●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 ●● ● Jan 28 [00:16] TR News (NEW): Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.gmi [00:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update [00:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 28 [01:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [01:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 28 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-270126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-270126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-270126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-270126.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-27.txt [02:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 28 [03:13] *techrights-news has quit (readQ exceeded (read too many bytes without terminating newline)) [03:14] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [03:14] TR News Anton Gladky: Introducing v2/changelogs FTP-Master API https://people.debian.org/~gladk/blog/posts/202601_ftp-master-changelog-v2/ [03:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-people.debian.org | Introducing v2/changelogs FTP-Master API gladk's blog [03:15] TR News Anton Gladky: Introducing v2/changelogs FTP-Master API https://people.debian.org/~gladk/blog/posts/202601_ftp-master-changelog-v2/ [03:16] TR News Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Layoffs at Future, Politico, WSJ, Vox Media and BDG in January https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ [03:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Rolling updates - Press Gazette [03:19] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-28.gmi [03:19] TR News "Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Particle has announced that it has been acquired by Digi International the very company that inspired chief executive officer and founder Zach Supalla to create Particle in the first place." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260127-particle.gmi [03:20] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1549.jpg [03:20] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1899.jpg [03:21] TR News Alex Schroeders Diary Episode 57 gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-28-episode-57 [03:25] TR News Future plans 45 editorial redundancies at titles including Techradar and Toms Guide https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/future-plans-45-editorial-redundancies-at-titles-including-techradar-and-toms-guide/ [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Future plans 45 editorial redundancies at titles including Techradar and Tom's Guide - Press Gazette [03:25] TR News Some Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot browser extensions are stealing your data https://cyberscoop.com/chatgpt-browser-extensions-steal-your-data/ [03:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cyberscoop.com | LayerX: Malicious ChatGPT Chrome extensions are stealing account credentials [03:28] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_January_27_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_January_27_2026.gmi [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 [03:28] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:29] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:46] TR News Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XIV - The EPO Vice-President Steve Rowan and the Hidden Alicante Connection is Big Deal https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XIV_The_EPO_Vice_President_Steve_Rowan_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XIV_The_EPO_Vice_President_Steve_Rowan_.gmi [03:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XIV - The EPO Vice-President Steve Rowan and the Hidden Alicante Connection is Big Deal [03:50] TR News After facing repeated layoffs, techie seeks stability over salary: I dont need FAANG money' https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/after-facing-repeated-layoffs-techie-seeks-stability-over-salary-i-don-t-need-faang-money-101769534280038-amp.html [03:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hindustantimes.com | After facing repeated layoffs, techie seeks stability over salary: I dont need FAANG money' | Trending [03:53] TR News "To speak frankly, the non-technical team that I was on had people who did nothing all day. One of them would go meeting to meeting, sharing what they learned in the previous meeting, instead of just using Slack. That was a core part of their "job" -- going to meetings and sharing what they learned in another meeting. LOL." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh [03:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh ) [03:53] TR News "Sorry I know it's important to have a job and corporations are mostly evil, but there were some of the worst people that I have ever worked with who worked at IBM. And they were bringing down the company for others." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh [03:53] TR News "Are there any news about layoffs in the U.S? I haven't heard anything for months now and my work and Manager seems to be chill tbh" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh [03:53] TR News "Im just enjoying my regular paychecks and vacationing often with bare minimum work lol." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh [03:58] TR News Techrights Amandine Jambert (EDPB/CNIL/FSFE), motive for lying, trust in blockchain and encryption https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Amandine_Jambert_EDPB_CNIL_FSFE_motive_for_lying_trust_in_block.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Amandine_Jambert_EDPB_CNIL_FSFE_motive_for_lying_trust_in_block.gmi [03:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: techrights.org ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Amandine_Jambert_EDPB_CNIL_FSFE_motive_for_lying_trust_in_block.shtml ) ● Jan 28 [04:03] TR News Several people left IBM and Microsoft. This is possibly a good thing, but systemd is still a problem. https://amutable.com/about [04:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-About Us - Amutable [04:05] TR News Michael Vogt has just left Red Hat. IBM RAs? [04:15] TR News Windows 11 Updates for January 2026: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Forced to Release Two Out-of-Band Fixes to Restore System Stability https://hackwarenews.com/windows-11-updates-for-january-2026-microsoft-forced-to-release-two-out-of-band-fixes-to-restore-system-stability/ [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | Windows 11 Updates for January 2026: Microsoft Forced to Release Two Out-of-Band Fixes to Restore System Stability [04:15] TR News Windows 11 KB5074109: Why Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Recommends Uninstalling Its Own Patch https://hackwarenews.com/windows-11-kb5074109-why-microsoft-recommends-uninstalling-its-own-patch/ [04:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | Windows 11 KB5074109: Why Microsoft Recommends Uninstalling Its Own Patch [04:26] TR News WAL-G 3.0.8 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/wal-g-308-released-3219/ [04:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: WAL-G 3.0.8 released [04:26] TR News pgDay Paris 2026 - Schedule is posted! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-paris-2026-schedule-is-posted-3221/ [04:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pgDay Paris 2026 - Schedule is posted! [04:27] TR News Nordic PGDay 2026 - Schedule is posted! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/nordic-pgday-2026-schedule-is-posted-3220/ [04:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: Nordic PGDay 2026 - Schedule is posted! [04:28] TR News Innodisk EXEC-Q911 COM-HPC Mini kit is powered by a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 Edge Hey Hi (AI) SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/26/innodisk-exec-q911-com-hpc-mini-kit-is-powered-by-a-qualcomm-dragonwing-iq-9075-edge-ai-soc/ [04:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Innodisk EXEC-Q911 COM-HPC Mini kit is powered by a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 Edge AI SoC - CNX Software [04:29] TR News Pro-democracy activist Lester Shum, one of the Hong Kong 47, released from jail reports https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/26/pro-democracy-activist-lester-shum-one-of-the-hong-kong-47-released-from-jail-reports/ [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong 47: Democracy activist Lester Shum released from jail - reports [04:29] TR News Hong Kong jails ex-Chinese soldier for 8 months for offering illegal taxi services 691 times reports https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/27/hong-kong-jails-ex-chinese-solider-for-8-months-for-offering-illegal-taxi-services-691-times-reports/ [04:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong jails ex-Chinese solider for 8 months for offering illegal taxi services 691 times - reports [04:32] TR News Initial Stages of Romance Scams https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32650 [04:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Initial Stages of Romance Scams [Guest Diary] - SANS ISC [04:33] TR News Hiwonder WonderLLM An ESP32-S3 smart chat module with 2-inch touch display, 2MP camera, and dedicated voice chip https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/27/hiwonder-wonderllm-an-esp32-s3-smart-chat-module-with-2-inch-touch-display-2mp-camera-and-dedicated-voice-chip/ [04:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Hiwonder WonderLLM - An ESP32-S3 smart chat module with 2-inch touch display, 2MP camera, and dedicated voice chip - CNX Software [04:34] TR News SONOFF Dongle Max (Dongle-M) Review A Zigbee/Thread PoE, USB, and WiFi adapter tested with Home Assistant https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/27/sonoff-dongle-max-dongle-m-review-a-zigbee-thread-poe-usb-and-wifi-adapter-tested-with-home-assistant/ [04:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | SONOFF Dongle Max (Dongle-M) Review - A Zigbee/Thread PoE, USB, and WiFi adapter tested with Home Assistant - CNX Software [04:35] TR News Hard to envision a 'typical' user of Firefox benefiting from it https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Nightly-Split-View [04:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Firefox Nightly Enables Split-View Mode Option By Default - Phoronix [04:36] TR News Declarative RPM: Cleaning Up Your Spec Files https://www.suse.com/c/declarative-rpm-cleaning-up-your-spec-files/ [04:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Declarative RPM: Cleaning Up Your Spec Files | SUSE Communities [04:37] TR News Hong Kong uses decades-old speeches to try pro-democracy activists https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-uses-decades-old-speeches-to-try-pro-democracy-activists [04:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Hong Kong uses decades-old speeches to try pro-democracy activists | The Straits Times [04:38] TR News noyb win: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-microsoft-ordered-stop-tracking-school-children [04:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-noyb.eu | noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children [04:48] TR News Minimal Runtime Kernel Module Dependency View http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/43111/minimal-runtime-kernel-module-dependency-view [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commandlinefu.com | Minimal Runtime Kernel Module Dependency View Using awk, lsmod [04:48] TR News Single-Reference Obviousness: Federal Circuit Says Dont Re-Do the Prior Arts Work https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/reference-obviousness-rejections.html [04:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Single-Reference Obviousness: Federal Circuit Says Don't Re-Do the Prior Art's Work [04:50] TR News StealthPath IP security patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/26/stealthpath-ip-security-patent-prior-art-found [04:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | StealthPath IP security patent prior art found Unified Patents [04:50] TR News Key Patent Innovations entity, Malikie Innovations, data synchronization patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/26/key-patent-innovations-entity-malikie-innovations-data-synchronization-patent-prior-art-found [04:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | Key Patent Innovations entity, Malikie Innovations, data synchronization patent prior art found Unified Patents [04:51] TR News UPC is totally illegal and tied to EPO corruption. That JUVE keeps boosting it says a lot about JUVE. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/litigation-insurers-funders-watch-first-case-of-new-court-of-appeal-panel/ [04:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Litigation insurers and funders follow first case of new Court of Appeal panel [04:52] TR News Revolving doors in illegal 'court' created by cocaine addicts and corrupt officials https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/hubertus-schacht-takes-helm-at-21st-civil-chamber-in-munich/ [04:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Hubertus Schacht takes helm at 21st Civil Chamber in Munich [04:57] TR News Winter Storm Pummels Toronto With Record Snowfall https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/world/americas/toronto-snow-winter-storm.html [04:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/world/americas/toronto-snow-winter-storm.html ) [04:58] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2026.04 Hello, Goodbye https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/01/26/2026-04-hello-goodbye/ [04:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rakudoweekly.blog | 2026.04 Hello, Goodbye Rakudo Weekly News ● Jan 28 [05:00] TR News The reasons for the big discrepancy between satisfied vs dissatisfied developers using Hey Hi (AI) for coding https://unixdigest.com/articles/the-reasons-for-the-big-discrepancy-between-satisfied-vs-dissatisfied-developers-using-ai-for-coding.html [05:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-unixdigest.com | The reasons for the big discrepancy between satisfied vs dissatisfied developers using AI for coding [05:01] TR News Perpetrators and Methods of Transnational Repression and Possible Counter Strategies https://citizenlab.ca/perpetrators-and-methods-of-transnational-repression-and-possible-counter-strategies/ [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-citizenlab.ca | Perpetrators and Methods of Transnational Repression and Possible Counter Strategies - The Citizen Lab [05:01] TR News EU 'is still very uncomfortable about India-Russia relations', expert says ahead of free trade deal https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260126-eu-is-still-very-uncomfortable-about-india-russia-relations-expert-says-ahead-of-free-trade-deal [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260126-eu-is-still-very-uncomfortable-about-india-russia-relations-expert-says-ahead-of-free-trade-deal ) [05:01] TR News Russia Says Talks to End War in Ukraine Will Continue https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-peace-talks.html [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-peace-talks.html ) [05:01] TR News Shift to Drone Fighting in Ukraine War Means No Winter Lull https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-winter-snow-donetsk-dnipro.html [05:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-winter-snow-donetsk-dnipro.html ) [05:02] TR News Peace Talks Set To Resume Amid Ground Fighting, Severe Power Outages In Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-war/33659023.html [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Peace Talks Set To Resume Amid Ground Fighting, Severe Power Outages In Ukraine [05:02] TR News Zelensky warns Europe against complacency during visit to Vilnius https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2818056/zelensky-warns-europe-against-complacency-during-visit-to-vilnius [05:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Zelensky warns Europe against complacency during visit to Vilnius - LRT [05:03] TR News EU countries' final approval to Russian gas ban, four years after full scale invasion of Ukraine https://www.france24.com/en/eu-countries-final-approval-to-russian-gas-ban-four-years-after-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/eu-countries-final-approval-to-russian-gas-ban-four-years-after-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine ) [05:03] TR News How precision tech and industry partnerships can give the SANDF an unfair advantage for future African fights https://defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence-sa-defence/how-precision-tech-and-industry-partnerships-can-reshape-the-sandf-for-africas-unfair-fights/ [05:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | How precision tech and industry partnerships can give the SANDF an unfair advantage for future African fights - DefenceWeb [05:04] TR News Holding out: Taiwans priority preparations in case of Chinese blockade https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/holding-out-taiwans-priority-preparations-in-case-of-chinese-blockade/ [05:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Holding out: Taiwans priority preparations in case of Chinese blockade | The Strategist [05:05] TR News Security service: Russia thinking about Baltics the way it thought about Ukraine https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/26.01.2026-security-service-russia-thinking-about-baltics-the-way-it-thought-about-ukraine.a631591/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Security service: Russia thinking about Baltics the way it thought about Ukraine / Article [05:05] TR News Russian Sandworm Hackers Blamed for Cyberattack on Polish Power Grid https://www.securityweek.com/russian-sandworm-hackers-blamed-for-cyberattack-on-polish-power-grid/ [05:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-sandworm-hackers-blamed-for-cyberattack-on-polish-power-grid/ ) [05:06] TR News GNU/Linux 5% in Poland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/poland/#monthly-200902-202601 [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Poland | Statcounter Global Stats [05:06] TR News Uganda: Battered Barbra Kyagulanyi tells husband Bobi Wine to stay in hiding https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260126-uganda-battered-barbra-kyagulanyi-tells-husband-bobi-wine-to-stay-in-hiding [05:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260126-uganda-battered-barbra-kyagulanyi-tells-husband-bobi-wine-to-stay-in-hiding ) [05:07] TR News "Official numbers" usually means "official corporate propaganda" (i.e. what companies say about THEMSELVES) [05:07] TR News Uptime Funk | LINUX Unplugged 651 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/651/ [05:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jupiterbroadcasting.com | Uptime Funk | LINUX Unplugged 651 | Jupiter Broadcasting [05:08] TR News Crunchbase Confirms Data Breach After Hacking Claims https://www.securityweek.com/crunchbase-confirms-data-breach-after-hacking-claims/ [05:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/crunchbase-confirms-data-breach-after-hacking-claims/ ) [05:08] TR News Can we get healthier as we age? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/can-we-get-healthier-as-we-age-aTvBC0U6kLmO [05:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.which.co.uk | Can we get healthier as we age? - Which? [05:10] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 370 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-370/ [05:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-latenightlinux.com | Late Night Linux Episode 370 Late Night Linux [05:12] TR News This Week in Linux 333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-333/ [05:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [05:20] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_.gmi [05:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux [05:21] TR News Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/social-media-addiction-trial.html [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/social-media-addiction-trial.html ) [05:21] TR News France's Macron vows to speed up social control media ban for under-15s https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-macron-vows-to-speed-up-social-media-ban-for-under-15s [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-macron-vows-to-speed-up-social-media-ban-for-under-15s ) [05:21] TR News Gavin Newsom accuses Fentanylware (CheeTok) of suppressing content critical of Convicted Felon https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260127-gavin-newsom-accuses-tiktok-of-suppressing-content-critical-of-trump [05:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260127-gavin-newsom-accuses-tiktok-of-suppressing-content-critical-of-trump ) [05:23] TR News Congress Picked a Fight With Fentanylware (CheeTok) When It Should Have Fixed Tech Policy https://publicknowledge.org/congress-picked-a-fight-with-tiktok-when-it-should-have-fixed-tech-policy/ Microsoft-infected org promotes social control media https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Congress Picked a Fight With TikTok When It Should Have Fixed Tech Policy - Public Knowledge [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [05:23] TR News It is not "New American Entity", it's a MAGA base; the Cheeto in Chief is gifting this social control network to himself via his associates https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-finalizes-a-deal-to-form-a-new-american-entity/ [05:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-finalizes-a-deal-to-form-a-new-american-entity/ ) [05:24] TR News And then smut like Microsoft Lunduke join Fentanylware (CheeTok), where their voices will get SUPERFICIALLY and ARTIFICIALLY amplified [05:25] TR News Are the Grammys Snubbing Country? Recording Academy Chief Addresses the Imbalance https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/26/are-the-grammys-snubbing-country-2026/ [05:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/26/are-the-grammys-snubbing-country-2026/ ) [05:35] TR News Stanford university quietly settles lawsuit after star soccer captain Katie Meyers suicide rocked elite campus https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/stanford-settles-with-family-of-soccer-star-katie-meyer-in-wrongful-death-suit/ [05:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Stanford settles with family of soccer star Katie Meyer in wrongful death suit [05:40] TR News Speech by Commissioner Kadis at the Agrifish Council: Difficulties in the implementation of the Control Regulation and the use of CATCH https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_226 [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [05:40] TR News Speech by Commissioner Kadis at the Agrifish Council: Urgent EU Action needed on Northeast Atlantic Mackerel https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_205 [05:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ec.europa.eu | Press corner | European Commission [05:45] TR News Somebody please do this gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2779 [05:45] TR News "You know one of those crowdfunding sites? Why not create a crowdfunded reward for the capture, dead or alive, of the orange emperor, you know, the pedophile, that guy?" [05:46] TR News "I have a couple of ideas for 'portfolio' posts I want to write, Because I'd like to put together a portfolio website at some point. I like the idea of being able to show who I am professionally, and the weird career path I've had" gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2026-01-27-whom-i-trying-to-be.gmi [05:47] TR News Microsoft Lunduke trying to cause online mob/outrage against people who oppose Nazism says a lot about Microsoft Lunduke [05:48] TR News gemini.techrights.org top of this list today gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi [05:56] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/01/2026: Particle and AirMIDI https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Gemini_Links_28_01_2026_Particle_and_AirMIDI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Gemini_Links_28_01_2026_Particle_and_AirMIDI.gmi [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 28/01/2026: Particle and AirMIDI ● Jan 28 [06:01] TR News Netherlands steps up energy aid amid Russias attacks on Ukraine https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/21/netherlands-steps-energy-aid-amid-russias-attacks-ukraine [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | The Netherlands steps up energy aid amid Russias attacks on Ukraine | NL Times [06:01] TR News Russia Targets Heating and Power https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-21/ukraine-endures-its-bitterest-winter-as-russia-targets-heating-and-power [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-21/ukraine-endures-its-bitterest-winter-as-russia-targets-heating-and-power ) [06:01] TR News Poland Sends Hundreds of Generators to Ukraine https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-23/poland-sends-hundreds-of-generators-to-ukraine-as-russia-strikes-energy-system [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-23/poland-sends-hundreds-of-generators-to-ukraine-as-russia-strikes-energy-system ) [06:02] TR News Russian knowledge of Soviet-era energy systems https://theconversation.com/russian-knowledge-of-soviet-era-energy-systems-has-helped-it-to-target-ukraines-heating-and-homes-274052 [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Russian knowledge of Soviet-era energy systems has helped it to target Ukraines heating and homes [06:02] TR News NL: Police warned about security hole used by Russian hackers in major theft of police data https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/23/police-warned-security-hole-used-russian-hackers-major-theft-police-data [06:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nltimes.nl | Police warned about security hole used by Russian hackers in major theft of police data | NL Times [06:03] TR News Russia looks to India to fill labor shortage https://www.dw.com/en/russia-looks-to-india-to-fill-labor-shortage/a-75598015 [06:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Russia looks to India to fill labor shortage [06:04] TR News Why only "by 2027"? https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-on-complete-ban-of-russian-gas-imports-by-2027/a-75660043 [06:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | EU agrees on complete ban of Russian gas imports by 2027 [06:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [06:05] TR News Insanity is hitting "snooze" over and over again, expecting another outcome [06:05] TR News Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/20/five-year-sentence-for-speaking-out-against-war-on-ukraine [06:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hrw.org | Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine | Human Rights Watch [06:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [06:07] TR News Aurora Coolness https://xkcd.com/3196/ [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Aurora Coolness [06:07] TR News Cost Savings https://xkcd.com/3197/ [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Cost Savings [06:07] TR News Double-Pronged Extension Cord https://xkcd.com/3198/ [06:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-xkcd: Double-Pronged Extension Cord [06:09] TR News Over a year now since the Pedo Cheeto said him being elected would mean peace in Ukraine. Didn't happen in a day, didn't even happen in a year. Now civilians are directly attacked - to freeze them. Pedo Cheeto not held accountable for anything. [06:10] TR News So-called 'FSFE' https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260122-01.en.html https://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/ [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fsfe.org | The FSFE at FOSDEM 2026: connect, learn, and celebrate Free Software with us in Brussels! - FSFE [06:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Leak: FSF/FSFE Trademark Dispute (FSF Demanding That FSFE Should Change the Organisation's Name) [06:11] TR News Faults Lack of Details https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-23/senator-says-congress-must-investigate-tiktok-deal-faults-lack-of-details network passed from Communists to Pedophiles and their protectors [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-23/senator-says-congress-must-investigate-tiktok-deal-faults-lack-of-details ) [06:11] TR News Now it's dictated by the US Nazi Party https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiktok-bytedance-trump-deal-9.7057390 [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | TikTok parent company finalizes deal to keep video-sharing app operating in the U.S. | CBC News [06:12] TR News It's not about locality but about cliques; this will now be run for another autocrat https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-01-23/what-to-know-about-the-deal-to-keep-tiktok-in-us [06:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-01-23/what-to-know-about-the-deal-to-keep-tiktok-in-us ) [06:12] TR News Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-26/meta-tiktok-youtube-to-stand-trial-on-youth-addiction-claims [06:12] -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/2026-01-26/meta-tiktok-youtube-to-stand-trial-on-youth-addiction-claims ) [06:13] TR News Americans Say They 'Miss Free Speech' From China as US-Owned TikTok Censors Anti-Cheeto Mussolini Posts https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/americans-say-they-miss-free-speech-china-us-owned-tiktok-censors-anti-trump-posts-1773911 [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Americans Say They 'Miss Free Speech' From China as US-Owned TikTok Censors Anti-Trump Posts | IBTimes UK [06:13] TR News Zack Polanski responds to Andy Burnham being blocked from standing in upcoming by-election https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/25/zack-polanski-responds-to-andy-burnham-being-blocked-from-standing-in-upcoming-by-election/ [06:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Zack Polanski responds to Andy Burnham being blocked from standing in upcoming by-election - Green Party [06:15] TR News Ghostbusters OS (Linux Hyprland) https://digg.com/ghostbusters/Ovc731T/ghostbusters-os-linux-hyprland [06:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ghostbusters OS (Linux Hyprland) | Ghostbusters | Digg [06:16] TR News "This release also introduces many improvements to the native viewer, including support for sending system keys even in windowed mode." https://9to5linux.com/tigervnc-1-16-released-with-support-for-sharing-wayland-desktops [06:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TigerVNC 1.16 Released with Support for Sharing Wayland Desktops - 9to5Linux [06:59] TR News (NEW): Its time for the Mageia 10 art contest! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/It_s_time_for_the_Mageia_10_art_contest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/It_s_time_for_the_Mageia_10_art_contest.gmi [06:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Its time for the Mageia 10 art contest! ● Jan 28 [07:19] TR News (NEW): Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Meet_Roomy_An_Open_Source_Discord_Alternative_for_the_Decentral.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Meet_Roomy_An_Open_Source_Discord_Alternative_for_the_Decentral.gmi [07:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web [07:22] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:22] TR News (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Beta_Release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/KDE_Plasma_6_6_Beta_Release.gmi [07:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release [07:29] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:35] TR News Anon: On 28 Jan 1986 the Reagan administration (in effect) blew up the space shuttle thus initiating the beginning of the end of the US space program ● Jan 28 [08:07] TR News (NEW): 3 reasons KDE Plasma is still my go-to Linux desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/3_reasons_KDE_Plasma_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/3_reasons_KDE_Plasma_is_still_my_go_to_Linux_desktop.gmi [08:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 3 reasons KDE Plasma is still my go-to Linux desktop [08:14] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux "Market Share" Measured at 5.2% in Croatia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Measured_at_5_2_in_Croatia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Market_Share_Measured_at_5_2_in_Croatia.gmi [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux "Market Share" Measured at 5.2% in Croatia [08:14] TR News (NEW): Why desktop Linux matters, even if (almost) no one uses it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Why_desktop_Linux_matters_even_if_almost_no_one_uses_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Why_desktop_Linux_matters_even_if_almost_no_one_uses_it.gmi [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why desktop Linux matters, even if (almost) no one uses it [08:17] TR News (NEW): Brax Open_Slate offers an open source Ubuntu and Android tablet with M.2 SSD support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Brax_Open_Slate_offers_an_open_source_Ubuntu_and_Android_tablet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Brax_Open_Slate_offers_an_open_source_Ubuntu_and_Android_tablet.gmi [08:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Brax Open_Slate offers an open source Ubuntu and Android tablet with M.2 SSD support [08:22] TR News (NEW): I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_turned_my_phone_into_a_Linux_desktop_with_this_free_app.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_turned_my_phone_into_a_Linux_desktop_with_this_free_app.gmi [08:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app [08:29] TR News (NEW): I switched to Linux and I can't imagine going back to Windows in 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_switched_to_Linux_and_I_can_t_imagine_going_back_to_Windows_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_switched_to_Linux_and_I_can_t_imagine_going_back_to_Windows_i.gmi [08:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I switched to Linux and I can't imagine going back to Windows in 2026 [08:32] TR News (NEW): Linux is still a developer OS, and thats why it wont go mainstream https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Linux_is_still_a_developer_OS_and_that_s_why_it_won_t_go_mainst.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Linux_is_still_a_developer_OS_and_that_s_why_it_won_t_go_mainst.gmi [08:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux is still a developer OS, and thats why it wont go mainstream [08:37] TR News (NEW): GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GOG_calls_Linux_the_next_major_frontier_for_gaming_as_it_works_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GOG_calls_Linux_the_next_major_frontier_for_gaming_as_it_works_.gmi [08:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client [08:38] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 28 [09:11] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jan 28 [10:11] TR News (NEW): Recent News/Developments: Server, Birds, Trolls, and Richard Stallman https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Recent_News_Developments_Server_Birds_Trolls_and_Richard_Stallm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Recent_News_Developments_Server_Birds_Trolls_and_Richard_Stallm.gmi [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Recent News/Developments: Server, Birds, Trolls, and Richard Stallman [10:13] TR News Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/terraria-1-4-5-the-absolutely-huge-bigger-and-boulder-update-is-now-live/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live | GamingOnLinux [10:14] TR News The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-modular-linux-handheld-mecha-comet-is-up-on-kickstarter/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-modular-linux-handheld-mecha-comet-is-up-on-kickstarter/ [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter | GamingOnLinux [10:15] TR News UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/uk-lawsuit-against-valve-given-the-go-ahead-steam-owner-facing-up-to-656-million-in-damages/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to 656 million in damages | GamingOnLinux [10:30] TR News Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Failure of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to Stop Hired Guns Who Work for Americans That Abuse Women https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Failure_of_the_Solicitors_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Failure_of_the_Solicitors_.gmi [10:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Failure of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to Stop Hired Guns Who Work for Americans That Abuse Women [10:34] TR News Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ywzxlxnlo [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | Amazon accidentally sends email confirming layoffs - BBC News [10:34] TR News ASML orders beat expectations as company plans 1,700 layoffs https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260128VL214/asml-demand-outlook-sales-capacity.html [10:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitimes.com | ASML orders beat expectations as company plans 1,700 layoffs [10:37] TR News The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-popular-arch-based-distro-cachyos-gets-a-new-release-with-a-significantly-reworked-installer/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer | GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR News The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-simple-gog-client-for-linux-minigalaxy-version-1-4-1-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now | GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR News (NEW): The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/The_latest_Linux_distro_to_embrace_Wayland_also_makes_Arch_more.