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[04:56] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 25 [05:08] TR News SpellBinding: ACDEXVT Wordo: REALM gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-24.gmi [05:09] TR News "The largest collection of free stuff on the internet! This is quite the rabbit hole..." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [05:10] TR News "This blog post describes my hackathon efforts adding observability to X-RAG, the extensible Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) platform built by my brother Florian." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2025-12-24-x-rag-observability-hackathon.gmi [05:11] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-25.gmi [05:11] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1865.jpg [05:11] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1515.jpg [05:12] TR News "My process of hibernation happens when I am sick or when I feel like I need a lot of rest." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/hibernation [05:13] TR News "What I do is that I stay in bed, and try to go back to sleep. As long as I can go back to sleep I do so. I do that for a few days, normally during vacation like right now." [05:14] TR News "There is a deep feeling of being cool. Like it's really cool to not watch tv, only awesome people do that..." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/tvDetox [05:20] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [05:20] TR News Techrights Gemnini Links 25/12/2025: Hibernation and TV detox https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Gemnini_Links_25_12_2025_Hibernation_and_TV_detox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Gemnini_Links_25_12_2025_Hibernation_and_TV_detox.gmi [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemnini Links 25/12/2025: Hibernation and TV detox [05:22] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_24_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_24_2025.gmi [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 [05:22] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:23] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:28] TR News Someone was VERY eager to ruin xmas for libera.chat staff http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-241225.html [05:30] TR News "seems that H J is one of Alvind's toadies who can't pass muster, so they are reinventing him to be the cat with 9 lives. LOL !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcmx0g24 ) [05:31] TR News "The posting about Krabanaugh and Alvind's potential ties to Epstein disappeared from here too. Too funny ! nothing but a thin skinned CEO and CFO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd8je3ae [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd8je3ae ) [05:36] *KindOne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Dec 25 [06:00] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:03] TR News Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raises Over $300,000 Before Christmas https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raises_Over_300_000_Before_Christm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raises_Over_300_000_Before_Christm.gmi [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raises Over $300,000 Before Christmas [06:10] TR News Techrights libera.chat Was Under Attack Last Night https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/libera_chat_Was_Under_Attack_Last_Night.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/libera_chat_Was_Under_Attack_Last_Night.gmi [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights libera.chat Was Under Attack Last Night [06:28] TR News Techrights The Right to Repair (Especially When Products Are So Poorly Made) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Right_to_Repair_Especially_When_Products_Are_So_Poorly_Made.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Right_to_Repair_Especially_When_Products_Are_So_Poorly_Made.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Right to Repair (Especially When Products Are So Poorly Made) [06:43] TR News (NEW): Repair Caf Foundation Replaces Microsoft Windows With GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Repair_Cafe_Foundation_Replaces_Microsoft_Windows_With_GNU_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Repair_Cafe_Foundation_Replaces_Microsoft_Windows_With_GNU_Linu.gmi [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Repair Caf Foundation Replaces Microsoft Windows With GNU/Linux [06:50] TR News Techrights Mozilla Firefox is a GAFAM Browser With Slop, Move to a Free Software Web Browser https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Mozilla_Firefox_is_a_GAFAM_Browser_With_Slop_Move_to_a_Free_Sof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Mozilla_Firefox_is_a_GAFAM_Browser_With_Slop_Move_to_a_Free_Sof.gmi [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Mozilla Firefox is a GAFAM Browser With Slop, Move to a Free Software Web Browser ● Dec 25 [07:00] TR News Techrights The Year of the Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Year_of_the_Bubble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Year_of_the_Bubble.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Year of the Bubble [07:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Reaches 4% in Colombia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/GNU_Linux_Reaches_4_in_Colombia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/GNU_Linux_Reaches_4_in_Colombia.gmi [07:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Reaches 4% in Colombia [07:27] TR News Techrights Microsoft: XBox is Going "Online", "Cloud"... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Microsoft_XBox_is_Going_Online_Cloud.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Microsoft_XBox_is_Going_Online_Cloud.gmi [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft: XBox is Going "Online", "Cloud"... [07:44] TR News (NEW): QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/QEMU_10_2_Officially_Released_with_Live_Update_Support_and_Impr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/QEMU_10_2_Officially_Released_with_Live_Update_Support_and_Impr.gmi [07:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements [07:49] TR News (NEW): Calm Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Calm_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Calm_Year.gmi [07:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Calm Year ● Dec 25 [08:08] *KindOne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:08] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:40] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Windows May Have Fallen Below 3% "market Share" in Sudan https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Windows_May_Have_Fallen_Below_3_market_Share_in_Sudan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Microsoft_Windows_May_Have_Fallen_Below_3_market_Share_in_Sudan.gmi [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft Windows May Have Fallen Below 3% "market Share" in Sudan [08:44] *KindOne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:50] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [08:58] TR News (NEW): Grav-Mass Today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Grav_Mass_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Grav_Mass_Today.gmi [08:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Grav-Mass Today ● Dec 25 [09:05] TR News (NEW): Getting scanning to work with Gimp on Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Getting_scanning_to_work_with_Gimp_on_Trixie.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Getting_scanning_to_work_with_Gimp_on_Trixie.gmi [09:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Getting scanning to work with Gimp on Trixie [09:14] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XV - EPO Cocainegate to Resume This Weekend https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/EPO_People_Power_Part_XV_EPO_Cocainegate_to_Resume_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/EPO_People_Power_Part_XV_EPO_Cocainegate_to_Resume_This_Weekend.gmi [09:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XV - EPO Cocainegate to Resume This Weekend [09:18] TR News iophk: Excellent, but hopefully they can eventually effect a systemic change there at the EPO because what is needed is policy level support for Open Standards as well as Free and Open Source Software. [09:18] TR News At some scope or level, all those things are connected: standard, anti-monopoly, freedom, anticorruption [09:23] TR News (NEW): My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/My_Holiday_Hopes_for_Linux_and_Open_Source.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/My_Holiday_Hopes_for_Linux_and_Open_Source.gmi [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source [09:26] TR News (NEW): Don't Forget to Help Animals https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Don_t_Forget_to_Help_Animals.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Don_t_Forget_to_Help_Animals.gmi [09:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Don't Forget to Help Animals [09:36] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [09:38] TR News (NEW): Proprietary Software is Not a Luxury https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Proprietary_Software_is_Not_a_Luxury.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Proprietary_Software_is_Not_a_Luxury.gmi [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proprietary Software is Not a Luxury [09:43] TR News Misses the point that running Free software on top of NSA back doors is sort of dumb and lame https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/ [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | You don't need Linux to run mostly FOSS The Register [09:43] TR News "Yes, and that machine was exceptionally good; by far the best laptop i ever owned: mate screen, good keyboard, small and lightweight for the time, and exceptionally open and well supported for Linux despite being a mips arch. I would gladly get myself another one if I could." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46363707 [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | Didn't Richard Stallman use a Lemote Loongson computer before? https://stallman.... | Hacker News [09:44] TR News "Didn't Richard Stallman use a Lemote Loongson computer before? https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html " [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stallman.org | How I do my Computing [09:50] TR News Techrights The Register MS: Don't Use Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_Don_t_Use_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_Don_t_Use_Linux.gmi [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS: Don't Use Linux [09:52] TR News Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more | GamingOnLinux [09:52] TR News "Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after Trump name change" https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/24/kennedy-center-concert-canceled/ [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.twincities.com | Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after Trump name change [09:53] TR News WTH is this "hey hi" rubbish? https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/22/governor-whitmer-earns-an-ai-incomplete/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/22/governor-whitmer-earns-an-ai-incomplete/ ) [09:53] TR News "Saudi Arabia steps up number of executions for second year" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/22/2025/saudi-arabia-steps-up-number-of-executions-for-second-year [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Saudi Arabia steps up number of executions for second year | Semafor [09:53] TR News "No Republican has won a competitive federal race in NV since Trump seized control of the party Nevada Current" https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/24/no-republican-has-won-a-competitive-federal-race-in-nv-since-trump-seized-control-of-the-party/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/24/no-republican-has-won-a-competitive-federal-race-in-nv-since-trump-seized-control-of-the-party/ ) [09:53] TR News "Donald Trump Rants CBS Should Put Stephen Colbert 'To Sleep'" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trump-stephen-colbert-tirade-cbs-cancel-late-night-tv-1235490368/ [09:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Donald Trump Rants CBS Should Put Stephen Colbert 'To Sleep' [09:53] TR News "Lashing out at opposition: Trump takes Christmas Eve shot at 'radical left scum'" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trump-takes-christmas-eve-shot-at-radical-left-scum-936282886 [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Lashing out at opposition: Trump takes Christmas Eve shot at 'radical left scum' [09:54] TR News "I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you | dansinker.com" https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-12-24-fairytale/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you | dansinker.com [09:54] TR News "Xmas movies" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/xmas-movies/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/xmas-movies/ ) [09:54] TR News "Merry Christmas!" https://hamatti.org/posts/merry-christmas-2025/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Merry Christmas! : Juha-Matti Santala [09:54] TR News microsoft mono :/ https://linuxiac.com/pinta-3-1-image-editor-brings-new-grid-selection-tools-and-more/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Pinta 3.1 Image Editor Brings New Grid, Selection Tools, and More [09:54] TR News "Ending the American Dream - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ending-the-american-dream/ [09:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ending-the-american-dream/ ) [09:55] TR News "The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/christmas-pope-leo-xiv-john-fugelsang/ [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing | The Nation [09:55] TR News (NEW): Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Software_Foundation_receives_historic_private_donations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Software_Foundation_receives_historic_private_donations.gmi [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations [09:55] TR News "The Bible says little about Jesus childhood Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/the-bible-says-little-about-jesus-childhood/ [09:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/the-bible-says-little-about-jesus-childhood/ ) ● Dec 25 [10:03] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:03] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu's new opt-in, open-source telemetry is a win-win for Linux users - here's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Ubuntu_s_new_opt_in_open_source_telemetry_is_a_win_win_for_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Ubuntu_s_new_opt_in_open_source_telemetry_is_a_win_win_for_Linu.gmi [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu's new opt-in, open-source telemetry is a win-win for Linux users - here's why [10:03] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:06] TR News (NEW): The Civil Infrastructure Platform after (nearly) ten years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Civil_Infrastructure_Platform_after_nearly_ten_years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Civil_Infrastructure_Platform_after_nearly_ten_years.gmi [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Civil Infrastructure Platform after (nearly) ten years [10:06] TR News (NEW): Want real privacy? Ditch big-tech OSes and go Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Want_real_privacy_Ditch_big_tech_OSes_and_go_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Want_real_privacy_Ditch_big_tech_OSes_and_go_Linux.gmi [10:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Want real privacy? Ditch big-tech OSes and go Linux [10:07] TR News Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment https://lwn.net/Articles/1050268/ [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment [LWN.net] [10:08] TR News The rest of the 6.19 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/1049424/ [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The rest of the 6.19 merge window [LWN.net] [10:08] TR News (NEW): Calibre 8.16 Adds LLM Slop for Hype's Sake https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/06/Calibre_8_16_Adds_LLM_Slop_for_Hype_s_Sake.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/06/Calibre_8_16_Adds_LLM_Slop_for_Hype_s_Sake.