●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 27, 2025 ●● ● Dec 27 [02:14] TR News Silver: Why the price of 'poor man's gold' hit a record https://www.dw.com/en/silver-why-the-price-of-poor-man-s-gold-hit-a-record/a-75086411 [02:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Silver: Why the price of 'poor man's gold' hit a record DW 12/17/2025 [02:15] TR News walkout https://www.dw.com/en/louvre-partially-back-in-action-despite-walkout/a-75201734 [02:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Louvre partially back in action despite walkout DW 12/17/2025 [02:18] TR News National Heallth Service software supplier DXS hit by cyber attack https://www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/nhs-gp-software-supplier-hit-by-cyber-attack/ [02:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalhealth.net | NHS GP software supplier hit by cyber attack [02:18] TR News The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/breachies-2025-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year [02:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year | Electronic Frontier Foundation [02:19] TR News Court clears former Vastaamo CEO Ville Tapio of data protection charges https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/28328-court-clears-former-vastaamo-ceo-ville-tapio-of-data-protection-charges.html [02:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/28328-court-clears-former-vastaamo-ceo-ville-tapio-of-data-protection-charges.html ) [02:21] TR News Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Governments Security Forces https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/15/gunman-who-killed-three-americans-in-syria-was-member-of-syrian-governments-security-forces/ [02:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scheerpost.com | Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Governments Security Forces [02:21] TR News CPJ condemns Hong Kongs conviction of Jimmy Lai in national security case https://cpj.org/2025/12/cpj-condemns-hong-kongs-conviction-of-jimmy-lai-in-national-security-case/ [02:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | CPJ condemns Hong Kongs conviction of Jimmy Lai in national security case - Committee to Protect Journalists [02:22] TR News Insurance Costs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/university-insurance-costs-set-soar-after-brown-university-massacre-reveals-fatal-security-gaps-1763250 [02:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | University Insurance Costs Set to Soar After Brown University Massacre Reveals Fatal Security Gaps | IBTimes UK [02:22] TR News Ghana Boosts Maritime Security Capacity Amid Surging Sahel Violence https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/ghana-boosts-maritime-security-capacity-amid-surging-sahel-violence/ [02:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Ghana Boosts Maritime Security Capacity Amid Surging Sahel Violence - Africa Defense Forum [02:23] TR News Dhaka https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka [02:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka ) [02:23] TR News Outsourced? https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-16/news/round-up/online-and-mobile-banking-working-again-after-issues/ [02:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-16/news/round-up/online-and-mobile-banking-working-again-after-issues/ ) [02:24] TR News Exaggerated Net Zero Study https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-banks-criticised-over-use-exaggerated-net-zero-study-that-influenced-lending-decisions-1762928 [02:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | British Banks Criticised Over Use of Exaggerated Net Zero Study That Influenced Lending Decisions | IBTimes UK [02:25] TR News Whistleblowers https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/18/what-national-security-whistleblowers-reveal-in-an-age-of-crackdowns/ [02:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What National Security Whistleblowers Reveal in an Age of Crackdowns - CounterPunch.org [02:27] TR News Wheat patent specification http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/wheat-patent-specification-did-support.html [02:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Wheat patent specification did support the claims, holds Federal Court of Australia - The IPKat [02:27] TR News Patents on nature http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/12/guest-post-enablement-commercial.html [02:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest Post] Enablement, Commercial Availability, and the Durability of Agro-Biotech Patents: Lessons from Inari v. Corteva - The IPKat [02:28] TR News DietPi 9.20 is out [02:29] TR News "We are happy to announce our 2025.4 snapshot disk image release! Over the past few months, we have directed a large portion of our focus on delivering for our sponsorship with the UBPorts Foundation." https://blog.rhinolinux.org/news-24 [02:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.rhinolinux.org | Rhino Linux 2025.4, and what to expect from us in 2026 [02:29] TR News Rhino Linux Can (and Perhaps Should) Promote Alternatives to Microsoft Instead of Preloading Microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/27/Rhino_Linux_Can_and_Perhaps_Should_Promotes_Alternatives_to_Mic.shtml [02:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Rhino Linux Can (and Perhaps Should) Promote Alternatives to Microsoft Instead of Preloading Microsoft [02:30] TR News Mabox 25.12 improvements, fixes and GTK2 farewell https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-12-improvements-fixes-and-gtk2-farewell/ [02:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maboxlinux.org | Mabox 25.12 - improvements, fixes and GTK2 farewell | MaboxLinux [02:31] TR News (NEW): Mabox Linux 25.12 Released With Panel Improvements and GTK2 Removal https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Mabox_Linux_25_12_Released_With_Panel_Improvements_and_GTK2_Rem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/17/Mabox_Linux_25_12_Released_With_Panel_Improvements_and_GTK2_Rem.gmi [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Mabox Linux 25.12 Released With Panel Improvements and GTK2 Removal [02:31] TR News Kicksecure 18 Released! Major Release Upgrade! https://forums.kicksecure.com/t/kicksecure-18-released-major-release-upgrade/1375 [02:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forums.kicksecure.com | Kicksecure 18 Released! Major Release Upgrade! - News - Kicksecure Forums [02:32] TR News MODOS 0.9, RELIANOID 7.8.0, TUXEDO 20251218 and antiX 25-beta2 are out [02:33] TR News OSINT VM 2025.12, TrueNAS 25.10.1, Flatcar 4459.2.2 and Nyarch 25.04.3 also out [02:34] TR News household labor https://www.dw.com/en/women-s-health-suffers-bearing-the-brunt-of-household-labor/a-75214422 [02:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Women's health suffers, bearing the brunt of household labor DW 12/18/2025 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-261225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-261225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-261225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-261225.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 26, 2025 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-261225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-261225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-261225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-261225.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 26, 2025 [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-261225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-261225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-261225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-261225.txt [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 26, 2025 [02:43] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-261225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-261225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-261225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-261225.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 26, 2025 [02:43] TR News 'kafala' https://www.dw.com/en/modern-day-slaves-toil-in-lebanon-s-kafala-system/a-75204479 [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Lebanon: Migrant workers exploited under 'kafala' system DW 12/18/2025 [02:45] TR News violated EU values https://www.dw.com/en/ecj-says-polish-constitutional-court-lacks-independence-violated-eu-values/a-75232639 But EU breaks laws and constitutions to ram down a kangaroo court for patents [02:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ECJ rules Polish top court breached EU's fundamental values DW 12/18/2025 [02:46] TR News Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security https://therecord.media/trump-signs-ndaa-cyber-command [02:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security | The Record from Recorded Future News [02:47] TR News FTC Issues Proposed Order Against Illusory Systems Over Allegations of Lax Security https://natlawreview.com/article/privacy-tip-472-ftc-issues-proposed-order-against-illusory-systems-over-allegations?amp [02:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-natlawreview.com | FTC Action Targets Crypto Bridge Security Failures [02:48] TR News threats experienced by journalists and security researchers https://databreaches.net/2025/12/20/announce-survey-on-threats-experienced-by-journalists-and-security-researchers/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/22/Microsoft_s_Serial_Strangler_and_Matthew_J_Garrett_Join_Forces_.shtml [02:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/12/20/announce-survey-on-threats-experienced-by-journalists-and-security-researchers/ ) [02:48] -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) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-12-26.txt [02:51] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 26, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_26_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_26_2025.gmi [02:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 26, 2025 [02:52] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:53] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:59] TR News "I think the FSF view is unreasonably confident in its public opinions where the current law is that each potential infraction is going to be decided on a case by case basis. Read 17 USC 101 for yourself and square that with FSF/Stallman opinions." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395184 [02:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also violates the GPL | Hacker News ● Dec 27 [03:02] TR News Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Cheeto Mussolini Is Losing Control of MAGA and His National Security Team https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/21/lawrence-wilkerson-why-trump-is-losing-control-of-maga-and-his-national-security-team/ [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scheerpost.com | Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Trump Is Losing Control of MAGA and His National Security Team [03:02] TR News Foreign Drones https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-22/us-adds-dji-other-foreign-drones-to-national-security-list [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-22/us-adds-dji-other-foreign-drones-to-national-security-list ) [03:02] TR News Offshore Wind Projects https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-22/us-pausing-five-offshore-wind-projects-over-national-security-concerns-burgum-says [03:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-22/us-pausing-five-offshore-wind-projects-over-national-security-concerns-burgum-says ) [03:05] TR News Unraid 7.2.3, XCP-ng 8.3.0-20250606.2, DESERT 5.0, and Linuxfx 11.25.12 released [03:06] TR News (NEW): Release Notes RELIANOID 7.8.0 (Community Edition) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Release_Notes_RELIANOID_7_8_0_Community_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Release_Notes_RELIANOID_7_8_0_Community_Edition.gmi [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Release Notes RELIANOID 7.8.0 (Community Edition) [03:06] TR News IBMers twist the acronym: "I support DEI. Deport Every Indian." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd3dnye8 [03:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd3dnye8 ) [03:07] TR News Nigeria's waning power https://www.dw.com/en/benin-coup-attempt-exposes-nigeria-s-waning-power/a-75226517 [03:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Benin coup attempt exposes Nigeria's waning power DW 12/18/2025 [03:08] TR News diversity visa lottery https://www.dw.com/en/us-pauses-diversity-visa-lottery-after-brown-uni-shooting/a-75236047 [03:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US suspends diversity visa lottery after Brown Uni shooting DW 12/19/2025 [03:08] TR News Climate change is rewriting polar bear DNA https://www.vox.com/climate/472312/greenland-polar-bears-research-climate-adaptation [03:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Polar bears genetically adapting to climate change, new study finds | Vox [03:09] TR News public buildings as climate shelters in summer https://www.dw.com/en/spain-to-open-public-buildings-as-climate-shelters-in-summer/a-75206451 [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Spain to open public buildings as climate shelters in summer DW 12/17/2025 [03:09] TR News The government sets a climate target for 2035 of 82 percent https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-18/news/politics/the-government-sets-a-climate-target-for-2035-of-82-percent/ [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-18/news/politics/the-government-sets-a-climate-target-for-2035-of-82-percent/ ) [03:09] TR News Meet the Australian climate refugees https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/running-south-meet-the-australian-climate-refugees-20251211-p5nmxr.html [03:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Climate change Australia: More Australians are moving to escape climate change, including to Tasmania [03:10] TR News Reparative Rebirth: African Children at the Heart of Climate Justice and Sovereignty https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/19/reparative-rebirth-african-children-at-the-heart-of-climate-justice-and-sovereignty/ [03:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Reparative Rebirth: African Children at the Heart of Climate Justice and Sovereignty - CounterPunch.org [03:10] TR News Growing Risks From Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-19/in-antarctica-photos-show-a-remote-area-teeming-with-life-amid-growing-risks-from-climate-change [03:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-12-19/in-antarctica-photos-show-a-remote-area-teeming-with-life-amid-growing-risks-from-climate-change ) [03:11] TR News "Canada promised new parks and nature protection." https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/conservation-biodiversity-climate-carney-9.7020047 https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/antarctic-expedition-polar-research-9.7022032 [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada promised new parks and nature protection. Has that shifted with Carney in power? | CBC News [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada's growing profile in Antarctic research may get a boost with expedition in 2026 | CBC [03:11] TR News Restrict Publics Right to Know About Climate Pollution https://truthout.org/articles/trump-epa-plan-would-restrict-publics-right-to-know-about-climate-pollution/ [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Trump EPA Plan Would Restrict Publics Right to Know About Climate Pollution | Truthout [03:11] TR News rearmament: The European Union Is Turning Away From the Green Transition https://jacobin.com/2025/12/europe-merz-leyen-climate-rearmament/ [03:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The European Union Is Turning Away From the Green Transition [03:12] TR News Swiss Court Admits Indonesia Islanders Climate Case Against Holcim https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-22/swiss-court-admits-indonesia-islanders-climate-case-against-holcim [03:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-22/swiss-court-admits-indonesia-islanders-climate-case-against-holcim ) [03:12] TR News Cost-of-Living Crisis https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/22/the-poor-are-in-a-very-bad-state-climate-change-accelerates-californias-cost-of-living-crisis/ [03:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scheerpost.com | The Poor Are in a Very Bad State: Climate Change Accelerates Californias Cost-of-Living Crisis [03:12] TR News Chimera 20251220, Quirinux 2-1-Rev4, BRGV-OS 20122025, and Linux Mint 22.3 Beta are out [03:13] TR News Gentoo 20251221 and Xray_OS 2025.12.20 also out [03:14] TR News Firefox just 1.7% https://analytics.usa.gov/ [03:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic. [03:14] TR News "Think layoffs have been bad this year? Bosses warn that job axe will swing for millions of heads in 2026" [03:15] TR News Way to offer optimism to the 'plebs' on Boxing Day [03:15] TR News False blame... on buzzwords and Ponzi schemes https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/layoffs-due-to-ai-are-no-longer-making-wall-street-and-investors-happy-says-goldman-sachs-and-also-makes-a-prediction-for-2026/articleshow/126184051.cms [03:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Layoffs due to AI are no longer making Wall Street and investors happy, says Goldman Sachs; and also makes a prediction for 2026 - The Times of India [03:16] TR News Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/tech-employees-activism-kickstarter.html [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/tech-employees-activism-kickstarter.html ) [03:18] TR News Selective https://www.dw.com/en/us-justice-department-begins-release-of-some-epstein-files/live-75250220 see https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/20/Did_Bill_Gates_Lobby_to_Blur_the_Face_of_the_Young_Woman_He_Ope.shtml [03:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Justice Department begins release of some Epstein files DW 12/20/2025 [03:18] -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)? [03:19] TR News white men to report discrimination https://www.dw.com/en/trump-administration-urges-white-men-to-report-discrimination/a-75235520 [03:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump admin urges white men to report discrimination DW 12/19/2025 [03:20] TR News Overpopulation https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-says-india-weaponizing-water-at-border/a-75242809 [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pakistan says India 'weaponizing water' at border DW 12/19/2025 [03:20] TR News Tendency to save money https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-tendency-to-save-money-highest-since-2008/live-75236370 [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany news: Tendency to save money highest since 2008 DW 12/19/2025 [03:21] TR News business bankruptcies hit decade high https://www.dw.com/en/german-business-bankruptcies-hit-decade-high-amid-downturn/a-75225534 [03:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-German business bankruptcies hit decade high amid downturn DW 12/19/2025 [03:21] TR News France court rejects request to suspend Shein https://www.dw.com/en/france-court-rejects-request-to-suspend-shein/a-75247011 [03:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-France court rejects request to suspend Shein DW 12/19/2025 [03:23] TR News Can Santa Claus survive in a melting world? https://www.dw.com/en/can-santa-claus-survive-in-a-melting-world/a-75229759 [03:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can Santa Claus survive in a melting world? DW 12/19/2025 [03:28] TR News 3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet comes closest to Earth https://www.dw.com/en/3i-atlas-interstellar-comet-comes-closest-to-earth/a-73157878 MinceR, maybe next time... [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet comes closest to Earth DW 12/19/2025 [03:28] TR News Sudan https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-humanitarian-situation-is-worst-crisis-of-2025/a-75243232 [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sudan: Humanitarian situation is 'worst crisis' of 2025 DW 12/20/2025 [03:29] TR News Qubes OS 4.3 release notes https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/developer/releases/4_3/release-notes.html [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.qubes-os.org | Qubes OS 4.3 release notes Qubes OS Documentation [03:29] TR News "The ISO and associated verification files are available on the downloads page. What's new in Qubes 4.3?" https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/ [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qubes-os.org | Qubes OS 4.3.0 has been released! | Qubes OS [03:30] TR News "So many 7.0.x releases since 7.0, resolving issues and many enhancements, finally reaching the rock-solid 7.1." https://bkhome.org/news/202512/easyos-excalibur-series-version-71-released.html [03:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.1 released [03:32] TR News Chimera Linux 20251220 https://chimera-linux.org/news/2025/12/new-images.html [03:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chimera-linux.org | New images [03:33] TR News (NEW): Synex Server 13 available with Synex Control improvements and updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Synex_Server_13_available_with_Synex_Control_improvements_and_u.