●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, March 21, 2025 ●● ● Mar 21 [00:06] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:31] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 21 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200325.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-200325.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-200325.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-200325.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, March 20, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200325.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200325.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-200325.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-200325.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, March 20, 2025 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-03-20.txt ● Mar 21 [03:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 21 [04:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [04:42] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [04:42] TR News Techrights Hidden from coroners and the public: tech industry cultural contagion https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Hidden_from_coroners_and_the_public_tech_industry_cultural_cont.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Hidden_from_coroners_and_the_public_tech_industry_cultural_cont.gmi [04:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Hidden from coroners and the public: tech industry cultural contagion [04:53] TR News "99% of forbes content are branded contents, so paid by the companies to appear as good places to work or good places to work with" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptdpy5p [04:53] TR News "If youre a greedy racist pig like Alvind. Or a F@t d-mb j3rk like Krabanaugh you can be a total A H0le beholden to their p1mps on Wall Street IBM is great. You get Stock valued at 86 and 37 million dollars respectively." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptdpy5p [04:54] TR News "They should go after Infosys, Tata Consulting and IBM Consulting next ....these illegitimates have gotten rich off the US taxpayers for doing little or nothing of value. Time to cut the cord and let them drift into oblivion with nothing on the horizon." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptgzm79 [04:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptgzm79 ) [04:57] TR News "The list of affected departments, teams, and locations, as reported by insiders to the media, is extensive. Leaderships failure to communicate and provide official numbers is concerning. I suppose theyve realized that offshoring thousands of jobs wouldnt be well-received." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptp8fw4 [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptp8fw4 ) [04:58] TR News "Anyone with partner or global in their BS title" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39 [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39 ) ● Mar 21 [05:01] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 20, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_March_20_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_March_20_2025.gmi [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 20, 2025 [05:01] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Today_in_Techrights.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Today_in_Techrights.1.gmi [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:01] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:02] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:23] TR News (NEW): 1.5 Years Since Tux Machines Moved to the UK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/1_5_Years_Since_Tux_Machines_Moved_to_the_UK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/1_5_Years_Since_Tux_Machines_Moved_to_the_UK.gmi [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 1.5 Years Since Tux Machines Moved to the UK ● Mar 21 [06:29] TR News Techrights Slappification: Using More SLAPP to Cover Up SLAPP and Chaining SLAPPs (From Microsoft) in a Failed Bid to Censor Techrights https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Slappification_Using_More_SLAPP_to_Cover_Up_SLAPP_and_Chaining_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Slappification_Using_More_SLAPP_to_Cover_Up_SLAPP_and_Chaining_.gmi [06:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slappification: Using More SLAPP to Cover Up SLAPP and Chaining SLAPPs (From Microsoft) in a Failed Bid to Censor Techrights [06:38] TR News In defense of Richard Stallman v2 https://felipec.wordpress.com/2024/10/16/richard-stallman-v2/ [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-felipec.wordpress.com | In defense of Richard Stallman v2 | Felipe Contreras [06:39] TR News The Linux Foundation is wrong about sanctions https://felipec.wordpress.com/2024/10/26/linux-foundation-sanctions/ [06:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-felipec.wordpress.com | The Linux Foundation is wrong about sanctions | Felipe Contreras [06:45] TR News (NEW): Linux drama: Rust advocates respond nonsense https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Linux_drama_Rust_advocates_respond_nonsense.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Linux_drama_Rust_advocates_respond_nonsense.gmi [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux drama: Rust advocates respond nonsense [06:45] TR News (NEW): Rust doesn't belong in the Linux kernel; its all about ideology https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Rust_doesn_t_belong_in_the_Linux_kernel_it_s_all_about_ideology.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Rust_doesn_t_belong_in_the_Linux_kernel_it_s_all_about_ideology.gmi [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Rust doesn't belong in the Linux kernel; its all about ideology [06:50] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:56] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 21 [07:24] TR News Techrights Speak More About the GNU Manifesto (40 Years Old This Month), It Helps Remind People That GNU/Linux Was Started by Richard Stallman and the Ultimate Goal is Freedom https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Speak_More_About_the_GNU_Manifesto_40_Years_Old_This_Month_It_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Speak_More_About_the_GNU_Manifesto_40_Years_Old_This_Month_It_H.gmi [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Speak More About the GNU Manifesto (40 Years Old This Month), It Helps Remind People That GNU/Linux Was Started by Richard Stallman and the Ultimate Goal is Freedom [07:37] TR News Stallman y la revolucin del software libre https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nkoqlGxTFNI [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nkoqlGxTFNI ) [07:37] TR News Congrats to Emilien ("unixfox") on making yewtu.be fully functional again http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/29/Emilien_unixfox_Manages_to_Bring_yewtu_be_Big_Instance_of_Invid.shtml [07:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Emilien ("unixfox") Manages to Bring yewtu.be (Big Instance of Invidious) Back [07:40] TR News 2% in France still on Vista 7??? https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france/#monthly-200902-202503 upgrade to GNU/Linux [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Windows Version Market Share France | Statcounter Global Stats [07:45] TR News (NEW): Choose Freedom, Not Trialware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Choose_Freedom_Not_Trialware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Choose_Freedom_Not_Trialware.gmi [07:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Choose Freedom, Not Trialware [07:50] TR News (NEW): NXPs FRDM i.MX 91 Board Provides Low-Power Solution for Linux-Based IoT Systems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/NXP_s_FRDM_i_MX_91_Board_Provides_Low_Power_Solution_for_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/NXP_s_FRDM_i_MX_91_Board_Provides_Low_Power_Solution_for_Linux_.gmi [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NXPs FRDM i.MX 91 Board Provides Low-Power Solution for Linux-Based IoT Systems [07:57] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software ● Mar 21 [08:02] TR News Nintendo, Microsoft, EA and others unite to make accessibility messaging a priority https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nintendo-microsoft-ea-and-others-unite-to-make-accessibility-messaging-a-priority [08:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamedeveloper.com | Nintendo, Microsoft, EA and others unite to make accessibility messaging a priority [08:03] TR News PR as in perception management, with "messaging" [08:03] TR News 'Job security is dead...': Viral post exposes grim future for Big Tech employees as firms slash jobs without rehiring https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/job-security-is-dead-viral-post-exposes-grim-future-for-big-tech-employees-as-firms-slash-jobs-without-rehiring-468714-2025-03-20 [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.businesstoday.in | 'Job security is dead...': Viral post exposes grim future for Big Tech employeesas firms slash jobs without rehiring - 'Job security is dead...': Viral post exposes grim future for Big Tech employeesas firms slash jobs without rehiring BusinessToday [08:18] TR News (NEW): LPTK LessPass Compatible Password Manager Designed for GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/LPTK_LessPass_Compatible_Password_Manager_Designed_for_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/LPTK_LessPass_Compatible_Password_Manager_Designed_for_GNOME.gmi [08:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines LPTK LessPass Compatible Password Manager Designed for GNOME [08:20] TR News (NEW): Only one day left to win a piece of free software history in the silent auction https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Only_one_day_left_to_win_a_piece_of_free_software_history_in_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Only_one_day_left_to_win_a_piece_of_free_software_history_in_th.gmi [08:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Only one day left to win a piece of free software history in the silent auction [08:24] TR News Techrights Many Articles About Layoffs Are Still Fake, Still LLM Slop, Even About IBM Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Many_Articles_About_Layoffs_Are_Still_Fake_Still_LLM_Slop_Even_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Many_Articles_About_Layoffs_Are_Still_Fake_Still_LLM_Slop_Even_.gmi [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Many Articles About Layoffs Are Still Fake, Still LLM Slop, Even About IBM Layoffs [08:45] TR News Windows falling to 12% or below https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/gabon/#monthly-200902-202503 [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Gabon | Statcounter Global Stats [08:46] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1240.jpg [08:46] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1590.jpg [08:47] TR News Happy Spring - Finally Rid of Facebook gemini://vigrey.com/journal/happy-spring-finally-rid-of-facebook.gmi [08:47] TR News (NEW): Git 2.49: Faster Packing, Smarter Cloning, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Git_2_49_Faster_Packing_Smarter_Cloning_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Git_2_49_Faster_Packing_Smarter_Cloning_and_More.gmi [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Git 2.49: Faster Packing, Smarter Cloning, and More [08:48] TR News "I finally finished the hat and mitts for my oldest niece." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/emily/20250320.gmi [08:48] TR News "Since the last UK general election, Labour and Lib Dem MPs have taken to interceding with property managing agents for leasehold and freehold dwellings." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-03-21_politicians-intervening-in-leasehold-disputes.gmi [08:51] TR News in which i tear out a fence and remember my fake best friend gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-03-19-2 [08:51] TR News Thus spake the master programmer: time for you to leave. gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/10/05.1 [08:52] TR News "I just found this place and it seems cool!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2547 [08:53] TR News Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed gemini://ploum.net/2023-07-06-stop-trying-to-make-social-networks-succeed.gmi [08:53] TR News (NEW): Huawei Just Made a Weird Flip Phone (And It Doesn't Run Android) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Huawei_Just_Made_a_Weird_Flip_Phone_And_It_Doesn_t_Run_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Huawei_Just_Made_a_Weird_Flip_Phone_And_It_Doesn_t_Run_Android.gmi [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Huawei Just Made a Weird Flip Phone (And It Doesn't Run Android) [08:58] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 21/03/2025: "Happy Spring" and Leaving "The Enterprise" https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Gemini_Links_21_03_2025_Happy_Spring_and_Leaving_The_Enterprise.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Gemini_Links_21_03_2025_Happy_Spring_and_Leaving_The_Enterprise.gmi [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 21/03/2025: "Happy Spring" and Leaving "The Enterprise" [08:58] TR News (NEW): Miracle-WM 0.5 Released with Drag-and-Drop Tiling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Miracle_WM_0_5_Released_with_Drag_and_Drop_Tiling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Miracle_WM_0_5_Released_with_Drag_and_Drop_Tiling.gmi [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Miracle-WM 0.5 Released with Drag-and-Drop Tiling ● Mar 21 [09:03] TR News IBM is laying off thousands of employees and what India could do about it https://dev.ua/en/news/ibm-skorochuie-tysiachi-spivrobitnykiv-i-do-choho-tut-mozhe-buty-indiia-1742486242 [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IBM is laying off thousands of employees and what India could do about it | dev.ua [09:03] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:04] TR News "For example, IBM has significantly more open positions in India than in the US, supporting the assumption that a significant portion of the work is being outsourced." https://dev.ua/en/news/ibm-skorochuie-tysiachi-spivrobitnykiv-i-do-choho-tut-mozhe-buty-indiia-1742486242 [09:05] TR News "IBM is cutting thousands of jobs across multiple locations in the U.S., and its Cloud Classic unit hit especially hard, reports The Register." https://www.inkl.com/news/ibm-cuts-thousands-in-cloud-classic-other-units-report [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.inkl.com | IBM cuts thousands in Cloud Classic, other units: [09:06] *pi_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *pi__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:07] TR News Rewarded for killing IBM "IBM is cutting thousands of jobs across multiple locations in the U.S., and its Cloud Classic unit hit especially hard, reports The Register." https://www.inkl.com/news/ibm-cuts-thousands-in-cloud-classic-other-units-report [09:08] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:13] *techrights-sec2 (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:14] *pi (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:14] *pi_ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:14] *pi__ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:15] *schestowitz-pi (~pi@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [09:15] TR News VLC is not well. On two laptops over here, since 2022, running VLC for a long time can result in RAM running out (usage shooting up). Other media players do not have this issue. One can hope that the VLC team properly tests on Free/libre platforms. [09:18] *pi__ is now known as techtrights-sec6 ● Mar 21 [10:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[12:24] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [12:24] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [12:24] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [12:25] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [12:34] *eidos has quit (connection closed) ● Mar 21 [13:51] TR News "GNOME 48 is a big new release including multiple major enhancements to one of the most-used desktop environments on Linux. There's some big stuff in this one!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/gnome-48-released-with-notification-stacking-performance-improvements-and-initial-hdr-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GNOME 48 released with Notification Stacking, Performance Improvements and initial HDR support | GamingOnLinux [13:51] TR News "See you in a week. Nubby's Number Factory is what the developer calls a "plinko-style roguelike" (everything is a roguelike now apparently?)" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/help-ive-discovered-nubbys-number-factory-a-plinko-style-roguelike-where-you-stop-the-sun-exploding/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Help, I've discovered Nubby's Number Factory, a 'plinko-style roguelike' where you stop the sun exploding | GamingOnLinux [13:51] TR News "While there doesn't seem to have been any announcement from Lenovo yet that I can see, Best Buy in the USA have put up two versions of the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS for pre-order." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/lenovo-legion-go-s-with-steamos-now-on-best-buy-for-pre-order-with-ryzen-z1-extreme-or-ryzen-z2-go/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS now on Best Buy for pre-order with Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Ryzen Z2 Go | GamingOnLinux [13:53] TR News "Chaosmonger Studio developer of ENCODYA, Speedollama, Three Minutes To Eight and Clunky Hero have announced their working on an official video game for the metal band Voivod." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/metal-band-voivod-are-getting-an-official-video-game-from-chaosmonger-studio/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Metal band Voivod are getting an official video game from Chaosmonger Studio | GamingOnLinux [13:54] TR News "Great news for game developers and everyone involved in the industry that isn't at the top of the chain" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/communications-workers-of-america-cwa-announce-an-industry-wide-video-game-union/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Communications Workers of America (CWA) announce an industry-wide video game union | GamingOnLinux [13:55] TR News "Assassins Creed Shadows is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified, so I took a look to see if it deserves the rating." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/assassins-creed-shadows-out-now-steam-deck-verified-but-has-nvidia-problems-on-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Assassin's Creed Shadows out now - Steam Deck Verified but has NVIDIA problems on Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [13:55] TR News "The sun is shining here (a rare event) which is terrible, and of course that means staying inside playing video games right?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/fanatical-launch-a-fresh-elite-collection-steam-deck-play-on-the-go-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fanatical launch a fresh 'Elite Collection' Steam Deck Play on the Go bundle | GamingOnLinux [13:58] TR News "On the Road to Idiocracy" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/03/17/128219 [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | On the Road to Idiocracy - SoylentNews [13:58] TR News "Elon Musk's DOGE-led USAID shutdown was likely unconstitutional, federal judge says" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/usaid-shutdown-unconstitutional-federal-judge-doge [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/usaid-shutdown-unconstitutional-federal-judge-doge ) [13:59] TR News "GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor | MPR News" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/18/state-senator-eichorn-arrested-suspicion-of-soliciting-a-minor [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.mprnews.org | GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor | MPR News [13:59] TR News "Trumps Revenge Campaign" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/political-enemy-retribution-efforts/682095/ [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Revenge Campaign - The Atlantic [13:59] TR News ""I wish you'd be angry." California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-03-20/i-wish-youd-be-angry-democrats-in-congress-face-constituent-rage-over-trump-elon-musk [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | 'I wish you'd be angry.' California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk - Los Angeles Times [13:59] TR News "Trump fires Democratic FTC commissioners" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/trump-fires-democratic-ftc-commissioners [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/trump-fires-democratic-ftc-commissioners ) ● Mar 21 [14:00] TR News "UnitedHealth Group sees big changes coming under Trump administration" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/unitedhealth-group-cms-oz-medicare-advantage [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/unitedhealth-group-cms-oz-medicare-advantage ) [14:00] TR News "Swedish government to hold talks on soaring food prices" https://www.thelocal.se/20250320/swedish-government-to-hold-talks-on-countering-rising-food-prices [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thelocal.se | Swedish government to hold talks on soaring food prices [14:00] TR News "Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts" https://futurism.com/trump-ridiculed-rescue-stranded-astronauts [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts [14:00] TR News "Veterans Furious at Elon Musk" https://futurism.com/veterans-furious-elon-musk [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Veterans Furious at Elon Musk [14:00] TR News "Etats-Unis: un chercheur franais refoul pour avoir exprim une opinion personnelle sur lapolitique mene par ladministration Trump" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-lemonde-fr.translate.goog | Etats-Unis: un chercheur franais refoul pour avoir exprim une opinion personnelle sur lapolitique mene par ladministration Trump [14:00] TR News "FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies" https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=25/03/19/1440251 [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies - SoylentNews [14:01] TR News iophk: this is stenography, not reporting https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-accuses-biden-blocking-spacex-help-sunita-williams-citing-political-reasons-1731979 [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Elon Musk Accuses Biden Of Blocking SpaceX Help To Bring Sunita Williams, NASA Astronauts Home For 'Political Reasons' | IBTimes UK [14:01] TR News cfpb https://www.citizen.org/musk-must-not-escape-cfpb-oversight/ (blocked (censored) by clownflare) [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citizen.org | Musk Must Not Escape CFPB Oversight - Public Citizen [14:02] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Deck, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Games_Steam_Deck_Assassin_s_Creed_Shadows_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Games_Steam_Deck_Assassin_s_Creed_Shadows_and_More.gmi [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Deck, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and More [14:04] TR News Canonical is a buzzwords-spewing machine: "Accelerating AI with open source machine learning infrastructure" https://ubuntu.com//blog/accelerating-ai-with-open-source-machine-learning-infrastructure [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Accelerating AI with open source machine learning infrastructure | Ubuntu [14:07] TR News "Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/paul-weiss-deal-trump-executive-order-withdrawn.html [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands - The New York Times [14:08] TR News Dictatorship like in Russia and lawyers of Navalny https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-20/white-house-rescinds-executive-order-targeting-prominent-law-firm [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-20/white-house-rescinds-executive-order-targeting-prominent-law-firm ) [14:08] TR News "Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China - The New York Times [14:08] TR News "What the Reagan Era Could Teach Musk" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/03/elon-musk-doge-reagan-trump-federal-budget-cuts/682105/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | What the Reagan Era Could Teach Musk - The Atlantic [14:09] TR News "Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Once You Slop, You Cant Stop" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/20/ctrl-alt-speech-once-you-slop-you-cant-stop/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Once You Slop, You Cant Stop | Techdirt [14:11] TR News DOGE https://fair.org/home/leading-papers-give-two-cheers-for-doge/ | Source: FAIR [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Leading Papers Give Two Cheers for DOGE FAIR [14:12] TR News "media outlets that have received foreign funding" https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/03/21/vsquare-orbans-secret-service-to-blacklist-ngos-and-media-outlets | Source: Insight Hungary [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | Vsquare: Orban's secret service to blacklist NGOs and media outlets - InsightHungary [14:12] TR News "Empower young people to think critically about technology, giving them the confidence to navigate the digital world effectively." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/three-ways-to-help-students-learn-about-the-impact-of-technology/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raspberrypi.org | Three ways to help students learn about the impact of technology - 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[14:14] TR News FDA https://www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection | Source: Pro Publica [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | FDA Found Problems at Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths ProPublica [14:14] TR News Russ Vought Reporting https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-russell-vought-prophetic-trump-second-term | Source: Pro Publica [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | ProPublicas Russ Vought Reporting Outlined Trumps Plans for the Federal Government ProPublica [14:15] TR News EPA https://therevelator.org/epa-open-letter/ | Source: The Revelator [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | From EPA Staff: An Open Letter to the American Public The Revelator [14:18] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:19] TR News "Generative AIs use of copyrighted images as training data has been part of a number of debates and legal action" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-be-stealing-your-images-in-more-ways-than-one-as-ai-is-actually-really-good-at-removing-complex-watermarks | Source: Digital Camera World [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | AI could be stealing your photos in more ways than one as AI is actually really good at removing complex watermarks | Digital Camera World [14:19] TR News "Under new law, members of the public who buy illegal IPTV packages face 700 euro fines." https://torrentfreak.com/new-pirate-iptv-law-how-subscribers-inform-authorities-who-to-fine-e750-250320/ | Source: Torrent Freak [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Pirate IPTV Law: How Subscribers Will Inform Authorities Who to Fine 750 * TorrentFreak [14:21] TR News "For the seventh consecutive year of growth, the Italian recorded music market firmly establishes its vitality with an overall increase of 8.5% last year." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/19/italy-third-largest-music-market-in-eu/ | Source: Digital Music News [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/19/italy-third-largest-music-market-in-eu/ ) [14:21] TR News "A judge has dismissed a number of state-law claims in Limp Bizkits unpaid-royalties lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG)." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/limp-bizkit-lawsuit-universal-music/ | Source: Digital Music News [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/limp-bizkit-lawsuit-universal-music/ ) [14:22] TR News "The industry has urged the government to review the legality of using copyrighted data for AI training, suggesting amendments to the Copyright Act and clarifying fair dealing exceptions." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-model-training-on-copyrighted-data-needs-public-review-industry/articleshow/119268063.cms | Source: India Times [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | AI model training on copyrighted data needs public review: Industry - The Economic Times [14:22] TR News "Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world where other search engines have a real chance to compete?" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/how-do-you-solve-problem-google-search-courts-must-enable-competition-while | Source: EFF [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | How Do You Solve a Problem Like Google Search? Courts Must Enable Competition While Protecting Privacy. | Electronic Frontier Foundation [14:22] TR News "This is why algorithms tend to be viewed as villains these days" https://www.vox.com/even-better/404896/spotify-youtube-apple-music-amazon-playlists | Source: Vox [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spotify, YouTube, and Apple use algorithms to feed you music. You can make them better. | Vox [14:23] TR News "I suggest everyone that uses cloud infrastructure for hosting set-up a billing limit to avoid an unexpected bill in case they're caught in the cross-hairs of a negligent company." https://sethmlarson.dev/i-fear-for-the-unauthenticated-web | Source: Seth Michael Larson [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sethmlarson.dev | I fear for the unauthenticated web [14:24] TR News "Over at the FCC theyve already killed net neutrality. Theyve butchered the agencys efforts to stop racial discrimination in fiber deployments." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/20/trump-fcc-boss-to-destroy-whatevers-left-of-u-s-broadband-consumer-protection/ | Source: Techdirt [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump FCC Boss To Destroy Whatevers Left Of U.S. Broadband Consumer Protection | Techdirt [14:24] TR News "My recent decision to switch to TIM, one of Italys largest telecom providers, turned into a frustrating experience filled with technical glitches, hidden fees, and customer service challenges." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-03-20-switchmno | Source: Eliseo Martelli [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eliseomartelli.it | Im Regretting Switching MNO | Eliseo Martelli [14:25] TR News "The trendsetting Scandinavian nation plans to end four centuries of universal letter delivery. Other countries are watching this social experiment." https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0320/The-joy-of-a-letter.-Maybe-not-in-Denmark | Source: CS Monitor [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The joy of a letter. Maybe not in Denmark. - CSMonitor.com [14:25] TR News "To strengthen his grip on power, Haibatullah has institutionalized gender apartheid, isolated Afghanistan from the international community" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/20/talibans-deepening-divisions-a-regime-at-the-edge-of-chaos/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | Talibans Deepening Divisions: A Regime at the Edge of Chaos - Modern Diplomacy [14:25] TR News "What weve seen over the past forty years is that the vast majority of economic growth has been captured by the top 1 percent." https://jacobin.com/2025/03/gdp-wealth-inequality-neoliberal-policy/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Rising GDP Lifts Only the Boats of the Wealthy Few [14:26] TR News "Black men drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I were significantly more likely to join the NAACP and to play key leadership roles in the early Civil Rights Movement" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/how-world-war-i-veterans-shaped-the-civil-rights-movement/ | Source: Harvard University [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | How World War I veterans shaped Civil Rights Movement Harvard Gazette [14:27] TR News "The journalists were detained for about two hours at a police station, where they were warned not to broadcast such content, and released without charge. Risaala had resumed operations by the evening." https://cpj.org/2025/03/somali-journalist-killed-in-al-shabaab-bombing-at-least-22-others-arrested-for-reporting-attack/ | Source: CPJ [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Somali journalist killed in Al-Shabaab bombing, at least 22 others arrested for reporting attack - Committee to Protect Journalists [14:28] TR News "The Iranian-backed Houthis, who control Sanaa and govern more than 70% of the countrys population, have been fighting a Saudi-backed coalition since 2015." https://cpj.org/2025/03/yemeni-journalist-disappears-after-threats-from-houthi-group/ | Source: CPJ [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Yemeni journalist disappears after threats from Houthi group - Committee to Protect Journalists [14:28] TR News "Voice of America is supposed to operate independently of any presidential administration which naturally makes it a prime target of Trump." https://eu.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2025/03/17/trump-kari-lake-voice-of-america-fake-news/82494662007/ | Source: Gannett [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://eu.