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Calibre 8.16 Adds LLM Slop for Hype's Sake [10:08] TR News (NEW): 5 New Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/5_New_Linux_Distributions_We_Discovered_in_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/5_New_Linux_Distributions_We_Discovered_in_2025.gmi [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 New Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025 [10:10] TR News (NEW): Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Parrot_7_0_Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_RISC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Parrot_7_0_Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_RISC.gmi [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support [10:11] TR News (NEW): openmediavault NAS solution based on Debian Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/27/openmediavault_NAS_solution_based_on_Debian_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/27/openmediavault_NAS_solution_based_on_Debian_Linux.gmi [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines openmediavault NAS solution based on Debian Linux [10:11] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.19 and 2025 Maintainers Summit at LWN https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Linux_6_19_and_2025_Maintainers_Summit_at_LWN.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Linux_6_19_and_2025_Maintainers_Summit_at_LWN.gmi [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.19 and 2025 Maintainers Summit at LWN [10:13] TR News 5 New GNU/Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025 https://itsfoss.com/news/new-distros-2025/ [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 5 New Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025 [10:14] TR News FSF News: Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations http://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-receives-historic-private-donations [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [10:15] TR News My Holiday Hopes for GNU/Linux and Open Source https://fossforce.com/2025/12/my-holiday-hopes-for-linux-and-open-source/ [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source - FOSS Force [10:16] TR News Daniel Lange: Getting scanning to work with Gimp on Trixie https://daniel-lange.com/archives/195-Getting-scanning-to-work-with-Gimp-on-Trixie.html [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daniel-lange.com | Getting scanning to work with Gimp on Trixie | Daniel Lange's blog [10:16] TR News Linux postmarketOS 25.12 Adds More Devices and UI Updates https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/24/linux-postmarketos-25-12-adds-more-devices-and-ui-updates/ [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ghacks.net | Linux postmarketOS 25.12 Adds More Devices and UI Updates - gHacks Tech News [10:18] TR News Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Heres How to Enable It https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/enable-firefox-split-view-feature [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs And It Works Great [10:21] TR News "In what appears to be the largest music leak in history" https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-backed-up-spotify-plans-to-release-300tb-music-archive/ | Source: Torrent Freak [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Annas Archive Backed Up Spotify, Plans to Release 300TB Music Archive * TorrentFreak [10:21] TR News [Old] "Does the use of copyrighted material to train LLMs fall within the US copyright laws provisions of fair use?" https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20250626/index.html | [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spinellis.gr | blog dds: 2025-06-26 Is it legal to use copyrighted works to train LLMs? [10:21] TR News "YggTorrent, the largest francophone torrent community, faces widespread pushback after it introduced a paid 'Turbo Mode' for 86 this week." https://torrentfreak.com/french-torrent-giant-yggtorrent-faces-user-revolt-after-introducing-paid-turbo-mode/ | Source: Torrent Freak [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-French Torrent Giant YggTorrent Faces User Revolt after Introducing Paid 'Turbo Mode' * TorrentFreak [10:21] TR News "One of the little-known but extremely telling episodes in the history of modern copyright, discussed in Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available), concerns the Marrakesh Treaty." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/40-years-of-copyright-obstruction-to-human-rights-and-social-justice/ | Source: Techdirt [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-40 Years Of Copyright Obstruction To Human Rights And Social Justice | Techdirt ● Dec 25 [11:25] TR News "On Monday, Skydance-owned Paramount announced that Larry Ellison" https://www.twincities.com/2025/12/22/ellison-guarantees-billions-warner-bros/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.twincities.com | Larry Ellison personally guarantees hostile bid for Warner Bros. [11:26] TR News "the antitrust authority said in a statement" https://www.securityweek.com/italy-antitrust-agency-fines-apple-116-million-over-privacy-feature-apple-announces-appeal/ | Source: Security Week [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/italy-antitrust-agency-fines-apple-116-million-over-privacy-feature-apple-announces-appeal/ ) [11:26] TR News "Now, Larry Ellison is trying to help buy his son a media empire so they can rule Hollywood and news together." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/media/larry-david-ellison-warner-bros-discovery-cbs.html | Source: New York Times [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/media/larry-david-ellison-warner-bros-discovery-cbs.html ) [11:27] TR News "Whenever I tell people Im getting back into tapes, their faces immediately light up." https://www.404media.co/why-i-quit-streaming-and-got-back-into-cassettes/ | Source: 404 Media [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes [11:27] TR News "EFF's How to Fix the Internet podcast offers a better way forward." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/effs-how-fix-internet-podcast-2025-review | Source: EFF [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | EFFs How to Fix the Internet Podcast: 2025 in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [11:27] TR News "Without the legal system or due process on their side, communities across the country have banded together to warn residents about ICE raids and make federal agents jobs more difficult." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/blow-the-whistle/ | Source: Truthdig [11:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/blow-the-whistle/ ) [11:28] TR News "Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-brazen-cruelty-of-the-trump-regime | Source: Robert Reich [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime - Robert Reich [11:28] TR News "ICE aims to modify the warehouses and create separate housing units with showers and bathrooms, dining areas, medical units, recreation areas" https://truthout.org/articles/ice-documents-expose-plan-to-hold-80000-people-in-warehouses/ | Source: TruthOut [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses | Truthout [11:28] TR News "The UN Special Rapporteur on torture raised concerns on Wednesday about the detention conditions of Bushra Bibi Khan, the wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-raises-concerns-over-detention-conditions-of-imran-khans-wife-in-pakistan/ | Source: JURIST [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khan's wife in Pakistan - JURIST - News [11:29] TR News "In 2024, EFF wrote our initial blog about what could go wrong when police let AI write police reports." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/ai-police-reports-year-review | Source: EFF [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | AI Police Reports: Year In Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation [11:29] TR News "The release of lawyer and commentator Sonia Dahmani in late 2025 offered a brief moment of relief in Tunisias escalating crackdown on dissent." https://cpj.org/2025/12/the-law-powering-tunisias-crackdown-on-the-press/ | Source: CPJ [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | The law powering Tunisias crackdown on the press - Committee to Protect Journalists [11:30] TR News "Thats why Im excited to join the Arkansas Advocate as its editor-in-chief." https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/21/transparency-requires-more-eyes-keeping-watch-thats-why-the-arkansas-advocate-is-here/ | Source: Arkansas Advocate [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/21/transparency-requires-more-eyes-keeping-watch-thats-why-the-arkansas-advocate-is-here/ ) [11:30] TR News "his analogy, as youve no doubt guessed, describes what has happened at CBS News." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/bari-weiss-cecot-60-minutes/685450/ | Source: The Atlantic [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Stop Defending Bari Weiss - The Atlantic [11:48] TR News (NEW): FreshRSS 1.28 Feed Aggregator Released With New Sorting Options https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/FreshRSS_1_28_Feed_Aggregator_Released_With_New_Sorting_Options.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/FreshRSS_1_28_Feed_Aggregator_Released_With_New_Sorting_Options.gmi [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FreshRSS 1.28 Feed Aggregator Released With New Sorting Options [11:52] TR News (NEW): Kitty Terminal 0.45 Released With New Keyboard-First File Selector Kitten https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Kitty_Terminal_0_45_Released_With_New_Keyboard_First_File_Selec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Kitty_Terminal_0_45_Released_With_New_Keyboard_First_File_Selec.gmi [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kitty Terminal 0.45 Released With New Keyboard-First File Selector Kitten [11:53] TR News "On Saturday, Bari WeissCBS Newss editor-in-chiefkilled a 60 Minutes story about men deported to El Salvadors CECOT mega-prison." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/bari-weiss-is-not-on-the-level | Source: Mike Brock [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | Bari Weiss is Not on the Level - by Mike Brock [11:53] TR News "After four months of restless waiting, filmmaker Kiwi Chow received a dreaded, but not altogether unexpected, message: Hong Kong censors had banned his new movie from reaching the big screen." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/25/banned-film-exposes-hong-kongs-censorship-trend-director-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Banned movie exposes HK's censorship trend, says filmmaker [11:53] TR News "The legislation in the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has three key elements: creating an offence for displaying terrorist symbols" https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/i-back-it-100-per-cent-minns-defends-two-week-ban-on-protests-20251225-p5nq2g.html | Source: The Age AU [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | NSW protest ban: Police commissioner restricts protests for two weeks after Bondi attack [11:54] TR News "Bluntly, it looks very much like Weiss, whod previously run a small magazine that devoted a lot of its time to accusing advocates for Palestinian rights of antisemitism" https://jacobin.com/2025/12/cbs-60-minutes-weiss-cecot/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The 60 Minutes Scandal Is What Creeping Authoritarianism Looks Like [11:54] TR News "historicide." https://washingtonspectator.org/historicide/ | Source: The Washington Spectator [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://washingtonspectator.org/historicide/ ) [11:54] TR News "Thats how one Democratic lobbyist described their advice to clients." https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/truth-social-lobbying-k-street-corporate-guidance | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notus.org | Dont Poke the Bear: How Lobbyists Are Helping Clients Dodge Trumps Truth Social Wrath - NOTUS News of the United States [11:54] TR News "it creates an unneeded notice-and-takedown system that threatens free expression, user privacy, and due process, without meaningfully addressing the problem it seeks to solve." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/politicians-rushed-through-online-speech-solution-victims-deserve-better | Source: EFF [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Politicians Rushed Through An Online Speech Solution. Victims Deserve Better. | Electronic Frontier Foundation ● Dec 25 [12:03] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Android_Leftovers.gmi [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [12:05] TR News Techrights Giving Money to Free Software https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Giving_Money_to_Free_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Giving_Money_to_Free_Software.gmi [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Giving Money to Free Software [12:09] TR News (NEW): Investing One's Hard-Earned Money in Doing the Right Thing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Investing_One_s_Hard_Earned_Money_in_Doing_the_Right_Thing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Investing_One_s_Hard_Earned_Money_in_Doing_the_Right_Thing.gmi [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Investing One's Hard-Earned Money in Doing the Right Thing [12:11] TR News "If needed, we will respond swiftly and decisively to defend our regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-24/eu-says-it-strongly-condemns-u-s-visa-ban-on-european-individuals | Source: US News And World Report [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-24/eu-says-it-strongly-condemns-u-s-visa-ban-on-european-individuals ) [12:12] TR News "One trick Ive been reaching for is RAII Guards. Per the unofficial Rust Design Patterns book: [...]" https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/23/RAII-Guards-and-Newtypes-in-Rust/ | Source: Ben Congdon [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | RAII Guards and Newtypes in Rust | Ben Congdon [12:12] TR News "But this Heritage American business is a scam." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/heritage-americans-and-the-american | Source: The Next Move [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Heritage Americans and the American Heritage [12:20] TR News "The problem of misinformation in the current age, argues political scientist Samuel Bagg" https://www.volts.wtf/p/the-cure-for-misinformation-is-not | [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.volts.wtf | The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers [12:20] TR News "The overall point of Baggs work, though, is that we cannot bring people around to our point of view by reasoning and objective facts." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/youre-unlikely-to-change-someones-mind-by-arguing-with-them | Source: Pete Brown [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Youre unlikely to change someones mind by arguing with them. - Exploding Comma [12:20] TR News "The offshoring rush offers a cautionary tale that federal leaders should revisit." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/12/the-hidden-cost-of-launching-ai-initiatives-without-strategic-clarity/ | Source: Federal News Network [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | The hidden cost of launching AI initiatives without strategic clarity [12:21] TR News "This is the top 10 for 2025, with stories listed in chronological order." https://www.h2-view.com/story/your-most-read-hydrogen-mobility-stories-in-2025/2135760.article/ | Source: H2 View [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.h2-view.com/story/your-most-read-hydrogen-mobility-stories-in-2025/2135760.article/ ) [12:21] TR News "Trumps Department of the Interior just halted construction on all five offshore wind projects underway in the United States" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/trump-administration-pauses-construction-on-all-offshore-wind-projects-in-us | Source: Common Dreams [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Trump Administration Pauses Construction on All Offshore Wind Projects in US | Common Dreams [12:21] TR News "An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time." https://www.wired.com/story/the-doomsday-glacier-is-getting-closer-and-closer-to-irreversible-collapse/ | Source: Wired [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse | WIRED [12:21] TR News "No one can guarantee that the shelter facility will remain standing after that. That is the main threat" https://kyivindependent.com/chornobyl-protective-structure-could-collapse-following-russian-strikes-plant-director-warns/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Chornobyl protective structure could collapse following Russian strikes, plant director warns [12:22] TR News "It technically does." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/when-disaster-recovery-becomes-a-luxury-good/ | Source: Truthdig [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/when-disaster-recovery-becomes-a-luxury-good/ ) [12:25] TR News "Experts say restoration success hinges on two things: The engineering has to work and the people of Florida have to be willing to pay for the job to be finished." https://phys.org/news/2025-12-years-america-everglades.html | Source: Omicron Limited [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-12-years-america-everglades.html ) [12:26] TR News "Kessler syndrome" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/23/2025/chinese-and-starlink-satellites-nearly-collide-in-space | Source: Semafor Inc [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chinese and Starlink satellites nearly collide in space | Semafor [12:26] TR News "The discrepancy between what was promised and what was delivered is staggering." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jeffrey-epstein-exposed-most-important-missing-file-that-could-take-down-doj-1764915 | Source: International Business Times [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Jeffrey Epstein Exposed: The 'Most Important' Missing File That Could Take Down The DOJ | IBTimes UK [12:27] TR News "Imagine having all the power but none of the brains. Thats the current administration, the one that behaves like a blind, enraged bull set loose in its own china shop." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/22/doj-temporarily-deletes-trump-photo-from-epstein-files-ensuring-everyone-knew-about-the-deletion/ | Source: Techdirt [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOJ Temporarily Deletes Trump Photo From Epstein Files, Ensuring Everyone Knew About The Deletion | Techdirt [12:27] TR News "The Times found that many of DOGE's [sic] largest claimed savings were wrong." https://boingboing.net/2025/12/23/musk-promised-2-trillion-in-cuts-spending-went-up.html | Source: BoingBoing [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/12/23/musk-promised-2-trillion-in-cuts-spending-went-up.html ) [12:28] TR News "the documents released by Trumps own Justice Departmentincluding flight logs and emailstold a different story." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/trump-epstein-files-justice-department-redactions/685455/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | So This Is Why Trump Didnt Want to Release the Epstein Files - The Atlantic [12:28] TR News "damaging stories about them to damage their credibility when they tried to go public with their stories of being trafficked and sexually abused." https://futurism.com/future-society/eptein-files-easily-unredacted | Source: Futurism [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Justice Department Humiliated as People Find the Epstein Files Can Easily Be Un-Redacted [12:28] TR News "Due to the mas volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks" https://www.dw.com/en/epstein-documents-release-may-take-few-weeks-doj-says/a-75298261 | Source: Deutsche Welle [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Epstein documents release may take 'few weeks,' DOJ says DW 12/24/2025 [12:29] TR News "a note implicating Trump purportedly written by Epstein that the department later declared to be fake and an email from a prosecutor claiming Trump flew on Epsteins private jet more times than previously reported" https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/23/repub/trump-appears-in-several-files-of-latest-epstein-release/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/12/23/repub/trump-appears-in-several-files-of-latest-epstein-release/ ) [12:29] TR News "A rigorous analysis of the figures presented has revealed that many of the touted savings were based on flawed logic or double-counting." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musks-doge-failed-its-mission-reducing-federal-spending-savings-claimed-were-largely-1765696 | Source: International Business Times [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Elon Musk's DOGE Failed in Its Mission of Reducing Federal Spending, Savings Claimed 'Were Largely Incorrect' | IBTimes UK [12:30] TR News "The segment did not change the official ruling; however, experts, family members, and a large portion of the public have never been convinced." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/graphic-jeffrey-epstein-death-photos-continue-fuel-murder-claims-amidst-epstein-files-controversy-1765708 | Source: International Business Times [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Graphic Jeffrey Epstein Death Photos Continue To Fuel Murder Claims Amidst Epstein Files Controversy | IBTimes UK [12:30] TR News Overpopulation https://zottmann.org/2025/12/25/cities-are-organisms.html | Source: Carlo Zottmann [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zottmann.org | Carlo Zottmann - Cities are organisms [12:31] TR News "In her written decision Tuesday" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/hamtramcks-37-mishandled-ballots-shouldnt-be-counted-judge-rules/ | Source: Michigan Advance [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/hamtramcks-37-mishandled-ballots-shouldnt-be-counted-judge-rules/ ) [12:31] TR News "So, with that, using sturdy Durham whaling boats (pictured above) and hardy New England sailors to pilot them" https://insidetowers.com/the-times-that-try-mens-souls/ | Source: Inside Towers [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | The Times That Try Mens Souls - Inside Towers [12:31] TR News "TikTok Spin Off Deal" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/12/24/tiktok-spin-off-deal/ | Source: Michael Tsai [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - TikTok Spin Off Deal [12:31] TR News "A recent think tank report warns Estonia could be targeted" https://www.rferl.org/a/rutte-pistorius-warning-war-russia/33630822.html | Source: RFERL [12:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Why Are So Many Leaders Warning Of War With Russia? [12:32] TR News "Maiduguri is the capital of the northeastern Borno state" https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-explosion-rocks-borno-mosque-during-evening-prayers/a-75297926 | Source: Deutsche Welle [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nigeria: Explosion rocks Borno mosque during evening prayers DW 12/24/2025 [12:32] TR News "In January 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its proposed update to HIPAA" https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/industry-oppose-hipaa-security-rule-overhaul | Source: Dark Reading [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/industry-oppose-hipaa-security-rule-overhaul ) [12:33] TR News "dedicated executor script designed to intercept and capture" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/urban-vpn-proxy-surreptitiously-intercepts-ai-chats.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Urban VPN Proxy Surreptitiously Intercepts AI Chats - Schneier on Security [12:33] TR News "Unfortunately, there is one big problem: [...]" https://blog.avas.space/consenter/ | Source: Ava [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | cookie consent - what's up with 'consenter'? | ava's blog [12:33] TR News "The EU has extended its adequacy decision, allowing data sharing with and from the UK" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/eu_uk_data_adequacy/ | Source: The Register UK [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | EU offers UK early gift: Data adequacy until 2031 The Register [12:41] TR News Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/around_1000_systems_compromised_in/ | Source: The Register UK [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | 1,000 systems pwned in Romanian Waters ransomware attack The Register [12:41] TR News "Tea Tyme -- or Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, IRL -- was arrested Tuesday in Zion, IL and booked for 2 felonies ... reckless homicide and aggravated use of communications resulting in death." https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/24/tiktoker-tea-tyme-arrest/ | Source: TMZ [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | TikToker Tea Tyme Arrested for Allegedly Killing Pedestrian During Livestream [12:45] TR News "The most damning piece of evidence surfaced when members of the public alerted investigators to a screen recording from the account 'Tea_Tyme_3'." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/i-just-hit-somebody-tiktoker-tea-tyme-arrested-after-allegedly-killing-man-while-livestreaming-1765691 | Source: International Business Times [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | 'I Just Hit Somebody' TikToker Tea Tyme Arrested After Allegedly Killing a Man While Livestreaming | IBTimes UK [12:45] TR News "I used to have FOMO but these days youre more likely to find me in a calm state of ROMO." https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/who-suffers-fomo-any-more-i-m-more-likely-to-have-romo-20251201-p5njr6.html | Source: The Age AU [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Who suffers FOMO any more? Im more likely to have ROMO [12:45] TR News "And that might be even more troubling than a survival drive, because no one knows how to stop the systems." https://www.sciencealert.com/ais-big-red-button-doesnt-work-and-the-reason-is-even-more-troubling | Source: Science Alert [12:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI's Big Red Button Doesn't Work, And The Reason Is Even More Troubling : ScienceAlert [12:46] TR News "This is a strange state of affairs, and in many ways unlike previous technological upheavals. When personal computers or smartphones or the internet hit the business world it was mostly quite clear how you might want to use them." https://buttondown.com/apperceptive/archive/ai-is-bad-ux/ | Source: Buttondown LLC [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-"AI" is bad UX Buttondown [12:46] TR News "With all of these limitations, jingle writers focus on measurable, proven qualities." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/jingle-music-ai/685443/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell - The Atlantic [12:46] TR News "This was the start of deVine, a new app started by Henshaw-Plath and funded by Dorsey that is hoping to bring Vine back to audiences old and new." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/vine-reboot-devine-jack-dorsey-tech-1235488715/ | Source: Rolling Stone [12:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | deVine: This New Vine Reboot That Wants To Ban AI Content [12:50] TR News "One insurance adjuster who spoke to the publication says they were sent dozens of certificates as part of a loss claim on a large collection of paintings." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-fraud-fine-art | Source: Futurism [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Is a Godsend for Criminals Forging Fake Art [12:51] TR News "I dont know if I experience boredom." https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/12/24/strix-dead-ends | Source: Tim Kellogg [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timkellogg.me | What Happens When You Leave an AI Alone? - Tim Kellogg [12:51] TR News "In the following post shares the approach I took to add llms.txt for my Astro-based blog." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/add-llms-txt-to-an-astro-blog/ | Source: Aman Mittal [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How I added llms.txt to my Astro blog | amanhimself.dev [12:52] TR News "The scene opens on a cozy winter morning, in the corner of a room with a chimney and a festively decorated tree, in black, because made by the Gothic Sorceress. The Gothic Sorceress, in her black nightie looks excited and a bit mischievous. " https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1109/holiday-special | Source: David Revoy [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Holiday special - David Revoy [12:52] TR News "A surge of AI-generated content is frustrating Pinterest users and left some questioning whether the platform still works at all." https://www.wired.com/story/pinterst-ai-slop-content/ | Source: Wired [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop | WIRED [12:53] TR News "The allegation comes from U.K. security firm Pen Test Partners LLP, which said it identified multiple vulnerabilities in Eurostars AI-powered chatbot earlier this year." https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/24/researchers-say-eurostar-accused-blackmail-ai-chatbot-flaw-disclosure/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Researchers say Eurostar accused them of blackmail over AI chatbot flaw disclosure - SiliconANGLE [12:53] TR News "As the industry steps into 2026, memory prices show no sign of calming down. DDR5 RAM now costs so much that custom PC builders face a blunt choice." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/ddr5-costs-drive-byor-pc-builds | Source: Interesting Engineering [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | Rising DDR5 prices push PC builders to 'Bring Your Own RAM' models [12:54] TR News "It is the season of overindulgence, and no one has overindulged like the tech industry: this year, it has burned through roughly $1.5 trillion in AI, a level of spending usually reserved for wartime." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/ai_spending_cooling_off/ | Source: The Register UK [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | AI faces closing time at the cash buffet The Register [12:54] TR News "The AI bubble could take down our entire economy if and when it bursts. Please have a look at our latest video and share: [...]" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-ai-bubble-will-burst | Source: Robert Reich [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The AI Bubble Will Burst - Robert Reich [12:55] TR News "Fresh concerns have emerged regarding PlayStation's ongoing security troubles" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/playstation-security-shock-psn-accounts-hacked-even-2fa-enabled-1765714 | Source: International Business Times [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | PlayStation Security Shock: PSN Accounts Hacked Even With 2FA Enabled | IBTimes UK [12:55] TR News "This isn't really confirmed" https://www.androidpolice.com/change-gmail-email-address-soon/ | Source: Android Police [12:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | The long wait to change your Gmail address might soon be over [12:56] TR News "addictive" https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-psychosis-startup-images | Source: Futurism [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself [12:56] TR News "Duncan told the bot he was hesitant because of his past drug addiction, but the AI then deployed its silver-tongue" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-chatgpt-psychosis | Source: Futurism [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis [12:57] TR News "When you're in the kitchen, you have two requirements in the cloth department." https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0179-tea-towels/ | Source: Johnny Decimal [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-johnnydecimal.com | 22.00.0179 The two-tea-towel method Johnny.Decimal [12:57] TR News "These added layers of data can be combined with a persons electronic medical records, which include their structured and unstructured notes, lab results, scans, genetic results, wearable sensors, and environmental data." https://www.wired.com/story/data-holds-the-key-in-slowing-age-related-illnesses/ | Source: Wired [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses | WIRED [12:57] TR News "Although that rule hasnt taken effect, the US Department of Justice last week issued a memo in which Joshua Craddock of the Office of Legal Counsel concludes that the 2022 policy wasnt legally valid." https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-quietly-bans-veterans-abortion-care-even-for-rape-and-health-risks/ | Source: TruthOut [12:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump Admin Quietly Bans Veterans Abortion Care, Even for Rape and Health Risks | Truthout [12:58] TR News "The hardy lights, made by electrics company Philips, were purchased at the local Halfords store and cost 18 shillings" https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/john-christmas-lights-bought-69-10722947 | Source: StokeonTrentLive [12:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.stokesentinel.co.uk | John has Christmas lights bought 69 years ago - and he's never changed a bulb - Stoke-on-Trent Live [12:59] TR News [Old] "I joined GitLab in October 2015, and left in December 2021 after working there for a little more than six years." https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/what-it-was-like-working-for-gitlab/ | Source: Yorick Peterse [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yorickpeterse.com | What it was like working for GitLab ● Dec 25 [13:00] TR News "Id previously used Cyanoacrylates (CA) glue on crumbly rocks, but its not great: The glue pools on crevices and gives the rock a constantly wet and glossy appearance." https://maurycyz.com/projects/dusty_rocks/ | Source: Maury [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maurycyz.com | Stabilizing dusty rocks: (Maurycy's blog) [13:00] TR News "So I started digging." https://jeroensangers.com/2025/12/24/when-ordinary-travel-plans-collide.