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Synex_Server_13_available_with_Synex_Control_improvements_and_u.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Synex Server 13 available with Synex Control improvements and updates [03:33] TR News Mauna 25.1, Talos 1.12.0, ELEGANCE 25.1.0, and Elementary 8.1 release [03:34] TR News "boot with UEFI." https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/ http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.elementary.io | elementary OS 8.1 Available Now elementary Blog [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | UEFI [03:34] TR News (NEW): Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/22/Chimera_Linux_Releases_New_Images_With_Kernel_6_18.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/22/Chimera_Linux_Releases_New_Images_With_Kernel_6_18.gmi [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18 [03:35] TR News Talos is outsourced to Microsoft prison. Very bad optics. https://distrowatch.com/12679 [03:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12679 ) [03:38] TR News SLAPP Suits https://www.projectcensored.org/slapp-suits-secrecy-and-complicit-courts/ [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/slapp-suits-secrecy-and-complicit-courts/ ) [03:38] TR News Reporting on Crimes From the UK, in the UK, or About the UK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/11/15/reporting-on-crimes/ [03:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Reporting on Crimes From the UK, in the UK, or About the UK [03:40] TR News Don't run serious systems on rasberry pi 1 gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2025-12-26.gmi [03:41] TR News "I don't use the version with 16bit wide registers because the address space is too small and it needed banking RAM to address more than 64KB." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2025-12-26-16-bit-isa.gmi [03:42] TR News "Due to a change of datacenter by the VPS provider, I am required to migrate geminiprotocol.net to a new IP address by the end of this year. I'm not sure exactly when I will go through with this, but probably either tomorrow or the day after." gemini://geminiprotocol.net/news/2025_12_26.gmi [03:43] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-12-27.gmi [03:44] TR News "I found myself no longer gemlogging, because it became too annoying to deal with hundreds of files! And indices! And making sure names work with dates... And keeping all the links working across the entire site..." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0249.gmi [03:45] TR News "Wow, can't believe it's been a year since I last posted on my gemini server..." gemini://gem.saayaa.space/gemlog/2025-12-26-one-year-later.gmi [03:46] TR News "The servovalve bandwidth is the parameter for how well the servovalve does at higher frequencies of commanded motion. I believe 150 Hz is a high-bandwidth servovalve, from what I've seen on the Internet." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20251226-0.gmi [03:46] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:47] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:47] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer [03:47] TR News TV Detox 3 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/tvDetox3 [03:48] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1517.jpg [03:48] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1867.jpg [03:51] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 27/12/2025: geminiprotocol.net Downtime and Capsular Gemlog Manager https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Gemini_Links_27_12_2025_geminiprotocol_net_Downtime_and_Capsula.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Gemini_Links_27_12_2025_geminiprotocol_net_Downtime_and_Capsula.gmi [03:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 27/12/2025: geminiprotocol.net Downtime and Capsular Gemlog Manager ● Dec 27 [04:07] TR News IBM Layoffs 2026 https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd3dnye8 [04:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kd3dnye8 ) [04:07] TR News Coming soon, very soon, maybe mid-January [04:27] TR News BBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-bbc-defamation-lawsuit-9.7017203 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Trump sues BBC for defamation over editing of pre-riot speech, seeking up to $10B US | CBC News [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [04:27] TR News US 'freedom' https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-12-15/trump-sues-bbc-for-10-billion-accusing-it-of-defamation-over-editing-of-presidents-jan-6-spee https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-15/trump-sues-the-bbc-for-defamation-over-editing-of-january-6-speech [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-12-15/trump-sues-bbc-for-10-billion-accusing-it-of-defamation-over-editing-of-presidents-jan-6-spee ) [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-15/trump-sues-the-bbc-for-defamation-over-editing-of-january-6-speech ) [04:28] TR News US as dictatorship vs media globally http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/Threats_Against_Techrights_Always_Come_From_Outside_Britain.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/How_Americans_View_Free_Speech_in_Practice.shtml [04:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Threats Against Techrights Always Come From Outside Britain [04:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights How Americans View 'Free Speech' in Practice [04:28] TR News Attack on ANYTHING that BBC EVER published about him https://www.dw.com/en/trump-suing-bbc-for-billions-over-edited-january-6-speech/a-75172054 [04:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump suing BBC for billions over edited January 6 speech DW 12/16/2025 [04:29] TR News inflation lies https://www.vox.com/politics/472786/trump-primetime-speech-wednesday-inflation-pointless [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumps primetime speech was pointless but revealing | Vox [04:29] TR News 'Worst Ever' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trumps-prime-time-speech-slammed-worst-ever-after-critics-highlight-blame-game-1763956 [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Prime-Time Speech Slammed As 'Worst Ever' After Critics Highlight Blame Game | IBTimes UK [04:29] TR News achievements? What achievements? https://www.dw.com/en/trump-speech-praised-achievements-bashed-biden-presidency/live-75210942 [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump speech praised achievements, bashed Biden presidency DW 12/18/2025 [04:30] TR News hate speech bill https://www.dw.com/en/india-karnataka-assembly-passes-hate-speech-bill/a-75230511 [04:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-India: Karnataka assembly passes hate speech bill DW 12/18/2025 [04:31] TR News Shared goals: Putin and Cheeto against the press https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-19/putin-says-trump-is-right-to-sue-bbc-over-speech-edit [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-19/putin-says-trump-is-right-to-sue-bbc-over-speech-edit ) [04:31] TR News Cheaper, cleaner energy https://www.dw.com/en/cheaper-cleaner-energy-drives-germany-s-balcony-solar-boom/a-75022163 [04:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cheaper, cleaner energy drives Germany's balcony-solar boom DW 12/18/2025 [04:32] TR News Misused by DOJ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epstein-files-fiasco-michael-jackson-bill-clinton-diana-ross-fundraiser-photo-allegedly-misused-1764531 [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Epstein Files Fiasco: Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton & Diana Ross Fundraiser Photo Allegedly Misused by DOJ | IBTimes UK [04:35] TR News Free Trade Agreement https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-14/china-saudi-arabia-agree-to-strengthen-coordination-on-regional-global-matters [04:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-14/china-saudi-arabia-agree-to-strengthen-coordination-on-regional-global-matters ) [04:38] TR News Meanwhile losing sight of national leaders who murder minorities, engage in paedophilia and worse https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-12-18/a-photo-of-miss-finland-sparks-racist-accusations-and-furor-across-asia [04:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2025-12-18/a-photo-of-miss-finland-sparks-racist-accusations-and-furor-across-asia ) [04:39] TR News drop charges against photojournalist https://cpj.org/2025/12/florida-authorities-drop-charges-against-photojournalist-following-joint-statement-by-cpj-partners/ [04:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Florida authorities drop charges against photojournalist following joint statement by CPJ, partners - Committee to Protect Journalists [04:41] TR News Cyberattack on French Interior Ministry's Email Servers Compromised More Than 20 Files https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/cyberattack-on-french-interior-ministrys-email-servers-compromised-more-than-20-files [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/cyberattack-on-french-interior-ministrys-email-servers-compromised-more-than-20-files ) [04:43] TR News Election observers adopt Principles and Guidance for Observing Personal Data Use in Elections http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5714/election-observers-adopt-principles-and-guidance-observing-personal-data-use [04:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-privacyinternational.org | Election observers adopt Principles and Guidance for Observing Personal Data Use in Elections | Privacy International [04:44] TR News This headline should not be a question but a statement, but follow the money at The Register MS (same publisher) https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/12/16/how-sustainable-is-this-crazy-server-spending/ [04:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nextplatform.com | How Sustainable Is This Crazy Server Spending? ● Dec 27 [05:00] TR News "The hardware platform is based on the Rockchip RV1106G3 system-on-chip, which integrates a single Arm Cortex-A7 core with 256MB of RAM." https://linuxgizmos.com/leafkvm-is-a-rockchip-based-self-contained-kvm-with-touchscreen-and-browser-access/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/leafkvm-is-a-rockchip-based-self-contained-kvm-with-touchscreen-and-browser-access/ ) [05:00] TR News "The camera is based on the STM32N6570 MCU, which integrates an Arm Cortex-M55 core with Helium vector extensions and an on-chip Neural-ART accelerator delivering up to 0.6 TOPS of AI performance." https://linuxgizmos.com/camthink-neoeyes-ne301-is-an-open-source-stm32n6-based-edge-ai-camera/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/camthink-neoeyes-ne301-is-an-open-source-stm32n6-based-edge-ai-camera/ ) [05:00] TR News "Anti-Blackness" https://fair.org/home/kimberle-crenshaw-on-anti-blackness/ | Source: FAIR [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Kimberle Crenshaw on Anti-Blackness FAIR [05:01] TR News "When You Forget To Redact The Epstein Files" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/when-you-forget-to-redact-the-epstein:d [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | When You Forget To Redact The Epstein Files [05:01] TR News "Windows Has Lost the Fanboys, Try Linux Instead" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/windows-has-lost-the-fanboys,-try-linux:7 [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Windows Has Lost the Fanboys, Try Linux Instead [05:01] TR News "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022" https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-201-230-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022-2/ [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | General Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 [05:01] TR News "Climate Misinformation is Becoming a National Security Threat. Canada Isn't Ready for It" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/23/0431239 [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Climate Misinformation is Becoming a National Security Threat. Canada Isn't Ready for It - SoylentNews [05:01] TR News anti-fascist https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ ) [05:01] TR News "About a third of the walls are now covered in gold appliqus, frames or other decorations, a Times analysis showed." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | A 3-D Look Inside Trumps Revamped Oval Office - The New York Times [05:02] TR News "Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/26/much-of-todd-blanches-perceived-cover-up-is-actually-incompetence/ [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence - emptywheel [05:02] TR News "Against jihadist groups: Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-joint-us-operations-958256547 [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Against jihadist groups: Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations [05:02] TR News "Amid jihadist blockade: Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UN" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/another-1-100-refugees-cross-into-mauritania-from-mali-un-815922638 [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Amid jihadist blockade: Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UN [05:10] TR News "in absentia" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/12/26/moscow-court-sentences-meduza-publisher-galina-timchenko-in-absentia-to-five-years-in-prison | Source: Meduza [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Moscow court sentences Meduza co-founder and publisher Galina Timchenko to five years in prison in absentia Meduza [05:10] TR News hurting Putin's feelings is a CRIME [05:11] TR News FTR: Techrights only removed a few dozens of pages, and only because of a Court Order. That took two years, about 60 KG of legal papers, and almost a million dollars spent on lawyers. [05:11] TR News IOW, it is VERY uneconomic to censor Techrights [05:19] TR News "[Nicholas Murray]s Composite Test Pattern Generator is a beautifully-made" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/pocket-sized-test-pattern-generator-helps-check-those-crts/ | Source: Hackaday [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pocket-sized Test Pattern Generator Helps Check Those CRTs | Hackaday [05:20] TR News "Optical Character Recognition (OCR) forms the bridge between the analog world of paper and the world of machines." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/retrotechtacular-ibms-the-world-of-ocr/ | Source: Hackaday [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Retrotechtacular: IBMs The World Of OCR | Hackaday [05:21] TR News "When you think of air conditioners, you tend to think of rather bulky units, with the window-mounted appliances probably among the most compact." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/mini-battery-powered-vapor-compression-air-conditioner/ | Source: Hackaday [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mini Battery-Powered Vapor-Compression Air Conditioner | Hackaday [05:22] TR News 39C3 starts today [05:23] TR News Program: https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fahrplan.events.ccc.de | Fahrplan - 39C3 [05:26] TR News "NBCUniversal is doing all it can to identify the person(s) behind a series of high-profile leaks of the film Minions 3, which is scheduled to come out on July 1, 2026." https://torrentfreak.com/legal-push-to-unmask-minions-3-leaker-targets-youtube-and-reddit/ | Source: Torrent Freak [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Legal Push to Unmask Minions 3 Leaker Targets YouTube and Reddit * TorrentFreak [05:26] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://mtwb.blog/links/what-owning-music-means-to-me/ | Source: Matthew Weber [05:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | What Owning Music Means To Me - Matt's Blog [05:27] TR News "The FCC voted to eliminate 36 rules that regulate obsolete equipment like analog cable receivers and long-gone cordless phones in its Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding yesterday." https://insidetowers.com/thirty-six-old-rules-on-fccs-chopping-block/ | Source: Inside Towers [05:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Thirty-Six Old Rules on FCCs Chopping Block - Inside Towers [05:28] TR News "We have requested clarifications from the U.S. authorities and remain engaged." https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3160 | Source: European Commission [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [05:28] TR News "If needed, we will respond swiftly and decisively to defend our regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures." [05:28] TR News "I've moderately contributed to FreeBSD roughly since 2013 with very mixed success." https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=50102.0 | Source: OPNSense [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-forum.opnsense.org | Why I am retiring from contributing to FreeBSD [05:28] TR News "Vinatier, 49, who works for a Swiss conflict mediation NGO, was jailed in June 2024 and is serving a three-year sentence for failing to register as a foreign agent." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/russia-says-made-proposal-to-france-over-jailed-researcher-178816923 | Source: RTL [05:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Faces espionage charges: Russia makes 'proposal' to France over jailed researcher [05:29] TR News "Charlie Marshs Jane Street talk and a Xebia engineering deep-dive cover the technical details well." https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/26/how-uv-got-so-fast.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [05:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | How uv got so fast | Andrew Nesbitt [05:29] TR News "find the Rust code for both of those features and try porting it to Python to help me understand how it works." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/how-uv-got-so-fast/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [05:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-simonwillison.net | How uv got so fast [05:30] TR News "Ruby got a new website for its 30th birthday. This upset a lot of folks, for one simple reason." https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/useful-work-produced-by-people-we-find-reprehensible/ | Source: Kerrick Long [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kerrick.blog | Useful Work Produced by People We Find Reprehensible - Kerrick Long (blog) [05:30] TR News "Savvy countries will discover theres a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trumps tariffsand itll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too." https://www.wired.com/story/us-trade-dominance-will-begin-to-crack/ | Source: Wired [05:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack | WIRED [05:31] TR News "arbitrary and capricious" https://www.theverge.com/news/850461/offshore-wind-trump-lawsuit-dominion-energy-ai-data-center | Source: The Verge [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Trumps war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit | The Verge [05:31] TR News "loan guarantee" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/startup-proposes-using-retired-navy-nuclear-reactors-from-aircraft-carriers-and-submarines-for-ai-data-centers-firm-asks-u-s-doe-for-a-loan-guarantee-to-start-the-project | Source: Tom's Hardware [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | AI data centers may soon be powered by retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines firm asks U.S. DOE for a loan guarantee to start the project | Tom's Hardware [05:31] TR News "The Cybertruck isnt just junk its a death trap" https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/cybertrucks-firefighters-nightmare | Source: Futurism [05:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Cybertrucks Are a Firefighter's Nightmare [05:36] TR News "A toxic mix of 61 million tons of debris, 100,000 tons of explosives, and chemicals leaked into the earth has destroyed arable land, water and air quality." https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-26/gazas-environmental-apocalypse-what-we-have-left-is-not-soil-its-contaminated-waste.html | Source: El Pas [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Gazas environmental apocalypse: What we have left is not soil, its contaminated waste | International | EL PAS English [05:36] TR News "" https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-satellite-pictured-tumbling-after-recent-anomaly-in-space-it-will-be-incinerated-when-it-enters-the-earths-atmosphere-in-a-few-weeks | Source: Tom's Hardware [05:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Starlink satellite pictured tumbling after recent anomaly in space it will be incinerated when it enters the Earths atmosphere in a few weeks | Tom's Hardware [05:39] TR News "The email, sent July 7, 2019, the day after the disgraced financier was arrested after stepping off his private plane in New Jersey" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/epstein-co-conspirators-9.7027815 | Source: CBC [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Authorities were hot on the trail of Epstein's co-conspirators. Why weren't they named in the document dump? | CBC News [05:39] TR News "Estonian FMs message is deliberately blunt: ambiguity invites testing, and testing invites escalation." https://zambianobserver.com/estonia-to-russia-step-over-the-line-and-we-will-open-fire/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [05:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zambianobserver.com | ESTONIA TO RUSSIA: STEP OVER THE LINE AND WE WILL OPEN FIRE - The Zambian Observer [05:40] TR News "Weve solved this problem before. We just forgot the lesson." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-dodd-frank-for-capital-markets | Source: Mike Brock [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | A Dodd-Frank for Capital Markets - by Mike Brock [05:40] TR News "These were conceived by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman to automate the process of testing possible Enigma settings, which the Germans used to send encrypted messages." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ ) [05:40] TR News "More and more soldiers now serve as unmanned systems operators. Those who remain in more traditional roles perform tasks such as special operations, guard duties" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/the-art-of-war-is-undergoing-a-technological-revolution-in-ukraine/ | Source: Atlantic Council [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | The art of war is undergoing a technological revolution in Ukraine - Atlantic Council [05:42] TR News "EXERCISE VAGUE JOY" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/christmas-throwback-exercise-vague-joy-2/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/christmas-throwback-exercise-vague-joy-2/ ) [05:42] TR News "He did not confirm rumors that Proton would be leaving the country for good" https://www.heise.de/en/news/Surveillance-Proton-relocates-parts-of-its-infrastructure-from-Switzerland-10538664.html | Source: Heise [05:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.heise.de | Surveillance: Proton relocates parts of its infrastructure from Switzerland | heise online [05:43] TR News "The State specifically faulted the organization for failing to submit a draft amicus brief" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/12/26/state-opposes-amnesty-internationals-bid-to-join-cyber-law-challenge/ | Source: Lusaka ZM [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lusakatimes.com | Zambia : State Opposes Amnesty International's Bid to Join Cyber Law Challenge [05:43] TR News "Some years ago, I had a frustrating and largely fruitless encounter with the politics of policing." https://computer.rip/2025-12-26-Flock-and-Urban-Surveillance.html | Source: J B Crawford [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-computer.rip | Flock and Urban Surveillance [05:43] TR News "Texas Age Verification Suspended" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/12/26/texas-age-verification-suspended/ | Source: Michael Tsai [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Texas Age Verification Suspended [05:43] TR News "The sun is setting on Sand Hill Road." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/as-the-sun-sets-on-sand-hill-road | Source: Mike Brock [05:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | As the Sun Sets on Sand Hill Road, Andreessen Awaits His Caesar [05:44] TR News "Age-verification laws may sound straightforward to some: protect young people online by making everyone prove their age." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/24/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-of-age-verification/ | Source: Techdirt [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification | Techdirt [05:44] TR News Windows TCO: "Frances national postal service La Poste said on Friday that operations had been restored following a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack" https://therecord.media/pro-russia-hackers-claim-attack-la-poste | Source: The Record [05:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Pro-Russian hackers claim attack on French postal service operator | The Record from Recorded Future News [05:45] TR News Windows TCO: "foreign interference" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251217-france-probes-foreign-interference-after-malware-found-on-ferry-1 | Source: France24 [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251217-france-probes-foreign-interference-after-malware-found-on-ferry-1 ) [05:45] TR News Windows TCO: "to infiltrate computer systems on behalf of a foreign power" https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-arrests-latvian-for-installing-malware-on-italian-ferry/ | Source: Bleeping Computer [05:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | France arrests Latvian for installing malware on Italian ferry [05:46] TR News "During some downtime around Christmas activities, I found myself embarking on a little projectwinding down and tidying up my social media." https://schwarztech.net/articles/antisocial-social-media | Source: SchwarzTech [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-schwarztech.net | SchwarzTechArticle: Antisocial Social Media [05:46] TR News "aside from X and Facebook proper" https://houseofkyle.com/2025/12/26/bugged-driving-up-and-down-the-same-old-strip/ | Source: Kyle Ford [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-houseofkyle.com | Bugged Driving Up and Down The Same Old Strip? House of Kyle [05:46] TR News "I've never liked LinkedIn, but I grudgingly participate because, well, ya gotta." https://doc.searls.com/2025/12/26/fry-day-3/ | Source: Doc Searls [05:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Fry Day Doc Searls Weblog [05:47] TR News "Fake videos used to stand out immediately to me. Nowadays? Im far worse at identifying them." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3019972/i-failed-at-spotting-ai-slop-videos-can-you-do-better.html | Source: PC World [05:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3019972/i-failed-at-spotting-ai-slop-videos-can-you-do-better.html ) [05:52] TR News "AI-assisted coding, refactoring, and architectural generation will dramatically increase code volume and complexity, so organizations will ship more software faster, but with less human visibility, he explains." https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/coders-adopt-ai-agents-security-pitfalls-lurk-2026 | Source: Dark Reading [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/coders-adopt-ai-agents-security-pitfalls-lurk-2026 ) [05:53] TR News "Parents, keep your eyes peeled for AI-powered toys." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-powered-toys-children | Source: Futurism [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Is an AI-Powered Toy Terrorizing Your Child? [05:53] TR News "Adding to the reality check, a new report by AI software company CodeRabbit found that code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than the human-written stuff" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-code-bug-filled-mess | Source: Futurism http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/23/The_Reality_is_Vibe_Code_Slop_is_That_It_s_Worthless.shtml [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess [05:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Reality is "Vibe Code" (Slop) is That It's Worthless [05:54] TR News "The DS-640 is a compact USB scanner from Brother." https://borretti.me/article/using-the-brother-ds-640-scanner-on-nixos | Source: Fernando Borretti [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | Using the Brother DS-640 Scanner on NixOS [05:54] TR News "I am able to download most of my uncles documents (though not claims!) through the portal, but there is one particular document, an important one which was sent to him recently, which will not download." https://blog.kamens.us/2025/12/26/unbelievably-offensively-useless-chat-with-healthfirst-online-support/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.kamens.us | Unbelievably, offensively useless chat with Healthfirst online support Something better to do [05:54] TR News "Infantilization of Failure" https://www.joanwestenberg.com/uh-oh-the-infantilization-of-failure/ | Source: Westenberg [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.joanwestenberg.com | Uh Oh! The Infantilization of Failure [05:55] TR News "In fact, your old address is set as an alias for the new one. Any messages, photos, and other files associated with the old address will also be preserved." https://www.theverge.com/news/850237/google-change-your-gmail-address | Source: The Verge [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Google is letting some people change their @gmail address | The Verge [05:55] TR News "Google has finally answered users cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-12-26/google-will-let-users-swap-out-gmail-addresses-without-losing-data | Source: Los Angeles Times [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Google will let users swap out Gmail addresses without losing data - Los Angeles Times [05:56] TR News "Back in August, I started running regularly and recording my sessions." https://brandonrozek.com/blog/running-75-miles/ | Source: Brandon Rozek [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-brandonrozek.com | After 75 Miles of Running | Brandon Rozek [05:56] TR News "That being said, I wanted to revisit some of the non-resolution resolutions I made back in January and report on how theyre going: [...]" https://www.noahjacob.us/words/circling-back | [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.noahjacob.us | Circling Back | Small Yay [05:56] TR News "Rs mother had become worried about her kid after noting some alarming changes in her behavior, like a rise in panic attacks." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/children-character-ai-addicted | Source: Futurism [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI [05:57] TR News "Framework first announced a price hike on memory earlier this month, citing substantially higher costs from suppliers and distributors." https://www.theverge.com/news/850376/framework-ram-memory-ddr5-price-hikes | Source: The Verge [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Framework announces another memory price hike and it likely wont be its last | The Verge [05:57] TR News "A comparison of A5 sized notebooks" https://boffosocko.com/2025/12/26/a-comparison-of-a5-sized-notebooks-with-4-x-6-inch-index-cards-on-a-cost-per-square-foot-basis/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [05:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boffosocko.com | A comparison of A5 sized notebooks with 4 x 6 inch index cards on a cost per square foot basis | Chris Aldrich [05:58] TR News What's all the fuss about "keyboards with a computer inside them"? That's called a "LAPTOP". [05:59] TR News The mind blows if you purchase "keyboards with a computer inside them" and then use EXTERNAL keyboard on them [05:59] TR News "The competition to calculate digits of Pi was initially an informal pursuit but grew more serious over time." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/pi-calculating-record-shattered-at-314-trillion-digits-with-a-four-month-run-on-a-single-server-storagereview-retakes-the-crown-thanks-to-storage-bandwidth | Source: Tom's Hardware [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Pi calculation world record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth | Tom's Hardware ● Dec 27 [06:00] TR News posts [06:01] TR News "The Movi 2 paper (Zakeri et al. 2025) builds a fast index on HPRCv2 (Liao et al. 2023), a collection of 466 human genomes." https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/hprc-v2-stats/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-curiouscoding.nl | HPRC v2 stats CuriousCoding [06:01] TR News "Suppose you are not sure whether all ravens are black. If you see a white raven, that clearly refutes the hypothesis" https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2025/12/26/the-raven-paradox/ | Source: Allen Downey [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.allendowney.com | The Raven Paradox - Probably Overthinking It [06:02] TR News "we ought to be able to crowdsource something here." http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/12/webtoons-revisited.html | Source: Antipope [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.antipope.org | Webtoons revisited - Charlie's Diary [06:02] TR News "The sad truth of the matter is, you dont matter. I dont matter. In the grand scheme of things, our lives are meaningless." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/health/things-will-go-on-without-you/ | Source: Matthew Weber [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mtwb.blog | Things Will Go On Without You - Matt's Blog [06:03] TR News "I clearly need a change in 2026. Its obvious no one cares about any of the things I write here, which is fine." https://scottwillsey.com/2026-and-the-search-for-meaning/ | Source: Scott Willsey [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scottwillsey.com | 2026 and the Search for Meaning [06:04] TR News "Its also clear that I dont care about a lot of them anymore either, which is also fine. So the question is, what should I write about on this blog that I will continue to care about and that other people might care about too?" [06:04] TR News "The Internet technical community of the Asia Pacific (and further afield) continued to make an incredible contribution to the APNIC Blog in 2025." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/12/26/three-of-the-best-guest-posts-8/ | Source: APNIC [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Three of the best: Guest Posts | APNIC Blog [06:04] TR News "the Christian tradition that shares its name with a relentlessly stick-in-your-head Christmas carol." https://www.vox.com/21796404/12-days-of-christmas-explained | Source: Vox [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The 12 Days of Christmas, explained: The story behind the carol | Vox [06:06] TR News "But heres the real reason to support Techdirt: were one of the rare remaining websites on the [Internet] that doesnt believe in annoying people as a business model." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/26/techdirt-doesnt-annoy-you-into-paying-and-thats-worth-paying-for/ | Source: Techdirt [06:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Techdirt Doesnt Annoy You Into Paying, And Thats Worth Paying For | Techdirt [06:09] TR News Censored by FreeBSD Core Team Secretary, Reinstated After Talking About it in Public https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Censored_by_FreeBSD_Core_Team_Secretary_Reinstated_After_Talkin.shtml [06:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Censored by FreeBSD Core Team Secretary, Reinstated After Talking About it in Public [06:11] TR News So in Techrights we must now be careful who we speak to, as there are nefarious corporate actors trying to trip us up somehow, anything to try to censor criticism, both past and future [06:12] TR News It would be wrong to call them "spies", at least formally, even if the term matches their de facto modus operandi, behaviour. Either way, they don't fare well, but they will always keep trying [06:12] TR News The EPO even paid lots of money for them [06:13] TR News "The second thing I discovered is that in my environment this doesn't happen for Python 3 code. With my normal Python 3 GNU Emacs LSP environment" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/Python2EmacsLSPProblems | Source: University of Toronto [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [06:13] TR News "If you're already familiar with one of these languages, maybe you could even create an interactive guide for it? I'm happy to help if you want to give it a try." https://antonz.org/better-c/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-antonz.org | 'Better C' playgrounds [06:15] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [06:16] TR News "To demonstrate why this could be really bad, lets assume that admin IS infact connecting to a server with the ssh -A root" https://grahamhelton.com/blog/ssh-agent | [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-grahamhelton.com | Zero Effort Private Key Compromise: Abusing SSH-Agent For Lateral Movement [06:17] TR News "the more critical security risk is associated with SSH agent forwarding." https://goteleport.com/blog/how-to-use-ssh-agent-safely/ | Source: Teleport [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-goteleport.com | 5 SSH Agent Best Practices [06:17] TR News "If you are the impatient kind of reader, here is a a few rules of thumb you should follow: [...]" https://rabexc.org/posts/pitfalls-of-ssh-agents | [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rabexc.org | The pitfalls of using ssh-agent, or how to use an agent safely [06:17] TR News "You can hop from server to server without retyping passphrases, and your private keys never leave your laptop." https://medium.com/@bornaly/the-hidden-risks-of-ssh-agent-forwarding-and-how-i-avoid-them-d7abff54f567 | Source: Medium [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@bornaly/the-hidden-risks-of-ssh-agent-forwarding-and-how-i-avoid-them-d7abff54f567 ) [06:17] TR News "Most admins enable SSH Agent Forwarding because it makes life easier you can hop between servers without typing your key passphrase again. Convenient? Yes. Secure? Absolutely not." https://medium.com/@bornaly/why-i-always-disable-ssh-agent-forwarding-on-linux-and-how-attackers-steal-your-keys-through-it-52c52573fa2f | Source: Medium [06:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@bornaly/why-i-always-disable-ssh-agent-forwarding-on-linux-and-how-attackers-steal-your-keys-through-it-52c52573fa2f ) [06:18] TR News "In that article, I presented the ssh-agent-switcher: a program I put together in a few hours to fix this problem." https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/ssh-agent-switcher-release | Source: Blog System/5 [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogsystem5.substack.com | ssh-agent broken in tmux? I've got you! - by Julio Merino [06:18] TR News "You don't need custom tools, you just need a shell alias." https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/12/tmux-ssh-agent-forwarding/ | Source: Feld [06:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.feld.me | Tmux and SSH Agent Forwarding Makefile.feld [06:20] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos and tmux drama https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/today_s_howtos_and_tmux_drama.