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/The_latest_Linux_distro_to_embrace_Wayland_also_makes_Arch_more.gmi [10:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible [10:40] TR News MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mechborn-is-a-roguelike-deckbuilder-that-fuses-90s-mech-anime-with-greek-mythology/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology | GamingOnLinux [10:43] TR News Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck" | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/plague-inc-evolved-gets-a-vastly-improved-playing-experience-on-steam-deck/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck" | GamingOnLinux [10:44] TR News "Apple's Enshittification Moment: How the App Store is Quietly Abandoning User Trust" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/25/145215 [10:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Apple's Enshittification Moment: How the App Store is Quietly Abandoning User Trust - SoylentNews [10:48] TR News "Stephen Miller Confesses Hes Incompetent | emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/01/28/stephen-miller-confesses-hes-incompetent/ [10:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Stephen Miller Confesses Hes Incompetent | emptywheel [10:49] TR News "ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation in Italy. Many Italians are Angry." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/italy-ice-olympics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=tiv.today [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/italy-ice-olympics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=tiv.today ) [10:50] TR News "How Canada Became an Enemy - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-canada-became-an-enemy [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | How Canada Became an Enemy - Paul Krugman [10:50] TR News "Finding the Light of America - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-tipping-point [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Finding the Light of America - Robert Reich [10:50] TR News "Survival Analysis of the Supreme Court" https://entropicthoughts.com/survival-analysis-of-the-supreme-court [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-entropicthoughts.com | Survival Analysis of the Supreme Court [10:51] TR News ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-raiders-latest-update-adds-a-solo-vs-squads-mode-long-term-trophy-display-project-and-lots-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more | GamingOnLinux ● Jan 28 [11:00] TR News GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier" | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier" | GamingOnLinux [11:01] TR News Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/heroic-games-launcher-v2-19-released-adding-zoom-platform-appimage-updates-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more | GamingOnLinux [11:02] TR News Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-released-proton-10-0-4-bringing-more-game-compatibility-to-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux | [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [11:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [11:11] TR News RHELheads are pushing for systemd-only KDE https://github.com/KDE/plasma-login-manager/commit/e78f33aefd6512b542af21c3542516f38cbf678d [11:11] TR News (NEW): Games: Terraria, Valve Lawsuit, MECHBORN, GOG, Heroic Games Launcher, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_Terraria_Valve_Lawsuit_MECHBORN_GOG_Heroic_Games_Launcher.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_Terraria_Valve_Lawsuit_MECHBORN_GOG_Heroic_Games_Launcher.gmi [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Drop code for FreeBSD support KDE/plasma-login-manager@e78f33a GitHub [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Terraria, Valve Lawsuit, MECHBORN, GOG, Heroic Games Launcher, and More [11:13] TR News "Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-trashes-amazon-greenland-free-music-1235505119/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Catalog to Greenland for Free [11:13] TR News "But he swiftly moved from the theological to the technological" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/pope_warns_flock_to_raise/ | Source: The Register UK [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Pope warns flock to raise their faces, protect their voices The Register [11:13] TR News "The notebook contains the 40th attempt at the formula and the 39 previous failures. (WD stands for Water Displacement.)" https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/the-secret-society-of-people-who-know-the-wd-40-formula.html | Source: BoingBoing [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/the-secret-society-of-people-who-know-the-wd-40-formula.html ) [11:14] TR News Yesterday morning, though, flush off my success of moving all my files and fixing the CD-ripping workflow, I got to thinking about individual tracks again." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/adding-variety-mix-streams-to-radio-free-greenfield | Source: Pete Brown [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-explodingcomma.com | Adding variety mix streams to Radio Free Greenfield - Exploding Comma [11:14] TR News "The FCC is ending E-Rate support for WiFi and hotspots on school buses. The change is effective on February 20, according to Womble Bond Dickinsons Rural Spectrum Scanner." https://insidetowers.com/fcc-ends-e-rate-support-for-school-bus-wifi-hotspots/ | Source: Inside Towers [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | FCC Ends E-Rate Support for School Bus WiFi, Hotspots - Inside Towers [11:15] TR News "asked my ministry to draw up a comprehensive picture of what we know about children who are sent abroad" https://yle.fi/a/74-20206790 | Source: YLE [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finnish education minister looking into extent of girls being sent abroad to undergo FGM | Yle News | Yle [11:16] TR News "Border Patrol agents pepper-sprayed him, wrestled him down, disarmed him, and shot him dead" https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/why-does-kh-patel-suddenly-hate-the-2nd-amendment.html | Source: BoingBoing [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/why-does-kh-patel-suddenly-hate-the-2nd-amendment.html ) [11:16] TR News "Where is the gun?" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-admin-alex-pretti-killing-narrative-1235504943/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Trump Admin. Having Hard Time Selling Alex Pretti Killing Narrative [11:17] TR News "Dont piss on my leg and tell me its raining doctrine" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jon-stewart-alex-pretti-murder-the-daily-show-1235505306/ | Source: Rolling Stone [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Jon Stewart Attacks Government 'Lying' About Alex Pretti's Murder [11:17] TR News "they did what every insecure authoritarian does when confronted with humiliation." https://www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-distribution-delegation | [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.closertotheedge.net | THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION [11:17] TR News "Dildo Distribution Delegation" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/the-dildo-distribution-delegation/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/the-dildo-distribution-delegation/ ) [11:18] TR News "federal officers who patrol Broadview under Defendants authority are abusive and cruel" https://www.404media.co/dhs-says-critical-ice-surveillance-footage-from-abuse-case-was-actually-never-recorded-doesnt-matter/ | Source: 404 Media [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter [11:19] TR News "I think theres a lot to be gained by collaborating on an open source basis" https://werd.io/journalism-lost-its-culture-of-sharing/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | Journalism lost its culture of sharing [11:19] TR News "In a call on Tuesday, leadership at Aylo and Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), which acquired Aylo in 2023, said that after six months of complying with the UKs Online Safety Act" https://www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-blocked-age-verification-vpn/ | Source: 404 Media [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Many UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access Pornhub [11:20] TR News Tim Crook https://www.macworld.com/article/3043477/apple-is-full-of-it.html | Source: Macworld http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Microsoft_Means_War_Microsoft_is_on_the_Side_of_ICE.shtml [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Does Tim Cook even care about Apple's image anymore? | Macworld [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Means War, Microsoft is on the Side of ICE [11:20] TR News "John Ternus is one of Apples least well-known top executives." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/apple-prepares-for-the-post-tim-cook | Source: Jrme Marin [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cafetechinenglish.substack.com | Apple prepares for the post-Tim Cook era - by Jrme Marin [11:21] TR News "Open Source suggests that we can focus elsewhere: not as a distraction, but as a decision to invest in the world" https://openpath.quest/2026/open-source-offers-hope-against-tyranny/ | Source: Chad Whitacre [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openpath.quest | Open Source Offers Hope Against Tyranny Open Path by Chad Whitacre [11:21] TR News "The questions to be answered, as seen in the call for evidence file, are: [...]" https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/request-for-comments-for-the-european-open-digital-ecosystem-strategy/140258 | [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-community.openstreetmap.org | Request for Comments for the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy - General talk - OpenStreetMap Community Forum [11:22] TR News [Old] "The proposal also calls for supporting new business models for open source companies and foundations, including through public-private partnerships." https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-open-source-strategy-call-2026/ | Source: It's FOSS [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Europe Has a New Plan to Break Free from US Tech Dominance [11:23] TR News "The beginning of the new EU mandate means the closure of a very productive legislature in the digital domain." https://feps-europe.eu/publication/time-to-build-a-european-digital-ecosystem-2/ | [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-feps-europe.eu | Time to build a European digital ecosystem - Foundation for European Progressive Studies [11:23] TR News "Open-source technologies are increasingly recognised as a strategic asset for Europes digital future." https://digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu/en/latest/news/commission-opens-call-evidence-open-source-digital-ecosystems | [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu | Commission opens call for evidence on Open-Source Digital Ecosystems | Digital Skills and Jobs Platform [11:23] TR News "The European Pirates will take this opportunity to submit a response to the commissions call." https://europeanpirates.eu/europes-open-source-digital-strategy-bottlenecks-to-navigate/ | [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-europeanpirates.eu | Europes Open Source Digital Strategy Bottlenecks To Navigate European Pirates [11:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [11:24] TR News (NEW): European Commission issues call for evidence on Free/Libre Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/09/European_Commission_issues_call_for_evidence_on_Free_Libre_Soft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/09/European_Commission_issues_call_for_evidence_on_Free_Libre_Soft.gmi [11:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines European Commission issues call for evidence on Free/Libre Software [11:25] TR News "But this raises the ultimate question: can I get some money to burn too? And if so, how much? Maybe a billion?" https://rubenerd.com/generate-losses-ai-bailouts/ | Source: Ruben Schade [11:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Gen(erate losses)-AI bailouts [11:26] TR News "In 2020 I wrote a detailed post about this problem entitled Supporting Open Source Software. Recently the topic re-surfaced on an e-mail alias I read." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/01/funding-open-source.html | Source: David Rosenthal [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.dshr.org | DSHR's Blog: Funding Open Source? [11:26] TR News "I was interested in comparing food price changes for common frequently purchased items. This is based on CPIs for countrywide data in categories like eggs." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/do-prices-feel-like-they-are-rising-more-than-the-cpi-says/ | Source: Rlang [11:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do prices feel like they are rising more than the CPI says? | R-bloggers [11:26] TR News "I was interested in comparing food price changes for common frequently purchased items. This is based on CPIs for countrywide data in categories like eggs." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/do-prices-feel-like-they-are-rising-more-than-the-cpi-says/ | Source: Rlang [11:28] TR News "We had some deep snows when I lived in Arlington, Mass (next to Cambridge), but nothing quite like the thick blanket of white that got dumped on the Boston metro two days ago." https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/27/whatknot/ | Source: Doc Searls [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | Whatknot Doc Searls Weblog [11:28] TR News "Hello. Im currently working inside a major crypto romance scam operation based in the Golden Triangle" https://www.wired.com/story/he-leaked-the-secrets-southeast-asian-scam-compound-then-had-to-get-out-alive/ | Source: Wired [11:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive | WIRED [11:29] TR News "US focused question: What is GDM doing to keep us physically safe from ICE?" https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-staffers-ice-office-questions-safety/ | Source: Wired [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them Physically Safe From ICE | WIRED [11:30] TR News "Though Newton links to Mike Masnicks coverage of two studies, Newton only dissects the one that is not behind a paywall." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/newton-screen-time-age-gate/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | A Slot Machine for Feelings in Every Pocket Pixel Envy [11:30] TR News "If that is not what the diary is for, then what is it for? A museum piece? A historical curiosity? A tragedy safely contained in the past, invoked only to remember and never to warn?" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-4 | Source: Mike Brock [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 4 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [11:30] TR News "That is a lot more than can be said for this lot of corporate leaders." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-5 | Source: Mike Brock [11:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 5 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [11:31] TR News "Bari Weiss is not a journalist. She is a propagandist with a journalists title. She has an agenda. She has interests." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-6 | Source: Mike Brock [11:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 6 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [11:32] TR News "ICEs ongoing operations in Minnesota look more like a foreign military occupation than a domestic law enforcement action." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/war-at-home-peace-abroad-truth-in | Source: The Next Move [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | War at Home, 'Peace' Abroad, Truth in Neither [11:32] TR News "Nazi bars" https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/paradox-of-tolerance/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [11:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Books as signifiers, the paradox of tolerance, and Nazi bars [11:33] TR News "What youre seeing are two tracking pixels: tiny 11 pixel images, usually transparent or white-on-white to make them even-more invisible, used to surreptitiously track when somebody reads an email." https://danq.me/2026/01/28/hsbc-dont-understand-email/ | Source: Dan Q [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | Thats Not How Email Works, HSBC Dan Q [11:33] TR News "The US Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of geofence warrants. [...]" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/the-constitutionality-of-geofence-warrants.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants - Schneier on Security [11:33] TR News "The Irish government is planning to bolster its police's ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/ireland_wants_to_give_police/ | Source: The Register UK [11:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ireland explores legal spyware, encryption-breaking powers The Register [11:40] TR News "Thats a new privacy decision youll need to make if you use Googles increasingly popular Gemini chatbot and AI Mode web search." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/google-personal-intelligence-privacy/ | Source: The Washington Post [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/google-personal-intelligence-privacy/ ) [11:40] TR News "Data Privacy Day is a timely reminder that as organisations scale their use of data and AI, security, privacy and governance must keep pace." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/the-architecture-of-trust-why-privacy-must-be-built-in.html | Source: IT Wire [11:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - The Architecture of Trust: Why Privacy Must Be Built In [11:45] TR News "The filing on Monday included internal Meta employee emails and messages obtained by the New Mexico Attorney General's Office through legal discovery." https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-blocked-curbs-sex-talking-chatbots-minors-court-filing-2026-01-27/ | Source: Reuters [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-blocked-curbs-sex-talking-chatbots-minors-court-filing-2026-01-27/ ) [11:45] TR News "After I created my Twitter archive, I started reviewing all my blog posts." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/deprecation/ | Source: Victor Kropp [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-victor.kropp.name | Deprecation [11:46] TR News "Whats worse is code that agents write looks plausible and impressive while its being written and presented to you." https://atmoio.substack.com/p/after-two-years-of-vibecoding-im | [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-atmoio.substack.com | After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand [11:46] TR News "Its not until I opened up the full codebase and read its latest state cover to cover that I began to see what we theorized and hoped was only a diminishing artifact of earlier models: slop." [11:46] TR News "It was pure, unadulterated slop. I was bewildered. Had I not reviewed every line of code before admitting it? Where did all this...gunk..come from?" [11:47] TR News "If you've tried to get better at AI-assisted coding, you've probably noticed something odd. The advice contradicts itself." https://www.anup.io/why-ai-coding-advice-contradicts-itself/ | [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.anup.io | Why AI Coding Advice Contradicts Itself [11:47] TR News "NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway has a theory: markets move Trump's decisions more than protests ever could." https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/the-easiest-way-to-sink-trump-hitting-billionaires-portfolios-by-reducing-your-spending-on-technology.html | Source: BoingBoing [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/the-easiest-way-to-sink-trump-hitting-billionaires-portfolios-by-reducing-your-spending-on-technology.html ) [11:48] TR News "Sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation." https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-eu-is-investigating-grok-and-x-over-potentially-illegal-deepfakes-134506678.html?src=rss | Source: Engadget [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.engadget.com | The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes [11:48] TR News [Old] "new generations must be helped, not hindered, on their path to maturity and responsibility" https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-12/pope-leo-xiv-artificial-intelligence-young-society-technology.html | Source: Vatican News [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vaticannews.va | Pope Leo on AI: new generations must be helped, not hindered - Vatican News [11:48] TR News "The US-born pontiff, writing in a message ahead of the Catholic Churchs annual World Day of Social Communications" https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/24/europe/pope-leo-ai-chatbots-warning-intl | Source: CNN [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-edition.cnn.com | Pope Leo warns of overly affectionate AI chatbots | CNN [11:49] TR News "So theres only a minor problem with that Cursor announcement every claim in it is a lie." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/27/cursor-lies-about-vibe-coding-a-web-browser-with-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/27/cursor-lies-about-vibe-coding-a-web-browser-with-ai/ ) [11:49] TR News ""The Kimi K2.5 large language model was just released. It has 1 trillion parameters. https://evanhahn.com/an-llm-thats-7500x-stupider/ | Source: Evan Hahn [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-evanhahn.com | An LLM that's 7500 stupider [11:52] TR News "The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified widespread, active exploitation of the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 in WinRAR, a popular file archiver tool for Windows" https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/exploiting-critical-winrar-vulnerability/ | Source: Google [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cloud.google.com | Diverse Threat Actors Exploiting Critical WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 | Google Cloud Blog [11:53] TR News "The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/regrowing-teeth-might-not-be-science-fiction-anymore/ | Source: Hackaday [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Regrowing Teeth Might Not Be Science Fiction Anymore | Hackaday [11:53] TR News "Since last year hes bestowed upon us: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/family-retrocomputer-trash-and-treasure/ | Source: Ruben Schade [11:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Family retrocomputer trash and treasure [11:54] TR News "Because you absolutely should judge people based on the books they like. Thats what talking about books is for." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/sharing-is-caring-redux | Source: Manuel Moreale [11:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manuelmoreale.com | Sharing is caring Manu [11:55] TR News "Im in the process of slowly trying to inventory my library using LibraryThing (where Ive been for twenty years!)" https://writing.jasonheppler.org/2026/01/27/my-ideal-library/ | Source: Jason Heppler [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-writing.jasonheppler.org | My Ideal Library Jason A. Heppler [11:55] TR News "This post summarizes some recent results and idea on various types hash tables. Collected together with Stefan Walzer." https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/hash-table-bounds/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-curiouscoding.nl | Recent results on hash tables CuriousCoding [11:55] TR News "I often use online impedance calculator for quick microstrip, stripline and grounded CPW line dimension calculation. However, they often are not quite good enough." https://hforsten.com/online-2d-transmission-line-field-solver.html | Source: Henrik Forstn [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hforsten.com | Online 2D transmission line field solver - Henrik's Blog [11:56] TR News "Suppose a centrifuge has !!n!! slots, arranged in a circle around the center, and we have !!k!! test tubes we wish to place into the slots." https://blog.plover.com/2025/05/01/#centrifuge | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.plover.com | The Universe of Discourse : A puzzle about balancing test tubes in a centrifuge [11:56] TR News "Now, I prefer how Gopher looks and feel, but I made a small survey on Mastodon and Gemini is the alternative people use." https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2026/this-site-is-now-on-gemini/ | Source: Micha Sapka [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michal.sapka.pl | This site is now on Gemini [11:56] TR News "In my final act as host of last Octobers carnival on ego, heres my overview of the eighteen submitted posts." https://bix.blog/posts/2026-01-27-for-reference/ | Source: Bix Frankonis [11:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bix.blog | For Reference Bix dot Blog [11:57] TR News "Sean Goedecke emerged as one of the most prominent tech bloggers about a year ago." https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/sean-goedecke-on-technical-blogging | Source: Cynthia Dunlop [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-writethatblog.substack.com | Sean Goedecke on Technical Blogging - by Cynthia Dunlop [11:57] TR News "For us, dealing with technological investments almost daily, I believe its a helpful tool to sharpen our ability to reason about them." https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpful-paradoxes-and-moving | Source: Sergio Visinoni [11:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-makemeacto.substack.com | Two helpful paradoxes, and moving home - by Sergio Visinoni [11:59] TR News "The first step in the project was to remove the human interface parts of the push mower and start working on a frame for the various control mechanisms." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/electric-lawnmower-gets-rc-controls/ | Source: Hackaday [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Electric Lawnmower Gets RC Controls | Hackaday [11:59] TR News "The video focuses on the HP 27S Scientific Calculator, which [Ready? Z80] found in an op-shop for just $5. Introduced in 1988" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/how-hp-calculators-communicate-over-infrared/ | Source: Hackaday [11:59] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL News: WAL-G 3.0.8, pgDay Paris 2026, and Nordic PGDay 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/PostgreSQL_News_WAL_G_3_0_8_pgDay_Paris_2026_and_Nordic_PGDay_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/PostgreSQL_News_WAL_G_3_0_8_pgDay_Paris_2026_and_Nordic_PGDay_2.gmi [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How HP Calculators Communicate Over Infrared | Hackaday [11:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PostgreSQL News: WAL-G 3.0.8, pgDay Paris 2026, and Nordic PGDay 2026 ● Jan 28 [12:00] TR News "To work, the system needs to record the muscle activity of an experienced drummer and then play that recording through the target users muscles." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/27/wiredrum-forces-your-muscles-to-learn-skills/ | Source: Arduino [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | WireDrum forces your muscles to learn skills | Arduino Blog [12:00] TR News "The last few months, Ive been busy building out my HomeLab. Im not new to self-hosting my own services, but Ive rapidly added on quite a few more services recently." https://zitseng.com/archives/25229 | [12:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zitseng.com | Home Lab Developments Zit Seng's Blog [12:06] TR News "By using anchor positioning and scroll-driven animations, we can adjust our elements outer dimensions by measuring its inner contents, demonstrating that for many cases this can already work and might unlock a future native feature" https://kizu.dev/shrinkwrap-solution/ | Source: Roman Komarov [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kizu.dev | Solving Shrinkwrap: New Experimental Technique [12:06] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Arduino_and_More.gmi [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Arduino, and More [12:06] TR News "I've written before that one of the complications of talking about package managers and package management is that there are two common types of package managers" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PackageManagersTwoTypesIII | Source: University of Toronto [12:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [12:09] TR News "Welcome back to the second post in this series looking at how we can improve the performance of RISC-V code from LLVM." https://lukelau.me/2026/01/26/closing-the-gap-pt2.html | [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukelau.me | Closing the gap, part 2: Probability and profitability | Lukes blog [12:09] TR News [Old] "LLVM developers upstream have been working hard on the performance of generated code, in every part of the pipeline from the frontend all the way through to the backend." https://lukelau.me/2025/12/10/closing-the-gap-pt1.html | [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukelau.me | Closing the LLVM RISC-V gap to GCC, part 1 | Lukes blog [12:09] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_leftovers.gmi [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's leftovers [12:09] TR News "With the stability gained over the past five Godot 4 releases" https://godotengine.org/releases/4.6/ | Source: Godot Engine [12:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-godotengine.org | Godot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flow [12:10] TR News "System package managers and language package managers are both called package managers." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/27/the-c-shaped-hole-in-package-management.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesbitt.io | The C-Shaped Hole in Package Management | Andrew Nesbitt [12:10] TR News "These approaches fall short because they assume a level of uniformity that does not exist in real engineering organizations." https://earthly.dev/blog/what-is-a-guardrails-engine/ | Source: Earthly [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-earthly.dev | What Is a Guardrails Engine? - Earthly Blog [12:11] TR News "Popularized in summer 2025, this pattern - and the philosophy behind it - gained significant attention in developer communities." https://beuke.org/ralph-wiggum-loop/ | Source: Fabian Beuke [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-beuke.org [12:11] TR News "Back with another post of data structures! This time, the Least Frequently Used cache, also in C++23. In the last post we walked through the Least Recent Used Cache." https://agentultra.com/blog/least-frequently-used-cache/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Agentultra - Least Frequently Used Cache [12:11] TR News "In the long run, though, insulation always wins. You invest in it once and get the rewards forever." https://seths.blog/2026/01/insulation-power/ | Source: Seth Godin [12:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | Insulation > power | Seth's Blog [12:12] TR News "Podlite supports three interchangeable block styles: delimited, paragraph, and abbreviated." https://www.perl.com/article/podlite-comes-to-perl-a-lightweight-block-based-markup-language-for-everyday-use/ | Source: Perl [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Podlite comes to Perl: a lightweight block-based markup language for everyday use [12:12] TR News "Two years ago I discovered a potential foot-gun with the Python standard library re module." https://sethmlarson.dev/use-backslash-A-and-z-not-%5E-and-%24-with-python-regular-expressions | Source: Seth Michael Larson [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sethmlarson.dev | Use \A...\z, not ^...$ with Python regular expressions Seth Larson [12:13] TR News "Hello! One of my favourite things is starting to learn an Old Boring Technology that Ive never tried before but that has been around for 20+ years." https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/01/27/some-notes-on-starting-to-use-django/ | Source: Julia Evans [12:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jvns.ca | Some notes on starting to use Django [12:16] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [12:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [12:20] TR News Techrights Links 28/01/2026: Microsoft Ordered to Stop Spying on School Children, Apple's Brand Tarnished by Its Complicity With Human Rights Abusers https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Links_28_01_2026_Microsoft_Ordered_to_Stop_Spying_on_School_Chi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Links_28_01_2026_Microsoft_Ordered_to_Stop_Spying_on_School_Chi.gmi [12:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 28/01/2026: Microsoft Ordered to Stop Spying on School Children, Apple's Brand Tarnished by Its Complicity With Human Rights Abusers [12:22] TR News "Collapsing // to / inside an HTTP URL path is not normalization." https://runxiyu.org/comp/doubleslash/ | [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-runxiyu.org | It is incorrect to normalize // in HTTP URL paths [12:23] TR News "A long time ago I worked on a debugger program that our company used to debug software that it sold that ran on IBM System 370." https://blog.plover.com/2026/01/26/#wrterm | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.plover.com | The Universe of Discourse : An anecdote about backward compatibility [12:23] TR News "This is another window into the sometimes unglamorous-yet-vital tasks that being an accessibility designer demands" https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-an-accessibility-designer-adds-keyboard-shortcuts-to-a-web-app/ | Source: Eric Bailey [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ericwbailey.website | How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app Eric Bailey [12:24] TR News "I am pleased to announce the release of nycOpenData, an R package providing convenient, tidy access to dozens of datasets from the New York City Open Data platform." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/nycopendata-a-unified-r-interface-to-nyc-open-data-apis/ | Source: Rlang [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nycOpenData: A unified R interface to NYC Open Data APIs | R-bloggers [12:24] TR News "With FOSDEM just a few days away, it is time for us to enlist your help." https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2026-01-27-call-for-volunteers/ | Source: FOSDEM [12:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2026 - Call for volunteers [12:25] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:25] TR News "Today, as I plan on going to the FOSDEM 2026, I was checking the speakers, and I noticed that Drew DeVault will be giving a talk about Hare, his programming language." https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/open-letter-fosdem-2026/ | Source: Aethrvmn [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aethrvmn.gr | Open Letter to FOSDEM 2026 | aethrvmn [12:25] TR News "And so, here we are and here's how I've done exactly that." https://bobmonsour.com/blog/on-not-minifying-part2/ | Source: Bob Monsour [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bobmonsour.com | On not minifying CSS & JS (part 2) [12:26] TR News "The star of the show and the thing that puts the phone in smartphone is the Quectel EG25-GL LTE (4G) and GPS module which is also used in the still-not-very-open PinePhone." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/pi-compute-module-powers-fully-open-smartphone/ | Source: Hackaday [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pi Compute Module Powers Fully Open Smartphone | Hackaday [12:26] TR News "Thus, [Arin] figured the easiest way to get the video data out would be via the Cortex-M4Fs serial UART running at 2.4 mbps." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/running-doom-on-earbuds/ | Source: Hackaday [12:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Running DOOM On Earbuds | Hackaday [12:28] TR News "From memory, here is an incomplete list of workstations with phone-quality audio devices: [...]" http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/arcofi.html | Source: Miod Vallat [12:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-miod.online.fr | Audio on hp300 [12:34] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:38] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO Computers Unveils Intel-Powered InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/TUXEDO_Computers_Unveils_Intel_Powered_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/TUXEDO_Computers_Unveils_Intel_Powered_InfinityBook_Max_15_Gen1.gmi [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines TUXEDO Computers Unveils Intel-Powered InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop [12:43] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:48] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:50] TR News (NEW): Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Krita_5_2_15_bugfix_release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Krita_5_2_15_bugfix_release.gmi [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! [12:58] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 28 [13:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:19] TR News Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Experiences of EPO Insiders https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Experiences_of_EPO_Insider.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Experiences_of_EPO_Insider.gmi [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Experiences of EPO Insiders [13:21] TR News (NEW): Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Debian_Based_GParted_Live_1_8_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Debian_Based_GParted_Live_1_8_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_L.gmi [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 [13:45] TR News Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Public Appearances of Richard M. Stallman (RMS) in the United States https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Public_Appearances_of_Rich.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Upcoming_Techrights_Series_About_the_Public_Appearances_of_Rich.gmi [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Upcoming Techrights Series About the Public Appearances of Richard M. Stallman (RMS) in the United States [13:51] TR News "Were at a fork in the road." Slop instead of Web. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/state-of-mozilla-25-26/ | Source: Mozilla: "The future of Hey Hi (AI) and the future of the web is ours to define. We want to make that future to be one where humanity thrives, and technology helps out." [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mozilla.org | The State of Mozilla: Are you ready to choose your future? [13:52] TR News IBM Red Hat promotes slop and Ponzi schemes, as usual. "The survey highlights that data privacy and infrastructure silos are paralyzing AI development efforts" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sovereign-ai-architecture-scaling-distributed-training-kubeflow-trainer-and-feast-red-hat-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [13:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Sovereign AI architecture: Scaling distributed training with Kubeflow Trainer and Feast on Red Hat OpenShift AI ● Jan 28 [14:00] TR News Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web https://itsfoss.com/roomy-discord-alternative/ [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web [14:00] TR News Its time for the Mageia 10 art contest! https://blog.mageia.org/en/2026/01/27/its-time-for-the-mageia-10-art-contest/ [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.mageia.org | Its time for the Mageia 10 art contest! | Mageia Blog (English) [14:01] TR News KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.91/ [14:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kde.org | KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Release - KDE Community [14:02] TR News sdn simple directory navigator https://www.linuxlinks.com/sdn-simple-directory-navigator/ [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sdn - simple directory navigator - LinuxLinks [14:02] TR News Rataplay TUI to search, play and download videos https://www.linuxlinks.com/rataplay-tui-search-play-and-download-videos/ [14:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rataplay - TUI to search, play and download videos - LinuxLinks [14:03] TR News ugdb TUI for gdb https://www.linuxlinks.com/ugdb-tui-gdb/ [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ugdb - TUI for gdb - LinuxLinks [14:03] TR News LiDM light login manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/lidm-light-login-manager/ [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LiDM - light login manager - LinuxLinks [14:03] TR News pretty-yaml human-readable YAML-serialized data https://www.linuxlinks.com/pretty-yaml-human-readable-yaml-serialized-data/ [14:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pretty-yaml - human-readable YAML-serialized data - LinuxLinks [14:08] TR News Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-creates-astrology-powered-cpu-scheduler-for-linux-makes-decisions-based-on-planetary-positions-and-zodiac-signs-sched-ext-framework-informed-by-lunar-phases-cosmic-weather-reports-and-dynamic-time-slicing [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic time slicing | Tom's Hardware [14:08] TR News 4 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-clojure-static-site-generators/ [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-4 Best Free and Open Source Clojure Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News LinNote keyboard-driven scratchpad https://www.linuxlinks.com/linnote-scratchpad/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LinNote - keyboard-driven scratchpad - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Parallel Lossless Compression Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-multi-parallel-compression-tools/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Parallel Lossless Compression Tools - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News Gurren SSH tunnel manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/gurren-ssh-tunnel-manager/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gurren - SSH tunnel manager - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Font Renderers https://www.linuxlinks.com/fonttools/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Font Renderers - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News Minisforum Hey Hi (AI) X1 Pro running Linux: BIOS https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-ai-x1-pro-running-linux-bios/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Minisforum AI X1 Pro running Linux: BIOS - LinuxLinks [14:09] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source Graphical XMPP Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-xmpp-clients/ [14:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-6 Best Free and Open Source Graphical XMPP Clients - LinuxLinks [14:10] TR News Backfilling Discord forum channels with the power of terrible code https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/discord-backfill/ [14:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tigrisdata.com | We have a Discord now. You can view the Q&A from Google. | Tigris Object Storage [14:11] TR News Migrate BuildConfig resources to Builds for Red Bait OpenShift with Crane https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/27/migrate-buildconfig-resources-builds-red-hat-openshift-crane [14:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/27/migrate-buildconfig-resources-builds-red-hat-openshift-crane ) [14:13] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox Profiler Deployment (January 27, 2026) https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/firefox-profiler-deployment-january-27-2026/147286 [14:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-discourse.mozilla.org | Firefox Profiler Deployment (January 27, 2026) - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse [14:14] TR News UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/uk-activist-hits-valve-with-a-usd903-million-lawsuit-claims-steam-is-abusing-its-market-dominance-and-forcing-uk-consumers-to-pay-too-much-for-steam-games [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games | Tom's Hardware ● Jan 28 [15:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:41] TR News North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-towards-japan-coast-tokyo [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan | The Straits Times [15:41] TR News Kim says North Korea soon to unveil next-stage nuclear deterrent plans: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-party-congress-to-unveil-plans-for-nuclear-war-deterrent-kcna-says [15:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Korea to soon unveil next-stage nuclear plans, says Kim | The Straits Times [15:42] TR News South Koreas ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to learn verdict in corruption case https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-ex-first-lady-kim-keon-hee-to-learn-verdict-in-corruption-case [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to learn verdict in corruption case | The Straits Times [15:42] TR News Zotac warns component shortages threaten the 'very survival' of GPU manufacturers and distributors message to Korean customers suggests that the worst could be yet to come https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-warns-component-shortages-threaten-the-very-survival-of-gpu-manufacturers-and-distributors-message-to-korean-customers-suggests-that-the-worst-could-be-yet-to-come [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Zotac warns component shortages threaten the 'very survival' of GPU manufacturers and distributors message to Korean customers suggests that the worst could be yet to come | Tom's Hardware [15:43] TR News Two-year-old dies of heat exhaustion after being forgotten in car in Malaysia https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/two-year-old-dies-of-heat-exhaustion-after-being-forgotten-in-car-in-malaysia [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Two-year-old dies of heat exhaustion after being forgotten in car in Malaysia | The Straits Times [15:43] TR News Man Went on Trial Run Before Killing 4 Homeless Men, Prosecutors Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/nyregion/santos-murder-homeless-chintatown-trial.html [15:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/nyregion/santos-murder-homeless-chintatown-trial.html ) [15:44] TR News Philippines, US hold joint military drill at disputed South China Sea shoal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-u-s-hold-joint-sail-in-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines, US hold joint military drill at disputed South China Sea shoal | The Straits Times [15:44] TR News Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-says-china-finland-should-uphold-international-system-advance-multipolar-order [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order | The Straits Times [15:44] TR News China vows support for Cuba after US threats https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-vows-support-for-cuba-after-us-threats [15:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China vows support for Cuba after US threats | The Straits Times [15:45] TR News China to seek deeper cooperation with Britain, Chinese ministries say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-seek-deeper-cooperation-with-uk-chinese-ministries-say [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China to seek deeper cooperation with Britain, Chinese ministries say | The Straits Times [15:45] TR News Japan-born pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive home in China's Sichuan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-born-pandas-xiao-xiao-and-lei-lei-arrive-home-in-chinas-sichuan [15:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan-born pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive in China as bilateral ties freeze | The Straits Times [15:48] TR News Interpol leaked files reveal states abuse red notices to target dissidents https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/interpol-leaked-files-reveal-states-abuse-red-notices-to-target-dissidents/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Leaked Interpol files reveal states abuse red notices to target dissidents - JURIST - News [15:48] TR News Japans beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/27/japans-beloved-last-pandas-leave-for-china-as-ties-fray/ [15:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Japan's beloved last pandas leave for China as ties fray [15:49] TR News Xi Jinping says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/27/xi-jinping-says-china-seeks-to-uphold-un-based-world-order/ [15:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Xi Jinping says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [15:50] TR News Trigger a notification on USB device insertion using udev http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/43117/trigger-a-notification-on-usb-device-insertion-using-udev [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commandlinefu.com | Trigger a notification on USB device insertion using udev Using gawk [15:50] TR News Play raw entropy noise via ALSA (bypass PulseAudio/PipeWire) http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/43119/play-raw-entropy-noise-via-alsa-bypass-pulseaudiopipewire [15:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commandlinefu.com | Play raw entropy noise via ALSA (bypass PulseAudio/PipeWire) Using cat [15:51] TR News Mail on Sunday broke the law to reveal abortion, claims Sadie Frost https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/mail-on-sunday-broke-the-law-to-reveal-abortion-claims-sadie-frost/ [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Mail on Sunday broke the law to reveal abortion, claims Sadie Frost - Press Gazette [15:51] TR News Sir Simon Hughes says he was target for Mail after being outed by The Sun https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/sir-simon-hughes-says-he-was-target-for-mail-after-being-outed-by-the-sun/ [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Simon Hughes says he was target for Mail after being outed by Sun - Press Gazette [15:52] TR News Ambitious Survey Hints at Tantalizing New Theories on Dark Energy https://www.sciencealert.com/ambitious-survey-hints-at-tantalizing-new-theories-on-dark-energy [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ambitious Survey Hints at Tantalizing New Theories on Dark Energy : ScienceAlert [15:56] TR News "No one should work for the govt. Its corrupt, lazy and incompetent. So via the transitive property so are all the scientists that collect a govt check." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2a2yrd [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2a2yrd ) [15:56] TR News "Seems consistent with his contributions to IBM. Cut your way to innovation - which has never ever worked in the history of the world." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2a2yrd [15:56] TR News "It is a expected, an IBM trained crook doing. Under the leadership of the Indian id1ot at the top, he went to destroy something else." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2a2yrd [15:57] TR News "Dario - the IBM gift that keeps on giving ...nothing of any significant value, except a lot of BS. He learned from the best, Alvind." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2a2yrd [15:57] TR News IBM "Q4 2024 results (ha ha ha) today 1/28 after 4PM EST" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2bhvpm "Watch Kramer gush about how incredible IBM is. Then Alvind give him a couple hundred grand and everybody's happy." [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg2bhvpm ) [15:58] TR News "I am really surprised that IBM even has any results. Who buys anything from IBM in 2025 , except the poor souls that still rely on the mainframe" [15:58] TR News "Then again, what if the mothertrucker in chief (Alvind) effs up and his evil strategy falls apart when the results are announced? Does he get a swift kick up his backside and get shown the door? Or does he get his couple of hundred grand to take with him?" [15:58] TR News "In an ideal world there should be bonus clawbacks for these unethical Indian crooks. He needs public humiliation just like Krabanaugh and the rest of the Pipmunks. It's just more upskilling delivered to the right people." [15:59] TR News "What current leading tech does IBM have to showcase so as to justify participating in Davos ? CICS , DB2 ? Maiframe , gimme a break" [15:59] TR News "ummmm, IBM produces NOTHING of value any more...they only buy up other companies and make out like bandits for a year or two by pushing whenever few clients they have to buy the garbage they bought. Kramer can sing a lot of praises about IBM but it's a load of BS and meaningless in the long term." [15:59] TR News "IBM is NO longer a relevant or valuable company nor is it run by ETHICAL executives. Other tech companies have overtaken it and and are leaders. And the Wall Street vultures hover and come to feed on IBM's carcass." ● Jan 28 [16:00] TR News "Well know by the end of the day ehhhh. I would say IBM does have an AI offering especially for enterprise given all of the SW purchases during the past 3 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg00ew9e [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg00ew9e ) [16:00] TR News Hidden Faults Discovered at a Major US Earthquake Hotspot https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-faults-discovered-at-a-major-us-earthquake-hotspot [16:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hidden Faults Discovered at a Major US Earthquake Hotspot : ScienceAlert [16:01] TR News Microbes in Fukushima Found Surprisingly Unscathed by Radiation https://www.sciencealert.com/microbes-in-fukushima-found-surprisingly-unscathed-by-radiation [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microbes in Fukushima Found Surprisingly Unscathed by Radiation : ScienceAlert [16:01] TR News Study Finds Meat Eaters Are More Likely to Live to 100, But There's a Catch https://www.sciencealert.com/study-finds-meat-eaters-are-more-likely-to-live-to-100-but-theres-a-catch [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Study Finds Meat Eaters Are More Likely to Live to 100, But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert [16:01] TR News Bamboo Could Be The Next 'Superfood', But There's a Reason to Be Cautious https://www.sciencealert.com/bamboo-could-be-the-next-superfood-but-theres-a-reason-to-be-cautious [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Bamboo Could Be The Next 'Superfood', But There's a Reason to Be Cautious : ScienceAlert [16:02] TR News If an Asteroid Hits The Moon in 2032, The Aftermath Might Reach Earth https://www.sciencealert.com/if-an-asteroid-hits-the-moon-in-2032-the-aftermath-might-reach-earth [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-If an Asteroid Hits The Moon in 2032, The Aftermath Might Reach Earth : ScienceAlert [16:02] TR News Scientists Identify 'Master Regulator' Behind Alzheimer's Problematic Proteins https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-master-regulator-behind-alzheimers-problematic-proteins [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Identify 'Master Regulator' Behind Alzheimer's Problematic Proteins : ScienceAlert [16:02] TR News Nike Says Its New Shoes Can Alter Your Mind. A Neuroscientist Weighs in. https://www.sciencealert.com/nike-says-its-new-shoes-can-alter-your-mind-a-neuroscientist-weighs-in [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nike Says Its New Shoes Can Alter Your Mind. A Neuroscientist Weighs in. : ScienceAlert [16:02] TR News Tiny Bubbles Help Cancer Invade New Organs And May Be Key to Stopping It https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-bubbles-help-cancer-invade-new-organs-and-may-be-key-to-stopping-it [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tiny Bubbles Help Cancer Invade New Organs And May Be Key to Stopping It : ScienceAlert [16:03] TR News 'Voter rolls could be used to intimidate', professor says as Bondi requests Minnesota records https://www.france24.com/en/voter-rolls-could-be-used-to-intimidate-professor-says-as-bondi-requests-minnesota-records [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/voter-rolls-could-be-used-to-intimidate-professor-says-as-bondi-requests-minnesota-records ) [16:03] TR News On political tightrope, Anwar shelves reforms as Malaysia enters pre-election mode https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/on-political-tightrope-anwar-shelves-reforms-as-malaysia-enters-pre-election-mode [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | On political tightrope, Anwar shelves reforms as Malaysia enters pre-election mode | The Straits Times [16:03] TR News South Sudan UN Commission condemns indiscriminatory military incitement against civilians https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/south-sudan-un-commission-condemns-indiscriminatory-military-incitement-against-civilians/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN Commission on South Sudan condemns incitement against civilians by military commanders - JURIST - News [16:04] TR News Gut Inflammation Link to Alzheimer's Disease Confirmed Once Again https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-inflammation-link-to-alzheimers-disease-confirmed-once-again [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gut Inflammation Link to Alzheimer's Disease Confirmed Once Again : ScienceAlert [16:04] TR News Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/clever-brit-successfully-repurposes-telephone-wiring-for-gigabit-internet-throughout-his-vintage-home-lad-converts-incomprehensible-mess-of-wires-into-high-speed-ethernet-links [16:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links | Tom's Hardware [16:05] TR News Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/27/1131780/stratospheric-internet-take-off/ [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.technologyreview.com | Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year | MIT Technology Review [16:06] TR News Gen(erate losses)-AI bailouts https://rubenerd.com/generate-losses-ai-bailouts/ [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Gen(erate losses)-AI bailouts [16:07] TR News The Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/the-constitutionality-of-geofence-warrants.html [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants - 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[16:36] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1056158/ [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [16:36] TR News OpenSSL 3.6.1 Is Now Available with Important Security Patches and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/openssl-3-6-1-is-now-available-with-important-security-patches-and-bug-fixes [16:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenSSL 3.6.1 Is Now Available with Important Security Patches and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux [16:37] TR News Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update https://9to5linux.com/transmission-4-1-open-source-bittorrent-client-released-as-a-massive-update [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update - 9to5Linux [16:39] TR News Notepad Next Notepad++ Replication for GNU/Linux & Mac Released 0.13 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/notepad-next-notepad-replication-released-0-13/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Notepad Next Notepad++ Replication for Linux & Mac Released 0.13 | UbuntuHandbook [16:40] TR News Essora 20260127 released https://distrowatch.com/essora [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/essora ) [16:40] TR News CentOS 10-20260126 also released https://distrowatch.com/centos [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [16:41] TR News COSMIC Desktop Frosted Glass UI Effect Previewed https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-frosted-glass-effect [16:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | COSMIC Desktop 'Frosted Glass' UI Effect Previewed - OMG! Ubuntu [16:42] TR News Xfce Desktop Environment Is Getting a Rust-Based Wayland Compositor https://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compositor [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xfce Desktop Environment Is Getting a Rust-Based Wayland Compositor - 9to5Linux [16:42] TR News Flatcar 4459.2.3 released https://distrowatch.com/flatcar [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/flatcar ) [16:42] TR News TigerVNC 1.16 Released with Support for Sharing Wayland Desktops https://9to5linux.com/tigervnc-1-16-released-with-support-for-sharing-wayland-desktops [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TigerVNC 1.16 Released with Support for Sharing Wayland Desktops - 9to5Linux [16:42] TR News FUSS 13.3.0 released https://distrowatch.com/fuss [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/fuss ) [16:43] TR News GStreamer 1.28 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Released, Heres Whats New https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-open-source-multimedia-framework-released-heres-whats-new [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GStreamer 1.28 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Released, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux [16:43] TR News Alpine 3.23.3 released https://distrowatch.com/alpine [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alpine ) [16:43] TR News A critical GnuPG security update https://lwn.net/Articles/1056209/ [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A critical GnuPG security update [LWN.net] [16:44] TR News FSF Blogs: GPL-compliant reasonable legal notices and author attributions http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gpl-compliant-legal-notices-author-attributions [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | GPL-compliant reasonable legal notices and author attributions Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:44] TR News Ptyxis Terminal Emulator Released 49.3 with APX Containers Support https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/ptyxis-49-3-apx-containers/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Ptyxis Terminal Emulator Released 49.3 with APX Containers Support | UbuntuHandbook [16:52] TR News US naval buildup in Middle East heightens tensions https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260127-us-naval-buildup-in-middle-east-heightens-tensions [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260127-us-naval-buildup-in-middle-east-heightens-tensions ) [16:52] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran-us-ships-middle-east/33661382.html [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters [16:52] TR News Online 'Gathering' Held Today to Organise Industrial Actions in EPO, Strikes Will be Starting Shortly https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/27/Online_Gathering_Held_Today_to_Organise_Industrial_Actions_in_E.shtml [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Online 'Gathering' Held Today to Organise Industrial Actions in EPO, Strikes Will be Starting Shortly [16:53] TR News India, EU strike mother of all deals free trade agreement and defence pact in the age of Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-eu-agree-upon-mother-of-all-deals-fta-deepening-ties-in-the-age-of-trump [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | India, EU strike mother of all deals free trade agreement and defence pact in the age of Trump | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News How Computer Warfare Is Becoming Part of the Pentagons Arsenal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/pentagon-computer-warfare.html [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/pentagon-computer-warfare.html ) [16:53] TR News Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trinidad-wrongful-death-lawsuit-boat-strike.html [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trinidad-wrongful-death-lawsuit-boat-strike.html ) [16:54] TR News Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building https://futurism.com/future-society/google-ice-agents-workers Google SPONSORED THIS http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don [16:55] TR News Social media giants head to court in landmark addiction trial https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/27/social-media-giants-head-court-landmark-addiction-trial/ [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Social media giants head to court in landmark addiction trial - SiliconANGLE ● Jan 28 [17:03] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.gmi [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year [17:35] TR News PackageGate Flaws Open JavaScript Ecosystem to Supply Chain Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/packagegate-flaws-open-javascript-ecosystem-to-supply-chain-attacks/ [17:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/packagegate-flaws-open-javascript-ecosystem-to-supply-chain-attacks/ ) [17:36] TR News Must Use Proprietary JavaScript to Submit Feedback to the European Commission About Moving From GAFAM to Free Software https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/27/Must_Use_Proprietary_JavaScript_to_Submit_Feedback_to_the_Europ.shtml [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Must Use Proprietary JavaScript to Submit Feedback to the European Commission About Moving From GAFAM to Free Software [17:36] TR News 23 soldiers died in Indonesias West Java landslide, official says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/twenty-three-soldiers-died-in-indonesias-west-java-landslides-official-says [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | 23 soldiers died in Indonesias West Java landslide, official says | The Straits Times [17:36] TR News Meterbit Pixlpal An open-source ESP32-S3 smart display with 12864 RGB LED matrix, Hi-Fi audio output (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/27/meterbit-pixlpal-open-source-esp32-s3-smart-display-with-128x64-rgb-led-matrix-hi-fi-audio/ [17:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Meterbit Pixlpal - An open-source ESP32-S3 smart display with 128x64 RGB LED matrix, Hi-Fi audio output (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [17:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:37] TR News Openwashing https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/27/ai2-launches-family-open-source-ai-developer-agents-adapt-codebase/ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/doombuds-ports-the-1993-fps-classic-to-open-source-earbuds-by-streaming-jpgs-at-18fps-runs-on-300mhz-cpu-with-less-than-1mb-of-ram https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/27/moonshot-ai-releases-open-source-kimi-k2-5-model-1t-parameters/ [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ai2 launches family of open-source AI developer agents that adapt to any codebase - SiliconANGLE [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM | Tom's Hardware [17:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Moonshot AI releases open-source Kimi K2.5 model with 1T parameters - SiliconANGLE [17:39] TR News The Q4 2025 Issue of the FreeBSD Journal is Now Available! https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/the-q4-2025-issue-of-the-freebsd-journal-is-now-available/ [17:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-freebsdfoundation.org | The Q4 2025 Issue of the FreeBSD Journal is Now Available! | FreeBSD Foundation [17:40] TR News Cluster API v1.12: Introducing In-place Updates and Chained Upgrades https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/27/cluster-api-v1-12-release/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Cluster API v1.12: Introducing In-place Updates and Chained Upgrades | Kubernetes [17:40] TR News Experimenting with Gateway API using kind https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/28/experimenting-gateway-api-with-kind/ [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | Experimenting with Gateway API using kind | Kubernetes [17:41] TR News Federal Court of Justice confirms Munich ruling in VoiceAge vs HMD https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/federal-court-of-justice-confirms-munich-ruling-in-voiceage-vs-hmd/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Federal Court of Justice confirms Munich ruling in VoiceAge vs HMD [17:41] TR News Federal Court of Justice hears FRAND appeal in VoiceAge vs HMD https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/federal-court-of-justice-hears-frand-appeal-in-voiceage-vs-hmd/ [17:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Federal Court of Justice hears FRAND appeal in VoiceAge vs HMD [17:42] TR News Patent Venues Method Claim Problem: How Many Steps Must Occur in the District? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/patent-problem-district.html [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Patent Venue's Method Claim Problem: How Many Steps Must Occur in the District? [17:43] TR News XSAs released on 2026-01-27 https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/01/27/xsas-released-on-2026-01-27/ [17:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qubes-os.org | XSAs released on 2026-01-27 | Qubes OS [17:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [17:44] TR News British PM imitates Macron's viral sunglasses moment at Davos https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260127-british-pm-imitates-macron-s-viral-sunglasses-moment-at-davos [17:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260127-british-pm-imitates-macron-s-viral-sunglasses-moment-at-davos ) [17:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:46] TR News Scam Altman Says Proprietary Chaffbot Company Is Slashing Its Hiring Pace as Financial Crunch Tightens https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-openai-slashing-hiring [17:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is Slashing Its Hiring Pace as Financial Crunch Tightens [17:47] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using Hey Hi (AI) to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-regulations-ai [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Trump Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using AI to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible [17:47] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans use of Hey Hi (AI) images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/01/trumps-use-of-ai-images-pushes-new-boundaries-further-eroding-public-trust-experts-say/ [17:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Trumps use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say [17:48] TR News Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/arts/music/kennedy-center-national-symphony-orchestra-gianandrea-noseda.html [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/arts/music/kennedy-center-national-symphony-orchestra-gianandrea-noseda.html ) [17:49] TR News Xfwl4: the roadmap for a Xfce Wayland compositor https://lwn.net/Articles/1056159/ [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Xfwl4: the roadmap for a Xfce Wayland compositor [LWN.net] [17:49] TR News Lanner EAI-I351 An NVIDIA Jetson Thor Edge Hey Hi (AI) computer with 100GbE QSFP28 port and 8x GMSL2 camera https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/27/lanner-eai-i351-an-nvidia-jetson-thor-edge-ai-computer-with-100gbe-qsfp28-port-and-8x-gmsl2-camera/ [17:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Lanner EAI-I351 An NVIDIA Jetson Thor Edge AI computer with 100GbE QSFP28 port and 8x GMSL2 camera - CNX Software [17:50] TR News Chrome, Edge Extensions Caught Stealing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Sessions https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-edge-extensions-caught-stealing-chatgpt-sessions/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-edge-extensions-caught-stealing-chatgpt-sessions/ ) [17:50] TR News Microsoft Patches Office Zero-Day Likely Exploited in Targeted Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-office-zero-day-likely-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/ [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-office-zero-day-likely-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/ ) [17:58] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@3senzxgmnhh64.