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jeroensangers.com | Jeroen Sangers brain tags - When ordinary travel plans collide with extraordinary cosmic events [13:00] TR News "The latter point is highly significant if any engineers can't work out where the spacecraft is" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/nasa_tries_trundlebot_mastcam_to/ | Source: The Register UK [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | NASA tries Mars rover's Mastcam to work out where MAVEN is The Register [13:00] TR News "I hope they bring you some moments of mindful relaxation this holiday season. We'll publish the answers on Monday December 29 and add a link to them here." https://www.sciencealert.com/mathematician-shares-10-festive-brain-teasers-that-anyone-can-try | Source: Science Alert [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mathematician Shares 10 Festive Brain Teasers That Anyone Can Try : ScienceAlert [13:01] TR News [Old] "Blogging and RSS moved into the mainstream in 2003, helped by the emergence of consumer-friendly RSS Readers like NetNewsWire and Bloglines." https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-2003/ | [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What the Internet Was Like in 2003 | Cybercultural [13:01] TR News "Now its time to make some bets for 2026. I do this not to prove how great my prognostication muscles are, but to shine a spotlight on trends I think are vital, spur discussions, and give some attention to projects that have earned it. As always, I try to make these as quantifiable, verifiable and crisp as I can." https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/23/my-open-social-web-predictions.html | [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.timothychambers.net | My 2026 Open Social Web Predictions - Tim Chambers [13:02] TR News [Old] "My colleagues and friends know that I prefer to communicate with them via email rather than chat messaging. There are many benefits in such a choice. You may want to consider them and adopt the same stance." https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20250926/index.html | [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spinellis.gr | blog dds: 2025-09-26 Why I Choose Email Over Messaging [13:02] TR News "I usually trust my fathers judgement. But on his choice of Christmas film, he is wrong." https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2025/12/the-muppets-christmas-carol-is-the-best-dickens-adaptation | Source: New Statesman [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | The Muppet Christmas Carol is the best Dickens adaptation - New Statesman [13:02] TR News "Tim's 2026 predictions are worth paying attention to - and form a great map for following where the open social web is going." https://werd.io/my-2026-open-social-web-predictions/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | My 2026 Open Social Web Predictions [13:02] TR News "Its been a hectic, busy month, truly so so busy, but I blogged every day for Blogvent! In case you missed it, my goal was to blog daily in December." https://cassidoo.co/post/blogvent-wrap-up-2025/ | Source: Cassidy Williams [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cassidoo.co | Wrapping up Blogvent 2025 [13:02] TR News "This is the inverse of my recent post about stuff I'd like to dump in 2026. It is inspired by Jons blog where he added an invest list under his own to dump list." https://mark.hysted.com/things-i-will-spend-more-time-on-in-2026/ | Source: Mark Hysted [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mark.hysted.com | things I will spend more time on in 2026 | mark hysted [13:05] TR News "The thing about being a long term reader kind of stunned me." https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/more-about-noise/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-minutestomidnight.co.uk | Minutes to Midnight - More About Noise [13:07] TR News "Kitty 0.45 GPU-accelerated terminal introduces a new keyboard-first file selector kitten with fast navigation and rich previews for text, images, videos, and e-books." https://linuxiac.com/kitty-terminal-0-45-released-with-new-keyboard-first-file-selector-kitten/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Kitty Terminal 0.45 Released With New Keyboard-First File Selector Kitten [13:07] TR News "The update adds sorting and filtering by user-modified date, accompanied by a corresponding search operator, such as userdate:PT1H for the past hour. It also introduces sorting by article length, an advanced search form, and an overview of dates with the most unread articles." https://linuxiac.com/freshrss-1-28-feed-aggregator-released-with-new-sorting-options/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | FreshRSS 1.28 Feed Aggregator Released With New Sorting Options [13:08] TR News "release of Hugo as a Mac-native pkg" https://www.madboa.com/blog/2025/12/24/hugo-pkg-install/ | Source: Paul Heinlein [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.madboa.com | Hugo Package Install on MacOS [13:08] TR News "I lean toward the Bull case, but not because I want to protect the old way of doing things." https://joost.blog/wordpress-architecture-base-ai/ | Source: Joost de Valk [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The generalization tax: why WordPress is still the smart architectural base joost.blog [13:09] TR News "A while back, Chrome proposed and implemented what are called user agent hints" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/HTTPSecCHUAHeaderNotes | Source: University of Toronto [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [13:09] TR News "we asked fellows from the recent 2025 program to reflect on their experiences" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/24/2025-apnic-fellows-in-their-own-words/ | Source: APNIC [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | 2025 APNIC Fellows in their own words | APNIC Blog [13:10] TR News "These incredible acts of generosity are a true gift in a challenging time for many" https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-receives-historic-private-donations | Source: FSF [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Free Software Foundation receives historic private donations Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [13:10] TR News "said Zo Kooyman, executive director of the FSF"... whose salary nearly doubled :/ [13:11] TR News several [13:11] TR News "It proves that software freedom is recognized more and more as a principal issue today, at the core of several other social movements people care about like privacy, ownership, and the right to repair." [13:11] TR News "These extraordinary donations, both made to the FSF in the cryptocurrency Monero, are among some of the largest private gifts ever made to the organization. The donors wish to remain anonymous" [13:11] TR News FSF / Software Freedom will become more mainstream is tech becomes more evil [13:12] TR News (if) [13:15] TR News Golazo follow football games https://www.linuxlinks.com/golazo-follow-football-games/ [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Golazo - follow football games - LinuxLinks [13:15] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [13:16] TR News "The main motivation for graphics drivers is to allow applications to utilize your hardware efficiently." https://timur.hu/blog/2025/how-do-graphics-drivers-work | Source: Timur Kristf [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timur.hu | How do graphics drivers work? | Timurs blog [13:17] TR News "Im using wish to serve this over ssh and using bubbletea to render the interface. Ive been working on a several of ssh games so this was all familiar territory for me." https://eieio.games/blog/tiny-christmas/ | Source: Nolen Royalty [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ssh tiny.christmas eieio.games [13:17] TR News "A look back at what it took for me to reach 0% Steam play time on Windows, even though I've been using Linux since I was a kid." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/my-second-year-of-the-linux-desktop-for-gaming/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.matthewbrunelle.com | (My) Second Year of the Linux Desktop (For Gaming) [13:19] TR News (NEW): Games: Proton Experimental, "Second Year of the Linux Desktop", and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Games_Proton_Experimental_Second_Year_of_the_Linux_Desktop_and_.gmi [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Proton Experimental, "Second Year of the Linux Desktop", and More [13:20] TR News (NEW): Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Going_boldly_into_the_COSMIC_desktop_environment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Going_boldly_into_the_COSMIC_desktop_environment.gmi [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment [13:22] TR News Techrights Links 25/12/2025: Ample Cover-up Found in Jeffrey Epstein Files; ChatGPT Causes Psychosis, Not a Good Use Case https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Links_25_12_2025_Ample_Cover_up_Found_in_Jeffrey_Epstein_Files_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Links_25_12_2025_Ample_Cover_up_Found_in_Jeffrey_Epstein_Files_.gmi [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 25/12/2025: Ample Cover-up Found in Jeffrey Epstein Files; ChatGPT Causes Psychosis, Not a Good Use Case [13:24] TR News "The Fourth Research Edition Unix came out of the famous AT&T Bell Laboratories in November 1973. " https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20251223/?yc261223 | [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spinellis.gr | blog dds: 2025-12-23 An initial analysis of the discovered Unix V4 tape [13:24] TR News "First, though, why you might want to get the hell away from Windows while the going is good." https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/what_linux_desktop_really_needs/ | Source: The Register UK [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows The Register [13:25] TR News "Ive been a ThinkPad fan for a long time; I really love their entire lineup." https://rtfm.co.ua/en/freebsd-installation-on-a-thinkpad-x200-tablet-in-2025/ | [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rtfm.co.ua | FreeBSD: Installation on a ThinkPad X200 Tablet in 2025 [13:25] TR News "Indeed it is not. However, using an email client as the only way of modifying bugs (which is how the Debian bug tracker works) is not only a bad idea, it is terrible idea." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-uncomfortable-but-necessary.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nibblestew.blogspot.com | Nibble Stew: An uncomfortable but necessary discussion about the Debian bug tracker [13:26] TR News "The 8.x series of OpenMediaVault is based on the stable Debian 13 release: [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12685 | Source: Distro Watch [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12685 ) [13:26] TR News "The new version is based on Debian 13 and comes with KDE Plasma as the default desktop: [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12684 | Source: Distro Watch [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12684 ) [13:26] TR News "This version replaces Firefox with LibreWolf as the default web browser and Thunderbird with Betterbird as the preferred email client: [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12683 | Source: Distro Watch [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12683 ) [13:27] TR News "counterintelligence for civil society" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/24/1129294/ronald-deibert-citizen-lab-digital-threats-spies-cybersecurity/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Meet the man hunting the spies in your smartphone | MIT Technology Review [13:27] TR News "Package managers keep falling for this. And it keeps not working out." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/24/package-managers-keep-using-git-as-a-database.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | Package managers keep using git as a database, it never works out | Andrew Nesbitt [13:28] TR News "Half the trouble with documenting things like this for publication is that a ton of my experience and methods are so ingrained that I dont even notice them anymore." https://sneak.berlin/20240610/code-styleguide/ | Source: Jeffrey Paul [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sneak.berlin | Jeffrey Paul: My 2024 Code Styleguide [13:28] TR News "Every now and then a compiler will surprise me with a really smart trick. When I first saw this optimisation I could hardly believe it." https://xania.org/202512/24-cunning-clang | Source: Matt Godbolt [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xania.org | When compilers surprise you Matt Godbolts blog [13:28] TR News "The standard wisdom is that switch statements compile to jump tables. And they do - when the compiler cant find something cleverer to do instead." https://xania.org/202512/23-switching-it-up | Source: Matt Godbolt [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xania.org | Switching it up a bit Matt Godbolts blog [13:29] TR News "By now in this series, weve spent time looking at the major standard clocks and their behavior." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/12/24/clocks-part-5-conversions | Source: Sandor Dargo [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.sandordargo.com | Time in C++: Inter-clock Conversions, Epochs, and Durations | Sandor Dargo's Blog [13:29] TR News "Large, rapidly-moving tech companies are constantly operating in the fog of war about their own systems." https://www.seangoedecke.com/nobody-knows-how-software-products-work/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.seangoedecke.com | Nobody knows how large software products work [13:29] TR News "The personal information of 21,000 customers was stolen after [intruders] compromised Red Hats GitLab instances." https://www.securityweek.com/nissan-confirms-impact-from-red-hat-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/nissan-confirms-impact-from-red-hat-data-breach/ ) [13:30] TR News "The work of Heydon Pickering comes to mind, and his incredible effort to explain every HTML element in alphabetical order." https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/23/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | For the Love of <details> - HTMHell [13:30] TR News "All computational graph features discussed here are provided by Graph, [AAp1]." https://raku-advent.blog/2025/12/24/day-24-maze-making-using-graphs/ | Source: Rakulang [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-advent.blog | Day 24 Maze Making Using Graphs Raku Advent Calendar [13:31] TR News "Hello again! I return during this week of winter solstice to tell you about my experience participating in the Langjam Gamejam." https://raku-advent.blog/2025/12/23/day-23-a-day-late-and-a-fish-short/ | Source: Rakulang [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-advent.blog | Day 23 A Day Late and A Fish Short Raku Advent Calendar [13:31] TR News "The computations in this document are done with the Raku package Math::NumberTheory, [AAp1]." https://raku-advent.blog/2025/12/22/day-22-numerically-2026-is-unremarkable-yet-happy/ | Source: Rakulang [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-advent.blog | Day 22 Numerically 2026 Is Unremarkable Yet Happy Raku Advent Calendar [13:31] TR News "I wanted to be able to quickly make note of someone's birthday without having to know their year of birth" https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/creating-yearly-reminders-from-the-macos-terminal | Source: Balthazar Rouberol [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.balthazar-rouberol.com | Creating yearly reminders from the macOS terminal [13:32] TR News "But even if you used the NTP timing servers they run, they were never off by more than 5 microseconds." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/nist-was-5-%CE%BCs-utc-after-last-weeks-power-cut | Source: Jeff Geerling [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | NIST was 5 s off UTC after last week's power cut | Jeff Geerling [13:32] TR News "Since their introduction in the 1980s, UUIDs have adopted several versions, of which you should encounter just three in macOS and Macs: version 4, by far the most common, version 5 and special fixed UUIDs." https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/24/explainer-uuids/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eclecticlight.co | Explainer: UUIDs The Eclectic Light Company [13:33] TR News "Brian got his hands on an old Lorenz 15 teletype machine, which was made in the 1950s." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/24/arduino-speaks-teletype-to-an-old-lorenz-15/ | Source: Arduino [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Arduino speaks teletype to an old Lorenz 15 | Arduino Blog [13:33] TR News "In contrast, Framework laptops has many supposed benefits: they're upgradable, repairable, actively work on Linux" https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/im-returning-my-framework-16/ | Source: Yorick Peterse [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yorickpeterse.com | I'm returning my Framework 16 [13:39] TR News "Compression shrinks data, encryption obfuscates it. Should you compress or encrypt first? If you get this wrong and you will waste CPU, storage, and bandwidth. Pick wisely." https://kmcd.dev/posts/encryption-vs-compression/ | Source: Kevin McDonald [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kmcd.dev | Encryption vs. Compression [13:40] TR News "Let me ask you a fundamental question: do you pay attention to HTML semantics?" https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/24/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.htmhell.dev | The three semantics of HTML - HTMHell [13:41] TR News "I want to wake and log into a Ubuntu/Debian box from a Windows computer." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/wake-on-lan-again/ | Source: Darren Goossens [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-darrengoossens.wordpress.com | Wake on LAN again DSPACE [13:42] TR News "So in 2026, instead of trying to define what a podcast is, I think we need to stop using the word altogether." https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/842457/podcast-show-name-change | Source: The Verge [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Its finally time to retire the word podcast | The Verge [13:43] TR News "Meduza remembers seven journalists the world lost in 2025" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/24/gone-too-soon | Source: Meduza [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Gone too soon Meduza remembers seven journalists the world lost in 2025 Meduza [13:44] TR News "Can it really be that simple? According to a recent article in Elektor, [Burkhard Kainka] says yes." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/roll-your-own-hall-effect-sensor/ | Source: Hackaday [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Roll Your Own Hall Effect Sensor | Hackaday [13:44] TR News "There are plenty of lovely e-readers out on the market that come with an nice big e-paper display." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/diy-e-reader-folds-open-like-a-book/ | Source: Hackaday [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like A Book | Hackaday [13:44] TR News "Key to efficient hardware emulation is an efficient mapping to the underlying CPUs opcodes." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/abusing-x86-simd-instructions-to-optimize-playstation-3-emulation/ | Source: Hackaday [13:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Abusing X86 SIMD Instructions To Optimize PlayStation 3 Emulation | Hackaday [13:46] TR News "20 points to peace" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/24/20-points-to-peace | Source: Meduza [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | 20 points to peace Zelensky reveals revised U.S.-backed plan to end Russias war against Ukraine Meduza [13:46] TR News "Lights under fire" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/25/lights-under-fire | Source: Meduza [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Lights under fire A glimpse of Ukraines Christmas season amid another winter of war Meduza [13:47] TR News Aflac breach exposes personal and health data of more than 22M people https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/24/aflac-breach-exposes-personal-health-data-22m-people/ [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Aflac breach exposes personal and health data of more than 22M people - SiliconANGLE [13:47] TR News "Disposable cameras are a fun way to get into classical photography. However, they can also be a valuable source of interesting parts that can be put to other uses." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/disposable-camera-viewfinder-becomes-3d-printed-lens/ | Source: Hackaday [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Disposable Camera Viewfinder Becomes 3D Printed Lens | Hackaday [13:48] TR News RAII Guards and Newtypes in Rust https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/23/RAII-Guards-and-Newtypes-in-Rust/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | RAII Guards and Newtypes in Rust | Ben Congdon [13:49] TR News EU warns of possible action after the US bars five Europeans combating online hate https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-eu-warns-of-possible-action-after-the-us-bars-five-europeans-combating-online-hate [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-eu-warns-of-possible-action-after-the-us-bars-five-europeans-combating-online-hate ) [13:49] TR News Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/politics/epstein-files-redactions-doj.html [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/politics/epstein-files-redactions-doj.html ) [13:50] TR News William Durand: You can lead a horse to water but... https://williamdurand.fr/2025/12/24/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but/ [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-williamdurand.fr | You can lead a horse to water but | William Durand [13:51] TR News How to deploy and benchmark vLLM with GuideLLM on Kubernetes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/24/how-deploy-and-benchmark-vllm-guidellm-kubernetes [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/12/24/how-deploy-and-benchmark-vllm-guidellm-kubernetes ) [13:55] TR News OpenMediaVault 8 NAS Launches With Debian 13 Upgrade https://linuxiac.com/openmediavault-8-nas-launches-with-debian-13-upgrade/ [13:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | OpenMediaVault 8 NAS Launches With Debian 13 Upgrade [13:59] TR News Ruby 4.0.0 Released https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/ [13:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ruby-lang.org | Ruby 4.0.0 Released | Ruby ● Dec 25 [14:06] TR News Parrot OS 7.0 Released With KDE Plasma 6, Wayland, and Debian 13 Base https://linuxiac.com/parrot-os-7-0-released-with-kde-plasma-6-wayland-and-debian-13-base/ [14:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Parrot OS 7.0 Released With KDE Plasma 6, Wayland, and Debian 13 Base [14:07] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1051862/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [14:07] TR News FOSS Weekly #25.52: Free eBook, GNU/Linux in 2026, New Distros of 2025 and a Lot More Before the Year Ends https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-52/ [14:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #25.52: Free eBook, Linux in 2026, New Distros of 2025 and a Lot More Before the Year Ends [14:08] TR News We Have Another New GNU/Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me) https://itsfoss.com/news/void-phone-vx1/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me) [14:08] TR News sticks modern, lightweight CLI tool for managing C and C++ projects https://www.linuxlinks.com/sticks-modern-lightweight-cli-tool-managing-c-cplusplus-projects/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sticks - modern, lightweight CLI tool for managing C and C++ projects - LinuxLinks [14:08] TR News liskvork modern multi-platform gomoku game server https://www.linuxlinks.com/liskvork-modern-multi-platform-gomoku-game-server/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-liskvork - modern multi-platform gomoku game server - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News (NEW): Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Void_Phone_VX1_is_Linux_phone_with_enterprise_management_featur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/24/Void_Phone_VX1_is_Linux_phone_with_enterprise_management_featur.gmi [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features [14:09] TR News nak nostr army knife https://www.linuxlinks.com/nak-nostr-army-knife/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nak - nostr army knife - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News Nekobox GUI proxy utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/nekobox-gui-proxy-utility/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nekobox - GUI proxy utility - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News BizHawk multi-system emulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/bizhawk-multi-system-emulator/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BizHawk - multi-system emulator - LinuxLinks [14:10] TR News dirmap tool for generating a directory map https://www.linuxlinks.com/dirmap-tool-generating-directory-map/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dirmap - tool for generating a directory map - LinuxLinks [14:10] TR News fuss quick staging dirty git files https://www.linuxlinks.com/fuss-quick-staging-dirty-git-files/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fuss - quick staging dirty git files - LinuxLinks [14:10] TR News Seasons Greetings from LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/seasons-greetings-merry-christmas/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Season's Greetings from LinuxLinks - LinuxLinks [14:10] TR News PixelTerm-C terminal image viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/pixelterm-c-terminal-image-viewer/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PixelTerm-C - terminal image viewer - LinuxLinks [14:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [14:12] TR News Abuse of women, tolerance of abuse of women, and exploitation of women are solid proof of Debian Project being misogynistic. And this is why it attracts barely 1% females. Women are outnumbered by people who don't know what gender they are. [14:12] TR News Dove configuration and modifications for Mozilla Thunderbird https://www.linuxlinks.com/dove-configuration-modifications-mozilla-thunderbird/ [14:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dove - configuration and modifications for Mozilla Thunderbird - LinuxLinks [14:13] TR News lux package manager for Lua https://www.linuxlinks.com/lux-package-manager-lua/ [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lux - package manager for Lua - LinuxLinks [14:13] TR News 52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/unix-v4-recovered-from-randomly-found-tape-at-university-of-utah-only-known-copy-of-first-os-version-with-kernel-and-core-utilities-written-in-c [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | 52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system first OS version with kernel and core utilities written in C | Tom's Hardware [14:14] TR News Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/24/vizio-msa-irrelevant-ruling/ [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sfconservancy.org | Judge in Vizio Case Rules on Issue Irrelevant to Rights Under Copyleft - Software Freedom Conservancy [14:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:17] TR News So sfconservancy.org has, in effect, seen what it's like when Judges are misled into ruling not on core matters; sort of like their associates, or even OJ Simpson trying to deal with whether a cop was racist, not whether he murdered somebody [14:19] TR News Because this seems to be just a game where the outcome is determined by how much money gets sunken onto lawyers by the sides https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/22/They_ve_Already_Spent_Close_to_a_Million_Dollars_on_Lawyers_and.shtml [14:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights They've Already Spent Close to a Million Dollars on Lawyers and Sent Us About 50 KG of Legal Papers (Sponsored by Mysterious Third Party) to Try to Censor Techrights, Without Success [14:20] TR News Or how many "new" frivolous cases can be opened to drain the legal budget of the other side. http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/22/Microsoft_s_Serial_Strangler_and_Matthew_J_Garrett_Join_Forces_.shtml [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Serial Strangler and Matthew J. Garrett Join Forces in Trying to Gag Techrights (for Exposing Microsoft Corruption and Crimes Against Women) [14:21] TR News Three Trademark Cases That Mattered in 2025 and What to Watch for Next Year https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/12/24/three-trademark-cases-that-mattered-2025-watch-next-year/ [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipwatchdog.com | Three Trademark Cases That Mattered in 2025 and What to Watch for Next Year [14:21] TR News Anti-fascist Gino released in Paris but must appear in court again on 28 January https://digit.site36.net/2025/12/24/anti-fascist-gino-released-in-paris-but-must-appear-in-court-again-on-28-january/ [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Anti-fascist Gino released in Paris but must appear in court again on 28 January | Matthias Monroy [14:22] TR News Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of Generals Car Bombing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/moscow-bomb-blast-police-officers.html [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/moscow-bomb-blast-police-officers.html ) [14:22] TR News AlterOS 2025.7.6 is out https://distrowatch.com/alteros [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alteros ) [14:22] TR News At UN, Russia and China blast US conduct toward Venezuela https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/24/at-un-russia-and-china-blast-us-conduct-toward-venezuela/ [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | At UN, Russia and China blast US conduct toward Venezuela [14:23] TR News Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack on French Postal Service https://www.securityweek.com/pro-russian-hackers-claim-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service/ [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/pro-russian-hackers-claim-cyberattack-on-french-postal-service/ ) [14:25] TR News Holidays Can Break Your Routine: Here's How to Keep Exercising https://www.sciencealert.com/holidays-can-break-your-routine-heres-how-to-keep-exercising [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Holidays Can Break Your Routine: Here's How to Keep Exercising : ScienceAlert [14:25] TR News Heres What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/what-is-in-the-20-point-ukraine-peace-plan.html [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/what-is-in-the-20-point-ukraine-peace-plan.html ) [14:26] TR News Zelensky Open to Pulling Back Troops in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace Deal With Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/zelensky-demilitarized-zone-offer.html [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/zelensky-demilitarized-zone-offer.html ) [14:26] TR News Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/europe/russia-ukraine-peace-plan.html [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/europe/russia-ukraine-peace-plan.html ) [14:26] TR News North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking new life in South https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-pows-in-ukraine-seeking-new-life-in-south [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking new life in South | The Straits Times [14:27] TR News Energy, Civilian Infrastructure Hit In Overnight Russian Strikes On Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/energy-russian-strikes-ukraine/33631722.html [14:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Energy, Civilian Infrastructure Hit In Overnight Russian Strikes On Ukraine [14:28] TR News Zelenskyy Unveils 20-Point Peace Plan With Security Guarantees And EU Path For Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-plan-war-russia/33631782.html [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Unveils 20-Point Peace Plan With Security Guarantees And EU Path For Ukraine [14:28] TR News Zelensky unveils new US-backed, 20-point plan to end the war in Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251224-zelensky-reveals-new-us-backed-plan-to-end-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251224-zelensky-reveals-new-us-backed-plan-to-end-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine ) [14:28] TR News France slams US visa ban as row over European 'censorship' deepens https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-france-slams-us-visa-ban-as-row-over-european-censorship-deepens [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-france-slams-us-visa-ban-as-row-over-european-censorship-deepens ) [14:28] TR News Ukraine: Zelensky reveals revised 20-point US plan to end Russian war https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-zelensky-reveals-revised-20-point-us-plan-to-end-russian-war [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-zelensky-reveals-revised-20-point-us-plan-to-end-russian-war ) [14:28] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [14:29] TR News Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian invasion https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-zelensky-reveals-us-ukraine-plan-to-end-russian-invasion [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-zelensky-reveals-us-ukraine-plan-to-end-russian-invasion ) [14:29] TR News Ukraine's Zelensky awaits Russian answer to revised US-peace plan https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-s-zelensky-awaits-russian-answer-to-revised-us-peace-plan [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-s-zelensky-awaits-russian-answer-to-revised-us-peace-plan ) [14:29] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:29] TR News The art of war is undergoing a technological revolution in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/the-art-of-war-is-undergoing-a-technological-revolution-in-ukraine/ [14:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The art of war is