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2025/03/17/trump-kari-lake-voice-of-america-fake-news/82494662007/ ) [14:28] TR News "Funding cuts and layoffs at Voice of America and Radio Free Asia will reduce reporting on Xinjiang and Tibet." https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/18/trump-voa-radio-free-asia-shut-down-china-reporting-xinjiang-tibet/ | Source: Foreign Policy [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-foreignpolicy.com | Trump's Cuts to Voice of America, Radio Free Asia Will Limit China Reporting [14:30] TR News "US President Donald Trump last week cut funding for international public radio stations Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, which broadcast programmes aligned with democratic values to millions of listeners around the world." https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250319-trump-mutes-voice-of-america-rfe-rl-makes-space-for-russian-and-chinese-influence | Source: France24 [14:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250319-trump-mutes-voice-of-america-rfe-rl-makes-space-for-russian-and-chinese-influence ) [14:31] TR News "Critics have called the move a setback for democracy but Beijing's state newspaper Global Times denounced VOA for its "appalling track record" in reporting on China and said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag"." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwzmj9v34o | Source: BBC [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | 'Discarded like a dirty rag': Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America [14:31] TR News "Trump's order is a blow to America's "soft power" and to dissidents battling anti-American authoritarian regimes." https://reason.com/volokh/2025/03/16/trumps-awful-decision-to-gut-voice-of-america-and-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/ | Source: Reason [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-reason.com | Trump's Awful Decision to Gut Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [14:32] TR News "Whatever. Id rather they fix it than kill it. They wanted it dead, and now it is." https://doc.searls.com/2025/03/20/its-over/ | Source: Doc Searls [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Its Over Doc Searls Weblog [14:32] TR News "The news, interview and panel programme airs for 45 minutes four days a week at 12.15pm on BBC Two with a longer programme on Wednesdays to take in Prime Ministers Questions." https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/politics-live-presenter-jo-coburn-to-leave-bbc-after-28-years/ | Source: Press Gazette [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to leave BBC after 28 years - Press Gazette [14:32] TR News "Khehtran disappeared on March 13 from his home district of Barkhan in Balochistan province" https://cpj.org/2025/03/exiled-pakistani-journalists-brothers-abducted-another-journalist-disappears/ | Source: CPJ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Exiled Pakistani journalists brothers abducted, another journalist disappears - Committee to Protect Journalists [14:33] TR News "Between the lines: What some see as an effort to erase "wokeness" and DEI initiatives, is a battle over how America accepts, acknowledges or edits its pasts, Axios' Delano Massey writes." https://www.axios.com/2025/03/20/trump-anti-dei-purge-erasing-military | Source: Axios [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/20/trump-anti-dei-purge-erasing-military ) [14:33] TR News "According to internet monitoring service NetBlocks, the disruptions began early Wednesday." https://therecord.media/turkey-restricts-social-media-imamoglu-arrest | Source: The Record [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Turkey restricts social media following arrest of presidents main rival | The Record from Recorded Future News [14:33] TR News "In its March 12 decision, the HAAC also withdrew Benin Web TV director Paul Arnaud Deguenons press card over his outlets January 21 and 23 reporting that said the HAAC presented erroneous figures to parliaments budget committee and its president demanded a new official car." https://cpj.org/2025/03/benin-web-tv-suspended-for-reporting-on-media-regulators-budget/ | Source: CPJ [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Bnin Web TV suspended for reporting on media regulators budget - Committee to Protect Journalists [14:34] TR News "This measure was apparently taken by the American authorities because the researchers phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friends in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administrations research policy" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained | Source: The Guardian UK [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found | US news | The Guardian [14:34] TR News "According to France's research minister Philippe Baptiste" https://boingboing.net/2025/03/20/french-scientist-denied-entry-to-us-after-a-search-of-his-phone-revealed-messages-critical-of-trump.html | Source: BoingBoing [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/03/20/french-scientist-denied-entry-to-us-after-a-search-of-his-phone-revealed-messages-critical-of-trump.html ) [14:34] TR News "Adelsons support for the administrations campaign to stifle criticism of Israel on college campuses isnt a new focus, but her alignment with the levers of state powers to implement her vision are unprecedented." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-israeli-american-trump-mega-donor-behind-speech-crackdowns/ | Source: Truthdig [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-israeli-american-trump-mega-donor-behind-speech-crackdowns/ ) [14:35] TR News "The detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil stands in a long tradition of the US government using border policy as a tool for political control" https://jacobin.com/2025/03/trump-deportations-red-scare-khalil/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Trumps Deportations Are a Throwback to Red Scare Politics [14:35] TR News "The First Amendment protects speech many of us find wrongheaded or deeply offensive, including anti-Israel advocacy and even antisemitic advocacy." https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-statement-from-constitutional-law-scholars-on-columbia | Source: ACLU [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia | ACLU [14:51] TR News "In a statement to a local news agency, Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor said the disruptions affected services that rely on foreign server infrastructure and recommended that local organizations switch to Russian hosting providers." https://therecord.media/russia-websites-dark-reported-cloudflare-block | Source: The Record [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Major web services go dark in Russia amid reported Cloudflare block | The Record from Recorded Future News [14:51] TR News "FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, the senior Democratic Commissioner, announced hes leaving the agency this spring." https://insidetowers.com/geoffrey-starks-to-leave-fcc/ | Source: Inside Towers [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Geoffrey Starks to Leave FCC - Inside Towers [14:51] TR News "Lina joined the team to reverse engineer the M1 GPU kernel interface, and found herself writing the worlds first Rust Linux GPU kernel driver." https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/asahi_linux_asahi_lina/ | Source: The Register UK [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Asahi Linux loses another prominent dev as GPU guru quits The Register [14:52] TR News "Ampere was established in 2018 in Silicon Valley with the backing from Carlyle Group and Oracle with an aim to develop CPUs tailored for the needs of cloud service providers (CSPs), which the company calls 'cloud-native' processors." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-to-acquire-arm-cpus-for-datacenter-firm-ampere-in-usd6-5-billion-cash-deal | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | SoftBank to acquire Arm CPUs for datacenter firm Ampere in $6.5 billion cash deal | Tom's Hardware [14:52] TR News "Her message was clear: we need a world resilient to the outsized power of Zuckerbergian billionaire emperors." https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-79/ | Source: Molly White [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.citationneeded.news | Issue 79 Mundus sine Caesaribus [14:52] TR News "But trying to put an intellectual gloss on Trumpist international economic policy is sanewashing that misinforms readers rather than helping their understanding." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-emperors-new-philosophy | Source: Paul Krugman [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Emperors New Philosophy - Paul Krugman [14:53] TR News "But if you were to look just at youth, the United States wouldn't even make it to the top 60" https://www.dw.com/en/why-happiness-matters-for-democracy/a-71962896 | Source: Deutsche Welle [14:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why happiness matters for democracy DW 03/20/2025 [14:54] TR News "The recall is related to a cosmetic applique on the vehicles exterior, which is attached to the rest of the truck by a kind of glue" https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-cybertrucks-made-with-the-wrong-glue-hit-with-yet-another-sticky-recall/ | Source: Wired [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue | WIRED [14:54] TR News "Maximizing the global deployment of rooftop solar could play a crucial role in preventing global temperatures from surpassing the 1.5C threshold by 2050, while addressing significant climate justice concerns, a new study finds." https://www.theenergymix.com/global-rooftop-solar-generation-could-help-hold-warming-below-1-5c/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/global-rooftop-solar-generation-could-help-hold-warming-below-1-5c/ ) [14:54] TR News "The protection of old-growth and natural forests is part of the EU's biodiversity strategy, to which Finland has committed" https://yle.fi/a/74-20150836 | Source: YLE [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Scientists, conservation groups slam government over protection of old-growth forests | Yle News | Yle [14:55] TR News "In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise." https://www.sciencealert.com/its-the-first-world-day-for-glaciers-and-scientists-are-concerned | Source: Science Alert [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-It's The First World Day For Glaciers And Scientists Are Concerned : ScienceAlert [14:55] TR News "In response to this alarming retreat, 2025 was proclaimed the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation by the United Nations General Assembly, which also established the first annual World Day for Glaciers on March 21." https://www.dw.com/en/how-bad-is-glacier-melt-and-why-does-it-matter/a-71985326 | Source: Deutsche Welle [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How bad is glacier melt and why does it matter? DW 03/21/2025 [14:56] TR News "The answer is that Bernie is right. In the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), conducted triennially by the Federal Reserve, the median working-age (2564) household, excluding active business owners, reported its normal income as $73,175 per annum, and had $4,521 in transaction balances" https://jacobin.com/2025/03/bernie-sanders-paycheck-savings-debate/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Bernie Is Right: 60% of Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck [14:57] TR News "The government says the process targets those who have obtained the nationality illegally" https://www.semafor.com/article/03/19/2025/kuwait-strips-tens-of-thousands-of-citizens-of-nationality | Source: Semafor Inc [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kuwait strips tens of thousands of citizens of nationality | Semafor [14:58] TR News "But sadly, as I told The New York Times, my friend who was once a fun outside-the-box thinker is now a drone blindly subservient to a corrupt billionaire on a self-enriching power trip." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-elon-musk-doge-steve-davis-friend-1235300013/ | Source: Rolling Stone [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | My Old Friend Steve Davis Is Helping Elon Musk Destroy America [14:58] TR News "China has practiced co-ordinated satellite maneuvers in space that resemble aerial combat, according to a US Space Force General." https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/us_space_force_warns_chinese/ | Source: The Register UK [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Space Force warns of Chinese satellites 'dogfighting' The Register [14:58] TR News "Not content to wait for open letters to influence the European Commission" https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/dutch_parliament_us_tech/ | Source: The Register UK [14:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Time to ditch US tech services, says Dutch parliament The Register [14:59] TR News "Cadets said the war in Ukraine and global political tensions have strengthened their commitment to national defence and increased their dedication to service." https://yle.fi/a/74-20150767 | Source: YLE [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Fewer conscripts drop out of Finnish military training as motivation rises | Yle News | Yle ● Mar 21 [15:09] TR News "film crossings for social media" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/20/channel-migrants-offered-discounts-filming-crossing-social-media/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/20/channel-migrants-offered-discounts-filming-crossing-social-media/ ) [15:09] TR News "The court heard he was segregated in HMP Belmarsh on the first day of his sentence after saying he had conflict with followers of Islam." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/20/tommy-robinson-isolation-prison-death-threat-muslim-inmates/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/20/tommy-robinson-isolation-prison-death-threat-muslim-inmates/ ) [15:11] TR News "We are witnessing the answer in real time: institutional capture, norm erosion, and the systematic dismantling of accountability mechanisms." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/how-does-this-end | Source: Mike Brock [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | How Does This End? - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [15:12] TR News "shutdown of Education Dept." https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-trumps-shutdown-of-education-dept-shows-disdain-for-constitution/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ffrf.org | FFRF: Trumps shutdown of Education Dept. shows disdain for Constitution Freedom From Religion Foundation [15:12] TR News "dismantling of Education Department" https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/03/20/maine-delegation-say-theyll-challenge-trumps-dismantling-of-education-department/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/03/20/maine-delegation-say-theyll-challenge-trumps-dismantling-of-education-department/ ) [15:25] TR News "Today, we are releasing the minor version 0.4.8.15 which fixes some minor, but annoying, bugs related to bandwidth authority sandbox and a Conflux control port issue." https://forum.torproject.org/t/stable-release-0-4-8-15/17998 | [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.torproject.org | Stable release 0.4.8.15 - Tor Release Announcement - Tor Project Forum [15:26] TR News "Sweden has been plagued by gang [sic] violence for more than a decade and had by far the EU's highest rate of deadly gun violence per capita in 2023, the latest year for which there are comparable statistics." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-20/swedish-government-proposes-bill-to-allow-police-to-use-ai-face-recognition | Source: US News And World Report [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-20/swedish-government-proposes-bill-to-allow-police-to-use-ai-face-recognition ) [15:26] TR News "Many PC users detest Windows OneDrive function, which launches, slurps up your data, and begins sending it to the cloud taking up CPU cycles and broadband bandwidth." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2644173/do-you-want-microsoft-copilot-sniffing-your-onedrive-files-too-late.html | Source: PC World [15:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do you want Microsoft Copilot sniffing your OneDrive files? Too late | PCWorld [15:27] TR News "The company was valued at $6 billion, or $17.65 a share, shortly after going public in 2021. It has since fallen to about $48 million, or $1.78 per share, after a 2023 data breach and resignation of some board members." https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/what-happens-to-your-genetic-data-if-23andme-collapses/ | Source: Harvard University [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.harvard.edu | What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? Harvard Gazette [15:27] TR News "Questions about the future of 23andMe underscore the challenges inherent to a legal system that relies on privacy policies to protect consumer data, while also treating those data as a valuable asset." https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2415835 | Source: NEJM [15:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2415835 ) [15:28] TR News "So its not surprising that concerns about image integrity have gained a lot of attention recently." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/20/tackling-sciences-nasty-photoshop-problem/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Tackling Sciences Nasty Photoshop Problem - The Scholarly Kitchen [15:28] TR News "In this deep dive, we explore how password reset and single sign-on mechanisms have become an intelligence goldmine for attackers" https://sagi.io//the-national-security-case-for-email-plus-addressing/ | [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sagi.io | The National Security Case for Email Plus Addressing [15:28] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [15:28] TR News "Acting U.S. Attorney Julie Beck announced the charges" https://therecord.media/former-michigan-football-assistant-coach-indicted-hacks-athletes | Source: The Record [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Former Michigan football coach indicted in hacks of athlete databases of more than 100 colleges | The Record from Recorded Future News [15:29] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [15:29] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +n #boycottnovell-social [15:29] *coulomb.oftc.net sets mode +t #boycottnovell-social [15:29] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [15:29] TR News "Given that the utility is used by more than 23,000 GitHub repositories" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/critical-github-attack.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical GitHub Attack - Schneier on Security [15:30] TR News Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) https://www.infoworld.com/article/3849245/github-suffers-a-cascading-supply-chain-attack-compromising-ci-cd-secrets.html | Source: InfoWorld [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GitHub suffers a cascading supply chain attack compromising CI/CD secrets | InfoWorld [15:30] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [15:31] TR News Windows TCO: "Hong Kong has passed a law meant to enhance safeguards for the citys key infrastructure systems" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/hong-kong-passes-cybersecurity-law-covering-critical-infrastructure/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK passes cybersecurity law covering 'critical infrastructure' [15:31] TR News Windows TCO: "BlackLock is a relatively new ransomware group. First seen in March 2024" https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/blacklock-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Tripwire [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BlackLock Ransomware: What You Need To Know | Tripwire [15:31] TR News Windows TCO: "In a data breach notice on its website" https://www.securityweek.com/500000-impacted-by-pennsylvania-teachers-union-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/500000-impacted-by-pennsylvania-teachers-union-data-breach/ ) [15:36] TR News Windows TCO: "State-sponsored groups have been exploiting the zero-day since 2017, largely targeting governments" https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-windows-zero-day-exploits-nation-states/ | Source: Scoop News Group [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nation-state groups hit hundreds of organizations with Microsoft Windows zero-day | CyberScoop [15:36] TR News Social Control Media: "We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings" https://truthout.org/audio/we-must-burst-our-algorithmic-bubbles-and-build-together-across-difference/ | Source: TruthOut [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference | Truthout [15:37] TR News "As prescribed by the DSA" https://edri.org/our-work/edri-files-dsa-legal-complaint-against-x/ | Source: EDRI [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edri.org | EDRi files DSA legal complaint against X - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [15:38] TR News "reward hacking" https://futurism.com/openai-stop-ai-lie-cheat-backfired | Source: Futurism [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Scientists' Efforts to Make an AI Lie and Cheat Less Backfired Spectacularly [15:38] TR News "The AI chatbot generated a detailed but completely fictional account claiming the man (we aren't including his name here)" https://boingboing.net/2025/03/20/chatgpt-faces-privacy-violation-for-inventing-a-horrific-murder-case-about-an-innocent-man.html | Source: BoingBoing [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/03/20/chatgpt-faces-privacy-violation-for-inventing-a-horrific-murder-case-about-an-innocent-man.html ) [15:39] TR News "The complainant is a Norwegian citizen residing in XXXXXXXXXX His hometown is Trondheim" https://noyb.eu/sites/default/files/2025-03/OpenAI_complaint_redacted.pdf | Source: NYOB [15:39] TR News "Now, privacy lawyers say this blend of fact and fiction breaches GDPR rules." https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/chatgpt_accuses_man_of_murdering/ | Source: The Register UK [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | ChatGPT falsely says dad is child murderer sparks GDPR gripe The Register [15:40] TR News "OpenAIs highly popular chatbot, ChatGPT, regularly gives false information about people without offering any way to correct it." https://noyb.eu/en/ai-hallucinations-chatgpt-created-fake-child-murderer | Source: NYOB [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | AI hallucinations: ChatGPT created a fake child murderer [15:40] TR News "Specifically, a Hugging Face research team noted, the report left questions about: [...]" https://thenewstack.io/a-hugging-face-project-is-uncovering-deepseek-r1s-secrets/ | Source: The New Stack [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | A Hugging Face Project Is Uncovering DeepSeek-R1s Secrets - The New Stack [15:40] TR News "It looks like Seaton really was sincerely trying an experiment. Then the experiment blew up in his face. Hopefully the bad response will put others off." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/20/newspaper-editorials-written-by-ai-dont-go-down-so-well/ | Source: Pivot to AI [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Newspaper editorials written by AI dont go down so well Pivot to AI [15:40] TR News "The main reason people opt not to automate is because it often takes longer to automate something than it does to just do it manually." https://vale.rocks/posts/build-use-and-improve-tools | Source: Declan Chidlow [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Build, Use, and Improve Tools | Vale.Rocks [15:41] TR News "My fiance and I were on the lookout for a piece of land to build our future home." https://krausefx.com//blog/how-we-used-llms-to-help-us-find-the-perfect-piece-of-land-for-our-future-home | Source: Felix Krause [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krausefx.com | How we used LLMs to help us find the perfect piece of land for our home Felix Krause [15:42] TR News "LLMs simply arent able to handle questions about current events on their own because they dont constantly consume the entire web and know whats going on now, which search engines have taught us to expect over the past few decades." https://birchtree.me/blog/what-people-do-with-an-empty-text-box/ | Source: Matt Birchler [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | What people do with an empty text box [15:42] TR News "He shared his screen with me a surprisingly polished-looking SaaS product that helped small business with their career path." https://nmn.gl/blog/vibe-coding-fantasy | Source: Namanyay Goel [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nmn.gl | Vibe Coding is a Dangerous Fantasy | Ns Blog [15:43] TR News "Statistics come from Menlo Securitys analysis of 750,000 browser-based phishing attacks targeting more than 800 entities detected over the last 12 months." https://www.securityweek.com/browser-security-under-siege-the-alarming-rise-of-ai-powered-phishing/ | Source: Security Week [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/browser-security-under-siege-the-alarming-rise-of-ai-powered-phishing/ ) [15:44] TR News "The crux of the issue in my mind is this: Apple has a lot of good ideas, but they don't have a monopoly on them." https://shapeof.com/archives/2025/3/apple_needs_to_get_out_of_the_way_with_ai.html | [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shapeof.com | Apple Needs to Get Out of the Way With AI [15:45] TR News "This sort of incident is becoming depressingly commonplace. A lengthy outage occurred at the beginning of March which Microsoft also blamed on some dodgy code." https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/outlook_outage_again/ | Source: The Register UK [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Microsoft blames Outlook outage on another dodgy code change The Register [15:45] TR News "Other Windows users are still reporting unexpected Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, crashing SSDs, problems with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2643811/microsoft-issues-emergency-windows-update-to-restore-copilot-app.html | Source: PC World [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft issues emergency Windows update to restore Copilot app | PCWorld [15:46] TR News "Thompson, a former Amazon employee, was in 2022 convicted of stealing the financial information of more than 100 million Capital One credit card applicants and installing cryptomining software on the bank's AWS-hosted servers." https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/capital_one_appeal/ | Source: The Register UK [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Appeals court rules Capital One cracker got off too easily The Register [15:46] TR News "Native bees in the United States are dying due to pesticides, disease and habitat loss." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-swarm-of-people-intent-on-saving-our-bees-180986278/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-swarm-of-people-intent-on-saving-our-bees-180986278/ ) [15:47] TR News "The finding, released this week" https://www.vox.com/even-better/405015/americans-dining-alone-social-isolation-loneliness-world-happiness-report | Source: Vox [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-World Happiness Report 2025: More Americans are eating all their meals alone | Vox [15:47] TR News "However, social media platforms, like TikTok, are designed in ways that may not be conducive to effective psychoeducation." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0319335 | Source: PLOS [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-journals.plos.org | A double-edged hashtag: Evaluation of #ADHD-related TikTok content and its associations with perceptions of ADHD | PLOS One [15:47] TR News "Clinical psychologists gave the more accurate ADHD videos an average rating of 3.6 out of five, while young adults gave them 2.8." https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-03-20/adhd-misinformation-rampant-on-tiktok | Source: US News And World Report [15:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-03-20/adhd-misinformation-rampant-on-tiktok ) [15:48] TR News "The data shows 2,581 children aged 17 and under died from firearm-related incidents in 2023, including accidents, homicides and suicides, with a national rate of nearly four gun deaths per 100,000 children." https://alabamareflector.com/2025/03/20/youth-gun-deaths-in-the-us-have-surged-50-since-2019/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/03/20/youth-gun-deaths-in-the-us-have-surged-50-since-2019/ ) [15:48] TR News "Nothing will radicalize you like seeing another person's garbage in your body" https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/i-thought-my-body-was-safe-from-microplastics-i-was-wrong-1.7486007 | Source: CBC [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | I thought my body was safe from microplastics. I was wrong | CBC Documentaries [15:49] TR News "The Pro Max with GB300 takes its name from the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip" https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/gtc_dell_lenovo_hpe_news/ | Source: The Register UK [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Dell teases 20-petaFLOPS desktop built on Nvidia's GB300 The Register [15:50] TR News "The pair started to think about a whole new academy during business trips to Israel and Ukraine." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/new-military-academy-for-space-cyber/ | Source: Task And Purpose [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | Two West Point grads think it's time for another military academy [15:50] TR News [Old] "painting us all with the broad superhero brush is flattering" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/01/library-staff-are-not-superheroes-guest.html | [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raforall.blogspot.com | RA for All: Library Staff Are Not Superheroes: a Guest Post by Robin Bradford [15:50] TR News "Cambodias sprawling Angkor temple complex unearthed a well-preserved torso" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-undearth-the-torso-of-a-rare-buddha-statue-nearly-100-years-after-they-found-its-head-180986249/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-undearth-the-torso-of-a-rare-buddha-statue-nearly-100-years-after-they-found-its-head-180986249/ ) [15:51] TR News "According to studies published by two separate teams of scientists Thursday" https://www.courthousenews.com/oxygen-detected-in-farthest-galaxy/ | Source: Court House News [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/oxygen-detected-in-farthest-galaxy/ ) [15:52] TR News "true confidence is not about loud pronouncements" https://robertbirming.com/beyond-bragging/ | Source: Robert Birming [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertbirming.com | Beyond bragging | Robert Birming [15:53] TR News "In a world increasingly optimized for alignment rather than truth, for comfort rather than clarity" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-birthday-note-of-gratitude | Source: Mike Brock [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | A Birthday Note of Gratitude - by Mike Brock [15:54] TR News "Fast forward to 2023 and the invention of Gaussian Splatting. Essentially, using computers to work out 3D information" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/when-gaussian-splatting-meets-19th-century-3d-images/ | Source: Terence Eden [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-shkspr.mobi | When Gaussian Splatting Meets 19th Century 3D Images Terence Edens Blog [15:56] TR News "The board Park selected to run this setup is the Raspberry Pi 5 4GB model." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5-powered-wall-arcade-features-a-big-low-res-rgb-led-matrix-display | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Raspberry Pi 5 powered 'wall arcade' features a big, low-res RGB LED matrix display | Tom's Hardware [15:58] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi 5 and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Raspberry_Pi_5_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Raspberry_Pi_5_and_More.gmi [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi 5 and More ● Mar 21 [16:01] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO Leftvers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftvers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftvers.gmi [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO Leftvers [16:03] TR News Techrights Links 21/03/2025: "IBM cuts Thousands" and Outlook Outage Again (Microsoft Looks for Excuses) https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Links_21_03_2025_IBM_cuts_Thousands_and_Outlook_Outage_Again_Mi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Links_21_03_2025_IBM_cuts_Thousands_and_Outlook_Outage_Again_Mi.gmi [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/03/2025: "IBM cuts Thousands" and Outlook Outage Again (Microsoft Looks for Excuses) [16:10] TR News "One of Miracle-WM 0.5s most eye-catching additions is the ability to drag and drop containers." https://linuxiac.com/miracle-wm-0-5-released-with-drag-and-drop-tiling/ | Source: Linuxiac [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Miracle-WM 0.5 Released with Drag-and-Drop Tiling [16:10] TR News Git 2.49: Faster Packing, Smarter Cloning, and More https://linuxiac.com/git-2-49-faster-packing-smarter-cloning-and-more/ [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Git 2.49: Faster Packing, Smarter Cloning, and More [16:11] TR News FSF Blogs: Only one day left to win a piece of free software history in the silent auction http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/only-one-day-left-to-win-a-one-of-a-kind-piece-of-free-software-history [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Only one day left to win a piece of free software history in the silent auction Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:11] TR News LPTK LessPass Compatible Password Manager Designed for GNOME https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/03/lptk-stateless-password-manager/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | LPTK LessPass Compatible Password Manager Designed for GNOME | UbuntuHandbook [16:14] TR News ## Pour suivre les modes et faire comme tout le monde gemini://ploum.net/2025-03-21-se-faire-arnaquer.gmi [16:14] TR News La habitacin de Giovanni gemini://acastillog.flounder.online/gemlog/25/2025-03-21_habitacion-giovanni.gmi [16:15] TR News "Decided to try out switching from Chrome to Gnome Web (Epiphany), with the FreeTube app for my YouTube viewing. Seems to be going alright, although Epiphany stutters when using the scroll wheel, but doesn't when using the touchpad. Not sure what that's all about." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/clseibold/26970 [16:21] TR News "I do miss the innocence and happy ignorance of childhood. We now research the hell out of a potential buy..." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/03/my-first-console/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [16:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brainbaking.com | My First Console | Brain Baking [16:30] TR News "Journalists are taught that if someone says its raining, and someone else say it isnt, your job isnt to quote both sides." https://www.macworld.com/article/2643585/eu-confirms-that-a-portless-iphone-would-be-completely-legal.html | Source: Macworld [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-EU confirms that a portless iPhone would be completely legal | Macworld [16:30] TR News Yesterday I wrote about Go's use of multiple return values and Go types" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoMultipleReturnValuesSimpler | Source: University of Toronto [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [16:31] TR News "As a maintainer of GoReleaser, I try to avoid breaking changes." https://carlosbecker.com/posts/go-custom-marshaling/ | Source: Carlos Becker on Golang [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-carlosbecker.com | Custom YAML marshal/unmarshal with Go [16:49] TR News "I'm not sure how useful this will be, but as I recently built it in another language" https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/03/20/geolocating-a-folder-of-images-with-python | Source: Raymond Camden [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raymondcamden.com | Geolocating a Folder of Images with Python [16:49] TR News "I got thinking about this again recently, with a desire to produce interesting things for the ZX Spectrum Next" https://fuzzix.org/building-the-secondworst-zx-spectrum-emulator-in-the-world-with-perl | [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fuzzix.org | fuzzix dot org :: Building the Second-Worst ZX Spectrum Emulator in the World with Perl [16:50] TR News "So we want to reduce accidental complexity. Which requires identifying accidental complexity. This is subjective" https://aidancully.blogspot.com/2014/07/sources-of-accidental-complexity.html | [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aidancully.blogspot.com | Communicating With Code: Sources of Accidental Complexity [16:50] TR News "Strings are one of the first concepts taught in programming because they are fundamental to handling data." https://thenewstack.io/pythons-built-in-string-tools-every-developer-needs/ | Source: The New Stack [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Python's Built-In String Tools Every Developer Needs - The New Stack [16:51] TR News "We have seen how topology can be defined by working with sets of continuous functions over coverages. Categorically speaking, a coverage is a special case of a sieve, which is defined as a subfunctor of the hom-functor C(-, a)." https://bartoszmilewski.com/2025/03/20/subobject-classifier/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bartoszmilewski.com | Subobject Classifier | Bartosz Milewski's Programming Cafe [16:52] TR News "Liquid Haskell is a tool to verify Haskell programs." https://www.tweag.io/blog/2025-03-20-lh-release/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tweag.io | A hundred pull requests for Liquid Haskell - Tweag [16:53] TR News "After 14 years Im out. All of the WordPress sites I managed have been converted to static sites or Kirby." https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/2025/no-more-wordpress/ | Source: Luke Harris [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lkhrs.com | No more WordPress | Luke's Wild Website [16:56] TR News "But Im getting to the point where even using the mouse is difficult." https://blakewatson.com/journal/my-computer-treats-me-like-a-computer/ | Source: Blake Watson [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blakewatson.com - My computer treats me like a computer [16:57] TR News "One challenge when styling utilities is to provide more value than an inline style without sacrificing versatility." https://tylersticka.com/journal/cowardly-defaults-and-courageous-overrides-with-modern-css/ | Source: Tyler Sticka [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tylersticka.com | Cowardly Defaults and Courageous Overrides with Modern CSS Tyler Sticka [16:57] TR News "In terms of portability, CSS components are often held back by being overly dependent on other components or utilities." https://cloudfour.com/thinks/tips-for-portable-patterns/#keep-css-components-self-contained | Source: Cloud Four Inc [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloudfour.com | Tips for Portable Patterns Cloud Four [16:58] TR News How To Install Bottles on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-bottles-centos-stream-10/ [16:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Bottles on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [16:58] TR News How To Install RQuickShare on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-rquickshare-rocky-linux-9/ [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install RQuickShare on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot [16:59] TR News How To Install Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-tiki-wiki-cms-fedora-41/ [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware on Fedora 41 - idroot [16:59] TR News How To Install NVM on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-nvm-debian-12/ [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install NVM on Debian 12 - idroot [16:59] TR News How To Install RQuickShare on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-rquickshare-ubuntu-24-04/ [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install RQuickShare on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot ● Mar 21 [17:01] TR News >Ask Noah Show 433 | Rescuing LinuxRocks.online https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/433 | [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-podcast.asknoahshow.com | Ask Noah Show Episode 433: Ask Noah Show 433 | Rescuing LinuxRocks.online [17:01] TR News BSD Now 603: Expanding the RAID-Z https://www.bsdnow.tv/603 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 603: Expanding the RAID-Z [17:07] TR News Canonical succumbing to buzzwords and hype-fest "The landscape of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, demanding robust and scalable infrastructure." https://ubuntu.com//blog/accelerating-ai-with-open-source-machine-learning-infrastructure | Source: Ubuntu [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Accelerating AI with open source machine learning infrastructure | Ubuntu [17:09] TR News Mozilla is a joke that writes itself, boosting hostile forces https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/reaching-readers-one-tiktok-at-a-time/ | Source: Mozilla [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | Reaching readers, one TikTok at a time [17:11] TR News "SOMDEVICES has introduced the SMARC RZ/V2N, a System-on-Module based on the Renesas RZ/V2N processor." https://linuxgizmos.com/somdevices-expands-som-lineup-with-%C2%B5smarc-rz-v2n-for-ai-and-vision-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/somdevices-expands-som-lineup-with-%C2%B5smarc-rz-v2n-for-ai-and-vision-applications/ ) [17:11] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). 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[17:12] *Now talking on #boycottnovell-social [17:16] TR News DPU-enabled networking with OpenShift and NVIDIA DPF https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/03/20/dpu-enabled-networking-openshift-and-nvidia-dpf [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | DPU-enabled networking with OpenShift and NVIDIA DPF | Red Hat Developer [17:17] TR News A demonstration of the Network Observability CLI https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/03/20/demonstration-network-observability-cli [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | A demonstration of the Network Observability CLI | Red Hat Developer [17:19] TR News Marketing junk: "In todays economic landscape, IT automation has become a strategic imperative for businesses looking to move faster, optimize productivity and simplify operations." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/start-learning-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-basics | Source: Red Hat Official [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | A no-cost introduction to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform [17:19] TR News More marketing nonsense: "application modernization" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-red-hat-partners-help-meet-your-vm-platform-needs | Source: Red Hat Official [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | How Red Hat partners can help meet your VM platform needs [17:20] TR News 7 new features in the Network Observability CLI 1.8 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/03/20/7-new-features-network-observability-cli-18 [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-developers.redhat.com | 7 new features in the Network Observability CLI 1.8 | Red Hat Developer [17:21] TR News "User management, hardening, network security, software integrity, auditing, certificates, and secrets management are some of the areas with a strong emphasis on telco infrastructure" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mitigating-threats-against-telco-networks-cloud | Source: Red Hat Official [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Mitigating threats against telco networks in the cloud [17:22] TR News "Google Clown Marketplace" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-now-available-on-google-cloud-marketplace | Source: Red Hat Official [17:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform now available on Google Cloud Marketplace [17:23] TR News "OP is mistaken. IBM is on the list but not in the top 10: they are at #50 out of 701 total "large employers". Still though, to be anywhere on the list is farcical. Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers List -- https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-large-employers/ " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptdpy5p [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.forbes.com | NO TITLE [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jptdpy5p ) [17:23] TR News Arvind K :We are targeting expensive dinosaurs jobs to be first outsourced to lower cost areas such as my homeland India https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpvz5vr7 [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpvz5vr7 ) [17:24] TR News "Today is my birthday; I still have my job but Im worried" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv ) [17:24] TR News "Even if you received awards, stocks awards and bonuses lately, it doesnt mean your job is safe: IBM uses this tactic to make employees happy before the storm ; I know it from personal experience" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv [17:25] TR News "280 employees impacted. I am wonder Ing when this will end. I presune when they fire the remaining employees and nov the Jobs to India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpmzjaad [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpmzjaad ) [17:28] TR News "The best thing the IRS could do is hire 10 times as many investigators and go after tax cheating billionaires and companies. Of course that is the last thing Republicans want." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpwhrrk4 [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpwhrrk4 ) [17:33] TR News Probably an "award" someone can pay (bribe) for https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-fast-companys-annual-list-worlds-most-innovative-companies-2025 [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Red Hat named to Fast Companys annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies of 2025 [17:34] TR News "Log in to your existing Red Hat account or create a new account to" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/session-catalog-and-agenda-builder-red-hat-summit-ansiblefest-2025-now-available [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Session catalog and agenda builder for Red Hat Summit & AnsibleFest 2025 now available [17:35] TR News Puff piece cited by the company it is about https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/one-small-step-red-hat-one-giant-leap-edge-compute [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fierce-network.com | One small step for Red Hat, one giant leap for edge compute | Fierce Network [17:36] TR News More buzzwords disguised as substance https://4imag.com/red-hats-vision-open-source-and-the-future-of-ai/ [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-4imag.com | Red Hat's vision: open source and the future of AI [17:37] TR News A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-letter-from-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil [17:40] *TechrightsSocial has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:40] *TechrightsSocial (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Failed to load module HelloWorld. 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[17:42] TR News Exploring Game Engines https://andreldm.com/2025/03/20/game-engines.html [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andreldm.com | Exploring Game Engines [17:43] TR News pgBadger v13.1 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgbadger-v131-released-3040/ [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgBadger v13.1 released [17:45] TR News Sven Hoexter: k8s deployment build-in preStop sleep http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/k8s_deployment_prestop_sleep/ [17:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sven.stormbind.net | k8s deployment build-in preStop sleep [17:46] TR News Munich Higher Regional Court confirms new FRAND [sic] guidelines in VoiceAge vs HMD https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-higher-regional-court-confirms-new-frand-guidelines-in-voiceage-vs-hmd/ FRAND is not fair, it's a monopolistic racket [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Munich Higher Regional Court confirms new FRAND guidelines in VoiceAge vs HMD - JUVE Patent [17:48] TR News $2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Auth Token, authentication patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/20/2000-for-jeffrey-m-gross-entity-auth-token-authentication-patent-prior-art [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | $2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Auth Token, authentication patent prior art Unified Patents [17:48] TR News US judge rejects deportation of researcher accused of having Hamas ties https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250321-us-judge-rejects-deportation-of-researcher-accused-of-having-hamas-ties "patently unconstitutional" [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250321-us-judge-rejects-deportation-of-researcher-accused-of-having-hamas-ties ) [17:48] *pi has quit (Quit: https://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [17:50] TR News $4,000 for TG--2006 Holdings info tracking patents prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/18/4000-for-tg-2006-holdings-info-tracking-patent-prior-art [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | $4,000 for TG--2006 Holdings info tracking patents prior art Unified Patents [17:50] TR News Richard Stallman on Patents (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/20/Richard_Stallman_on_Patents.shtml [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Richard Stallman on Patents [17:51] TR News Narrowly Broad: The Federal Circuits Improper Expansion of Unreviewable Agency Discretion https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/03/expansion-unreviewable-discretion.html [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Narrowly Broad: The Federal Circuit's Improper Expansion of Unreviewable Agency Discretion [17:55] TR News What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Leaking Information of Members (Even in 2025) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/20/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_Leaki.shtml [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Leaking Information of Members (Even in 2025) [17:55] TR News acking, and in particular, to a system and method of tracking information in a business environment. [17:55] TR News Techrights Will Never Capitulate to Threats From Microsofters (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/20/Techrights_Will_Never_Capitulate_to_Threats_From_Microsofters.shtml [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Will Never Capitulate to Threats From Microsofters [17:58] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [17:58] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [17:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:59] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 21 [18:00] TR News Education Minister: better use of EU funds required https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/20.03.2025-education-minister-better-use-of-eu-funds-required.a592313/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Education Minister: better use of EU funds required / Article [18:01] TR News Rise in HIV/AIDS cases in Laos tied to dam and mine projects, NGO official says https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/03/20/laos-hiv-aids-golden-triangle/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/03/20/laos-hiv-aids-golden-triangle/ ) [18:02] TR News South Korea to offer visa-free entry for Chinese visitors to boost tourism https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-offer-visa-free-entry-to-chinese-visitors-to-boost-tourism [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea to offer visa-free entry for Chinese visitors to boost tourism | The Straits Times [18:02] TR News South Korea Constitutional Court to rule on PM Han's impeachment on March 24 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-constitutional-court-to-rule-on-pm-hans-impeachment-on-march-24 [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea Constitutional Court to rule on PM Han's impeachment on March 24 | The Straits Times [18:03] *logbackup (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [18:04] TR News South Korea, US wrap up annual military drills, stage joint river-crossing https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-us-wrap-up-annual-military-drills-stage-joint-river-crossing [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea, US wrap up annual military drills, stage joint river-crossing | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News S. Korean Presidents impeachment verdict likely to follow closely after PMs on March 24 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-president-yoons-impeachment-verdict-likely-to-follow-closely-pm-hans-on-march-24 [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | S. Korean Presidents impeachment verdict likely to follow closely after PMs on March 24 | The Straits Times [18:04] TR News Ajeo-chic? 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The New York Times [18:08] TR News Tech start-up in China eyes cheaper robots, new applications https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tech-start-up-in-china-eyes-cheaper-robots-new-applications [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Tech start-up in China eyes cheaper robots, new applications | The Straits Times [18:08] TR News More cities in China offer mother-friendly jobs to women with childcare obligations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-cities-in-china-offer-mother-friendly-jobs-to-women-with-childcare-obligations [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | More cities in China offer mother-friendly jobs to women with childcare obligations | The Straits Times [18:08] TR News Chinas restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-restaurants-race-to-the-bottom-in-deflation-hit-economy [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy | The Straits Times [18:08] TR News Philippines explores converting islands of former US base into military reservation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-eyes-transforming-islands-of-former-us-base-into-military-reservation [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines explores converting islands of former US base into military reservation | The Straits Times [18:09] TR News "A record three million restaurants in China went out of business in 2024." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-restaurants-race-to-the-bottom-in-deflation-hit-economy [18:09] TR News Global CEOs flock to Beijing as China tries to woo foreign investors https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/20/china-foreign-ceos-beijing-xi-jinping/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/20/china-foreign-ceos-beijing-xi-jinping/ ) [18:09] TR News China forces Uyghurs to work during Ramadan in bid to prevent fasting https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/20/uyghur-forced-work-ramadan/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/20/uyghur-forced-work-ramadan/ ) [18:10] TR News 20 months in prison for US businessman over China repatriation plot https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/20-months-in-prison-for-us-businessman-over-china-repatriation-plot/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 20 months in prison for US businessman over China repatriation plot [18:10] TR News China says it acted in accordance with the law after Ottawas condemnation over execution of 4 Canadians https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/china-says-it-acted-in-accordance-with-the-law-after-ottawas-condemnation-over-execution-of-4-canadians/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China says it acted 'in accordance with the law' after 4 Canadians executed [18:10] TR News Hong Kongs embattled CK Hutchison says profits down 27% in 2024 https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/21/hong-kongs-embattled-ck-hutchison-says-profits-down-27-in-2024/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK's embattled CK Hutchison says profits down 27% in 2024 [18:11] TR News Hong Kong falls in World Happiness Report index for 5th consecutive year, to lowest-ever position https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/21/hong-kong-falls-in-world-happiness-report-index-for-5th-consecutive-year-to-lowest-ever-position/ [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK falls in World Happiness Report index for 5th consecutive year [18:12] TR News Zaporizhzhia https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/zelensky-says-he-and-trump-discussed-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-but-not-u-s-ownership | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Zelensky says he and Trump discussed Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but not U.S. ownership Meduza [18:13] TR News Enemy would loot and destroy are Lithuanian museums ready to protect valuables? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512244/enemy-would-loot-and-destroy-are-lithuanian-museums-ready-to-protect-valuables [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Enemy would loot and destroy are Lithuanian museums ready to protect valuables? - LRT [18:13] TR News Ukraine says it hit 3 North Korean artillery guns in Russias Kursk https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/20/north-korea-ukraine-russia-artillery/ [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/20/north-korea-ukraine-russia-artillery/ ) [18:14] TR News Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250320-europe-s-porcupine-strategy-eu-leaders-welcome-plan-to-boost-defence-spending [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250320-europe-s-porcupine-strategy-eu-leaders-welcome-plan-to-boost-defence-spending ) [18:14] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Ukraine, US To Sign Minerals Deal Soon https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-russia-war-minerals-deal-odesa-kursk/33354680.html [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Says Ukraine, US To Sign Minerals Deal Soon [18:14] TR News In Ukraine mining region, a US minerals deal raises hopes and doubts https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0320/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals-deal [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ukraine mines region has hope and doubt for US minerals deal - CSMonitor.com [18:14] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Wants to Take Over Ukraines Nuclear Plants. What Would That Mean? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/trump-ukraine-nuclear-plants.html [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Trump Wants to Take Over Ukraines Nuclear Plants. What Would That Mean? - The New York Times [18:14] TR News Ukraine Attacks Air Base Deep Inside Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/ukraine-attacks-russia-airbase-engels-drones.html [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Ukraine Attacks Air Base Deep Inside Russia - The New York Times [18:15] TR News Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/russia-attitude-war-ukraine.html [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds - The New York Times [18:17] TR News Saratov https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/ukraine-reportedly-targets-airbase-in-southwestern-russia-in-area-s-most-massive-drone-attack-to-date | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Ukraine reportedly targets airbase in Russias Saratov region in areas most massive drone attack to date Meduza [18:17] TR News "nearly 200 drones" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-nearly-200-drones-in-large-scale-overnight-assault | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia attacks Ukraine with nearly 200 drones in major overnight assault Meduza [18:17] TR News "talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/russia-and-ukraine-announce-separate-talks-with-the-u-s-in-saudi-arabia-on-march-24 | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia and Ukraine announce separate talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24 Meduza [18:17] TR News "minerals deal" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/trump-administration-may-seek-control-over-ukrainian-nuclear-plants-as-part-of-minerals-deal-financial-times | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | U.S. eyes Ukraines nuclear plants in minerals deal [18:18] TR News Could the EU become a military superpower? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2517083/could-the-eu-become-a-military-superpower [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Could the EU become a military superpower? - LRT [18:18] TR News Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-europe-never-prepared-to-take-care-of-their-extreme-dependency-on-the-us-for-their-own-security [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-europe-never-prepared-to-take-care-of-their-extreme-dependency-on-the-us-for-their-own-security ) [18:18] TR News Zelensky urges EU to keep pressuring Russia ahead of new round of peace talks https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250320-zelensky-urges-eu-keep-pressuring-russia-ahead-new-round-peace-talks [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ 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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/silencing-voice-of-america-will-only-strengthen-autocrats-around-the-world/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Silencing Voice of America will only strengthen autocrats around the world - Atlantic Council [18:19] TR News Latvian citizen handed 5-year stretch for committing sabotage in Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/20.03.2025-latvian-citizen-handed-5-year-stretch-for-committing-sabotage-in-ukraine.a592283/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen handed 5-year stretch for committing sabotage in Ukraine / Article [18:20] TR News Solidarity with Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_24_6565 [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:27] TR News Commission delivers a further 1 billion to Ukraine under its part of the G7 loan, to be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian assets https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_827 [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:28] TR News Giving up US NATO command in Europe would give Russia the chance 'to make a lot of mischief' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-giving-up-us-nato-command-in-europe-would-give-russia-the-chance-to-make-a-lot-of-mischief [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-giving-up-us-nato-command-in-europe-would-give-russia-the-chance-to-make-a-lot-of-mischief ) [18:28] TR News 2 Men Convicted In New York For Plotting To Kill Iranian Dissident Journalist https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-alinejad-russia-court-verdict-convicted-verdict/33354684.html [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | 2 Men Convicted In New York For Plotting To Kill Iranian Dissident Journalist [18:28] TR News North Korea test-fires new weapons ahead of Russian security chief visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-oversees-test-fire-of-anti-aircraft-missile-system [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea test-fires new weapons ahead of Russian security chief visit | The Straits Times [18:29] TR News Cherry blossom, free visas and stronger rouble see Russians flock to Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/cherry-blossom-free-visas-and-stronger-rouble-see-russians-flock-to-japan [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Cherry blossom, free visas and stronger rouble see Russians flock to Japan | The Straits Times [18:30] TR News ">A Russian mayor tried to rig his re-election but the scheme backfired" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/20/a-russian-mayor-s-re-election-scheme-backfired-when-his-dummy-opponent-won-the-race-then-she-sued | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | A Russian mayor tried to rig his re-election but the scheme backfired [18:30] TR News "Russias wartime economy" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/20/structural-transformation | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Structural transformation A new study reveals the winners and losers of Russias wartime economy Meduza [18:30] TR News "E.U. wont seize frozen Russian assets" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/e-u-won-t-seize-frozen-russian-assets | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | E.U. wont seize frozen Russian assets Meduza [18:32] TR News "garbage news" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/20/everyone-just-looks-the-other-way | Source: Meduza [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Everyone just looks the other way How Moscow hijacked tens of thousands of local government social media pages to fill users feeds with garbage news Meduza [18:32] TR News Mariah Carey Resoundingly Triumphs In All I Want For Christmas Is You Copyright Infringement Case https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/mariah-carey-christmas-song-copyright-case/ [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/mariah-carey-christmas-song-copyright-case/ ) [18:33] TR News "legal status" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/putin-orders-ukrainians-in-russia-and-occupied-territories-to-obtain-legal-status-or-leave-by-september-10 | Source: Meduza [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Putin orders Ukrainians in Russia and occupied territories to obtain legal status or leave by September 10 Meduza [18:33] TR News Top Russia security official arrives in North Korea, TASS says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/top-russia-security-official-arrives-in-north-korea-tass-says [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia [18:34] TR News Zelenskyy Says Ukraine To Send Team For Talks With US In Saudi Arabia Next Week https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-zelenskyy-talks-putin-trump-war/33353903.html [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Ukraine To Send Team For Talks With US In Saudi Arabia Next Week [18:34] TR News Ukraines Fight To Return Thousands Of Abducted Kids Put In Peril By US Cuts, Experts Say https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-abducted-children-putin-maria-lvova-belova/33354285.html [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Abducted Ukrainian Children: Calls Made To Continue Search For Kids Taken By Russia As US Closes Investigation Team [18:34] TR News Why Did SoftBank Just Buy Ampere Computing? https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/03/21/why-did-softbank-just-buy-ampere-computing/ [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nextplatform.com | Why Did SoftBank Just Buy Ampere Computing? [18:35] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans energy sector ceasefire could be good news for Putins war machine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trumps-energy-sector-ceasefire-could-be-good-news-for-putins-war-machine/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Trumps energy sector ceasefire could be good news for Putins war machine - Atlantic Council [18:38] TR News Cosynd Partners with BMI for Unprecedented Copyright Protection for Music Creators https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/cosynd-bmi-spark-copyright-protection/ [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/cosynd-bmi-spark-copyright-protection/ ) [18:38] TR News Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-is-ruthlessly-erasing-ukrainian-identity-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/ [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine - Atlantic Council [18:39] TR News "Treating the Hey Hi (AI) part of the work as public domain, and only recognising copyright monopoly in original contributions from the author(s), does indeed seem consistent." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/us-court-of-appeal-confirms-human.html?showComment=1742466077410#c4093086089086655018 [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | US Court of Appeal confirms human authorship requirement, including for AI - The IPKat [18:40] TR News A load of old https://blog.apnic.net/2025/03/21/a-load-of-old/ "Is quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography really that big of a deal?" http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/19/IBM_s_CEO_Has_Become_a_Stochastic_Buzzword_Generating_Machine.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/21/Hype_Watch_Weeks_After_Microsoft_Disappointed_Investors_With_He.shtml [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | A load of old... | APNIC Blog [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM's CEO Has Become a Stochastic Buzzword-Generating Machine [18:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Hype Watch: Weeks After Microsoft Disappointed Investors With "Hey Hi" It's Trying Some "Quantum" Hype (Adding Impractical Vapourware to Accompany This Hype and Even LLM Slop in 'News' Clothing) [18:43] TR News Current Roster of TTAB Judges http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/03/current-roster-of-ttab-judges.html [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: Current Roster of TTAB Judges [18:44] TR News LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #2 Design and UX in Free and Open Source Software https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/20/libreoffice-podcast-episode-2-design-and-ux-in-free-and-open-source-software/ [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #2 Design and UX in Free and Open Source Software - The Document Foundation Blog [18:44] TR News Can The Insurrectionist Deport Anyone He Wants? https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/can-donald-trump-deport-anyone-he-wants [18:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Can Donald Trump Deport Anyone He Wants? | The New Yorker [18:45] TR News "Why have it at all? I could understand its use in the context of patents but what purpose does morality based exception serve for trademarks?" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/magic-pussy-not-contrary-to-accepted.html?showComment=1742460168387#c7058484977030606436 [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | 'MAGIC PUSSY'? Not contrary to accepted principles of morality, says EUIPO BoA - The IPKat [18:52] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 1 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-dev-1/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 1 Godot Engine [18:54] TR News United Nations and Open Source Initiative Announce "Principles", Nobody Cares https://lunduke.substack.com/p/united-nations-and-open-source-initiative [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | United Nations and Open Source Initiative Announce "Principles", Nobody Cares [18:55] TR News IBM Lies to Shareholders About Discriminatory DEI Policies https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-lies-to-shareholders-about-discriminatory [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | IBM Lies to Shareholders About Discriminatory DEI Policies [18:55] TR News (NEW): Exploring Game Engines and Godot 4.5 dev 1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Exploring_Game_Engines_and_Godot_4_5_dev_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Exploring_Game_Engines_and_Godot_4_5_dev_1.gmi [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Exploring Game Engines and Godot 4.5 dev 1 [18:56] TR News How to deal financially with your emerging federal job insecurity https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits/2025/03/how-to-deal-financially-with-your-emerging-federal-job-insecurity/ [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | How to deal financially with your emerging federal job insecurity [18:57] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 591 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/03/19/this-week-in-rust-591/ [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 591 This Week in Rust [18:57] TR News How to Create or delete Users in GNU/Linux With examples https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-create-users-in-linux-complete-guide/ [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.how2shout.com | How to Create or delete Users in Linux - With examples - LinuxShout [18:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [18:58] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos ● Mar 21 [19:00] TR News (NEW): Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, LibreOffice Podcast, BSD Now, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_LibreOffice_Podcast_BSD_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_LibreOffice_Podcast_BSD_N.gmi [19:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, LibreOffice Podcast, BSD Now, and More [19:02] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:02] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers [19:03] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [19:05] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/21/today_s_leftovers.gmi [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [19:08] TR News Techrights Links 21/03/2025: Energy Facilities Under Fire (or on Fire), EU "Solidarity with Ukraine" and First Console https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Links_21_03_2025_Energy_Facilities_Under_Fire_or_on_Fire_EU_Sol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Links_21_03_2025_Energy_Facilities_Under_Fire_or_on_Fire_EU_Sol.gmi [19:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/03/2025: Energy Facilities Under Fire (or on Fire), EU "Solidarity with Ukraine" and First Console [19:14] TR News SpellBinding TFGIOSA Wordo: EARTH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-03-21.gmi [19:15] TR News "LOTI is a city-level digital innovation initiative aiming to improve life in the city at a local government level." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/loti [19:16] TR News "yesterday, i had a bit of trouble remembering my dream. it's really only either that, or i didn't dream at all for the day. anyhoo, the usual stuff..." gemini://angelai.smol.pub/14 [19:16] TR News "I've received an email from a magazine that said they were happy to inform me that they wanted to include me in their top 100 project management influencers list. They continued by saying that it only cost me 2,500. They also gave me the option to pay 7,000 and go to the top 25 list." gemini://nader.pm/the-world-s-number-one-project-manager/ [19:19] TR News "Two: Bear uses Cloudflare. As part of my escape from Big Tech, I included Cloud Firewall in my LibreWolf extensions setup. Cloud Firewall automatically blocks sites from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Cloudflare." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-03-21 [19:20] TR News "If you've followed my Butlerian Jihad pages, you know that I'm constantly fiddling with the setup. Each page got written in the middle of an attack as I'm trying to save my sites, documenting as I go along." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-03-21-defence-summary [19:21] TR News "A lot of the energy in the room was around individual block-by-block disputes. But I was asked "what should be next?" at the national level. The context was more about research than campaigning. What is it that we need to work out now?" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-03-21_what-should-leasehold-campaign-priorities-be-in-2025.gmi [19:24] TR News If life gives you lemon, make lemonade. If life gives you TR, make trade. [19:27] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 21/03/2025: Leasehold, LOTI, and Project Managers https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Gemini_Links_21_03_2025_Leasehold_LOTI_and_Project_Managers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/03/21/Gemini_Links_21_03_2025_Leasehold_LOTI_and_Project_Managers.gmi [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 21/03/2025: Leasehold, LOTI, and Project Managers [19:29] TR News Laser Harp Sets The Tone https://hackaday.com/2025/03/20/laser-harp-sets-the-tone/ | Source: Hackaday [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Laser Harp Sets The Tone | Hackaday [19:30] TR News Backyard https://hackaday.com/2025/03/20/backyard-rope-tow-from-spare-parts/ | Source: Hackaday [19:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Backyard Rope Tow From Spare Parts | Hackaday [19:31] TR News Pluralistic: Ray Nayler's "Where the Axe Is Buried" (20 Mar 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/20/birchpunk/ [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Ray Naylers Where the Axe Is Buried (20 Mar 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [19:33] TR News Minnesota non-profit leader convicted of pilfering $250M meant for underserved children in countrys largest COVID fraud scheme https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/us-news/minnesota-non-profit-leader-convicted-of-pilfering-250m-meant-for-underserved-children-in-covid-fraud-scheme/ [19:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Minnesota non-profit leader convicted of pilfering $250M meant for underserved children in COVID fraud scheme [19:34] TR News TikTok Misinformation Is Warping Young People's Understanding of ADHD https://www.sciencealert.com/tiktok-misinformation-is-warping-young-peoples-understanding-of-adhd [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TikTok Misinformation Is Warping Young People's Understanding of ADHD : ScienceAlert [19:36] TR News Most low-income mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong earned less last year than pre-pandemic survey https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/most-low-income-mainland-chinese-immigrants-in-hong-kong-earned-less-last-year-than-pre-pandemic-survey/ [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Low-income mainland migrants earned less in 2024 than pre-pandemic - survey [19:42] TR News Attendance Exceeds Expectations at ATOs Big Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Conference https://fossforce.com/2025/03/attendance-exceeds-expectations-at-atos-big-open-source-ai-conference/ [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Attendance Exceeds Expectations at ATO's Big Open Source AI Conference - FOSS Force [19:43] TR News Lithuania eyes lessons from Finland on how to prepare its forces https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2516445/lithuania-eyes-lessons-from-finland-on-how-to-prepare-its-forces [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania eyes lessons from Finland on how to prepare its forces - LRT [19:43] TR News SPAM for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/03/open-source-networking-solutions-accelerate-innovation/ [19:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Open source networking solutions accelerate innovation - Open Source For You [19:44] TR News More spam, cushioning a Microsoft-led Ponzi scheme https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/03/spring-ai-a-door-to-genai-heaven-for-java-developers/ [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Spring AI: A Door to GenAI Heaven for Java Developers - Open Source For You [19:45] TR News Sven Hoexter: Purpose A Wellbeing Economies Film http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/misc_purpose_film/ [19:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sven.stormbind.net | Purpose A Wellbeing Economies Film [19:46] TR News A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-statement-from-constitutional-law-scholars-on-columbia [19:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aclu.org | A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia | ACLU [19:47] TR News Is Ubuntu Compromised? 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[19:50] TR News A Warp Speed Prompt https://hackaday.com/2025/03/20/linux-fu-a-warp-speed-prompt/ | Source: Hackaday [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Fu: A Warp Speed Prompt | Hackaday [19:50] TR News Ikey Dohertys Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS https://9to5linux.com/ikey-dohertys-serpent-os-changes-name-to-aerynos [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ikey Doherty's Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS - 9to5Linux ● Mar 21 [03:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Mar 21 [04:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Mar 21 [09:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol [09:06] *pi_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *pi__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:06] *pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:08] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:13] *techrights-sec2 (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:14] *pi (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:14] *pi_ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:14] *pi__ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:15] *schestowitz-pi (~pi@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techpol [09:18] *pi__ is now known as techtrights-sec6 ● Mar 21 [11:23] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techpol ● Mar 21 [13:58] TR News "On the Road to Idiocracy" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/03/17/128219 [13:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-soylentnews.org | On the Road to Idiocracy - SoylentNews [13:58] TR News "Elon Musk's DOGE-led USAID shutdown was likely unconstitutional, federal judge says" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/usaid-shutdown-unconstitutional-federal-judge-doge [13:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/usaid-shutdown-unconstitutional-federal-judge-doge ) [13:59] TR News "GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor | MPR News" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/18/state-senator-eichorn-arrested-suspicion-of-soliciting-a-minor [13:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.mprnews.org | GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor | MPR News [13:59] TR News "Trumps Revenge Campaign" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/political-enemy-retribution-efforts/682095/ [13:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Trumps Revenge Campaign - The Atlantic [13:59] TR News ""I wish you'd be angry." California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-03-20/i-wish-youd-be-angry-democrats-in-congress-face-constituent-rage-over-trump-elon-musk [13:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | 'I wish you'd be angry.' California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk - Los Angeles Times ● Mar 21 [14:00] TR News "UnitedHealth Group sees big changes coming under Trump administration" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/unitedhealth-group-cms-oz-medicare-advantage [14:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/unitedhealth-group-cms-oz-medicare-advantage ) [14:00] TR News "Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts" https://futurism.com/trump-ridiculed-rescue-stranded-astronauts [14:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Trump Ridiculed for Claiming He Rescued the Stranded Astronauts [14:00] TR News "Veterans Furious at Elon Musk" https://futurism.com/veterans-furious-elon-musk [14:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Veterans Furious at Elon Musk [14:00] TR News "Etats-Unis: un chercheur franais refoul pour avoir exprim une opinion personnelle sur lapolitique mene par ladministration Trump" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html [14:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www-lemonde-fr.translate.goog | Etats-Unis: un chercheur franais refoul pour avoir exprim une opinion personnelle sur lapolitique mene par ladministration Trump [14:01] TR News iophk: this is stenography, not reporting https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-accuses-biden-blocking-spacex-help-sunita-williams-citing-political-reasons-1731979 [14:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Elon Musk Accuses Biden Of Blocking SpaceX Help To Bring Sunita Williams, NASA Astronauts Home For 'Political Reasons' | IBTimes UK [14:07] TR News "Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/paul-weiss-deal-trump-executive-order-withdrawn.html [14:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands - The New York Times [14:08] TR News Dictatorship like in Russia and lawyers of Navalny https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-20/white-house-rescinds-executive-order-targeting-prominent-law-firm [14:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-20/white-house-rescinds-executive-order-targeting-prominent-law-firm ) [14:08] TR News "Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html [14:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China - The New York Times [14:08] TR News "What the Reagan Era Could Teach Musk" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/03/elon-musk-doge-reagan-trump-federal-budget-cuts/682105/ [14:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | What the Reagan Era Could Teach Musk - The Atlantic [14:11] TR News DOGE https://fair.org/home/leading-papers-give-two-cheers-for-doge/ | Source: FAIR [14:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-fair.org | Leading Papers Give Two Cheers for DOGE FAIR [14:14] TR News Russ Vought Reporting https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-russell-vought-prophetic-trump-second-term | Source: Pro Publica [14:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | ProPublicas Russ Vought Reporting Outlined Trumps Plans for the Federal Government ProPublica ● Mar 21 [17:37] TR News A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/a-letter-from-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil [17:39] *TechPolBot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:39] *TechPolBot (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techpol [17:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Failed to load module HelloWorld. 