●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, August 21, 2026 ●● ● Aug 21 [02:13] TR News "NVIDIA has announced that the entire Jetson Xavier line-up, including the Jetson Xavier NX and Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-modules, are approaching their end-of-life and has already officially discontinued their development kit variants." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260820-xavier.gmi [02:14] TR News "Seniors are sometimes advised to reinvent themselves. After retirement some people have a feeling of lost identity, or believe their best years are behind them." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/no-need-to-reinvent-myself.txt [02:15] TR News "A writer's block, according to Calvin, is a block that you put on your desk and it keeps you from writing. That comic strip must be a few decades old, because technology has done a lot of progress since then." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1787251980 [02:15] TR News "changed up my methodology this week, as to not track things all day. i decided on an hour of internet in the morning and evening, backgammon during my coffe time, and a no-internet profile on the laptop at all other times. well, low-internet." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/limitinginternetweek2 [02:16] TR News plums gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/plums [02:16] TR News "I was curious to know what it takes to build a small Rust project. The following cargo command lists, recursively, all the dependencies - without drawing a tree, so that it can be sorted and deduplicated. The grep command further deduplicates." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/08/20/rust/ [02:17] TR News "Curious, how many of you have actually totally ditched the web, federation, etc for solely smolweb tech? I don't think I can, but really want to." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/CalvusRex/47367 [02:18] TR News "I'm not motivated to ditch the fediverse, I see nothing wrong with it, and continue to derive enormous benefit from it. Everyone who's fedi-fed-up is right to feel that wayI just haven't experienced the same difficulties, myself, and far too many positives." gemini://shizuka.space/glog/2026/08/20/00/thoughts-on-ensmallening-the-bigweb/ [02:23] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [02:23] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 21/08/2026: "Ensmallening the BigWeb", "Rust Dependencies" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2026_Ensmallening_the_BigWeb_Rust_Dependenci.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2026_Ensmallening_the_BigWeb_Rust_Dependenci.gmi [02:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 21/08/2026: "Ensmallening the BigWeb", "Rust Dependencies" [02:27] TR News GNU/Linux 6% in Eastern Europe https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=eastern-europe&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [02:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=eastern-europe&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [02:31] TR News 6.1% in Bulgaria https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP compare to https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/02/GNU_Linux_in_Bulgaria_Back_Up.shtml [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=BG&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux in Bulgaria Back Up [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-200826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-200826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-200826.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 20, 2026 [02:46] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 20, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_20_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_August_20_2026.gmi [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 20, 2026 [02:47] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:48] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-08-20.txt [02:51] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [03:26] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 156 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Becoming Wilson FC https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_156_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Becoming_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_156_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Becoming_.gmi [03:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 156 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Becoming Wilson FC [03:36] TR News "Saw a lot of the summit hires years ago do a lot of brown nosing. As the saying goes, a lot of them could not figure their way out of a wet paper bag. Not to mention poor work ethics" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzw9cce6 [03:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzw9cce6 ) [03:46] TR News Forbes is paid by IBM to lie http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Forbes Already Stopped Being a News Sites. Now It's a Spam and Propaganda Platform for "Paying Partners" (Companies). [03:58] TR News Techrights The IBM Censorship Team, PIPs (Silent Layoffs) in IBM Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_IBM_Censorship_Team_PIPs_Silent_Layoffs_in_IBM_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_IBM_Censorship_Team_PIPs_Silent_Layoffs_in_IBM_Europe.gmi [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The IBM Censorship Team, PIPs (Silent Layoffs) in IBM Europe ● Aug 21 [04:01] TR News Yesterday GNU/Linux measured at 11% in China https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=CN&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:01] TR News Macau 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MO&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:02] TR News United Arab Emirates over 4% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=AE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=AE&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:03] TR News 3.2% in Kuwait https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=KW&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP 3.6% in Bahrain https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BH&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=KW&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=BH&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:03] TR News 5.2% in Lebanon https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=LB&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=LB&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:04] TR News Morocco 5% https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MA&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [04:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=7d&loc=MA&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [04:05] TR News XBox is dying, so they change plastic dyes, then call it innovation https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-special-edition-translucent-green-controller-price-release-date-leaked [04:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ign.com | Xbox Special Edition OG Green Controller Price, Release Date Leaked [04:07] TR News Maybe this is about Microsoft SELLING it, as some people theorised. Will Microsoft "offload" gaming? https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/microsoft-considers-activision-studios-halo [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/microsoft-considers-activision-studios-halo ) [04:07] TR News Like IBM, Microsoft might sell the company piece-wise to somehow still pay salaries [04:10] TR News lexisnexis seems to be publishing LLM slop now. Hilarious? [04:10] TR News "Powered by Lexis+" [04:18] TR News Techrights [Satire] Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Satire_Pocock_Binface_nobodies_vs_Farage_defamation_before_UK_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Satire_Pocock_Binface_nobodies_vs_Farage_defamation_before_UK_H.gmi [04:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Satire] Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court [04:33] TR News Techrights 5 Million Unsolicited/Undisclosed Bribes and What That Means to British Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/5_Million_Unsolicited_Undisclosed_Bribes_and_What_That_Means_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/5_Million_Unsolicited_Undisclosed_Bribes_and_What_That_Means_to.gmi [04:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 5 Million Unsolicited/Undisclosed Bribes and What That Means to British Politics ● Aug 21 [05:00] TR News Techrights IBM Offers Workers Some Money to Fire Themselves, It's Called "Next Step" and It's Allegedly 'Extended' (Not Enough Fools Have Fired Themselves) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/IBM_Offers_Workers_Some_Money_to_Fire_Themselves_It_s_Called_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/IBM_Offers_Workers_Some_Money_to_Fire_Themselves_It_s_Called_Ne.gmi [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Offers Workers Some Money to Fire Themselves, It's Called "Next Step" and It's Allegedly 'Extended' (Not Enough Fools Have Fired Themselves) [05:10] TR News Making Best Use of Time https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/making-best-use-of-time/ [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Making Best Use of Time [05:17] TR News You Blog More, Then More People Visit https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/you-blog-more-then-more-people-visit/ [05:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive You Blog More, Then More People Visit [05:45] TR News Techrights The State of Slopfarms About "Linux" in August 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_State_of_Slopfarms_About_Linux_in_August_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/The_State_of_Slopfarms_About_Linux_in_August_2026.gmi [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The State of Slopfarms About "Linux" in August 2026 [05:52] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [05:53] TR News (NEW): Anniversaries https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Anniversaries.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Anniversaries.gmi [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Anniversaries ● Aug 21 [06:05] TR News Techrights Secret Layoffs at Microsoft, Apparently More Sites Will Shut Down Entirely https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Secret_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Apparently_More_Sites_Will_Shut_Dow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Secret_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Apparently_More_Sites_Will_Shut_Dow.gmi [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Secret Layoffs at Microsoft, Apparently More Sites Will Shut Down Entirely [06:15] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [06:25] TR News Techrights Clownflare: In Past 12 Months Microsoft Windows Fell From ~80% to ~75% on Desktops/Laptops in Asia https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Clownflare_In_Past_12_Months_Microsoft_Windows_Fell_From_80_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Clownflare_In_Past_12_Months_Microsoft_Windows_Fell_From_80_to_.gmi [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Clownflare: In Past 12 Months Microsoft Windows Fell From ~80% to ~75% on Desktops/Laptops in Asia [06:34] TR News (NEW): In South Korea, GNU/Linux Grew From 3.5% to 5.1% in the Past 12 Months (According to Cloudflare) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/In_South_Korea_GNU_Linux_Grew_From_3_5_to_5_1_in_the_Past_12_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/In_South_Korea_GNU_Linux_Grew_From_3_5_to_5_1_in_the_Past_12_Mo.gmi [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines In South Korea, GNU/Linux Grew From 3.5% to 5.1% in the Past 12 Months (According to Cloudflare) [06:45] TR News Techrights Northern Europe Leads the Pack in Abandoning Windows After Threats Made to Greenland (Says Clownflare Data) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Northern_Europe_Leads_the_Pack_in_Abandoning_Windows_After_Thre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Northern_Europe_Leads_the_Pack_in_Abandoning_Windows_After_Thre.gmi [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Northern Europe Leads the Pack in Abandoning Windows After Threats Made to Greenland (Says Clownflare Data) ● Aug 21 [07:53] TR News (NEW): Mainstream OS Arch Linux-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Mainstream_OS_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Mainstream_OS_Arch_Linux_based_distribution.gmi [07:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mainstream OS Arch Linux-based distribution ● Aug 21 [08:13] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, Benchmark, and Review https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_Benchmark_and_Review.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_Benchmark_and_Review.gmi [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, Benchmark, and Review [08:22] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 157 Out of 200: What is a 'Defamation Troll'? https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_157_Out_of_200_What_is_a_Defamation_Troll.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_157_Out_of_200_What_is_a_Defamation_Troll.gmi [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 157 Out of 200: What is a 'Defamation Troll'? [08:25] TR News (NEW): GIMP 3.4 Promises New Project File Format, PSD Support Improvements, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/16/GIMP_3_4_Promises_New_Project_File_Format_PSD_Support_Improveme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/16/GIMP_3_4_Promises_New_Project_File_Format_PSD_Support_Improveme.gmi [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GIMP 3.4 Promises New Project File Format, PSD Support Improvements, and More [08:28] TR News "What struck me in listening to Feross" https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/sloppy-ui-is-security-liability/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | A Sloppy Interface Is a Security Liability - Jim Nielsens Blog [08:28] TR News "Tom Rosenstiel has been one of the nations leading thinkers about journalism for decades." https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/what-the-next-journalism-should-be | Source: Richard J Tofel [08:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dicktofel.substack.com | What The Next Journalism Should Be - by Richard J. Tofel [08:29] TR News "A Letter of Claim has been sent to Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK in relation to the widely quoted defamation on the night of the Clacton-on-Sea by-election in 2026" https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-binface-nobody-vs-farage-defamation/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court [08:29] TR News "Wikipedia has become one of the pillars of the free and open Internet. Across the world, reliable sources of information are under attack." https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/21442.html | Source: Diziet [08:29] TR News "That truth is the captains of corporate America are so rapacious that theyre willing to throw average working Americans under the bus to make billions more." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-last-stand-of-the-corporate-democrats | Source: Robert Reich [08:29] TR News "He starts by conceding that, and I quote" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/venality-cupidity-and-corruption | Source: Robert Reich [08:30] TR News "The memo was addressed not only to Republicans, but also to executives at AI companies." https://www.8ball.report/p/data-center-doom | Source: Sean Monahan [08:30] TR News "The Senate GOP campaign arm, in a private memo to top AI companies, warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio." https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/gop-data-center-memo-ai-election | Source: Axios [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dreamwidth.org | Captcha Check [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats - Robert Reich [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Corporate America EXPOSED! (In the most unlikely place) [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.8ball.report | data centers of doom - by Sean Monahan - 8Ball [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/gop-data-center-memo-ai-election ) [08:30] TR News "Republicans are warning that former Democratic senator Sherrod Browns relentless campaign to tie Sen. Jon Husted" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/19/gop-memo-warns-ohio-sen-john-husted-is-being-dragged-down-by-data-centers/ | Source: The Washington Post [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/19/gop-memo-warns-ohio-sen-john-husted-is-being-dragged-down-by-data-centers/ ) [08:30] TR News "Which brings me back to the two concerns I mentioned above. On (a), independence, SecureBio has two divisions, Detection and AI." https://www.jefftk.com/p/thoughts-on-taking-openai-foundation-funding | Source: Jeff Kaufman [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jefftk.com | Thoughts on Taking OpenAI Foundation Funding [08:31] TR News "Over the last few years, right-wingers have finally started to realize that what theyre missing is empathy." https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/08/regarding-empathy/ | Source: Kelson Vibber [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-journal.kvibber.com | Regarding Empathy | K-Squared Ramblings [08:31] TR News "gray wolf population has recovered enough that the species may no longer need..." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/trail-cameras/gray-wolves-may-no-longer-be-endangered-in-this-us-state-and-a-network-of-1-311-trail-cameras-capturing-more-than-2-million-images-is-helping-to-prove-it | Source: Digital Camera World [08:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Gray wolves may no longer be endangered in this US state and a network of 1,311 trail cameras capturing more than 2 million images is helping to prove it | Digital Camera World [08:32] TR News "I saw butterflies, macaws, tadpoles, red eyed tree frogs, coatis" https://avi-loeb.medium.com/are-we-at-the-top-of-the-cosmic-food-chain-cf98fb11949e | Source: Avi Loeb [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/are-we-at-the-top-of-the-cosmic-food-chain-cf98fb11949e ) [08:32] TR News "Every one of these e-bikes that we have interaction with are usually modified" https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/08/19/bikes-injuries-deaths-scooters-massachusetts-pedestrians | Source: WBUR Radio [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.wbur.org | Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn | WBUR News [08:32] TR News "It's really just as simple as holding the parents responsible. E-bikes are a fantastic form of transportation and should be encouraged." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/19/parents-kids-high-speed-ebikes-emotorcycles.html | Source: BoingBoing [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/19/parents-kids-high-speed-ebikes-emotorcycles.html ) [08:33] TR News "We hemmed for 45 seconds and seats on the afternoon flight were snatched." https://chrisglass.com/2026/08/19/making-the-best-of-a-cancelled-flight-in-new-york/ | Source: Chris Glass [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chrisglass.com | Making the best of a cancelled flight in New York Chris Glass [08:33] TR News "Target material was a cuprate, specifically HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+, also known as the HBCCO series or Hg1223 for short." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/superconducting-temperature-record-set-at-ambient-pressure/ | Source: Hackaday [08:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Superconducting Temperature Record Set At Ambient Pressure | Hackaday [08:34] TR News "The Air Quality Division is accepting public comments on the proposed approval through Sept. 14" https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/19/plan-for-small-data-center-in-fremont-county-shines-light-on-permissive-zoning/ | Source: Cowboy State Daily [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cowboystatedaily.com | Plan For Data Center Puts Spotlight On Lax Fremont County Zoning Laws | Cowboy State Daily [08:34] TR News "Commission members stressed that they were considering how to regulate data centers, not whether to allow them." https://insidetowers.com/wyoming-county-moves-to-tighten-data-center-rules/ | Source: Inside Towers [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Wyoming County Moves to Tighten Data Center Rules - Inside Towers [08:34] TR News Mozambique 4% GNU/Linux https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=MZ&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=MZ&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP ) [08:35] TR News "forcing desperate public appeals on social media" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indonesian-borneo-wildfires-international-help-1815453 | Source: International Business Times [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'A Vital Lung of the Earth': Indonesians Beg World for Wildfire Help While Orangutans Flee the Flames | IBTimes UK [08:35] TR News "Thats money we dont spend on schools, healthcare, roads and bridges, and social safety nets." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/who-gets-paid-as-our-national-debt | Source: Robert Reich [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Whos Raking it in as the National Debt Explodes? [08:36] TR News "We can have billionaires or we can have democracy." https://organizingmythoughts.org/silicon-valleys-billionaire-cults-are-coming-for-democracy/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-organizingmythoughts.org | Silicon Valleys Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy [08:37] TR News "AliExpress has plenty of reasons to distinguish normal shoppers from automated or suspicious clients as well as tracking users browsing habits." https://blog.laserphile.com/2026/08/aliexpress-webpage-keeping-multipoint.html | [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.laserphile.com | laserphile: AliExpress webpage keeping multipoint Bluetooth headphones active with WebAudio fingerprinting [08:37] TR News "A usage policy for Flock license plate reader cameras tells police not to talk about the cameras: [...]" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/police-are-hiding-their-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras - Schneier on Security [08:37] TR News "For personal accounts, Gmail only encrypts email while in transit (if supported by the receiving party) and at rest." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3203183/gmail-offers-fully-encrypted-email-but-better-alternatives-exist.html | Source: PC World [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gmail offers fully encrypted email. But better alternatives exist | PCWorld [08:38] TR News "However, it is not good that this backup runs opaquely in the background and, in the latest versions of Windows, can only be stopped after several prompts and mouse clicks." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3215054/windows-11-quietly-backs-up-your-files-to-onedrive-heres-how-to-turn-it-off.html | Source: PC World [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Windows 11 quietly backs up your files to OneDrive. How to stop it | PCWorld [08:38] TR News "The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is private and securebut it left a database containing more than 9 million image files exposed." https://www.wired.com/story/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces/ | Source: Wired [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of Peoples Faces | WIRED [08:38] TR News "All of it affects our privacy, some of it could affect our employment, some of it could affect our bank balance, some could affect our freedom, and some could affect our national interest." https://www.securityweek.com/surveillance-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ | Source: Security Week [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Surveillance Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask - SecurityWeek [08:38] TR News "it leaves users to navigate the gap between policy and practice alone." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/singles-turn-linkedin-dating-background-checks-1815447 | Source: International Business Times [08:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Singles Are Turning LinkedIn Profiles Into Background Checks Before Agreeing to a Date | IBTimes UK [08:39] TR News "business data acquired from the defunct airline Spirit Airlines Inc. in an auction, but the proposed deal is being challenged by two separate parties." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/googles-attempt-to-buy-spirit-airlines-data-might-come-unstuck/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google's attempt to buy Spirit Airlines' data might come unstuck - SiliconANGLE [08:39] TR News "Ive been quietly seething for months now about the dumb emails I get from people wailing about my podcasts invisibility on YouTube." https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/no-i-do-not-want-to-be-on-yt | Source: Jeremy Cherfas [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeremycherfas.net | No, I do not want to be on YT | Jeremy Cherfas [08:39] TR News "Roblox believes it meets its Online Safety Act obligations, according to eSafety. But the company will be adding further safety measures that include: [...]" https://www.theverge.com/games/982885/roblox-australia-safety-regulator-child-safety | Source: The Verge [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Australia says Roblox hasnt fixed its child predator problem | The Verge [08:40] TR News "knowingly withheld a critical safety measure for millions of American usersincluding childrenin order to determine whether protecting users would impact its financial bottom-line." https://therecord.media/senators-press-tiktok-over-withholding-safety-features | Source: The Record [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Senators press TikTok over withholding of safety features for some users | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:40] TR News "A California plaintiff won the first of those cases, and the second was dropped." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html | Source: New York Times [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html ) [08:41] TR News Being "in youtube" means that your "content" (what they call it) is controlled by some private company, which in turn becomes "boss" over your "content" [08:41] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:42] TR News "It seems weird that they won't stop fretting about this terrible potential until you realize that every public pronouncement about this terrible potential is also a public boast about its potential, period." https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/19/banaility/#brackets-negative | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:42] TR News "It's a very putinesque way of living." https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/20/epistemic-void/#expert-agencies | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The actual epistemic crisis (20 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:42] TR News "Aesthetic Rebellion" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1166/the-aesthetic-rebellion | Source: David Revoy [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | The Aesthetic Rebellion - David Revoy [08:42] TR News "We will be artists, scholars, captains of the starship Enterprise, etc." https://borretti.me/article/our-servants-will-do-that-for-us | Source: Fernando Borretti [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | Our Servants Will Do That For Us [08:43] TR News "Picture a fairly ordinary MSP automation project. The first version reads an incoming support ticket and produces a summary for the technician." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/the-model-is-not-the-security-boundary-how-to-secure-ai-workflows/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | How to Secure AI Workflows With Practical Controls - CybersecKyle [08:43] TR News "The rest of popular culture, meanwhile, is finding ways to capitalize on AI hate. Just look at this new commercial for Liquid Death and Garage Beer." https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-doesnt-get-why-you-hate-ai/ | Source: Wired [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI | WIRED [08:43] TR News "Compare current and former product names, see how long each identity lasted, and follow the evidence behind every transition. Now with logos, because apparently names alone were not enough paperwork." https://www.msrebrandregistry.com/index.html | [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.msrebrandregistry.com | The Rebrand Registry [08:43] TR News "Linear is an opinionated project management platform designed for high-performing software development and product teams." https://molodtsov.me/2026/08/how-linear-turned-craft-a-b2b-growth-strategy/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-molodtsov.me | How Linear Turned Craft Into a B2B Growth Strategy [08:44] TR News "Back in January, I wrote about how over the past several years Ive actively worked to decentralize my online presence and reduce (as much as is realistic) my use of giant social media platforms." https://houseofkyle.com/2026/08/20/too-much-kyle-the-app/ | Source: Kyle Ford [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-houseofkyle.com | Too Much Kyle: The App House of Kyle [08:44] TR News "People who aren't from the parts of the south where grits are commonly served are often suspicious of the dish." https://louplummer.lol/grits-explainer/ | Source: Lou Plummer [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-louplummer.lol | A Grits Explainer Living Out Loud [08:44] TR News [Old] "And then it came to me. Just a gamble, but I had hope." https://annarborobserver.com/inventing-the-fleetwood/ | Source: Ann Arbor Observer [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-annarborobserver.com | Inventing the Fleetwood - Ann Arbor Observer [08:46] TR News "Mechanical keyboards give you the power to be maximally opinionated about your keyboard configuration." https://protesilaos.com/keeb/2026-08-20-hyperoptimiser-mechanical-keyboard-trap/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The hyperoptimisers mechanical keyboard trap | Protesilaos [08:46] TR News "Making some changes to my keys this week. Still one bit to come but I'm impatient." https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/black-and-brass-and-neon | Source: Jasper Tandy [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jasper.tandy.is | Jasper is blogging: Black and brass and neon [08:46] TR News "When I read how many things can have an effect on the readings I realised that Im overthinking this." https://ljpuk.net/posts/casio-step-trackers-are-to-encourage-not-be-100-percent-accurate | Source: Lee Peterson [08:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | Casio step trackers are to encourage not be 100% accurate - LJPUK [08:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [08:54] TR News "Through a freakish coincidence, the moon happens to be exactly the right size and distance to cover the sun perfectly. The sun is 400 times as big as the moon, but also 400 times farther away." https://pogueman.substack.com/p/my-total-eclipse-sunset | Source: David Pogue [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pogueman.substack.com | My Total Eclipse Sunset - by David Pogue - Pogue's Posts [08:55] TR News "Over the years poly(lactic acid) (PLA) also known as polylactide has become a popular thermoplastic for a variety of reasons." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/3d-printering-why-is-my-pla-so-brittle/ | Source: Hackaday [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3D Printering: Why Is My PLA So Brittle? | Hackaday [08:55] TR News "It is also an old idea. Much older than actual spaceflight, in fact. But to find the beginning of the space station, we have to go back to a time when powered aircraft were still several decades in the future." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/an-early-history-of-space-stations-the-brick-moon-made-real/ | Source: Hackaday [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Early History Of Space Stations: The Brick Moon Made Real | Hackaday [08:55] TR News "A new paper just came out, The Maximum-Area Small Polygon Problem. The paper solves the problem of finding, for each n, the n-gon with diameter 1 and maximum area." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/18/big-little-hexagon/ | Source: John D Cook [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.johndcook.com | Big little hexagon [08:55] TR News "Since its inception in 1958, NASA has arguably played the most important role in furthering our knowledge of Earth, the universe and natural phenomena." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/world-photography-day-how-nasa-imagery-has-shaped-our-understanding-of-the-earth-the-universe-and-existence | Source: Digital Camera World [08:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | World Photography Day: How NASA imagery has shaped our understanding of the Earth, the universe and existence | Digital Camera World [08:58] TR News "You might be wondering why Im already back hiking since I walked more than 40 km just a few days ago. And the answer to that is that Im not hiking." https://manuelmoreale.com/fromthesummit/28-down-16-more-to-go | Source: Manuel Moreale [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | 28 down, 16 more to go Manu [08:59] TR News "A click rate by itself says very little. A recipient may recognize the exercise after opening the message, a gateway may rewrite the link, an automated scanner may visit it, or the reporting button may be too hard to find." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/cyberseckyle-security-how-to-series-light-offensive-to-think-defensively-part-2-phishing-simulation-to-study-prompts-and-controls/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kylereddoch.me | Phishing Simulation to Study Prompts and Controls - CybersecKyle [08:59] TR News "When I say that our current era of video dominance has been a long time coming, I mean it." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/deciding-what-to-do/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Creating media with an uncooperative mind ● Aug 21 [09:07] TR News Techrights Links 21/08/2026: "Silicon Valleys Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy" and "Whos Raking it in as the National Debt Explodes?" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Silicon_Valley_s_Billionaire_Cults_Are_Coming_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Silicon_Valley_s_Billionaire_Cults_Are_Coming_.gmi [09:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/08/2026: "Silicon Valleys Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy" and "Whos Raking it in as the National Debt Explodes?" [09:17] TR News Techrights North America: GNU/Linux Measured at 13%-15% Every Night https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/North_America_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_13_15_Every_Night.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/North_America_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_13_15_Every_Night.gmi [09:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights North America: GNU/Linux Measured at 13%-15% Every Night [09:20] TR News "Partially agree with this regarding the popularity prejudice issue however I couldn't understand what do you mean by "Whenever a program doesn't work right the user's freedom is forfeited. Fewer bugs means more freedom." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00007.html [09:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.gnu.org | Re: Pursuit of popularity [09:20] TR News "How is the bug related to the freedom? A bug-free proprietary software doesn't provide any freedom to users whereas a buggy libre software provides full freedom to users. So, bug is the technical issue whereas freedom is the ethical issue." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00007.html [09:21] TR News Puppy breaker moments ago: "I'd like to say extra thanks to Microsoft..." [09:52] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [11:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [12:45] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:46] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:47] TR News "HTML element does exactly what you might think it does." https://piccalil.li/blog/a-look-at-the-geolocation-html-element-and-how-it-works/ | Source: Andy Bell [12:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-piccalil.li | A look at the geolocation HTML element and how it works - Piccalilli [12:48] TR News "This is no longer true." https://mwl.io/archives/24954 | Source: MWL [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | Changing Language for Storage Capacity Michael W Lucas [12:48] TR News "Completely by accident, I ended up with a four day streak of acronym titles. ORM, PEP, Q and today REPL. We developers sure love acronyms" https://hamatti.org/posts/r-is-for-repl-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | R is for REPL - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [12:48] TR News "So in the end I wrote this little script: [...]" https://fundor333.com/post/2026/framing-photos-with-python/ | Source: Fundor 333 [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Framing Photos With Python | Fundor333 ● Aug 21 [13:02] TR News "Spicy take up front: let the security vulnerabilities be legitimate and posted out in the open for anyone to see." https://jrfom.com/posts/2026/04/08/oss-security/ | [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jrfom.com | Open Source & Security - Room Full of Mirrors [13:03] TR News "At the team level, the consequences of restructuring are harder to reason about than direct removal." https://infrequently.org/2026/08/notes-on-performance-remediation-strategies/ | Source: Alex Russell [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-infrequently.org | The Wicked Reason Removing Code Beats Better Scheduling - Infrequently Noted [13:04] TR News "Last time we saw that sockets are pretty much just handles, and as such, they can be inherited." https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/accept-and-socket-inheritance/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-purplesyringa.moe | accept() and socket inheritance | purplesyringa's blog [13:04] TR News "The reason for this is that sockets are a userland abstraction provided by Winsock2, rather than a kernel primitive. At least on paper." https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/duplicatehandle-works-on-sockets-mostly/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-purplesyringa.moe | DuplicateHandle works on sockets, mostly | purplesyringa's blog [13:04] TR News "From a mile a way this just looks like a regular SQL query." https://remy.wang/blog/prela.html | Source: Remy Wang [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-remy.wang | prela [13:05] TR News "The dark secret of integration testing is that the vast, vast majority of problems that an integration environment will catch don't have anything to do with integration." https://www.simplermachines.com/most-integration-failures-are-stupid/ | Source: Nat Bennett [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.simplermachines.com | Most Integration Failures Are Stupid [13:06] TR News "The reverse prediction system has also detected many number of military vessels in the ocean." https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2026/08/19/sondehub-and-war/ | [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sprocketfox.io | How a joke domain purchase turned into geopolitical warfare [13:09] TR News "Looking at some of the most successful projects in the OSS ecosystem (Linux, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes)" https://blog.mozilla.ai/open-source-is-not-a-virtue-its-an-ownership-model/ | [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.ai | Open Source Is Not a Virtue: Its an Ownership Model [13:20] TR News "The proposals for APNIC 62 cover a wide range of topics. Some focus on IPv6 allocation sizes and address planning." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/21/apnic-62-opm-just-the-facts/ | Source: APNIC [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | APNIC 62 OPM: Just the facts | APNIC Blog [13:20] TR News "Did you know you can poison your Postgres connection pool?" https://planetscale.com/blog/postgres-poisoned-connection-pools | Source: PlanetScale [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Poisoned Postgres connection pools PlanetScale [13:21] TR News "Is anyone at the company capable of saying and allowed to say What the actual fuck is this?" https://nikhil.io/posts/e6ba37ad73cf5e48a9f90227acc85ecd/ | Source: Nikhil Anand [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chrome-Plated Turd nikhil.io [13:21] TR News "And as always, the solution is Emacs." https://joshblais.com/blog/i-made-my-phone-emacs/ | Source: Joshua Blais [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshblais.com | My phone is now just an emacs interface - The Universe of Joshua Blais [13:21] TR News "As test subject we got a Galaxy Z Fold 8, as an example of a modern-day foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/foldable-oled-displays-and-the-bane-of-dust/ | Source: Hackaday [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Foldable OLED Displays And The Bane Of Dust | Hackaday [13:24] TR News "There are a lot of options for building a rig. You can build an established design from scratch, or forge out on your own and make something completely new." https://www.diybookscanner.org/en/intro.html | [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.diybookscanner.org | DIY Book Scanner Introduction [13:25] TR News "So today, Im sharing an open source project called Dashboard Touch, which lets you make your own Touch ID-style sensor for your Mac, using low-cost off-the-shelf part." https://www.anildash.com/2026/08/20/introducing-dashboard-touch/ | Source: Anil Dash [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.anildash.com | Introducing Dashboard Touch, a build-your-own version of Touch ID - Anil Dash [13:27] TR News "This computer is a beautiful piece of homebrew engineering, constructed out of protoboard and loose wires rather than any fancy PCB. At the heart of the build lies a Motorola 68000 running at 10 MHz." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/homebrew-68k-machine-has-a-pci-bus/ | Source: Hackaday [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Homebrew 68K Machine Has A PCI Bus | Hackaday [13:27] TR News "For as popular as Atari was in their heyday, it wasnt until well after they were on their famous decline that they released their first handheld, the Atari Lynx." https://hackaday.com/2026/08/20/miniaturizing-the-atari-2600-console/ | Source: Hackaday [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Miniaturizing The Atari 2600 Console | Hackaday [13:28] TR News "The specs are a lot nicer than the Pi 7" Touch Display, which costs twice as much, with giant bezels and half the resolution!" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/steam-deck-lcd-pi-hat/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi - Jeff Geerling [13:30] TR News Cheap chocs https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/21/iconic-90s-chocolate-bar-controversial-past-makes-return-asdas-shelves-29428961/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/40126668/asda-shoppers-fill-pockets-12-p-chocolate-bar-returns/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-metro.co.uk | Iconic 90s chocolate bar with controversial past makes its return to Asda's shelves | Metro News [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thesun.co.uk | Verifying Device [13:38] TR News "More than 300 security officers employed by Mitie and working at Asda stores are at risk of redundancy in a process described as shambolic by GMB Union." https://www.gmb.org.uk/news/asda-job-cuts-branded-shambolic-as-hundreds-of-security-roles-at-risk [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gmb.org.uk | Asda job cuts branded 'shambolic' as hundreds of security roles at risk | GMB Union [13:39] TR News "Eventually settled on Garuda Linux." https://roytang.net/2026/08/garuda-linux/ | Source: Roy Tang [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trying Out Garuda Linux roytang.net [13:40] TR News "This is yet another entry in my (years/decades-long) attempt to chronicle the entirety of my gaming history." https://roytang.net/2026/08/snes-games/ | Source: Roy Tang [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SNES Games I finished ~30 years ago! roytang.net [13:41] TR News "We customize and set up a lot of things, sometimes on a per-system basis." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/RecheckSettingsEverySoOften | Source: University of Toronto [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [13:42] TR News "In this ~2-hour video I talk to Per Nordlw about some of his custom extensions for Emacs." https://protesilaos.com/prot-asks/2026-08-19-per-nordlow-emacs-extensions/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Prot Asks: Per Nordlw about his Emacs extensions | Protesilaos [13:42] TR News "In this episode of PING, APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston and I discuss how the DNS behaves during a cold start, when a resolvers cache contains no data from previous queries." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/20/podcast-dns-cold-start/ | Source: APNIC [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | [Podcast] DNS cold start | APNIC Blog [13:42] TR News "Home Assistant Setup, OpenBSD Updates, Wine 11.14, and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/677 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 677: Butler at your service [13:42] TR News "Increases MTTU and MTTR" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-proprietary-software-isnt-retrospective-trend-trap-failure | Source: Red Hat Official [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Why proprietary software isnt a retrospective trend but a trap for failure [13:43] TR News Openwashing of slop plagiarism to ride a wave of trillions in debt https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-ai-infrastructure-must-be-built-open | Source: Red Hat Official [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Why AI infrastructure must be built in the open [13:44] TR News Dumb Ways to Build brings some funny co-op from Dumb Ways to Die on September 10 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dumb-ways-to-build-brings-some-funny-co-op-from-dumb-ways-to-die-on-september-10/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dumb Ways to Build brings some funny co-op from Dumb Ways to Die on September 10 | GamingOnLinux [13:45] TR News Mozilla messing about with slop and openwashing - something Microsoft paid OSI to promote https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/open-source-ai-framework/ | Source: Mozilla [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | A New Approach to Open Source AI: A Framework for Openness [13:45] TR News "However, this has changed over the years. When threat actors want to cause maximum damage, they go after the infrastructure layer" https://www.tecmint.com/linux-vulnerability-management/ | Source: TecMint [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Manage Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Linux Distributions [13:46] TR News Dominocalypse brings some clever ideas to puzzle roguelikes with dominoes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dominocalypse-brings-some-clever-ideas-to-puzzle-roguelikes-with-dominoes/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dominocalypse brings some clever ideas to puzzle roguelikes with dominoes | GamingOnLinux [13:46] TR News Space bullet heaven roguelike Sublight arrives September 15 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/space-bullet-heaven-roguelike-sublight-arrives-september-15/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Space bullet heaven roguelike Sublight arrives September 15 | GamingOnLinux [13:47] TR News The Loopler is a roguelite deckbuilder about a slot car driving in mesmerizing loops | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-loopler-is-a-roguelite-deckbuilder-about-a-slot-car-driving-in-mesmerizing-loops/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Loopler is a roguelite deckbuilder about a slot car driving in mesmerizing loops | GamingOnLinux [13:48] TR News "China Reportedly Orders State Agencies to Uninstall its Government-Only Edition of Windows 10 - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/19/0417243 [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | China Reportedly Orders State Agencies to Uninstall its Government-Only Edition of Windows 10 - SoylentNews [13:48] TR News "AI-Generated Bills Are Reportedly Causing Problems in the Capitol - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/19/0419256 [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | AI-Generated Bills Are Reportedly Causing Problems in the Capitol - SoylentNews [13:49] TR News "The August 17 outage, and the work ahead - The GitHub Blog" https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/the-august-17-outage-and-the-work-ahead/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/19/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_Impact_the_Ability_to_Run_Microsoft.shtml [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-github.blog | The August 17 outage, and the work ahead - The GitHub Blog [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Mass Layoffs Impact the Ability to Run Microsoft [13:49] TR News The impressive Sandustry already hit 100K sales with an early multiplayer mod out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-impressive-sandustry-already-hit-100k-sales-with-an-early-multiplayer-mod-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The impressive Sandustry already hit 100K sales with an early multiplayer mod out now | GamingOnLinux [13:49] TR News Live-action sci-fi horror game PRECOGNITION sounds rad from Sam Barlow | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/live-action-sci-fi-horror-game-precognition-sounds-rad-from-sam-barlow/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Live-action sci-fi horror game PRECOGNITION sounds rad from Sam Barlow | GamingOnLinux [13:50] TR News "Donald Trump's White House Declassified the Eric Swalwell File to Affect His Election - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/19/donald-trumps-white-house-declassified-the-eric-swalwell-file-to-affect-his-election/ [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Donald Trump's White House Declassified the Eric Swalwell File to Affect His Election - emptywheel [13:50] TR News "Before history was written, it was photographed 25 years later, more than 30 photographers will come together to talk about photographing 9/11 | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/before-history-was-written-it-was-photographed-25-years-later-more-than-30-photographers-will-come-together-to-talk-about-photographing-9-11 [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Before history was written, it was photographed 25 years later, more than 30 photographers will come together to talk about photographing 9/11 | Digital Camera World [13:50] TR News Or see instead https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.npr.org | Chile coup 50 years later: The U.S. role and its unintended consequences : NPR [13:51] TR News "Mark Kapoberg bought an Irish castle | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/tech/982955/meta-mark-zuckerberg-strancally-castle-ireland [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle | The Verge [13:52] TR News SKINFACE is a gruesome stealth game where you steal faces | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/skinface-is-a-gruesome-stealth-game-where-you-steal-faces/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/skinface-is-a-gruesome-stealth-game-where-you-steal-faces/ [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SKINFACE is a gruesome stealth game where you steal faces | GamingOnLinux [13:52] TR News Monke bullet heaven survivor-like chaos will come in 2027 with Gorilla Tag Contagion | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/monke-bullet-heaven-survivor-like-chaos-will-come-in-2027-with-gorilla-tag-contagion/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Monke bullet heaven survivor-like chaos will come in 2027 with Gorilla Tag Contagion | GamingOnLinux [13:53] TR News S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is out now with a big free upgrade | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-cost-of-hope-is-out-now-with-a-big-free-upgrade/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is out now with a big free upgrade | GamingOnLinux [13:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [13:57] TR News Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bethesda-finally-fix-the-skyrim-special-edition-on-screen-keyboard-crashing-steamos-steam-deck/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bethesda finally fix the Skyrim Special Edition on-screen keyboard