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/today_s_howtos_and_tmux_drama.gmi [06:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos and tmux drama [06:21] TR News (NEW): Kicksecure 18 Released! Major Release Upgrade! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Kicksecure_18_Released_Major_Release_Upgrade.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Kicksecure_18_Released_Major_Release_Upgrade.gmi [06:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kicksecure 18 Released! Major Release Upgrade! [06:23] TR News Techrights Links 27/12/2025: More Attacks on Media (Meduza Co-founder Sentenced to Prison in Absentia), "What Owning Music Means To Me" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_More_Attacks_on_Media_Meduza_Co_founder_Senten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_More_Attacks_on_Media_Meduza_Co_founder_Senten.gmi [06:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 27/12/2025: More Attacks on Media (Meduza Co-founder Sentenced to Prison in Absentia), "What Owning Music Means To Me" [06:25] TR News Robert Stallman. Can Richard Stallman also play flute or just take a photo with one? https://www.justflutes.com/shop/product/flute-workout-robert-stallman [06:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.justflutes.com | Flute Workout - R. Stallman. Just Flutes, award-winning London specialist [06:26] TR News "Running on almost twenty different architectures, and easily portable to others, NetBSD gained its reputation as the most portable operating system on the planet." https://drsaracco.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/netbsd-most-secure-os-ever/ | [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-drsaracco.wordpress.com | NetBSD Most Secure OS ever UNIX Log [06:26] TR News "The latest version of OpenBSD, 7.8, became available in October." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251215#openbsd | Source: Distro Watch [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251215#openbsd ) [06:26] TR News "as long as the X terminals could still boot, we would happily forget about this machine until the next power outage, a rare event which would suddenly remind every X terminal user and every system administrator that this machine existed." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/boot_hppa.html | Source: Miod Vallat [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-miod.online.fr | The scariest boot loader code [06:33] TR News "Breaker one-nine, this heres the Rubber Duck. You got a copy on me? Cmon" https://tedium.co/2025/12/25/cb-radio-cw-mccall-mannheim-steamroller-christmas/ | Source: Tedium [06:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCalls Unexpected Christmas Music Tie [06:34] TR News "Until a few days ago, those who use the Hugo static site generator on macOS have had to deal with Apples quarantine feature each time they downloaded a new Hugo version." https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2025/12/new-normal-starting-hugo-0.153.x/ | Source: Bryce Wray [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-My new normal, starting with Hugo 0.153.x | BryceWray.com [06:34] TR News "disabling AI features in Chrome" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/26/disable_ai_features_chrome/ | Source: The Register UK [06:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Stop the slop by disabling AI features in Chrome The Register [06:35] TR News "I made a significant update to my calendar generator." https://vmac.ch/posts/2025-12-23-cal-gen-update-1766493551/ | Source: V Chris [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vmac.ch | Cal Gen Update [06:35] TR News "It has been quite a while since we switched from GitHub to Fossil for development. Since we dont expect people to tool around an uncommon tool we also mirror to git hosted on Codeberg." https://arcan-fe.com/2025/12/27/arcan-0-7-1-minutes-to-midnight/ | Source: Arcan [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arcan-fe.com | Arcan 0.7.1 Minutes To Midnight | Arcan [06:35] TR News "For more detailed information on the changes in 1.4.3, you can read the release notes." https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/ | Source: Inkscape [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/ ) [06:36] TR News "Last year, over 100 cybersecurity professionals participated in Dark Reading's annual State of Enterprise Application Security survey" https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/dark-reading-opens-state-appsec-survey | Source: Dark Reading [06:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/dark-reading-opens-state-appsec-survey ) [06:37] TR News "These calipers may be huge, but they do the same thing as the digital calipers you have in your desk drawer." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/12/26/a-super-sized-set-of-digital-calipers-for-giants/ | Source: Arduino [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | A super-sized set of digital calipers for giants | Arduino Blog [06:37] TR News "Sometimes, no news is good news. And early news is bad news." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-executive-report-12.html | Source: Dedoimedo [06:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | Slimbook Executive report 12 - Still no joy [06:38] TR News Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Christmas_Music_Project_Back_to_When_Music_Was_Music.shtml [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Christmas Music Project: Back to When Music Was Music [06:38] TR News "Trina got me a Playdate for Christmas this year!" https://sethmlarson.dev/getting-started-with-playdate-on-ubuntu | Source: Seth Michael Larson [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sethmlarson.dev | Getting started with Playdate on Ubuntu Seth Larson [06:38] TR News "The coreboot project is pleased to announce the release of coreboot 25.12, continuing our commitment to advancing open-source firmware development." https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2025/12/26/announcing-coreboot-25-12-release/ | Source: Coreboot (Official) [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.coreboot.org | Announcing coreboot 25.12 release coreboot [06:40] TR News "The good news is that users who still want to use Pascal or older GPUs with Arch Linux are not left with zero options." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/arch-linux-kills-off-pascal-gpu-support-users-still-running-gtx-10-series-graphics-cards-will-have-to-manually-install-older-drivers | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Arch Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support users still running GTX 10-series graphics cards will have to manually install older drivers | Tom's Hardware [06:40] TR News "Arch users can continue using older Nvidia Linux drivers that support these GPUs by uninstalling the official Nvidia packages and installing the older "Nvidia-580xx-dkms" package." [06:42] TR News "Thank you to everybody who contributed to this release" https://www.qemu.org/2025/12/24/qemu-10-2-0/ | Source: Qemu [06:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qemu.org | QEMU version 10.2.0 released - QEMU [06:43] TR News "actually, if it's not audio-only and available via RSS for free, it's not a podcast" https://birchtree.me/blog/what-if-we-ended-the-podcast/ | Source: Matt Birchler [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | What if we ended the "podcast"? [06:43] 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 [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements [06:43] TR News "Framework is giving buyers the option to bring their own memory and even links to PCPartPicker so they can find more affordable options." https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/laptop-maker-framework-announces-another-memory-price-hike-says-another-increase-is-coming-within-a-month-encourages-buyers-to-bring-their-own-memory-and-check-pcpartpicker-for-better-deals | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Laptop maker Framework announces another immediate memory price hike, says additional increase expected within a month encourages buyers to bring their own memory and check PCPartPicker for better deals | Tom's Hardware [06:44] TR News "laptop weirdo" https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/im-a-laptop-weirdo-and-thats-why-i-like-my-new-framework-13/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [06:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.matthewbrunelle.com | I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13 [06:45] TR News My Favorite Books of 2023-2025 https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/12/25/My-Favorite-Books-of-2023-2025/ [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-benjamincongdon.me | My Favorite Books of 2023-2025 | Ben Congdon [06:45] TR News Nigeria signals more strikes likely in "join" US operations https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-join-us-operations [06:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-join-us-operations ) [06:46] TR News FSF Fundraiser https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2025-12-26-fsf-fundraiser.en.html [06:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lx.oliva.nom.br | FSF Fundraiser [06:48] TR News "We live in a hostile world where user control is under intense attack. If you care, you should be part of the resistance." [06:48] TR News "As the earliest Free Software advocacy organization to fight for users' rights to control their own computing, the FSF is in a great position to not only highlight the path to freedom, but also to walk us all together there, and to fight with us to clear the path from the roadblocks placed in it." [06:50] TR News My Apologies, but Your Creative Expression Isn't Covered by Your Subscription https://jxself.org/my-apologies.shtml [06:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jxself.org | My Apologies, but Your Creative Expression Isn't Covered by Your Subscription [06:55] TR News Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimers Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol https://futurism.com/health-medicine/northwestern-university-possible-alzheimers [06:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol [06:56] TR News Late stage capitalism https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigans-death-doulas-bring-solace-to-those-navigating-the-end-of-life/ [06:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan's death doulas bring solace to those navigating the end of life - Bridge Michigan [06:57] TR News Myanmars civil war pushes infectious disease over its borders https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmars-civil-war-pushes-infectious-disease-over-its-borders [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Myanmars civil war pushes infectious disease over its borders | The Straits Times [06:57] TR News Temperatures in Seoul fall to minus 11.8 deg C as South Korea is hit by seasons coldest morning https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/temperatures-in-seoul-fall-to-minus-11-8-deg-c-as-south-korea-is-hit-by-seasons-coldest-morning [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Temperatures in Seoul fall to minus 11.8 deg C as South Korea is hit by seasons coldest morning | The Straits Times [06:57] TR News Spy agency considers giving South Koreans wider access to NK media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/spy-agency-considers-giving-south-koreans-wider-access-to-nk-media [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Spy agency considers giving South Koreans wider access to NK media | The Straits Times [06:58] TR News South Korean prosecutors request 10-year prison sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-prosecutors-request-10-year-term-for-ex-president [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean prosecutors request 10-year prison sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol | The Straits Times [06:58] TR News (NEW): Slimbook Executive report 12 - Still no joy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Slimbook_Executive_report_12_Still_no_joy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Slimbook_Executive_report_12_Still_no_joy.gmi [06:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Slimbook Executive report 12 - Still no joy [06:59] TR News "This week the Hackaday Podcast is on vacation, but wed like to wish you all happy holidays and a great 2026. Thanks for tuning in! Well be back next week." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/hackaday-podcast-2025-holiday-placeholder-edition/ | Source: Hackaday [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackaday Podcast: 2025 Holiday Placeholder Edition | Hackaday ● Dec 27 [07:00] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:00] TR News Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth's Core https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-state-of-matter-discovered-flowing-inside-earths-core [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth's Core : ScienceAlert [07:00] TR News This Common Blood Pressure Drug Boosts Lifespan And Slows Aging in Animals https://www.sciencealert.com/this-common-blood-pressure-drug-boosts-lifespan-and-slows-aging-in-animals [07:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Common Blood Pressure Drug Boosts Lifespan And Slows Aging in Animals : ScienceAlert [07:01] TR News The Scandinavian Sleep Method: Does It Really Improve Sleep? https://www.sciencealert.com/the-scandinavian-sleep-method-does-it-really-improve-sleep [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Scandinavian Sleep Method: Does It Really Improve Sleep? : ScienceAlert [07:01] TR News The World's Smallest Programmable Robot Can Barely Be Seen https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-smallest-programmable-robot-can-barely-be-seen [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The World's Smallest Programmable Robot Can Barely Be Seen : ScienceAlert [07:01] TR News Giant Study Reveals a Major Surprise About Medical Cannabis https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-study-reveals-a-major-surprise-about-medical-cannabis [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Giant Study Reveals a Major Surprise About Medical Cannabis : ScienceAlert [07:01] 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 [07:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment [07:02] TR News Working Out While Losing Weight Keeps Muscles 'Young', Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/working-out-while-losing-weight-keeps-muscles-young-study-finds [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Working Out While Losing Weight Keeps Muscles 'Young', Study Finds : ScienceAlert [07:02] TR News Crisis in Perlis state signals growing power struggle inside Perikatan Nasional alliance https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/crisis-in-perlis-state-signals-growing-power-struggle-inside-perikatan-nasional-alliance [07:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Crisis in Perlis state signals growing power struggle inside Perikatan Nasional alliance | The Straits Times [07:04] TR News Linux Fundamentals https://www.linuxteck.com/linux-fundamentals/ [07:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Fundamentals For Beginners | LinuxTeck [07:05] TR News e2c proprietary trap AWS EC2 Terminal UI Manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/e2c-aws-ec2-terminal-ui-manager/ [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-e2c - AWS EC2 Terminal UI Manager - LinuxLinks [07:05] TR News Mago extremely fast PHP linter, formatter, and static analyzer https://www.linuxlinks.com/mago-extremely-fast-php-linter-formatter-static-analyzer/ [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mago - extremely fast PHP linter, formatter, and static analyzer - LinuxLinks [07:06] TR News 19 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Physics Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/physics/ [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Physics Tools - LinuxLinks [07:06] TR News lla fast ls replacement with superpowers https://www.linuxlinks.com/lla-fast-ls-replacement-superpowers/ [07:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lla - fast ls replacement with superpowers - LinuxLinks [07:07] TR News 7 Best Free and Open Source MongoDB GUIs https://www.linuxlinks.com/mongodbguis/ [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-7 Best Free and Open Source MongoDB GUIs - LinuxLinks [07:07] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Biology Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/biology/ [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Biology Tools - LinuxLinks [07:07] TR News Infatuation or Infestation? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-2025-Highlights http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Who_Will_be_Held_Accountable_for_Breaking_Ubuntu_by_Imposing_Ru.shtml [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu's Rust Infatuation, New Optimizations & Other Ubuntu Linux 2025 Highlights - Phoronix [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Who Will be Held Accountable for Breaking Ubuntu by Imposing Rust on Otherwise-Functional Programs, in Effect Replacing GNU With Proprietary Microsoft (GitHub)? [07:08] TR News fortty terminal emulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/fortty-terminal-emulator/ [07:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fortty - terminal emulator - LinuxLinks [07:15] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:18] TR News turm interface for the Slurm Workload Manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/turm-interface-slurm-workload-manager/ [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-turm - interface for the Slurm Workload Manager - LinuxLinks [07:18] TR News squawk linter for Postgres migrations & SQL https://www.linuxlinks.com/squawk-linter-postgres-migrations-sql/ [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-squawk - linter for Postgres migrations & SQL - LinuxLinks [07:18] TR News Conar AI-powered tool to simplify database interactions https://www.linuxlinks.com/conar-ai-powered-tool-simplify-database-interactions/ [07:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Conar - AI-powered tool to simplify database interactions - LinuxLinks [07:19] TR News Taskmaster keep track of time https://www.linuxlinks.com/taskmaster-keep-track-time/ [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Taskmaster - keep track of time - LinuxLinks [07:19] TR News clrsync color scheme manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/clrsync-color-scheme-manager/ [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-clrsync - color scheme manager - LinuxLinks [07:19] TR News FolderHost share files https://www.linuxlinks.com/folderhost-share-files/ [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FolderHost - share files - LinuxLinks [07:19] TR News Veretino folder integrity checker https://www.linuxlinks.com/veretino-folder-integrity-checker/ [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Veretino - folder integrity checker - LinuxLinks [07:20] TR News MeTube self-hosted YouTube downloader https://www.linuxlinks.com/metube-self-hosted-youtube-downloader/ [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MeTube - self-hosted YouTube downloader - LinuxLinks [07:20] TR News (NEW): Everyone brings something to the table https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Everyone_brings_something_to_the_table.