●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, March 29, 2026 ●● ● Mar 29 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-280326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-280326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-280326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-280326.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, March 28, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-280326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-280326.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, March 28, 2026 [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-03-28.txt ● Mar 29 [05:32] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Could not resolve host: tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml ) [05:32] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [05:32] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, March 28, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_March_28_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_March_28_2026.gmi [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [05:32] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, March 28, 2026 [05:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:40] TR News "I know I haven't written to you for ages. (It's almost April and this is the first 2026 post!" gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2026-03-28-Cuneiforth.txt [05:41] TR News "For folks who have known me for a while, you might know that I like doing card tricks. As such, I tend to bring a deck of cards with me pretty much everywhere I go in case the opportunity calls for a few tricks." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/zen-of-marking-playing-cards.gmi [05:42] TR News "I have been simultaneously busy and not busy at the same time. The weeks blur by and I don't recall doing anything, yet when I look back at my diary I can write down a list of five or six things that I have done. So let's go through some of them all at once." gemini://isoraqathedh.pollux.casa/gemlog/2026-03.gmi [05:52] TR News Techrights The Real XBox is Dead, So Microsoft is Calling Everything "XBox" Now https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Real_XBox_is_Dead_So_Microsoft_is_Calling_Everything_XBox_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Real_XBox_is_Dead_So_Microsoft_is_Calling_Everything_XBox_N.gmi [05:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Real XBox is Dead, So Microsoft is Calling Everything "XBox" Now [05:55] TR News hospital https://www.dw.com/en/400-killed-in-pakistani-strike-on-kabul-hospital-taliban/a-76388222 [05:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | 400 killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul hospital: Taliban [05:56] TR News Strike https://www.dw.com/en/strike-halts-all-passenger-flights-at-berlin-airport/a-76416716 [05:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Strike halts all passenger flights at Berlin airport [05:58] TR News sex ed https://www.dw.com/en/backlash-against-sex-ed-threatens-poland-s-health-curriculum/a-76413562 [05:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Backlash against sex ed threatens Poland's health curriculum [05:59] TR News Copyright and slop http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/uk-report-on-copyright-and-artificial.html [05:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | UK Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence published - The IPKat ● Mar 29 [06:00] TR News Copyright protection of iconic guitars and other works of applied art http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-post-music-to-my-ears-copyright.html [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest Post] Music to my ears: Copyright protection of iconic guitars and other works of applied art - The IPKat [06:00] TR News CJEU rules that derivative works enjoy copyright protection if they are original http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/cjeu-rules-that-derivative-works-enjoy.html [06:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ipkitten.blogspot.com | CJEU rules that derivative works enjoy copyright protection if they are original - The IPKat [06:01] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/ [06:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-LINMOB.net - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions [06:11] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 29/03/2026: Return to Gopherspace, "Zen of Marking Playing Cards" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Gemini_Links_29_03_2026_Return_to_Gopherspace_Zen_of_Marking_Pl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Gemini_Links_29_03_2026_Return_to_Gopherspace_Zen_of_Marking_Pl.gmi [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 29/03/2026: Return to Gopherspace, "Zen of Marking Playing Cards" [06:49] TR News Techrights The Old Days https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Old_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Old_Days.gmi [06:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Old Days ● Mar 29 [09:31] TR News "Now, other jurisdictions didn't set the term of copyrights over software to WTO's bare minimum." https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-03-14-software-in-the-public-domain.en.html | Source: Alexandre Oliva [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lx.oliva.nom.br | software in the public domain [09:31] TR News "I love the [Internet]. Or should I say I: I used to love the [Internet]? Im not even sure what the [Internet] is anymore." https://dergigi.com/2026/03/20/the-internet-left-me/ | Source: Gigi [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-What's left of the internet? | dergigi.com [09:33] TR News "A resurfaced case involving an ICE detention officer who admitted to raping a woman in custody in exchange for access to her child is reigniting scrutiny of abuse inside US detention facilities as sentencing approaches." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-officer-admits-rape-woman-custody-exchange-favourscase-resurfaced-sentencing-draws-near-1788976 | Source: International Business Times [09:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | ICE Officer Admits Rape Of Woman In Custody In Exchange For FavoursCase Resurfaced As Sentencing Draws Near | IBTimes UK [09:34] TR News "Running directly into the 14th Amendment, which explicitly guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, Attorney General and pedophile protector Pam Bondi proves she does not know the law." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/27/trumps-ag-bondi-claims-citizenship-is-a-privilege-not-a-constitutional-right.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/27/trumps-ag-bondi-claims-citizenship-is-a-privilege-not-a-constitutional-right.html ) [09:34] TR News "Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth intervened to stop the promotions of several high-ranking service members including four Army officers, two Black men and two female soldiers, on track to become one-star generals, NPR has confirmed." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5763863 | Source: NPR [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers [09:34] TR News "Shortly before the large demonstration No Kings in Rome, officers checked the left-wing EU MEP Ilaria Salis in her hotel room in Rome and asked her questions." https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/28/order-from-germany-police-check-left-wing-eu-mep-ilaria-salis-before-protest-in-hotel/ | Source: Site36 [09:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Order or hint from Germany? Police check left-wing EU MEP Ilaria Salis before protest in hotel | Matthias Monroy [09:35] TR News "This moment should not be separated from a broader, documented pattern" https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/27/hegseth-reportedly-removes-2-black-2-female-army-officers-from-1-star-promotion-list/ | Source: Sightline Media Group [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | Hegseth reportedly removes 2 Black, 2 female Army officers from 1-star promotion list [09:35] TR News "The rationale for this 4th Amendment bypass was this: location data slurped up by websites and downloaded apps wasnt exactly the same thing as cell tower location data." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/27/fbi-tells-senate-its-still-bypassing-4th-amendment-by-purchasing-location-data-from-third-parties/ | Source: Techdirt [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FBI Tells Senate Its Still Bypassing 4th Amendment By Purchasing Location Data From Third Parties | Techdirt [09:35] TR News "The Justice Department has demanded states provide full copies of their voter lists, including sensitive personal information, such as drivers license and partial Social Security numbers." https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/doj-confirms-voter-data-sharing-with-homeland-security-but-denies-building-national-list/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [09:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/doj-confirms-voter-data-sharing-with-homeland-security-but-denies-building-national-list/ ) [09:36] TR News "Unionised staff at the national broadcaster withdrew their services for 24 hours having rejected the latest three-year pay offer from management." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/care-factor-zero-for-striking-abc-staffers/ | Source: Spectator AU [09:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | Care factor zero for striking ABC staffers | The Spectator Australia [09:37] TR News "CPJ is investigating this latest attack on journalists in Lebanon which has been an increasingly deadly zone for journalists" https://cpj.org/2026/03/israeli-strike-on-media-car-targets-kills-3-journalists-in-south-lebanon/ | Source: CPJ [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Israeli strike on media car targets, kills 3 journalists in south Lebanon - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:37] TR News "It was previously found, in the aftermath of Daniel Ellsbergs Pentagon Papers case, that newsrooms could publish information that was leaked to them." https://werd.io/the-doj-thinks-news-is-contraband/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | The DOJ thinks news is contraband [09:37] TR News "To look into a story like this, we obviously needed to speak to the school, which hasnt been mentioned in any of the previous coverage." https://manchestermill.co.uk/revealed-the-famous-school-at-the-centre-of-a-book-banning-scandal/ | Source: The Mill [09:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-manchestermill.co.uk | Revealed: The famous school at the centre of a book-banning scandal [09:38] TR News "The case went viral for obvious reasons. Afroman, clad in a bold American flag suit, issued ardent statements about free speech from the stand and sat back as his ridiculous songs were played in court." https://jacobin.com/2026/03/afroman-trial-rap-free-speech/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | The Afroman Ruling Is a Victory for Artistic Speech [09:38] TR News "There have been 21 people arrested in the emirate, said advocacy organization Detained in Dubai." https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/13/uae-dubai-21-arrested-photos-videos-iran-war/2891773430572/ | Source: UPI [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-21 people arrested for photos and videos of Iran attacks in Dubai - UPI.com [09:38] TR News "As mobile Internet blackouts spread from Russias regions to Moscow and the authorities continue throttling Telegram, opinion polls paint an uncomfortable picture for the Kremlin." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/27/total-chaos-the-kremlin-knows-russians-are-angry-about-new-internet-restrictions-it-s-struggling-to-respond | Source: Meduza [09:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Total chaos: The Kremlin knows Russians are angry about new Internet restrictions. Its struggling to respond. Meduza [09:39] TR News "The picture painted by official figures is more complex than Trump's remarks suggested." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trumps-latest-speech-sparked-fact-checking-trend-potus-lowered-food-costs-claims-questioned-1788986 | Source: International Business Times [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Trump's Latest Speech Sparked Fact-Checking Trend POTUS' Lowered Food Costs Claims Questioned | IBTimes UK [09:39] TR News "Irans use of LEGO set rap music tells me its been studying us. These are videos meant for the American people crafted in a language Iran knows well understand." https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/ | Source: 404 Media [09:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War [09:40] TR News "The editorial did not mention that the ruling was based on the finding that making medical claims in a religious context was not a protected form of religious freedom." https://yle.fi/a/74-20217856 | Source: YLE [09:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Washington Post editorial slams Finnish Supreme Court incitement ruling | Yle News | Yle [09:40] TR News "Maintained by the Trifecta Tech Foundation as part of Project Pendulum" https://jnsgr.uk/2026/03/ntpd-rs-its-about-time/ | Source: Jon Seager [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jnsgr.uk | ntpd-rs: it's about time! Jon Seager [09:41] TR News "In todays hustle culture, youre not successful unless youre always wowing your audience with the next big thing." https://jimmitchell.org/2026/03/27/you-dont-have-to-dazzle/ | Source: Jim Mitchell [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jimmitchell.org | You Don't Have to Dazzle Jim Mitchell [09:41] TR News "I whispered in my mind." https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/03/27/the-usual-thanks/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli [09:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-my-notes.dragas.net | The Usual, Thanks | MyNotes [09:42] TR News "Billionaires and CEOs took to the press threatening to leave the country, while all the major employers organizations and the largest firms, like Maersk, issued dire warnings of massive job losses and investment slowdown." https://jacobin.com/2026/03/denmark-social-democrats-centrism-elections/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | In Denmark, the Center Did Not Hold [09:43] TR News "That rage drove her away from Kings politics of nonviolence and toward a more militant ideology." https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/my-childhood-in-the-weather-underground | Source: New Yorker [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | My Childhood in the Weather Underground | The New Yorker [09:43] TR News "Approximately 74,000 employees, translating to more than 14,000 roles, will be affected globally, the report added." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nokia-trims-20-global-workforce-75000-employees-impacted-report/articleshow/129864537.cms | Source: India Times [09:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Nokia trims 20% global workforce; 75,000 employees impacted: Report - The Economic Times [09:44] TR News "The two college dropouts changed the way people use computers, listen to music and communicate on the go, giving rise to lifestyles revolving around smartphone apps." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/at-50-apple-confronts-its-next-big-challenge-ai-1809374699 | Source: RTL [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Haunting concern: At 50, Apple confronts its next big challenge: AI - RTL Today [09:44] TR News "It was inevitable really. Im a life-long environmentalist who got solar panels 15 years ago, an EV 11 years ago, and a battery a few years ago." https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2026/03/28/we-got-a-heat-pump-at-last/ | Source: Positech Games [09:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.positech.co.uk | We got a heat pump (at last) Cliffski's Blog [09:45] TR News "So much has been written about motorcycles, but the one image that has stuck with me the most came from Pirsig when he described how a motorcycle puts you in the scene while in a car you are an observer of the scenery." https://charlesleifer.com/blog/children-s-games/ | Source: Charles Leifer [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-charlesleifer.com | charles leifer | Children's Games [09:45] TR News "Ive been reading David Roberts on energy and climate for years, first at Grist, then at Vox, now at Volts, his Substack." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-david-roberts | Source: Paul Krugman [09:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Talking with David Roberts - Paul Krugman [09:46] TR News "80,000,000 people have died as a result of automobiles over time." https://seths.blog/2026/03/systems-and-the-default-to-yes/ | Source: Seth Godin [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | Systems and the default to yes | Seth's Blog [09:46] TR News "He swaps resistors on the terminated leg to show how energy sloshes back when the resistance is too high or too low." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/watch-electricity-slosh-visualizing-impedance-matching/ | Source: Hackaday [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Watch Electricity Slosh: Visualizing Impedance Matching | Hackaday [09:46] TR News "The differences between the two have always been there, but if this testing video is correct, then the Snapdragon chip has a massive lead, at least where battery life is concerned." https://www.androidpolice.com/test-claims-the-s26-ultras-snapdragon-chip-buries-exynos-in-battery-life/ | Source: Android Police [09:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | Battery test claims the Galaxy S26's Snapdragon chip absolutely destroys Exynos [09:47] TR News "A proposed Google data center in Michigan is notable for its use of renewable energy and its ability to ramp down power use during periods of high demand." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/27/two-wildly-different-data-centers-reveal-a-fork-in-the-road-on-how-to-meet-electricity-demand/ | Source: Michigan Advance [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/27/two-wildly-different-data-centers-reveal-a-fork-in-the-road-on-how-to-meet-electricity-demand/ ) [09:47] TR News "Googles data center operations will be served by 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of new resources for the grid, including solar power, advanced storage technologies and demand flexibility." https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/clean-energy-reliability-michigan/ | Source: Google [09:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.google | Scaling clean energy and reliability in Michigan [09:48] TR News "Airfares are certainly the canary in the coal mine" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/expensive-plane-tickets-oil-iran/686604/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Airfare Is Just the Beginning - The Atlantic [09:48] TR News "The mushroom is now found across the world. It's spreading in Switzerland, and has been found in Italy, Hungary, Serbia and Germany." https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260325-an-unstoppable-mushroom-is-tearing-through-north-american-forests | Source: BBC [09:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests. Fungi enthusiasts are doing damage control [09:49] TR News "That was a huge indicator that they're likely outcompeting the native fungi that were there" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/27/golden-oyster-mushroom-is-invading-north-american-forests.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/27/golden-oyster-mushroom-is-invading-north-american-forests.html ) [09:49] TR News "At the same time, Denver Water emphasized that past conservation efforts have made a difference. Over the years, customers have significantly reduced water use, helping stretch supplies during dry periods." https://www.western-water.com/2026/03/27/denver-water-declares-drought-limits-water-use/ | Source: Western Water [09:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.western-water.com | Denver Water declares drought, limits water use | Western Water [09:49] TR News Most [09:50] TR News "Most of those are clustered around the Yellowstone region of western Wyoming and eastern Idaho." https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032826_snow_drought_op/2026s-historic-snow-drought-brings-worries-water-wildfires-future-west/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032826_snow_drought_op/2026s-historic-snow-drought-brings-worries-water-wildfires-future-west/ ) [09:50] TR News "The confirmed death toll now includes over 75,300 volunteers, 23,100 recruited prisoners, and 18,200 mobilized soldiers, according to the media outlets." https://kyivindependent.com/over-206-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [09:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Over 206,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation [09:51] TR News "To demonstrate this change, I collected recent mortality data from the Global Health Observatory of the World Health Organization (WHO)." https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2026/03/29/attention-chinese-readers/ | Source: Allen Downey [09:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.allendowney.com | Attention, Chinese Readers - Probably Overthinking It [09:52] TR News "Here is a look at countries that have taken steps in this direction to better protect young users: [...]" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/heres-how-countries-are-cracking-down-on-kids-social-media-use/articleshow/129862497.cms | Source: India Times [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Heres how countries are cracking down on kids social media use - The Economic Times [09:52] TR News "The students who had their accounts disabled waited a while" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0327/social-media-ban-children | Source: CS Monitor [09:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Should social media apps be banned for children? - CSMonitor.com [09:56] TR News "People rallied from New York City, with almost 8.5 million residents in a solidly blue state, to Driggs" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/millions-join-no-kings-protests-in-us-europe-over-iran-war-president-donald-trump-policies-11280717#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/millions-join-no-kings-protests-in-us-europe-over-iran-war-president-donald-trump-policies-11280717#publisher=newsstand ) [09:56] TR News "This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis, but they picked the wrong city" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-no-kings-rally-1235538563/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | See Bruce Springsteen Sing 'Streets of Minneapolis' at No Kings Rally [09:56] TR News "The abuses of Donald Trumps second term inspired the rise of the No Kings movement, which this Saturday will return to the streets of these United States" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/no-kings-protest-iran/ | Source: The Nation [09:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | No Kings! No Wars! | The Nation [09:57] TR News "Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than nine million people expected to participate." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/no-kings-protest-u-s-trump-9.7145895 | Source: CBC [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Anger over Iran war adds fuel to anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests across U.S. | CBC News [09:57] TR News "Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in No Kings rallies across the U.S. and in Europe." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/no-kings-protests-erupt-across-us-europe-against-trump | Source: Deccan Chronicle [09:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | No Kings Protests Erupt Across US, Europe Against Trump [09:58] TR News "In the Twin Cities, a sea of people converged on the State Capitol, invoking the memories of Renee Good and Alex Pretti." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/no-kings-trump-iran-immigration-minnesota.html | Source: New York Times [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/no-kings-trump-iran-immigration-minnesota.html ) [09:58] TR News "Just five months after the previous No Kings protest in the same location, participants took to Zelzah Avenue and Nordhoff Street in Northridge" https://sundial.csun.edu/210608/news/new-year-new-no-kings-protest/ | Source: California State University Northridge [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sundial.csun.edu | New year, new No Kings protest Daily Sundial [09:58] TR News "Organizers say they are mobilizing participants in response to policies and actions they view as threats to democratic institutions, civil rights and the rule of law." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-underway-across-michigan-in-latest-nationwide-demonstrations/ | Source: Michigan Advance [09:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-underway-across-michigan-in-latest-nationwide-demonstrations/ ) [09:59] TR News "The third iteration of No Kings protests organized border to border gatherings to vent displeasure at President Donald Trump and his administrations policy decisions." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-return-to-nebraska-draw-hundreds-and-thousands/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-return-to-nebraska-draw-hundreds-and-thousands/ ) [09:59] TR News "A "No Kings 3" rally drew a huge crowd to downtown Brattleboro on Saturday,part of a larger national protest movement going on across the country." https://www.reformer.com/no-kings-3-rally-draws-huge-crowd-of-protesters-to-brattleboro/article_5525e7b6-9b46-45e2-9ef6-1d1219a521ae.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'No Kings 3' rally draws huge crowd of protesters to Brattleboro | | reformer.com [09:59] TR News "emphasizing people's power." https://www.ksl.com/article/51474419/thousands-expected-to-march-in-downtown-no-kings-rally | Source: Deseret Media [09:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-'We stand together': Thousands emphasize 'the people's power' in 'No Kings' rally | KSL.com ● Mar 29 [10:00] TR News "The Tennessee protests, taking place in dozens of cities across the state, are among an estimated 3100 No Kings events planned nationwide, according to organizers." https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/28/anti-trump-no-kings-rallies-draw-thousands-across-tennessee/ | Source: Tennessee Lookout [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/28/anti-trump-no-kings-rallies-draw-thousands-across-tennessee/ ) [10:00] TR News "Crowds at the Washington, D.C., No Kings march noticeably were larger compared to Octobers march." https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/no-kings-day-rallies-kick-off-across-the-us-with-millions-expected-in-anti-trump-protests/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/no-kings-day-rallies-kick-off-across-the-us-with-millions-expected-in-anti-trump-protests/ ) [10:00] TR News "Protestors lined up at intersections from 75th Street to 119th Street, some in groups of hundreds." https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-demonstration-spans-six-miles-as-thousands-of-kansans-line-streets/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [10:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-demonstration-spans-six-miles-as-thousands-of-kansans-line-streets/ ) [10:01] TR News "The rally reflected an upbeat vibe as protesters met at the south steps to listen to live renditions of famous anti-war songs by the Beatles and the Cranberries." https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/28/sunny-day-greets-thousands-of-anti-trump-protesters-in-indianapolis/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle [10:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/28/sunny-day-greets-thousands-of-anti-trump-protesters-in-indianapolis/ ) [10:02] TR News "faced criticism for inviting him to speak" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/28/macon-no-kings-event-ends-abruptly-when-sheriff-tries-to-address-concerns-about-cooperation-with-ice/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/28/macon-no-kings-event-ends-abruptly-when-sheriff-tries-to-address-concerns-about-cooperation-with-ice/ ) [10:02] TR News "The sheer size of the protests has been heartening and has invigorated the ongoing and often successful resistance to Trumps policy." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/no-kings-anti-war-movement-iran/ | Source: The Nation [10:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | The Politicians Wont Stop This War. Only the People Can. | The Nation [10:03] TR News "Ukraine is also instrumental in showing the potential danger from these weapons" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/us_and_uk_forces_auv_tender/ | Source: The Register UK [10:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Iran war drives urgent needto counter underwater drones The Register [10:05] TR News "Ending the reign of King Trump isnt the sole goal of todays demonstrations. The purpose is much larger than that." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/toward-a-pro-democracy-movement | Source: Robert Reich [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | Toward a Pro-Democracy Movement - Robert Reich [10:05] TR News "Millions of Americans have taken to the streets in a wave of coordinated demonstrations known as the 'No Kings' protests." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/no-kings-protests-us-1789005 | Source: International Business Times [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Celebs Who Stood Up at US 'No Kings' Protests: From Bruce Springsteen to Robert De Niro | IBTimes UK [10:07] TR News "The law, which must be renewed annually, applies to the entire 1,340-kilometre land border with Russia." https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/27/frontex-and-eurogendfor-trained-in-finland-new-law-on-violent-pushbacks/ | Source: Site36 [10:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks | Matthias Monroy [10:08] TR News "At least 38 No Kings protests were scheduled around Kentucky, from Prestonsburg to Ashland to Paducah." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/kentuckians-turn-out-for-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-at-crucial-moment-for-democracy/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [10:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/kentuckians-turn-out-for-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-at-crucial-moment-for-democracy/ ) [10:09] TR News "Many attendees expressed anger at Trumps ongoing war on Iran, and his deportation efforts" https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/28/no-ice-no-kings-no-war-thousands-protest-trump-across-maine/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/28/no-ice-no-kings-no-war-thousands-protest-trump-across-maine/ ) [10:09] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:09] TR News "Here are some scenes from Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/signs-of-the-times-kentucky-no-kings-photo-gallery/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [10:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/signs-of-the-times-kentucky-no-kings-photo-gallery/ ) [10:10] TR News "But by all means, do protest against a proto-monarchical authoritarian state which doesnt align with the intents of the nations founders" https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/28/the-point-of-no-kings-is-no-kings/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | The Point of No Kings Is NO KINGS [UPDATE-1] - emptywheel [10:10] TR News "A boisterous No Kings rally competed for visitors attention Saturday in Washington" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/cherry-blossoms-kite-flying-and-no-kings-converge-on-washington-1028828948 | Source: RTL [10:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | Trio of events: Cherry blossoms, kite-flying and 'No Kings' converge on Washington - RTL Today [10:11] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@gcq3qpgwkcc7i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:11] TR News "Heres a direct link to the PNG and the PDF. Once again, put it onna stick and exercise the constitutional rights to freedom of expression, speech, and assembly" https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/03/28/subway-sign/ | Source: Kieran Healy [10:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Subway Sign - kieranhealy.org [10:14] TR News "On March 19, 1987, the Pentagon announced that it had learned the Soviet Union acquired machine tooling for making submarine propeller blades from Toshiba Machine" https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/ | Source: David L Farquhar [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dfarq.homeip.net | NO TITLE [10:14] TR News "In a video statement, Pussy Riot member Nadya explained how the Russian military has relied on Ubiquiti to communicate with troops on the frontline" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pussy-riot-protest-tech-company-ubiquiti-russian-war-crimes-1235538540/ | Source: Rolling Stone [10:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Pussy Riot Protests Tech Company for 'Powering Russian War Crimes' [10:15] TR News "It does raise one new question: when theres a new president, the White House website and social media accounts have a handover process. Does that apply to this app, too?" https://www.theverge.com/tech/902703/white-house-app-iphone-android?ref=werd.io | Source: The Verge [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | The White House has an app now, and Trump wants you to report people to ICE on it | The Verge [10:15] TR News "A little history lesson from the Wiener Holocaust Library: [...]" https://werd.io/the-white-house-has-an-app-now-and-trump-wants-you-to-report-people-to-ice-on-it-2/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [10:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | The White House has an app now, and Trump wants you to report people to ICE on it [10:16] TR News "OpenMedia is running a campaign to email Members of Parliament, though I am suspicious these form letter campaigns actually work." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/bill-c-22-lawful-access/ | Source: Nick Heer [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Bill C22 Gives Canadian Authorities Additional Warrantless Powers Pixel Envy [10:16] TR News "The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages" https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app | [10:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.thereallo.dev | I Decompiled the White House's New App [10:17] TR News "You can get good pseudonymity when with PIA (Private Internet Access), but not true anonymity." https://greycoder.com/how-to-sign-up-to-pia-anonymously-with-no-credit-card/ | Source: GreyCoder [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How To Sign-Up To PIA Anonymously With No Credit Card - GreyCoder [10:17] TR News "A growing favorite among police departments throughout the country is the camera on wheels platform, known as COWs for short or scarecrows, for a more ominous moniker." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/surveillance-scarecrows-police | Source: Futurism [10:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Ominous Surveillance "Scarecrows" Appearing Across America [10:18] TR News "While Reid sees legal risks for smaller platforms with fewer resources in these decisions" https://www.theverge.com/policy/903006/meta-new-mexico-los-angeles-child-safety-trial-impact | Source: The Verge [10:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | A jury said Instagram and YouTube are defective now what? | The Verge [10:19] TR News "As significant as this verdict is, it merely represents the opening act of a story that will get considerably darker from here." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/meta-youtube-ai-litigation/ | Source: The Nation [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation | The Nation [10:19] TR News "Two of Americas largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-28/meta-google-social-media-addiction-verdict-explained | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | L.A. social media addiction verdict to unleash lawsuits and changes - Los Angeles Times [10:20] TR News "To understand how the fraud was committed, it is helpful to understanding how streaming royalties work. Platforms like Spotify and Apple Music do not pay a fixed rate per stream." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/10k-bots-steal-8-million-from-music-artists | Source: Bitdefender [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bitdefender.com | How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists [10:20] TR News "So I built Ask Joost: a page where you can ask a natural language question and get a direct answer, sourced from my blog posts." https://joost.blog/ai-powered-answers-ask-joost/ | Source: Joost de Valk [10:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ask Joost: AI-powered answers from my blog | Joost.blog [10:21] TR News "The LLMs are pushing the essays away from anything that a human would have ever written" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-changing-style-substance-human-writing-study-finds-rcna263789 | Source: NBC [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nbcnews.com | AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds [10:21] TR News "What bewilders me is how many people seem to use the tool (and topic in general) to inflate their ego." https://blog.avas.space/ai-ego/ | Source: Ava [10:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | using AI to inflate your ego | ava's blog [10:22] TR News "The landscape of AI is not merely filled with news. It is filled with teams. You have the doomers, the accelerationists, the skeptics, the its-a-bubble oracles, the anti-bubble counter oracles, and so on." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/what-is-anthropic-thinking | Source: Derek Thompson [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.derekthompson.org | What Is Anthropic Thinking? - Derek Thompson [10:22] TR News "What irks me is that someone knows for sure if the content is AI-generated. Theyre just not telling the rest of us" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/900400/tiktok-ai-ads-labels-samsung-disclosure | Source: The Verge [10:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Why cant TikTok identify AI generated ads when I can? | The Verge [10:23] TR News "This is a potential watershed moment, says Paul Triolo, a partner at the advisory firm DGA-Albright Stonebridge who studies US-China relations." https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-ai-research-is-starting-to-split-along-geopolitical-lines/ | Source: Wired [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics | WIRED [10:23] TR News "For the past two years, the conversation around enterprise AI has been dominated by GPUs: who has them; who can buy them; who is waiting months for them." https://itwire.com/the-wired-cio/why-the-real-bottleneck-in-enterprise-ai-isnt-gpus-it-s-data.html | Source: IT Wire [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iTWire - Why the real bottleneck in enterprise AI isn't GPUs - it's data [10:23] TR News "The reality is that chatbots like OpenAIs ChatGPT, Googles Gemini, or Anthropics Claude still make regular mistakes." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/study-do-what-chatgpt-tells-us | Source: Futurism [10:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What ChatGPT Tells Them, Even If It's Totally Wrong [10:24] TR News "The officers merely handed over a copy of a letter that PTC had sent to companies the previous day, which contained instructions for a so-called hotfix." https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/27/home-visits-due-to-software-vulnerability-german-state-criminal-police-rang-admins-out-of-bed/ | Source: Site36 [10:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-digit.site36.net | Home visits due to software vulnerability: German state criminal police rang admins out of bed | Matthias Monroy [10:25] TR News "Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro. Unfortunately, the writing has been on the wall for, like, five years." https://www.dgriffinjones.com/extraordinary/how-apple-could-have-saved-the-mac-pro.html | [10:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dgriffinjones.com | How Apple could have saved the Mac Pro | D. Griffin Jones [10:26] TR News "Did Apple know in 2017 that 2020 was the year the M1 would make it out of the lab? Probably not, but it doesnt make the timing any less painful." https://512pixels.net/2026/03/how-apple-could-have-saved-the-mac-pro/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-512pixels.net | How Apple Could Have (Maybe) Saved the Mac Pro - 512 Pixels [10:26] TR News "Apple this week announced that it has discontinued the Mac Pro, with new configurations no longer available and no further models planned." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/27/reflecting-on-20-years-of-mac-pro/ | Source: MacRumors [10:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mac Pro Discontinued: Reflecting on 20 Years of Apple's Desktop Tower - MacRumors [10:27] TR News "Uninstalling apps on macOS is not as easy as it should be." https://heydingus.net/blog/2026/3/launchpad-was-great-for-uninstalling-apps-spotlight-is-not | Source: Jarrod Blundy [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-heydingus.net | Launchpad was great for uninstalling apps; Spotlight is not - HeyDingus [10:27] TR News "Sometimes, I do not recognize a trap until I am already in it. Photos in iCloud is one such situation." https://pxlnv.com/blog/i-regret-the-blood-pact-i-have-made-with-icloud-photos/ | Source: Nick Heer [10:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | I Regret the Blood Pact I Have Made With iCloud Photos Pixel Envy [10:28] TR News "Notice that your ability to appreciate these gifts does not depend on mood, or on any other condition being favorable in your life." https://www.raptitude.com/2026/03/in-favor-of-enjoying-things-on-purpose/ | [10:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raptitude.com | In Favor of Enjoying Things on Purpose [10:28] TR News "Its 15 years now since the financial crash showed up the global economy as a giant casino, with no care for the livelihoods of ordinary people or the health of our planet." https://en.neritam.com/2026/03/28/new-pm-to-give-bankers-more-power-to-gamble-on-food/ | Source: Neritam [10:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.neritam.com | New PM to give bankers more power to gamble on food Neritam [10:28] TR News "But what about the white cilia? That was a velcro hook Pettit stuck on to keep them from floating away in his terrarium. A clever solution." https://futurism.com/future-society/terrified-nasa-potato | Source: Futurism [10:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Netizens Terrified of What NASA Grew on the Space Station [10:29] TR News "Lithuania and the rest of the European Union will move clocks forward by one hour on Sunday as daylight saving time begins" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2880351/why-hasn-t-europe-phased-out-daylight-saving-time | Source: LRT [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Why hasnt Europe phased out daylight saving time? - LRT [10:29] TR News (NEW): February/March in KDE Itinerary https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/February_March_in_KDE_Itinerary.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/February_March_in_KDE_Itinerary.gmi [10:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines February/March in KDE Itinerary [10:33] TR News (NEW): After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/After_a_Long_Time_Ubuntu_Shows_Some_Respect_to_Deb_Packages.