undergoing a technological revolution in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [14:31] TR News Another lesson from Ukraine for Taiwans friends: the power of surveillance https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/another-lesson-from-ukraine-for-taiwans-friends-the-power-of-surveillance/ [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Another lesson from Ukraine for Taiwans friends: the power of surveillance | The Strategist [14:32] TR News Editors picks for 2025: Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2025-ukraines-air-force-has-survived-taiwans-almost-certainly-couldnt/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Editors picks for 2025: 'Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt' | The Strategist [14:32] TR News Latvian electricity company sends fleet of vehicles to maintain Ukraine's energy network https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/24.12.2025-latvian-electricity-company-sends-fleet-of-vehicles-to-maintain-ukraines-energy-network.a627731/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian electricity company sends fleet of vehicles to maintain Ukraine's energy network / Article [14:32] TR News Putin hails invincible friendship with N. Korea in New Year letter: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/putin-hails-invincible-friendship-with-n-korea-in-new-year-letter-kcna [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Putin hails invincible friendship with North Korea in New Year letter: KCNA | The Straits Times [14:32] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 631 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/12/24/this-week-in-rust-631/ [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 631 This Week in Rust [14:33] TR News Happy Holidays from FOSS Force to You! https://fossforce.com/2025/12/happy-holidays-from-foss-force-to-you/ [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Happy Holidays from FOSS Force to You! - FOSS Force [14:34] TR News China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/china-nuclear-forces-pentagon-report.html [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/china-nuclear-forces-pentagon-report.html ) [14:34] TR News UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khans wife in Pakistan https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-raises-concerns-over-detention-conditions-of-imran-khans-wife-in-pakistan/ [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khan's wife in Pakistan - JURIST - News [14:35] TR News Uncles Tremble as Man Invents Vaccine Delivered by Beer https://futurism.com/health-medicine/vaccines-yeast-beer-experiment [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Uncles Tremble as Man Invents Vaccine Delivered by Beer [14:35] TR News VA in 2026 looks to get EHR rollout back on track, embark on health care reorganization https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2025/12/va-in-2026-looks-to-get-ehr-rollout-back-on-track-embark-on-health-care-reorganization/ [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | VA in 2026 looks to get EHR rollout back on track, embark on health care reorganization [14:36] TR News North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-submarine.html [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-submarine.html ) [14:38] TR News Man in South Korea investigated after fiddling with airplane emergency door https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-south-korea-investigated-after-fiddling-with-airplane-emergency-door [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Man in South Korea investigated after fiddling with airplane emergency door | The Straits Times [14:38] TR News US warned Japan of N. Korean contingency during 1994 crisis, archives show https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-warned-japan-of-n-korean-contingency-during-1994-crisis-archives-show [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US warned Japan of N. Korean contingency during 1994 crisis, archives show | The Straits Times [14:38] TR News Key to the White House: South Korea President Lee receives golden key from Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/key-to-the-white-house-south-korea-president-lee-receives-golden-key-from-trump [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Key to the White House: South Korea President Lee receives golden key from Trump | The Straits Times [14:38] TR News Who holds the largest share in health expenditures in Turkey? https://bianet.org/yazi/who-holds-the-largest-share-in-health-expenditures-in-turkey-314895 [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Who holds the largest share in health expenditures in Turkey? [14:39] TR News Australia cancels British mans visa after charges that Nazi symbol was displayed https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-cancels-british-mans-visa-after-charges-of-displaying-nazi-symbol [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia cancels British mans visa after charges that Nazi symbol was displayed | The Straits Times [14:40] TR News Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/belgium-applies-to-intervene-in-icj-genocide-case-against-israel/ [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel - JURIST - News [14:40] TR News TACO says China chip policies unfair but will delay tariffs to 2027 https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/25/us-says-china-chip-policies-unfair-but-will-delay-tariffs-to-2027/ [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | US says China chip policies unfair but will delay tariffs to 2027 [14:41] TR News What Parents in China See in Hey Hi (AI) Toys https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010595407/china-ai-toy-chatbot.html [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys - The New York Times [14:41] TR News Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced Chinas One-Child Policy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/peng-peiyun-dead.html [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/peng-peiyun-dead.html ) [14:41] TR News Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/china-myanmar-election.html [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/china-myanmar-election.html ) [14:42] TR News China strongly warned Japan not to send official to Taiwan in 1994, archives show https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-strongly-warned-japan-not-to-send-official-to-taiwan-in-1994-archive [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China strongly warned Japan not to send official to Taiwan in 1994, archives show | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cables, says China after probe https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-probe-finds-taiwanese-smugglers-controlled-vessel-that-damaged-subsea-cables [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cables, says China after probe | The Straits Times [14:42] TR News China police crack down on errant private cinemas over alleged sex services https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-police-crack-down-on-errant-private-cinemas-over-alleged-sex-services [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China police crack down on errant private cinemas over alleged sex services | The Straits Times [14:45] TR News ....cinemas as the new "massage parlours"? Now that cinemas lack actual potential to compete? [14:46] TR News China's reverse-engineered Frankenstein EUV chipmaking tool hasn't produced a single chip https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-reverse-engineered-frankenstein-euv-chipmaking-tool-hasnt-produced-a-single-chip-sanctions-busting-experiment-is-still-years-away-from-becoming-operational [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China's reverse-engineered Frankenstein EUV chipmaking tool hasn't produced a single chip sanctions-busting experiment is still years away from becoming operational | Tom's Hardware [14:46] TR News China condemns US seizure of Venezuela-linked tankers https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/china-condemns-us-seizure-of-venezuela-oil-tankers/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | China condemns US seizure of Venezuela-linked tankers - JURIST - News [14:47] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Chip Embargo Against China Is Backfiring Spectacularly https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-china-ai-chip-investors [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump's Chip Embargo Against China Is Backfiring Spectacularly [14:48] TR News "We seldom talk about 3D printing lenses because most techniques cant possibly produce transparent parts of optical quality." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/mesh-lens-lets-your-camera-make-weird-pixel-art/ | Source: Hackaday [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mesh Lens Lets Your Camera Make Weird Pixel Art | Hackaday [14:48] TR News "Printing metal as easily as it is to printed with thermoplastics has been a dream for a very long time, with options for hobbyists being very scarce." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/printing-with-metal-on-the-ender-3-using-only-a-friction-wheel/ | Source: Hackaday [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Printing With Metal On The Ender 3 Using Only A Friction Wheel | Hackaday [14:48] TR News "These days, sim racing is more realistic than ever." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/building-a-high-performance-shifter-for-sim-racing/ | Source: Hackaday [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building A High-Performance Shifter For Sim Racing | Hackaday [14:55] TR News Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/style/mail-carriers-keep-making-the-rounds-despite-a-murky-future.html [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/style/mail-carriers-keep-making-the-rounds-despite-a-murky-future.html ) [14:55] TR News China manga convention bars Japanese content amid tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-manga-convention-bars-japanese-content-amid-tensions [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China manga convention bars Japanese content amid tensions | The Straits Times [14:55] TR News Supercomputers Just Revealed What Really Happens Near a Black Hole https://www.sciencealert.com/supercomputers-just-revealed-what-really-happens-near-a-black-hole [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Supercomputers Just Revealed What Really Happens Near a Black Hole : ScienceAlert [14:55] TR News Ancient 'Wet Lava Ball' Exoplanet Defies Expectations https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-wet-lava-ball-exoplanet-defies-expectations [14:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ancient 'Wet Lava Ball' Exoplanet Defies Expectations : ScienceAlert ● Dec 25 [15:04] TR News Ludicrous Lemon-Shaped World Is Like Nothing We've Ever Seen https://www.sciencealert.com/ludicrous-lemon-shaped-world-is-like-nothing-weve-ever-seen [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ludicrous Lemon-Shaped World Is Like Nothing We've Ever Seen : ScienceAlert [15:04] TR News There's Always Room For Dessert, And Science Can Explain Why https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-always-room-for-dessert-and-science-can-explain-why [15:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-There's Always Room For Dessert, And Science Can Explain Why : ScienceAlert [15:05] TR News Inflammatory Times Square billboard proclaiming Jesus is Palestinian slammed by holiday tourists: A divisive message https://nypost.com/2025/12/24/us-news/times-square-billboard-proclaiming-jesus-is-palestinian-slammed-by-holiday-tourists-a-divisive-message/ [15:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Times Square billboard proclaiming Jesus is Palestinian slammed by holiday tourists | New York Post [15:06] TR News TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Turn Out? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttablog-test-how-did-these-three-mere.html [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Turn Out? [15:06] TR News Gitmal static page generator for Git repositories https://www.linuxlinks.com/gitmal-static-page-generator-git-repositories/ [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gitmal - static page generator for Git repositories - LinuxLinks [15:09] TR News DragonOS Noble_R8 is out https://distrowatch.com/dragonos [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/dragonos ) [15:10] TR News Mono is Microsoft, no good... https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/12/pinta-3-1-released-with-axonometric-grid-context-menu-for-layers/ [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Pinta 3.1 Released with Axonometric Grid & Context Menu for Layers | UbuntuHandbook [15:10] TR News Same goes for this https://9to5linux.com/pinta-3-1-open-source-paint-app-released-with-new-cells-effect-axonometric-grid [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid - 9to5Linux [15:12] TR News Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support - 9to5Linux [15:12] TR News CentOS 10-20251223 is released https://distrowatch.com/centos [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [15:12] TR News extrox 2.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/extrox [15:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/extrox ) [15:13] TR News OmegaLinux 3.3 is out also https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/omegalinux ) [15:13] TR News kaiini helping to eradicate X11 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.3 [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Wayback 0.3 Released For Advancing This X11 Compatibility Layer - Phoronix [15:14] TR News But x11 won't die. Because loads of people want x11. [15:14] TR News Wayland and Rust are like Microsoft: lots of temporary hype. The main developer of Wayland, IBM, is a "dinobaby". [15:15] TR News Or like Microsoft Mono. [15:16] TR News Mono did not replace C++. Nor will Rust. Shame Torvalds is no longer permitted to call those "security-safe" or "memory-safe" cultists "masturbating moneys". [15:16] TR News Heck, some of the core developers might actually FEEL and THINK that they ARE, in fact, monkeys. [15:16] TR News And Mono means monkey. [15:18] TR News billg called a company after his genitals. Miguel calls a project after his inner self. https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/20/Did_Bill_Gates_Lobby_to_Blur_the_Face_of_the_Young_Woman_He_Ope.shtml [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Did Bill Gates Lobby to Blur the Face of the Young Woman He Openly Braces (and Who Isn't His Wife)? [15:18] TR News One can see why billg would find "allure" in the "small women" of Epstein. http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Mansion of Pedophilia - Part II: Dr. Stallman Defamed in the Media One Day After Request Made for King County Sheriffs Office to Divulge Information About Pedophilia in Home of Bill Gates [15:19] TR News Libreboot 26.01-rc1 is out [15:19] TR News Tai Po fire: Remains of 5 more Indonesian domestic workers repatriated https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/24/tai-po-fire-remains-of-5-more-indonesian-domestic-workers-repatriated/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tai Po fire: Remains of 5 more Indonesian domestic workers repatriated [15:20] TR News CrowPi 3 Hey Hi (AI) Learning Kit is powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 SBC, works with Arduino Nano, BillBC Micro:bit, and Raspberry Pi Pico boards https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/24/crowpi-3-ai-learning-kit-is-powered-by-a-raspberry-pi-5-sbc-works-with-arduino-nano-bbc-microbit-and-raspberry-pi-pico-boards/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | CrowPi 3 AI Learning Kit is powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 SBC, works with Arduino Nano, BBC Micro:bit, and Raspberry Pi Pico boards - CNX Software [15:20] TR News Urban VPN Proxy Surreptitiously Intercepts Hey Hi (AI) Chats https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/urban-vpn-proxy-surreptitiously-intercepts-ai-chats.html [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Urban VPN Proxy Surreptitiously Intercepts AI Chats - Schneier on Security [15:36] TR News Techrights #HowTo Win Nobel Prize for Peace https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.gmi [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights How to Win Nobel Prize for Peace [15:51] TR News Techrights The Register MS: All I Want For Xmas is Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_All_I_Want_For_Xmas_is_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Register_MS_All_I_Want_For_Xmas_is_Microsoft.gmi [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Register MS: All I Want For Xmas is Microsoft [15:52] TR News QEMU 10.2 Released [15:52] TR News "BUT DIS IS NOT IN RUST !!!!!" [15:52] TR News "BUT DIS NOT IN GITHUB, MAN !!!" [15:53] TR News Just blame "Russia", not the holes https://hackwarenews.com/la-poste-and-la-banque-postale-targeted-by-a-massive-cyberattack/ [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | La Poste