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Everyone_brings_something_to_the_table.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Everyone brings something to the table [07:20] TR News Toad unified interface for Hey Hi (AI) https://www.linuxlinks.com/toad-unified-interface-ai/ [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Toad - unified interface for AI - LinuxLinks [07:23] TR News (NEW): Linux-libre's Oliva and Self on FSF and Sharing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Linux_libre_s_Oliva_and_Self_on_FSF_and_Sharing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Linux_libre_s_Oliva_and_Self_on_FSF_and_Sharing.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux-libre's Oliva and Self on FSF and Sharing [07:23] TR News 8 Best Free and Open Source Ruby-Based Web Content Management Systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-ruby-web-content-management-systems/ [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-8 Best Free and Open Source Ruby-Based Web Content Management Systems - LinuxLinks [07:24] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-replacements-ls/ [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls - LinuxLinks [07:24] TR News 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Medical Imaging Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/medicalimaging/ [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Medical Imaging Software - LinuxLinks [07:24] TR News 17 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Wiki Engines https://www.linuxlinks.com/wiki/ [07:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-17 Best Free and Open Source Linux Wiki Engines - LinuxLinks [07:25] TR News (NEW): My 11 favorite Linux distributions of all time, ranked https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/My_11_favorite_Linux_distributions_of_all_time_ranked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/My_11_favorite_Linux_distributions_of_all_time_ranked.gmi [07:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines My 11 favorite Linux distributions of all time, ranked [07:26] TR News PorteuX 2.5 is out https://distrowatch.com/porteux [07:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/porteux ) [07:27] TR News Pearl 13 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/pearl [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/pearl ) [07:27] TR News Turntable 5.0 Adds Collapsible Player Controls & Year-End Recap https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/turntable-linux-desktop-media-controls [07:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Turntable 5.0 Adds Collapsible Player Controls & Year-End Recap - OMG! Ubuntu [07:31] TR News South Koreas subsidy for exiting prostitution faces backlash after viral complaint https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-subsidy-for-exiting-prostitution-faces-backlash-after-viral-complaint [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas subsidy for exiting prostitution faces backlash after viral complaint | The Straits Times [07:31] TR News When wealthy call themselves poor: Social media trend in South Korea fuels criticism https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/when-wealthy-call-themselves-poor-social-media-trend-in-south-korea-fuels-criticism [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | When wealthy call themselves poor: Social media trend in South Korea fuels criticism | The Straits Times [07:31] TR News South Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-moves-to-end-overseas-adoptions-by-2029 [07:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029 | The Straits Times [07:32] TR News Seoul court acquits ex-officials of tampering in case of man slain by North Korean troops https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-court-acquits-ex-officials-of-tampering-in-case-of-man-slain-by-north-korean-troops [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Seoul court acquits ex-officials of tampering in case of man slain by North Korean troops | The Straits Times [07:32] TR News South Korea braces itself for colder weather with temperatures expected to fall below minus 15 deg C https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-braces-for-even-colder-weather-on-dec-27-then-letup-on-dec-28 [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea braces itself for colder weather with temperatures expected to fall below minus 15 deg C | The Straits Times [07:32] TR News South Korea to end overseas adoptions amid UN concern over human rights abuses https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-south-korea-end-overseas-adoptions-amid-un-concern-human-rights-abuses [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-south-korea-end-overseas-adoptions-amid-un-concern-human-rights-abuses ) [07:32] TR News New Jail Term for Ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Razak in Corruption Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-corruption-sentence-1mdb.html [07:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-corruption-sentence-1mdb.html ) [07:33] TR News Drug bust in Malaysia uncovers major scam call centre https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/drug-bust-in-malaysia-uncovers-major-scam-call-centre [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Drug bust in Malaysia uncovers major scam call centre | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News Malaysias ex-PM Najib and the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-ex-pm-najib-and-the-multi-billion-dollar-1mdb-scandal [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysias ex-PM Najib and the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysias ex-PM Najib https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/many-cheer-but-some-disappointed-with-guilty-verdict-for-malaysias-ex-pm-najib [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysias ex-PM Najib | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News 1MDB trial verdict: Former Malaysian PM Najib admits to feeling alone in struggle for freedom https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1mdb-trial-verdict-former-malaysian-pm-najib-admits-to-feeling-alone-in-struggle-for-freedom [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 1MDB trial verdict: Former Malaysian PM Najib admits to feeling alone in struggle for freedom | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News Former Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 more years in landmark 1MDB corruption case https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-former-malaysian-pm-najib-guilty-of-money-laundering-1mdb-corruption-case [07:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-former-malaysian-pm-najib-guilty-of-money-laundering-1mdb-corruption-case ) [07:34] TR News Japans wedding industry faces battle to adapt to changing culture amid drop in number of traditional ceremonies https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japans-wedding-industry-faces-battle-to-adapt-to-changing-culture-amid-drop-in-number-of-traditional [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japans wedding industry faces battle to adapt to changing culture amid drop in number of traditional ceremonies | The Straits Times [07:34] TR News Chinas high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-high-speed-rail-network-passes-50000km-mark [07:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark | The Straits Times [07:35] TR News China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hits-us-defence-firms-with-sanctions-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan | The Straits Times [07:35] TR News How Chinas control of battery supply chains is becoming a critical risk for U.S. military power and Hey Hi (AI) initiatives reducing reliance will take nearly a decade https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/how-chinas-control-of-battery-supply-chains-is-becoming-a-critical-risk-for-us-ai-and-defense [07:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | How Chinas control of battery supply chains is becoming a critical risk for U.S. military power and AI initiatives reducing reliance will take nearly a decade | Tom's Hardware [07:38] TR News (NEW): Another X11 revival for Linux has arrived, but what's the point? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Another_X11_revival_for_Linux_has_arrived_but_what_s_the_point.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Another_X11_revival_for_Linux_has_arrived_but_what_s_the_point.gmi [07:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Another X11 revival for Linux has arrived, but what's the point? [07:40] TR News 3D Printed PC Case https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/3d-printed-pc-case-focuses-on-ease-of-access/ | Source: Hackaday [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-3D Printed PC Case Focuses On Ease Of Access | Hackaday [07:40] TR News "Quantum Spin Dynamics On Consumer Hardware" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/simulating-driven-dissipative-quantum-spin-dynamics-on-consumer-hardware/ | Source: Hackaday [07:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Simulating Driven-Dissipative Quantum Spin Dynamics On Consumer Hardware | Hackaday [07:50] TR News (NEW): An Ecosystem's Equilibrium, Balance, Symbiosis https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/An_Ecosystem_s_Equilibrium_Balance_Symbiosis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/An_Ecosystem_s_Equilibrium_Balance_Symbiosis.gmi [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines An Ecosystem's Equilibrium, Balance, Symbiosis [07:58] TR News Techrights Resuming EPO Coverage Today, Can Antnio Campinos 'Survive' Cocainegate? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Resuming_EPO_Coverage_Today_Can_Antonio_Campinos_Survive_Cocain.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Resuming_EPO_Coverage_Today_Can_Antonio_Campinos_Survive_Cocain.gmi [07:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Resuming EPO Coverage Today, Can Antnio Campinos 'Survive' Cocainegate? ● Dec 27 [08:01] TR News This is a SLOPFARM. Microsoft now uses slopfarms to DISTRACT from the fact COMMERCIAL FAILURE left Microsoft over 120 billion dollars in DEBT https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-ai-ceo-mustafa-suleyman-says-it-is-going-to-cost-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-to-compete-in-ai-over-next-5-10-years-not-to-mention-prices-that-we-are-paying-for-/articleshow/126160061.cms [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says: It is going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars to compete in AI over next 5-10 years; not to mention prices that we are paying for - The Times of India [08:01] TR News OF COURSE they will just try to blame "HEY HI" (not their companies sucking and engaging in accounting fraud) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15409451/amp/ai-job-losses-america-executives-companies.html [08:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dailymail.co.uk | Think layoffs have been bad this year? Bosses warn that job axe will swing for millions of heads in 2026 [08:03] TR News Almost all of them sacked by Microsoft https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-27/todd-green-head-of-the-company-that-created-candy-crush-success-for-us-is-that-players-want-to-play-for-years.html puff piece [08:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | Todd Green, head of the company that created Candy Crush: Success for us is that players want to play for years | Technology | EL PAS English [08:06] TR News Bugs banished Inkscape 1.4.3 is out! https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/ [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/ ) [08:06] TR News Size of /tmp inadequate https://bkhome.org/news/202512/size-of-tmp-inadequate.html [08:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Size of /tmp inadequate [08:08] TR News Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig [08:08] TR News Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL https://linuxiac.com/postgresus-renamed-to-databasus-as-backup-tool-expands-beyond-postgresql/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL [08:08] TR News Inkscape 1.4.3 Delivers 124 Bug and Crash Fixes in Major Maintenance Update https://linuxiac.com/inkscape-1-4-3-vector-graphic-editor-delivers-124-bug-and-crash-fixes/ [08:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Inkscape 1.4.3 Delivers 124 Bug and Crash Fixes in Major Maintenance Update [08:09] TR News Itching to Try the Hot COSMIC DE on Ubuntu Linux? Here's an Easy Way https://itsfoss.com/install-cosmic-de-ubuntu/ [08:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Itching to Try the Hot COSMIC DE on Ubuntu Linux? Here's an Easy Way [08:10] TR News 9 New GNU/Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 https://itsfoss.com/news/new-distro-go-big-26/ [08:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 [08:11] TR News COSMIC https://sparkylinux.org/cosmic/ [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sparkylinux.org | COSMIC - SparkyLinux [08:11] TR News OpenMediaVault 8 (OMV8) Synchrony released for 64-bit x86 (AMD64) and Arm (ARM64) platforms only https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/26/openmediavault-8-omv8-synchrony-released-for-64-bit-x86-amd64-and-arm-arm64-platforms-only/ [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | OpenMediaVault 8 (OMV8) " Synchrony" released for 64-bit x86 (AMD64) and Arm (ARM64) platforms only - CNX Software [08:13] 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 [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines openmediavault NAS solution based on Debian Linux [08:14] TR News PorteuX 2.5 Is Out with Flatpak Support, Cinnamon 6.6, COSMIC 1.0, and GNU/Linux 6.18 https://9to5linux.com/porteux-2-5-is-out-with-flatpak-support-cinnamon-6-6-cosmic-1-0-and-linux-6-18 [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PorteuX 2.5 Is Out with Flatpak Support, Cinnamon 6.6, COSMIC 1.0, and Linux 6.18 - 9to5Linux [08:15] TR News Inkscape 1.4.3 Open-Source SVG Editor Improves PDF Import and Text on Path https://9to5linux.com/inkscape-1-4-3-open-source-svg-editor-improves-pdf-import-and-text-on-path [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Inkscape 1.4.3 Open-Source SVG Editor Improves PDF Import and Text on Path - 9to5Linux [08:15] TR News GStreamer 1.26.10 Released with Support for FLAC Audio in DASH Manifests https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-10-released-with-support-for-flac-audio-in-dash-manifests [08:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GStreamer 1.26.10 Released with Support for FLAC Audio in DASH Manifests - 9to5Linux [08:16] TR News "Its no surprise that NVIDIA is gradually dropping support for older videocards" https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/nvidia-drops-pascal-support-on-linux-causing-chaos-on-arch-linux/ | Source: Hackaday [08:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux | Hackaday [08:21] TR News FSF Blogs: Everyone brings something to the table http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/everyone-brings-something-to-the-table [08:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Everyone brings something to the table Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [08:24] TR News ask-save-zram1 path fix https://bkhome.org/news/202512/ask-save-zram1-path-fix.html [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | ask-save-zram1 path fix [08:24] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1052070/ [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [08:24] TR News The next cyber battlefield: Preparing federal networks for autonomous malware https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/12/the-next-cyber-battlefield-preparing-federal-networks-for-autonomous-malware/ [08:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | The next cyber battlefield: Preparing federal networks for autonomous malware [08:25] TR News IoT Hack https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/iot-hack.html [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IoT Hack - Schneier on Security [08:25] TR News Southern Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of air strikes in eastern provinces https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-yemen-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-air-strikes-but-leave-door-open-to-coordination [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-yemen-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-air-strikes-but-leave-door-open-to-coordination ) [08:25] TR News US cooperation with Nigerian government targets Islamic State group https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-us-cooperation-with-nigerian-government-targets-islamic-state-group [08:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-us-cooperation-with-nigerian-government-targets-islamic-state-group ) [08:26] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man announces strikes in Nigeria against Islamic State group targets https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-trump-announces-strikes-in-nigeria-against-isis-targets [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-trump-announces-strikes-in-nigeria-against-isis-targets ) [08:26] TR News US carries out airstrikes in Nigeria, targeting ISIS terrorists https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-carries-out-airstrikes-in-nigeria-targeting-isis-terrorists/ [08:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US carries out airstrikes in Nigeria, targeting 'ISIS terrorists' - JURIST - News [08:27] TR News China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwans palace museum goes on loan to Prague https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taipei-uses-imperial-chinese-treasures-in-cultural-diplomacy-even-as-it-stresses-separate-identity [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwan's palace museum goes on loan to Prague | The Straits Times [08:27] TR News Thailand, Cambodia trade accusations of strikes during border talks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-says-thailand-escalated-strikes-during-border-talks [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thailand, Cambodia trade accusations of strikes during border talks | The Straits Times [08:27] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html [08:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html ) [08:29] TR News Thaura.ai: An Hey Hi (AI) model against big tech domination https://bianet.org/haber/thaura-ai-an-ai-model-against-big-tech-domination-314891 [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bianet.org | Thaura.ai: An AI model against big tech domination [08:30] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/52 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/12/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-52/ [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominique.leuenberger.net | Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/52 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [08:30] TR News (NEW): Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Postgresus_Renamed_to_Databasus_as_Backup_Tool_Expands_Beyond_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Postgresus_Renamed_to_Databasus_as_Backup_Tool_Expands_Beyond_P.gmi [08:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Postgresus Renamed to Databasus as Backup Tool Expands Beyond PostgreSQL [08:32] TR News M5Stack NanoH2 An ultra-compact ESP32-H2 IoT development kit with Zigbee, Thread, and Matter connectivity https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/26/m5stack-nanoh2-an-ultra-compact-esp32-h2-iot-development-kit-with-zigbee-thread-and-matter-connectivity/ [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | M5Stack NanoH2 - An ultra-compact ESP32-H2 IoT development kit with Zigbee, Thread, and Matter connectivity - CNX Software [08:32] TR News Announcing coreboot 25.12 release https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2025/12/26/announcing-coreboot-25-12-release/ [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.coreboot.org | Announcing coreboot 25.12 release coreboot [08:34] TR News Most Cited Fed Cir Cases 2020-2025 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/12/most-cited-cases.html [08:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Most Cited Fed Cir Cases 2020-2025 | Patently-O [08:35] TR News UN experts denounce US ship seizures near Venezuela as maritime blockade and violation of international law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-experts-denounce-us-ship-seizures-near-venezuela-as-maritime-blockade-and-violation-of-international-law/ [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts denounce US ship seizures near Venezuela as 'maritime blockade' and violation of international law - JURIST - News [08:35] TR News Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-to-ease-access-to-north-korean-newspaper [08:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper | The Straits Times [08:36] TR News YouTube Reportedly Terminates Channels Behind Fake Hey Hi (AI) Film Trailers Are Hey Hi (AI) Music Page Takedowns Next? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ [08:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/26/youtube-ai-film-trailers-takedowns/ ) [08:37] TR News Cerelog ESP-EEG A low-cost ESP32-based EEG acquisition board for brain computer interface (BCI) experiments https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/26/cerelog-esp-eeg-a-low-cost-esp32-based-eeg-acquisition-board-for-brain-computer-interface-bci-experiments/ [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Cerelog ESP-EEG A low-cost ESP32-based EEG acquisition board for brain computer interface (BCI) experiments - CNX Software [08:37] TR News Islamist militant group claims deadly bombing of Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-blast-alawite-mosque-in-syria-homs-province-kills-least-five [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-blast-alawite-mosque-in-syria-homs-province-kills-least-five ) [08:39] TR News Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/browser-run-copy-of-grand-theft-auto-gets-taken-down-by-dcma-take-two-says-dos-zone-infringed-companys-intellectual-property-rights-despite-disclaimers-and-requirement-to-own-original-copy-of-title-to-run-full-game-online [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA Take Two says DOS Zone infringed companys intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game | Tom's Hardware [08:39] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man sees a good shot at a Russia-Ukraine deal but Putin may need to feel more pain first https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/opinion/trump-sees-a-good-shot-at-a-russia-ukraine-deal-but-putin-may-need-to-feel-more-pain-first/ [08:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Trump sees a 'good shot' at a Russia-Ukraine deal but Putin may need to feel more pain first | New York Post [08:40] TR News North Koreas Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-stresses-shared-bloodshed-in-new-year-message-to-putin [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin | The Straits Times [08:40] TR News Some G.O.P. Senators Join Democrats in Urging Convicted Felon to Adopt Hard Line With Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-senate-republicans.html [08:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-senate-republicans.html ) [08:41] TR News Latvia exported over 2 million worth of gingerbreads this year https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/26.12.2025-latvia-exported-over-eur2-million-worth-of-gingerbreads-this-year.a627839/ [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia exported over 2 million worth of gingerbreads this year / Article [08:41] TR News The Insurrectionist to meet Zelensky on Sunday https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-donald-trump-to-meet-zelensky-on-sunday [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-donald-trump-to-meet-zelensky-on-sunday ) [08:41] TR News Zelenskyy Says Meeting With Convicted Felon Planned To Discuss Peace Proposal https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-meet-trump-florida-ukraine-russia-war/33633297.html [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Meeting With Trump Planned To Discuss Peace Proposal [08:41] TR News Zelensky Says Hell Meet With Convicted Felon Soon to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia.html [08:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia.html ) [08:42] TR News Estonia installs first bunkers on Baltic Defense Line https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2783075/estonia-installs-first-bunkers-on-baltic-defense-line [08:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Estonia installs first bunkers on Baltic Defense Line - LRT [08:43] TR News "Hostage diplomacy" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/26/hostage-diplomacy-public-opinion-and-soviet-feminism | Source: Meduza [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Hostage diplomacy, public opinion, and Soviet feminism Five books about Russia Meduzas editors enjoyed this year Meduza [08:43] TR News "Meduzas roundup" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/26/the-stories-that-defined-russian-journalism-in-2025 | Source: Meduza [08:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | The stories that defined Russian journalism in 2025 Meduzas roundup of the years best reporting from the Russian-language independent media Meduza [08:44] TR News Microsoft's Goal: Replace "Every Line of C" with Rust by 2030? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsofts-goal-replace-every-line [08:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Microsoft's Goal: Replace "Every Line of C" with Rust by 2030? [08:45] TR News How To Install Lua Scripting Language on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-lua-scripting-language-fedora-43/ [08:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Lua Scripting Language on Fedora 43 - idroot [08:47] TR News VAPOURWARE https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-restructures-dgx-cloud-team-refocuses-cloud-efforts-internally [08:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Nvidia reportedly backs away from its effort to make its own public cloud, team reorg eases friction with customers chipmaker shifts unit's focus to internal R&D | Tom's Hardware [08:49] TR News Jetway B903DMTX defective chip maker Intel N97 fanless industrial box PC features 10 USB ports, four DB9 serial interfaces https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/12/26/jetway-b903dmtx-intel-n97-fanless-industrial-box-pc-features-10-usb-ports-four-db9-serial-interfaces/ [08:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Jetway B903DMTX Intel N97 fanless industrial box PC features 10 USB ports, four DB9 serial interfaces - CNX Software [08:50] TR News How to Install PHP 8.5 on Ubuntu https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-8-5-on-ubuntu-linux/ [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Install PHP 8.5 on Ubuntu - LinuxCapable [08:50] TR News Geminispace: 5,000 Capsules in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/26/Geminispace_5_000_Capsules_in_2026.shtml [08:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Geminispace: 5,000 Capsules in 2026 [08:51] TR News PostgreSQL RPM repository now supports multiple RHEL minor versions https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-rpm-repository-now-supports-multiple-rhel-minor-versions-3202/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL RPM repository now supports multiple RHEL minor versions [08:51] TR News 2025 year in review https://kliu.io/post/2025-year-in-review/ [08:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kliu.io | 2025 year in review | Kevin Liu [08:53] TR News Monitor Your Servers With Free Uptime Kuma Container https://thenewstack.io/monitor-your-servers-with-free-uptime-kuma-container/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Monitor Your Servers With Free Uptime Kuma Container - The New Stack [08:53] TR News CachyOS Wants to Improve Your Server Performance Now https://itsfoss.com/news/cachyos-server-edition-plans/ [08:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | CachyOS Wants to Improve Your Server Performance Now [08:54] TR News credcheck v4.3 has been released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/credcheck-v43-has-been-released-3203/ [08:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: credcheck v4.3 has been released [08:55] TR News Judge blocks Convicted Felon effort to strip security clearance from whistleblower attorney https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/judge-blocks-trump-effort-to-strip-security-clearance-from-attorney-who-represented-whistleblowers/ [08:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from whistleblower attorney [08:56] TR News Enjoy the holidays! https://blog.slackware.nl/enjoy-the-holidays/ [08:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.slackware.nl | Enjoy the holidays! Alien Pastures [08:59] TR News Wine 11.0-rc4 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0-rc4 [08:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gitlab.winehq.org | Wine 11.0-rc4 wine / wine GitLab ● Dec 27 [09:01] TR News French police arrest suspect after three women stabbed on Paris metro https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251226-man-arrested-after-three-women-stabbed-on-paris-metro [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251226-man-arrested-after-three-women-stabbed-on-paris-metro ) [09:01] TR News Bangladesh protests push India ties to the brink, fanning regional security fears https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-protests-push-india-ties-to-the-brink-fanning-regional-security-fears [09:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh protests push India ties to the brink, fanning regional security fears | The Straits Times [09:02] TR News Myanmars Health Crisis Spills Over Borders https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/myanmar-conflict-health-crisis.html [09:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/myanmar-conflict-health-crisis.html ) [09:21] TR News Disputed Myanmar elections win Chinas vote of confidence https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/27/disputed-myanmar-elections-win-chinas-vote-of-confidence/ [09:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Disputed Myanmar elections win China's vote of confidence [09:25] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [09:25] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding :Cerelog, Coreboot, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Open_Hardware_Modding_Cerelog_Coreboot_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Open_Hardware_Modding_Cerelog_Coreboot_Arduino_and_More.gmi [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [09:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding :Cerelog, Coreboot, Arduino, and More [09:27] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/today_s_howtos.gmi [09:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [09:28] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Desktop/Laptop, Graphics, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Laptop_Graphics_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/GNU_Linux_Desktop_Laptop_Graphics_and_More.gmi [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Desktop/Laptop, Graphics, and More [09:28] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL News and Releases https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/PostgreSQL_News_and_Releases.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/PostgreSQL_News_and_Releases.gmi [09:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL News and Releases [09:30] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [09:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [09:32] TR News Techrights Links 27/12/2025: US Cracking Down on Whistleblowers, Expanding Bombardment Campaigns Worldwide https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_US_Cracking_Down_on_Whistleblowers_Expanding_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_US_Cracking_Down_on_Whistleblowers_Expanding_B.gmi [09:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 27/12/2025: US Cracking Down on Whistleblowers, Expanding Bombardment Campaigns Worldwide [09:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:59] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ft5kwmxd7yg7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 27 [13:05] TR News 39C3 starts today. Live: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/39c3 [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-streaming.media.ccc.de | Live-Streams 39C3: Power Cycles Streaming [13:07] TR News SpellBinding CDIOPSR Wordo: IMAMS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-12-27.gmi [13:08] TR News xkcd Truly Universal Outlet #3186 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3186.gmi [13:09] TR News Household appliances gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20251226_appliances [13:10] TR News Hafa Adai! gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/DEC2025/entry-1 [13:11] TR News [jp] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-12-26.gmi [13:13] TR News "There are 4815 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 3239 of them." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [13:14] TR News "Did you know you can get COSMIC on Ubuntu? This unofficial PPA makes it possible." https://itsfoss.com/install-cosmic-de-ubuntu/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Itching to Try the Hot COSMIC DE on Ubuntu Linux? Here's an Easy Way [13:14] TR News "We do not need a mythical year of the Linux desktop for Linux to keep growing. We just need good ideas, consistent execution, and projects that keep getting better with every release." https://itsfoss.com/news/new-distro-go-big-26/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 [13:14] TR News NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/nvidia-drops-pascal-support-on-linux-causing-chaos-on-arch-linux/ [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux | Hackaday [13:15] TR News No VM because you use WINDOWS, NOT "Linux" https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/ho-run-linux-gui-apps-143014497.html see http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/22/The_Evolution_of_Microsoft_s_War_on_GNU_Linux.shtml [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.yahoo.com | Ho to run Linux GUI apps natively on Windows 10/11 with WSL, No VM Required [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Evolution of Microsoft's War on GNU/Linux [13:15] TR News 23-Year-Old Radeon GPUs get a fix from the open-source Linux driver https://videocardz.com/newz/23-year-old-radeon-gpus-get-a-fix-from-the-open-source-linux-driver [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/23-year-old-radeon-gpus-get-a-fix-from-the-open-source-linux-driver ) [13:19] TR News Red Hat posting slop images in social control media today [13:23] TR News Slop is a distraction from XBox dying; they try to claim something "new" where there's none https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/new-xbox-ai-feature-is-impressing-users-625451-20251227 [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gamingbible.com | New Xbox AI Feature is Impressing Users, Branded 'Actually Useful' [13:24] TR News Orcs have hijacked the word "Ubuntu". From "humanity for/to others" to "war crimes for the impaler" https://hornobserver.com/articles/3568/Lavrovs-Ubuntu-Philosophy-Contracts-With-Russia-Africa-Media-Cooperation MinceR [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hornobserver.com | Lavrov's 'Ubuntu' Philosophy Contracts With Russia-Africa Media Cooperation [13:24] TR News "This release ships with GNOME 49.2, KDE Plasma 6.5.4, Cinnamon 6.6, LXQt 2.3, COSMIC 1.0, Xfce 4.20, LXDE 0.11.1, and MATE 1.28.2 desktops." https://9to5linux.com/porteux-2-5-is-out-with-flatpak-support-cinnamon-6-6-cosmic-1-0-and-linux-6-18 [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-PorteuX 2.5 Is Out with Flatpak Support, Cinnamon 6.6, COSMIC 1.0, and Linux 6.18 - 9to5Linux [13:25] TR News Mark Shuttleworth (MS) chose to go to space with Russia (with love) [13:27] TR News Labor rights in Europe https://www.dw.com/en/labor-rights-in-europe-who-s-working-over-christmas/a-75246315 [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Labor rights in Europe: Who's working over Christmas? DW 12/20/2025 [13:27] TR News passenger train collision https://www.dw.com/en/india-7-elephants-killed-in-passenger-train-collision/a-75251405 [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-India: 7 elephants killed in passenger train collision DW 12/20/2025 [13:28] TR News first wheelchair user to visit space https://www.dw.com/en/german-engineer-becomes-first-wheelchair-user-to-visit-space/a-75254342 [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space DW 12/20/2025 [13:29] TR News Expensive, but also primitive https://www.dw.com/en/us-tens-of-thousands-left-without-power-in-san-francisco/a-75255957 [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US: Tens of thousands left without power in San Francisco DW 12/21/2025 [13:32] TR News sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-not-selling-u-s-alcohol-for-charity-9.7016718 [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Ontario has no plans to sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity, Ford says | CBC News [13:33] TR News health-care crisis https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-jail-health-care-crisis-9.7012663 [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | 'It was fully ignored': This woman's medical emergency in Ontario jail reflects broader health-care crisis | CBC News [13:34] TR News Denmark https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-22/news/round-up/denmark-takes-200-quota-refugees-from-africa-and-afghanistan/ [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-22/news/round-up/denmark-takes-200-quota-refugees-from-africa-and-afghanistan/ ) [13:36] TR News Slavery Reparations https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-20/ghanas-president-urged-to-rally-african-leaders-behind-push-for-slavery-reparations [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-20/ghanas-president-urged-to-rally-african-leaders-behind-push-for-slavery-reparations ) [13:37] TR News Record Bank Fine https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-17/global-financial-crime-auditors-visit-canada-after-record-bank-fine [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-12-17/global-financial-crime-auditors-visit-canada-after-record-bank-fine ) [13:37] TR News They Cant Address It https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/confronting-antisemitism-in-canada-if-leaders-wont-call-it-out-without-qualifiers-they-cant-address-it/ [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.michaelgeist.ca | Confronting Antisemitism in Canada: If Leaders Wont Call It Out Without Qualifiers, They Cant Address It - Michael Geist [13:38] TR News Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill, Man., verified by scientists https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/polar-bear-cub-adopted-churchill-9.7019054 [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill verified by scientists | CBC News [13:39] TR News slump in Canadian visitors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadian-american-ski-resorts-alberta-whitefish-montana-9.701871 [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadian-american-ski-resorts-alberta-whitefish-montana-9.701871 ) [13:39] TR News