crashing SteamOS / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [13:59] TR News Agent 64: Spies Never Die is pure retro FPS nostalgia bait | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/agent-64-spies-never-die-is-pure-retro-fps-nostalgia-bait/ Source: GamingOnLinux [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Agent 64: Spies Never Die is pure retro FPS nostalgia bait | GamingOnLinux ● Aug 21 [14:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:02] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.34: StillOS Review, Kernel 7.2 Released, PINE Trouble, Beautifying GNOME, Terminal Multiplexers and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-34/ [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #26.34: StillOS Review, Kernel 7.2 Released, PINE Trouble, Beautifying GNOME, Terminal Multiplexers and More [14:04] TR News Ian Jackson: Open Letter to the Wikimedia Foundation Board https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/21442.html [14:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dreamwidth.org | Captcha Check [14:07] TR News Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/steam-deck-lcd-pi-hat/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | Getting the Steam Deck LCD working on a Raspberry Pi - Jeff Geerling [14:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:14] TR News Pluralistic: The actual epistemic crisis (20 Aug 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/20/epistemic-void/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: The actual epistemic crisis (20 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [14:14] TR News New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/technology/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-dropped.html ) [14:16] TR News Surveillance Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask https://www.securityweek.com/surveillance-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Surveillance Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask - SecurityWeek [14:16] TR News Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/police-are-hiding-their-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras.html [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras - Schneier on Security [14:17] TR News A Sloppy Interface Is a Security Liability https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/sloppy-ui-is-security-liability/ [14:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | A Sloppy Interface Is a Security Liability - Jim Nielsens Blog [14:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:23] TR News Mainstream OS Arch Linux-based distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/mainstream-os-arch-linux-based-distribution/ [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mainstream OS - Arch Linux-based distribution - LinuxLinks [14:24] TR News Linux 7.2 Enables HDMI 2.1 FRL Support for AMD Display GPUs https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linux-7-2-kernel-updates/ [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.geeky-gadgets.com | Linux 7.2 Release Features and Manjaro 26.1 Updates - Geeky Gadgets [14:25] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/16/Linux_Kernel_7_2_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/16/Linux_Kernel_7_2_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released, This Is Whats New [14:26] TR News Pine64 halts all GNU/Linux hardware manufacturing through at least mid-2027 due to shortages memory crunch forces open-source maker to freeze SBCs, tablets, and phones https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/pine64-halts-all-linux-device-production-until-at-least-mid-2027-as-memory-shortage-bites [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Pine64 halts all Linux hardware manufacturing through at least mid-2027 due to shortages memory crunch forces open-source maker to freeze SBCs, tablets, and phones | Tom's Hardware [14:36] TR News Pine64 Halts Production of GNU/Linux Devices http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Pine64-Halts-Production-of-Linux-Devices [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.linux-magazine.com | Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices Linux Magazine [14:54] TR News As expected https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Networking see https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/10/If_Your_Software_Project_Welcomes_Bots_Then_All_You_ll_Have_Lef.shtml "Developers "Completely Overwhelmed" Due To AI/LLMs" [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.3 Network Changes Merged But Developers "Completely Overwhelmed" Due To AI/LLMs - Phoronix [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights If Your Software Project Welcomes Bots, Then All You'll Have Left at the End Is Bots (Same for Sites Which Permit LLM Slop; They End up as Slopfarms and No Human Wants to Contribute Anymore) [14:55] TR News starkOS 20260820 https://distrowatch.com/starkos [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/starkos ) [14:55] TR News FydeOS 23.0 https://distrowatch.com/fydeos [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/fydeos ) [14:55] TR News TrueNAS 26.0.0-beta3 https://distrowatch.com/truenas [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/truenas ) [14:55] TR News Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Tuba, the Linux Mastodon app, adds quote & collections support [14:56] TR News Pine64 stops making GNU/Linux devices as Hey Hi (AI) inflates component costs https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/pine64-stops-linux-device-production-chip-shortage [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Pine64 halts Linux device production as AI inflates component costs ● Aug 21 [15:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:05] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:10] TR News UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/un-says-two-staff-members-detained-in-afghanistan-have-been-freed [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed | The Straits Times [15:10] TR News Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order, his party says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-after-court-order-his-party-says [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan ex-PM Khan medically fit, taken back to prison, minister says | The Straits Times [15:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:11] TR News Around 66% of Hong Kong upper primary students experience stress from testing overload survey https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/around-66-of-hong-kong-upper-primary-students-experience-stress-from-testing-overload-survey/ [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 66% of HK upper primary students face stress from excessive tests [15:12] TR News Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health' https://www.france24.com/en/extreme-heat-we-re-really-starting-now-to-understand-how-global-climate-is-impacting-our-health [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/extreme-heat-we-re-really-starting-now-to-understand-how-global-climate-is-impacting-our-health ) [15:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:21] TR News Techrights Slop-ware: Nobody Knows What Code Goes Into Linux and Most Developers Cannot Understand the Rust Code (Even If They Tried) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Slop_ware_Nobody_Knows_What_Code_Goes_Into_Linux_and_Most_Devel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Slop_ware_Nobody_Knows_What_Code_Goes_Into_Linux_and_Most_Devel.gmi [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop-ware: Nobody Knows What Code Goes Into Linux and Most Developers Cannot Understand the Rust Code (Even If They Tried) [15:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:28] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Bizarre Hey Hi (AI) Post About Bombing Americans With Diarrhea Is Turning Out to Be a Weirdly Perfect Prediction of His Presidency https://futurism.com/health-medicine/trump-ai-post-bombing-americans-diarrhea-cyclosporiasis [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump's Bizarre AI Post About Bombing Americans With Diarrhea Is Turning Out to Be a Weirdly Perfect Prediction of His Presidency [15:28] TR News Protest singer Metin Turan released after 25 years in prison https://bianet.org/haber/protest-singer-metin-turan-released-after-25-years-in-prison-322676 [15:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Protest singer Metin Turan released after 25 years in prison [15:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trumps-order-military-exercises-risks.html [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trumps-order-military-exercises-risks.html ) [15:30] TR News North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-japanese-authorities-say [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles amid US-South drills | The Straits Times [15:30] TR News North Korea raps Souths double-dealing remarks on US drills move https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-south-koreas-description-of-us-drills-move-shows-uneasiness-and-impatience [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea raps Souths double-dealing remarks on US drills move | The Straits Times [15:30] TR News CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/cxmt-planned-to-use-stolen-samsung-ip-to-develop-its-dram-court-hears-former-samsung-engineer-who-jumped-to-chinese-memory-maker-now-behind-bars [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars | Tom's Hardware [15:32] TR News North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Convicted Felon floats Kim meet https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet ) [15:33] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Economic Threat Puts Focus on Irans Trading Partners 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Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/scholar-china-wrongfully-detained.html [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/scholar-china-wrongfully-detained.html ) [15:33] TR News China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/evergrande-founder-life-prison.html [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/evergrande-founder-life-prison.html ) [15:34] TR News China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tests-a-new-maritime-presence-east-of-taiwan-report-says [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report | The Straits Times [15:34] TR News China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime | The Straits Times [15:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:35] TR News In China they imprison rich people for white-collar crimes, in the US they don't even get arrested for pedophilia and sex trafficking https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison [15:35] TR News What property giant Evergrandes court rulings mean for Chinas economy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/what-property-giant-evergrandes-sentence-means-for-chinas-economy [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | What Evergrandes court rulings mean for Chinas economy | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China says it firmly opposes Convicted Felon drone tariffs https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-firmly-opposes-trump-drone-tariffs [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China says it firmly opposes Trump drone tariffs | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-urges-south-korea-not-to-take-sides-blames-us-policy-for-korea-tensions [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions | The Straits Times [15:36] TR News China likely ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/20/china-pacific-five-year-plan-tafi/ [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rfa.org | China likely ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan Radio Free Asia [15:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:36] TR News Low-value parcel volumes from China plunge in Lithuania after EU duty takes effect https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3027122/low-value-parcel-volumes-from-china-plunge-in-lithuania-after-eu-duty-takes-effect [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Low-value parcel volumes from China plunge in Lithuania after EU duty takes effect - LRT [15:37] TR News Founder of Chinas disgraced property giant jailed for life, as firm fined over US$2 billion https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/china-jails-founder-fines-disgraced-property-giant-evergrande/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China jails founder, fines disgraced property giant Evergrande [15:38] TR News Proprietary, spam, sells slop. Bad optics for "It's FOSS". https://itsfoss.com/news/warp-factories-launched/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Warp Launches Factories to Let Engineering Teams Build Their Own Cloud Software Factories [15:39] TR News Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist https://cyberscoop.com/764-member-sentenced-longest-prison-sentence-kyle-spitze/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist | CyberScoop [15:40] TR News Common Vitamin Has a Complicated Link to Cancer, Experts Reveal https://www.sciencealert.com/common-vitamin-has-a-complicated-link-to-cancer-experts-reveal [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Common Vitamin Has a Complicated Link to Cancer, Experts Reveal : ScienceAlert [15:40] TR News The World's Largest Psychedelic Brain Study of Its Kind Just Found 'Hidden Order' in The Chaos https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-psychedelic-brain-study-yet-reveals-how-psilocybin-helps-people-feel-at-one-with-existence [15:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World's Largest Psychedelic Brain Study of Its Kind Just Found 'Hidden Order' in The Chaos : ScienceAlert [15:41] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Supply chain attack on arrayref https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/supply-chain-attack-on-arrayref/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Supply chain attack on arrayref | Rust Blog [15:41] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.98.0 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/Rust-1.98.0/ [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rust-lang.org | Announcing Rust 1.98.0 | Rust Blog [15:43] TR News It is perfectly normal and routine for both airports and for airlines to identify issues in planes and not pass tests, then mitigate or replace a plane. Maybe Puppy Breaker has too little experience flying, so he dramatises the whole thing. It happens a lot, every day... [15:43] TR News Michael Catanzaro: Introduction to Injection Vulnerabilities (and Script Worlds!) https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/08/20/introduction-to-injection-vulnerabilities-and-script-worlds/ [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.gnome.org | Introduction to Injection Vulnerabilities (and Script Worlds!) Michael Catanzaro's Blog [15:46] TR News LibreDB Studio: an open source, self-hosted SQL IDE for PostgreSQL in the browser https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/libredb-studio-an-open-source-self-hosted-sql-ide-for-postgresql-in-the-browser-3368/ [15:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: LibreDB Studio: an open source, self-hosted SQL IDE for PostgreSQL in the browser [15:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:49] TR News A Hidden Pattern in Your Saliva Can Predict Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-pattern-in-your-saliva-can-predict-risk-of-colorectal-cancer-study-finds [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Hidden Pattern in Your Saliva Can Predict Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [15:49] TR News Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading Scientists Just Discovered a Potential Treatment https://www.sciencealert.com/deadly-drug-resistant-fungal-infections-are-spreading-scientists-just-discovered-a-potential-treatment [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading Scientists Just Discovered a Potential Treatment : ScienceAlert [15:50] TR News Scientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For The First Time https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-3-5-billion-year-old-evidence-of-life-directly-dated-for-the-first-time [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For The First Time : ScienceAlert [15:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [15:50] TR News Large Hadron Collider Reveals an Atomic Nucleus Shaped Like a Bowling Pin https://www.sciencealert.com/large-hadron-collider-reveals-an-atomic-nucleus-shaped-like-a-bowling-pin [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Large Hadron Collider Reveals an Atomic Nucleus Shaped Like a Bowling Pin : ScienceAlert [15:50] TR News Rust is not secure https://lwn.net/Articles/1089720/ [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supply chain attack on arrayref (Rust blog) [LWN.net] [15:51] TR News Qt Safe Renderer 2.2.0 Released and Certified! https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-safe-renderer-2.2.0-released-and-certified [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt Safe Renderer 2.2.0 Released and Certified! [15:52] TR News Stallman was right about paying in Cash. Don't be a sucker! https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/ https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1vu2719/stallman_was_right_about_paying_in_cash_dont_be_a/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Welcome to Reddit [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reddit [15:56] TR News FCC considers cuts to funds for internet access at schools and libraries https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0820/fcc-e-rate-libraries-schools [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FCC considers cuts to funds for internet access at schools and libraries - CSMonitor.com [15:56] TR News We're Not Taking Harmful Cat Behaviors on The Internet Seriously Enough, Researchers Warn https://www.sciencealert.com/were-not-taking-harmful-cat-behaviors-on-the-internet-seriously-enough-researchers-warn [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-We're Not Taking Harmful Cat Behaviors on The Internet Seriously Enough, Researchers Warn : ScienceAlert ● Aug 21 [16:46] TR News Techrights Mass Layoffs at IBM, But Mostly in Secret (PIPs and 'Voluntary' Redundancies) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_But_Mostly_in_Secret_PIPs_and_Voluntary_Red.