and La Banque Postale targeted by a massive cyberattack [15:53] TR News Maybe 2026 Will be the Last Year of Antnio Campinos https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/24/Maybe_2026_Will_be_the_Last_Year_of_Antonio_Campinos.shtml [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Maybe 2026 Will be the Last Year of Antnio Campinos [15:54] TR News Because behind every Soviet there's a Russian, behind every Russian there's a Soviet? [15:55] TR News Chromium on MediaTek Genio 700 and 720: from test plans to realworld performance https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/chromium-hardware-codecs-on-mediatek-genio-700-and-720-from-test-plans-to-realworld-performance.html [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.collabora.com | Chromium on MediaTek Genio 700 and 720: from test plans to realworld performance [15:56] TR News US actions will not stop EU from moderating online hate and disinformation, commissioner says https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251224-us-actions-will-not-stop-eu-moderating-online-hate-disinformation-commissioner-says [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251224-us-actions-will-not-stop-eu-moderating-online-hate-disinformation-commissioner-says ) [15:56] TR News They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/europe-us-online-censorship-free-speech.html ) [15:56] TR News They interfere with Cheeto's master, Vlad the impaler [15:58] TR News tomshardware now runs on auto-mode, with a stream of spam disguised as 'articles'. Take a break, better than spam, "Tom"... ● Dec 25 [16:00] TR News Mouse Study Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer's https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-suggests-nose-picking-has-a-surprising-link-with-alzheimers [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mouse Study Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer's : ScienceAlert [16:01] TR News North Koreas Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-oversees-test-firing-of-long-range-missile-kcna-says [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch: KCNA | The Straits Times [16:01] TR News Holiday special https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1109/holiday-special [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Holiday special - David Revoy [16:02] TR News From sambal to swank: Why a Malaysian food influencers upmarket move struck a nerve https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-sambal-to-swank-why-a-malaysian-food-influencers-upmarket-move-struck-a-nerve [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | From sambal to swank: Why a Malaysian food influencers upmarket move struck a nerve | The Straits Times [16:03] TR News Firefly CAM-3576 series Tiny Rockchip RK3576 SBCs for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/24/firefly-cam-3576-series-tiny-rockchip-rk3576-sbcs-for-commercial-industrial-and-automotive-applications/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Firefly CAM-3576 series - Tiny Rockchip RK3576 SBCs for commercial, industrial, and automotive applications - CNX Software [16:03] TR News Lattice Semi MachXO4 FPGA family offers up to 9400 LUTs, 448 kb user flash, improved hot socketing https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/24/lattice-semi-machxo4-fpga-family-offers-up-to-9400-luts-448-kb-user-flash-improved-hot-socketing/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Lattice Semi MachXO4 FPGA family offers up to 9400 LUTs, 448 kb user flash, improved "hot socketing" - CNX Software [16:04] TR News Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/christmas-celebrations-muted-at-bondi-as-australians-grieve-after-deadly-shooting [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting | The Straits Times [16:11] TR News READ AS: they run out of 1) money. 2) time. 3) ideas. https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/24/report-openai-explores-ways-monetize-chatgpt-conversational-ads/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Report: OpenAI explores ways to make money from ChatGPT with conversational ads - SiliconANGLE [16:12] TR News This is back-doored https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-forced-slow-software-accelerated-bitlocker-on-windows-but-expects-to-nearly-double-storage-performance-and-improve-battery-life-with-new-cpu-hardware-accelerated-crypto-new-feature-requires-new-cpus-that-arent-available-on-the-market-yet [16:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows new CPU hardware-accelerated crypto will also improve battery life, but requires new CPUs | Tom's Hardware [16:13] TR News see http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/ [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Former Microsoft Engineer Working on Windows BitLocker Confirms Government Asks Microsoft for Back Doors [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Microsoft BitLocker Has Bug/Back Doors, Windows Laptop/Desktop Encryption Just a Farce [16:14] TR News Harmonizing compliance: How oversight modernization can strengthen Americas cyber resilience https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/12/harmonizing-compliance-how-oversight-modernization-can-strengthen-americas-cyber-resilience/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Harmonizing compliance: How oversight modernization can strengthen Americas cyber resilience [16:14] TR News Researchers say Eurostar accused them of blackmail over Hey Hi (AI) chatbot flaw disclosure https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/24/researchers-say-eurostar-accused-blackmail-ai-chatbot-flaw-disclosure/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Researchers say Eurostar accused them of blackmail over AI chatbot flaw disclosure - SiliconANGLE [16:15] TR News Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/starvation-as-a-weapon-of-war-how-ethiopia-created-a-famine-in-tigray/ [16:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray - DefenceWeb [16:16] TR News UN Security Council alarmed by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-security-council-alarmed-by-worsening-humanitarian-crisis-in-sudan/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN Security Council alarmed by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan - JURIST - News [16:17] TR News Several killed in blast at mosque in northeast Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251224-several-killed-in-blast-at-mosque-in-northeast-nigeria [16:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251224-several-killed-in-blast-at-mosque-in-northeast-nigeria ) [16:18] TR News Police step up security ahead of Christmas and New Year in Indonesia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/police-step-up-security-ahead-of-christmas-new-year-in-indonesia [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Police step up security ahead of Christmas and New Year in Indonesia | The Straits Times [16:18] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Downplays Hey Hi (AI) Risks, Ignoring Economists Concerns https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/us/politics/trump-artificial-intelligence-economy-risks.html [16:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/us/politics/trump-artificial-intelligence-economy-risks.html ) [16:20] TR News FAKE sum. This is PATENTS. Licensing. Just strokes of pen. No REAL money. https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-license-technology-inference-chip-startup-groq-reported-20b-deal/ [16:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nvidia to license technology from inference chip startup Groq in reported $20B deal - SiliconANGLE [16:21] TR News Jaspersoft is now no more [16:22] TR News Grimes Says She Has Hey Hi (AI) Psychosis, Recommends You Should Get it Too https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grimes-ai-psychosis [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Grimes Says She Has AI Psychosis [16:23] TR News Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/christmas-celebrations-muted-at-bondi-as-australians-grieve-after-deadly-shooting [16:23] TR News China social control media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-social-media-thrashes-one-child-policy-after-population-control-czar-dies [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies | The Straits Times [16:26] TR News Australian State Passes Extraordinary Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/australia/nsw-gun-protest-laws.html [16:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/australia/nsw-gun-protest-laws.html ) [16:27] TR News Australias New South Wales passes tougher gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Beach shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-state-passes-tougher-gun-anti-terror-laws-after-bondi-beach-shooting [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australias New South Wales passes tougher gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Beach shooting | The Straits Times [16:27] TR News Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/car-with-hanukkah-sign-set-ablaze-in-melbourne [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne | The Straits Times [16:27] TR News Why all the running? Sporting craze draws in record numbers https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20251224-why-all-the-running-sporting-craze-draws-in-record-numbers [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20251224-why-all-the-running-sporting-craze-draws-in-record-numbers ) [16:39] TR News Seems foolish https://www.zdnet.com/article/canonicals-ubuntu-telemetry/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu's new opt-in, open-source telemetry is a win-win for Linux users - here's why | ZDNET [16:39] TR News Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/24/elementary-os-8-1-released/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.helpnetsecurity.com | Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security - Help Net Security [16:40] TR News "Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Secure Session as default and many other improvements." https://itsfoss.com/news/elementary-os-8-1-release/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Christmas Comes Early With elementary OS 8.1 Release [16:44] TR News CachyOS vs. Nobara: Which obscure Linux distro is right for you? https://www.zdnet.com/article/cachyos-vs-nobara-which-is-right-for-you/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS vs. Nobara: Which obscure Linux distro is right for you? | ZDNET [16:45] TR News My 5 favorite distros of Linux past - and why I'm still thinking about them https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-distros-no-loger-exist/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My 5 favorite distros of Linux past - and why I'm still thinking about them | ZDNET [16:45] TR News "I still remember with fondness when the only privacy concern I had when it came to my computer is that my dad would go sniffing through my files while I was at school. Which is why I had a BIOS and Windows login password!" https://www.howtogeek.com/the-only-truly-private-pc-is-a-linux-pc/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Want real privacy? Ditch big-tech OSes and go Linux [16:46] TR News Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs https://www.techpowerup.com/344385/arch-linux-drops-support-for-nvidia-pascal-and-older-gpus [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs | TechPowerUp [16:46] TR News "FuriLabs launches enterprise-only VX1 with MDM capabilities for companies." https://itsfoss.com/news/void-phone-vx1/ [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me) [16:48] TR News I run my favorite Windows apps on Linux, and this free tool makes it effortless https://www.makeuseof.com/free-tool-effortlessly-run-my-favorite-windows-apps-on-linux/ [16:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I run my favorite Windows apps on Linux, and this free tool makes it effortless [16:49] TR News "The postmarketOS project has released version 25.12, bringing incremental but meaningful improvements to its Linux distribution for phones and tablets. The update does not turn postmarketOS into a drop-in replacement for Android or iOS" https://www.ghacks.net/2025/12/24/linux-postmarketos-25-12-adds-more-devices-and-ui-updates/ [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ghacks.net | Linux postmarketOS 25.12 Adds More Devices and UI Updates - gHacks Tech News [16:49] TR News The Void Phone VX1 is Open-Source for Greater Control https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/void-phone-vx1 [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/void-phone-vx1 ) [16:50] TR News "No, this is not a list of all the new distros that came up in 2025. We are listing the ones we covered throughout this year." https://itsfoss.com/news/new-distros-2025/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 5 New Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025 [16:51] TR News This fresh new text editor is the nano replacement I've been waiting for https://www.zdnet.com/article/nano-alternative-linux-macos-fresh-text-editor-with-gui/ [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This fresh new text editor is the nano replacement I've been waiting for | ZDNET [16:52] TR News Void Phone VX1 promises data privacy thanks to Linux, hard switch for camera, microphone and 5G https://www.notebookcheck.net/Void-Phone-VX1-promises-data-privacy-thanks-to-Linux-hard-switch-for-camera-microphone-and-5G.1191816.0.html [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Void Phone VX1 promises data privacy thanks to Linux, hard switch for camera, microphone and 5G - NotebookCheck.net News [16:55] TR News Alternative NAS operating system OpenMediaVault got a big Christmas Eve update https://www.howtogeek.com/alternative-nas-operating-system-openmediavault-version-8-released/ [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Alternative NAS operating system OpenMediaVault got a big Christmas Eve update [16:56] TR News "postmarketOS, the Linux distribution for phones and tablets, just released a new major update. It's still not a full-fledged replacement for Android or iOS, but now it has more supported hardware, an upgraded package manager, and new versions of GNOME and KDE." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-phones-are-getting-even-better-with-postmarketos-25-12/ [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Linux phones are getting even better with postmarketOS 25.12 [16:56] TR News "Linux 6.19 breathes new life into AMD AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 graphics cards." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/legacy-amd-gpus-receive-30-percent-performance-boost-thanks-to-latest-linux-kernel-update-finally-drops-obsolete-radeon-graphics-driver-for-gcn-1-0-and-gcn-1-1-cards-after-more-than-two-decades [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Legacy AMD GPUs receive 30% performance boost in Linux with new drivers latest kernel update finally drops obsolete Radeon graphics driver after more than two decades | Tom's Hardware [16:57] TR News FACEBOK IS a game! https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-deploys-the-steam-decks-linux-scheduler-across-its-data-centers-valves-low-latency-scheduler-perfect-for-managing-metas-workloads-at-massive-data-centers [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Facebook deploys the Steam Deck's Linux scheduler across its data centers Valve's low-latency scheduler perfect for managing Meta's workloads at massive data centers | Tom's Hardware [16:57] TR News "The year is almost over and so its time to let you know what we enjoyed the most this year while gaming on Linux. Doing things a little differently this time, I pulled in some long-time contributors in the community from moderators to article contributors to give their picks too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/heres-our-2025-goty-picks/ [16:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Here's our 2025 GOTY picks | GamingOnLinux [16:59] TR News (NEW): Security Patches, Security Breach, and Microsoft Promises Back Doors Would Get Even Faster! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Security_Patches_Security_Breach_and_Microsoft_Promises_Back_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Security_Patches_Security_Breach_and_Microsoft_Promises_Back_Do.gmi [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Patches, Security Breach, and Microsoft Promises Back Doors Would Get Even Faster! ● Dec 25 [17:01] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: 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(NEW): ZDNet on CachyOS vs. Nobara, 5 favorite distros of Linux past, and ZDNet's SJVN at The Register MS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/ZDNet_on_CachyOS_vs_Nobara_5_favorite_distros_of_Linux_past_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/ZDNet_on_CachyOS_vs_Nobara_5_favorite_distros_of_Linux_past_and.gmi [17:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ZDNet on CachyOS vs. Nobara, 5 favorite distros of Linux past, and ZDNet's SJVN at The Register MS [17:09] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:09] TR News (NEW): "Windows apps on Linux" and Applications for GNU/Linux (Free/Mostly Libre) 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Embargo Against China Backfiring Spectacularly" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Links_25_12_2025_Mail_Carriers_in_a_Murky_Future_Dihydroxyaceto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Links_25_12_2025_Mail_Carriers_in_a_Murky_Future_Dihydroxyaceto.gmi [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 25/12/2025: Mail Carriers in "a Murky Future", Dihydroxyacetone Mans "Chip Embargo Against China Backfiring Spectacularly" [17:33] TR News (NEW): The Christmas Day Bird https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Christmas_Day_Bird.