old-tajik-boy-at-school-outside-moscow-sparks-international-outcry-xenophobia-fears | Source: Meduza [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Murder of 10-year-old Tajik boy at school outside Moscow sparks international outcry, xenophobia fears Meduza [16:33] TR News ASPI launches Australias first polar security program https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspi-launches-australias-first-polar-security-program/ [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | ASPI launches Australia's first polar security program | The Strategist [16:33] TR News Australia was a haven for generations of Jews. Now, they wonder about the future. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/1217/bondi-beach-shooters-australia-victims-suspects-gunman [16:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Australia was a haven for Jews. Now they wonder about the future. - CSMonitor.com [16:35] TR News Prosecutor calls 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature unprecedented, as 7 appeal rioting sentences https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/18/prosecutor-calls-2019-storming-of-hong-kong-legislature-unprecedented-as-7-appeal-rioting-sentences/ [16:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | LegCo storming 'unprecedented,' says prosecutor as 7 appeal rioting sentences [16:37] TR News Mexican Army deploys 720 troops, armored vehicles to protect Michoacn avocado industry https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-army-troops-vehicles-uruapan-avocado/ [16:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexican Army deploys 720 troops, armored vehicles to protect Michoacn avocado industry [16:41] TR News To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-curb-violence-in-nigeria-the-us-should-offer-abuja-carrots-not-sticks/ [16:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks - Atlantic Council [16:42] TR News Fake video announcing coup in France sparks anger at the lyse https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251217-fake-video-announcing-coup-in-france-sparks-anger-at-the-%C3%A9lys%C3%A9e [16:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251217-fake-video-announcing-coup-in-france-sparks-anger-at-the-%C3%A9lys%C3%A9e ) [16:44] TR News House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/12/house-dems-call-on-osc-to-review-potential-fema-whistleblower-retaliation/ [16:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation [16:46] TR News France detains 22-year-old suspect over interior ministry cyberattack https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251217-france-detains-22-year-old-suspect-over-interior-ministry-cyberattack [16:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251217-france-detains-22-year-old-suspect-over-interior-ministry-cyberattack ) ● Dec 18 [17:10] TR News US Congress ends Assad-era Syria sanctions, opening door to investment https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251217-us-congress-ends-syria-sanctions [17:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251217-us-congress-ends-syria-sanctions ) [17:15] TR News Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/australia-hate-speech-legislation.html [17:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/australia-hate-speech-legislation.html ) [17:18] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man insists on the US economy's strength in address to nation https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251218-live-trump-addresses-the-nation [17:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251218-live-trump-addresses-the-nation ) [17:43] TR News For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesnt Want the Public to See https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/hegseth-boat-strike-video.html [17:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/politics/hegseth-boat-strike-video.html ) [17:44] TR News Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/senate-voting-on-901-billion-defense-bill-that-pushes-hegseth-for-boat-strike-video/ [17:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video [17:44] TR News Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-warner-bros-rejects-paramount-s-bid-accuses-it-of-consistently-misleading-shareholders [17:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251217-warner-bros-rejects-paramount-s-bid-accuses-it-of-consistently-misleading-shareholders ) ● Dec 18 [18:01] TR News "Russia discloses direct war spending for the first time" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/12/17/russia-discloses-direct-war-spending-for-the-first-time-estimating-over-137-billion-in-2025 | Source: Meduza [18:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia discloses direct war spending for the first time, estimating over $137 billion in 2025 Meduza [18:02] TR News Statement by President von der Leyen following the EU-Western Balkans Summit https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3122 [18:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:03] TR News EU leaders to meet for crunch summit on massive loan to Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-eu-leaders-to-meet-for-crunch-summit-on-massive-loan-to-ukraine [18:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-eu-leaders-to-meet-for-crunch-summit-on-massive-loan-to-ukraine ) [18:04] TR News E.U. Leaders Debate Plan for Ukraine Financed by Frozen Russian Assets https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-eu-ukraine-frozen-assets.html [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-eu-ukraine-frozen-assets.html ) [18:04] TR News US 'pressuring' EU not to use frozen Russian assets for Kyiv, Ukraine official says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251217-us-pressuring-eu-not-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-for-kyiv-ukraine-official-says ) [18:07] TR News "calls European leaders piglets for backing Kyiv" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/17/putin-vows-to-conquer-historic-lands-in-ukraine-calls-european-leaders-piglets-for-backing-kyiv | Source: Meduza [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Putin vows to conquer historic lands in Ukraine, calls European leaders piglets for backing Kyiv Meduza [18:07] TR News "Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious anti-extremism cop who became the face of Putins police state" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/18/remembering-alexey-okopny-the-notorious-anti-extremism-cop-who-became-the-face-of-putin-s-police-state | Source: Meduza [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious anti-extremism cop who became the face of Putins police state Meduza [18:13] TR News At least 22 dead in ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/hrw-urges-action-after-intercommunal-massacre-in-drc/ [18:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | At least 22 dead in ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo - JURIST - News [18:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [18:18] TR News Bus carrying mineworkers pelted by stones in DR Congo https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251217-bus-mineworkers-pelted-stones-artisanal-miners-dr-congo [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20251217-bus-mineworkers-pelted-stones-artisanal-miners-dr-congo ) [18:27] TR News Hong Kong director says film was denied public screening on national security grounds https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/hong-kong-director-says-film-was-denied-public-screening-on-national-security-grounds/ [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Director says film denied HK screening on nat. security grounds [18:39] TR News The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/world/asia/china-general-tiananmen-square.html [18:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/world/asia/china-general-tiananmen-square.html ) [18:40] TR News Gaza struggles in winter conditions: Torrential rains kill 12 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-torrential-rains-kill-12 [18:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-torrential-rains-kill-12 ) [18:41] TR News Gaza struggles in winter conditions, with rains and sewage sparking deadly disease surge https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-with-rains-and-sewage-sparking-deadly-disease-surge [18:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-gaza-struggles-in-winter-conditions-with-rains-and-sewage-sparking-deadly-disease-surge ) [18:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 18 [21:22] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-warrior-dividend-bonus-sca/ [21:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump's $1,776 bonus to troops exposed as money already owed for housing: report - Raw Story ● Dec 18 [22:09] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/truth-social-stock-fusion [22:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Truth Social Stock Explodes as It Merges With Nuclear Fusion Company