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 28 [18:00] TR News Section 230 Is Way More Than Just a Social Media Liability Shield https://publicknowledge.org/section-230-is-way-more-than-just-a-social-media-liability-shield/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Section 230 Is Way More Than Just a Social Media Liability Shield - Public Knowledge [18:00] TR News The FCC Wants to Let Broadcasters Turn Off Your TV https://publicknowledge.org/the-fcc-wants-to-let-broadcasters-turn-off-your-tv/ [18:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | The FCC Wants to Let Broadcasters Turn Off Your TV - Public Knowledge [18:01] TR News Cybercriminals and nation-state groups are exploiting a six-month old WinRAR defect https://cyberscoop.com/winrar-defect-active-exploits-google-threat-intel/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cybercriminals and nation-state groups are exploiting a six-month old WinRAR defect | CyberScoop [18:01] TR News Turn a Raspberry Pi Zero into a Global Ad Blocker with Pi-hole and Tailscale https://the-diy-life.com/turn-a-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-global-ad-blocker-with-pi-hole-and-tailscale/ [18:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-the-diy-life.com | Turn a Raspberry Pi Zero into a Global Ad Blocker with Pi-hole and Tailscale - The DIY Life [18:02] TR News Autobiography of a Jeep (1943) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/autobiography-of-a-jeep [18:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicdomainreview.org | *Autobiography of a Jeep* (1943) The Public Domain Review [18:03] TR News Over 100 Organizations Targeted in ShinyHunters Phishing Campaign https://www.securityweek.com/over-100-organizations-targeted-in-shinyhunters-phishing-campaign/ [18:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/over-100-organizations-targeted-in-shinyhunters-phishing-campaign/ ) [18:04] TR News Website issues impacting new and renewal orders https://www.arcanoae.com/website-issues-impacting-new-and-renewal-orders/ [18:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.arcanoae.com | Website issues impacting new and renewal orders - Arca Noae [18:06] TR News Tiananmen vigil activists sought end to communist rule in name of democracy, Hong Kong nat. sec trial told https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/27/tiananmen-vigil-activists-sought-end-to-communist-rule-in-name-of-democracy-hong-kong-nat-sec-trial-told/ [18:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Tiananmen vigil activists sought end to communist rule in name of democracy, trial told [18:07] TR News How AI-generated images are being used to deny the massacre of protesters in Iran https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260127-ai-generated-images-deny-massacre-protesters-iran [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260127-ai-generated-images-deny-massacre-protesters-iran ) [18:08] TR News Australia and New Zealand need regional focus for multipolar order https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-and-new-zealand-need-regional-focus-for-multipolar-order/ [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia and New Zealand need regional focus for multipolar order | The Strategist [18:08] TR News Could Mali fall to terrorists? https://defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/could-mali-fall-to-terrorists/ [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Could Mali fall to terrorists? - DefenceWeb [18:08] TR News Japanese have 'greater awareness of security issues and a greater concern over actions by China' https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260127-japanese-have-greater-awareness-of-security-issues-and-a-greater-concern-over-actions-by-china [18:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260127-japanese-have-greater-awareness-of-security-issues-and-a-greater-concern-over-actions-by-china ) [18:09] TR News Anger as branch of ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy https://www.france24.com/en/anger-as-branch-of-ice-to-help-with-security-at-winter-olympics-in-italy [18:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/anger-as-branch-of-ice-to-help-with-security-at-winter-olympics-in-italy ) [18:09] TR News calls [18:10] TR News Green peer calls for fan boycott of USA world cup venues due to fears of ICE https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/27/green-peer-calls-for-fan-boycott-of-usa-world-cup-venues-due-to-fears-of-ice/ [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-greenparty.org.uk | Green peer calls for fan boycott of USA world cup venues due to fears of ICE - Green Party [18:10] TR News US ouster of Maduro nightmare scenario for Kim Jong Un, says North Korean ex-diplomat https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-ouster-of-maduro-nightmare-scenario-for-kim-n-korean-ex-diplomat [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US ouster of Maduro nightmare scenario for Kim Jong Un, says North Korean ex-diplomat | The Straits Times [18:10] TR News Australia PM Albanese visits East Timor to discuss security, gas https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-pm-albanese-visits-east-timor-to-discuss-security-gas [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia PM Albanese visits East Timor to discuss security, gas | The Straits Times [18:11] TR News Cambodia scam crackdown sheds light on Indonesias employment gaps https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-scam-crackdown-sheds-light-on-indonesias-employment-gaps [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Cambodia scam crackdown sheds light on Indonesias employment gaps | The Straits Times [18:12] TR News Democrats Push to Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem After Minneapolis Shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/kristi-noem-dhs-impeach-minneapolis.html [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/kristi-noem-dhs-impeach-minneapolis.html ) [18:12] TR News Mauritania Receives U.S. Military Equipment https://adf-magazine.com/2026/01/mauritania-receives-u-s-military-equipment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mauritania-receives-u-s-military-equipment [18:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Mauritania Receives U.S. Military Equipment - Africa Defense Forum [18:13] TR News Houthis Provide Somali Pirates With Advanced Tech https://adf-magazine.com/2026/01/houthis-provide-somali-pirates-with-advanced-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houthis-provide-somali-pirates-with-advanced-tech [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adf-magazine.com | Houthis Provide Somali Pirates With Advanced Tech - Africa Defense Forum [18:13] TR News Japan-born pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive home in Chinas Sichuan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-born-pandas-xiao-xiao-and-lei-lei-arrive-home-in-chinas-sichuan [18:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan-born pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive in China as bilateral ties freeze | The Straits Times [18:16] TR News Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities company insists its operating normally and in accordance with the laws https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/newegg-stock-price-falls-17-7-percent-after-chinese-owner-is-detained-by-anti-corruption-authorities-company-insists-its-operating-normally-and-in-accordance-with-the-laws [18:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities company insists its operating normally and in accordance with the laws | Tom's Hardware [18:17] TR News Stanford settles lawsuit with family of Katie Meyer, announces reforms https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/27/stanford-settles-lawsuit-with-family-of-katie-meyer-announces-reforms/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stanforddaily.com | Stanford settles lawsuit with family of Katie Meyer, announces reforms [18:17] TR News Chilean community draws on human intelligence to highlight AIs excessive thirst for water https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/27/chilean-community-draws-human-intelligence-highlight-ais-excessive-thirst-water/ [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Chilean community draws on human intelligence to highlight AI's excessive thirst for water - SiliconANGLE [18:18] TR News Have this error on my sister's external hard drive, but it works just fine in a friend's PC https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/have-this-error-on-my-sisters-external-hard-drive-but-it-works-just-fine-in-a-friends-pc.345618/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techpowerup.com | Making sure you're not a bot! [18:19] TR News Brax open_slate is a privacy-focused tablet with Ubuntu and de-Googled Android support (crowdfunding) https://liliputing.com/brax-open_slate-is-a-privacy-focused-tablet-with-ubuntu-and-de-googled-android-support-crowdfunding/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://liliputing.com/brax-open_slate-is-a-privacy-focused-tablet-with-ubuntu-and-de-googled-android-support-crowdfunding/ ) [18:22] TR News Succession: Linux kernel community gets continuity plan for post-Linus era https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/linux_continuity_plan/ [18:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Linux kernel gets continuity plan for post-Linus era The Register [18:28] TR News "A number of the changes would have previously been in Proton Experimental or Proton Hotfix. See the details in our guide on all the different Proton versions." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-released-proton-10-0-4-bringing-more-game-compatibility-to-steamos-linux/ [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [18:28] TR News It's not usable yet, but Asahi Linux runs on M3 Macs now https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/27/its-not-usable-yet-but-asahi-linux-runs-on-m3-macs-now [18:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/27/its-not-usable-yet-but-asahi-linux-runs-on-m3-macs-now ) [18:29] TR News Penguin in your pocket: Nexphone dual boots into Linux, Windows 11 https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/nex_brax_dualboot_fondleslabs/ [18:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Penguin in your pocket: Nexphone dual boots into Windows The Register [18:30] TR News (NEW): Linux Mobile Systems: LineageOS, Fairphone, NexPhone, OnePlus, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Linux_Mobile_Systems_LineageOS_Fairphone_NexPhone_OnePlus_and_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Linux_Mobile_Systems_LineageOS_Fairphone_NexPhone_OnePlus_and_M.gmi [18:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mobile Systems: LineageOS, Fairphone, NexPhone, OnePlus, and More [18:31] TR News I switched to Linux and I can't imagine going back to Windows in 2026 https://www.xda-developers.com/i-cant-imagine-using-windows-in-2026-after-moving-to-linux/ [18:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I switched to Linux and I can't imagine going back to Windows in 2026 [18:34] TR News (NEW): VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/VirtualBox_7_2_6_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_Kernel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/VirtualBox_7_2_6_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_Kernel.gmi [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19 [18:35] TR News Linux is still a developer OS, and thats why it wont go mainstream https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-still-a-developer-os-and-thats-why-it-wont-go-mainstream/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why Linux is the go-to platform for developers and tinkerers [18:35] TR News Heroic Games Launcher for Linux just got a big update https://www.howtogeek.com/heroic-games-launcher-for-linux-just-got-added-a-new-platform/ [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Heroic Games Launcher for Linux just got a big update [18:36] TR News 3 reasons KDE Plasma is still my go-to Linux desktop https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-kde-plasma-is-still-my-go-to-linux-desktop/ [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 3 reasons KDE Plasma is still my go-to Linux desktop [18:36] TR News Valve's Proton compatibility layer brings 19 more games to Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/valves-proton-compatibility-layer-brings-19-more-games-to-linux/ [18:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Valve's Proton compatibility layer brings 19 more games to Linux [18:37] TR News "Mecha Comet was covered here on GamingOnLinux back in early 2025, and now this exciting bit of hardware has a Kickstarter live to fund it. This would have been a dream device to mess about with when I was younger, really love what they're doing with it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-modular-linux-handheld-mecha-comet-is-up-on-kickstarter/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter | GamingOnLinux [18:37] TR News The only Linux command you need for monitoring network traffic - and how to use it https://www.zdnet.com/article/monitor-network-traffic-iftop-command-linux/ [18:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The only Linux command you need for monitoring network traffic - and how to use it | ZDNET [18:38] TR News I tried COSMIC Desktop as a KDE Plasma fanboy, and one thing stopped me from switching https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-cosmic-desktop-as-a-kde-plasma-fanboy-and-one-thing-stopped-me-switching/ [18:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | I tried COSMIC Desktop as a KDE Plasma fanboy, and one thing stopped me from switching [18:39] TR News "Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG client for Linux, making it easier to download and install all your GOG games. A new bug-fix release is out now with Minigalaxy version 1.4.1." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-simple-gog-client-for-linux-minigalaxy-version-1-4-1-is-out-now/ [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now | GamingOnLinux [18:39] TR News Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/mecha-comet-is-a-modular-linux-handheld-computer.html [18:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/mecha-comet-is-a-modular-linux-handheld-computer.html ) [18:41] TR News "AMD has introduced a new low-latency video decode solution for Radeon GPUs on Linux with the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver as part of the Mesa 26.1 release." https://www.techpowerup.com/345669/amd-prepares-radeon-low-latency-video-decode-for-linux-drivershttps://www.techpowerup.com/345669/amd-prepares-radeon-low-latency-video-decode-for-linux-drivers [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.techpowerup.com/345669/amd-prepares-radeon-low-latency-video-decode-for-linux-drivershttps://www.techpowerup.com/345669/amd-prepares-radeon-low-latency-video-decode-for-linux-drivers ) [18:41] TR News Valve's Proton 10.0-4 update introduces a new wave of games to Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-proton-100-4-update-introduces-a-wave-of-new-games-to-linux/ [18:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Valve's Proton 10.0-4 update introduces a new wave of games to Linux [18:42] TR News Interactive Brokers makes IBKR Desktop platform available on Linux https://fxnewsgroup.com/forex-news/platforms/interactive-brokers-makes-ibkr-desktop-platform-available-on-linux/ [18:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fxnewsgroup.com | Interactive Brokers makes IBKR Desktop platform available on Linux - FX News Group [18:43] TR News Proton 10.0-4 now stable with more Windows games running on Linux https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-proton-10-0-4-now-stable-windows-games-running-linux [18:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.sportskeeda.com | Proton 10.0-4 now stable with more Windows games running on Linux [18:45] TR News GOG adds Linux focus to GOG GALAXY engineering role, Linux is next major frontier https://videocardz.com/newz/gog-adds-linux-focus-to-gog-galaxy-engineering-role-linux-is-next-major-frontier [18:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/gog-adds-linux-focus-to-gog-galaxy-engineering-role-linux-is-next-major-frontier ) [18:46] TR News (NEW): Proton 10.0-4 Released with Support for Drop Dead: The Cabin, Quantum Threshold https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.gmi [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proton 10.0-4 Released with Support for Drop Dead: The Cabin, Quantum Threshold [18:46] TR News Why desktop Linux matters, even if (almost) no one uses it https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-linux-matters-even-if-almost-no-one-uses-it/ [18:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Why desktop Linux matters, even if (almost) no one uses it [18:48] TR News I ditched Windows for a Linux and macOS combo, and I'll never go back https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-and-macos-combo-is-the-best-and-i-dont-want-anything-else-now/ [18:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I ditched Windows for a Linux and macOS combo, and I'll never go back [18:49] TR News GA of Oracle AI Database 26ai for Linux x86-64 on-premises platforms https://blogs.oracle.com/database/ga-of-oracle-ai-database-26ai-for-linux-x86-64-on-premises-platforms [18:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/database/ga-of-oracle-ai-database-26ai-for-linux-x86-64-on-premises-platforms ) [18:51] TR News CERT-In Flags High-Risk Chrome Flaw, Urges Immediate Update for Windows, Mac and Linux Users https://www.thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/cert-in-flags-high-risk-chrome-flaw-urges-immediate-update-for-windows-mac-and-linux-users-1042902 [18:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehansindia.com | CERT-In Flags High-Risk Chrome Flaw, Urges Immediate Update for Windows, Mac and Linux Users [18:52] TR News This new Linux distro folds a gorgeous COSMIC desktop into an immutable Fedora base https://www.zdnet.com/article/origami-linux-cosmic-desktop-immutable-fedora-base/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This new Linux distro folds a gorgeous COSMIC desktop into an immutable Fedora base | ZDNET [18:52] TR News I found the key to gaming on desktop Linux https://www.makeuseof.com/i-found-the-key-to-gaming-on-desktop-linux/ [18:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I found the key to gaming on desktop Linux [18:53] TR News Enabling Oracle Linux YUM Service Access using Private Service Access https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/yum-access-using-private-service-access [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/yum-access-using-private-service-access ) [18:53] TR News The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible https://www.zdnet.com/article/cachyos-arch-linux-distro-now-supports-wayland/ [18:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible | ZDNET [18:58] TR News "Gemini is not where most people are. That's part of the point. I write here because nothing competes with the text." gemini://station.martinrue.com/sava/8de71ad3a95c4758bcdb1183f986d0f1 ● Jan 28 [19:06] TR News "This release introduces a mechanism to avoid blank screen issues." https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-gparted-live-1-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8 [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 - 9to5Linux [19:07] TR News "The Linux laptop features mid-range graphics cards in the form of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-computers-unveils-intel-powered-infinitybook-max-15-gen10-linux-notebook [19:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TUXEDO Computers Unveils Intel-Powered InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop - 9to5Linux [19:11] TR News "Good guide to the Linux 'ls' command !" https://digg.com/technology/Ms8KBQP/good-guide-to-the-linux-ls [19:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Good guide to the Linux 'ls' command ! | technology | Digg [19:13] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [19:14] TR News (NEW): Googles Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Google_s_Desktop_Operating_System_Aluminium_OS_Has_Leaked.