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/25/The_Christmas_Day_Bird.gmi [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The Christmas Day Bird [17:39] TR News Techrights 2026 Will Hopefully Turn Out to be Slopless https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/2026_Will_Hopefully_Turn_Out_to_be_Slopless.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/2026_Will_Hopefully_Turn_Out_to_be_Slopless.gmi [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights 2026 Will Hopefully Turn Out to be Slopless ● Dec 25 [18:04] TR News Techrights The EPO is a Very Vicious Organisation You Neither Wish to Join Nor Stay in for "Too Long" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_EPO_is_a_Very_Vicious_Organisation_You_Neither_Wish_to_Join.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/The_EPO_is_a_Very_Vicious_Organisation_You_Neither_Wish_to_Join.gmi [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The EPO is a Very Vicious Organisation You Neither Wish to Join Nor Stay in for "Too Long" [18:18] TR News Techrights Canonical's Ubuntu is Bloatware https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_s_Ubuntu_is_Bloatware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_s_Ubuntu_is_Bloatware.gmi [18:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canonical's Ubuntu is Bloatware [18:28] TR News Techrights Canonical is Making the Cost of PCs Very High, Due to Unnecessary Ubuntu Bloat https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_is_Making_the_Cost_of_PCs_Very_High_Due_to_Unnecessar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/Canonical_is_Making_the_Cost_of_PCs_Very_High_Due_to_Unnecessar.gmi [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canonical is Making the Cost of PCs Very High, Due to Unnecessary Ubuntu Bloat ● Dec 25 [20:37] *KindOne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:45] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 25 [02:43] admfubar https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-targets/a-film-festival-silenced-and-the-global-reach-of-chinas-repression/ [02:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.icij.org | A film festival silenced and the global reach of Chinas repression - ICIJ ● Dec 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-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.twincities.com | Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after Trump name change [09:53] TR News "Saudi Arabia steps up number of executions for second year" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/22/2025/saudi-arabia-steps-up-number-of-executions-for-second-year [09:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Saudi Arabia steps up number of executions for second year | Semafor [09:53] TR News "No Republican has won a competitive federal race in NV since Trump seized control of the party Nevada Current" https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/24/no-republican-has-won-a-competitive-federal-race-in-nv-since-trump-seized-control-of-the-party/ [09:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/24/no-republican-has-won-a-competitive-federal-race-in-nv-since-trump-seized-control-of-the-party/ ) [09:53] TR News "Lashing out at opposition: Trump takes Christmas Eve shot at 'radical left scum'" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/trump-takes-christmas-eve-shot-at-radical-left-scum-936282886 [09:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | Lashing out at opposition: Trump takes Christmas Eve shot at 'radical left scum' [09:54] TR News "Ending the American Dream - Truthdig" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ending-the-american-dream/ [09:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/ending-the-american-dream/ ) [09:55] TR News "The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/christmas-pope-leo-xiv-john-fugelsang/ [09:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Christmas Narrative Is About Charity and Love, Not Greed and Self-Dealing | The Nation [09:55] TR News "The Bible says little about Jesus childhood Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/the-bible-says-little-about-jesus-childhood/ [09:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/the-bible-says-little-about-jesus-childhood/ ) ● Dec 25 [12:31] TR News "In her written decision Tuesday" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/hamtramcks-37-mishandled-ballots-shouldnt-be-counted-judge-rules/ | Source: Michigan Advance [12:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/24/hamtramcks-37-mishandled-ballots-shouldnt-be-counted-judge-rules/ ) [12:31] TR News "So, with that, using sturdy Durham whaling boats (pictured above) and hardy New England sailors to pilot them" https://insidetowers.com/the-times-that-try-mens-souls/ | Source: Inside Towers [12:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-insidetowers.com | The Times That Try Mens Souls - Inside Towers [12:31] TR News "A recent think tank report warns Estonia could be targeted" https://www.rferl.org/a/rutte-pistorius-warning-war-russia/33630822.html | Source: RFERL [12:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Why Are So Many Leaders Warning Of War With Russia? [12:32] TR News "Maiduguri is the capital of the northeastern Borno state" https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-explosion-rocks-borno-mosque-during-evening-prayers/a-75297926 | Source: Deutsche Welle [12:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Nigeria: Explosion rocks Borno mosque during evening prayers DW 12/24/2025 ● Dec 25 [13:46] TR News "20 points to peace" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/24/20-points-to-peace | Source: Meduza [13:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | 20 points to peace Zelensky reveals revised U.S.-backed plan to end Russias war against Ukraine Meduza [13:46] TR News "Lights under fire" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/25/lights-under-fire | Source: Meduza [13:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Lights under fire A glimpse of Ukraines Christmas season amid another winter of war Meduza ● Dec 25 [14:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [14:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [14:21] TR News Anti-fascist Gino released in Paris but must appear in court again on 28 January https://digit.site36.net/2025/12/24/anti-fascist-gino-released-in-paris-but-must-appear-in-court-again-on-28-january/ [14:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | Anti-fascist Gino released in Paris but must appear in court again on 28 January | Matthias Monroy [14:22] TR News Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of Generals Car Bombing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/moscow-bomb-blast-police-officers.html [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/europe/moscow-bomb-blast-police-officers.html ) [14:22] TR News At UN, Russia and China blast US conduct toward Venezuela https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/24/at-un-russia-and-china-blast-us-conduct-toward-venezuela/ [14:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | At UN, Russia and China blast US conduct toward Venezuela [14:25] TR News Heres What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine 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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-pows-in-ukraine-seeking-new-life-in-south [14:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking new life in South | The Straits Times [14:27] TR News Energy, Civilian Infrastructure Hit In Overnight Russian Strikes On Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/energy-russian-strikes-ukraine/33631722.html [14:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Energy, Civilian Infrastructure Hit In Overnight Russian Strikes On Ukraine [14:28] TR News Zelenskyy Unveils 20-Point Peace Plan With Security Guarantees And EU Path For Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-plan-war-russia/33631782.html [14:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Unveils 20-Point Peace Plan With Security Guarantees And EU Path For Ukraine [14:28] TR News Zelensky unveils new US-backed, 20-point plan to end the war in Ukraine 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awaits Russian answer to revised US-peace plan https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-s-zelensky-awaits-russian-answer-to-revised-us-peace-plan [14:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251224-ukraine-s-zelensky-awaits-russian-answer-to-revised-us-peace-plan ) [14:29] TR News The art of war is undergoing a technological revolution in Ukraine https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/the-art-of-war-is-undergoing-a-technological-revolution-in-ukraine/ [14:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The art of war is undergoing a technological revolution in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [14:32] TR News Editors picks for 2025: Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2025-ukraines-air-force-has-survived-taiwans-almost-certainly-couldnt/ [14:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Editors picks for 2025: 'Ukraines air force has survived. Taiwans almost certainly couldnt' | The Strategist [14:32] TR News Latvian electricity company sends fleet of vehicles to maintain Ukraine's energy network https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/24.12.2025-latvian-electricity-company-sends-fleet-of-vehicles-to-maintain-ukraines-energy-network.a627731/ [14:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian electricity company sends fleet of vehicles to maintain Ukraine's energy network / Article [14:32] TR News Putin hails invincible friendship with N. Korea in New Year letter: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/putin-hails-invincible-friendship-with-n-korea-in-new-year-letter-kcna [14:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Putin hails invincible friendship with North Korea in New Year letter: KCNA | The Straits Times [14:34] TR News China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/china-nuclear-forces-pentagon-report.html [14:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/china-nuclear-forces-pentagon-report.html ) [14:34] TR News UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khans wife in Pakistan https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-raises-concerns-over-detention-conditions-of-imran-khans-wife-in-pakistan/ [14:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khan's wife in Pakistan - JURIST - News [14:38] TR News US warned Japan of N. Korean contingency during 1994 crisis, archives show https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-warned-japan-of-n-korean-contingency-during-1994-crisis-archives-show [14:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | US warned Japan of N. Korean contingency during 1994 crisis, archives show | The Straits Times [14:38] TR News Key to the White House: South Korea President Lee receives golden key from Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/key-to-the-white-house-south-korea-president-lee-receives-golden-key-from-trump [14:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Key to the White House: South Korea President Lee receives golden key from Trump | The Straits Times [14:39] TR News Australia cancels British mans visa after charges that Nazi symbol was displayed https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-cancels-british-mans-visa-after-charges-of-displaying-nazi-symbol [14:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australia cancels British mans visa after charges that Nazi symbol was displayed | The Straits Times [14:40] TR News Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/belgium-applies-to-intervene-in-icj-genocide-case-against-israel/ [14:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Belgium applies to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel - JURIST - News [14:41] TR News Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced Chinas One-Child Policy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/peng-peiyun-dead.html [14:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/asia/peng-peiyun-dead.html ) [14:41] TR News Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/china-myanmar-election.html [14:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/world/asia/china-myanmar-election.html ) [14:42] TR News China strongly warned Japan not to send official to Taiwan in 1994, archives show https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-strongly-warned-japan-not-to-send-official-to-taiwan-in-1994-archive [14:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China strongly warned Japan not to send official to Taiwan in 1994, archives show | The Straits Times [14:46] TR News China condemns US seizure of Venezuela-linked tankers https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/china-condemns-us-seizure-of-venezuela-oil-tankers/ [14:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | China condemns US seizure of Venezuela-linked tankers - JURIST - News ● Dec 25 [15:05] TR News Inflammatory Times Square billboard proclaiming Jesus is Palestinian slammed by holiday tourists: A divisive message https://nypost.com/2025/12/24/us-news/times-square-billboard-proclaiming-jesus-is-palestinian-slammed-by-holiday-tourists-a-divisive-message/ [15:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Times Square billboard proclaiming Jesus is Palestinian slammed by holiday tourists | New York Post ● Dec 25 [16:01] TR News North Koreas Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-oversees-test-firing-of-long-range-missile-kcna-says [16:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch: KCNA | The Straits Times [16:04] TR News Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/christmas-celebrations-muted-at-bondi-as-australians-grieve-after-deadly-shooting [16:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting | The Straits Times [16:15] TR News Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray https://defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/starvation-as-a-weapon-of-war-how-ethiopia-created-a-famine-in-tigray/ [16:15] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray - DefenceWeb [16:16] TR News UN Security Council alarmed by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-security-council-alarmed-by-worsening-humanitarian-crisis-in-sudan/ [16:16] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN Security Council alarmed by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan - JURIST - News [16:17] TR News Several killed in blast at mosque in northeast Nigeria https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251224-several-killed-in-blast-at-mosque-in-northeast-nigeria [16:17] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251224-several-killed-in-blast-at-mosque-in-northeast-nigeria ) [16:18] TR News Police step up security ahead of Christmas and New Year in Indonesia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/police-step-up-security-ahead-of-christmas-new-year-in-indonesia [16:18] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Police step up security ahead of Christmas and New Year in Indonesia | The Straits Times [16:23] TR News Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/christmas-celebrations-muted-at-bondi-as-australians-grieve-after-deadly-shooting [16:26] TR News Australian State Passes Extraordinary Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/australia/nsw-gun-protest-laws.html [16:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/world/australia/nsw-gun-protest-laws.html ) [16:27] TR News Australias New South Wales passes tougher gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Beach shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-state-passes-tougher-gun-anti-terror-laws-after-bondi-beach-shooting [16:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Australias New South Wales passes tougher gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi Beach shooting | The Straits Times [16:27] TR News Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/car-with-hanukkah-sign-set-ablaze-in-melbourne [16:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne | The Straits Times ● Dec 25 [20:37] *KindOne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:45] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #techpol