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_But_Mostly_in_Secret_PIPs_and_Voluntary_Red.gmi [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Mass Layoffs at IBM, But Mostly in Secret (PIPs and 'Voluntary' Redundancies) [16:56] TR News (NEW): Today in the United States GNU/Linux Measured at 15% on Desktops/Laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Today_in_the_United_States_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_15_on_Desktops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Today_in_the_United_States_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_15_on_Desktops.gmi [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in the United States GNU/Linux Measured at 15% on Desktops/Laptops ● Aug 21 [17:03] TR News It is quite telling and revealing that SlopMatt has quit talking about litigation because Roy and Rianne's legal team, about 10 times more experienced then his, said that it turned out "embarrassing" for his legal team and "they basically lost" [17:04] TR News (than) [17:04] TR News The SLOP curve for Hey Hi (AI) in schools https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0820/The-learning-curve-for-AI-in-schools [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The learning curve for AI in schools - CSMonitor.com [17:05] TR News What % of the pushers of slop does NOT have any background in Computer Science or equiv? HUGE proportion. There is a reason for this. [17:09] TR News China: Robots box and dance at Beijing's 2026 World Robot Conference https://www.france24.com/en/china-robots-box-and-dance-at-beijing-s-2026-world-robot-conference [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/china-robots-box-and-dance-at-beijing-s-2026-world-robot-conference ) [17:10] TR News BOTH companies LOSE money. This is a SCAM, Wall Street embraced a scam wholly and happily. https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/report-anthropic-hopes-to-surpass-spacexs-record-ipo-raise-when-it-finally-goes-public/ [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Report: Anthropic hopes to surpass SpaceX's record IPO raise when it finally floats - SiliconANGLE [17:11] TR News debt financing for Hey Hi (AI) chip deal https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/broadcom-reportedly-seeking-up-to-100b-in-debt-financing-for-ai-chip-deal/ DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT SUCCESS DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Broadcom reportedly seeking up to $100B in debt financing for AI chip deal - SiliconANGLE [17:11] TR News So they sell chips for money that does not exist! Bravo! WHAT COULD GO WRONG??? [17:14] TR News Flock Says Its Taking a Break From Responding to Media Requests https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/flock-taking-break-responding-media [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Flock Says It's "Taking a Break" From Responding to Media Requests [17:14] TR News OpenAI Halts Hey Hi (AI) Training on Advanced Model as It Detects Dark Signs Emerging https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-halts-training-advanced-model [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Halts AI Training on Advanced Model as It Detects Dark Signs Emerging [17:15] TR News Golden Dome cost estimate draws Pentagon pushback https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/08/golden-dome-cost-estimate-draws-pentagon-pushback/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Golden Dome cost estimate draws Pentagon pushback | Federal News Network [17:16] TR News BREAKING: Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under nat. security law, face up to 10 years prison https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/breaking-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-activists-convicted-under-nat-security-law-face-up-to-10-years-prison/ [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under nat. security law, face up to 10 years prison [17:17] TR News Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Cant Prove It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html ) [17:17] TR News Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-myanmar-military-chiefs-meet-as-post-coup-thaw-progresses [17:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses | The Straits Times [17:18] TR News GivEnergy enters administration, batteries expose home networks https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/givenergy-enters-administration-legacy-home-batteries-still-expose-customer-networks/ [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | GivEnergy enters administration, batteries expose home networks | Pen Test Partners [17:18] TR News 5 surprising airport security mistakes slowing you down at new scanners, according to experts https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/airport-security-rules-aHpWR9b1ICCX [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | 5 airport mistakes slowing you down at security - Which? [17:19] TR News Lithuanian conservative MP calls for probe of Muslim org over alleged security risks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3027072/lithuanian-conservative-mp-calls-for-probe-of-muslim-org-over-alleged-security-risks [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian conservative MP calls for probe of Muslim org over alleged security risks - LRT [17:19] TR News Corporate human rights watchdog finds forced labor persists on Dominican Republic plantations https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/corporate-human-rights-watchdog-finds-forced-labor-persists-on-dominican-republic-plantations/ [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Corporate human rights watchdog finds forced labor persists on Dominican Republic plantations - JURIST - News [17:20] TR News DRCs Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases, outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-drc-s-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-outpaces-response-efforts-at-unprecedented-speed [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-drc-s-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-outpaces-response-efforts-at-unprecedented-speed ) [17:20] TR News French PM announces creation of unit to combat cyberattacks https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-french-pm-announces-creation-of-unit-to-combat-cyberattacks [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-french-pm-announces-creation-of-unit-to-combat-cyberattacks ) [17:21] TR News The push to designate Hey Hi (AI) as the next critical infrastructure sector https://cyberscoop.com/ai-critical-infrastructure-designation-cisa-report/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector | CyberScoop [17:23] TR News Exploitation Expected for Critical Authentication Bypass Patched in Citrix NetScaler https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-expected-for-critical-authentication-bypass-patched-in-citrix-netscaler/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exploitation Expected for Critical Authentication Bypass Patched in Citrix NetScaler - SecurityWeek [17:23] TR News Cisco Patches Critical Crosswork, Secure Workload Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-crosswork-secure-workload-vulnerabilities/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cisco Patches Critical Crosswork, Secure Workload Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [17:23] TR News MLflow Vulnerability Exploited for Cloud Credential Theft https://www.securityweek.com/mlflow-vulnerability-exploited-for-cloud-credential-theft/ [17:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MLflow Vulnerability Exploited for Cloud Credential Theft - SecurityWeek [17:23] TR News Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/atlassian-splunk-patch-dozens-of-critical-high-severity-vulnerabilities/ [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [17:33] TR News Teaching Young People to Feed Wildlife https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/teaching-young-people-to-feed-wildlife/ [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Teaching Young People to Feed Wildlife [17:34] TR News Amazon delivery drone dumps Texas woman's parcel straight into her swimming pool https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/amazon-delivery-drone-dumps-texas-womans-parcel-straight-into-her-swimming-pool-viral-video-surfaces-the-same-week-the-company-announces-500-city-prime-air-expansion [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Amazon delivery drone dumps Texas woman's parcel straight into her swimming pool viral video surfaces the same week the company announces 500-city Prime Air expansion | Tom's Hardware [17:34] TR News Amazon delivery drone drops shocked customers package directly into swimming pool in viral video https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/amazon-delivery-drone-drops-shocked-customers-package-directly-into-swimming-pool-in-viral-video/ [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Amazon delivery drone drops 'shocked' customer's package directly into swimming pool in viral video [17:35] TR News Whistleblower Says Mark Kapo-berg Is Only Pretending to Care About Child Safety https://futurism.com/future-society/whistleblower-lawsuit-meta-child-safety-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Whistleblower Says Mark Zuckerberg Is Only Pretending to Care About Child Safety [17:36] TR News Germany records 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as heatwaves scorch Europe https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-germany-records-14-000-heat-related-deaths-this-summer-as-heatwaves-scorch-europe [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260820-germany-records-14-000-heat-related-deaths-this-summer-as-heatwaves-scorch-europe ) [17:37] TR News Increasingly, court filings are citing legal cases that dont actually exist https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/increasingly-court-filings-are-citing-legal-cases-that-dont-actually-exist/ [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Increasingly, court filings are citing legal cases that dont actually exist | Federal News Network [17:38] TR News Critical GitLab Flaw Exploited Shortly After Disclosure https://www.securityweek.com/critical-gitlab-flaw-exploited-shortly-after-disclosure/ [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Critical GitLab Flaw Exploited Shortly After Disclosure - SecurityWeek [17:40] TR News Why are people suddenly adding Fashion Company Apple Lightning cables to Raspberry Pi Pico 2 boards? https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/why-are-people-suddenly-adding-apple-lightning-cables-to-raspberry-pi-pico-2-boards/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Why are people suddenly adding Apple Lightning cables to Raspberry Pi Pico 2 boards? - CNX Software [17:41] TR News Hackers Target Zimbra Servers in Active Exploitation Campaign https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-target-zimbra-servers-in-active-exploitation-campaign/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers Target Zimbra Servers in Active Exploitation Campaign - SecurityWeek [17:41] TR News KDE Gear 26.08 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089721/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KDE Gear 26.08 released [LWN.net] [17:42] TR News KDE Gear 26.08 https://kde.org/announcements/gear/26.08.0/ [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kde.org | KDE Gear 26.08 - KDE Community [17:43] TR News Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE https://bharadwajraju.com/posts/btrfs-snapshots-in-kde [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bharadwajraju.com | Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE \ ~bharadwaj [17:44] TR News PINE64 is Halting its GNU/Linux Hardware Line, and The Hey Hi (AI) Bubble is to Blame https://itsfoss.com/news/pine64-kills-off-linux-hardware/ [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | PINE64 is Halting its Linux Hardware Line, and The AI Bubble is to Blame [17:46] TR News (NEW): NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/NetworkManager_1_58_1_Improves_Support_for_Private_Connections_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/NetworkManager_1_58_1_Improves_Support_for_Private_Connections_.gmi [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs [17:46] TR News Quectel SH602FA and SE505FE smart modules bring Android 16 to 4G LTE and 5G IoT devices https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/20/quectel-sh602fa-and-se505fe-smart-modules-bring-android-16-to-4g-lte-and-5g-iot-devices/ [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Quectel SH602FA and SE505FE smart modules bring Android 16 to 4G LTE and 5G IoT devices - CNX Software [17:47] TR News This Extension Displays Your Photo Images as Desktop Widget https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/extension-photo-desktop-widget/ [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | This Extension Displays Your Photo Images as Desktop Widget | UbuntuHandbook [17:48] TR News Liferea News Reader 2.0 Released with GTK4/LibAdwaita Port https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/liferea-news-reader-2-0-released-with-gtk4-libadwaita-port/ [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Liferea News Reader 2.0 Released with GTK4/LibAdwaita Port | UbuntuHandbook [17:49] TR News Linux 7.2 release Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/21/linux-7-2-release-main-changes-arm-risc_v-amd-mips-architecture/ [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Linux 7.2 release - Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures - CNX Software [17:49] TR News GNUnet News: GNUnet 0.29.0 https://gnunet.org/en/news/2026-08-0.29.0.html [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gnunet.org | GNUnet [17:51] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1089717/ [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [17:51] TR News GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/gimp-new-project-file-format [17:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format - OMG! Ubuntu [17:52] TR News Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes - OMG! Ubuntu [17:54] TR News Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated [17:54] TR News The Magic Just https://www.rubenerd.au/the-magic-just/ [17:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: The Magic Just [17:55] TR News RPM 6.1.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089719/ [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RPM 6.1.0 released [LWN.net] ● Aug 21 [18:03] TR News Self-Hosting Photos, No Social Control Media Needed https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/self-hosting-photos-no-social-control-media-needed/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Self-Hosting Photos, No Social Control Media Needed [18:03] TR News Final week: Wrapping Up My GSoC Journey https://roshani-gsoc.bearblog.dev/final-week-wrapping-up-my-gsoc-journey/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-roshani-gsoc.bearblog.dev | Final week: Wrapping Up My GSoC Journey Roshani's KDE & GSoC Blog [18:04] TR News iophk: I notice they stop mentioning the deforrestation which is the main cause of the decreased rainfall: https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fueled-drought-702895946 (Strategic waterway: Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought) [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Strategic waterway: Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought - RTL Today [18:06] TR News Unprecedented Number of Fashion Company Apple Users Received Recent Spyware Alert https://citizenlab.ca/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | Unprecedented Number of Apple Users Received Recent Spyware Alert - The Citizen Lab [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) [18:06] TR News Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike https://bianet.org/haber/turkish-military-personnel-were-not-at-syrian-airbase-during-or-before-israeli-strike-322666 [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike [18:07] TR News Australia 'outraged' over Israel decision to close probe into aid worker killings https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings ) [18:07] TR News restrictions violate Fifth Amendment and historical tradition of DIY gunsmithing https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/federal-judge-strikes-down-atf-ghost-gun-rule-for-3d-printed-parts-says-restrictions-violate-fifth-amendment-and-historical-tradition-of-diy-gunsmithing [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Federal judge strikes down ATF 'ghost gun' rule for 3D printed parts says restrictions violate Fifth Amendment and historical tradition of DIY gunsmithing | Tom's Hardware [18:09] TR News GNU/Linux According to Clownflare https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/20/gnulinux-according-to-clownflare/ [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive GNU/Linux According to Clownflare [18:10] TR News Tom Ritter: webaudio fingerprinting on alibaba http://ritter.vg/blog-webaudio_alibaba.html [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-webaudio fingerprinting on alibaba - ritter.vg [18:10] TR News Over 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/over-153000-students-staff-affected-in-canvas-data-breach-hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-says/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Over 153,000 affected in Canvas hack: HK privacy watchdog [18:11] TR News Google Hey Hi (AI) Giving Staggeringly Racist Advice About Being Alone With Certain Groups of People https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-racist Slop is not advice and not intelligence, it's a soup of words and that's why it's doomed to fail [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google AI Giving Staggeringly Racist "Advice" About Being Alone With Certain Groups of People [18:12] TR News PyData Berlin Talk on our new within Fixed Effect Solver https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/pydata-berlin-talk-on-our-new-within-fixed-effect-solver/ [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PyData Berlin Talk on our new within Fixed Effect Solver | R-bloggers [18:13] TR News Retail theft bill spurs very large and very dangerous surveillance fears https://cyberscoop.com/corca-retail-theft-bill-ice-surveillance/ [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Retail theft bill spurs very large and very dangerous surveillance fears | CyberScoop [18:14] TR News Proprietary: OLE-Dispatch When Doing MFC/Qt Migration https://www.kdab.com/ole-dispatch-when-doing-mfcqt-migration/ [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MFC/Qt Migration: Bridging OLE IDispatch and QMetaObject | KDAB [18:14] TR News 125: A Useful Quirk https://mwl.io/archives/24958 [18:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mwl.io | 125: A Useful Quirk Michael W Lucas [18:15] TR News Firefox Add-on Reviews: Extension starter pack https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/extension-starter-pack/ [18:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-addons.mozilla.org | Extension starter pack - Firefox Add-ons Blog [18:17] TR News FOMO SPAM? Fentanylware (CheeTok) Star at 89 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/elder-opa-influencer-tiktok-star-matcha.html [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/elder-opa-influencer-tiktok-star-matcha.html ) [18:20] TR News Automattic jumping the shark with slop plagiarism and charlatans - this can repel more WordPress users than it can attract https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wcus-2026-recap/ [18:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | AI Creates Opportunity While Artists Ship at WordCamp US 2026 WordPress News [18:21] TR News UNC Used Hey Hi (AI) to Help Draft Its 'Compact 2.0 Response. Is That Hypocritical? https://www.chronicle.com/article/unc-used-ai-to-help-draft-its-compact-2-0-response-is-that-hypocritical [18:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/unc-used-ai-to-help-draft-its-compact-2-0-response-is-that-hypocritical ) [18:22] TR News The Funny Way That Stand-Up Comics Are Posting on Social Control Media https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/comedians-social-media-photos-captions.html ) [18:22] TR News Problem Statements and the Scope of Prior Art https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/problem-statements-and-the-scope-of-prior-art.html [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Problem Statements and the Scope of Prior Art | Patently-O [18:23] TR News Flash Uplink hard drive firmware patent monopoly challenge granted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/20/flash-uplink-hard-drive-firmware-patent-challenge-granted [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Flash Uplink hard drive firmware patent challenge granted Unified Patents [18:23] TR News Software Patents: Introducing UMG the Patent Licensor: Major Labels Music IP Holdings JV Licenses 24+ Hey Hi (AI) Patents to Udio and GRAI, Targets Widespread Adoption With Online Portal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/universal-music-patents-licensing-deals-udio-grai/ [18:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/universal-music-patents-licensing-deals-udio-grai/ ) [18:24] TR News Greens call for windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/08/19/greens-announce-windfall-tax-on-the-profits-of-big-banks/ [18:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Greens call for windfall tax on the profits of big banks to help more than a million small and medium businesses - Green Party [18:25] TR News how to install cisco packet tracer on gnu linux debian 13 https://dwaves.de/2026/08/20/how-to-install-cisco-packet-tracer-on-gnu-linux-debian-13/ [18:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- how to install cisco packet tracer on gnu linux debian 13 | dwaves.de [18:25] TR News How To Install Graylog on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-graylog-ubuntu/ [18:26] TR News FKA twigs vs. The Twigs: FKA twigs Triumphs in First Stage of Trademark Infringement Proceedings https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/fka-twigs-twigs-trademark-battle/ [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 522 @ https://idroot.us/install-graylog-ubuntu/ ) [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/fka-twigs-twigs-trademark-battle/ ) [18:26] TR News Latvian and Lithuanian PMs stress eastern border security https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/20.08.2026-latvian-and-lithuanian-pms-stress-eastern-border-security.a659188/ [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian and Lithuanian PMs stress eastern border security / Article [18:26] TR News Green commitments, fossil temptations: Lithuania's Baltic oil dilemma https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024430/green-commitments-fossil-temptations-lithuania-s-baltic-oil-dilemma [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Green commitments, fossil temptations: Lithuanias Baltic oil dilemma - LRT [18:26] TR News Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-sentences-anti-war-politician-shlosberg-to-11-years-in-prison/ [18:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison - JURIST - News [18:27] TR News AI-Assisted Tool Helped Secure Satellite Communication System After 2022 Russian Hacking https://www.securityweek.com/ai-assisted-tool-helped-secure-satellite-communication-system-after-2022-russian-hacking/ [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI-Assisted Tool Helped Secure Satellite Communication System After 2022 Russian Hacking - SecurityWeek [18:27] TR News 'List of shame' published of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/20.08.2026-list-of-shame-published-of-latvian-companies-doing-business-with-russia-and-belarus.a659588/ [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | 'List of shame' published of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus / Article [18:27] TR News Ukraines Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html ) [18:27] TR News Ousted Defense Minister Warns Trust In Ukraine's Government Is At Risk, Calls For Wartime Vote https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-chief-nuclear-plant-missiles/33832964.html [18:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ousted Defense Minister Warns Trust In Ukraine's Government Is At Risk, Calls For Wartime Vote [18:28] TR News Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-anti-corruption-raids-fedorov-zelenskyy/33833537.html [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge [18:28] TR News Why we know nothing? Ukrainian ammo plant greeted with hope and anxiety in Lithuanian town https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024352/why-we-know-nothing-ukrainian-ammo-plant-greeted-with-hope-and-anxiety-in-lithuanian-town [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Why we know nothing? Ukrainian ammo plant greeted with hope and anxiety in Lithuanian town - LRT [18:28] TR News After Most of Europe Says No, Kanye West Heads to Russia https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/after-most-of-europe-said-no-kanye-west-heads-to-russia/ [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/after-most-of-europe-said-no-kanye-west-heads-to-russia/ ) [18:28] TR News Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-ukraine-mps-approve-new-defence-minister-after-divisive-reshuffle [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-ukraine-mps-approve-new-defence-minister-after-divisive-reshuffle ) [18:28] TR News Zelensky's office probed for corruption as fired defence minister demands elections https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-zelensky-s-office-probed-for-corruption-as-fired-defence-minister-demands-elections [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-zelensky-s-office-probed-for-corruption-as-fired-defence-minister-demands-elections ) [18:28] TR News Russia Launches Missile And Drone Attack On Kyiv, Killing At Least 11 https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17 [18:29] TR News Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-grocery-stores-shortages.html [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-grocery-stores-shortages.html ) [18:29] TR News Missile Barrage Shows Russias Doubt That Ukraine Can Defend Itself https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-missiles-russia-war.html [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-missiles-russia-war.html ) [18:30] TR News Weary U.S. Aircraft Carrier Leaves the Middle East https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/aircraft-carrier-ukraine-russia-missiles.html [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/aircraft-carrier-ukraine-russia-missiles.html ) [18:30] TR News Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17 https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html [18:30] TR News Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16 [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16 ) [18:30] TR News Ukraine a 'genuine', 'fragile' democracy: 'Internal political turmoil will weaken political system' https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system ) [18:30] TR News Threat Actor Hacks 14,000 IP Cameras in Ukraine and Russia https://www.securityweek.com/threat-actor-hacks-14000-ip-cameras-in-ukraine-and-russia/ [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Threat Actor Hacks 14,000 IP Cameras in Ukraine and Russia - SecurityWeek [18:31] TR News Baltic states reaffirm support for Ukraine on historic day in Tallinn https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/20.08.2026-baltic-states-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-on-historic-day-in-tallinn.a659626/ [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Baltic states reaffirm support for Ukraine on historic day in Tallinn / Article [18:31] TR News Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2026-latest-drone-downed-in-latvia-confirmed-as-ukrainian.a659675/ [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian / Article [18:31] TR News Voters Arent Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-voter-concerns-independence-missouri.html https://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-voter-concerns-independence-missouri.html ) [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Selected Data Centre Articles: 1 Jan 2025 - 21 Aug 2026 [18:32] TR News LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES in site SPONSORED by IBM!! https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/ibm-moves-a-step-closer-to-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing-by-linking-its-first-modular-cryogenic-fridges/ LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/30/Sabine_Hossenfelder_Versus_IBM_Scamming_Shareholders.shtml [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IBM moves a step closer to fault-tolerant quantum computing by linking its first modular cryogenic fridges - SiliconANGLE [18:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sabine Hossenfelder Versus IBM Scamming Shareholders [18:33] TR News America Is About to Get More Expensive https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/bond-market-interest-rates-affordability.html [18:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/bond-market-interest-rates-affordability.html ) [18:35] TR News This is NOT new!! They just REBRAND everything as "HEY HI" now. https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/20/hong-kong-to-slash-crosswalk-waits-by-up-to-20-seconds-using-ai-powered-traffic-lights/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | HK to slash crosswalk waits by up to 20 secs using AI-powered traffic lights [18:36] TR News The vaccine against HEY HI hype is DEFUNDING of bribe money for "media" https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/17/The_Register_MS_is_Publishing_Spam_for_Gartner_Group_to_Spread_.shtml [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS is Publishing Spam for Gartner Group to Spread Hype About "AI", Mentioned 30 Times in the Paid (Fake) Article [18:51] TR News "RPM 6.1 has been released today as a major update to this package manager system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux-based distributions." https://9to5linux.com/rpm-6-1-is-here-with-new-release-model-inspired-by-the-linux-kernel [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel - 9to5Linux [18:51] TR News "PineNote and PineTab2 stock is expected to run dry within three months." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/pine64-halts-all-linux-device-production-until-at-least-mid-2027-as-memory-shortage-bites [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Pine64 halts all Linux hardware manufacturing through at least mid-2027 due to shortages memory crunch forces open-source maker to freeze SBCs, tablets, and phones | Tom's Hardware [18:53] TR News NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/5289713 [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots [18:54] TR News Frameworks Linux Laptop 12 is massively outselling Windows https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/frameworks-linux-laptop-12-is-massively-outselling-windows [18:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.trustedreviews.com | Frameworks Linux Laptop 12 is massively outselling Windows - Trusted Reviews [18:56] TR News (NEW): Framework Laptop 12 gets Fedora KDE Linux on pre-builts, along with new Intel Core Series 3 processors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Framework_Laptop_12_gets_Fedora_KDE_Linux_on_pre_builts_along_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/19/Framework_Laptop_12_gets_Fedora_KDE_Linux_on_pre_builts_along_w.gmi [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Framework Laptop 12 gets Fedora KDE Linux on pre-builts, along with new Intel Core Series 3 processors [18:56] TR News Linux 7.3 will boost minimum framerates by 7x on older CPUs, which is perfect in this hardware crisis https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-73-will-boost-minimum-framerates-by-7x-on-older-cpus-which-is-perfect-in-this-hardware-crisis/ [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Linux 7.3 will boost minimum framerates by 7x on older CPUs, which is perfect in this hardware crisis [18:56] TR News "Garuda Linux Temeraire is out today as the latest snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro that promises to deliver a powerful, beautiful, and user-centric Linux desktop experience." https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-based-garuda-linux-temeraire-released-with-linux-7-2 [18:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with Linux Kernel 7.2 - 9to5Linux [18:57] TR News "The open hardware manufacturer recently posted an update on its Mastodon account, and it's not great news if you were hoping to grab new Linux-powered PINE64 hardware." https://itsfoss.com/news/pine64-kills-off-linux-hardware/ [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | PINE64 is Halting its Linux Hardware Line, and The AI Bubble is to Blame [18:57] TR News PINE64 is halting its Linux hardware line, and the AI bubble is to blame https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/20/pine64-is-halting-its-linux-hardware-line-and-the-ai-bubble-is-to-blame/ [18:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/20/pine64-is-halting-its-linux-hardware-line-and-the-ai-bubble-is-to-blame/ ) [18:58] TR News Researcher tricks Apples Find My into sharing location data with Linux https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/researcher-tricks-apples-find-my-into-sharing-location-data-with-linux/5290496 [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Researcher tricks Apples Find My into sharing location data with Linux [18:59] TR News UAT-10147 deploys SPECTRE: A cross-platform implant with Linux rootkit and BYOVD capabilities https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-deploys-spectre-a-cross-platform-implant-with-linux-rootkit-and-byovd-capabilities/ [18:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.talosintelligence.com | UAT-10147 deploys SPECTRE: A cross-platform implant with Linux rootkit and BYOVD capabilities ● Aug 21 [19:02] TR News "The KDE Project released KDE Gear 26.08 today as a major update to this open-source software suite companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment in celebration of KDEs upcoming 30th anniversary this October." https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-software-suite-is-out-with-many-improvements-for-kde-apps [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps - 9to5Linux [19:02] TR News "Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS?" https://www.zdnet.com/article/mainstreamos-linux-distro-arch-hyprland/ [19:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out | ZDNET [19:03] TR News "Given how much competition there is on Steam, I think it's worth celebrating for smaller developers (especially so when they directly support