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/After_a_Long_Time_Ubuntu_Shows_Some_Respect_to_Deb_Packages.gmi [10:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages [10:38] TR News (NEW): AorOS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/AcorOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/AcorOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines AorOS Debian-based Linux distribution [10:38] TR News (NEW): Linux KDu Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Linux_KDu_Brazilian_Ubuntu_based_operating_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Linux_KDu_Brazilian_Ubuntu_based_operating_system.gmi [10:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux KDu Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system [10:48] TR News "The K5 is AMDs first x86 processor to be developed entirely in-house. Introduced March 27, 1996, its primary competition was Intels Pentium microprocessor." https://dfarq.homeip.net/ | Source: David L Farquhar [10:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dfarq.homeip.net | NO TITLE [10:48] TR News "If I was thinking of building a new desktop under normal circumstances, I would use all modern components (which is to say, current generation CPU, motherboard, RAM, and so on)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/NewOldSystems | Source: University of Toronto [10:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [10:49] TR News "The real story here is that these improvements from Apple were spurred by Right-to-Repair developments, particularly in the EU, that were the result of pressure from hackers like you." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/apples-most-repairable-laptop-is-thanks-to-right-to-repair/ | Source: Hackaday [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Apples Most Repairable Laptop Is Thanks To Right-to-Repair | Hackaday [10:49] TR News "I've been working on a redesign and here's a peek at my progress. My main goal is for a more minimal look, removing the background image along with layout changes and a new background color." https://bobmonsour.com/blog/site-redesign-progress/ | Source: Bob Monsour [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bobmonsour.com | Site redesign progress | Bob Monsour [10:49] TR News "I reinstalled everything and restored data from the backup. Its running smoothly since then." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/homelab-2nd-edition/ | Source: Victor Kropp [10:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-victor.kropp.name | Homelab 2nd Edition [10:50] TR News "But it seems silly to hang on to a hut thats now on the other side of the country from us." https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2026/03/28/beach-hut/ | Source: Phil Gyford [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The beach hut (Phil Gyfords website) [10:50] TR News "From a photography standpoint, this image is remarkable for the era" https://www.vintag.es/2026/03/barefoot-women-dancing-in-snow-new-york.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [10:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vintag.es | Barefoot Women Dancing in the Snow, New York, 1916 ~ Vintage Everyday [10:51] TR News "so in other words, this is a Linux distro that recursively calls kexec on itself! Isnt that so cute?" https://astrid.tech/2026/03/28/0/linux-is-an-interpreter/ | Source: Astrid Yu [10:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-astrid.tech | Linux is an interpreter [10:52] TR News "Until now, Ive been doing them by hand but this week I wanted to explore this problem space a bit more" https://hamatti.org/posts/im-building-a-python-script-to-create-form-filling-bookmarklets/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hamatti.org | Im building a Python script to create form filling bookmarklets : Juha-Matti Santala [10:52] TR News "Python 3.15a7, which is now just a uv python install 3.15 away on all major platforms, has lazy imports!" https://iscinumpy.dev/post/flake8-lazy/ | Source: Henry Schreiner [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-iscinumpy.dev | Working to make Python lazy - [10:52] TR News "So, how do we do better than the Quine Programmer? How can we connect the dots between human user and computer in a way that respects the strengths of both?" https://jneen.ca/posts/2026-03-27-how-to-make-programming-terrible-for-everyone/ | [10:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jneen.ca | how to make programming terrible for everyone | jneens web site [10:53] TR News "But you would soon discover that your assumptions wont work and your code has some weird errors in it that you dont understand. This is because array arguments in C decay into a pointer to the first element of the array." https://agentultra.com/blog/why-array-arguments-decay-to-pointers-in-c/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Agentultra - Why Array Arguments Decay To Pointers In C [10:53] TR News "I ran a small experiment with Git hosting behaviour using two demo repositories: [...]" https://susam.net/fork-commits-via-original-repo.html | Source: SusamPal [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-susam.net | Fork Commits via Original Repository - Susam Pal [10:53] TR News "Now, sooner or later, you do run into the catch: nobody is born thinking like JavaScript, but to get really good at JavaScript, you will need to learn how." https://css-tricks.com/javascript-for-everyone-destructuring/ | Source: CSS Tricks [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JavaScript for Everyone: Destructuring | CSS-Tricks [10:53] TR News "When programming, it is still important to write code that runs correctly on systems with either byte order (see for example The byte order fallacy)." https://www.hanshq.net/big-endian-qemu.html | Source: Hans Wennborg [10:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hanshq.net | Big-Endian Testing with QEMU [10:56] TR News "[lds133]s version replicates the original behavior exactly by using the accelerometer to detect the shaking, the round display to show an icon of the die, and a Raspberry Pi Pico to do the hard work." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/magic-less-8-ball-finds-new-life-with-pi-pico-inside/ | Source: Hackaday [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Magic-less 8 Ball Finds New Life With Pi Pico Inside | Hackaday [10:56] TR News "[Tommy] at Oskitone has been making hardware synth kits for years, and his designs are always worth checking out." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/playful-space-dice-kit-shows-off-clever-design/ | Source: Hackaday [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playful Space Dice Kit Shows Off Clever Design | Hackaday [10:56] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [10:56] TR News "documenting another incredible year of contributions from both the Arduino team and the global community of open-source makers, educators, engineers, and enthusiasts." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/28/check-out-the-new-2025-arduino-open-source-report/ | Source: Arduino [10:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Check out the new 2025 Arduino Open Source Report! | Arduino Blog [10:57] TR News "On the surface, it looks like a normal CRT, except that it's impossibly thin: the whole device is just under 4 cm thick. To do this, the tube is mounted sideways, and the phosphor is viewed from the back." https://maurycyz.com/projects/lifetv/ | Source: Maury [10:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-maurycyz.com | Life TV: Video with 2 bits to spare (Maurycy's blog) [10:58] TR News (NEW): Fedora: Update Problem and Ultra-powerful Tool https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_Update_Problem_and_Ultra_powerful_Tool.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_Update_Problem_and_Ultra_powerful_Tool.gmi [10:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora: Update Problem and Ultra-powerful Tool [10:59] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: GNU-like Mobile Linux, Raspberry Pi Pico, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_a.gmi [10:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: GNU-like Mobile Linux, Raspberry Pi Pico, and More ● Mar 29 [11:01] TR News "And so the rise of mobile banking removed any real reason to have bank branches." https://davidoks.blog/p/why-the-atm-didnt-kill-bank-teller | [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-davidoks.blog | Why ATMs didnt kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did [11:01] TR News Techrights Links 29/03/2026: Water Shortages and No Kings Rallies https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Links_29_03_2026_Water_Shortages_and_No_Kings_Rallies.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Links_29_03_2026_Water_Shortages_and_No_Kings_Rallies.gmi [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 29/03/2026: Water Shortages and No Kings Rallies [11:01] TR News "Theres significant privacy implications here and a lot of misinformation about pinging cell towers and zoom enhance stuff." https://nickvsnetworking.com/somebodys-watching-me-adventures-in-cellular-locating/ | [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nickvsnetworking.com | Somebodys watching me Adventures in Cellular Location services | Nick vs Networking [11:01] TR News "I built it mostly because I needed something that could handle the 2 Unraid servers I had at the time, the existing iOS app could only handle 1 server at a time." https://jbrio.net/posts/sunset-controlr/ | Source: Juan B Rodriguez [11:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jbrio.net | Sunsetting ControlR :: Juan B. Rodriguez [11:02] TR News "Given that, you can search for movies with keywords, but that's not what I'd be doing in a movie theater - instead I'd be searching for a movie." https://www.raymondcamden.com/2026/03/28/checking-if-a-movie-has-a-post-or-mid-credit-scene | Source: Raymond Camden [11:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.raymondcamden.com | Checking if a Movie has a Post or Mid Credit Scene [11:02] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-29.gmi [11:03] TR News (NEW): PluriOS Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/PluriOS_Bolivian_Linux_distribution_based_on_Ubuntu_LTS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/PluriOS_Bolivian_Linux_distribution_based_on_Ubuntu_LTS.gmi [11:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PluriOS Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS [11:04] TR News (NEW): ZestISO desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/ZestISO_desktop_Linux_distribution_built_on_Arch_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/ZestISO_desktop_Linux_distribution_built_on_Arch_Linux.gmi [11:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ZestISO desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux [11:05] TR News "I upgraded my router to OpenWRT 25.10. Nothing strange right?" https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2026/03/24/upgraded-to-openwrt-2510/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz [11:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl | Upgraded to OpenWRT25.10 Marcin Juszkiewicz [11:06] TR News "PLCnext Controls run PLCnext Linux, a real-time capable operating system that hosts the PLCnext Runtime. The Runtime manages deterministic process data and stores it in the Global Data Space (GDS)." https://rosindustrial.org/news/2026/3/27/plcnext-ros-bridge-enabling-hardware-interoperability-between-industrial-plcs-and-ros | Source: ROS Industrial [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rosindustrial.org | PLCnext ROS Bridge: Enabling Hardware Interoperability Between Industrial PLCs and ROS ROS-Industrial [11:06] TR News "Like many high-tech companies Tesla runs a bug bounty program." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/turning-tesla-model-3s-computer-into-a-desktop-pc/ | Source: Hackaday [11:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Turning Tesla Model 3s Computer Into A Desktop PC | Hackaday [11:09] TR News "This is part 1 of a four-part article series about how to reimage disks in-place. Part 0 is located here." https://astrid.tech/2026/03/24/1/swap-out-the-root-before-boot/ | Source: Astrid Yu [11:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-astrid.tech | Swap out the root before boot [11:10] TR News "Whats all the fuss about FreeBSD? What is it, anyway?" https://kedara.eu/playing-freebsd/ | Source: Ruben Verweij [11:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Playing with FreeBSD - Kedara.eu [11:11] TR News "I've been investigating how keyboards, mice, etc work in Linux." https://roscidus.com/blog/blog/2026/03/28/input-devices/ | Source: Thomas Leondard [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-roscidus.com | Linux input devices (with libinput-ocaml) - Thomas Leonard's blog [11:11] TR News "The classic 3-2-1 backup rule says: three copies of your data, on two different media types, with one copy off-site." https://blog.hofstede.it/my-multi-stage-backup-strategy-zfs-proxmox-and-paranoia/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [11:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.hofstede.it | My Multi-Stage Backup Strategy: ZFS, Proxmox, and Paranoia | Larvitz Blog [11:12] TR News "Researchers at Rapid7 now report that the Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) behind BPFdoor, Red Menshen, has modified that listening system." https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-upgrades-backdoor-spy-telcos | Source: Dark Reading [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-upgrades-backdoor-spy-telcos ) [11:12] TR News "I'm doing periodic updates on some of my long-term projects, one of them being 6o6" https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/03/6o6-v11-faster-6502-on-6502.html | Source: Old VCR [11:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oldvcr.blogspot.com | Old Vintage Computing Research: 6o6 v1.1: Faster 6502-on-6502 virtualization for a C64/Apple II Apple-1 emulator [11:13] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [11:13] TR News "Today in Tedium: Its a tough time to be a financially-conscious computer user." https://tedium.co/2026/03/28/self-hosting-platform-tools-guide/ | Source: Tedium [11:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tedium.co | Self-Hosting Tools: Still Worth Trying In 2026? [11:14] TR News "I keep a brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup alias around." https://rednafi.com/shards/2026/03/background-jobs-inherited-fd/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rednafi.com | Background jobs and inherited file descriptors | redowan's reflections [11:14] TR News "That's why it took me so long to sit down and write this blog post." https://mmk2410.org/2026/03/28/future-of-my-intellij-idea-ubuntu-packages | Source: Marcel Kapfer [11:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mmk2410.org | Marcel Kapfer - Future of my IntelliJ IDEA Ubuntu packages [11:15] TR News "I think I said I would post here when its safe to turn off your ad blocker. The tl;dr is: no. Will update if that changes." https://blog.zgp.org/is-it-safe-to-turn-off-your-ad-blocker/ | Source: Don Marti [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.zgp.org | Is it safe to turn off your ad blocker? [11:15] TR News "At my day job, I work primarily on a documentation site which has more than 1,000 pages." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/docs-discoverability-layers/ | Source: Aman Mittal [11:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Docs discoverability layers | amanhimself.dev [11:16] TR News "let me tell you what happened. i was just trying to browse the web like a normal person. youtube video. couple tabs open." https://alexandmanu.com/blog/firefox-is-actually-terrible/ | Source: Alex & Manu [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-alexandmanu.com | firefox is and always has been terrible | alex and manu [11:16] TR News "Think something similar to CDB or Sparkey." https://notes.volution.ro/v1/2026/03/notes/53ac09b0/ | Source: Ciprian Dorin Craciun [11:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-notes.volution.ro | Designing a single-file mmap-backed read-only hashed multi-table database -- Volution Notes [11:17] TR News "I made a couple of additions to my Jekyll site and decided to share them all here!" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/website-changes-new-section-music-widget-and-upvotes/ | Source: Joel Chrono [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joelchrono.xyz | Website changes: new section, music widget, and upvotes [11:17] TR News "The blistering takedown astounded legal experts." https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-2676627128/ | Source: Raw Story [11:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rawstory.com | 'Oh my God': Legal experts stunned after judge catches ICE lawyers citing bogus cases - Raw Story [11:18] TR News "A well-known fact mentioned in the video, is that the very first LEGO bricks from 1958 are compatible with those produced nowadays." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/lego/ | Source: Victor Kropp [11:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-victor.kropp.name | LEGO [11:19] TR News "An Uncontrolled Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/03/26/0644236 [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | An Uncontrolled Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry - SoylentNews [11:19] TR News "WARNING: Apple is forcing Age Verification in iOS" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/warning-apple-is-forcing-age:3?view=shorts [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | WARNING: Apple is forcing Age Verification in iOS [11:19] TR News (NEW): Framework Becomes a KDE Patron https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/Framework_Becomes_a_KDE_Patron.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/Framework_Becomes_a_KDE_Patron.gmi [11:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Framework Becomes a KDE Patron [11:20] TR News "Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich noted trades in crude oil contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures, contracts for Brent crude, as well as some $1.5 billion in S&P futures contracts all made roughly 15 minutes before Trump issued his statement." [11:20] TR News "Nobel [sic] Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman spotlighted the activity in a Substack post. People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets, he wrote." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/iran-insider-trading-allegations-cftc-1235538388/ [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Iran Insider Trading Allegations Explode. CFTC Rolls Over [11:20] TR News Slop and Microsoft in r-bloggers. Is r-bloggers losing taste? https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/momentum-investing-enhanced-by-microsoft-foundry-hosted-large-language-model/ [11:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Momentum Investing Enhanced by Microsoft Foundry-Hosted Large Language Model | R-bloggers [11:21] TR News "The End of Immigration - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of-immigration [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The End of Immigration - Paul Krugman [11:21] TR News "Indeed, the only thing Trump can deliver on consistently is racism." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-laguardia-tsa-baseball/ [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Nothing Works in Trumps AmericaExcept Racism | The Nation [11:21] TR News "Philosophy: about the God of war, anger, and nuance | Protesilaos Stavrou" https://protesilaos.com/books/2026-03-28-god-of-war-anger-nuance/ [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Philosophy: about the God of war, anger, and nuance | Protesilaos Stavrou [11:21] TR News "Bill Maher Broke Trumps Spell at the Kennedy Center" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/bill-maher-twain-prize-trump-kennedy-center/686608/ [11:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Bill Maher Broke Trumps Spell at the Kennedy Center - The Atlantic [11:22] TR News "Never has the meaning of logistical supply been so critical as now when advanced industrial modes require reliance on a portfolio of existential supplies of minerals, gas, and oil." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/the-war-in-iran-isnt-about-oil-its-about-sulphur/ [11:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.spectator.com.au | The war in Iran isnt about oil, its about sulphur... | The Spectator Australia [11:22] TR News "Yet in the grand debate about the Iran war and the strategic necessity to keep the Straits of Hormuz open, all focus is on oil. That is because it is the end product of a smorgasbord of other raw materials, it is the principal signifier as indicated by leaping petrol prices on TV screens and gargantuan snaking queues at petrol pumps." [11:23] TR News "Russia surveilling US military assets in Middle East to aid Iran, Zelensky says" https://kyivindependent.com/russia-surveilling-us-military-assets-in-middle-east-to-aid-iran-zelensky-says/ [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kyivindependent.com | Russia surveilling US military assets in Middle East to aid Iran, Zelensky says [11:23] TR News "Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War" https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-zelenskyy-lie-donbas-war-russia-ukraine/33718272.html [11:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War [11:29] TR News (NEW): Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_44_will_automatically_make_your_Windows_games_run_faster.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_44_will_automatically_make_your_Windows_games_run_faster.gmi [11:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required [11:44] TR News Oust the orange clown https://blog.slackware.nl/oust-the-orange-clown/ [11:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.slackware.nl | Oust the orange clown Alien Pastures [11:45] TR News Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Tells Them, Even If Its Totally Wrong https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/study-do-what-chatgpt-tells-us [11:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What ChatGPT Tells Them, Even If It's Totally Wrong [11:46] TR News (NEW): GIMP 3.2.2 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GIMP_3_2_2_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GIMP_3_2_2_Released.gmi [11:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GIMP 3.2.2 Released [11:47] TR News February/March in KDE Itinerary https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/03/28/kde-itinerary-february-march-2026.html [11:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.volkerkrause.eu | February/March in KDE Itinerary [11:48] TR News Big-Endian Testing with QEMU https://www.hanshq.net/big-endian-qemu.html [11:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hanshq.net | Big-Endian Testing with QEMU [11:49] TR News After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-deb-in-app-center/ [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages [11:49] TR News Linux KDu Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-kdu-brazilian-ubuntu-based-operating-system/ [11:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux KDu - Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system - LinuxLinks [11:50] TR News AorOS Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/acoros-debian-based-linux-distribution/ [11:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AorOS - Debian-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [11:51] TR News (NEW): Say hello to Neil Roberts, new LibreOffice developer focusing on scripting support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Say_hello_to_Neil_Roberts_new_LibreOffice_developer_focusing_on.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Say_hello_to_Neil_Roberts_new_LibreOffice_developer_focusing_on.gmi [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Say hello to Neil Roberts, new LibreOffice developer focusing on scripting support [11:51] TR News ZestISO desktop GNU/Linux distribution built on Arch GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/zestiso-desktop-linux-distribution/ [11:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ZestISO - desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux - LinuxLinks [11:52] TR News GIMP 3.2.2Released https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/03/28/gimp-3-2-2-released/ [11:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gimp.org | GIMP 3.2.2Released - GIMP [11:55] TR News Check out the new 2025 Arduino Open Source Report! https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/28/check-out-the-new-2025-arduino-open-source-report/ [11:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.arduino.cc | Check out the new 2025 Arduino Open Source Report! | Arduino Blog ● Mar 29 [12:02] TR News How To Install Kitty Terminal on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-kitty-terminal-opensuse/ [12:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Kitty Terminal on openSUSE - idroot [12:03] TR News How To Install Fish Shell on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-fish-shell-fedora-43/ [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Fish Shell on Fedora 43 - idroot [12:03] TR News How To Install Streamlit on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-streamlit-debian-13/ [12:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Streamlit on Debian 13 - idroot [12:04] TR News How to Install Transmission on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-transmission-on-ubuntu-linux/ [12:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-transmission-on-ubuntu-linux/ ) [12:05] TR News GNU/Linux Debian: the amazing world of ssh forwarding https://dwaves.de/2026/03/29/gnu-linux-debian-the-amazing-world-of-ssh-forwarding-how-to-forward-vnc-port-of-pcc-via-pcb-to-connect-from-pca-tunnel-vnc-via-ssh-over-jumphost-pcb-why-does-mate-desktop-network-manager-keep-d/ [12:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- GNU Linux Debian: the amazing world of ssh forwarding (how to forward vnc port of pcC via pcB to connect from pcA) (tunnel vnc via ssh over jumphost (pcB)) why does mate desktop network manager keep disabling dropping NIC network interface? | dwaves.de [12:07] TR News Evgeni Golov: Converting Dovecot password schemes on the fly without (too much) cursing https://www.die-welt.net/2026/03/converting-dovecot-password-schemes-on-the-fly-without-too-much-cursing/ [12:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Converting Dovecot password schemes on the fly without (too much) cursing | die-welt.net [12:10] TR News February 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/february-2026-top-40-new-cran-packages/ [12:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-February 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages | R-bloggers [12:12] TR News ECMLE on CRAN https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/ecmle-on-cran/ [12:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ECMLE on CRAN | R-bloggers [12:17] TR News fsck Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/fsck/ [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/fsck/ ) [12:17] TR News Top 10 Most Popular GNU/Linux Distributions in March 2026 https://linux.how2shout.com/top-10-most-popular-linux-distributions-march-2026/ [12:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linux.how2shout.com | Top 10 Most Popular Linux Distributions in March 2026 - LinuxShout [12:21] TR News MetPy read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data https://www.linuxlinks.com/metpy-read-visualize-perform-calculations-weather-data/ [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-MetPy - read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data - LinuxLinks [12:21] TR News DDRescue-GUI frontend for ddrescue https://www.linuxlinks.com/ddrescue-gui-frontend-ddrescue/ [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DDRescue-GUI - frontend for ddrescue - LinuxLinks [12:21] TR News QuestDB high-performance time-series database https://www.linuxlinks.com/questdb-high-performance-time-series-database/ [12:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-QuestDB - high-performance time-series database - LinuxLinks [12:22] TR News OpenDrift framework for ocean trajectory modelling https://www.linuxlinks.com/opendrift-framework-ocean-trajectory-modelling/ [12:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenDrift - framework for ocean trajectory modelling - LinuxLinks [12:23] TR News IoTDB high-performance time-series database https://www.linuxlinks.com/iotdb-high-performance-time-series-database/ [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IoTDB - high-performance time-series database - LinuxLinks [12:23] TR News 21 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-test-automation-tools/ [12:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-21 Best Free and Open Source Test Automation Tools - LinuxLinks [12:24] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:25] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-tools-system-resources-monitoring/ [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in Linux - LinuxLinks [12:25] TR News fooyins release 0.10.x adds important improvements https://www.linuxlinks.com/fooyins-release-important-improvements/ [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fooyin's release 0.10.x adds important improvements - LinuxLinks [12:25] TR News CodeceptJS scenario-driven end-to-end testing framework for Node.js https://www.linuxlinks.com/codeceptjs-scenario-driven-end-to-end-testing-framework/ [12:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CodeceptJS - scenario-driven end-to-end testing framework for Node.js - LinuxLinks [12:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [12:27] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source GUI Bookmark Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-bookmark-managers/ [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Best Free and Open Source GUI Bookmark Managers - LinuxLinks [12:27] TR News "Linux" Slop Going Away, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft et al Pay 'Linux' Foundation to Promote Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/28/Linux_Slop_Going_Away_Microsoft_et_al_Pay_Linux_Foundation_to_P.shtml [12:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Linux" Slop Going Away, Microsoft et al Pay 'Linux' Foundation to Promote Slop [12:29] TR News audapolis GNU/Linux editor for spoken-word media with transcription https://www.linuxlinks.com/audapolis-editor-spoken-word-media-transcription/ [12:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-audapolis - Linux editor for spoken-word media with transcription - LinuxLinks [12:29] TR News Fish 4.6 released Saturday [12:30] TR News SystemRescue 13.00 is out https://distrowatch.com/systemrescue [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/systemrescue ) [12:30] TR News KaOS 2026.03 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/kaos [12:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kaos ) [12:32] TR News Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta is Available to Download https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-lts-beta-is-available-to-download/ [12:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta is Available to Download | UbuntuHandbook [12:33] TR News Russell Coker: Communication and Hostile AIs https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/03/29/communication-hostile-ais/ [12:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Communication and Hostile AIs | etbe - Russell Coker [12:34] TR News better targetting that way :) - the English site is a bit behind the others. it was a Ukrainian drone https://yle.fi/a/74-20217941 [12:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Drones crash in southeastern Finland, ministry confirms | Yle News | Yle [12:35] TR News Can This Russian Bakery Survive a 3,500% Tax Increase? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/russia-economy-small-business-tax-increase.html [12:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/russia-economy-small-business-tax-increase.html ) [12:36] TR News Ukraine Finalizes Air Defense Deals With Gulf Nations Amid War in Mideast https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-air-defense-deal-qatar-saudi-arabia.html [12:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-air-defense-deal-qatar-saudi-arabia.html ) [12:37] TR News Ukraine signs 10-year defence pact with Qatar, eyes broader Gulf cooperation https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour ) [12:37] TR News Deadly Russian strikes damage port, maternity hospital https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital [12:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital ) [12:38] TR News Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 5 https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 [12:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 ) [12:39] TR News Man in Paris Accused of Attempted Attack on Bank of America https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/paris-attack-bank-of-america.html [12:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/paris-attack-bank-of-america.html ) [12:41] TR News FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending March 27, 2026 https://fossforce.com/2026/03/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-march-27-2026/ [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending March 27, 2026 - FOSS Force [12:53] TR News Techrights Fedora at the Mercy of Microsoft Because of Back-Doored Kick-Switch Boot https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_at_the_Mercy_of_Microsoft_Because_of_Back_Doored_Kick_Sw.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Fedora_at_the_Mercy_of_Microsoft_Because_of_Back_Doored_Kick_Sw.gmi [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fedora at the Mercy of Microsoft Because of Back-Doored Kick-Switch Boot [12:56] TR News Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits last week of march 2026 https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/03/28/misc-fedora-bits-last-week-of-march-2026/ [12:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | misc fedora bits last week of march 2026 | Kevin's musings [12:59] TR News Strand PWA Runtime (Part 2.5) https://kver.ca/2026/03/strand-pwa-runtime-part-2-5/ [12:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kver.ca | Strand PWA Runtime (Part 2.5) Ken Vermette ● Mar 29 [13:00] TR News Tim Waugh: Visualising vision correction https://cyberelk.net/tim/2026/03/28/visualising-vision-correction/ [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cyberelk.net | Visualising vision correction - PRINT HEAD [13:01] TR News [SoK 2026] Final Update for 'Automating Promo Data Collection' Task https://blogs.kde.org/2026/03/27/sok-2026-final-update-for-automating-promo-data-collection-task/ [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | [SoK 2026] Final Update for 'Automating Promo Data Collection' Task - KDE Blogs [13:01] TR News Perpetual Strikes to Begin at European Patent Office (EPO), Large Majority Votes for Strikes Any Day of the Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/27/Perpetual_Strikes_to_Begin_at_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Large_.shtml [13:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Perpetual Strikes to Begin at European Patent Office (EPO), Large Majority Votes for Strikes Any Day of the Week [13:03] TR News ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" sees the light https://www.scummvm.org/news/20260328/ [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scummvm.org | ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" sees the light [13:04] TR News TerraMaster F2-425 Plus NAS review Part 2: Configuration, benchmarks, and AI-enhanced media storage https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/28/terramaster-f2-425-plus-nas-review-part-2-configuration-benchmarks-and-ai-enhanced-media-storage/ [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | TerraMaster F2-425 Plus NAS review - Part 2: Configuration, benchmarks, and AI-enhanced media storage - CNX Software [13:05] TR News Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for 'personal Hey Hi (AI) workloads' https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/samsung-announces-bm9k1-pcie-5-0-qlc-ssd [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for 'personal AI workloads' | Tom's Hardware [13:06] TR News Russell Coker: Ebook Readers in Debian https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/03/29/ebook-readers-debian/ [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-etbe.coker.com.au | Ebook Readers in Debian | etbe - Russell Coker [13:07] TR News Thibault Martin: I realized that I created too much friction to publish https://ergaster.org/thoughts/less-friction-publish/ [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ergaster.org | I created too much friction to publish [13:11] TR News Fact-checking pro-Beijing lawmaker Dominic Lee after he slams West, defends security law in viral UN speech https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/29/fact-checking-pro-beijing-lawmaker-dominic-lee-after-he-slams-west-defends-security-law-in-viral-un-speech/ [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Fact-checking lawmaker Dominic Lee after he slams West at UN [13:12] TR News Vincent Bernat: Calculate 1/(40rods/hogshead) L/100km from your Zsh prompt https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-zsh-calculator [13:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vincent.bernat.ch | Calculate 1/(40rods/hogshead) L/100km from your Zsh prompt [13:13] TR News M5Stack Stamp-P4 A tiny ESP32-P4 USB-C board with optional Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/29/m5stack-stamp-p4-a-tiny-esp32-p4-usb-c-board-with-optional-wi-fi-6-and-bluetooth-5-4/ [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | M5Stack Stamp-P4 - A tiny ESP32-P4 USB-C board with optional Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 - CNX Software [13:15] TR News Clownflare-Themed ClickFix Attack Drops Infiniti Stealer on Macs https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-themed-clickfix-attack-drops-infiniti-stealer-on-macs/ [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cloudflare-themed-clickfix-attack-drops-infiniti-stealer-on-macs/ ) [13:16] TR News James Valleroy: Stagger v0.1.0 https://jvalleroy.fbx.one/wordpress/?p=91 [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jvalleroy.fbx.one | Stagger v0.1.0 James Valleroy [13:16] TR News TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 003 - Operational Tempo Shift as Campaign Enters Monetization Phase With No New Compromises in 48 Hours, (Sat, Mar 28th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32842 [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 003 - Operational Tempo Shift as Campaign Enters Monetization Phase With No New Compromises in 48 Hours [13:18] TR News "My capsule is served by gmCapsule; presumably these examples will work fine with other cgi-capable servers too." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/tinylog-aggregator.gmi [13:19] TR News "Athens is held to be the Cradle of the West. May its brilliant light shine forever through the ages as a guide to follow, Amen." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/03/29/wisdom-of-the-ancients.gmi [13:21] TR News Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) chips https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-universities-performing-military-research-acquired-super-micro-servers-with-sanctioned-nvidia-ai-chips-public-documents-reveal-purchases-were-completed-in-2025-and-2026-despite-us-export-controls [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls | Tom's Hardware [13:22] TR News UN official warns Security Council of DR Congo crisis amid ongoing violence https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/un-official-warns-security-council-of-dr-congo-crisis-amid-ongoing-violence/ [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN official warns Security Council of DR Congo crisis amid ongoing violence - JURIST - News [13:22] TR News Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords, including from US citizens, under penalty of imprisonment border controls become more invasive worldwide https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hong-kong-border-agents-and-police-can-demand-device-passwords-under-penalty-of-imprisonment-border-controls-become-more-invasive-worldwide [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords, including from US citizens, under penalty of imprisonment border controls become more invasive worldwide | Tom's Hardware [13:22] TR News Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/manila-beijing-resume-talks-on-south-china-sea-energy-security [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security | The Straits Times [13:24] TR News Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/seminole-nation-data-centers [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land [13:25] TR News New Yorks Beloved Bodegas Are Filling Up With Hey Hi (AI) Slop https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nyc-bodegas-ai-slop [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | New York's Beloved Bodegas Are Filling Up With AI Slop [13:25] TR News If Convicted Felons War in Iran Spirals Into a Full-Blown Recession, It Could Crush the Hey Hi (AI) Industry and Spark a Catastrophic Polycrisis https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/trump-economy-recession-ai [13:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | If Trump's War in Iran Spirals Into a Full-Blown Recession, It Could Crush the AI Industry and Spark a Catastrophic Polycrisis [13:26] TR News A judge called Rita Lin. Seriously Ritalin! https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/us-district-judge-blocks-government-ban-on-anthropic-ai/ [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US District Judge blocks government ban on Anthropic AI - JURIST - News [13:26] TR News Indonesia begins enforcing social control media ban for children under-16s https://www.france24.com/en/indonesia-begins-enforcing-social-media-ban-for-children-under-16s [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/indonesia-begins-enforcing-social-media-ban-for-children-under-16s ) [13:28] TR News Collagen Supplements May Offer Real Benefits, Large Review Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/collagen-supplements-may-offer-real-benefits-large-review-suggests [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Collagen Supplements May Offer Real Benefits, Large Review Suggests : ScienceAlert [13:29] TR News One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/one-form-of-exercise-improves-sleep-the-most-study-reveals [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [13:29] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [13:29] TR News Couples Share a Surprising Percentage of Gut Bacteria That May Impact Health https://www.sciencealert.com/couples-share-a-surprising-percentage-of-gut-bacteria-that-may-impact-health [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Couples Share a Surprising Percentage of Gut Bacteria That May Impact Health : ScienceAlert [13:29] TR News One Blood Type Appears to Carry a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes https://www.sciencealert.com/one-blood-type-appears-to-carry-a-higher-risk-of-type-2-diabetes [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Blood Type Appears to Carry a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News Nintendos PancitoMerge is a video game dedicated to Mexican bread https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/nintendos-pancitomerge-is-a-video-game-dedicated-to-mexican-bread/ [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/nintendos-pancitomerge-is-a-video-game-dedicated-to-mexican-bread/ ) [13:30] TR News This Week in Science: Cloning Limits, Sperm in Space, And Much More! https://www.sciencealert.com/this-week-in-science-cloning-limits-sperm-in-space-and-much-more [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Week in Science: Cloning Limits, Sperm in Space, And Much More! : ScienceAlert [13:30] TR News Extremely Rare Star Preserves Traces of The Universe's First Light https://www.sciencealert.com/extremely-rare-star-preserves-traces-of-the-universes-first-light [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Extremely Rare Star Preserves Traces of The Universe's First Light : ScienceAlert [13:36] TR News China Is Rapidly Overtaking the United States as the Worlds Scientific Superpower https://futurism.com/science-energy/china-overtaking-us-world-scientific-superpower [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | China Is Rapidly Overtaking the United States as the World's Scientific Superpower [13:37] TR News Australia-EU trade deal seeks to forge critical minerals alliance in hedge against China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-eu-trade-deal-aims-to-forge-critical-minerals-alliance-in-hedge-against-china [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Australia-EU trade deal seeks to forge critical minerals alliance in hedge against China | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News North Koreas Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-oversees-test-of-high-thrust-engine-kcna [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: Report | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News Nowhere else to go: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/nowhere-else-to-go-the-squatters-in-the-richest-part-of-seoul [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Nowhere else to go: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News The Slum in Gangnam, the Richest Part of Seoul https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/korea-seoul-gangnam-slum.html [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/korea-seoul-gangnam-slum.html ) [13:39] TR News Scientists Detect Something Bizarre in Subterranean Structures Under the Great Salt Lake https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-something-bizarre-great-salt-lake [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Detect Something Bizarre in Subterranean Structures Under the Great Salt Lake [13:40] TR News Wall Street Has a Major Problem With Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers https://futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-protests-electricity "The people who are trying to block or protest these things are much more well educated than they were before." [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Wall Street Has a Major Problem With AI Data Centers [13:42] TR News I don't have cellphone. I don't have social control media. I don't have gonorrhoea. Not having diseases is generally a good thing. [13:42] TR News "This Beta release includes Ubuntu Desktop, Server, WSL, Cloud products, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu. Since it's an LTS release, it will be supported until April 2031." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-lts-beta-released-with-gnome-50-linux-kernel-7-0-mesa-26/ [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta released with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, Mesa 26 | GamingOnLinux [13:43] TR News Linux for smartphones: Ubuntu Touch makes the Volla Phone Quintus a rare alternative in the mass market https://www.igorslab.de/en/linux-for-smartphones-ubuntu-touch-makes-the-volla-phone-quintus-a-rare-alternative-in-the-mass-market/ [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.igorslab.de | Linux for smartphones: Ubuntu Touch makes the Volla Phone Quintus a rare alternative in the mass market | igorsLAB [13:45] TR News Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support https://hackaday.com/2026/03/27/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi-before-linux-drops-support/ [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support | Hackaday [13:46] TR News Framework is funding KDE to build Linux laptops you can actually customize https://www.xda-developers.com/framework-is-funding-kde-to-build-linux-laptops-you-can-actually-customize/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Framework is funding KDE to build Linux laptops you can actually customize [13:46] TR News Fedora quietly solved Linux's update problem https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-quietly-solved-linuxs-update-problem/ [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Fedora quietly solved Linux's update problem [13:47] TR News "This release ships with the FATSort utility for sorting FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and exFAT partitions." https://9to5linux.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8-1-and-more [13:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More - 9to5Linux [13:48] TR News Fedora Linux ships with an ultra-powerful tool most people never even open https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-linux-ships-with-an-ultra-powerful-tool-most-people-never-even-open/ [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | Fedora Linux ships with an ultra-powerful tool most people never even open [13:51] TR News (NEW): Games: ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" and Stagger v0.1.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Games_ScummVM_2026_2_0_Railmonicon_and_Stagger_v0_1_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Games_ScummVM_2026_2_0_Railmonicon_and_Stagger_v0_1_0.gmi [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" and Stagger v0.1.0 [13:51] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/today_s_howtos.gmi [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [13:53] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Linux for smartphones https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_for_smartphones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GNU_Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Linux_for_smartphones.gmi [13:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Linux for smartphones [13:56] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [13:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ● Mar 29 [14:00] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Programming, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Programming_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Programming_and_Standards.gmi [14:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Programming, and Standards [14:05] TR News Techrights Links 29/03/2026: Indonesia Cracks Down on Social Control Media Addiction, China Becomes Worlds Scientific Superpower https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Links_29_03_2026_Indonesia_Cracks_Down_on_Social_Control_Media_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Links_29_03_2026_Indonesia_Cracks_Down_on_Social_Control_Media_.gmi [14:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 29/03/2026: Indonesia Cracks Down on Social Control Media Addiction, China Becomes Worlds Scientific Superpower [14:22] TR News IBM PIPs: "yea its a weird move. I remember being a young persons thing. They retooled it and repurposed it and we-ponized to take older folks. Its sneaky as fu-k tactic" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmntk0ys [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmntk0ys ) [14:24] TR News "This thread is about as informative as asking if the sun is coming up tomorrow like it has for 454,000,000,000 years. It's IBM I've Been Mugged after all and it is lies wrapped in a cabal wrapped in an inigma. Anybody have a better description than dumpster fire?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh [14:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh ) [14:28] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Easier Microphone Sensitivity Adjustment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_Easier_Microphone_Sensitivity_Adjustment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/This_Week_in_Plasma_Easier_Microphone_Sensitivity_Adjustment.gmi [14:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Easier Microphone Sensitivity Adjustment [14:45] TR News Techrights LLM Slop Kills Sites, as Sites That Adopt Slop Are Doomed https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/LLM_Slop_Kills_Sites_as_Sites_That_Adopt_Slop_Are_Doomed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/LLM_Slop_Kills_Sites_as_Sites_That_Adopt_Slop_Are_Doomed.gmi [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights LLM Slop Kills Sites, as Sites That Adopt Slop Are Doomed [14:45] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Android_Leftovers.gmi [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Mar 29 [15:13] TR News Techrights People Discuss Rumours of Mass Layoffs at IBM Becoming Public in 1-2 Weeks https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/People_Discuss_Rumours_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Becoming_Public_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/People_Discuss_Rumours_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Becoming_Public_i.gmi [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights People Discuss Rumours of Mass Layoffs at IBM Becoming Public in 1-2 Weeks [15:16] TR News "Over a quarter of law firms shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last year were closed for breaching accounting rules." https://www.accountancydaily.co/26-law-firms-shut-over-accounting-breaches [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.accountancydaily.co | 26% of law firms shut over accounting breaches | Business & Accountancy Daily [15:37] TR News (NEW): Sharing is Caring but There is Carrying Capacity https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Sharing_is_Caring_but_There_is_Carrying_Capacity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Sharing_is_Caring_but_There_is_Carrying_Capacity.gmi [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Sharing is Caring but There is Carrying Capacity [15:42] TR News (NEW): Up North https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Up_North.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/Up_North.gmi [15:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Up North [15:53] TR News Techrights Almost 20 Years After Microsoft/Novell https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Almost_20_Years_After_Microsoft_Novell.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Almost_20_Years_After_Microsoft_Novell.gmi [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Almost 20 Years After Microsoft/Novell ● Mar 29 [16:28] TR News Techrights The Limits of Inclusion https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Limits_of_Inclusion.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Limits_of_Inclusion.gmi [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Limits of Inclusion ● Mar 29 [18:07] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 27 Out of 200: Using the Tor Network to Hide From Consequences https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_27_Out_of_200_Using_the_Tor_Network_to_Hi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_27_Out_of_200_Using_the_Tor_Network_to_Hi.gmi [18:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 27 Out of 200: Using the Tor Network to Hide From Consequences [18:35] TR News Techrights Microsoft Azure Does Not Have "Hiring Freezes", It Has Had Mass Layoffs Every Year Since 2020 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Microsoft_Azure_Does_Not_Have_Hiring_Freezes_It_Has_Had_Mass_La.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/Microsoft_Azure_Does_Not_Have_Hiring_Freezes_It_Has_Had_Mass_La.gmi [18:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Azure Does Not Have "Hiring Freezes", It Has Had Mass Layoffs Every Year Since 2020 [18:58] TR News Techrights No Daylight Saved https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/No_Daylight_Saved.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/No_Daylight_Saved.gmi [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights No Daylight Saved ● Mar 29 [19:09] TR News Rianne tested with two browsers, Roy did too, this new menu at The Register MS seems to work without JS https://www.theregister.com/ (class="masthead--account">) [19:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | The Register: Enterprise Technology News and Analysis [19:12] TR News "I recently stumbled upon the Arvelie calendar [1], made by Devine Lu Linvega of Hundred Rabbits [2], and I loved the idea. The date notation is short and looks like a little coded message. Arvelie dates have an arbitrary starting year, which can be used to measure different timelines." gemini://theparanoidtimes.org/blog/2026/03/29/arvelie/ [19:13] TR News "In the uproar over the recent Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding, which rolls back almost all of Canada's emissions regulations and clears the way for a new bitumen pipeline, one of the more overlooked aspects was the language around AI data centres." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/sand-castles.gmi [19:15] TR News "When I was in my first year, I remember having a conversation with a frienda science studentwho was complaining about the arts. They believed that art degrees were useless, and that people should only study things that'll help them find a job in a real world." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/academiology2.gmi [19:16] TR News "i did buy a Second Thing of the year: carding brushes. but! they're doing what they were supposed to - helping me make progress on that kilogram of fibre from last year. so not only it's not just sitting there, crafting in general has inspired me to do more things." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/approachingapril ● Mar 29 [20:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Mar 29 [22:42] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Mar 29 [05:55] TR News hospital https://www.dw.com/en/400-killed-in-pakistani-strike-on-kabul-hospital-taliban/a-76388222 [05:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.dw.com | 400 killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul hospital: Taliban ● Mar 29 [09:37] TR News "CPJ is investigating this latest attack on journalists in Lebanon which has been an increasingly deadly zone for journalists" https://cpj.org/2026/03/israeli-strike-on-media-car-targets-kills-3-journalists-in-south-lebanon/ | Source: CPJ [09:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-cpj.org | Israeli strike on media car targets, kills 3 journalists in south Lebanon - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:50] TR News "The confirmed death toll now includes over 75,300 volunteers, 23,100 recruited prisoners, and 18,200 mobilized soldiers, according to the media outlets." https://kyivindependent.com/over-206-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [09:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Over 206,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation [09:56] TR News "People rallied from New York City, with almost 8.5 million residents in a solidly blue state, to Driggs" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/millions-join-no-kings-protests-in-us-europe-over-iran-war-president-donald-trump-policies-11280717#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/millions-join-no-kings-protests-in-us-europe-over-iran-war-president-donald-trump-policies-11280717#publisher=newsstand ) [09:56] TR News "This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis, but they picked the wrong city" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-no-kings-rally-1235538563/ | Source: Rolling Stone [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | See Bruce Springsteen Sing 'Streets of Minneapolis' at No Kings Rally [09:56] TR News "The abuses of Donald Trumps second term inspired the rise of the No Kings movement, which this Saturday will return to the streets of these United States" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/no-kings-protest-iran/ | Source: The Nation [09:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | No Kings! No Wars! | The Nation [09:57] TR News "Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than nine million people expected to participate." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/no-kings-protest-u-s-trump-9.7145895 | Source: CBC [09:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cbc.ca | Anger over Iran war adds fuel to anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests across U.S. | CBC News [09:57] TR News "Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in No Kings rallies across the U.S. and in Europe." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/no-kings-protests-erupt-across-us-europe-against-trump | Source: Deccan Chronicle [09:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.deccanchronicle.com | No Kings Protests Erupt Across US, Europe Against Trump [09:58] TR News "In the Twin Cities, a sea of people converged on the State Capitol, invoking the memories of Renee Good and Alex Pretti." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/no-kings-trump-iran-immigration-minnesota.html | Source: New York Times [09:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/no-kings-trump-iran-immigration-minnesota.html ) [09:58] TR News "Just five months after the previous No Kings protest in the same location, participants took to Zelzah Avenue and Nordhoff Street in Northridge" https://sundial.csun.edu/210608/news/new-year-new-no-kings-protest/ | Source: California State University Northridge [09:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-sundial.csun.edu | New year, new No Kings protest Daily Sundial [09:58] TR News "Organizers say they are mobilizing participants in response to policies and actions they view as threats to democratic institutions, civil rights and the rule of law." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-underway-across-michigan-in-latest-nationwide-demonstrations/ | Source: Michigan Advance [09:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-underway-across-michigan-in-latest-nationwide-demonstrations/ ) [09:59] TR News "The third iteration of No Kings protests organized border to border gatherings to vent displeasure at President Donald Trump and his administrations policy decisions." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-return-to-nebraska-draw-hundreds-and-thousands/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [09:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-return-to-nebraska-draw-hundreds-and-thousands/ ) [09:59] TR News "A "No Kings 3" rally drew a huge crowd to downtown Brattleboro on Saturday,part of a larger national protest movement going on across the country." https://www.reformer.com/no-kings-3-rally-draws-huge-crowd-of-protesters-to-brattleboro/article_5525e7b6-9b46-45e2-9ef6-1d1219a521ae.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont [09:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-'No Kings 3' rally draws huge crowd of protesters to Brattleboro | | reformer.com [09:59] TR News "emphasizing people's power." https://www.ksl.com/article/51474419/thousands-expected-to-march-in-downtown-no-kings-rally | Source: Deseret Media [09:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-'We stand together': Thousands emphasize 'the people's power' in 'No Kings' rally | KSL.com ● Mar 29 [10:00] TR News "The Tennessee protests, taking place in dozens of cities across the state, are among an estimated 3100 No Kings events planned nationwide, according to organizers." https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/28/anti-trump-no-kings-rallies-draw-thousands-across-tennessee/ | Source: Tennessee Lookout [10:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/28/anti-trump-no-kings-rallies-draw-thousands-across-tennessee/ ) [10:00] TR News "Crowds at the Washington, D.C., No Kings march noticeably were larger compared to Octobers march." https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/no-kings-day-rallies-kick-off-across-the-us-with-millions-expected-in-anti-trump-protests/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [10:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/28/repub/no-kings-day-rallies-kick-off-across-the-us-with-millions-expected-in-anti-trump-protests/ ) [10:00] TR News "Protestors lined up at intersections from 75th Street to 119th Street, some in groups of hundreds." https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-demonstration-spans-six-miles-as-thousands-of-kansans-line-streets/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [10:00] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-demonstration-spans-six-miles-as-thousands-of-kansans-line-streets/ ) [10:01] TR News "The rally reflected an upbeat vibe as protesters met at the south steps to listen to live renditions of famous anti-war songs by the Beatles and the Cranberries." https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/28/sunny-day-greets-thousands-of-anti-trump-protesters-in-indianapolis/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle [10:01] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/28/sunny-day-greets-thousands-of-anti-trump-protesters-in-indianapolis/ ) [10:02] TR News "faced criticism for inviting him to speak" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/28/macon-no-kings-event-ends-abruptly-when-sheriff-tries-to-address-concerns-about-cooperation-with-ice/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder [10:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/28/macon-no-kings-event-ends-abruptly-when-sheriff-tries-to-address-concerns-about-cooperation-with-ice/ ) [10:02] TR News "The sheer size of the protests has been heartening and has invigorated the ongoing and often successful resistance to Trumps policy." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/no-kings-anti-war-movement-iran/ | Source: The Nation [10:02] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | The Politicians Wont Stop This War. Only the People Can. | The Nation [10:03] TR News "Ukraine is also instrumental in showing the potential danger from these weapons" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/us_and_uk_forces_auv_tender/ | Source: The Register UK [10:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theregister.com | Iran war drives urgent needto counter underwater drones The Register [10:05] TR News "Ending the reign of King Trump isnt the sole goal of todays demonstrations. The purpose is much larger than that." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/toward-a-pro-democracy-movement | Source: Robert Reich [10:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | Toward a Pro-Democracy Movement - Robert Reich [10:05] TR News "Millions of Americans have taken to the streets in a wave of coordinated demonstrations known as the 'No Kings' protests." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/no-kings-protests-us-1789005 | Source: International Business Times [10:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Celebs Who Stood Up at US 'No Kings' Protests: From Bruce Springsteen to Robert De Niro | IBTimes UK [10:07] TR News "The law, which must be renewed annually, applies to the entire 1,340-kilometre land border with Russia." https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/27/frontex-and-eurogendfor-trained-in-finland-new-law-on-violent-pushbacks/ | Source: Site36 [10:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol-digit.site36.net | Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks | Matthias Monroy [10:08] TR News "At least 38 No Kings protests were scheduled around Kentucky, from Prestonsburg to Ashland to Paducah." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/kentuckians-turn-out-for-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-at-crucial-moment-for-democracy/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [10:08] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/kentuckians-turn-out-for-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-at-crucial-moment-for-democracy/ ) [10:09] TR News "Many attendees expressed anger at Trumps ongoing war on Iran, and his deportation efforts" https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/28/no-ice-no-kings-no-war-thousands-protest-trump-across-maine/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [10:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/28/no-ice-no-kings-no-war-thousands-protest-trump-across-maine/ ) [10:09] TR News "Here are some scenes from Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville." https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/signs-of-the-times-kentucky-no-kings-photo-gallery/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [10:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/28/signs-of-the-times-kentucky-no-kings-photo-gallery/ ) [10:10] TR News "But by all means, do protest against a proto-monarchical authoritarian state which doesnt align with the intents of the nations founders" https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/28/the-point-of-no-kings-is-no-kings/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [10:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | The Point of No Kings Is NO KINGS [UPDATE-1] - emptywheel [10:10] TR News "A boisterous No Kings rally competed for visitors attention Saturday in Washington" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/cherry-blossoms-kite-flying-and-no-kings-converge-on-washington-1028828948 | Source: RTL [10:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-today.rtl.lu | Trio of events: Cherry blossoms, kite-flying and 'No Kings' converge on Washington - RTL Today ● Mar 29 [11:20] TR News "Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich noted trades in crude oil contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures, contracts for Brent crude, as well as some $1.5 billion in S&P futures contracts all made roughly 15 minutes before Trump issued his statement." [11:20] TR News "Nobel [sic] Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman spotlighted the activity in a Substack post. People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets, he wrote." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/iran-insider-trading-allegations-cftc-1235538388/ [11:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rollingstone.com | Iran Insider Trading Allegations Explode. CFTC Rolls Over [11:21] TR News "The End of Immigration - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of-immigration [11:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The End of Immigration - Paul Krugman [11:21] TR News "Indeed, the only thing Trump can deliver on consistently is racism." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-laguardia-tsa-baseball/ [11:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.thenation.com | Nothing Works in Trumps AmericaExcept Racism | The Nation [11:21] TR News "Philosophy: about the God of war, anger, and nuance | Protesilaos Stavrou" https://protesilaos.com/books/2026-03-28-god-of-war-anger-nuance/ [11:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-Philosophy: about the God of war, anger, and nuance | Protesilaos Stavrou [11:21] TR News "Bill Maher Broke Trumps Spell at the Kennedy Center" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/bill-maher-twain-prize-trump-kennedy-center/686608/ [11:21] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theatlantic.com | Bill Maher Broke Trumps Spell at the Kennedy Center - The Atlantic [11:23] TR News "Russia surveilling US military assets in Middle East to aid Iran, Zelensky says" https://kyivindependent.com/russia-surveilling-us-military-assets-in-middle-east-to-aid-iran-zelensky-says/ [11:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-kyivindependent.com | Russia surveilling US military assets in Middle East to aid Iran, Zelensky says [11:23] TR News "Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War" https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-zelenskyy-lie-donbas-war-russia-ukraine/33718272.html [11:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War [11:44] TR News Oust the orange clown https://blog.slackware.nl/oust-the-orange-clown/ [11:44] -TechPolBot/#techpol-blog.slackware.nl | Oust the orange clown Alien Pastures ● Mar 29 [12:34] TR News better targetting that way :) - the English site is a bit behind the others. it was a Ukrainian drone https://yle.fi/a/74-20217941 [12:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yle.fi | Drones crash in southeastern Finland, ministry confirms | Yle News | Yle [12:36] TR News Ukraine Finalizes Air Defense Deals With Gulf Nations Amid War in Mideast https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-air-defense-deal-qatar-saudi-arabia.html [12:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-air-defense-deal-qatar-saudi-arabia.html ) [12:37] TR News Ukraine signs 10-year defence pact with Qatar, eyes broader Gulf cooperation https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour [12:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour ) [12:37] TR News Deadly Russian strikes damage port, maternity hospital https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital [12:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital ) [12:38] TR News Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 5 https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 [12:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 ) [12:39] TR News Man in Paris Accused of Attempted Attack on Bank of America https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/paris-attack-bank-of-america.html [12:39] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/paris-attack-bank-of-america.html ) ● Mar 29 [13:22] TR News UN official warns Security Council of DR Congo crisis amid ongoing violence https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/un-official-warns-security-council-of-dr-congo-crisis-amid-ongoing-violence/ [13:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN official warns Security Council of DR Congo crisis amid ongoing violence - JURIST - News [13:22] TR News Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/manila-beijing-resume-talks-on-south-china-sea-energy-security [13:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security | The Straits Times [13:29] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol [13:38] TR News North Koreas Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: KCNA https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-oversees-test-of-high-thrust-engine-kcna [13:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | North Koreas Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine: Report | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News Nowhere else to go: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/nowhere-else-to-go-the-squatters-in-the-richest-part-of-seoul [13:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Nowhere else to go: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul | The Straits Times [13:38] TR News The Slum in Gangnam, the Richest Part of Seoul https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/korea-seoul-gangnam-slum.html [13:38] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/korea-seoul-gangnam-slum.html ) ● Mar 29 [20:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Mar 29 [22:42] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)