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Korean Presidents impeachment verdict likely to follow closely after PMs on March 24 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-president-yoons-impeachment-verdict-likely-to-follow-closely-pm-hans-on-march-24 [18:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | S. Korean Presidents impeachment verdict likely to follow closely after PMs on March 24 | The Straits Times [18:05] TR News South Korea opposition to bring motion to impeach acting President Choi, notice says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-opposition-to-bring-motion-to-impeach-acting-president-choi-notice-says [18:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia [18:06] TR News North Korean defector numbers plunge amid Pyongyangs strict control: UN report https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/21/north-korea-defector-un-report/ [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/21/north-korea-defector-un-report/ ) [18:07] TR News Pentagon Set Up Briefing for MElon on Potential War With China https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China - The New York Times [18:08] TR News Chinas restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-restaurants-race-to-the-bottom-in-deflation-hit-economy [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy | The Straits Times [18:08] TR News Philippines explores converting islands of former US base into military reservation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-eyes-transforming-islands-of-former-us-base-into-military-reservation [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines explores converting islands of former US base into military reservation | The Straits Times [18:09] TR News China forces Uyghurs to work during Ramadan in bid to prevent fasting https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/20/uyghur-forced-work-ramadan/ [18:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/20/uyghur-forced-work-ramadan/ ) [18:10] TR News 20 months in prison for US businessman over China repatriation plot https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/20-months-in-prison-for-us-businessman-over-china-repatriation-plot/ [18:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | 20 months in prison for US businessman over China repatriation plot [18:10] TR News China says it acted in accordance with the law after Ottawas condemnation over execution of 4 Canadians https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/20/china-says-it-acted-in-accordance-with-the-law-after-ottawas-condemnation-over-execution-of-4-canadians/ [18:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China says it acted 'in accordance with the law' after 4 Canadians executed [18:12] TR News Zaporizhzhia https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/zelensky-says-he-and-trump-discussed-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-but-not-u-s-ownership | Source: Meduza [18:12] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Zelensky says he and Trump discussed Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but not U.S. ownership Meduza [18:13] TR News Enemy would loot and destroy are Lithuanian museums ready to protect valuables? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512244/enemy-would-loot-and-destroy-are-lithuanian-museums-ready-to-protect-valuables [18:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Enemy would loot and destroy are Lithuanian museums ready to protect valuables? - LRT [18:13] TR News Ukraine says it hit 3 North Korean artillery guns in Russias Kursk https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/20/north-korea-ukraine-russia-artillery/ [18:13] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/20/north-korea-ukraine-russia-artillery/ ) [18:14] TR News Europe's 'porcupine strategy': EU leaders welcome plan to boost defence spending https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250320-europe-s-porcupine-strategy-eu-leaders-welcome-plan-to-boost-defence-spending [18:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250320-europe-s-porcupine-strategy-eu-leaders-welcome-plan-to-boost-defence-spending ) [18:14] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Ukraine, US To Sign Minerals Deal Soon https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-russia-war-minerals-deal-odesa-kursk/33354680.html [18:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Trump Says Ukraine, US To Sign Minerals Deal Soon [18:14] TR News In Ukraine mining region, a US minerals deal raises hopes and doubts https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0320/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals-deal [18:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Ukraine mines region has hope and doubt for US minerals deal - CSMonitor.com [18:14] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Wants to Take Over Ukraines Nuclear Plants. What Would That Mean? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/trump-ukraine-nuclear-plants.html [18:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Trump Wants to Take Over Ukraines Nuclear Plants. What Would That Mean? - The New York Times [18:14] TR News Ukraine Attacks Air Base Deep Inside Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/ukraine-attacks-russia-airbase-engels-drones.html [18:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Ukraine Attacks Air Base Deep Inside Russia - The New York Times [18:15] TR News Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/world/europe/russia-attitude-war-ukraine.html [18:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds - The New York Times [18:17] TR News Saratov https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/ukraine-reportedly-targets-airbase-in-southwestern-russia-in-area-s-most-massive-drone-attack-to-date | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Ukraine reportedly targets airbase in Russias Saratov region in areas most massive drone attack to date Meduza [18:17] TR News "nearly 200 drones" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-nearly-200-drones-in-large-scale-overnight-assault | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia attacks Ukraine with nearly 200 drones in major overnight assault Meduza [18:17] TR News "talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/russia-and-ukraine-announce-separate-talks-with-the-u-s-in-saudi-arabia-on-march-24 | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russia and Ukraine announce separate talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia on March 24 Meduza [18:17] TR News "minerals deal" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/trump-administration-may-seek-control-over-ukrainian-nuclear-plants-as-part-of-minerals-deal-financial-times | Source: Meduza [18:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | U.S. eyes Ukraines nuclear plants in minerals deal [18:18] TR News Could the EU become a military superpower? https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2517083/could-the-eu-become-a-military-superpower [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Could the EU become a military superpower? - LRT [18:18] TR News Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-europe-never-prepared-to-take-care-of-their-extreme-dependency-on-the-us-for-their-own-security [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-europe-never-prepared-to-take-care-of-their-extreme-dependency-on-the-us-for-their-own-security ) [18:18] TR News Zelensky urges EU to keep pressuring Russia ahead of new round of peace talks https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250320-zelensky-urges-eu-keep-pressuring-russia-ahead-new-round-peace-talks [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250320-zelensky-urges-eu-keep-pressuring-russia-ahead-new-round-peace-talks ) [18:18] TR News Macron says 'coalition of the willing' to hold fresh Ukraine peace talks https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250321-macron-says-coalition-of-the-willing-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-peace-talks [18:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250321-macron-says-coalition-of-the-willing-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-peace-talks ) [18:19] TR News Unmanned surface vessels and their role in African maritime security https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/unmanned-surface-vessels-and-their-role-in-african-maritime-security/ [18:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Unmanned surface vessels and their role in African maritime security - defenceWeb [18:19] TR News Latvian citizen handed 5-year stretch for committing sabotage in Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/20.03.2025-latvian-citizen-handed-5-year-stretch-for-committing-sabotage-in-ukraine.a592283/ [18:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian citizen handed 5-year stretch for committing sabotage in Ukraine / Article [18:20] TR News Solidarity with Ukraine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_24_6565 [18:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:27] TR News Commission delivers a further 1 billion to Ukraine under its part of the G7 loan, to be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian assets https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_827 [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [18:28] TR News Giving up US NATO command in Europe would give Russia the chance 'to make a lot of mischief' https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-giving-up-us-nato-command-in-europe-would-give-russia-the-chance-to-make-a-lot-of-mischief [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250320-giving-up-us-nato-command-in-europe-would-give-russia-the-chance-to-make-a-lot-of-mischief ) [18:28] TR News North Korea test-fires new weapons ahead of Russian security chief visit https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-oversees-test-fire-of-anti-aircraft-missile-system [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea test-fires new weapons ahead of Russian security chief visit | The Straits Times [18:29] TR News Cherry blossom, free visas and stronger rouble see Russians flock to Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/cherry-blossom-free-visas-and-stronger-rouble-see-russians-flock-to-japan [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Cherry blossom, free visas and stronger rouble see Russians flock to Japan | The Straits Times [18:30] TR News ">A Russian mayor tried to rig his re-election but the scheme backfired" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/20/a-russian-mayor-s-re-election-scheme-backfired-when-his-dummy-opponent-won-the-race-then-she-sued | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | A Russian mayor tried to rig his re-election but the scheme backfired [18:30] TR News "Russias wartime economy" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/20/structural-transformation | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Structural transformation A new study reveals the winners and losers of Russias wartime economy Meduza [18:30] TR News "E.U. wont seize frozen Russian assets" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/21/e-u-won-t-seize-frozen-russian-assets | Source: Meduza [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | E.U. wont seize frozen Russian assets Meduza [18:33] TR News "legal status" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/20/putin-orders-ukrainians-in-russia-and-occupied-territories-to-obtain-legal-status-or-leave-by-september-10 | Source: Meduza [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Putin orders Ukrainians in Russia and occupied territories to obtain legal status or leave by September 10 Meduza [18:33] TR News Top Russia security official arrives in North Korea, TASS says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/top-russia-security-official-arrives-in-north-korea-tass-says [18:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia [18:34] TR News Zelenskyy Says Ukraine To Send Team For Talks With US In Saudi Arabia Next Week https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-zelenskyy-talks-putin-trump-war/33353903.html [18:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Ukraine To Send Team For Talks With US In Saudi Arabia Next Week [18:34] TR News Ukraines Fight To Return Thousands Of Abducted Kids Put In Peril By US Cuts, Experts Say https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-abducted-children-putin-maria-lvova-belova/33354285.html [18:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Abducted Ukrainian Children: Calls Made To Continue Search For Kids Taken By Russia As US Closes Investigation Team [18:35] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans energy sector ceasefire could be good news for Putins war machine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trumps-energy-sector-ceasefire-could-be-good-news-for-putins-war-machine/ [18:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Trumps energy sector ceasefire could be good news for Putins war machine - Atlantic Council [18:38] TR News Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-is-ruthlessly-erasing-ukrainian-identity-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/ [18:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine - Atlantic Council [18:44] TR News Can The Insurrectionist Deport Anyone He Wants? https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/can-donald-trump-deport-anyone-he-wants [18:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | Can Donald Trump Deport Anyone He Wants? | The New Yorker [18:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Mar 21 [19:33] TR News Minnesota non-profit leader convicted of pilfering $250M meant for underserved children in countrys largest COVID fraud scheme https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/us-news/minnesota-non-profit-leader-convicted-of-pilfering-250m-meant-for-underserved-children-in-covid-fraud-scheme/ [19:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Minnesota non-profit leader convicted of pilfering $250M meant for underserved children in COVID fraud scheme [19:43] TR News Lithuania eyes lessons from Finland on how to prepare its forces https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2516445/lithuania-eyes-lessons-from-finland-on-how-to-prepare-its-forces [19:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania eyes lessons from Finland on how to prepare its forces - LRT ● Mar 21 [20:11] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:14] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Mar 21 [23:18] psydruid (old) https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/opinion/the-brief-war-of-the-lingua-franca/ [23:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-The Brief War of the lingua franca - Euractiv [23:37] MinceR > With the possible exception of Romania, which is a member of the Francophone community, English is the second language for most of these states. [23:37] MinceR afaik english is still the first language in ireland [23:37] MinceR plus there are talks about getting canada to join [23:54] psydruid that's definitely a possibility now [23:56] psydruid https://commission.europa.eu/news/irish-now-same-level-other-official-eu-languages-2022-01-03_en [23:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-commission.europa.eu | Irish is now at the same level as the other official EU languages - European Commission