Linux)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-impressive-sandustry-already-hit-100k-sales-with-an-early-multiplayer-mod-out-now/ [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The impressive Sandustry already hit 100K sales with an early multiplayer mod out now | GamingOnLinux [19:03] TR News Linux 7.3 Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware https://www.techpowerup.com/351727/linux-7-3-scheduler-boosts-fps-for-low-power-hardware [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.3 Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware | TechPowerUp [19:04] TR News Google Chrome web browser for 64-bit Arm Linux and tested on Pi 5 https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/19/google-chrome-web-browser-for-64-bit-arm-linux-and-tested-on-pi-5/ [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/19/google-chrome-web-browser-for-64-bit-arm-linux-and-tested-on-pi-5/ ) [19:04] TR News "This is a follow-up to work they previously blogged about and now Vock said that after many months on the mailing lists that the "kernel patches are finally merged upstream and queued for Linux 7.3"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-vram-management-set-for-more-improvements-with-kernel-7-3/ [19:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 | GamingOnLinux [19:05] TR News Linux gaming: Latest patch brings 7x improvements on 'potato' hardware https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-gaming-Latest-patch-brings-7x-improvements-on-potato-hardware.1373432.0.html [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notebookcheck.net | Linux gaming: Latest patch brings 7x improvements on 'potato' hardware - Notebookcheck News [19:06] TR News Framework Refreshes 12-Inch Laptop, Uses Linux To Hit $699 Price https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/166785/framework-refreshes-12-inch-laptop-uses-linux-to-hit-699-price [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-uk.pcmag.com | Framework Refreshes 12-Inch Laptop, Uses Linux To Hit $699 Price [19:09] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel Space: Apple Foolishness and Change to Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Linux_Kernel_Space_Apple_Foolishness_and_Change_to_Scheduler_Bo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Linux_Kernel_Space_Apple_Foolishness_and_Change_to_Scheduler_Bo.gmi [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Kernel Space: Apple Foolishness and Change to Scheduler Boosts FPS for Low-Power Hardware [19:11] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Emacs, DNS, and BSDs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Audiocasts_Shows_Emacs_DNS_and_BSDs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Audiocasts_Shows_Emacs_DNS_and_BSDs.gmi [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Emacs, DNS, and BSDs [19:12] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [19:13] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [19:14] TR News (NEW): SNES Games, Nostalgia, and New Titles for GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/SNES_Games_Nostalgia_and_New_Titles_for_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/SNES_Games_Nostalgia_and_New_Titles_for_GNU_Linux.gmi [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines SNES Games, Nostalgia, and New Titles for GNU/Linux [19:16] TR News (NEW): BSD: OpenZFS Mastery and NetBSD 11's Support for 64-bit RISC-V Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/BSD_OpenZFS_Mastery_and_NetBSD_11_s_Support_for_64_bit_RISC_V_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/BSD_OpenZFS_Mastery_and_NetBSD_11_s_Support_for_64_bit_RISC_V_H.gmi [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD: OpenZFS Mastery and NetBSD 11's Support for 64-bit RISC-V Hardware [19:16] TR News (NEW): Trying Out Garuda Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Trying_Out_Garuda_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Trying_Out_Garuda_Linux.gmi [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Trying Out Garuda Linux [19:18] TR News (NEW): GNOME: Security, Extensions, and Liferea News Reader 2.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/GNOME_Security_Extensions_and_Liferea_News_Reader_2_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/GNOME_Security_Extensions_and_Liferea_News_Reader_2_0.gmi [19:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNOME: Security, Extensions, and Liferea News Reader 2.0 [19:19] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi, Homebrew 68K Machine, and Android Devices https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Raspberry_Pi_Homebrew_68K_Machine_and_Android_Devices.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Raspberry_Pi_Homebrew_68K_Machine_and_Android_Devices.gmi [19:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi, Homebrew 68K Machine, and Android Devices [19:21] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:21] TR News (NEW): Rust Gets Security Black Eye, Releases New Version https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Rust_Gets_Security_Black_Eye_Releases_New_Version.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Rust_Gets_Security_Black_Eye_Releases_New_Version.gmi [19:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Rust Gets Security Black Eye, Releases New Version [19:23] TR News (NEW): "Chrome-Plated Turd" and "Google Chrome web browser for 64-bit Arm Linux and tested on Pi 5" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/_Chrome_Plated_Turd_and_Google_Chrome_web_browser_for_64_bit_Ar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/_Chrome_Plated_Turd_and_Google_Chrome_web_browser_for_64_bit_Ar.gmi [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines "Chrome-Plated Turd" and "Google Chrome web browser for 64-bit Arm Linux and tested on Pi 5" [19:23] TR News (NEW): Firefox Add-ons and Mozilla Still Goes on About Openwashing and LLM Slop (Pyramid Scheme, Hype) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Firefox_Add_ons_and_Mozilla_Still_Goes_on_About_Openwashing_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Firefox_Add_ons_and_Mozilla_Still_Goes_on_About_Openwashing_and.gmi [19:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox Add-ons and Mozilla Still Goes on About Openwashing and LLM Slop (Pyramid Scheme, Hype) [19:24] TR News (NEW): Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE and GSoC Journey in KDE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Btrfs_Snapshot_Integration_in_KDE_and_GSoC_Journey_in_KDE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Btrfs_Snapshot_Integration_in_KDE_and_GSoC_Journey_in_KDE.gmi [19:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE and GSoC Journey in KDE [19:26] TR News Red Hat sponsored fluff/puff pieces about slop https://techstrong.ai/videos/red-hat-brings-enterprise-ai-at-scale-into-focus/ [19:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Red Hat Brings Enterprise AI at Scale Into Focus - Techstrong.ai [19:27] TR News IBM Red Hat is not selling Linux, it's selling hype around slop plagiarism, this is awful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLsOzdVqQVA [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-@Invidious: https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=iLsOzdVqQVA [19:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: invidious.namazso.eu ( status 0 @ https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=iLsOzdVqQVA ) [19:29] TR News (NEW): IBM: Red Hat Selling Mindless Slop (as Usual), RPM 6.1.0 is Ready https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/IBM_Red_Hat_Selling_Mindless_Slop_as_Usual_RPM_6_1_0_is_Ready.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/IBM_Red_Hat_Selling_Mindless_Slop_as_Usual_RPM_6_1_0_is_Ready.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IBM: Red Hat Selling Mindless Slop (as Usual), RPM 6.1.0 is Ready [19:29] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL: LibreDB Studio introduced, poisoned Postgres connection pools https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/PostgreSQL_LibreDB_Studio_introduced_poisoned_Postgres_connecti.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/PostgreSQL_LibreDB_Studio_introduced_poisoned_Postgres_connecti.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL: LibreDB Studio introduced, poisoned Postgres connection pools [19:31] TR News (NEW): GNU: GNUnet 0.29.0 is released, phone turned into emacs interface https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/GNU_GNUnet_0_29_0_is_released_phone_turned_into_emacs_interface.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/GNU_GNUnet_0_29_0_is_released_phone_turned_into_emacs_interface.gmi [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU: GNUnet 0.29.0 is released, phone turned into emacs interface [19:36] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers: WebAudio, Automattic/WordCamp/WordPress Become Slopfest, Looking at "geolocation" in HTML https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_WebAudio_Automattic_WordCamp_WordPress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_WebAudio_Automattic_WordCamp_WordPress.gmi [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers: WebAudio, Automattic/WordCamp/WordPress Become Slopfest, Looking at "geolocation" in HTML [19:39] TR News (NEW): Education, Sharing, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Education_Sharing_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Education_Sharing_and_More.gmi [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Education, Sharing, and More [19:41] TR News "First off, I'm assuming that VIN stands for Very Important Number and not Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia. Second, why is it a VIN Gauge Combination Box? What does gauge have to do with it? It's not referncing a distance, quantity, capacity or dimention, just a number." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/08/20.1 [19:41] TR News (NEW): Security Patches and Incidents https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Security_Patches_and_Incidents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Security_Patches_and_Incidents.gmi [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Patches and Incidents [19:42] TR News "This other is sensitive, brilliant, desperate, isolated, possibly dangerous, profoundly loved, and terribly, terribly trapped. A kindred spirit of sorts." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/stranger-perspective-1 [19:42] TR News "Finally, after months of dryness and oppressive heat, there was a rain day. Not just a little sprinkling here and there, we'd had those and their false promises, no this was a proper rain day, steady and incessant for hours." gemini://littlecampsite.smol.pub/the-rain-returned [19:43] TR News Scienza Umanista gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/scienza-umanista.gmi [19:43] TR News "The other day, I had noticed an internal Slack conversation regarding some emails that weren't received over the weekend by a user." gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-08-21.gmi [19:44] TR News "For a long time I've been thinking about ways to spend less time on line, for a whole list of reasons that I'll probably describe on this journal in due course." gemini://kdan.smol.pub/small_internet [19:44] TR News "In the last couple of weeks I've started using IRC again for the first time in decades and accessing BBSes. Next, I had heard of Gopher 30+ years ago but I hadn't used it at the time so I did some research, and from Gopher it was a short step to finding Gemini. It feels like the thing, or one of the things, I've been looking for." [19:45] TR News "A Christian once described Unitarian Universalism to me as church for atheists. There was one where I grew up. It was known among gay people as the church you could go to if you were gay." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/communion.gmi [19:50] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 21/08/2026: Rain Coming Back and "Small Internet" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2026_Rain_Coming_Back_and_Small_Internet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Gemini_Links_21_08_2026_Rain_Coming_Back_and_Small_Internet.gmi [19:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 21/08/2026: Rain Coming Back and "Small Internet" [19:55] TR News Techrights Links 21/08/2026: Outrage Over Politicians Who Support Slop-Feeding Data Centres, "America Is About to Get More Expensive" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Outrage_Over_Politicians_Who_Support_Slop_Feed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Links_21_08_2026_Outrage_Over_Politicians_Who_Support_Slop_Feed.gmi [19:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 21/08/2026: Outrage Over Politicians Who Support Slop-Feeding Data Centres, "America Is About to Get More Expensive" ● Aug 21 [20:21] TR News 10cc Came From Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/10cc-came-from-manchester/ [20:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive 10cc Came From Manchester [20:30] TR News Treat Others as They Treat You https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/treat-others-as-they-treat-you/ [20:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Treat Others as They Treat You [20:52] TR News Techrights Ubuntu is Not Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Ubuntu_is_Not_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Ubuntu_is_Not_Linux.gmi [20:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Ubuntu is Not Linux ● Aug 21 [21:00] TR News Techrights Sources-First Publication https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Sources_First_Publication.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/Sources_First_Publication.gmi [21:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sources-First Publication [21:56] TR News (NEW): Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Proton_11_0_2_Brings_Support_for_AsteroidsHD_Portal_Worlds_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Proton_11_0_2_Brings_Support_for_AsteroidsHD_Portal_Worlds_and_.gmi [21:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight ● Aug 21 [22:04] TR News Shakshouka Time https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/21/shakshouka-time/ [22:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Shakshouka Time [22:06] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [22:18] TR News Peace as impermissible policy? This is not a democracy. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/13/russias-supreme-court-bars-pro-peace-party-from-elections [22:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Russias Supreme Court Bars Pro-Peace Party from Elections | Human Rights Watch [22:19] TR News Russia lists research body as 'undesirable' https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-russia-lists-research-body-as-undesirable/live-78378773 [22:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Germany: After days of wildfire, Eifel residents return home [22:24] *fantom (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social [22:25] TR News Perseids https://xkcd.com/3287/ [22:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Perseids [22:25] TR News Particle Physics Equipment https://xkcd.com/3286/ [22:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Particle Physics Equipment [22:26] TR News Accretionary Arc https://xkcd.com/3285/ [22:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Accretionary Arc [22:26] TR News Geology Building https://xkcd.com/3284/ [22:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Geology Building [22:29] TR News Garuda Linux 260819 https://garudalinux.org/blog [22:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-garudalinux.org | Garuda Linux [22:30] TR News (NEW): Introducing FydeOS v23 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Introducing_FydeOS_v23.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/Introducing_FydeOS_v23.gmi [22:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Introducing FydeOS v23 [22:31] TR News Soul-Sucking https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gen-z-junior-lawyer-sacked-melbourne-firm-after-posting-viral-tiktok-complaining-job-was-1814063 http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/At_Least_5_Women_Quit_Brett_Wilson_LLP_in_Recent_Months_It_s_th.shtml [22:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Gen-Z Junior Lawyer Sacked From Melbourne Firm After Posting Viral TikTok Complaining Job Was Soul-Sucking | IBTimes UK [22:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Least 5 Women Quit Brett Wilson LLP in Recent Months. It's the Firm That Attacked My Wife and I on Behalf of Americans (One of Them Strangled Women). [22:32] TR News When the government is headed by a demented, diaper-shitting bigot https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taylor-swift-silences-trump-tiktok-antics-1814324 [22:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Taylor Swift Forced the White House to Mute a TikTok Video After Trump Used Her Music to Troll Her | IBTimes UK [22:33] TR News TikTok Star https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-death-pakistani-tiktok-star-violence-against-women-influencers-1814915 [22:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Pakistani TikTok Star Shamso Bibi Shot Dead in Taxila: Four Suspects Arrested Over Fatal Shooting | IBTimes UK [22:41] TR News First They Took Our Wages, Now They Want Our Social Security https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/17/first-they-took-our-wages-now-they-want-our-social-security/ [22:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-First They Took Our Wages, Now They Want Our Social Security - CounterPunch.org [22:42] TR News SLOP-ware: Omarchy 4.0.0 https://distrowatch.com/12921 [22:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12921 ) [22:44] TR News Development Release: TUXEDO OS 20260813 https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/tuxedo_os/tuxedo-os-debian-open-beta [22:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TUXEDO Computers / Development / TUXEDO OS / TUXEDO OS debian open beta GitLab [22:45] TR News (NEW): PrismLinux Reborn 1.0 Is Here https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/PrismLinux_Reborn_1_0_Is_Here.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/21/PrismLinux_Reborn_1_0_Is_Here.gmi [22:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PrismLinux Reborn 1.0 Is Here [22:45] TR News copyright https://cpj.org/2026/08/from-prosecutions-to-bans-and-spurious-copyright-claims-how-kazakhstans-journalists-are-being-silenced/ [22:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | From prosecutions to bans and spurious copyright claims: how Kazakhstans journalists are being silenced - Committee to Protect Journalists [22:45] TR News copyright http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/08/shein-v-temu.html [22:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | SHEIN v Temu: Proving copyright ownership, and platform liability - The IPKat [22:47] TR News temperatures rise https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-feed-the-world-as-temperatures-rise/a-78413324 [22:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | How to grow food for more people in a hotter world [22:49] TR News Rootkits next? https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/0331227/a-rosier-future-for-linux-gamers-epic-games-announces-linux-version-of-its-storefront [22:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | A Rosier Future for Linux Gamers? Epic Games Announces Linux Version of Its Storefront - Slashdot [22:50] TR News More antifeatures/restrictions too https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/16/2349224/linux-kernel-72-has-been-officially-released-with-many-new-features http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Linux_Losing_Interest_in_Users_Freedom_Pursues_DRM_Instead.shtml [22:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.slashdot.org | Linux Kernel 7.2 Has Been Officially Released with Many New Features - Slashdot [22:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linux Losing Interest in Users' Freedom, Pursues DRM Instead [22:52] TR News "finally"!!!! As if THIS was the GOAL. https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory [22:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-finally-follows-windows-and-makes-a-cpu-feature-requirement-mandatory ) [22:52] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (33/2026): NFC in Plasma https://linmob.net/weekly-update-33-2026/ [22:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (33/2026): NFC in Plasma [22:53] TR News Microsoft Executive Jared Bridegan Murder: Trial Opens for Ex-Wife Shanna Gardner and New Husband https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murder-trial-microsoft-executive-assassination-1815172 [22:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Microsoft Executive Jared Bridegan Murder: Trial Opens for Ex-Wife Shanna Gardner and New Husband | IBTimes UK [22:54] TR News THE CYBER SHOW: "This Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate." Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [22:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cybershow.uk | Home [22:55] TR News CWA Workers Rally Again as Xbox Layoffs Cut Deeper Into Studios https://godisageek.com/2026/08/cwa-second-xbox-layoff-rally-nine-cities/ [22:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godisageek.com | CWA Holds Second Xbox Layoff Rally in Nine Cities [22:56] TR News Xbox physical sales plummet to only 4% market share https://nintendowire.com/news/2026/08/21/xbox-physical-sales-plummet-to-only-4-market-share-while-63-of-game-sales-came-from-nintendo/ [22:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nintendowire.com | Xbox physical sales plummet to only 4% market share, while 63% of game sales came from Nintendo Nintendo Wire ● Aug 21 [23:44] *kolie2 has quit (connection closed) [23:46] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Aug 21 [02:14] admfubar they are soooooo great again... https://www.alternet.org/trump-company-loses-money/ [02:14] -TechPolBot/#techpol-MAGA-aligned marketplace burns $160 million in humiliating flame-out - Alternet.org [02:25] admfubar space farce.... https://futurism.com/space/space-force-pulls-weapons-innocent-people [02:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol-futurism.com | Space Force Pulls Weapons on Innocent People They Thought Were Intruders ● Aug 21 [03:10] admfubar in other words, business as usual... https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/19/0419256 [03:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-soylentnews.org | AI-Generated Bills Are Reportedly Causing Problems in the Capitol - SoylentNews ● Aug 21 [08:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 21 [10:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [10:52] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [11:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [13:50] TR News "Donald Trump's White House Declassified the Eric Swalwell File to Affect His Election - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/19/donald-trumps-white-house-declassified-the-eric-swalwell-file-to-affect-his-election/ [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | Donald Trump's White House Declassified the Eric Swalwell File to Affect His Election - emptywheel [13:50] TR News "Before history was written, it was photographed 25 years later, more than 30 photographers will come together to talk about photographing 9/11 | Digital Camera World" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/before-history-was-written-it-was-photographed-25-years-later-more-than-30-photographers-will-come-together-to-talk-about-photographing-9-11 [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Before history was written, it was photographed 25 years later, more than 30 photographers will come together to talk about photographing 9/11 | Digital Camera World [13:50] TR News Or see instead https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.npr.org | Chile coup 50 years later: The U.S. role and its unintended consequences : NPR [13:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Aug 21 [14:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [14:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [15:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:05] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [15:10] TR News UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/un-says-two-staff-members-detained-in-afghanistan-have-been-freed [15:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed | The Straits Times [15:10] TR News Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order, his party says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-after-court-order-his-party-says [15:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Pakistan ex-PM Khan medically fit, taken back to prison, minister says | The Straits Times [15:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [15:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [15:30] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trumps-order-military-exercises-risks.html [15:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trumps-order-military-exercises-risks.html ) [15:30] TR News North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-japanese-authorities-say [15:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles amid US-South drills | The Straits Times [15:30] TR News North Korea raps Souths double-dealing remarks on US drills move https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-south-koreas-description-of-us-drills-move-shows-uneasiness-and-impatience [15:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea raps Souths double-dealing remarks on US drills move | The Straits Times [15:32] TR News North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Convicted Felon floats Kim meet https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet [15:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-north-korea-launches-missiles-seoul-says-after-trump-floats-kim-meet ) [15:33] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Economic Threat Puts Focus on Irans Trading Partners https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/middleeast/iran-trade-trump-threat-china.html [15:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/middleeast/iran-trade-trump-threat-china.html ) [15:33] TR News State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/scholar-china-wrongfully-detained.html [15:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/scholar-china-wrongfully-detained.html ) [15:34] TR News China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tests-a-new-maritime-presence-east-of-taiwan-report-says [15:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China tests a new maritime presence east of Taiwan: Report | The Straits Times [15:34] TR News China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison [15:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for heinous crime | The Straits Times [15:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:35] TR News China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-urges-south-korea-not-to-take-sides-blames-us-policy-for-korea-tensions [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions | The Straits Times [15:36] TR News China likely ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/08/20/china-pacific-five-year-plan-tafi/ [15:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rfa.org | China likely ran targeted campaign to align Pacific with its latest five-year plan Radio Free Asia [15:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [15:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Aug 21 [17:15] TR News Golden Dome cost estimate draws Pentagon pushback https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/08/golden-dome-cost-estimate-draws-pentagon-pushback/ [17:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Golden Dome cost estimate draws Pentagon pushback | Federal News Network [17:17] TR News Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Cant Prove It. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html [17:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/trump-nevada-voter-election-fraud.html ) [17:17] TR News Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-myanmar-military-chiefs-meet-as-post-coup-thaw-progresses [17:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses | The Straits Times [17:19] TR News Lithuanian conservative MP calls for probe of Muslim org over alleged security risks https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3027072/lithuanian-conservative-mp-calls-for-probe-of-muslim-org-over-alleged-security-risks [17:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian conservative MP calls for probe of Muslim org over alleged security risks - LRT ● Aug 21 [18:06] TR News Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike https://bianet.org/haber/turkish-military-personnel-were-not-at-syrian-airbase-during-or-before-israeli-strike-322666 [18:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-bianet.org | Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike [18:07] TR News Australia 'outraged' over Israel decision to close probe into aid worker killings https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings [18:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-australia-outraged-over-israel-decision-to-close-probe-into-aid-worker-killings ) [18:26] TR News Latvian and Lithuanian PMs stress eastern border security https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/20.08.2026-latvian-and-lithuanian-pms-stress-eastern-border-security.a659188/ [18:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian and Lithuanian PMs stress eastern border security / Article [18:26] TR News Green commitments, fossil temptations: Lithuania's Baltic oil dilemma https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024430/green-commitments-fossil-temptations-lithuania-s-baltic-oil-dilemma [18:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Green commitments, fossil temptations: Lithuanias Baltic oil dilemma - LRT [18:26] TR News Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/russia-sentences-anti-war-politician-shlosberg-to-11-years-in-prison/ [18:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Russia sentences anti-war politician Shlosberg to 11 years in prison - JURIST - News [18:27] TR News 'List of shame' published of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/20.08.2026-list-of-shame-published-of-latvian-companies-doing-business-with-russia-and-belarus.a659588/ [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | 'List of shame' published of Latvian companies doing business with Russia and Belarus / Article [18:27] TR News Ukraines Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html ) [18:27] TR News Ousted Defense Minister Warns Trust In Ukraine's Government Is At Risk, Calls For Wartime Vote https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-chief-nuclear-plant-missiles/33832964.html [18:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ousted Defense Minister Warns Trust In Ukraine's Government Is At Risk, Calls For Wartime Vote [18:28] TR News Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-anti-corruption-raids-fedorov-zelenskyy/33833537.html [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Fevered Political Moves In Ukraine Amid Anti-Corruption Raids, Fedorov Challenge [18:28] TR News Why we know nothing? Ukrainian ammo plant greeted with hope and anxiety in Lithuanian town https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3024352/why-we-know-nothing-ukrainian-ammo-plant-greeted-with-hope-and-anxiety-in-lithuanian-town [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Why we know nothing? Ukrainian ammo plant greeted with hope and anxiety in Lithuanian town - LRT [18:28] TR News After Most of Europe Says No, Kanye West Heads to Russia https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/after-most-of-europe-said-no-kanye-west-heads-to-russia/ [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/18/after-most-of-europe-said-no-kanye-west-heads-to-russia/ ) [18:28] TR News Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-ukraine-mps-approve-new-defence-minister-after-divisive-reshuffle [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-ukraine-mps-approve-new-defence-minister-after-divisive-reshuffle ) [18:28] TR News Zelensky's office probed for corruption as fired defence minister demands elections https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-zelensky-s-office-probed-for-corruption-as-fired-defence-minister-demands-elections [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-zelensky-s-office-probed-for-corruption-as-fired-defence-minister-demands-elections ) [18:28] TR News Russia Launches Missile And Drone Attack On Kyiv, Killing At Least 11 https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html [18:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17 [18:29] TR News Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-grocery-stores-shortages.html [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-grocery-stores-shortages.html ) [18:29] TR News Missile Barrage Shows Russias Doubt That Ukraine Can Defend Itself https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-missiles-russia-war.html [18:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-missiles-russia-war.html ) [18:30] TR News Weary U.S. Aircraft Carrier Leaves the Middle East https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/aircraft-carrier-ukraine-russia-missiles.html [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/aircraft-carrier-ukraine-russia-missiles.html ) [18:30] TR News Russia Launches Major Missile Attack On Kyiv And Surrounding Region, Killing At Least 17 https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deadly-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine/33834170.html [18:30] TR News Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16 [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260820-kyiv-under-fire-russian-strikes-kill-at-least-16 ) [18:30] TR News Ukraine a 'genuine', 'fragile' democracy: 'Internal political turmoil will weaken political system' https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system [18:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-a-genuine-fragile-democracy-internal-political-turmoil-will-weaken-political-system ) [18:31] TR News Baltic states reaffirm support for Ukraine on historic day in Tallinn https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/20.08.2026-baltic-states-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-on-historic-day-in-tallinn.a659626/ [18:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Baltic states reaffirm support for Ukraine on historic day in Tallinn / Article [18:31] TR News Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2026-latest-drone-downed-in-latvia-confirmed-as-ukrainian.a659675/ [18:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian / Article ● Aug 21 [19:41] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-quacking-phone/ [19:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Incessant quacking derails RFK Jr. rant again - Raw Story ● Aug 21 [21:39] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/natalie-harp-letters-2677756534/ [21:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | 'Freaky' Natalie Harp report unsettles observers: 'Please tell me this isn't real' - Raw Story ● Aug 21 [22:50] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/dhs-confirm-nevada-voter-numbers [22:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | DHS confirms just 185 non-citizens on Nevada voter rolls after claiming there were thousands more | US news | The Guardian