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Google_s_Desktop_Operating_System_Aluminium_OS_Has_Leaked.gmi [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Googles Desktop Operating System "Aluminium OS" Has Leaked [19:14] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [19:16] TR News (NEW): Applications: Astrology Hooey, Notepad Next, Ptyxis, and IBKR Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Applications_Astrology_Hooey_Notepad_Next_Ptyxis_and_IBKR_Deskt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Applications_Astrology_Hooey_Notepad_Next_Ptyxis_and_IBKR_Deskt.gmi [19:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Astrology Hooey, Notepad Next, Ptyxis, and IBKR Desktop [19:17] TR News (NEW): Kernel: Preparing for Disaster and "AMD Prepares Radeon Low-Latency Video Decode for Linux Drivers" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Kernel_Preparing_for_Disaster_and_AMD_Prepares_Radeon_Low_Laten.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Kernel_Preparing_for_Disaster_and_AMD_Prepares_Radeon_Low_Laten.gmi [19:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Kernel: Preparing for Disaster and "AMD Prepares Radeon Low-Latency Video Decode for Linux Drivers" [19:19] TR News [japan] [food] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-27.gmi [19:20] TR News "I have been hard at work this last week and a half on the NES port of FlatCube. For context of what FlatCube is, I wrote a post back in November mentioning I had created a game for the Playdate called FlatCube." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/flatcube-nes-port-finished.gmi [19:21] TR News "Gemini is not where most people are. That's part of the point. I write here because nothing competes with the text. No layout decisions. No images asking for attention. Just words, in order." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/why-i-still-write-on-the-small-web-in-2026/ [19:21] TR News "I don't know who reads this. I don't need to. There are no metrics to check. I could implement something to track pageviews and so on, but, I don't want to. No reason to optimize. If someone finds a post, it's because they were looking." [19:22] TR News "First, mass-wise I have now reached a new set point of about 66 kg or so. Often the problem is that I have gotten back to the point where I eat too much, usually at all-you-can-eat hot pots as they are fairly cheap and available all the time. It is especially appropriate for this kind of season where it is sometimes cold." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/gemlog/2026-01.gmi [19:22] TR News SpellBinding: ABILMXO Wordo: BECKS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-28.gmi [19:25] TR News "Rapid manufacturing and prototyping firm Creality has announced two upcoming products aimed at reducing the environmental impact of fused filament fabrication: the Shredder R1 and Filament Maker M1, for recycling waste into new filament." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260128-shred.gmi [19:26] TR News "A no-op substitute command can be used (perhaps in longer documents that have gone on for too long, as they are wont to do, especially when there is no editor involved." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/28/vi-in-rome.gmi [19:29] TR News (NEW): Games: $903 Million Lawsuit Against Valve and Heroic Games Launcher on GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_903_Million_Lawsuit_Against_Valve_and_Heroic_Games_Launch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_903_Million_Lawsuit_Against_Valve_and_Heroic_Games_Launch.gmi [19:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: $903 Million Lawsuit Against Valve and Heroic Games Launcher on GNU/Linux [19:31] TR News (NEW): Desktop Environments: COSMIC Desktop and Xfwl4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Desktop_Environments_COSMIC_Desktop_and_Xfwl4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Desktop_Environments_COSMIC_Desktop_and_Xfwl4.gmi [19:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Desktop Environments: COSMIC Desktop and Xfwl4 [19:32] TR News (NEW): Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS (More People Exit Red Hat, Join Amutable) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_More_People_Exit_Red_Hat_Join_Amutabl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_More_People_Exit_Red_Hat_Join_Amutabl.gmi [19:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS (More People Exit Red Hat, Join Amutable) [19:34] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:34] TR News (NEW): ESP32, Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and "Running DOOM On Earbuds" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/ESP32_Jetson_Raspberry_Pi_and_Running_DOOM_On_Earbuds.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/ESP32_Jetson_Raspberry_Pi_and_Running_DOOM_On_Earbuds.gmi [19:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ESP32, Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and "Running DOOM On Earbuds" [19:36] TR News (NEW): FOSDEM 2026 - Call for Volunteers and the "Drew DeVault" Problem https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/FOSDEM_2026_Call_for_Volunteers_and_the_Drew_DeVault_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/FOSDEM_2026_Call_for_Volunteers_and_the_Drew_DeVault_Problem.gmi [19:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines FOSDEM 2026 - Call for Volunteers and the "Drew DeVault" Problem [19:37] TR News (NEW): Firefox Tooling Announcements and Mozilla is Promoting Slop Instead of Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_and_Mozilla_is_Promoting_Slop_Ins.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_and_Mozilla_is_Promoting_Slop_Ins.gmi [19:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Firefox Tooling Announcements and Mozilla is Promoting Slop Instead of Web [19:37] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [19:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [19:39] TR News (NEW): Free Software, Standards, and Open Data https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_Software_Standards_and_Open_Data.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_Software_Standards_and_Open_Data.gmi [19:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free Software, Standards, and Open Data [19:41] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Security_Leftovers.gmi [19:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [19:44] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 28/01/2026: FlatCube NES Port Finished and "Why I Still Write on the Small Web in 2026" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Gemini_Links_28_01_2026_FlatCube_NES_Port_Finished_and_Why_I_St.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Gemini_Links_28_01_2026_FlatCube_NES_Port_Finished_and_Why_I_St.gmi [19:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 28/01/2026: FlatCube NES Port Finished and "Why I Still Write on the Small Web in 2026" [19:48] TR News Techrights Links 28/01/2026: ChatGPT Has Financial Problems, White House Sharing Fakes (or Deepfakes) in Official Accounts/Sites https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Links_28_01_2026_ChatGPT_Has_Financial_Problems_White_House_Sha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/28/Links_28_01_2026_ChatGPT_Has_Financial_Problems_White_House_Sha.gmi [19:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 28/01/2026: ChatGPT Has Financial Problems, White House Sharing Fakes (or Deepfakes) in Official Accounts/Sites [19:59] TR 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Many Italians are Angry." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/italy-ice-olympics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=tiv.today [10:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/italy-ice-olympics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&ref=tiv.today ) [10:50] TR News "How Canada Became an Enemy - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-canada-became-an-enemy [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | How Canada Became an Enemy - Paul Krugman [10:50] TR News "Finding the Light of America - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-tipping-point [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Finding the Light of America - Robert Reich [10:50] TR News "Survival Analysis of the Supreme Court" https://entropicthoughts.com/survival-analysis-of-the-supreme-court [10:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-entropicthoughts.com | Survival Analysis of the Supreme Court ● Jan 28 [11:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [11:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [11:30] TR News "If that is not what the diary is for, then what is it for? 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A tragedy safely contained in the past, invoked only to remember and never to warn?" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-4 | Source: Mike Brock [11:30] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 4 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [11:32] TR News "ICEs ongoing operations in Minnesota look more like a foreign military occupation than a domestic law enforcement action." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/war-at-home-peace-abroad-truth-in | Source: The Next Move [11:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenextmove.org | War at Home, 'Peace' Abroad, Truth in Neither [11:32] TR News "Nazi bars" https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/paradox-of-tolerance/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [11:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.baldurbjarnason.com | Books as signifiers, the paradox of tolerance, and Nazi bars ● Jan 28 [15:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:41] TR News North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan 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military drill at disputed South China Sea shoal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-u-s-hold-joint-sail-in-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal [15:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines, US hold joint military drill at disputed South China Sea shoal | The Straits Times [15:44] TR News Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-says-china-finland-should-uphold-international-system-advance-multipolar-order [15:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order | The Straits Times [15:44] TR News China vows support for Cuba after US threats https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-vows-support-for-cuba-after-us-threats [15:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China vows support for Cuba after US threats | The Straits Times [15:45] TR News China to seek deeper cooperation with Britain, Chinese ministries say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-seek-deeper-cooperation-with-uk-chinese-ministries-say [15:45] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China to seek deeper cooperation with Britain, Chinese ministries say | The Straits Times [15:49] TR News Xi Jinping says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/27/xi-jinping-says-china-seeks-to-uphold-un-based-world-order/ [15:49] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Xi Jinping says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP ● Jan 28 [16:03] TR News 'Voter rolls could be used to intimidate', professor says as Bondi requests Minnesota records https://www.france24.com/en/voter-rolls-could-be-used-to-intimidate-professor-says-as-bondi-requests-minnesota-records [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/voter-rolls-could-be-used-to-intimidate-professor-says-as-bondi-requests-minnesota-records ) [16:03] TR News On political tightrope, Anwar shelves reforms as Malaysia enters pre-election mode https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/on-political-tightrope-anwar-shelves-reforms-as-malaysia-enters-pre-election-mode [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | On political tightrope, Anwar shelves reforms as Malaysia enters pre-election mode | The Straits Times [16:03] TR News South Sudan UN Commission condemns indiscriminatory military incitement against civilians https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/south-sudan-un-commission-condemns-indiscriminatory-military-incitement-against-civilians/ [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN Commission on South Sudan condemns incitement against civilians by military commanders - JURIST - News [16:22] TR News U.S. 'ICE' agents remind Minneapolis Latvians of Russian riot police https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.01.2026-us-ice-agents-remind-minneapolis-latvians-of-russian-riot-police.a631844/ [16:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | U.S. 'ICE' agents remind Minneapolis Latvians of Russian riot police / Article [16:27] TR News Russia Recruits Gamers for Meat Grinder War https://adf-magazine.com/2026/01/russia-recruits-gamers-for-meat-grinder-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-recruits-gamers-for-meat-grinder-war [16:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-adf-magazine.com | Russia Recruits Gamers for Meat Grinder War - Africa Defense Forum [16:27] TR News Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/russia-ukraine-casualties.html [16:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/russia-ukraine-casualties.html ) [16:27] TR News New Round Of Russian Strikes Kills 9, Knocks Out Power In Several Areas Of Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/strikes-odesa-russia-attacks-ukraine-energy-outages/33661127.html [16:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | New Round Of Russian Strikes Kills 9, Knocks Out Power In Several Areas Of Ukraine [16:28] TR News Families of Kenyans lured into Russia-Ukraine war seek state intervention for repatriation https://www.france24.com/en/families-of-kenyans-lured-into-russia-ukraine-war-seek-state-intervention-for-repatriation [16:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/families-of-kenyans-lured-into-russia-ukraine-war-seek-state-intervention-for-repatriation ) [16:29] TR News 'Geopolitical momentum': Is EU-India deal a challenge to great powers wielding 'imperialist policy'? https://www.france24.com/en/geopolitical-momentum-is-eu-india-deal-a-challenge-to-great-powers-wielding-imperialist-policy [16:29] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/geopolitical-momentum-is-eu-india-deal-a-challenge-to-great-powers-wielding-imperialist-policy ) [16:29] TR News Speech by Commissioner Micallef at High-level Meeting on Heritage and Architecture in Ukraine 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Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters [16:53] TR News India, EU strike mother of all deals free trade agreement and defence pact in the age of Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-eu-agree-upon-mother-of-all-deals-fta-deepening-ties-in-the-age-of-trump [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | India, EU strike mother of all deals free trade agreement and defence pact in the age of Trump | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trinidad-wrongful-death-lawsuit-boat-strike.html [16:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trinidad-wrongful-death-lawsuit-boat-strike.html ) ● Jan 28 [17:36] TR News 23 soldiers died in Indonesias West Java landslide, official says 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-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Australia and New Zealand need regional focus for multipolar order | The Strategist [18:08] TR News Could Mali fall to terrorists? https://defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/could-mali-fall-to-terrorists/ [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Could Mali fall to terrorists? - DefenceWeb [18:08] TR News Japanese have 'greater awareness of security issues and a greater concern over actions by China' https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260127-japanese-have-greater-awareness-of-security-issues-and-a-greater-concern-over-actions-by-china [18:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260127-japanese-have-greater-awareness-of-security-issues-and-a-greater-concern-over-actions-by-china ) [18:09] TR News Anger as branch of ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy 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