●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 19, 2026 ●● ● Oct 19 [00:11] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [00:32] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [00:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New ● Oct 19 [01:24] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:29] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Oct 19 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-181026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-181026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-181026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-181026.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 18, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-18.txt ● Oct 19 [05:45] TR News s/Linus is not in control of Linux/Linus is not in control of Linux any more/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.shtml [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VII - Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks) [05:45] TR News s/when I opposed back doors in Linux/when I opposed back doors in Linux, including Restricted Boot/ [05:54] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [05:54] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 18, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_18_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_18_2026.gmi [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 18, 2026 [05:56] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:56] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights ● Oct 19 [06:00] TR News "ICEYE is a Finnish firm that builds and operates satellites for communications and with SAR capabilities. In short, SAR is high-resolution radar that lets them see the ground through clouds and tree cover." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-17-space-war.gmi Sompi [06:01] TR News "I used GnuCash to track my personal finances for years. I wasn't very consistent in keeping it up to date, but I always caught up eventually." gemini://gemini.bunburya.eu/gemlog/posts/2026-10-18-gnucash-to-beancount.gmi [06:01] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2130.jpg [06:01] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1773.jpg [06:02] TR News "Google's tentacles twitch and curl throughout most of the Internet's plumbing" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20261018-5q.txt [06:03] TR News "As part of making my sites content available as a Gemini capsule, I created a Docker image that invokes Eleventy during build and serves both HTTP and Gemini protocol at runtime." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-18-2e218.gmi [06:04] TR News saunojat gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/saunojat [06:04] TR News Al Volo!!! gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/paginaveloce [06:05] TR News "Legacy systems are to a degree unavoidable, especially if a site has high turnover, or the denizens are overworked and lack the tuits to tear down and rebuild the offending system." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/19/legacy-systems.gmi [06:06] TR News illusion dance gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/danceWithIllusion [06:07] TR News lazy cat gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/lazyCat [06:09] TR News Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide part 4 gemini://eve.smol.pub/starting-an-open-access-journal-a-step-by-step-guide-part-4 [06:10] TR News "The following is the slightly revised text of my keynote at the Action Writing: The Politics of US Literature, 1960-Present, held at Birkbeck College, University of London on the 3rd July 2015, organized by Catherine Flay and Pippa Eldridge." gemini://eve.smol.pub/he-doesnt-talk-politics-any-more-politics-and-postmodernism-morality-and-metafiction-nihilism-and-the-novel [06:10] TR News "2016 was a year of mixed fortune for me. On the positive side, OLH continues to grow, I was made a (full) Professor, and I published two books." gemini://eve.smol.pub/my-2016-academic-year-in-review [06:12] TR News "A Shanghai court confirmed the criminal conviction of Wang Jianyang, one of the operators of pirate streaming platform Aiyifan." https://torrentfreak.com/chinese-court-jails-aiyifan-operator-u-s-judge-wont-transfer-pirate-sites-domains/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chinese Court Jails Aiyifan Operator, U.S. Judge Wont Transfer Pirate Sites Domains * TorrentFreak [06:13] TR News "The Dead Internet Theory is an online concept proposing that the vast majority of web traffic, content, and interaction is no longer driven by human beings" https://pariganaka.com/the-dead-internet-is-here-vint-cerf-on-why-ai-must-stop-pretending-to-be-human/ | Source: Pariganaka [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The "Dead Internet" Is Here: Vint Cerf on Why AI Must Stop Pretending to Be Human - PARIGANAKA [06:13] TR News "See You Next Year." https://kmcd.dev/posts/internet-map-2026-part-2/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kmcd.dev | Visualizing the Internet (2026) - Part 2 [06:14] TR News "Prior to Ford's five-day-week, small groups of workers had achieved similar reforms." https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/two-day-weekend-is-100-years-old-9.7382232 | Source: CBC [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Here's why some people say the 2-day weekend is due for a makeover | CBC Radio [06:14] TR News "For more than 20 minutes, Washtenaw County deputies kept their guns trained on the 34-year-old Navy veteran John Andrew Jenuwine" https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-18/michigan-police-gunfire-navy-veteran-23187381.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Watched him die: How a Michigan police chase ended in gunfire and a dead Navy veteran | Stars and Stripes [06:14] TR News "While he had unauthorized access to the system, Tyler Harpe conducted 983 searches related to 97 license plates, which were overwhelmingly registered to Hispanic drivers" https://www.theverge.com/policy/1013573/spd-officer-fired-flock-ice-husband | Source: The Verge [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband | The Verge [06:14] TR News "According to police, Marvin repeatedly blocked the robot's path and ignored multiple commands from officers to move." https://abc13.com/story/woman-arrested-blocking-delivery-robot-philadelphia-confrontation/19943936/ | Source: ABC [06:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Philadelphia confrontation - ABC13 Houston [06:15] TR News "Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013541/a-woman-was-arrested-in-philly-for-blocking-a-delivery-robot | Source: The Verge [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot | The Verge [06:15] TR News "We have been asked a lot lately: When we launched Semafor four years ago, is this what we were expecting?" https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2026/four-years-of-semafor | Source: Semafor Inc [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Four years of Semafor | Semafor [06:15] TR News "Israeli government officials have attempted to discredit NAZAs content, while far-right activists have threatened to hunt down the directors." https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/16/jonathan-glazer-says-israels-retaliation-over-naza-more-venal-than-anticipated | Source: The Guardian UK [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Jonathan Glazer was shocked into silence by NAZA documentary | NAZA | The Guardian [06:16] TR News "A complacent view contrasts the freedom of the US internet with the tight regimentation of the Chinese version." https://jacobin.com/2026/10/china-tech-internet-censorship-great-firewall | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Exploring the Mirror World of the Chinese Internet [06:16] TR News "The No Kings movements account went dark for several hours while protests focused on increasing early voter turnout were underway, sparking censorship fears." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/18/no-kings-instagram-account-suspended-during-protests | Source: The Guardian UK [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian [06:17] TR News "The story is part of a broader pattern across the data center industry." https://www.wired.com/story/data-center-industry-is-trying-to-woo-kids/ | Source: Wired [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kids Field Trip | WIRED [06:23] TR News "The publisher, which enjoyed a bumper 2024 after booking 64m in proceeds from the sale of its UK headquarters Vogue House in London" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/18/conde-nast-uk-profits-drop-vogue-publisher-magazine-group | Source: The Guardian UK [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Cond Nasts UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out | Cond Nast | The Guardian [06:23] TR News [Old] "Triumph of the Nerds is a 1996 British/American television documentary, produced by John Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Channel 4 and PBS." https://archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds | Source: Internet Archive [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-archive.org | Triumph of the Nerds : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [06:23] TR News "The Global Shipping Programme continues to work a treat for stuff Ive bought from the UK, and my items from Europe have had no issues." https://www.rubenerd.au/ebay-us-not-shipping-to-australia/ | Source: Ruben Schade [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: eBay US turning back shipments to Australia [06:24] TR News "A report in The Telegraph today said Microsoft has terminated an agreement to rent artificial intelligence infrastructure at the companys planned facility in Loughton, Essex." https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/18/neocloud-operator-nscales-ipo-plans-could-be-at-risk-after-microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-u-k-data-center-project/ | Source: Silicon Angle [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Neocloud operator Nscale's IPO plans could be at risk after Microsoft cancels UK data center project - SiliconANGLE [06:24] TR News "The Telegraph report said Nscale had faced repeated delays with the project. National power grid officials, it reported, had told Nscale they did not expect a power supply for the data center until the 2030s." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-pulls-out-of-uk-data-center-deal-with-nscale-telegraph-reports/articleshow/135028020.cms | Source: India Times [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Microsoft pulls out of UK data center deal with Nscale: Telegraph - The Economic Times [06:24] TR News "The end of the deal with Microsoft, first reported in the Telegraph, means Nscale has lost its only publicly announced customer for the Essex datacentre." https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/18/microsoft-drops-huge-ai-datacentre-project-in-essex-over-power-supply-concerns | Source: The Guardian UK [06:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns | Datacentres - UK | The Guardian [06:30] TR News "rule change that would shield fossil fuel companies from legal liability" https://truthout.org/articles/rule-lets-fossil-fuel-companies-unintentionally-kill-polar-bears-and-walruses/ | Source: TruthOut [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Rule Lets Fossil Fuel Companies Unintentionally Kill Polar Bears and Walruses | Truthout [06:30] TR News "A key part of the buildings new heating and cooling system is a combination of heat pumps and geoexchange." https://record.umich.edu/articles/lorch-hall-project-offers-look-at-how-geoexchange-works/ | Source: University of Michigan [06:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://record.umich.edu/articles/lorch-hall-project-offers-look-at-how-geoexchange-works/ ) [06:31] TR News "It is possible that some traces of the smoke will have reached Java, but due to the higher population density around Jakarta, there are other sources of atmospheric pollution there" https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/10/17/smoke-from-kalimantan-fires-detected-above-jakarta-as-indonesia-battles-blazes | Source: The Star MY [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thestar.com.my | Smoke from Kalimantan fires detected above Jakarta as Indonesia battles blazes | The Star [06:31] TR News "The effects of prolonged PM2.5 exposure can be devastating." https://www.abc.net.au/asia/what-indonesia-s-fire-smoke-haze-does-to-the-body/107273852 | Source: ABC [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.abc.net.au | What Indonesia's fire smoke haze does to the body - ABC Asia [06:31] TR News "Satellite imagery from Himawari-9 captured at 8am local time showed smoke spreading across parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/smoke-from-kalimantan-fires-reaches-jakarta-skies | Source: The Straits Times [06:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Smoke from Kalimantan fires reaches Jakarta skies | The Straits Times [06:32] TR News "Now, anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning farmland, as well as the authorities who have struggled to stop them" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckreyq9re0n0o | Source: BBC [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | South East Asia haze: What's choking Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia? [06:32] TR News "The region is also currently under the influence of severe "super-El Nino" weather conditions, which brought additional heat and dryness and caused wildfires to spread more quickly." https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261018-months-long-indonesia-wildfires-spew-toxic-haze-across-southeast-asia | Source: France24 [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261018-months-long-indonesia-wildfires-spew-toxic-haze-across-southeast-asia ) [06:32] TR News "We will first observe the results, and if effective, there is a possibility that this method could be implemented in other regions." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/indonesia-fires-dry-ice-dropped-toxic-haze-spreads | Source: The Guardian UK [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region | Indonesia | The Guardian [06:32] TR News "Year after year, the haze comes back. It affects our health, closes schools, hurts businesses, and costs us billions" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/singapore-threatens-prosecute-indonesia-fires-toxic-haze-smoke | Source: The Guardian UK [06:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Clean air is not a favour: Indonesias neighbours fed up with acrid haze as Singapore threatens to prosecute | Indonesia | The Guardian [06:33] TR News "In a recent study published in New Phytologist, an international team of scientists has combined analyses of photosynthesis and leaf surface chemistry to demonstrate how Sphagnum mosses capture so much CO2." https://www.the-scientist.com/how-peatland-bogs-sequester-massive-amounts-of-carbon-75149 | Source: LabX Media Group [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.the-scientist.com | How Peatland Bogs Sequester Massive Amounts of Carbon | The Scientist [06:33] TR News "The results are reported in the scientific journal Total Environment Microbiology." https://www.sciencealert.com/a-deep-sea-mining-trial-rapidly-threw-the-seafloor-ecosystem-off-kilter | Source: Science Alert [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Deep-Sea Mining Trial Rapidly Threw The Seafloor Ecosystem Off Kilter : ScienceAlert [06:33] TR News "With slight variations in some places the main concern is noise; in others, air pollution" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-10-18/water-is-for-people-voters-across-party-lines-push-back-against-data-centers-ahead-of-the-midterms.html | Source: El Pas [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Water is for people!: Voters across party lines push back against data centers ahead of the midterms | U.S. | EL PAS English [06:35] TR News "'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tommy-teepell-abdul-el-sayed-viral-video-town-hall-josh-hawley | Source: Marisa Kabas [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | 'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist ties [06:36] TR News "Another nihilistic thought gnaws at me: Would a Theranos-style implosion be as newsworthy today?" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/theranos-trump-nathan-fielder/689001/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/theranos-trump-nathan-fielder/689001/ ) [06:38] TR News "In a new article in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science" https://futurism.com/science-energy/global-warning-threshold-climate-change-speeding-up-2028 | Source: Futurism [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | You Know That Terrifying Global Warning Threshold They've Been Worried About for a Decade? Climate Change Is Speeding Up So Much That Now We're Due to Cross It In Just Over a Year [06:38] TR News "Few wars in recent history have been so black-and-white: Russia is the guilty party that invaded Ukraine for no good reason." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-putin/689067/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-putin/689067/ ) [06:38] TR News "Donald Trump has now abandoned pretense and is openly aiding the Kremlin in its war against a friend and partner of the U.S." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/ ) [06:39] TR News "Not voting is the leading cause of unwanted presidencies" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-17/southern-california-no-kings-protests | Source: Los Angeles Times [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | 'No Kings' protesters in L.A. rally behind voter participation - Los Angeles Times [06:39] TR News "The rallies also came amid escalating disputes over voting access." https://www.salon.com/2026/10/18/no-kings-wants-voters-not-just-crowds/ | Source: Salon [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-"No Kings" wants voters, not just crowds - Salon.com [06:39] TR News "The practice of mobilization of bodies is really helpful, especially in New York City, where youre trying to mobilize many thousands of people" https://truthout.org/articles/no-kings-shifts-focus-to-midterms-with-early-voting-day-of-action/ | Source: TruthOut [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | No Kings Shifts Focus to Midterms With Early Voting Day of Action | Truthout [06:40] TR News "Fine, you want universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy" https://jacobin.com/2026/10/inequality-taxation-defense-spending-welfare-state | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Tax the Rich and Slash the Military Budget [06:41] TR News "The real choice is between ever more concentrated wealth and power at the top" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-big-money-vs-the-people | Source: Robert Reich [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Sunday thought: Big Money vs. The People - Robert Reich [06:41] TR News "obliquely makes clear that's not at all what the results of these policies would be nor what this political "movement" is advocating" https://json.blog/2026/10/18/what-anti-property-tax-is-about | Source: Jason Becker [06:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-json.blog | What are these new anti-property tax right wingers seeking? [06:42] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:42] TR News "MapQuest, a long-time online mapping and navigation service that predates Google Maps, just released an app update that added a new Surveillance Layer." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/maps/flock-camera-locations-revealed-on-mapquests-new-surveillance-layer-users-can-now-see-placement-and-direction-of-known-license-plate-readers-from-multiple-companies | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuests new Surveillance Layer users can now see placement and direction of known license plate readers from multiple companies | Tom's Hardware [06:44] TR News "The behavior was disclosed Tuesday alongside the release of LFM2.5-24B-A2B, a 24-billion-parameter model with just 2 billion active parameters per token." https://thenewstack.io/liquid-ai-reward-hacking/ | Source: The New Stack [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Liquid AI caught its model cheating on coding tests then it recognized the sandbox - The New Stack [06:44] TR News "When you ask an AI a question, it doesnt only answer that question." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/10/18/ai-also-answers-without-saying.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jeroensangers.com | AI also answers, without saying so, that there is no need to check it, and that no is cognitive surrender | Jeroen Sangers [06:46] TR News "As a general rule of thumb, any conversation that you have with an LLM should be considered as exposed to a third party." https://www.forbes.com/sites/technology/article/can-you-trust-ai-how-to-protect-your-data/ | Source: Forbes [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.forbes.com/sites/technology/article/can-you-trust-ai-how-to-protect-your-data/ ) [06:46] TR News "More AI cockroaches are getting flattened, and an important index shows the broader market is starting to shift away from AI." https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-pop-the-damn-ai | Source: Matt Stoller [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thebignewsletter.com | Monopoly Round-Up: Goodbye AI Bubble, Hello Real Economy [06:47] TR News "Not good enough, a social media account belonging to market research blog Geiger Capital commented in a post. Its over." https://futurism.com/future-society/anthropic-investors-ai-financial-revenue | Source: Futurism [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Investors Disturbed by Anthropic's Financial Data [06:47] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:47] TR News "An Austrian MEP has spoken out about her experience of being stripped naked online without her consent and has urged the EU to take action" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/18/mep-lena-schilling-nude-deepfakes-eu-action | Source: The Guardian UK [06:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | I felt disgusted: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action | Online abuse | The Guardian [06:48] TR News "And somehow, over the last decade, Ive amassed over 5,000 recipes. Have I made all of them? Of course I havent." https://localghost.dev/blog/digital-recipe-management-for-fastidious-cooks/ | Source: Sophie Koonin [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-localghost.dev | Digital recipe management for fastidious cooks - localghost [06:48] TR News "I have found that the further down the web I go, the less time I've spent on screens total." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/offline/ | Source: Small Cypress [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-smallcypress.bearblog.dev | offline, online, and balance small cypress [06:48] TR News "Thanks to the awesomeness of webR and Shinylive, the tool I made in back in 2014 to estimate your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) now runs 100% in the browser" https://www.sumsar.net/blog/drinkr-in-the-browser/ | [06:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sumsar.net | Estimate your BAC, now 100% in the browser | Rasmus Bth's blog [06:49] TR News "One of the things that I usually don't have much reason to think about is how servers can have varying requirements for the environment you put them in." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/ServerEnvRequirementsVaryALot | Source: University of Toronto [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [06:49] TR News "In 1980, Intel introduced the 8087, a chip that made floating-point operations much faster in the IBM PC and other systems." https://www.righto.com/2026/10/8087-addition-subtraction-microcode.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.righto.com | Inside the Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction [06:50] TR News "Put differently, the keyboard project is subordinate to the rigours of the creative process, which itself contributes to the superordinate objective of personal wellness" https://protesilaos.com/keeb/2026-10-18-keyboard-moves-periphery/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-When the mechanical keyboard moves to the periphery | Protesilaos [06:50] TR News "In a recent interview on Fox Business, MIT Professor Eric So issued a stark warning about the consequences of over-relying on AI" https://pariganaka.com/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-mit-professor-warns-of-withering-human-skills/ | Source: Pariganaka [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Hidden Cost of AI: MIT Professor Warns of Withering Human Skills - PARIGANAKA [06:52] TR News "Raku has a built in Complex data type (or class), so we can use that out of the box" https://raku-musings.com/complex-squares.html | Source: Arne Sommer [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-musings.com | Complex Squares with Raku - Arne Sommer [06:52] TR News "One of the most wonderful aspects of math is how deep we can get by studying seemingly trivial questions." https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/notes-on-the-complex-roots-of-unity/ | Source: Eli Bendersky [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eli.thegreenplace.net | Notes on the complex roots of unity - Eli Bendersky's website [06:53] TR News "Here is my monthly production report for September 2026! A month not good for my bank account and productivity with a wedding and a honeymoon trip!" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1180/monthly-production-report-for-september-2026 | Source: David Revoy [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Monthly production report for September 2026 - David Revoy [06:53] TR News "In a world that is burning in the flames of climate crisis, spending resources on such a bizarre and useless thing is simply immoral." https://dolzhenko.me/blog/2026/10/on-tesla-roadster/ | Source: Dmitry Dolzhenko [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dolzhenko.me | On Tesla Roadster - Dmitry Dolzhenko [06:54] TR News "Is there a website that makes you pause like a piece of architecture?" https://jamesg.blog/2026/10/17/websites-in-artistic-contexts | Source: James G [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Websites in artistic contexts - with words, wonder [06:54] TR News "As of today, they're connected. When you log in at the forum, there's a button to do that With your Johnny.Decimal account" https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0257-forum-account-connection/ | Source: Johnny Decimal [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-johnnydecimal.com | Forum accounts are being connected to Johnny.Decimal accounts Blog Johnny.Decimal [06:54] TR News "Until today, youve required separate accounts to log in to the forum, and at johnnydecimal.com. These accounts are being connected." https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/the-forum-login-is-changing-to-your-johnny-decimal-account/2980 | [06:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.johnnydecimal.com | The forum login is changing to your Johnny.Decimal account - Support - Johnny.Decimal forum [06:55] TR News "And it says a community needs a gardener. Someone has to hold continuity, carry what the record can't, and care for each person and what they leave behind. Love is a practice before it's a feeling." https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-10-18-love_is_patient | Source: Kenneth Reitz [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kennethreitz.org | Love Is Patient - Kenneth Reitz [06:55] TR News "The Geocities Animated Gif Search from Internet Archives" https://gifcities.org/ | [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gifcities.org | GifCities [06:58] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.gmi [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal ● Oct 19 [07:01] TR News Techrights Links 19/10/2026: "Investors Disturbed by Anthropic's Financial Data" and "The "Dead Internet" Is Here" (Slop and Bots Running on Huge Debt) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Investors_Disturbed_by_Anthropic_s_Financial_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Investors_Disturbed_by_Anthropic_s_Financial_D.gmi [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 19/10/2026: "Investors Disturbed by Anthropic's Financial Data" and "The "Dead Internet" Is Here" (Slop and Bots Running on Huge Debt) [07:14] TR News "You IBMers are hilarious. No one wants to buy your sh-t-for-brains products. I get better results from my Playskool toys than anything IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m52srysr [07:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m52srysr ) [07:18] TR News (NEW): Review: FydeOS 23.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Review_FydeOS_23_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Review_FydeOS_23_0.gmi [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: FydeOS 23.0 [07:26] TR News Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.gmi [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) [07:28] TR News "According to Google, Red Hat developed and shipped a highly automated tool called the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), which is designed explicitly to move VMware vSphere virtual machines onto Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization." https:// [07:28] TR News "According to Google, Red Hat developed and shipped a highly automated tool called the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV), which is designed explicitly to move VMware vSphere virtual machines onto Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization." https:// [07:29] TR News (From https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4xv7b0j ) [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4xv7b0j ) [07:35] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:41] TR News Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.gmi [07:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It [07:42] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:45] TR News (NEW): Linux Terminal Commands https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Terminal_Commands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Terminal_Commands.gmi [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Terminal Commands [07:46] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:47] TR News (NEW): Linux Mints new system monitor does more than youd expect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Mint_s_new_system_monitor_does_more_than_you_d_expect.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Mint_s_new_system_monitor_does_more_than_you_d_expect.gmi [07:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mints new system monitor does more than youd expect [07:48] TR News (NEW): I keep trying to escape Fedora, but it's the perfect Linux distro for me https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_keep_trying_to_escape_Fedora_but_it_s_the_perfect_Linux_distr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_keep_trying_to_escape_Fedora_but_it_s_the_perfect_Linux_distr.gmi [07:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I keep trying to escape Fedora, but it's the perfect Linux distro for me [07:50] TR News (NEW): I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_tried_CachyOS_but_here_s_why_Bazzite_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_tried_CachyOS_but_here_s_why_Bazzite_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_.gmi [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro [07:58] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Oct 19 [08:14] TR News "If you have built an application with an interactive map, you know what you are in for." https://blog.frankel.ch/maps-without-tile-server/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.frankel.ch | Maps without a tile server [08:14] TR News "This weeks package management news, gathered from the package manager OPML feed collection, my posts and boosts on Mastodon, and anything people sent me." https://nesbitt.io/2026/10/17/this-week-in-package-management.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | This Week in Package Management: 17 October 2026 | Andrew Nesbitt [08:14] TR News Yesterday's PCs - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/17/1958253 [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | New Motherboards, Old RAM, Plenty Of Life Left In Yesterday's PCs - SoylentNews [08:15] TR News "Materialism Cannot Be True - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/materialism-cannot-be-true [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Materialism Cannot Be True - by Mike Brock [08:15] TR News for all the problems with the questioner, the article glosses over the problem that no answer was provided ... https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tommy-teepell-abdul-el-sayed-viral-video-town-hall-josh-hawley [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehandbasket.co | 'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist ties [08:15] TR News "Michelle Barker | Rocket Powered" https://michellebarker.co.uk/writing/rocket-powered/ [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michellebarker.co.uk | Michelle Barker | Rocket Powered [08:15] TR News "Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war" https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-donald-trump-is-helping-russia-win-the-war-2/ [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war [08:15] TR News "JD Vances Biggest Problem | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/article/216750/jd-vance-trump-successor-2028-biggest-problem [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newrepublic.com | JD Vances Biggest Problem | The New Republic [08:16] TR News He wants Russia to win https://kyivindependent.com/i-want-this-war-end-trump-defends-pro-russian-policies-in-scathing-diatribe-against-zelensky-2/ https://guides.loc.gov/health-us-presidents/25th-amendment [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | 'I want this war end' Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-guides.loc.gov | 25th Amendment Titles - Health of United States Presidents - Research Guides at Library of Congress [08:17] TR News "Prioritizing understanding over being first." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/17/starting-a-new-journal/ | Source: Terence Tao [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-terrytao.wordpress.com | Starting a new journal | What's new [08:17] TR News "The government is set to unveil plans to extend the BBC licence fee to online streaming services in what is unofficially being dubbed a YouTube tax." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-licence-fee-charter-youtube-tax-netflix-disney-b3067500.html | Source: The Independent UK [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | BBC to overhaul licence fee with YouTube tax on streaming services | The Independent [08:18] TR News Digital Sovereignty https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/starlink-and-the-digital-sovereignty-question-101792348205650.html | Source: Hindustan Times [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | Starlink and the digital sovereignty question | Hindustan Times [08:20] TR News "Also, as I grow older, I get more tired with crowds. And FOSDEM has real crowds each year." https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2026/10/18/fosdem-2027-will-be-my-last-one/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl | FOSDEM 2027 will be my lastone Marcin Juszkiewicz [08:20] TR News "Ive built a few new tools in the MyST ecosystem in order to improve the authoring experience and drive the creation of a few building blocks" https://chrisholdgraf.com/blog/2026/myst-author-experiment/ | Source: Chris Holdgraf [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisholdgraf.com | Building a MyST authoring environment to identify things that MyST core could improve - Welcome ● Oct 19 [09:24] TR News (NEW): BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BleachBit_6_0_6_System_Cleaner_Adds_Support_for_Ubuntu_26_10_op.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BleachBit_6_0_6_System_Cleaner_Adds_Support_for_Ubuntu_26_10_op.gmi [09:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1 [09:45] TR News (NEW): GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/GNU_Linux_Libre_7_3_Kernel_Released_for_Those_Seeking_100_Freed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/GNU_Linux_Libre_7_3_Kernel_Released_for_Those_Seeking_100_Freed.gmi [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs ● Oct 19 [10:04] TR News (NEW): Free Software and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_by_Microsoft_OSI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_by_Microsoft_OSI.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI [10:04] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Modern Internet and Firefox Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Modern_Internet_and_Firefox_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Modern_Internet_and_Firefox_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Modern Internet and Firefox Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Wine 11.20 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Wine_11_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Wine_11_20.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 11.20 [10:04] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_18th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_18th_2026.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026 [10:04] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [10:04] TR News (NEW): ErgenOS Arch-based Linux distribution focused on gaming and recovery https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/ErgenOS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_focused_on_gaming_and_rec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/ErgenOS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_focused_on_gaming_and_rec.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ErgenOS Arch-based Linux distribution focused on gaming and recovery [10:04] TR News (NEW): Fedora: Kevin Fenzi and Maxim Burgerhout Updates/Tips https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Fedora_Kevin_Fenzi_and_Maxim_Burgerhout_Updates_Tips.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Fedora_Kevin_Fenzi_and_Maxim_Burgerhout_Updates_Tips.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora: Kevin Fenzi and Maxim Burgerhout Updates/Tips [10:04] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Machine and Other Steam (on GNU/Linux) News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Games_Steam_Machine_and_Other_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Games_Steam_Machine_and_Other_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_News.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Machine and Other Steam (on GNU/Linux) News [10:04] TR News (NEW): GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/GNOME_51_1_Improves_Drag_and_Drop_Between_Wayland_and_Xwayland_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/GNOME_51_1_Improves_Drag_and_Drop_Between_Wayland_and_Xwayland_.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients [10:04] TR News (NEW): KDE News: Tellico, Anniversary, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/KDE_News_Tellico_Anniversary_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/KDE_News_Tellico_Anniversary_and_More.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE News: Tellico, Anniversary, and More [10:04] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New [10:04] TR News (NEW): "Linux" Slop Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/_Linux_Slop_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/_Linux_Slop_Hype.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "Linux" Slop Hype [10:04] TR News (NEW): Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) - but no Linux desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Munich_dumps_proprietary_for_open_source_again_but_no_Linux_des.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Munich_dumps_proprietary_for_open_source_again_but_no_Linux_des.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) - but no Linux desktop [10:04] TR News (NEW): Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Arent https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Not_Every_Open_Source_OS_Needs_to_Be_Based_on_Linux_and_These_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Not_Every_Open_Source_OS_Needs_to_Be_Based_on_Linux_and_These_S.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Arent [10:04] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware, Linux, and Mobile https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Open_Hardware_Linux_and_Mobile.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Open_Hardware_Linux_and_Mobile.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware, Linux, and Mobile [10:04] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE News and Tumbleweed Review of the Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/OpenSUSE_News_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/OpenSUSE_News_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenSUSE News and Tumbleweed Review of the Week [10:04] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL: crecheck v6.0, pg_utl_smtp v2.0, pg_hint_plan v1.9.0, and FOSDEM PGDay 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/PostgreSQL_crecheck_v6_0_pg_utl_smtp_v2_0_pg_hint_plan_v1_9_0_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/PostgreSQL_crecheck_v6_0_pg_utl_smtp_v2_0_pg_hint_plan_v1_9_0_a.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL: crecheck v6.0, pg_utl_smtp v2.0, pg_hint_plan v1.9.0, and FOSDEM PGDay 2027 [10:04] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Shows, GNOME, and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Shows_GNOME_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Shows_GNOME_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shows, GNOME, and Ubuntu Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): The Slackware Cloud Server and Other Slackware Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/The_Slackware_Cloud_Server_and_Other_Slackware_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/The_Slackware_Cloud_Server_and_Other_Slackware_Updates.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Slackware Cloud Server and Other Slackware Updates [10:04] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [10:04] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/today_s_howtos.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [10:04] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu clearly isn't the best Linux distro: here's how it became the most popular anyway https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Ubuntu_clearly_isn_t_the_best_Linux_distro_here_s_how_it_became.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Ubuntu_clearly_isn_t_the_best_Linux_distro_here_s_how_it_became.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu clearly isn't the best Linux distro: here's how it became the most popular anyway [10:04] TR News (NEW): Upcoming Maintenance https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Upcoming_Maintenance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Upcoming_Maintenance.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Upcoming Maintenance [10:04] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_and_Standards.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers and Standards [10:04] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:04] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [10:04] TR News (NEW): BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BleachBit_6_0_6_System_Cleaner_Adds_Support_for_Ubuntu_26_10_op.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BleachBit_6_0_6_System_Cleaner_Adds_Support_for_Ubuntu_26_10_op.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1 [10:04] TR News (NEW): GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/GNU_Linux_Libre_7_3_Kernel_Released_for_Those_Seeking_100_Freed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/GNU_Linux_Libre_7_3_Kernel_Released_for_Those_Seeking_100_Freed.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs [10:04] TR News (NEW): I keep trying to escape Fedora, but it's the perfect Linux distro for me https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_keep_trying_to_escape_Fedora_but_it_s_the_perfect_Linux_distr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_keep_trying_to_escape_Fedora_but_it_s_the_perfect_Linux_distr.gmi [10:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I keep trying to escape Fedora, but it's the perfect Linux distro for me [10:05] TR News (NEW): I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_tried_CachyOS_but_here_s_why_Bazzite_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/I_tried_CachyOS_but_here_s_why_Bazzite_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro [10:05] TR News (NEW): Linux Mints new system monitor does more than youd expect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Mint_s_new_system_monitor_does_more_than_you_d_expect.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Mint_s_new_system_monitor_does_more_than_you_d_expect.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mints new system monitor does more than youd expect [10:05] TR News (NEW): Linux Terminal Commands https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Terminal_Commands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Linux_Terminal_Commands.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Terminal Commands [10:05] TR News (NEW): Review: FydeOS 23.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Review_FydeOS_23_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Review_FydeOS_23_0.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: FydeOS 23.0 [10:05] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [10:31] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:35] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:57] TR News (NEW): MKVToolNix 103 The Darkness MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/MKVToolNix_103_The_Darkness_MKV_Manipulation_Tool_Brings_New_Fe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/MKVToolNix_103_The_Darkness_MKV_Manipulation_Tool_Brings_New_Fe.gmi [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines MKVToolNix 103 The Darkness MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features ● Oct 19 [12:11] TR News "While conventional manufacturing methods still offer several advantages over 3D printing" https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/us-army-to-use-3d-printed-rocket-motors-for-low-cost-cruise-missiles-additive-manufacturing-company-secures-deal-to-build-rocket-engines-for-the-arsenal-of-freedom | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | US Army to use 3D-printed rocket motors for low-cost cruise missiles X-Bow cuts prototype time to days after building 2,100 engines, will arm the Arsenal of Freedom | Tom's Hardware [12:12] TR News "I wrote about power tuning my ThinkPad T480 on FreeBSD last year." https://blog.hofstede.it/the-t480-is-back-my-freebsd-151-laptop-from-boot-to-browser/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | The T480 Is Back: My FreeBSD 15.1 Laptop, From Boot to Browser | Larvitz Blog [12:12] TR News "Creating distro build tooling for a small community" https://blog.zerodogg.org/2026/10/18/finding-a-home-amidst-the-wreckage/ | Source: Eskild Hustvedt [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zerodogg.org | Finding a home amidst the wreckage - Eskild Hustvedt [12:21] TR News "All of this was done just-in-time for the upcoming 8.0 release, so people who have a new laptop with a wireless network card that requires firmware can use their Android mobile phone to fetch the installation." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20261018200218 | Source: Undeadly [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-undeadly.org | Introducing uncm(4) [12:22] TR News "No single authoritative figure exists for how many people run Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Mint, or SteamOS." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/linux-distro-market-share-statistics/ | Source: SQ Magazine [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sqmagazine.co.uk | Linux Distro Market Share Statistics 2026: Top Distros [12:23] TR News [Fiber outage] "The fiber networks seems out of commission here since jsut after 1pm local time. No idea when or if it will be fixed. I hope it has nothing to do with a very large digging machine which was working in the area shortly before that. I'm on the backup networking for now." [12:33] TR News "srcset and picture> both offer image choices, but they answer different questions. Use srcset when the browser should choose a file size." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/19/choosing-between-srcset-and-picture/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ronaldsvilcins.com | Choosing Between srcset and picture Ronalds Vilci [12:34] TR News "What does it mean to lead and remain deeply human in a world where intelligence is no longer exclusively ours?" https://www.constellationr.com/video/disruptv/human-edge-age-agentic-ai-disruptv-ep-439 | [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.constellationr.com | The Human Edge in an Age of Agentic AI | DisrupTV Ep. 439 | Constellation Research [12:56] TR News Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuests new Surveillance Layer https://www.tomshardware.com/software/maps/flock-camera-locations-revealed-on-mapquests-new-surveillance-layer-users-can-now-see-placement-and-direction-of-known-license-plate-readers-from-multiple-companies [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuests new Surveillance Layer users can now see placement and direction of known license plate readers from multiple companies | Tom's Hardware [12:57] TR News A Deep-Sea Mining Trial Rapidly Threw The Seafloor Ecosystem Off Kilter https://www.sciencealert.com/a-deep-sea-mining-trial-rapidly-threw-the-seafloor-ecosystem-off-kilter [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Deep-Sea Mining Trial Rapidly Threw The Seafloor Ecosystem Off Kilter : ScienceAlert ● Oct 19 [13:01] TR News Linux Mints new system monitor does more than youd expect https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Linux Mint's new system monitor does more than you'd expect - OMG! Ubuntu [13:09] TR News Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/ [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM [13:10] TR News Linux 7.3 is out, speeds up ext4 and low-VRAM AMD GPUs https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-7-3-features [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Linux 7.3 released, speeds up ext4 & low-VRAM AMD GPUs [13:11] TR News Omarchy 4.0.5 https://distrowatch.com/omarchy [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/omarchy ) [13:11] TR News CobaltX 0.3 https://distrowatch.com/cobaltx [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/cobaltx ) [13:11] TR News Cerberix 0.1.3 https://distrowatch.com/cerberix [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/cerberix ) [13:11] TR News ArchBANG 181026 https://distrowatch.com/archbang [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/archbang ) [13:13] TR News Refracta 13.5 https://distrowatch.com/refracta [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/refracta ) [13:13] TR News Omarchy Gets The Web Browser Launching Faster By Avoiding XDG Overhead https://www.phoronix.com/news/Omarchy-Faster-Web-Browser [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Omarchy Gets The Web Browser Launching Faster By Avoiding XDG Overhead - Phoronix [13:19] TR News The New Science of Stuttering https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/science/the-new-science-of-stuttering.html [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/science/the-new-science-of-stuttering.html ) [13:20] TR News Not a problem of short-term solutions: French students demand structural change, better conditions https://www.france24.com/en/not-a-problem-of-short-term-solutions-french-students-demand-structural-change-better-conditions "the organizational power of social control media." [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/not-a-problem-of-short-term-solutions-french-students-demand-structural-change-better-conditions ) [13:25] TR News This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary https://futurism.com/health-medicine/microplastics-research-food-water-consumption-packaging [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary [13:25] TR News South Koreas Dongguk University to launch college exclusively for international students in 2028 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-dongguk-university-to-launch-college-exclusively-for-international-students-in-2028 [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Dongguk University to launch college exclusively for international students in 2028 | The Straits Times [13:26] TR News Over 6,000 complaints of overcharging made by foreigners against taxis in Seoul in 5 years https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/over-6000-complaints-of-overcharging-made-by-foreigners-against-taxis-in-seoul-in-5-years [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Over 6,000 complaints of overcharging made by foreigners against taxis in Seoul in 5 years | The Straits Times [13:26] TR News Haze in Malaysia: Schools in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Penang to reopen on Oct 19 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-schools-in-kuala-lumpur-to-remain-open-on-oct-19-outdoor-activities-suspended [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | KL schools remain open despite haze, outdoor activities suspended | The Straits Times [13:26] TR News Haze in Malaysia: Vets seeing uptick in pets with respiratory problems https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-vets-seeing-uptick-in-pets-with-respiratory-problems [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Haze in Malaysia: Pets face respiratory problems | The Straits Times [13:27] TR News Harmonicon's bending trainer https://tcanabrava.github.io/harmonicon-bending-trainer/ [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tcanabrava.github.io | Tomaz Canabrava Ramblings Harmonicon's bending trainer [13:28] TR News Ludovic Rousseau: New version of pcsc-lite: 2.5.3 https://blog.apdu.fr/posts/2026/10/new-version-of-pcsc-lite-253/ [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apdu.fr | New version of pcsc-lite: 2.5.3 | Ludovic Rousseau's blog [13:29] TR News Year 4 at the Smallholding https://kevquirk.com/year-4-at-the-smallholding [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kevquirk.com | Year 4 at the Smallholding - Kev Quirk [13:30] TR News Malaysian student faces online threats after videos of her criticising Najib donations went viral https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-student-faces-online-threats-after-videos-of-her-criticising-najib-donations-went-viral [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysia minister condemns threats over student criticism | The Straits Times [13:31] TR News Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor ) [13:31] TR News Orphaned VBA Projects Inside DWG Files: YARA Rule, (Sun, Oct 18th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33434 [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Orphaned VBA Projects Inside DWG Files: YARA Rule - SANS ISC [13:32] TR News Axera AX8860P 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC takes on NVIDIA DGX Spark at fraction of the cost https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/19/axera-ax8860p-16-core-cortex-a55-soc-takes-on-nvidia-dgx-spark-at-fraction-of-the-cost/ [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Axera AX8860P 16-core Cortex-A55 SoC takes on NVIDIA DGX Spark at fraction of the cost - CNX Software [13:32] TR News Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Fashion Company Apple Looted as France Reels From Hundreds of Millions in Damage https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/french-retailers-count-protest-losses-1826298 [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Apple Looted as France Reels From Hundreds of Millions in Damage | IBTimes UK [13:33] TR News First Kontact | LINUX Unplugged 689 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/689/ [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jupiterbroadcasting.com | First Kontact | LINUX Unplugged 689 | Jupiter Broadcasting [13:34] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Defends Russia Sanctions Waivers, Zelenskyy Warns Of Consequences https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-war/33878954.html [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Defends Russia Sanctions Waivers, Zelenskyy Says Kyiv Attacked Without Early Warning From Partners [13:34] TR News Zelensky holds US talks as Convicted Felon accuses him of not wanting peace https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-zelensky-war-trump-peace-russia-sanctions [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-zelensky-war-trump-peace-russia-sanctions ) [13:35] TR News Who capped Starlink in Ukraine? MElon, Convicted Felon and Rubio give three different answers https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20261018-who-capped-starlink-in-ukraine-musk-trump-and-rubio-give-three-different-answers [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20261018-who-capped-starlink-in-ukraine-musk-trump-and-rubio-give-three-different-answers ) [13:35] TR News Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg kills one, sets refinery ablaze https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone-attack [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone-attack ) [13:35] TR News The coming cruel winter: Ukrainians brace for the worst amid Russia's air campaign https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3083257/the-coming-cruel-winter-ukrainians-brace-for-the-worst-amid-russia-s-air-campaign [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | The coming cruel winter: Ukrainians brace for the worst amid Russia's air campaign - LRT [13:35] TR News Ukrainian Officials Slam Convicted Felon's Waiver Of Russia Sanctions As Rubio Defends Move https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-waiver-trump-rubio/33878767.html [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Officials Slam Trump's Waiver Of Russia Sanctions As Rubio Defends Move [13:35] TR News Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine After Latest Onslaught On Energy Facilities https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks-zelenskyy-airports/33878787.html [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine After Latest Onslaught On Energy Facilities [13:35] TR News Zelensky Says Convicted Felon Risks Historic Mistake If He Backs Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-russia-war.html [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-russia-war.html ) [13:36] TR News Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for Now https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/ukraine-sudan-tps-trump.html [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/ukraine-sudan-tps-trump.html ) [13:36] TR News Russia pounds Kyiv as Rubio urges Ukraine's Zelensky to 'focus' on ending the war https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-as-rubio-denies-us-paused-intel-sharing-with-ukraine [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-as-rubio-denies-us-paused-intel-sharing-with-ukraine ) [13:36] TR News Lithuanian minister says Sunday drone crash was part of Ukrainian attack on St Petersburg https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3087078/lithuanian-minister-says-sunday-drone-crash-was-part-of-ukrainian-attack-on-st-petersburg [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian minister says Sunday drone crash was part of Ukrainian attack on St Petersburg - LRT [13:36] TR News Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rubio-says-ukraine-and-russia-should-be-focused-on-ending-the-war [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war | The Straits Times [13:36] TR News Attempted arson at Lithuanian firm storing Starlink equipment, PM blames Russia https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3086054/attempted-arson-at-lithuanian-firm-storing-starlink-equipment-pm-blames-russia [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Attempted arson at Lithuanian firm storing Starlink equipment, PM blames Russia - LRT [13:37] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Defends Plans to Ease Russia Sanctions and Hints at a Hostage Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-hostage-negotiations.html [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-hostage-negotiations.html ) [13:37] TR News Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-signs-free-trade-pact-with-european-countries-including-norway-switzerland [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations | The Straits Times [13:39] TR News Stopping A7 means seeing the Russian party behind the payment https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/stopping-a7-means-seeing-the-russian-party-behind-the-payment/ [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Stopping A7 means seeing the Russian party behind the payment | The Strategist [13:39] TR News Drones Turn the Black Sea Into Earth's Deadliest Waters as Suspected Russian Strikes Creep Toward NATO Shores https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/suspected-russian-drone-attacks-black-sea-shipping-1826319 [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Drones Turn the Black Sea Into Earth's Deadliest Waters as Suspected Russian Strikes Creep Toward NATO Shores | IBTimes UK [13:40] TR News All Things Open Changes Its Tune, but the Song Remains the Same https://fossforce.com/2026/10/all-things-open-changes-its-tune-but-the-song-remains-the-same/ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | 'All Things Open' Changes Its Tune, but the Song Remains the Same - FOSS Force [13:40] TR News A better deal and spent less: Western brands under pressure as pre-owned luxury booms in China https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/19/a-better-deal-and-spent-less-western-brands-under-pressure-as-pre-owned-luxury-booms-in-china/ [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Western brands under pressure as 'pre-owned' luxury booms in China [13:41] TR News Drake Sued Over Janice STFU by Producer Who Says Rapper Stole His Chorus https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/18/drake-sued-over-janice-stfu/ [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/18/drake-sued-over-janice-stfu/ ) [13:42] TR News pgBackRest 2.60.0 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbackrest-2600-released-3416/ [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgBackRest 2.60.0 Released [13:43] TR News Microsoft OSI changes its mission after promotion of slop, GPL violations etc. https://opensource.org/blog/new-website-reflects-osis-evolving-mission [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | New website reflects OSIs evolving mission Open Source Initiative [13:44] TR News Liberec Dam https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/liberec-dam/ [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimmac.eu | Liberec Dam - Even a Stopped Clock [13:45] TR News Lyrics in America, Simon and Garfunkel https://www.rubenerd.au/lyrics-in-america-simon-and-garfunkel/ [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Lyrics in America, Simon and Garfunkel [13:46] TR News The 7.3 kernel has been released https://lwn.net/Articles/1101143/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 7.3 kernel has been released [LWN.net] [13:47] TR News A 180-degree USB connector for my new KVM https://www.rubenerd.au/a-180-degree-usb-connector-for-the-kvm/ [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: A 180-degree USB connector for my new KVM [13:48] TR News Tiling Shell now supports mouse button layout activation https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/tiling-shell-right-mouse-button-activation [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Tiling Shell now supports mouse button layout activation - OMG! Ubuntu [13:48] TR News All The PPAs Updated for Ubuntu 26.10 Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/all-the-ppas-updated-for-ubuntu-26-10-support/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | All The PPAs Updated for Ubuntu 26.10 Support | UbuntuHandbook [13:49] TR News Elizabeth Holmes Documentary You Can See Everything Opens to Over 2,000 Sold-Out Shows https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/business/media/box-office-elizabeth-holmes-netflix.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/IBM_s_Anderon_is_Like_Theranos_But_Will_Anybody_at_IBM_or_Ander.shtml [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/business/media/box-office-elizabeth-holmes-netflix.html ) [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's Anderon is Like Theranos, But Will Anybody at IBM or Anderon Be Imprisoned for This Billion-Dollar Scam? [13:50] TR News Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bosses-ai-software-watches-workers [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly [13:50] TR News Catholic Priest Dies in Ecuador After Crucifix Falls From Wall and Strikes His Head During Livestreamed Mass https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ecuador-priest-dies-crucifix-falls-livestreamed-mass-1826289 [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Catholic Priest Dies in Ecuador After Crucifix Falls From Wall and Strikes His Head During Livestreamed Mass | IBTimes UK [13:51] TR News IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.shtml [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It [13:55] TR News Retailers say fuel theft more frequent in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/19.10.2026-retailers-say-fuel-theft-more-frequent-in-latvia.a668098/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Retailers say fuel theft more frequent in Latvia / Article [13:55] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns, part 15: Redundant if-for http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-18-10-47_decompilation_patterns_part_15_redundant_if_for.html [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.sesse.net | Steinar H. Gunderson [13:55] TR News PTAB Section 101 Appeal Data, 20092026 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/10/ptab-section-101-appeal-data-2009-2026.html [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | PTAB Section 101 Appeal Data, 20092026 | Patently-O [13:56] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: myman 0.12.0 on CRAN: Two new waves! http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/10/18#myman_0.12.0 [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirk.eddelbuettel.com | Thinking inside the box ● Oct 19 [14:02] TR News Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/chip-fab-engineering-game-goes-viral-in-taiwan-realistic-and-stressful-simulation-is-basically-a-horror-game-say-some-players [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Free web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan game is a realistic and stressful simulation, basically a horror game say some players | Tom's Hardware [14:03] TR News MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/mit-engineers-build-soft-3d-shape-sensing-skin-for-gaming-and-vr-tracks-3d-movement-and-touch-with-sub-half-centimeter-error [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR tracks 3D movement and touch with sub-half-centimeter error | Tom's Hardware [14:03] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Enshrouded, Over the Hill, and Warhammer 40k: Boltgun 2 - 2026-10-17 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-10-17-edition/index.html [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Enshrouded, Over the Hill, and Warhammer 40k: Boltgun 2 - 2026-10-17 Edition [14:04] TR News Planet Earth and Brazils Election https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/amazon-brazil-election-climate-france-alberta.html [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/amazon-brazil-election-climate-france-alberta.html ) [14:07] TR News Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro clash in bitter debate ahead of election runoff https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff ) [14:07] TR News REPLAY: French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation after unrest https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-replay-french-president-emmanuel-macron-addresses-the-nation-after-unrest [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-replay-french-president-emmanuel-macron-addresses-the-nation-after-unrest ) [14:07] TR News Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/typo-squatting-attacks-with-major-domains-are-still-viable-corner-cases-with-cyrillic-characters-still-evade-the-best-checks [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable corner cases with Cyrillic characters still evade the best checks | Tom's Hardware [14:09] TR News Manufacturing self-reliance sounds great for security. A weaker economy doesnt https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/manufacturing-self-reliance-sounds-great-for-security-a-weaker-economy-doesnt/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Manufacturing self-reliance sounds great for security. A weaker economy doesnt | The Strategist [14:12] TR News Live: Macron rejects French interior minister's resignation after weekend of unrest https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-france-macron-slams-unbridled-violence-protests-weekend-unrest [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-france-macron-slams-unbridled-violence-protests-weekend-unrest ) [14:12] TR News Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro clash in bitter debate ahead of election run-off https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff [14:14] TR News Nepal seeking legal amendments to expedite death certificates for 54 Malaysians, says KL minister https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/nepal-seeks-legal-amendments-to-expedite-death-certificates-for-54-malaysians-says-foreign-minister [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Nepal seeks death certificates for 54 Malaysians missing in disaster | The Straits Times [14:15] TR News At Cornell, a Subdued Scene on First Weekend of Fraternity Party Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/nyregion/cornell-university-fraternity-party-ban.html [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/nyregion/cornell-university-fraternity-party-ban.html ) [14:17] TR News Director Blows $1.5 Million Generating Horrendous Hey Hi (AI) Slop Movie, Says Hey Hi (AI) Actually Saved Him Tens of Millions https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/director-slop-movie-savings [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Director Blows $1.5 Million Generating Horrendous AI Slop Movie, Says AI Actually Saved Him Tens of Millions [14:18] TR News Mans Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-quits-meta-muse-creepy [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Man's Meta Muse Agent Sends Him Message So Bizarre That He Permanently Quits [14:18] TR News Companies Are Realizing Theyre Spending a Fortune on Hey Hi (AI) Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/enterprise-ai-spending-generate-slop-cutting-back [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Companies Are Realizing They're Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets [14:22] TR News Anthropics proposed Hey Hi (AI) safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-proposed-ai-safety-bill-only-kicks-in-if-50-deaths-or-usd1-billion-in-damages-are-on-the-line-proposal-would-effectively-make-the-commerce-department-the-only-agency-capable-of-stopping-an-ai-model [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Anthropics proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model | Tom's Hardware [14:25] TR News What's Idiomatic? https://www.olafalders.com/2026/10/18/whats-idiomatic/ [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.olafalders.com | What's Idiomatic? Olaf Alders [14:25] TR News Food Pantry Patrons Face Too Much Month at the End of Their Money https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/inflation-snap-benefit-cuts-families-food-pantry.html [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/inflation-snap-benefit-cuts-families-food-pantry.html ) [14:27] TR News New Form of Superconductor Behavior Discovered That We've Never Seen Before https://www.sciencealert.com/new-form-of-superconductor-behavior-discovered-that-weve-never-seen-before [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Form of Superconductor Behavior Discovered That We've Never Seen Before : ScienceAlert [14:27] TR News A Saline Injection Could Offer Longer Relief From Carpal Tunnel Pain https://www.sciencealert.com/a-saline-injection-could-offer-longer-relief-from-carpal-tunnel-pain [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Saline Injection Could Offer Longer Relief From Carpal Tunnel Pain : ScienceAlert [14:28] TR News One Blood Type Seems to Carry a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes https://www.sciencealert.com/one-blood-type-seems-to-carry-a-higher-risk-of-type-2-diabetes [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Blood Type Seems to Carry a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes : ScienceAlert [14:29] TR News Best of Both Worlds: 'Hybrid' Quantum Computers Could Be Just Around The Corner, Researchers Say https://www.sciencealert.com/best-of-both-worlds-hybrid-quantum-computers-could-be-just-around-the-corner-researchers-say [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Best of Both Worlds: 'Hybrid' Quantum Computers Could Be Just Around The Corner, Researchers Say : ScienceAlert [14:29] TR News Brown Fat Can Be Beneficial For The Body And a Blood Pressure Drug Could Turn It On https://www.sciencealert.com/brown-fat-can-be-beneficial-for-the-body-and-a-blood-pressure-drug-could-turn-it-on [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Brown Fat Can Be Beneficial For The Body And a Blood Pressure Drug Could Turn It On : ScienceAlert [14:29] TR News New Genus of Nightmare Spaghetti Worms Found Deep Under The Indian Ocean https://www.sciencealert.com/new-genus-of-nightmare-spaghetti-worms-found-deep-under-the-indian-ocean [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Genus of Nightmare Spaghetti Worms Found Deep Under The Indian Ocean : ScienceAlert [14:31] TR News Breathwork Really Can Induce an Altered State of Consciousness, Experiment Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/breathwork-really-can-induce-an-altered-state-of-consciousness-experiment-shows [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Breathwork Really Can Induce an Altered State of Consciousness, Experiment Shows : ScienceAlert [14:36] TR News China growth narrowly beats forecasts https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/19/china-growth-expected-to-miss-official-target-in-third-quarter/ [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China growth narrowly beats forecasts [14:37] TR News Strong Exports Stabilize Chinas Economic Growth in Official Statistics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/business/china-economy-gdp.html [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/business/china-economy-gdp.html ) [14:37] TR News China reveals advanced nuclear sub was used to test fire missile https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reveals-advanced-nuclear-sub-was-used-to-test-fire-missile [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China reveals advanced nuclear sub missile test | The Straits Times [14:48] TR News "The UBports Foundation released Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.1 today as a minor update to this open-source and free mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-2-1-rolls-out-with-support-for-volla-tablet-various-updates [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.1 Rolls Out with Support for Volla Tablet, Various Updates - 9to5Linux [14:48] TR News "The GNOME project released GNOME 51.1 today as the first point release in the latest GNOME 51 desktop environment series to fix bugs, update translations, and add a few enhancements." https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-1-improves-drag-and-drop-between-wayland-and-xwayland-clients [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients - 9to5Linux [14:51] TR News The SLOPfarms (this is a FAKE and SYNTHETIC site!) LOVE Torvalds now. Congrats, Linus, you're a star with BOTS. https://startupfortune.com/linus-torvalds-calls-linux-bans-on-ai-generated-code-idiotic/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-startupfortune.com | Linus Torvalds calls Linux bans on AI generated code idiotic - Startup Fortune [14:51] TR News I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-cachyos-but-bazzite-is-still-my-linux-gaming-distro-of-choice/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I tried CachyOS, but here's why Bazzite is still my go-to Linux gaming distro [14:52] TR News TDR Nova FREE dynamic EQ now supports Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/18/tdr-nova-linux/ [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/18/tdr-nova-linux/ ) [14:53] TR News SLOPFARM (this is FAKE site!) spreads Linux something because "hey hi" something. Slop likes to perpetuate slop. https://socprime.com/blog/cve-2026-99999-analysis/ [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-socprime.com | CVE-2026-99999: Critical Linux PwnEscape Flaw [14:54] TR News Aiming to appease his sponsors (GAFAM) https://thenextweb.com/news/torvalds-ai-assisted-by-tag-utterly-stupid-open-source-summit [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenextweb.com | Torvalds calls AI disclosure rules utterly stupid as Linux drops its tag [14:54] TR News Maybe he'll also start using LLMs to type him E-mails for him? If not, WHY not? [14:54] TR News Countdown 'til Torvalds 'agrees' it's "utterly stupid" not to accept PRs from Microsoft GitHub and that way it'll attract more prolific sloppers, which is exactly what Linux needs (apparently) [14:56] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/15/Linus_Torvalds_Turns_to_Slop_Creates_More_Problems_in_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/15/Linus_Torvalds_Turns_to_Slop_Creates_More_Problems_in_Linux.gmi [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux [14:57] TR News The message is clear: the aim is Linux is to generate lines of code, as if the scarcity is lines of code, not quality audited code composed by smart people ● Oct 19 [15:01] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/15/Linus_Torvalds_Turns_to_Slop_Creates_More_Problems_in_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/15/Linus_Torvalds_Turns_to_Slop_Creates_More_Problems_in_Linux.gmi [15:01] TR News (NEW): Free Software and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_by_Microsoft_OSI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Free_Software_and_Openwashing_by_Microsoft_OSI.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI [15:01] TR News (NEW): Wine 11.20 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Wine_11_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/17/Wine_11_20.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 11.20 [15:01] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_18th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_18th_2026.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026 [15:01] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Android_Leftovers.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [15:01] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [15:01] TR News (NEW): ErgenOS Arch-based Linux distribution focused on gaming and recovery https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/ErgenOS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_focused_on_gaming_and_rec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/ErgenOS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_focused_on_gaming_and_rec.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ErgenOS Arch-based Linux distribution focused on gaming and recovery [15:01] TR News (NEW): Fedora: Kevin Fenzi and Maxim Burgerhout Updates/Tips https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Fedora_Kevin_Fenzi_and_Maxim_Burgerhout_Updates_Tips.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Fedora_Kevin_Fenzi_and_Maxim_Burgerhout_Updates_Tips.gmi [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora: Kevin Fenzi and Maxim Burgerhout Updates/Tips [15:02] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:02] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Machine and Other Steam (on GNU/Linux) News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Games_Steam_Machine_and_Other_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Games_Steam_Machine_and_Other_Steam_on_GNU_Linux_News.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Machine and Other Steam (on GNU/Linux) News [15:02] TR News (NEW): GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/GNOME_51_1_Improves_Drag_and_Drop_Between_Wayland_and_Xwayland_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/GNOME_51_1_Improves_Drag_and_Drop_Between_Wayland_and_Xwayland_.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients [15:02] TR News (NEW): KDE News: Tellico, Anniversary, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/KDE_News_Tellico_Anniversary_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/KDE_News_Tellico_Anniversary_and_More.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE News: Tellico, Anniversary, and More [15:02] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Linux_Kernel_7_3_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is Whats New [15:02] TR News (NEW): "Linux" Slop Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/_Linux_Slop_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/_Linux_Slop_Hype.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "Linux" Slop Hype [15:02] TR News (NEW): Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) - but no Linux desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Munich_dumps_proprietary_for_open_source_again_but_no_Linux_des.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Munich_dumps_proprietary_for_open_source_again_but_no_Linux_des.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) - but no Linux desktop [15:02] TR News (NEW): Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Arent https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Not_Every_Open_Source_OS_Needs_to_Be_Based_on_Linux_and_These_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Not_Every_Open_Source_OS_Needs_to_Be_Based_on_Linux_and_These_S.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Arent [15:02] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware, Linux, and Mobile https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Open_Hardware_Linux_and_Mobile.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Open_Hardware_Linux_and_Mobile.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware, Linux, and Mobile [15:02] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE News and Tumbleweed Review of the Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/OpenSUSE_News_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/OpenSUSE_News_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines OpenSUSE News and Tumbleweed Review of the Week [15:02] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL: crecheck v6.0, pg_utl_smtp v2.0, pg_hint_plan v1.9.0, and FOSDEM PGDay 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/PostgreSQL_crecheck_v6_0_pg_utl_smtp_v2_0_pg_hint_plan_v1_9_0_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/PostgreSQL_crecheck_v6_0_pg_utl_smtp_v2_0_pg_hint_plan_v1_9_0_a.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL: crecheck v6.0, pg_utl_smtp v2.0, pg_hint_plan v1.9.0, and FOSDEM PGDay 2027 [15:02] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:02] TR News (NEW): Shows, GNOME, and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Shows_GNOME_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Shows_GNOME_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shows, GNOME, and Ubuntu Leftovers [15:02] TR News (NEW): The Slackware Cloud Server and Other Slackware Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/The_Slackware_Cloud_Server_and_Other_Slackware_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/The_Slackware_Cloud_Server_and_Other_Slackware_Updates.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Slackware Cloud Server and Other Slackware Updates [15:02] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/18/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [15:21] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:22] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [15:37] TR News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Free_Software_Openwashing_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Open_Access_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Free_Software_Openwashing_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Open_Access_C.gmi [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Openwashing, Digital Sovereignty, and Open Access/Content [15:55] TR News (NEW): Applications and Games Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Applications_and_Games_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Applications_and_Games_Leftovers.gmi [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications and Games Leftovers ● Oct 19 [16:09] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/today_s_leftovers.gmi [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [16:33] TR News Techrights Links 19/10/2026: Intense Protests in France and "Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Intense_Protests_in_France_and_Zelenskyy_Says_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Intense_Protests_in_France_and_Zelenskyy_Says_.gmi [16:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 19/10/2026: Intense Protests in France and "Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine" [16:34] TR News But it'll ditch Xbox https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-job-post-hints-xbox-wont-ditch-game-discs-like-sony [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hothardware.com | Microsoft Job Post Hints Xbox Won't Ditch Game Discs Like Sony In 2028 [16:36] TR News Over here, everything is chugging along OK. Sounds like a good time to read a long book. [16:38] TR News Years ago Ryan experienced this hoax "cases" from a tribunal that does not cover the 1) jurisdiction 2) scope. Talking to him in IRC privately would be useful for anyone experiencing this in the US. [16:43] TR News "To stay authentic to the spirit of ZIM, I think such a server would need to replace the current client-side search with a server lookup against a ZIM index. That feels idiomatic, though, and doesnt offend me like so much other server-side processing does. And it would make search available in the Gemini capsule." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-18-smol-servers.gmi [16:44] TR News "This year my partner and I have been invited to a friend's halloween party. I think this is the first time I've ever been to one! So it's the first excuse I've had to make a really good costume. And it's also my first halloween as an out transfem person." gemini://gbryant.co.uk/gemlog/2026-10-19_cloak.gmi [16:44] TR News "the sky is patchy; the sun bursts through like a shout, only to be muffled again by the rolling clouds that impose a misty quietness." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2856 [16:45] TR News "I've rewritten my C++ (Arduino) Gemini server for the ESP32 microcontroller in Rust with the 'ESP-IDF v5.1.4' toolchain only and without the Arduino tools." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2026-10-19-esp32-gemserv-rust_-_A_Gemini_server_in_Rust_for_the_ESP32_microcontroller.gmi [16:46] TR News "i took a few moments to read some of my old posts and fumbled around on gemini reading what a few other 'nauts had to offer." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/dragfyre/48526 [16:47] TR News "Recently with some core changes happening to TLGS (the search engine I run on Gemini), deployment also moved from Ubuntu to OpenBSD -- for many reasons." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/10-19-deploying-on-openbsd.gmi [16:47] TR News "i'll probably want to start some sort of project again with the start of the new year - not really sure yet what, or how intensive." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/limitinginternetweek11 [16:48] TR News "We have reached the "lawns" unit in the Master Gardener certification class I am taking, and I am only half joking when I say I should ask if I can skip this unit on religious grounds." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-10-19 [16:49] TR News "This summer has been brutal, amongst others, I grow a fair number of cloud forest orchid species in a grow tent in my garage. This summer got hot in May and stayed hot until about a week ago." gemini://gemini.yunzi.co.uk/gemlog/2026-10-19-orchids-at-this-point.gmi [16:49] TR News "Im a pianist. Its what I studied in uni, though its not what I do for a living. You can find some recordings of me playing classical pieces at the following link (the recordings are mostly well over a decade old, but anyway)." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/10/18/00/page-turning/ [16:50] TR News "the past few weeks i've been trying to clean up my digital footprint. my ultimate goal is to be able to remove my github and google accounts with this exercise." gemini://xoc3.io/2026-10-18 [16:55] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.gmi [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD [16:58] TR News In France, GNU/Linux grew from 5% top 6% in about a year https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=FR&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=52w [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&loc=FR&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP&dateRange=52w ) ● Oct 19 [17:10] TR News Friday https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/19/friday/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Friday [17:15] TR News Unrest in France https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/19/unrest-in-france/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Unrest in France [17:17] TR News "The market is forward looking. While it would be a disaster if Q3 is another big miss, the market is looking to Q4, Q1, and beyond. With the current Z cycle pretty much over, it's hard to see where the growth will come from after this quarter. Hence the "announcements" to try and create buzz." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m52srysr [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m52srysr ) [17:21] TR News "CLOUDERA Tech Company Barred From Green Card https://www.newsweek.com/tech-company-barred-from-green-card-filings-amid-h-1b-visa-crackdown-12583659 It's about time the government cracked down on the visa abuse perpetrated by the tech companies. Foreign visa holders are displacing US citizens." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m56cksk7#replies [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.newsweek.com/tech-company-barred-from-green-card-filings-amid-h-1b-visa-crackdown-12583659 ) [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m56cksk7#replies ) [17:21] TR News "ATS are glorified STU basically. They think they know their sh-t but they don't they push/bully CSA's to commit milestones they they know wont land at all to hit their targets. Id consider them a pilot fish of an Account Executive...or a cockroach but less useful. Currently a CSAM at MSFT." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4nq6sh1#replies [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4nq6sh1#replies ) [17:27] TR News Techrights 30 Years of KDE and "Project Banana" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/30_Years_of_KDE_and_Project_Banana.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/30_Years_of_KDE_and_Project_Banana.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 30 Years of KDE and "Project Banana" [17:27] TR News Techrights Andy's Passing Thoughts on Media Dying, Not Reporting News (Even Critical News About Itself) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Andy_s_Passing_Thoughts_on_Media_Dying_Not_Reporting_News_Even_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Andy_s_Passing_Thoughts_on_Media_Dying_Not_Reporting_News_Even_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Andy's Passing Thoughts on Media Dying, Not Reporting News (Even Critical News About Itself) [17:27] TR News Techrights GAFAM LLMs Seem to be Causing Veteran, Experienced Linux Developers to Quit, Only to be Replaced With GAFAM Bots and Unaudited Slopfest 'Code' https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GAFAM_LLMs_Seem_to_be_Causing_Veteran_Experienced_Linux_Develop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GAFAM_LLMs_Seem_to_be_Causing_Veteran_Experienced_Linux_Develop.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM LLMs Seem to be Causing Veteran, Experienced Linux Developers to Quit, Only to be Replaced With GAFAM Bots and Unaudited Slopfest 'Code' [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 16/10/2026: Metrovision, Smartwatches, and Rekindled Love for Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_16_10_2026_Metrovision_Smartwatches_and_Rekindled_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_16_10_2026_Metrovision_Smartwatches_and_Rekindled_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 16/10/2026: Metrovision, Smartwatches, and Rekindled Love for Geminispace [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 17/10/2026: Big Glowing Advertising Screens, Busy October, and Art https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_17_10_2026_Big_Glowing_Advertising_Screens_Busy_Oc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_17_10_2026_Big_Glowing_Advertising_Screens_Busy_Oc.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 17/10/2026: Big Glowing Advertising Screens, Busy October, and Art [17:27] TR News Techrights GPL Was Right (About Hoarding, Now Automated With Plagiarism Blenders) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GPL_Was_Right_About_Hoarding_Now_Automated_With_Plagiarism_Blen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GPL_Was_Right_About_Hoarding_Now_Automated_With_Plagiarism_Blen.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GPL Was Right (About Hoarding, Now Automated With Plagiarism Blenders) [17:27] TR News Techrights Inevitable Things https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Inevitable_Things.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Inevitable_Things.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Inevitable Things [17:27] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VI - Racism Against Blacks https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VI - Racism Against Blacks [17:27] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 16, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_October_16_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_October_16_2026.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 16, 2026 [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 17/10/2026: Europe Divorcing US President Putin (Kompromat), MElon and Kapo-berg ("Meta") Buying US Elections Again https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Europe_Divorcing_US_President_Putin_Kompromat_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Europe_Divorcing_US_President_Putin_Kompromat_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 17/10/2026: Europe Divorcing US President Putin (Kompromat), MElon and Kapo-berg ("Meta") Buying US Elections Again [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 17/10/2026: "Why Math Dumped OpenAI", US Third Circuit Has Confirmed LLMs and Other Slop Constitute Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Why_Math_Dumped_OpenAI_US_Third_Circuit_Has_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Why_Math_Dumped_OpenAI_US_Third_Circuit_Has_Co.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 17/10/2026: "Why Math Dumped OpenAI", US Third Circuit Has Confirmed LLMs and Other Slop Constitute Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement [17:27] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [17:27] TR News Techrights Red Hat Silent Layoffs: October 1 Bluewashing, Then Leaving IBM Altogether https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Red_Hat_Silent_Layoffs_October_1_Bluewashing_Then_Leaving_IBM_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Red_Hat_Silent_Layoffs_October_1_Bluewashing_Then_Leaving_IBM_A.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Red Hat Silent Layoffs: October 1 Bluewashing, Then Leaving IBM Altogether [17:27] TR News Techrights Stallman Was Right About Torvalds https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Torvalds.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Torvalds.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Stallman Was Right About Torvalds [17:27] TR News Techrights The First Casualty: The Reputation of Linux Developers (and of Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_First_Casualty_The_Reputation_of_Linux_Developers_and_of_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_First_Casualty_The_Reputation_of_Linux_Developers_and_of_Li.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The First Casualty: The Reputation of Linux Developers (and of Linux) [17:27] TR News Techrights The Torvalds-led Slopfest as a Reminder to Pursue Software Freedom, Not Plagiarism Endorsed (for Money) by 'Linux' Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_Torvalds_led_Slopfest_as_a_Reminder_to_Pursue_Software_Free.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_Torvalds_led_Slopfest_as_a_Reminder_to_Pursue_Software_Free.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Torvalds-led Slopfest as a Reminder to Pursue Software Freedom, Not Plagiarism Endorsed (for Money) by 'Linux' Foundation [17:27] TR News Techrights Trillions of Dollars in Debt Are Not "Investment", More People Realise This Now https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Debt_Are_Not_Investment_More_People_Rea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Debt_Are_Not_Investment_More_People_Rea.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Trillions of Dollars in Debt Are Not "Investment", More People Realise This Now [17:27] TR News Techrights Why We Never Got Back to IPFS https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Why_We_Never_Got_Back_to_IPFS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Why_We_Never_Got_Back_to_IPFS.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why We Never Got Back to IPFS [17:27] TR News Techrights "Assisted by NSA" and "It's Just a Tool" (So Fine!) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Assisted_by_NSA_and_It_s_Just_a_Tool_So_Fine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Assisted_by_NSA_and_It_s_Just_a_Tool_So_Fine.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Assisted by NSA" and "It's Just a Tool" (So Fine!) [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hobbies, RAM Prices, and Avoiding GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hobbies_RAM_Prices_and_Avoiding_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hobbies_RAM_Prices_and_Avoiding_GAFAM.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hobbies, RAM Prices, and Avoiding GAFAM [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hospitals, Literature, Fixed IP Addresses, and Sunday Types https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hospitals_Literature_Fixed_IP_Addresses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hospitals_Literature_Fixed_IP_Addresses.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hospitals, Literature, Fixed IP Addresses, and Sunday Types [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Movies, Greenland, and Detectors of Slop Plagiarism https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Movies_Greenland_and_Detectors_of_Slop_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Movies_Greenland_and_Detectors_of_Slop_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Movies, Greenland, and Detectors of Slop Plagiarism [17:27] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VII - Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VII - Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks) [17:27] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_17_2026.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 17, 2026 [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2026: Brazil Reduces Deforestation, Some 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Scandals in Insolvency Petition of Reform UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_Brazil_Reduces_Deforestation_Some_4_5_Gray_s_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_Brazil_Reduces_Deforestation_Some_4_5_Gray_s_I.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2026: Brazil Reduces Deforestation, Some 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Scandals in Insolvency Petition of Reform UK [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2026: TikTok Censors Criticism of MElon, "Trumps Latest Attempt to Be the King", and "Big Tech Oligarchs Have a Terrible Plan for Humanity" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_TikTok_Censors_Criticism_of_MElon_Trump_s_Late.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_TikTok_Censors_Criticism_of_MElon_Trump_s_Late.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2026: TikTok Censors Criticism of MElon, "Trumps Latest Attempt to Be the King", and "Big Tech Oligarchs Have a Terrible Plan for Humanity" [17:27] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [17:27] TR News Techrights Slop is "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU." https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Slop_is_just_a_hobby_won_t_be_big_and_professional_like_GNU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Slop_is_just_a_hobby_won_t_be_big_and_professional_like_GNU.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop is "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU." [17:27] TR News Techrights UbuntuBuzz is LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/UbuntuBuzz_is_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/UbuntuBuzz_is_LLM_Slop.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights UbuntuBuzz is LLM Slop [17:27] TR News Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal [17:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD [17:27] TR News Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It [17:27] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 18, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_18_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_18_2026.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 18, 2026 [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 19/10/2026: Intense Protests in France and "Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Intense_Protests_in_France_and_Zelenskyy_Says_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Intense_Protests_in_France_and_Zelenskyy_Says_.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 19/10/2026: Intense Protests in France and "Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine" [17:27] TR News Techrights Links 19/10/2026: "Investors Disturbed by Anthropic's Financial Data" and "The "Dead Internet" Is Here" (Slop and Bots Running on Huge Debt) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Investors_Disturbed_by_Anthropic_s_Financial_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Investors_Disturbed_by_Anthropic_s_Financial_D.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 19/10/2026: "Investors Disturbed by Anthropic's Financial Data" and "The "Dead Internet" Is Here" (Slop and Bots Running on Huge Debt) [17:27] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [17:37] TR News Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 204 [17:38] TR News Distribution Release: ZEPHIX 9 https://zephix-linux.sourceforge.io/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://zephix-linux.sourceforge.io/ ) [17:40] TR News "What can you do with empty university buildings when there are no more professors? What useful code can you run on an NVIDIA GPU bought for pennies at a yard sale? What crops can you plant on the site of a dead data center?" https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home [17:40] TR News After Linux: "What will Microsoft call the kernel when Torvalds is finally relieved of duty? What are the people going to call the Linux forks that will be our future?" https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [17:42] TR News "Suddenly there's a lot of films we really want to see. We are actively seeking out cinemas that are going to screen them in order to support the film-makers (of course we will see them anyway by other digital means)." [17:42] TR News "The Social Reckoning and NAZA seem typical of a slew of films that Big Tech fascists are quite desperate to suppress, including by economic warfare, violent threats and sabotage. We're entering a new era of cinema as power." https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [17:43] TR News "Last case activity: 19 Oct 2026" https://caseboard.io/cases/d2fe1130-b63b-4d0b-9461-c0f971992dc2 how much money spent by monkey Farage trying to tackle this 'debacle' (Corruption as a Poltiical Party)? [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-caseboard.io | Checking your browser - Caseboard [17:58] TR News The Potential Reform UK Party Limited Insolvency (CR-2026-007405) Illuminates the Sordid State of British Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/19/the-potential-reform-uk-party-limited-insolvency-cr-2026-007405-illuminates-the-sordid-state-of-british-media/ [17:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Potential Reform UK Party Limited Insolvency (CR-2026-007405) Illuminates the Sordid State of British Media ● Oct 19 [18:09] TR News This seems to be LLM slop https://danload.substack.com/p/free-as-in-freedom-the-open-source [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danload.substack.com | Free as in Freedom: The Open Source Story [18:10] TR News "This essay has a companion: the Living Document edition at avatarcomputertech.com/free-as-in-freedom-gnu. That page is the reference version. It has a full-text search bar, filters that sort the 105 facts by era, a jump-to-fact box, a licence self-check, an expandable glossary, and prev/next navigation through every section." [18:10] TR News "It is also where new versions land first. Read the essay here; keep the Living Document bookmarked for looking things up." [18:10] TR News Seems like a slop recycling of the original [18:27] TR News In Late October 2025 Spouse of Matthew Garrett Said He Had Them Raped and Broke Legs of Puppies, This Week Says He "Doesnt Know How to Use Computers or Power Tools" (He Studied Genetics, Not Computers) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/In_Late_October_2025_Spouse_of_Matthew_Garrett_Said_He_Had_Them.shtml [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Late October 2025 Spouse of Matthew Garrett Said He Had Them Raped and Broke Legs of Puppies, This Week Says He "Doesnt Know How to Use Computers or Power Tools" (He Studied Genetics, Not Computers) [18:32] TR News "I've recently read Gil Durn's book, "Nerd Reich, The - Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy". I'm currently reading Anne Applebaum's book, "Autocracy, Inc - The Dictators Who Want to Run the World". Both have chapters which are highly relevant to current events, including TR/TM. Next up will be "Careless People: A story of where I used to work" by Sarah Wynn-Williams." [18:33] TR News Sarah Wynn-Williams work discussed last night in IRC [18:36] TR News Two Finns supplying Russia with missile tech worth tens of millions | Yle News | Yle https://yle.fi/a/74-20250514 Source: YLE | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//yle.fi/a/74-20250514 :/ all too common [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Two Finns supplying Russia with missile tech worth tens of millions | Yle News | Yle ● Oct 19 [19:11] TR News Techrights Media 'Blackout' About Microsoft-Danfoss Connection After Almost 1,000 Supermarkets in France Get Cracked, Huge Amount of Food Destroyed https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Media_Blackout_About_Microsoft_Danfoss_Connection_After_Almost_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Media_Blackout_About_Microsoft_Danfoss_Connection_After_Almost_.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Media 'Blackout' About Microsoft-Danfoss Connection After Almost 1,000 Supermarkets in France Get Cracked, Huge Amount of Food Destroyed [19:11] TR News Techrights Microsoft is Paying Many Workers to Leave the Company This Year, Just Don't Call it "Layoffs" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Microsoft_is_Paying_Many_Workers_to_Leave_the_Company_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Microsoft_is_Paying_Many_Workers_to_Leave_the_Company_This_Year.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft is Paying Many Workers to Leave the Company This Year, Just Don't Call it "Layoffs" [19:11] TR News Techrights Today The Register MS Published "SPONSORED POST" Paid for by the Communist Party of China, It Mentions "AI" 19 Times https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_The_Register_MS_Published_SPONSORED_POST_Paid_for_by_the_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Today_The_Register_MS_Published_SPONSORED_POST_Paid_for_by_the_.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Today The Register MS Published "SPONSORED POST" Paid for by the Communist Party of China, It Mentions "AI" 19 Times [19:26] TR News AEK Athens Tomorrow https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/19/aek-athens-tomorrow/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive AEK Athens Tomorrow [19:34] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:36] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:36] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #boycottnovell-social MinceR [19:38] TR News Nigel Farages Racist Company (Disguised as Political Party) Thats Secretly Funded by American Oligarchs Spent $49,300 to Not Go Bankrupt https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/19/nigel-farages-racist-company-disguised-as-political-party-thats-secretly-funded-by-american-oligarchs-spent-49300-to-not-go-bankrupt/ [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Nigel Farages Racist Company (Disguised as Political Party) Thats Secretly Funded by American Oligarchs Spent $49,300 to Not Go Bankrupt [19:49] TR News Techrights 30 Years of KDE and "Project Banana" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/30_Years_of_KDE_and_Project_Banana.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/30_Years_of_KDE_and_Project_Banana.gmi [19:49] TR News Techrights Andy's Passing Thoughts on Media Dying, Not Reporting News (Even Critical News About Itself) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Andy_s_Passing_Thoughts_on_Media_Dying_Not_Reporting_News_Even_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Andy_s_Passing_Thoughts_on_Media_Dying_Not_Reporting_News_Even_.gmi [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 30 Years of KDE and "Project Banana" [19:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Andy's Passing Thoughts on Media Dying, Not Reporting News (Even Critical News About Itself) [19:50] TR News Techrights GAFAM LLMs Seem to be Causing Veteran, Experienced Linux Developers to Quit, Only to be Replaced With GAFAM Bots and Unaudited Slopfest 'Code' https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GAFAM_LLMs_Seem_to_be_Causing_Veteran_Experienced_Linux_Develop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GAFAM_LLMs_Seem_to_be_Causing_Veteran_Experienced_Linux_Develop.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM LLMs Seem to be Causing Veteran, Experienced Linux Developers to Quit, Only to be Replaced With GAFAM Bots and Unaudited Slopfest 'Code' [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 17/10/2026: Big Glowing Advertising Screens, Busy October, and Art https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_17_10_2026_Big_Glowing_Advertising_Screens_Busy_Oc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Gemini_Links_17_10_2026_Big_Glowing_Advertising_Screens_Busy_Oc.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 17/10/2026: Big Glowing Advertising Screens, Busy October, and Art [19:50] TR News Techrights GPL Was Right (About Hoarding, Now Automated With Plagiarism Blenders) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GPL_Was_Right_About_Hoarding_Now_Automated_With_Plagiarism_Blen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/GPL_Was_Right_About_Hoarding_Now_Automated_With_Plagiarism_Blen.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GPL Was Right (About Hoarding, Now Automated With Plagiarism Blenders) [19:50] TR News Techrights Inevitable Things https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Inevitable_Things.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Inevitable_Things.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Inevitable Things [19:50] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VI - Racism Against Blacks https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VI - Racism Against Blacks [19:50] TR News Techrights Links 17/10/2026: Europe Divorcing US President Putin (Kompromat), MElon and Kapo-berg ("Meta") Buying US Elections Again https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Europe_Divorcing_US_President_Putin_Kompromat_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Europe_Divorcing_US_President_Putin_Kompromat_.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 17/10/2026: Europe Divorcing US President Putin (Kompromat), MElon and Kapo-berg ("Meta") Buying US Elections Again [19:50] TR News Techrights Links 17/10/2026: "Why Math Dumped OpenAI", US Third Circuit Has Confirmed LLMs and Other Slop Constitute Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Why_Math_Dumped_OpenAI_US_Third_Circuit_Has_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Links_17_10_2026_Why_Math_Dumped_OpenAI_US_Third_Circuit_Has_Co.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 17/10/2026: "Why Math Dumped OpenAI", US Third Circuit Has Confirmed LLMs and Other Slop Constitute Plagiarism or Copyright Infringement [19:50] TR News Techrights Stallman Was Right About Torvalds https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Torvalds.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Stallman_Was_Right_About_Torvalds.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Stallman Was Right About Torvalds [19:50] TR News Techrights The First Casualty: The Reputation of Linux Developers (and of Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_First_Casualty_The_Reputation_of_Linux_Developers_and_of_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_First_Casualty_The_Reputation_of_Linux_Developers_and_of_Li.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The First Casualty: The Reputation of Linux Developers (and of Linux) [19:50] TR News Techrights The Torvalds-led Slopfest as a Reminder to Pursue Software Freedom, Not Plagiarism Endorsed (for Money) by 'Linux' Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_Torvalds_led_Slopfest_as_a_Reminder_to_Pursue_Software_Free.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/The_Torvalds_led_Slopfest_as_a_Reminder_to_Pursue_Software_Free.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Torvalds-led Slopfest as a Reminder to Pursue Software Freedom, Not Plagiarism Endorsed (for Money) by 'Linux' Foundation [19:50] TR News Techrights Trillions of Dollars in Debt Are Not "Investment", More People Realise This Now https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Debt_Are_Not_Investment_More_People_Rea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Debt_Are_Not_Investment_More_People_Rea.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Trillions of Dollars in Debt Are Not "Investment", More People Realise This Now [19:50] TR News Techrights Why We Never Got Back to IPFS https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Why_We_Never_Got_Back_to_IPFS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Why_We_Never_Got_Back_to_IPFS.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Why We Never Got Back to IPFS [19:50] TR News Techrights "Assisted by NSA" and "It's Just a Tool" (So Fine!) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Assisted_by_NSA_and_It_s_Just_a_Tool_So_Fine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Assisted_by_NSA_and_It_s_Just_a_Tool_So_Fine.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Assisted by NSA" and "It's Just a Tool" (So Fine!) [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hobbies, RAM Prices, and Avoiding GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hobbies_RAM_Prices_and_Avoiding_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hobbies_RAM_Prices_and_Avoiding_GAFAM.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hobbies, RAM Prices, and Avoiding GAFAM [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hospitals, Literature, Fixed IP Addresses, and Sunday Types https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hospitals_Literature_Fixed_IP_Addresses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Hospitals_Literature_Fixed_IP_Addresses.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Hospitals, Literature, Fixed IP Addresses, and Sunday Types [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Movies, Greenland, and Detectors of Slop Plagiarism https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Movies_Greenland_and_Detectors_of_Slop_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Gemini_Links_18_10_2026_Movies_Greenland_and_Detectors_of_Slop_.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 18/10/2026: Movies, Greenland, and Detectors of Slop Plagiarism [19:50] TR News Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VII - Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part VII - Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks) [19:50] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 17, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_17_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_17_2026.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 17, 2026 [19:50] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2026: Brazil Reduces Deforestation, Some 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Scandals in Insolvency Petition of Reform UK https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_Brazil_Reduces_Deforestation_Some_4_5_Gray_s_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_Brazil_Reduces_Deforestation_Some_4_5_Gray_s_I.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2026: Brazil Reduces Deforestation, Some 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Scandals in Insolvency Petition of Reform UK [19:50] TR News Techrights Links 18/10/2026: TikTok Censors Criticism of MElon, "Trumps Latest Attempt to Be the King", and "Big Tech Oligarchs Have a Terrible Plan for Humanity" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_TikTok_Censors_Criticism_of_MElon_Trump_s_Late.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_TikTok_Censors_Criticism_of_MElon_Trump_s_Late.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 18/10/2026: TikTok Censors Criticism of MElon, "Trumps Latest Attempt to Be the King", and "Big Tech Oligarchs Have a Terrible Plan for Humanity" [19:50] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [19:50] TR News Techrights Slop is "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU." https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Slop_is_just_a_hobby_won_t_be_big_and_professional_like_GNU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Slop_is_just_a_hobby_won_t_be_big_and_professional_like_GNU.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop is "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU." [19:50] TR News Techrights UbuntuBuzz is LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/UbuntuBuzz_is_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/UbuntuBuzz_is_LLM_Slop.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights UbuntuBuzz is LLM Slop [19:50] TR News Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Corrupt Media Benefits Corrupt Officials (the Case of IBM) [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_ICEYE_SAR_Smol_Servers_and_Starting_an_.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: ICEYE/SAR, Smol Servers, and Starting an Open Access Journal [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Gemini_Links_19_10_2026_Orchids_Reducing_GAFAM_Reliance_and_Dep.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 19/10/2026: Orchids, Reducing GAFAM Reliance, and Deploying on OpenBSD [19:50] TR News Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM CEO Boasts to the Media About "AI" Momentum While Sacking His Workers Who Worked On It [19:52] TR News Puppybreaker says "Daniel Pocock apparently failed to turn up for his hearing against Reform UK". Funny that! Puppybreaker NEVER showed up for ANY hearings. Nor did his women-strangling quasi-necrophile buddy. http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/20/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_112_Out_of_200_Strangles_Women_Then_Refus.shtml [19:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 112 Out of 200: Strangles Women, Then Refuses to Even Attend Any of His Own Hearings About It [19:53] TR News So he seems to have a poor taste in words, accusing people of not attending hearings when he himself never did either. Never throw stones in house of Windows. ● Oct 19 [20:00] TR News Got EPO leaks to publish tonight [20:01] TR News EPO strikes will carry on next year. We'll also pursue the Court of Appeal next year https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/court-of-appeal-home/ [20:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.judiciary.uk | Court of Appeal - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary [20:39] TR News Some idiot said: "I assume Techrights is outraged, outraged by someone not showing up in person for their court date" ... that was said to Puppybreaker, who NEVER shows up for hearings! [20:39] TR News So this is backfiring badly already (on hypocritical puppybreaker) [20:40] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Oct 19 [21:02] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:31] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Oct 19 [22:02] TR News Techrights 'Cocaine King' Campinos Doesn't Have Sufficient Votes to Carry On Unchallenged, But He Has 2 More Months to Bribe Voters With 'Cooperation Money' https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Cocaine_King_Campinos_Doesn_t_Have_Sufficient_Votes_to_Carry_On.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Cocaine_King_Campinos_Doesn_t_Have_Sufficient_Votes_to_Carry_On.gmi [22:02] TR News Techrights EPO Strikes Will Carry on Until End of This Year (as We Predicted), Will Likely Continue Next Year/s https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/EPO_Strikes_Will_Carry_on_Until_End_of_This_Year_as_We_Predicte.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/EPO_Strikes_Will_Carry_on_Until_End_of_This_Year_as_We_Predicte.gmi [22:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 'Cocaine King' Campinos Doesn't Have Sufficient Votes to Carry On Unchallenged, But He Has 2 More Months to Bribe Voters With 'Cooperation Money' [22:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO Strikes Will Carry on Until End of This Year (as We Predicted), Will Likely Continue Next Year/s [22:03] TR News Techrights Techrights Search One Year Later https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Techrights_Search_One_Year_Later.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Techrights_Search_One_Year_Later.gmi [22:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Search One Year Later [22:03] TR News (NEW): Audacious 4.6.2 Open-Source Media Player Released with Wayland Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Audacious_4_6_2_Open_Source_Media_Player_Released_with_Wayland_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Audacious_4_6_2_Open_Source_Media_Player_Released_with_Wayland_.gmi [22:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audacious 4.6.2 Open-Source Media Player Released with Wayland Improvements [22:03] TR News (NEW): Gentoo-Based MocaccinoOS 26.10 Released with COSMIC 1.10 and KDE Plasma 6.7.5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Gentoo_Based_MocaccinoOS_26_10_Released_with_COSMIC_1_10_and_KD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/19/Gentoo_Based_MocaccinoOS_26_10_Released_with_COSMIC_1_10_and_KD.gmi [22:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Gentoo-Based MocaccinoOS 26.10 Released with COSMIC 1.10 and KDE Plasma 6.7.5 ● Oct 19 [06:14] TR News "For more than 20 minutes, Washtenaw County deputies kept their guns trained on the 34-year-old Navy veteran John Andrew Jenuwine" https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-10-18/michigan-police-gunfire-navy-veteran-23187381.html | Source: Stars And Stripes [06:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Watched him die: How a Michigan police chase ended in gunfire and a dead Navy veteran | Stars and Stripes [06:35] TR News "'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tommy-teepell-abdul-el-sayed-viral-video-town-hall-josh-hawley | Source: Marisa Kabas [06:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thehandbasket.co | 'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist ties [06:38] TR News "Few wars in recent history have been so black-and-white: Russia is the guilty party that invaded Ukraine for no good reason." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-putin/689067/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-putin/689067/ ) [06:38] TR News "Donald Trump has now abandoned pretense and is openly aiding the Kremlin in its war against a friend and partner of the U.S." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/ | Source: The Atlantic [06:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/ ) [06:39] TR News "Not voting is the leading cause of unwanted presidencies" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-17/southern-california-no-kings-protests | Source: Los Angeles Times [06:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | 'No Kings' protesters in L.A. rally behind voter participation - Los Angeles Times [06:39] TR News "The rallies also came amid escalating disputes over voting access." https://www.salon.com/2026/10/18/no-kings-wants-voters-not-just-crowds/ | Source: Salon [06:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-"No Kings" wants voters, not just crowds - Salon.com [06:39] TR News "The practice of mobilization of bodies is really helpful, especially in New York City, where youre trying to mobilize many thousands of people" https://truthout.org/articles/no-kings-shifts-focus-to-midterms-with-early-voting-day-of-action/ | Source: TruthOut [06:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-truthout.org | No Kings Shifts Focus to Midterms With Early Voting Day of Action | Truthout ● Oct 19 [08:15] TR News for all the problems with the questioner, the article glosses over the problem that no answer was provided ... https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tommy-teepell-abdul-el-sayed-viral-video-town-hall-josh-hawley [08:15] TR News "Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war" https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-donald-trump-is-helping-russia-win-the-war-2/ [08:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war [08:15] TR News "JD Vances Biggest Problem | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/article/216750/jd-vance-trump-successor-2028-biggest-problem [08:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-newrepublic.com | JD Vances Biggest Problem | The New Republic [08:16] TR News He wants Russia to win https://kyivindependent.com/i-want-this-war-end-trump-defends-pro-russian-policies-in-scathing-diatribe-against-zelensky-2/ https://guides.loc.gov/health-us-presidents/25th-amendment [08:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | 'I want this war end' Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky [08:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-guides.loc.gov | 25th Amendment Titles - Health of United States Presidents - Research Guides at Library of Congress ● Oct 19 [13:31] TR News Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor [13:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-israeli-settlers-attack-european-diplomats-beat-french-mayor ) [13:34] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Defends Russia Sanctions Waivers, Zelenskyy Warns Of Consequences https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-war/33878954.html [13:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Defends Russia Sanctions Waivers, Zelenskyy Says Kyiv Attacked Without Early Warning From Partners [13:34] TR News Zelensky holds US talks as Convicted Felon accuses him of not wanting peace https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-zelensky-war-trump-peace-russia-sanctions [13:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-zelensky-war-trump-peace-russia-sanctions ) [13:35] TR News Who capped Starlink in Ukraine? MElon, Convicted Felon and Rubio give three different answers https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20261018-who-capped-starlink-in-ukraine-musk-trump-and-rubio-give-three-different-answers [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20261018-who-capped-starlink-in-ukraine-musk-trump-and-rubio-give-three-different-answers ) [13:35] TR News Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg kills one, sets refinery ablaze https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone-attack [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone-attack ) [13:35] TR News The coming cruel winter: Ukrainians brace for the worst amid Russia's air campaign https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3083257/the-coming-cruel-winter-ukrainians-brace-for-the-worst-amid-russia-s-air-campaign [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | The coming cruel winter: Ukrainians brace for the worst amid Russia's air campaign - LRT [13:35] TR News Ukrainian Officials Slam Convicted Felon's Waiver Of Russia Sanctions As Rubio Defends Move https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-waiver-trump-rubio/33878767.html [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukrainian Officials Slam Trump's Waiver Of Russia Sanctions As Rubio Defends Move [13:35] TR News Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine After Latest Onslaught On Energy Facilities https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks-zelenskyy-airports/33878787.html [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeking Blackout In Ukraine After Latest Onslaught On Energy Facilities [13:35] TR News Zelensky Says Convicted Felon Risks Historic Mistake If He Backs Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-russia-war.html [13:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/ukraine-starshield-russia-war.html ) [13:36] TR News Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for Now https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/ukraine-sudan-tps-trump.html [13:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/ukraine-sudan-tps-trump.html ) [13:36] TR News Russia pounds Kyiv as Rubio urges Ukraine's Zelensky to 'focus' on ending the war https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-as-rubio-denies-us-paused-intel-sharing-with-ukraine [13:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261019-live-russian-strikes-pound-kyiv-as-rubio-denies-us-paused-intel-sharing-with-ukraine ) [13:36] TR News Lithuanian minister says Sunday drone crash was part of Ukrainian attack on St Petersburg https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3087078/lithuanian-minister-says-sunday-drone-crash-was-part-of-ukrainian-attack-on-st-petersburg [13:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian minister says Sunday drone crash was part of Ukrainian attack on St Petersburg - LRT [13:36] TR News Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rubio-says-ukraine-and-russia-should-be-focused-on-ending-the-war [13:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war | The Straits Times [13:37] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Defends Plans to Ease Russia Sanctions and Hints at a Hostage Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-hostage-negotiations.html [13:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions-hostage-negotiations.html ) [13:37] TR News Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-signs-free-trade-pact-with-european-countries-including-norway-switzerland [13:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations | The Straits Times [13:39] TR News Stopping A7 means seeing the Russian party behind the payment https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/stopping-a7-means-seeing-the-russian-party-behind-the-payment/ [13:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Stopping A7 means seeing the Russian party behind the payment | The Strategist [13:39] TR News Drones Turn the Black Sea Into Earth's Deadliest Waters as Suspected Russian Strikes Creep Toward NATO Shores https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/suspected-russian-drone-attacks-black-sea-shipping-1826319 [13:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Drones Turn the Black Sea Into Earth's Deadliest Waters as Suspected Russian Strikes Creep Toward NATO Shores | IBTimes UK ● Oct 19 [14:04] TR News Planet Earth and Brazils Election https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/amazon-brazil-election-climate-france-alberta.html [14:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/amazon-brazil-election-climate-france-alberta.html ) [14:07] TR News Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro clash in bitter debate ahead of election runoff https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff [14:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff ) [14:12] TR News Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro clash in bitter debate ahead of election run-off https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261019-brazil-lula-bolsonaro-debate-election-runoff [14:37] TR News China reveals advanced nuclear sub was used to test fire missile https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reveals-advanced-nuclear-sub-was-used-to-test-fire-missile [14:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China reveals advanced nuclear sub missile test | The Straits Times ● Oct 19 [16:44] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [16:45] *nobody (~nobody@zwdvsm2nmk9p2.irc) has joined #techpol ● Oct 19 [18:32] TR News "I've recently read Gil Durn's book, "Nerd Reich, The - Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy". I'm currently reading Anne Applebaum's book, "Autocracy, Inc - The Dictators Who Want to Run the World". Both have chapters which are highly relevant to current events, including TR/TM. Next up will be "Careless People: A story of where I used to work" by Sarah Wynn-Williams." [18:33] TR News Sarah Wynn-Williams work discussed last night in IRC ● Oct 19 [19:34] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:36] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techpol [19:37] *admfubar (~admfubar@um5xx7msc5b8y.irc) has joined #techpol [19:42] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/maga-trump/ [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | MAGA's house is burning down and it's Joe Biden's fault - Raw Story [19:43] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-bots-datacenter/ [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump's MAGA army just got blown up literally - Raw Story [19:53] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Oct 19 [20:40] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #techpol