spoofed email https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/andrea-petzold-spoofed-emails-jonathan-denis-family-friends-9.7009130 [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | She was accused of threatening a former Alberta justice minister, others until a spoofed email came to light | CBC News [13:40] TR News $3K worth of goods https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/santa-claus-montreal-police-grocery-store-theft-9.7020673 [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves steal $3K worth of goods from Montreal grocery store | CBC News [13:42] TR News War on media https://www.dw.com/en/israel-netanyahu-to-shut-down-respected-army-radio-station/a-75272453 [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Israel: Netanyahu to shut down respected army radio station DW 12/22/2025 [13:43] TR News Holcim https://www.dw.com/en/indonesians-set-to-face-cement-giant-holcim-in-swiss-court/a-75262039 [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Indonesians set to face cement giant Holcim in Swiss court DW 12/22/2025 [13:47] TR News Charger of batteries from early 90s/late 80s? No problem. Still working fine after 30+ years. Why can't they still produce things like these? [13:47] TR News world's largest nuclear power plant https://www.dw.com/en/japan-to-restart-world-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant/a-75265382 [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Japan to restart world's largest nuclear power plant DW 12/22/2025 [13:49] TR News Sony Buys a Majority Stake in the 'Peanuts' Comic for $457 Million From Canada's WildBrain https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-19/sony-buys-a-majority-stake-in-the-peanuts-comic-for-457-million-from-canadas-wildbrain [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-12-19/sony-buys-a-majority-stake-in-the-peanuts-comic-for-457-million-from-canadas-wildbrain ) [13:50] TR News Toronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-man-arrested-terrorism-isis-connection-9.7022839 [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Toronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings | CBC News [13:50] TR News cleared of wrongdoing https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eric-nothing-siu-report-reaction-9.7021477 [13:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Family of First Nation man shot 5 times by police officer calls for changes at Ontario's SIU | CBC News [13:51] TR News nuclear sector to expand https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-nuclear-sector-to-expand-draw-foreign-capital/a-75267587 [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-India's nuclear sector to expand, draw foreign capital DW 12/22/2025 [13:52] TR News over 1,000 suspicious drone flights https://www.dw.com/en/germany-registers-over-1-000-suspicious-drone-flights-in-2025/a-75261162 [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany registers over 1,000 suspicious drone flights DW 12/22/2025 [13:57] TR News duped by poems https://www.dw.com/en/ai-language-models-duped-by-poems/a-75180648 [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI language models duped by poems DW 12/21/2025 [13:57] TR News due to biology not tolerance https://www.dw.com/en/women-get-drunk-faster-than-men-due-to-biology-not-tolerance/a-75223854 [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Women get drunk faster than men due to biology not tolerance DW 12/22/2025 [13:58] TR News Cheeto Mussolini is backing Bayer in weedkiller cancer battle https://www.dw.com/en/why-trump-is-backing-bayer-in-weedkiller-cancer-battle/a-75188139 [13:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Trump backs Bayer in Roundup weedkiller cancer battle DW 12/22/2025 ● Dec 27 [14:20] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:34] TR News Family doctors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/family-doctors-agree-quebec-9.7022561 [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Family doctors vote overwhelmingly in favour of agreement with Quebec | CBC News [14:36] TR News misleading international students https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-private-school-pacific-link-college-shut-down-9.7021444 [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | B.C. private college shut down for misleading international students | CBC News [14:37] TR News What the leaders of Canadas biggest nationalist group really want https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/second-sons-leaders-livestreams-9.7022853 [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | The Nazis were right': What the leaders of Canadas biggest nationalist group really want | CBC Accessibility [14:39] TR News Now his cancer's in remission https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/he-gave-away-his-art-after-learning-he-had-18-months-to-live-now-his-cancer-s-in-remission-9.7024261 [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | He gave away his art after learning he had 18 months to live. Now his cancer's in remission | CBC News [14:39] TR News aircraft carrier https://www.dw.com/en/france-to-build-new-aircraft-carrier-macron/a-75259779 [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-France to build new aircraft carrier Macron DW 12/21/2025 [14:40] TR News food bank https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sewer-bags-swatches-steinbach-food-bank-9.7016699 [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Sewer stitches up funds for Steinbach food bank with bags made from throwaways | CBC Southeast Manitoba [14:40] TR News Bad for the Vulnerable https://jacobin.com/2025/12/canada-austerity-assisted-suicide-autonomy/ [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Canadas Assisted Dying Program Is Bad for the Vulnerable [14:41] TR News chatbots https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-elections-artificial-intelligence-9.7021876 [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | New study finds AI chatbots can influence some Canadians to change their vote | CBC News [14:42] TR News 'gift card draining' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/scammed-gift-cards-tim-hortons-windsor-9.7021349 [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | 'Never again,' says Windsor, Ont., senior after embarrassment of empty gift cards | CBC News [14:43] TR News tentative agreement https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-post-tentative-agreement-9.7025313 [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Canada Post and union representing workers reach tentative agreement, agree not to strike | CBC News [14:44] TR News The Housing Crisis Is Solvable https://jacobin.com/2025/12/canada-housing-crisis-zoning-policy/ [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Housing Crisis Is Solvable [14:51] TR News (NEW): WinBoat, WinApps, and Windows Mislabeled as "Linux" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/WinBoat_WinApps_and_Windows_Mislabeled_as_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/26/WinBoat_WinApps_and_Windows_Mislabeled_as_Linux.gmi [14:51] TR News (NEW): 23-Year-Old Radeon GPUs get a fix from the open-source Linux driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/23_Year_Old_Radeon_GPUs_get_a_fix_from_the_open_source_Linux_dr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/23_Year_Old_Radeon_GPUs_get_a_fix_from_the_open_source_Linux_dr.gmi [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines WinBoat, WinApps, and Windows Mislabeled as "Linux" [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 23-Year-Old Radeon GPUs get a fix from the open-source Linux driver [14:56] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 27/12/2025: Household Appliances and Flight Fright https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_Household_Appliances_and_Flight_Fright.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_Household_Appliances_and_Flight_Fright.gmi [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 27/12/2025: Household Appliances and Flight Fright [14:57] TR News Techrights Links 27/12/2025: Canada Post Strike Called Off, Debate About Europeans "Working Over Christmas" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_Canada_Post_Strike_Called_Off_Debate_About_Eur.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Links_27_12_2025_Canada_Post_Strike_Called_Off_Debate_About_Eur.gmi [14:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 27/12/2025: Canada Post Strike Called Off, Debate About Europeans "Working Over Christmas" ● Dec 27 [15:14] TR News Techrights Days Without Slop About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Days_Without_Slop_About_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Days_Without_Slop_About_Linux.gmi [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Days Without Slop About "Linux" [15:29] TR News (NEW): Linux Turns 35 Next Year, Its Creator Turns 56 Tomorrow https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Linux_Turns_35_Next_Year_Its_Creator_Turns_56_Tomorrow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Linux_Turns_35_Next_Year_Its_Creator_Turns_56_Tomorrow.gmi [15:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Turns 35 Next Year, Its Creator Turns 56 Tomorrow ● Dec 27 [16:31] TR News (NEW): Wooden Horses in the Community https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Wooden_Horses_in_the_Community.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/12/27/Wooden_Horses_in_the_Community.gmi [16:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wooden Horses in the Community [16:43] TR News Anon: "Software freedom is more central to overall human rights these days than most anything else, almost without exception. However, the pool of those allowed to nominate anyone for the Nobel Peace Prize is largely constrained to those with great distance from any ICT concepts." [16:43] TR News "Otherwise RMS would be a good candidate. He is anyway, but the odds of any authorized people understanding his role in advancing global human rights is very low." [16:44] TR News RMS won better awards (less compromised) than Nobel(TM) [16:53] TR News Techrights Challenges for EPO Insiders to Try to Tackle in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Challenges_for_EPO_Insiders_to_Try_to_Tackle_in_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Challenges_for_EPO_Insiders_to_Try_to_Tackle_in_2026.gmi [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Challenges for EPO Insiders to Try to Tackle in 2026 ● Dec 27 [17:09] TR News "A post-American, enshittification-resistant [Internet] - 39C3" https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/event/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fahrplan.events.ccc.de | A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet - 39C3 [17:10] TR News Violent Christmas AI-generated images https://www.newsweek.com/republican-lawmaker-posts-images-of-himself-beating-up-santa-on-christmas-11273076 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indiana-republican-chris-garten-ai-santa-wrestling-takedown_n_694dc74ce4b0d33e39fe4a3e via Akira [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.newsweek.com/republican-lawmaker-posts-images-of-himself-beating-up-santa-on-christmas-11273076 ) [17:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 406 @ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/indiana-republican-chris-garten-ai-santa-wrestling-takedown_us_694dc74ce4b0d33e39fe4a3e ) [17:10] TR News I'd say "computer-generated" (CG) [17:14] TR News Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVI - Berenguer Does Not Speak German, So What Did He Tell German Police That Busted Him? https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVI_Berenguer_Does_Not_Speak_German_So_Wh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/EPO_People_Power_Part_XVI_Berenguer_Does_Not_Speak_German_So_Wh.gmi [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO People Power - Part XVI - Berenguer Does Not Speak German, So What Did He Tell German Police That Busted Him? [17:38] TR News Techrights "But Corruption is Everywhere" https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/But_Corruption_is_Everywhere.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/But_Corruption_is_Everywhere.gmi [17:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "But Corruption is Everywhere" [17:56] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Mass Layoffs (30,000+ in 2025) Not About "AI", Just Business Failure https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_30_000_in_2025_Not_About_AI_Just_Busin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs_30_000_in_2025_Not_About_AI_Just_Busin.gmi [17:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Mass Layoffs (30,000+ in 2025) Not About "AI", Just Business Failure ● Dec 27 [18:01] TR News "IBM also said in November that it plans to reduce its workforce by thousands as it shifts its focus towards higher-growth AI consulting and software businesses." https://www.nst.com.my/amp/business/corporate/2025/12/1345064/malaysia-may-not-be-immune-ai-led-job-cuts [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nst.com.my | Malaysia may not be immune to AI-led job cuts | New Straits Times [18:02] TR News HEY. HI! HO HO HO. [18:07] TR News "Richard Stallman warned us about this." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253002 [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.ycombinator.com | Richard Stallman warned us about this. | Hacker News [18:41] TR News Techrights Starting a Book With a Flawed Premise or Weak Hypothesis https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Starting_a_Book_With_a_Flawed_Premise_or_Weak_Hypothesis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Starting_a_Book_With_a_Flawed_Premise_or_Weak_Hypothesis.gmi [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Starting a Book With a Flawed Premise or Weak Hypothesis ● Dec 27 [19:03] TR News Techrights You Know Your Critics Are Jealous and Have Inferiority Complex When... https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/You_Know_Your_Critics_Are_Jealous_and_Have_Inferiority_Complex_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/You_Know_Your_Critics_Are_Jealous_and_Have_Inferiority_Complex_.gmi [19:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SSL connection timeout ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/You_Know_Your_Critics_Are_Jealous_and_Have_Inferiority_Complex_.shtml ) [19:05] TR News Nonsense, fantasy: "You are going to see layoffs sky rocket as AI becomes more powerful and begins to replace human jobs exponentially." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcyazpc9 [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcyazpc9 ) [19:06] TR News Slop boosters online are sometimes THEMSELVES slop, i.e. slop trying to sell slop. [19:06] TR News So one has to be sceptical; any booster of slop ("AI") might in fact NOT be human [19:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [19:32] TR News Techrights Fighting Over Whose Pockets Are Deeper (or Who Borrows More Money) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Fighting_Over_Whose_Pockets_Are_Deeper_or_Who_Borrows_More_Mone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Fighting_Over_Whose_Pockets_Are_Deeper_or_Who_Borrows_More_Mone.gmi [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fighting Over Whose Pockets Are Deeper (or Who Borrows More Money) [19:42] TR News Techrights New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_Australia_at_Microsoft_s_Expense.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/New_Record_for_GNU_Linux_in_Australia_at_Microsoft_s_Expense.gmi [19:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights New Record for GNU/Linux in Australia (at Microsoft's Expense) [19:50] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 27 [20:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [20:05] TR News Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Linus_Torvalds_Blasts_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_for_Atte.gmi [20:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Linus Torvalds Blasts Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) for Attempting to 'Protect' Linux [20:45] TR News Seems like "Linux" rose sharply https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/macedonia/#monthly-200902-202512 [20:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Macedonia, North | Statcounter Global Stats [20:46] TR News Similar here https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/libya/#monthly-200902-202512 [20:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Libya | Statcounter Global Stats [20:47] TR News holidays gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/holidays [20:49] TR News "Sometimes I wonder: Why am I so enamoured with 2d6 systems when most of the games I run use AD&D 1st edition, which I do not like at all?" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-12-27-fascination-2d6 ● Dec 27 [21:04] TR News Techrights Once Again, GAFAM Deletes All Your Data, Only Corrects This After Millions of People Lead an Uproar Online ("Richard Stallman Warned Us About This") https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Once_Again_GAFAM_Deletes_All_Your_Data_Only_Corrects_This_After.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/12/27/Once_Again_GAFAM_Deletes_All_Your_Data_Only_Corrects_This_After.gmi [21:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Once Again, GAFAM Deletes All Your Data, Only Corrects This After Millions of People Lead an Uproar Online ("Richard Stallman Warned Us About This") [21:05] TR News libreplanet-discuss 'dead' this month https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-12/index.html [21:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-12/index.html ) ● Dec 27 [22:11] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:11] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@78zstunev6vtq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [22:13] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [22:16] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@78zstunev6vtq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Dec 27 [02:21] TR News Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Governments Security Forces https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/15/gunman-who-killed-three-americans-in-syria-was-member-of-syrian-governments-security-forces/ [02:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-scheerpost.com | Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Governments Security Forces [02:22] TR News Insurance Costs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/university-insurance-costs-set-soar-after-brown-university-massacre-reveals-fatal-security-gaps-1763250 [02:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | University Insurance Costs Set to Soar After Brown University Massacre Reveals Fatal Security Gaps | IBTimes UK [02:22] TR News Ghana Boosts Maritime Security Capacity Amid Surging Sahel Violence https://adf-magazine.com/2025/12/ghana-boosts-maritime-security-capacity-amid-surging-sahel-violence/ [02:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Ghana Boosts Maritime Security Capacity Amid Surging Sahel Violence - Africa Defense Forum [02:23] TR News Dhaka https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka [02:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-17/india-summons-bangladesh-envoy-over-security-concerns-in-dhaka ) [02:43] TR News 'kafala' https://www.dw.com/en/modern-day-slaves-toil-in-lebanon-s-kafala-system/a-75204479 [02:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Lebanon: Migrant workers exploited under 'kafala' system DW 12/18/2025 [02:46] TR News Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security https://therecord.media/trump-signs-ndaa-cyber-command [02:46] -TechPolBot/#techpol-therecord.media | Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security | The Record from Recorded Future News ● Dec 27 [03:02] TR News Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Cheeto Mussolini Is Losing Control of MAGA and His National Security Team https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/21/lawrence-wilkerson-why-trump-is-losing-control-of-maga-and-his-national-security-team/ [03:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-scheerpost.com | Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Trump Is Losing Control of MAGA and His National Security Team [03:07] TR News Nigeria's waning power https://www.dw.com/en/benin-coup-attempt-exposes-nigeria-s-waning-power/a-75226517 [03:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Benin coup attempt exposes Nigeria's waning power DW 12/18/2025 [03:28] TR News Sudan https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-humanitarian-situation-is-worst-crisis-of-2025/a-75243232 [03:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Sudan: Humanitarian situation is 'worst crisis' of 2025 DW 12/20/2025 [03:46] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:47] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #techpol [03:47] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer ● Dec 27 [04:35] TR News Free Trade Agreement https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-14/china-saudi-arabia-agree-to-strengthen-coordination-on-regional-global-matters [04:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-14/china-saudi-arabia-agree-to-strengthen-coordination-on-regional-global-matters ) ● Dec 27 [05:00] TR News "Anti-Blackness" https://fair.org/home/kimberle-crenshaw-on-anti-blackness/ | Source: FAIR [05:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol-fair.org | Kimberle Crenshaw on Anti-Blackness FAIR [05:01] TR News "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022" https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-201-230-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022-2/ [05:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | General Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 [05:01] TR News "Climate Misinformation is Becoming a National Security Threat. Canada Isn't Ready for It" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/12/23/0431239 [05:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-soylentnews.org | Climate Misinformation is Becoming a National Security Threat. Canada Isn't Ready for It - SoylentNews [05:01] TR News anti-fascist https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ [05:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ ) [05:01] TR News "About a third of the walls are now covered in gold appliqus, frames or other decorations, a Times analysis showed." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html [05:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | A 3-D Look Inside Trumps Revamped Oval Office - The New York Times [05:02] TR News "Against jihadist groups: Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-joint-us-operations-958256547 [05:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | Against jihadist groups: Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations [05:02] TR News "Amid jihadist blockade: Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UN" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/another-1-100-refugees-cross-into-mauritania-from-mali-un-815922638 [05:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | Amid jihadist blockade: Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UN [05:21] TR News "When you think of air conditioners, you tend to think of rather bulky units, with the window-mounted appliances probably among the most compact." https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/mini-battery-powered-vapor-compression-air-conditioner/ | Source: Hackaday [05:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Mini Battery-Powered Vapor-Compression Air Conditioner | Hackaday [05:36] TR News "A toxic mix of 61 million tons of debris, 100,000 tons of explosives, and chemicals leaked into the earth has destroyed arable land, water and air quality." https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-26/gazas-environmental-apocalypse-what-we-have-left-is-not-soil-its-contaminated-waste.html | Source: El Pas [05:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | Gazas environmental apocalypse: What we have left is not soil, its contaminated waste | International | EL PAS English [05:39] TR News "Estonian FMs message is deliberately blunt: ambiguity invites testing, and testing invites escalation." https://zambianobserver.com/estonia-to-russia-step-over-the-line-and-we-will-open-fire/ | Source: The Zambian Observer [05:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-zambianobserver.com | ESTONIA TO RUSSIA: STEP OVER THE LINE AND WE WILL OPEN FIRE - The Zambian Observer [05:40] TR News "Weve solved this problem before. We just forgot the lesson." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/a-dodd-frank-for-capital-markets | Source: Mike Brock [05:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | A Dodd-Frank for Capital Markets - by Mike Brock [05:40] TR News "These were conceived by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman to automate the process of testing possible Enigma settings, which the Germans used to send encrypted messages." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/11/bletchley-codebreaker-british-government-didnt-give-medals/ | Source: The Telegraph UK ● Dec 27 [06:45] TR News Nigeria signals more strikes likely in "join" US operations https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-join-us-operations [06:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-nigeria-signals-more-strikes-likely-in-join-us-operations ) [06:57] TR News Spy agency considers giving South Koreans wider access to NK media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/spy-agency-considers-giving-south-koreans-wider-access-to-nk-media [06:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Spy agency considers giving South Koreans wider access to NK media | The Straits Times [06:58] TR News South Korean prosecutors request 10-year prison sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-prosecutors-request-10-year-term-for-ex-president [06:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean prosecutors request 10-year prison sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol | The Straits Times ● Dec 27 [07:02] TR News Crisis in Perlis state signals growing power struggle inside Perikatan Nasional alliance https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/crisis-in-perlis-state-signals-growing-power-struggle-inside-perikatan-nasional-alliance [07:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Crisis in Perlis state signals growing power struggle inside Perikatan Nasional alliance | The Straits Times [07:31] TR News South Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-moves-to-end-overseas-adoptions-by-2029 [07:31] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029 | The Straits Times [07:32] TR News Seoul court acquits ex-officials of tampering in case of man slain by North Korean troops https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-court-acquits-ex-officials-of-tampering-in-case-of-man-slain-by-north-korean-troops [07:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Seoul court acquits ex-officials of tampering in case of man slain by North Korean troops | The Straits Times [07:32] TR News New Jail Term for Ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Razak in Corruption Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-corruption-sentence-1mdb.html [07:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-corruption-sentence-1mdb.html ) [07:33] TR News Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysias ex-PM Najib https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/many-cheer-but-some-disappointed-with-guilty-verdict-for-malaysias-ex-pm-najib [07:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysias ex-PM Najib | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News 1MDB trial verdict: Former Malaysian PM Najib admits to feeling alone in struggle for freedom https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1mdb-trial-verdict-former-malaysian-pm-najib-admits-to-feeling-alone-in-struggle-for-freedom [07:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | 1MDB trial verdict: Former Malaysian PM Najib admits to feeling alone in struggle for freedom | The Straits Times [07:33] TR News Former Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 more years in landmark 1MDB corruption case https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-former-malaysian-pm-najib-guilty-of-money-laundering-1mdb-corruption-case [07:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251226-former-malaysian-pm-najib-guilty-of-money-laundering-1mdb-corruption-case ) [07:35] TR News China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hits-us-defence-firms-with-sanctions-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan [07:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan | The Straits Times [07:35] TR News How Chinas control of battery supply chains is becoming a critical risk for U.S. military power and Hey Hi (AI) initiatives reducing reliance will take nearly a decade https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/how-chinas-control-of-battery-supply-chains-is-becoming-a-critical-risk-for-us-ai-and-defense [07:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tomshardware.com | How Chinas control of battery supply chains is becoming a critical risk for U.S. military power and AI initiatives reducing reliance will take nearly a decade | Tom's Hardware ● Dec 27 [08:25] TR News Southern Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of air strikes in eastern provinces https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-yemen-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-air-strikes-but-leave-door-open-to-coordination [08:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-yemen-separatists-accuse-saudi-arabia-air-strikes-but-leave-door-open-to-coordination ) [08:25] TR News US cooperation with Nigerian government targets Islamic State group https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-us-cooperation-with-nigerian-government-targets-islamic-state-group [08:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-us-cooperation-with-nigerian-government-targets-islamic-state-group ) [08:26] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man announces strikes in Nigeria against Islamic State group targets https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-trump-announces-strikes-in-nigeria-against-isis-targets [08:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-trump-announces-strikes-in-nigeria-against-isis-targets ) [08:26] TR News US carries out airstrikes in Nigeria, targeting ISIS terrorists https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/us-carries-out-airstrikes-in-nigeria-targeting-isis-terrorists/ [08:26] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | US carries out airstrikes in Nigeria, targeting 'ISIS terrorists' - JURIST - News [08:27] TR News China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwans palace museum goes on loan to Prague https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taipei-uses-imperial-chinese-treasures-in-cultural-diplomacy-even-as-it-stresses-separate-identity [08:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwan's palace museum goes on loan to Prague | The Straits Times [08:27] TR News Thailand, Cambodia trade accusations of strikes during border talks https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-says-thailand-escalated-strikes-during-border-talks [08:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Thailand, Cambodia trade accusations of strikes during border talks | The Straits Times [08:27] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html [08:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html ) [08:35] TR News UN experts denounce US ship seizures near Venezuela as maritime blockade and violation of international law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/12/un-experts-denounce-us-ship-seizures-near-venezuela-as-maritime-blockade-and-violation-of-international-law/ [08:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN experts denounce US ship seizures near Venezuela as 'maritime blockade' and violation of international law - JURIST - News [08:35] TR News Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-to-ease-access-to-north-korean-newspaper [08:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Seoul to ease access to North Korean newspaper | The Straits Times [08:37] TR News Islamist militant group claims deadly bombing of Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-blast-alawite-mosque-in-syria-homs-province-kills-least-five [08:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20251226-blast-alawite-mosque-in-syria-homs-province-kills-least-five ) [08:39] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man sees a good shot at a Russia-Ukraine deal but Putin may need to feel more pain first https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/opinion/trump-sees-a-good-shot-at-a-russia-ukraine-deal-but-putin-may-need-to-feel-more-pain-first/ [08:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Trump sees a 'good shot' at a Russia-Ukraine deal but Putin may need to feel more pain first | New York Post [08:40] TR News North Koreas Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-stresses-shared-bloodshed-in-new-year-message-to-putin [08:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin | The Straits Times [08:40] TR News Some G.O.P. Senators Join Democrats in Urging Convicted Felon to Adopt Hard Line With Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-senate-republicans.html [08:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/us/politics/trump-putin-russia-senate-republicans.html ) [08:41] TR News Latvia exported over 2 million worth of gingerbreads this year https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/26.12.2025-latvia-exported-over-eur2-million-worth-of-gingerbreads-this-year.a627839/ [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Latvia exported over 2 million worth of gingerbreads this year / Article [08:41] TR News The Insurrectionist to meet Zelensky on Sunday https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-donald-trump-to-meet-zelensky-on-sunday [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251226-donald-trump-to-meet-zelensky-on-sunday ) [08:41] TR News Zelenskyy Says Meeting With Convicted Felon Planned To Discuss Peace Proposal https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-meet-trump-florida-ukraine-russia-war/33633297.html [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskyy Says Meeting With Trump Planned To Discuss Peace Proposal [08:41] TR News Zelensky Says Hell Meet With Convicted Felon Soon to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia.html [08:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia.html ) [08:42] TR News Estonia installs first bunkers on Baltic Defense Line https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2783075/estonia-installs-first-bunkers-on-baltic-defense-line [08:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Estonia installs first bunkers on Baltic Defense Line - LRT [08:43] TR News "Hostage diplomacy" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/26/hostage-diplomacy-public-opinion-and-soviet-feminism | Source: Meduza [08:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Hostage diplomacy, public opinion, and Soviet feminism Five books about Russia Meduzas editors enjoyed this year Meduza [08:43] TR News "Meduzas roundup" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/26/the-stories-that-defined-russian-journalism-in-2025 | Source: Meduza [08:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | The stories that defined Russian journalism in 2025 Meduzas roundup of the years best reporting from the Russian-language independent media Meduza ● Dec 27 [09:01] TR News French police arrest suspect after three women stabbed on Paris metro https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251226-man-arrested-after-three-women-stabbed-on-paris-metro [09:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251226-man-arrested-after-three-women-stabbed-on-paris-metro ) [09:01] TR News Bangladesh protests push India ties to the brink, fanning regional security fears https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-protests-push-india-ties-to-the-brink-fanning-regional-security-fears [09:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Bangladesh protests push India ties to the brink, fanning regional security fears | The Straits Times [09:02] TR News Myanmars Health Crisis Spills Over Borders https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/myanmar-conflict-health-crisis.html [09:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/myanmar-conflict-health-crisis.html ) [09:21] TR News Disputed Myanmar elections win Chinas vote of confidence https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/27/disputed-myanmar-elections-win-chinas-vote-of-confidence/ [09:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Disputed Myanmar elections win China's vote of confidence ● Dec 27 [11:19] *geert (~geert@8jdcxbyy4h39q.irc) has joined #techpol ● Dec 27 [13:32] TR News sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-not-selling-u-s-alcohol-for-charity-9.7016718 [13:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Ontario has no plans to sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity, Ford says | CBC News [13:34] TR News Denmark https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-22/news/round-up/denmark-takes-200-quota-refugees-from-africa-and-afghanistan/ [13:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-12-22/news/round-up/denmark-takes-200-quota-refugees-from-africa-and-afghanistan/ ) [13:37] TR News They Cant Address It https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/12/confronting-antisemitism-in-canada-if-leaders-wont-call-it-out-without-qualifiers-they-cant-address-it/ [13:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.michaelgeist.ca | Confronting Antisemitism in Canada: If Leaders Wont Call It Out Without Qualifiers, They Cant Address It - Michael Geist [13:39] TR News slump in Canadian visitors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadian-american-ski-resorts-alberta-whitefish-montana-9.701871 [13:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 404 @ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadian-american-ski-resorts-alberta-whitefish-montana-9.701871 ) [13:50] TR News Toronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-man-arrested-terrorism-isis-connection-9.7022839 [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Toronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings | CBC News [13:50] TR News cleared of wrongdoing https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eric-nothing-siu-report-reaction-9.7021477 [13:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Family of First Nation man shot 5 times by police officer calls for changes at Ontario's SIU | CBC News [13:52] TR News over 1,000 suspicious drone flights https://www.dw.com/en/germany-registers-over-1-000-suspicious-drone-flights-in-2025/a-75261162 [13:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Germany registers over 1,000 suspicious drone flights DW 12/22/2025 ● Dec 27 [14:20] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol [14:37] TR News What the leaders of Canadas biggest nationalist group really want https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/second-sons-leaders-livestreams-9.7022853 [14:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | The Nazis were right': What the leaders of Canadas biggest nationalist group really want | CBC Accessibility [14:39] TR News aircraft carrier https://www.dw.com/en/france-to-build-new-aircraft-carrier-macron/a-75259779 [14:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol-France to build new aircraft carrier Macron DW 12/21/2025 ● Dec 27 [19:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [19:50] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 27 [20:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol