●● IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 31, 2026 ●● ● Jan 31 [02:40] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-300126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-300126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-300126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-300126.txt [02:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 30, 2026 [02:41] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-300126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-300126.txt [02:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 30, 2026 [02:42] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-300126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-300126.txt [02:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 30, 2026 [02:43] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-300126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-300126.txt [02:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 30, 2026 [02:51] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-30.txt ● Jan 31 [03:14] TR News "I am standing on a frozen lake. In front of me is a flat, white expanse. Beneath me is twenty centimeters of ice, and beneath that, many meters of icy water. My mind tells me that I am safe, that even a truck could drive on ice this thick." gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2026-01-30-gbina.gmi [03:15] TR News "This got me wondering what would be the simplest way to do this using a slide rule. Ratio problems are simple, but we have the square function as well to deal with. My first though was to look for an A scale." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260129-0.gmi [03:15] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-31.gmi [03:17] TR News "Have I mentioned I hate visiting the US? I feel dirty. I get sick. The amount of hostility you face entering the country is extreme, and they all seem ignorant of it." gopher://gopher.black/1/phlog/20260130-visiting-the-us/ [03:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1552.jpg [03:17] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1902.jpg [03:19] TR News Apple's latest figures are finally out. Some hours ago. https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:AAPL/explorer/total_debt/ [03:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:AAPL/explorer/total_debt/ ) [03:20] TR News GAFAM pains https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2026/google-cloud-confirms-president-exit-after-short-tenure [03:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.crn.com | Google Cloud Confirms Presidents Exit After Short Tenure [03:21] TR News "After less than a year" [03:21] TR News Oracle could cut thousands of jobs - AI spending raises financing concerns https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/datacentre/oracle-could-cut-thousands-of-jobs [03:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.computing.co.uk | Oracle could cut thousands of jobs - AI spending raises financing concerns [03:31] TR News Techrights Microsoft Stock Collapsing Due to the Slop Bubble and Microsoft is Hiding Budget 'Black Holes' https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_Stock_Collapsing_Due_to_the_Slop_Bubble_and_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_Stock_Collapsing_Due_to_the_Slop_Bubble_and_Microsoft.gmi [03:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Stock Collapsing Due to the Slop Bubble and Microsoft is Hiding Budget 'Black Holes' [03:32] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 30, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_30_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_30_2026.gmi [03:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 30, 2026 [03:33] TR News (NEW): Distributions: Ubuntu Mate, Hadron, and One Hungary With OneTV UI/UX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Distributions_Ubuntu_Mate_Hadron_and_One_Hungary_With_OneTV_UI_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Distributions_Ubuntu_Mate_Hadron_and_One_Hungary_With_OneTV_UI_.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Distributions: Ubuntu Mate, Hadron, and One Hungary With OneTV UI/UX [03:33] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi, Retro and More Open Hardware/Modding-Friendly Boards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Raspberry_Pi_Retro_and_More_Open_Hardware_Modding_Friendly_Boar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Raspberry_Pi_Retro_and_More_Open_Hardware_Modding_Friendly_Boar.gmi [03:33] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/29/Security_Leftovers.gmi [03:33] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Raspberry Pi, Retro and More Open Hardware/Modding-Friendly Boards [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [03:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:34] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:56] TR News Techrights IBM Bluewashing: Feels Like IBM is Scuttling Neudesic (and Some of Red Hat) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IBM_Bluewashing_Feels_Like_IBM_is_Scuttling_Neudesic_and_Some_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IBM_Bluewashing_Feels_Like_IBM_is_Scuttling_Neudesic_and_Some_o.gmi [03:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Bluewashing: Feels Like IBM is Scuttling Neudesic (and Some of Red Hat) ● Jan 31 [04:19] TR News Techrights Salary Erosion Procedure (SAP) as the Primary Reason for EPO Strikes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Salary_Erosion_Procedure_SAP_as_the_Primary_Reason_for_EPO_Stri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Salary_Erosion_Procedure_SAP_as_the_Primary_Reason_for_EPO_Stri.gmi [04:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Salary Erosion Procedure (SAP) as the Primary Reason for EPO Strikes [04:41] TR News Techrights MIT DEDP MicroMasters online learner's blog post about cover-up linked to resignation of Swiss financial regulator https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/MIT_DEDP_MicroMasters_online_learner_s_blog_post_about_cover_up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/MIT_DEDP_MicroMasters_online_learner_s_blog_post_about_cover_up.gmi [04:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights MIT DEDP MicroMasters online learner's blog post about cover-up linked to resignation of Swiss financial regulator ● Jan 31 [05:09] TR News Techrights Writing About Abuse https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Writing_About_Abuse.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Writing_About_Abuse.gmi [05:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Writing About Abuse [05:19] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2026: Deep Ice and Slide Rules https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2026_Deep_Ice_and_Slide_Rules.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2026_Deep_Ice_and_Slide_Rules.gmi [05:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2026: Deep Ice and Slide Rules [05:33] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Rapidly Becoming 'Standard' Platform or an 'Empire' for Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/GNU_Linux_Rapidly_Becoming_Standard_Platform_or_an_Empire_for_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/GNU_Linux_Rapidly_Becoming_Standard_Platform_or_an_Empire_for_G.gmi [05:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Rapidly Becoming 'Standard' Platform or an 'Empire' for Games [05:54] TR News Techrights Microsoft 'Open' 'AI' Reportedly About to Become Bankrupt, Seeking Emergency Cash Infusion (Loans) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_Open_AI_Reportedly_About_to_Become_Bankrupt_Seeking_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_Open_AI_Reportedly_About_to_Become_Bankrupt_Seeking_E.gmi [05:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft 'Open' 'AI' Reportedly About to Become Bankrupt, Seeking Emergency Cash Infusion (Loans) ● Jan 31 [06:11] TR News Techrights BBC Gaslights Women Sexually Exploited (Many Under Legal Age) for Its Rich Sponsor, Bill Epsteingate (Gates) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/BBC_Gaslights_Women_Sexually_Exploited_Many_Under_Legal_Age_for.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/BBC_Gaslights_Women_Sexually_Exploited_Many_Under_Legal_Age_for.gmi [06:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights BBC Gaslights Women Sexually Exploited (Many Under Legal Age) for Its Rich Sponsor, Bill Epsteingate (Gates) [06:26] TR News Techrights Is "Nobel Prize for Peace" a Sick Person's 'Code Word' for Gangbanging Now? Ask Bill Gates. https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Is_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace_a_Sick_Person_s_Code_Word_for_Gangbang.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Is_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace_a_Sick_Person_s_Code_Word_for_Gangbang.gmi [06:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Is "Nobel Prize for Peace" a Sick Person's 'Code Word' for Gangbanging Now? Ask Bill Gates. [06:28] TR News (NEW): Contribute to Fedora 44 KDE and GNOME Test Days https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Contribute_to_Fedora_44_KDE_and_GNOME_Test_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Contribute_to_Fedora_44_KDE_and_GNOME_Test_Days.gmi [06:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Contribute to Fedora 44 KDE and GNOME Test Days [06:35] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.8, Linux 6.12.68, and Linux 6.6.122 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_8_Linux_6_12_68_and_Linux_6_6_122.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_8_Linux_6_12_68_and_Linux_6_6_122.gmi [06:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.8, Linux 6.12.68, and Linux 6.6.122 [06:38] TR News Techrights Riddle Us This... (Jim Zemlin and Bill Gates) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Riddle_Us_This_Jim_Zemlin_and_Bill_Gates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Riddle_Us_This_Jim_Zemlin_and_Bill_Gates.gmi [06:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Riddle Us This... (Jim Zemlin and Bill Gates) [06:51] TR News Google and GNU/Linux, not Microsoft, grow in Aruba https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/11/Aruba_s_GNU_Linux_Adoption_Seems_to_Have_Reach_All_Time_High_Th.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/aruba/#monthly-200902-202601 [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Aruba's GNU/Linux Adoption Seems to Have Reach All-Time High This Year [06:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Search Engine Market Share Aruba | Statcounter Global Stats [06:52] TR News (NEW): France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/France_Just_Created_Its_Own_Open_Source_Alternative_to_Microsof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/France_Just_Created_Its_Own_Open_Source_Alternative_to_Microsof.gmi [06:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom [06:53] TR News (NEW): KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KWallet_SecretService_oo7_the_story_so_far.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KWallet_SecretService_oo7_the_story_so_far.gmi [06:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far [06:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [06:57] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_getting_6_6_ready_for_release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_getting_6_6_ready_for_release.gmi [06:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release ● Jan 31 [07:05] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:07] TR News (NEW): IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 200 is available for testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_200_is_available_for_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_200_is_available_for_testing.gmi [07:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 200 is available for testing [07:12] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint just made the terminal easier to ignore than ever https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Mint_just_made_the_terminal_easier_to_ignore_than_ever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Mint_just_made_the_terminal_easier_to_ignore_than_ever.gmi [07:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Mint just made the terminal easier to ignore than ever [07:13] TR News Techrights Norway Almost Trusts Russia More Than the Bill Gates (Sleeping With Young Russian Girls) Company, Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Norway_Almost_Trusts_Russia_More_Than_the_Bill_Gates_Sleeping_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Norway_Almost_Trusts_Russia_More_Than_the_Bill_Gates_Sleeping_W.gmi [07:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Norway Almost Trusts Russia More Than the Bill Gates (Sleeping With Young Russian Girls) Company, Microsoft [07:15] TR News (NEW): I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Way Better https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_Switched_From_Windows_11_to_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_Switched_From_Windows_11_to_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_D.gmi [07:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Way Better [07:20] TR News (NEW): Your Windows habits are dangerous on Linuxhere are 4 things to avoid https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Your_Windows_habits_are_dangerous_on_Linux_here_are_4_things_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Your_Windows_habits_are_dangerous_on_Linux_here_are_4_things_to.gmi [07:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Your Windows habits are dangerous on Linuxhere are 4 things to avoid [07:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [07:23] TR News (NEW): I wouldnt install Linux on these laptops (heres why) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_wouldn_t_install_Linux_on_these_laptops_here_s_why.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_wouldn_t_install_Linux_on_these_laptops_here_s_why.gmi [07:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I wouldnt install Linux on these laptops (heres why) [07:42] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers [07:48] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:50] TR News (NEW): Microsoft's and Apple's Grip on Iceland After Territorial Claims by the US https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_s_and_Apple_s_Grip_on_Iceland_After_Territorial_Claim.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Microsoft_s_and_Apple_s_Grip_on_Iceland_After_Territorial_Claim.gmi [07:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Microsoft's and Apple's Grip on Iceland After Territorial Claims by the US ● Jan 31 [08:11] TR News plastic litter on beaches https://theconversation.com/i-developed-an-app-that-uses-drone-footage-to-track-plastic-litter-on-beaches-272322 [08:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches [08:12] TR News Horses really can smell fear https://theconversation.com/horses-really-can-smell-fear-new-study-claims-and-it-changes-their-behaviour-273652 [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Horses really can smell fear, new study claims, and it changes their behaviour [08:12] TR News batteries struggle in space https://theconversation.com/from-lunar-nights-to-martian-dust-storms-why-batteries-struggle-in-space-272379 [08:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | From lunar nights to Martian dust storms: why batteries struggle in space [08:13] TR News artificial solar eclipses in space https://theconversation.com/proposed-new-mission-will-create-artificial-solar-eclipses-in-space-272092 [08:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space [08:14] TR News Moores law: the famous rule of computing has reached the end of the road, so what comes next? https://theconversation.com/moores-law-the-famous-rule-of-computing-has-reached-the-end-of-the-road-so-what-comes-next-273052 [08:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Moores law: the famous rule of computing has reached the end of the road, so what comes next? [08:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:46] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [09:15] TR News Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part I - Who Regulates This Regulator? (Only Itself!) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_I_Who_Reg.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Delusion_Part_I_Who_Reg.gmi [09:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part I - Who Regulates This Regulator? (Only Itself!) [09:23] TR News Techrights Mobbing at the European Patent Office (EPO) - Part I - An Introduction https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Mobbing_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Part_I_An_Introductio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Mobbing_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Part_I_An_Introductio.gmi [09:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Mobbing at the European Patent Office (EPO) - Part I - An Introduction [09:31] TR News Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part I - Trying to Throw RMS Under the Bus at MIT and Everywhere Else https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_I_Trying_to_Throw_RMS_Under_the_Bus_at_MIT_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/A_Can_of_WORMS_Part_I_Trying_to_Throw_RMS_Under_the_Bus_at_MIT_.gmi [09:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Can of WORMS - Part I - Trying to Throw RMS Under the Bus at MIT and Everywhere Else ● Jan 31 [10:02] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [10:05] TR News (NEW): Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Lite_7_8_Is_Out_Based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_3_LTS_Ports_Many_Ap.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Lite_7_8_Is_Out_Based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_3_LTS_Ports_Many_Ap.gmi [10:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4 ● Jan 31 [12:40] TR News CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC) | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/cachyos-founder-explains-why-they-didn-t-join-the-new-open-gaming-collective-ogc/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC) | GamingOnLinux [12:41] TR News Check out the new suitably weird Mewgenics feature trailer | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-new-suitably-weird-mewgenics-feature-trailer/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-new-suitably-weird-mewgenics-feature-trailer/ [12:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Check out the new suitably weird Mewgenics feature trailer | GamingOnLinux [12:42] TR News GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-release-their-own-statement-on-the-confusion-with-bazzite-linux-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-release-their-own-statement-on-the-confusion-with-bazzite-linux-support/ [12:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support | GamingOnLinux [12:48] TR News they intentionally forget that Microsoft is a personnel problem and not a, technical problem https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10092400 [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle-fi.translate.goog | Drfr borde du lmna Google och Microsoft bakom dig experter tipsar om flera europeiska alternativ | Teknik | Svenska Yle [12:48] TR News "Enshitifikationen af DK-domnerne (2) | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/enshitifikationen-af-dk-domaenerne-2 [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Enshitifikationen af DK-domnerne (2) | Version2 [12:48] TR News "Enshitifikation af .DK | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/enshitifikation-af-dk [12:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | Enshitifikation af .DK | Version2 [12:49] TR News "Hll grnsen mot vervakningsstaten!" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/29/hall-gransen-mot-overvakningsstaten/ [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Hll grnsen mot vervakningsstaten! [12:49] TR News "Sverige infr statlig e-legitimation" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/28/sverige-infor-statlig-e-legitimation/ [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://translate.google.com/translate%3Fsl%3Dsv%26tl%3Den%26u%3Dhttps://femtejuli.se/2026/01/28/sverige-infor-statlig-e-legitimation/&q=EgReTM9xGNH098sGIjC2IfgeMU0ujR42srSilvebFhEZvK4ooTy4zLT4Zx7pesF7X5OjPfu_L0xUWAyJBPYyAnJSWgFD ) [12:49] TR News "This video took me a month to make because I felt ashamed of my decision." https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/google-is-killing-authentic-websites-i:3 [12:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | Google is killing authentic websites & I made it worse [12:50] TR News "Google delisted my business for almost a year. Professional SEO couldn't fix it, creating a new site didn't help. What finally worked was having AI rewrite my authentic content into corporate-friendly bunk. I hate that it worked." [12:50] TR News "A Bad Heir Day at the Fed - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir-day-at-the-fed [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | A Bad Heir Day at the Fed - Paul Krugman [12:50] TR News "The Lowdown on Debasement - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-lowdown-on-debasement [12:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Lowdown on Debasement - Paul Krugman [12:51] TR News "Systemd daddy departs Microsoft for Linux startup" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/lennart_poettering_quits_microsoft/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin_With_Some_IBM_Red_Ha.shtml [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Systemd daddy departs Microsoft for Linux startup The Register [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure [12:51] TR News "Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sanders-secures-vote-on-his-amendment-to-cut-75-billion-in-ice-funding-and-redirect-those-funds-to-medicaid [12:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid | Common Dreams [12:52] TR News "US immigration crackdown has Europeans rethinking America" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0130/europe-ice-immigration-alex-pretti-foreign-relations-us [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US immigration crackdown has Europeans rethinking America - CSMonitor.com [12:52] TR News "Russian colleges are offering struggling students one-year army contracts. Lawyers warn its a trap." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/30/russian-colleges-are-offering-struggling-students-one-year-army-contracts-lawyers-warn-it-s-a-trap [12:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russian colleges are offering struggling students one-year army contracts. Lawyers warn its a trap. Meduza [12:53] TR News GDC 2026 report: 36% of devs use GenAI; 28% target Steam Deck and 8% target Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gdc-2026-report-36pct-of-devs-use-genai-28pct-target-steam-deck-and-8pct-target-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GDC 2026 report: 36% of devs use GenAI; 28% target Steam Deck and 8% target Linux | GamingOnLinux [12:54] TR News Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-destroying-videogames-initiative-to-get-a-public-hearing-organised-by-the-european-parliament/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament | GamingOnLinux [12:59] TR News "Lindsey Graham Defends Wormtongue" https://emptywheel.net/2026/01/29/lindsey-graham-defends-wormtongue/ ● Jan 31 [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | Lindsey Graham Defends Wormtongue - emptywheel [13:00] TR News "Measuring approximately 58 x 18 x 9 mm, the board is based on the ESP32-C5HR8 microcontroller and supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), with backward compatibility for 802.11 b/g/n networks." https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform-2/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [13:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-maixcam2-combines-4k-imaging-and-edge-ai-in-an-open-camera-platform-2/ ) [13:02] TR News "Silly Studios will publish Pepper&Carrot book 1 to book 4 in Italian (a worldwide first!) and English." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1118/welcome-to-silly-studios-a-new-publisher | Source: David Revoy [13:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.davidrevoy.com | Welcome to Silly Studios, a new publisher! - David Revoy [13:03] TR News "So once again, I'm sorry. So, so sorry. " https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/#ottawa | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:03] TR News "NASA's Moon Spacesuits Are Plagued With Issues" https://futurism.com/space/nasa-moon-spacesuits-issues [13:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | NASA's Moon Spacesuits Are Plagued With Issues [13:04] TR News "No broadband construction occurred in Bridgewater during 2025, and local officials have been unable to reach Mercury Broadband LLC" https://insidetowers.com/michigan-town-still-waiting-as-county-broadband-rollout-stalls/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insidetowers.com | Michigan Town Still Waiting as County Broadband Rollout Stalls - Inside Towers [13:04] TR News "Earlier Thursday, U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins said ICE had ended its large-scale operation in Maine, which began just over a week ago." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/public-overwhelmingly-backs-bill-to-restrict-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [13:04] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/public-overwhelmingly-backs-bill-to-restrict-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/ ) [13:05] TR News "Leader Schumer should ask the Minnesotans who are watching their neighbors get killed in cold blood if a deal with no plan to stop ICE is enough right now." https://front.moveon.org/moveon-statement-on-weak-cr-with-no-zero-ice-accountability/ | [13:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-front.moveon.org | MoveOn Statement on Weak CR With Zero ICE Accountability [13:06] TR News "The Islamic Republic of Iran must immediately stop the persecution, physical harm, and detention of all medical professionals" https://phr.org/news/physicians-for-human-rights-call-for-protection-of-health-care-workers-in-iran/ | Source: PHR [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-phr.org | Physicians for Human Rights Call for Protection of Health Care Workers in Iran - PHR [13:06] TR News "We spoke to Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, a scholar of contemporary Iranian politics, about the development of the protests, the response of Irans rulers" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/iran-protests-authoritarianism-trump-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Iran Is Facing Its Deepest Crisis Since the 1979 Revolution [13:07] TR News "The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-migrant-detention-contractors-profits/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits [13:07] TR News "With ICE agents in the U.S. waging a campaign of terror" https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-can-learn-from-u-s-resistance-to-ice-terror/ | Source: Breach Media [13:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-can-learn-from-u-s-resistance-to-ice-terror/ ) [13:08] TR News "I wont go into the particulars of a private conversation." https://www.wired.com/story/after-minneapolis-tech-ceos-are-struggling-to-stay-silent/ | Source: Wired [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent | WIRED [13:08] TR News "Even as Big Tech CEOs curry favor with President Trump, Silicon Valley employees are calling on their bosses" https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-ice-out-tech/ | Source: Wired [13:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities | WIRED [13:09] TR News "Today, the Justice Department announced it would finally conduct a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti," https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-death-of-civil-rights-in-america | Source: Robert Reich [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-robertreich.substack.com | The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America [13:09] TR News "Authors Note: I was scheduled to speak at a neighborhood assembly in Chicago this weekend an event focused on shared reflection, solidarity with Minneapolis" https://organizingmythoughts.org/the-muscle-memory-of-care/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [13:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-organizingmythoughts.org | The Muscle Memory of Care [13:10] TR News "I searched through my old posts here, and my first reference to my unequivocal support of open borders was in 2009." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/30/breaking-the-ice/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [13:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cagrimmett.com | Breaking the ICE Chuck Grimmett [13:11] TR News "The advisory asks people to check out local media" https://www.newsweek.com/germany-issues-formal-travel-advisory-for-us-11421830 | Source: Newsweek [13:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Germany issues formal travel advisory for US - Newsweek [13:13] TR News "Don thanked all his friends in the media for reaching out and having his back" https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/don-lemon-wants-journalists-to-stand-up-to-corperations/ | Source: TMZ [13:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Don Lemon Calls On Journalists To Push Back On Corporate Interference [13:14] TR News "Independent journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon were arrested by federal agents in connection with their role in documenting an anti-ICE demonstration" https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/01/independent-journalists-arrested-don-lemon-georgia-fort-anti-ice-protest/ | Source: MinnPost [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Journalists arrested - MinnPost [13:14] TR News "I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now" https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/don-lemon-freed-religious-interference-charge-1236645882/ | Source: Variety [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Don Lemon Speaks Out After Release From Jail: 'I Will Not Be Silent' [13:14] TR News "Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time" https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/30/repub/federal-agents-arrest-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-for-filming-protest-at-st-paul-church/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/30/repub/federal-agents-arrest-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-for-filming-protest-at-st-paul-church/ ) [13:14] TR News "Whats the context? The Trump administration tried and failed to charge Lemon at least twice prior to Fridays indictment by a grand jury." https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/477402/don-lemon-georgia-fort-arrest-church-protest-explained | Source: Vox [13:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Don Lemon, Georgia Fort arrested over Minnesota church protest | Vox [13:15] TR News "Freelance journalist Cormac Kehoe is also being sued personally for 250,000 in libel damages alongside editor Joshi Herrmann and publisher Mill Media Ltd." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/mill-media-journalist-sued-libel-faces-10000-county-court-bill-after-expose/ | Source: Press Gazette [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Mill Media journalist faces 10,000 county court bill after expos - Press Gazette [13:15] TR News "Also arrested were local political candidates Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy." https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/unconstitutional-arrest-of-independent-journalists-including-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-fits-lawless-pattern-of-escalation-by-trump-administration | Source: Common Dreams [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Unconstitutional Arrest of Independent Journalists, Including Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, Fits Lawless Pattern of Escalation by Trump Administration | Common Dreams [13:15] TR News "The recent arrests by federal authorities of Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor and freelance journalist, and Georgia Fort, an Emmy-winning local reporter" https://cpj.org/2026/01/minnesota-reporters-recount-ice-actions-community-solidarity-i-know-its-going-to-be-dangerous/ | Source: CPJ [13:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Minnesota reporters recount ICE actions, community solidarity: I know its going to be dangerous - Committee to Protect Journalists [13:16] TR News "journalist entered a public building during a newsworthy event with a camera. He asked questions. He documented. He witnessed." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-crisis-no-9 | Source: Mike Brock [13:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notesfromthecircus.com | The Crisis, No. 9 - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus [13:17] TR News "The judge rejected charges against Lemon." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/don-lemon-arrested-filming-minneapolis-church-protest-1235507436/ | Source: Rolling Stone [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Don Lemon Arrested After Filming Minneapolis Church Protest [13:17] TR News "The arrest of Mohamed El-Sayed is the latest example of Saudi authorities detaining journalists without legal justification, formal charges" https://cpj.org/2026/01/saudi-arabia-arrests-program-host-mohamed-el-sayed/ | Source: CPJ [13:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cpj.org | Saudi Arabia arrests program host Mohamed El-Sayed - Committee to Protect Journalists [13:18] TR News "I had the honor and pleasure to hand over this prize to its first real laureate during the award gala on Thursday evening in Brussels, Belgium." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/30/gregkh-awarded-the-prize-for-excellence-in-open-source-2026/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GregKH awarded the Prize for Excellence in Open Source 2026 | daniel.haxx.se [13:18] TR News "Google employs various physical and network security measures, including security guards, cameras at building entrances, badge-based building access restrictions" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/google_engineer_convicted_ai_secrets_china/ | Source: The Register UK [13:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets The Register [13:19] TR News "The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued Memorandum M-26-05, officially revoking the previous administrations 2022 policy" https://www.securityweek.com/white-house-scraps-burdensome-software-security-rules/ | Source: Security Week [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/white-house-scraps-burdensome-software-security-rules/ ) [13:19] TR News "The $75-million, Amazon-funded Melania Trump documentary is tanking at the box office" https://www.404media.co/erotic-parody-melania-devourer-of-men-sales-surge-on-amazon-amid-documentary-flop/ | Source: 404 Media [13:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Erotic Parody 'Melania: Devourer of Men' Sales Surge on Amazon Amid Documentary Flop [13:20] TR News "Beijing reportedly approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese AI companiesthe culmination of a dramatic shift in US tech policy." https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-china-nvidia-h200-beijing-approval/ | Source: Wired [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nvidias Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off | WIRED [13:20] TR News "They had a question for me, which I am going to paraphrase below. I am going to reproduce my answer here because it may be interesting for others." https://bentsukun.ch/posts/netbsd-rust-kernel/ | Source: Benny Siegert [13:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bentsukun.ch | Rust in the Kernel, and other odd decisions benzblog [13:21] TR News "Selected by the European Commission as Projects of Common and Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI)" https://www.h2-view.com/story/eu-earmarks-e176m-for-hydrogen-infrastructure-from-e650m-energy-funds/2137060.article/ | Source: H2 View [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.h2-view.com/story/eu-earmarks-e176m-for-hydrogen-infrastructure-from-e650m-energy-funds/2137060.article/ ) [13:21] TR News "The technique, known as thermal rectification, could extend battery life in cell phones, electric vehicles, satellites" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uh-one-way-heat-technology | Source: Interesting Engineering [13:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | One-way heat diode could help batteries run cooler and last longer [13:22] TR News "First, the humans are mostly water. That makes them rather impractical, even as kindling." https://www.dedoimedo.com/physics/matrix-human-fuel.html | Source: Dedoimedo [13:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dedoimedo.com | The Matrix and the silly use of humans as fuel [13:23] TR News "On Thursday, Sweden and Finland called on the European Union (EU) to ban maritime services to Russian energy carriers" https://www.telesurenglish.net/sweden-and-finland-call-to-ban-maritime-services-to-russian-energy-carriers/ | Source: teleSUR [13:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.telesurenglish.net | Sweden and Finland Call to Ban Maritime Services to Russian Energy Carriers - teleSUR English [13:24] TR News "The documents show Epstein exchanged hundreds of friendly texts with Steve Bannon, a top advisor to President Donald Trump, some months before Epsteins death." https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/30/takeaways-new-epstein-files-release/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.twincities.com | Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful [13:24] TR News "Mr. Blanche said that many of the pages that were reviewed were duplicates" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/epstein-files-release.html | Source: New York Times [13:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/epstein-files-release.html ) [13:26] TR News [Old] "The idea that collapse lies at the end of the century is a byproduct of models constrained by consensus politics, median probability estimates," https://medium.com/@gregelliott2000/overshoot-why-civilizational-collapse-is-closer-than-you-think-9dddc4e479c7 | Source: Medium [13:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@gregelliott2000/overshoot-why-civilizational-collapse-is-closer-than-you-think-9dddc4e479c7 ) [13:27] TR News [Old] "Diamond identified eight processes that lead to unintended ecocide or ecological suicide" https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/civilization-survival-depends-on-collective-action/ | Source: World Economic Forum [13:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/civilization-survival-depends-on-collective-action/ ) [13:28] TR News "Russia has begun to clear out a Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk. There are plans to build new barracks in the area" https://yle.fi/a/74-20207070 | Source: YLE [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Yle's new satellite images reveal: Russia upgrading Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk | Yle News | Yle [13:28] TR News "Across social media, users have shared their reasons for uninstalling TikTok, with many citing the platforms updated privacy policy." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-app-uninstalls-rise-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News [13:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/tiktok-app-uninstalls-rise-2026/ ) [13:29] TR News "Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said earlier this month that he supports banning the use of social media by children under the age of 15." https://yle.fi/a/74-20207494 | Source: YLE [13:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Finland looks to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with Australia-style ban on social media | Yle News | Yle [13:30] TR News "Seriously. What will you do if Washington decides to unplug you? Say Trump gets up on the wrong side of the bed and decides to invade Greenland." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/30/euro_firms_must_ditch_us/ | Source: The Register UK [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native The Register [13:30] TR News "Public health authority THL has also updated its recommendations on kids' use of social media, while a poll this week found two-thirds of Finns support a ban" https://yle.fi/a/74-20207418 | Source: YLE [13:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | APN Podcast: To ban or not to ban Finland's social media conundrum | Yle News | Yle [13:31] TR News "Today, were launching Encrypt It Already, our push to get companies to offer stronger privacy protections to our data and communications by implementing end-to-end encryption." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/introducing-encrypt-it-already | Source: EFF [13:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.eff.org | Introducing Encrypt It Already | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:32] TR News "law and justice." https://fedscoop.com/fbi-ai-inventory-law-enforcement-biometric-facial-recognition/ | Source: Scoop News Group [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-FBI expands AI-powered biometric, facial recognition capabilities, inventory shows | FedScoop [13:32] TR News "trust level" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/29/russia-is-racing-to-assign-every-visitor-a-trust-level-collecting-everything-from-your-biometrics-to-your-medical-history | Source: Meduza [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Russia is racing to assign every visitor a trust level, collecting everything from your biometrics to your medical history Meduza [13:32] TR News "The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has supervised the company Sportadmin" https://www.imy.se/en/news/administrative-fine-against-sportadmin/ | Source: Sedishj Authority for Privacy Protection [13:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.imy.se | Administrative fine against Sportadmin | IMY [13:33] TR News "In a report published this week, Dragos said it is working with one of the 30 or so facilities affected by the attacks" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/cyberattack_poland_power_grid/ | Source: The Register UK [13:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Cyberattack on Poland's power grid could have been lethal The Register [13:34] TR News "On December 19, Kowalski posted a series of videos on Instagram, drawing tens of millions of views." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/social-media-fraternities-maddie-kowalski/ | Source: The Nation [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors | The Nation [13:34] TR News "If you took these claims at face value, you would expect that we would have a more neutral and less government-controlled social media in 2026." https://fair.org/home/social-media-working-to-protect-ice-clampdown-in-minneapolis/ | Source: FAIR [13:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Social Media Working to Protect ICE Clampdown in Minneapolis FAIR [13:35] TR News "It is interesting to compare Bernice's work to the Code of Conduct gaslighting that plagues open source software organizations" https://danielpocock.com/en/australias-top-nurse-takes-on-musk-zuckerberg-birthkeepers/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danielpocock.com | Australia's top nurse takes on Musk, Zuckerberg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers [13:35] TR News "Which brings me to Threads, Meta's latest social media network. Threads is built on Activitypub and Mastodon, these being open/free" https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/30/zucksauce/#gandersauce | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: Threads margin is the Eurostacks opportunity (30 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:36] TR News "A dozen hearings in Los Angeles are trying to determine whether platforms like Facebook aim to become addictive for young people" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-29/so-addictive-that-it-leads-to-trial-social-media-takes-the-stand.html | Source: El Pas [13:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | So addictive that it leads to trial: Social media takes the stand | U.S. | EL PAS English [13:37] TR News "Amid these incidents, social media has been flooded with a mix of authentic eyewitness videos and AIgenerated fakes" https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-are-ice-fakes-trying-to-drown-out-real-videos/a-75727971 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dw.com | Fact check: Are ICE fakes trying to drown out real videos? [13:38] TR News "The Python-based front-end implements low-level NumPy-like operations" https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/writing-an-optimizing-tensor-compiler-from-scratch/ | Source: Hackaday [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Writing An Optimizing Tensor Compiler From Scratch | Hackaday [13:38] TR News "When AI starts to incorporate ads, the corruption and lack of trust will only increase." https://seths.blog/2026/01/ai-ads-are-neither/ | Source: Seth Godin [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-seths.blog | AI ads are neither | Seth's Blog [13:38] TR News "Im still not sure whether the doom-and-gloom scenario of AI is coming for our jobs is really going to materialise in full-dystopian mode" https://morrick.me/archives/10241 | Source: Riccardo Mori [13:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-morrick.me | The real AI problem no one is talking about | Riccardo Mori [13:39] TR News "Im not hearing this talked about enough, so were going to talk about it today" https://joshallan.com/2026/01/13/the-real-ai-problem-no-one-is-talking-about-who-buys-your-stuff-robots/ | [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshallan.com | The Real A.I. Problem No One Is Talking About (Who Buys Your Stuff, Robots?) Josh Allan Dykstra [13:39] TR News "Even the most mainstream financial press is starting to admit that claiming your layoffs are AI at work is a fake excuse to sound good to investors." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/29/the-job-losses-are-real-but-the-ai-excuse-is-fake/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/29/the-job-losses-are-real-but-the-ai-excuse-is-fake/ ) [13:40] TR News "2025 was the breakthrough year when software creation became easy." http://tautvilas.lt/software-pump-and-dump/ | [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tautvilas.lt | A new worrying amalgamation of crypto scams and vibe coding emerges from the bowels of the internet in2026 [13:40] TR News "The reason, he said, goes back to what he has argued for years: Large language models" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/an-ai-pioneer-warns-the-tech-herd-is-marching-into-a-dead-end/articleshow/127781515.cms | Source: India Times [13:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | An AI pioneer warns the tech 'herd' is marching into a dead end - The Economic Times [13:41] TR News "trial will now proceed on Counts One and Two, which charge Mangione with causing the death of Brian Thompson under two federal stalking laws" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/new-york-judge-drops-death-penalty-for-luigi-mangione/ | Source: JURIST [13:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | New York judge drops death penalty charges for Luigi Mangione - JURIST - News [13:42] TR News "The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG)" https://www.cni.org/news/call-for-2026-entries-library-publishing-directory-and-ifla-library-publishing-sig-database | Source: Coalition for Networked Information [13:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cni.org | Call for 2026 Entries: Library Publishing Directory and IFLA Library Publishing SIG Database [13:43] TR News "The plaintiffs are seeking to force the state to fulfill its constitutional obligation and requesting a court-ordered" https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit | Source: Pro Publica [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.propublica.org | Two Alaska School Districts Are Suing the State, Claiming Its Failing to Fund Public Education ProPublica [13:43] TR News "The NROs JUMPSEAT spy satellites reached a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) between 1971 and 1987" https://interestingengineering.com/space/us-declassifies-secret-1970s-spy-satellites | Source: Interesting Engineering [13:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | US declassifies top secret spy satellites that tracked Soviet threats [13:45] TR News "Its called collective efficacy, the belief that you can make a difference by acting together." https://interconnected.org/home/2026/01/30/efficacy | Source: Matt Webb [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interconnected.org | Singing the gospel of collective efficacy (Interconnected) [13:45] TR News "This kind of curiosity is integral to a hacker mindset." https://danq.me/2026/01/30/rm-nimbus/ | Source: Dan Q [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | How an RM Nimbus Taught Me a Hacker Mentality Dan Q [13:45] TR News "Blogging for 1.5 months is not a long time. It takes a while for people to notice you and to find your tribe." https://blog.avas.space/response-hobbies/ | Source: Ava [13:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.avas.space | re: no one has any hobbies now / the 4 types of blog | ava's blog [13:46] TR News "What can we do to make it better?" https://anniemueller.com/posts/feeling-something-is-okay-i-guess | Source: Annie Mueller [13:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-anniemueller.com | Feeling something is okay I guess - annie's blog [13:48] TR News (NEW): Games: Bazzite Linux, "Stop Destroying Videogames", and GDC 2026 Report https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_Bazzite_Linux_Stop_Destroying_Videogames_and_GDC_2026_Rep.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_Bazzite_Linux_Stop_Destroying_Videogames_and_GDC_2026_Rep.gmi [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Bazzite Linux, "Stop Destroying Videogames", and GDC 2026 Report [13:48] TR News "I love my little Minipro T48 USB IC programmer, though until recently I thought I needed Windows (or Wine) to program it. Turns out theres a minipro project that lets us do it from the shell. Awesomesauce!" https://rubenerd.com/writing-eeproms-on-freebsd-with-minipro/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Writing EEPROMs on FreeBSD with minipro [13:48] TR News "Need a plastic mesh in a custom pattern? 3D print it, no problem." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/need-a-curved-plastic-mesh-print-flat-curve-later/ | Source: Hackaday [13:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Need A Curved Plastic Mesh? Print Flat, Curve Later | Hackaday [13:49] TR News "What filament is strongest? The real answer is it depends, but sometimes you have a simple question and you just want a simple answer." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/do-expensive-filaments-make-3d-printed-wrenches-better/ | Source: Hackaday [13:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Do Expensive Filaments Make 3D Printed Wrenches Better? | Hackaday [13:51] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: ESP32, FreeBSD, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_ESP32_FreeBSD_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_ESP32_FreeBSD_and_More.gmi [13:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware: ESP32, FreeBSD, and More [13:57] TR News Techrights Links 31/01/2026: "Introducing Encrypt It Already" and "Huge Cache of Epstein" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Links_31_01_2026_Introducing_Encrypt_It_Already_and_Huge_Cache_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Links_31_01_2026_Introducing_Encrypt_It_Already_and_Huge_Cache_.gmi [13:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 31/01/2026: "Introducing Encrypt It Already" and "Huge Cache of Epstein" ● Jan 31 [14:08] TR News "Finally, if the industry could please get its act together and make a standard protocol for communicating thermostats, we could all be free of this nonsense." https://aphyr.com/posts/404-durastar-heat-pump-hysteresis | Source: Kyle Kingsbury [14:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 451 @ https://aphyr.com/posts/404-durastar-heat-pump-hysteresis ) [14:14] TR News "So I make a variant of this blog post every 2 to 4 years now, it's kind of become a tradition." https://blog.toast.cafe/shell-26 | Source: Chlo Vulquin [14:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.toast.cafe | How I Use Shell (2026 Edition) [14:15] TR News "Now multiply that error by 250 branches nationwide. I potentially saved my client a bunch of money and embarrassment with that 3-line change." https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/coding-is-when-were-least-productive/ | [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-codemanship.wordpress.com | Coding Is When Were Least Productive Codemanship's Blog [14:15] TR News "These are (admittedly a lot of) snippets. Go to the original if you want the full Doctorow experience." https://daniel.industries/2026/01/30/code-is-a-liability/ | Source: Daniel Miller [14:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-daniel.industries | Code Is a Liability [14:16] TR News "I write a lot of Makefiles. I use it not as a command runner but as an ad-hoc build system for small projects, typically for compiling Markdown documents and their dependencies. Like so: [...]" https://borretti.me/article/some-data-should-be-code | Source: Fernando Borretti [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-borretti.me | Some Data Should Be Code [14:16] TR News "Weird I started a new project - a (going to be, mostly) CMake compatible build system. Source not released yet as it is early stage. But it seems promising so I'll write about it." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-29-new-project-dmake-a-build-system-with-cmake-as-input-language.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [14:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-clehaxze.tw | New project - dmake: A build system with CMake as input language - Martin's website/blog thingy [14:18] TR News "At its core, software exists to solve one problem: managing the flow of information. Information is not static. It is provisional, contextual, and constantly changing." https://blog.robbowley.net/2026/01/30/sixty-years-of-learning-the-same-lesson/ | Source: Rob Bowley [14:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.robbowley.net | Sixty years of learning the same lesson | Rob Bowley [14:20] TR News "Most of these contributions came out of client workwe hit a bug we were able to fix or wanted a feature that didnt exist. The lazy option would have been forking these projects for our needs or patching them locally." https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/01/30/celebrating-our-2025-open-source-contributions/ | Source: Trail of Bits [14:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.trailofbits.com | Celebrating our 2025 open-source contributions - The Trail of Bits Blog [14:21] TR News "RSS readers rock. Having a single place you connect for a low-bandwidth bundle of everything you might want to read means..." https://danq.me/2026/01/30/airborne-rss/ | Source: Dan Q [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-danq.me | Airborne RSS Dan Q [14:21] TR News "This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, a network encryption library used by Tor." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4_1/ | Source: Tor [14:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.torproject.org | New Release: Tails 7.4.1 | The Tor Project [14:22] TR News "On Friday, July 18th, 2025, the Arch Linux team was notified that three AUR packages had been uploaded that contained malware." https://bertptrs.nl/2026/01/30/how-to-review-an-aur-package.html | Source: Bert Peters [14:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to review an AUR package | bertptrs.nl [14:23] TR News "Are you ready for another challenge? We're excited to host the second yearly edition of our treasure hunt at FOSDEM! Participants" https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2026-01-30-treasure-hunt/ | Source: FOSDEM [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2026 - Join the FOSDEM Treasure Hunt! [14:23] TR News "classic open source license" https://codeberg.org/pgeorgi/crazy-jumpman#english | Source: Codeberg [14:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pgeorgi/crazy-jumpman: Reverse Engineering und Weiterentwicklung von Crazy Jumpman aus der "HC Happy Computer"-Ausgabe September 1984. - Codeberg.org [14:24] TR News "I started the new year by getting kicked off Cloudinarys free tier for image storage." https://joshblais.com/blog/my-media-storage-infrastructure-for-2026/ | Source: Joshua Blais [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joshblais.com | My Media Storage Infrastructure for 2026 - The Universe of Joshua Blais [14:25] TR News "If they agree with each other, you can safely set both hw.uart.console and the comconsole_ variables" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/FreeBSDSerialConsoleSecondPort | Source: University of Toronto [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | You're using a too-old browser [14:25] TR News "This got me thinking about the reverse, though: what email do I receive that does not include external images?" https://www.terracrypt.net/posts/email-experiments-image-filtering.html | [14:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.terracrypt.net | Email experiments: filtering out external images Terracrypt [14:26] TR News "All three have a very simple pitch: they will give you full access to Linux virtual machines to act as a sandboxed developer environment in the cloud." https://lalitm.com/trying-sprites-exedev-shellbox/ | Source: Lalit Maganti [14:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lalitm.com | The surprising attention on sprites, exe.dev, and shellbox - Lalit Maganti [14:31] TR News Jupiter 2 RVA23-compliant SBC features SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V Hey Hi (AI) SoC, up to 32GB RAM, 256GB UFS https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/30/jupiter-2-an-rva23-compliant-sbc-powered-features-spacemit-k3-octa-core-risc-v-ai-soc-up-to-32gb-ram-256gb-ufs/ [14:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Jupiter 2 - RVA23-compliant SBC features SpacemiT K3 octa-core RISC-V AI SoC, up to 32GB RAM, 256GB UFS - CNX Software [14:32] TR News Russia Strikes Ukraine After Convicted Felon Says Putin Agreed To Week-Long Halt https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-launches-ballistic-missile-drones-against-ukraine/33664710.html [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Strikes Ukraine After Trump Says Putin Agreed To Week-Long Halt [14:32] TR News Lite 7.8 is out https://distrowatch.com/lite [14:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/lite ) [14:33] TR News 'It's important to finalise the EU-US trade agreement': EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260130-it-s-important-to-finalise-the-eu-us-trade-agreement-eu-economy-commissioner-dombrovskis [14:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260130-it-s-important-to-finalise-the-eu-us-trade-agreement-eu-economy-commissioner-dombrovskis ) [14:34] TR News Ukraine city of Kherson protects itself from drones with French fishing nets https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-city-of-kherson-protects-itself-from-drones-with-french-fishing-nets [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-city-of-kherson-protects-itself-from-drones-with-french-fishing-nets ) [14:34] TR News Ukrainians sceptical after Russia announces agreeing to temporarily stop strikes https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainians-sceptical-after-russia-announces-agreeing-to-temporarily-stop-strikes [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainians-sceptical-after-russia-announces-agreeing-to-temporarily-stop-strikes ) [14:34] TR News Lithuanias MFA asks ICC to consider genocide charges over Russian attacks on Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2822368/lithuania-s-mfa-asks-icc-to-consider-genocide-charges-over-russian-attacks-on-ukraine [14:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias MFA asks ICC to consider genocide charges over Russian attacks on Ukraine - LRT [14:35] TR News US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/us-pitches-venezuelan-crude-to-india-as-its-russian-oil-imports-slow-sources-say [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow: Sources | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Russia Is Finding the Gaps in Ukraines Front Line https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-zaporizhzhia-huliaipole.html [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-zaporizhzhia-huliaipole.html ) [14:35] TR News Wikipedia policy edges Baltic history into Russiasphere https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/30.01.2026-wikipedia-policy-edges-baltic-history-into-russiasphere.a632339/ [14:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Wikipedia policy edges Baltic history into Russiasphere / Article [14:36] TR News ICS Devices Bricked Following Russia-Linked Intrusion Into Polish Power Grid https://www.securityweek.com/ics-devices-bricked-in-russia-linked-strike-on-polish-power-grid/ [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-devices-bricked-in-russia-linked-strike-on-polish-power-grid/ ) [14:36] TR News Ethiopia acquires Yak-130 trainers, Orion-E UAVs from Russia https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/ethiopia-acquires-yak-130-trainers-orion-e-uavs-from-russia/ [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-defenceweb.co.za | Ethiopia acquires Yak-130 trainers, Orion-E UAVs from Russia - DefenceWeb [14:36] TR News The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [14:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [14:37] TR News Meeting of Lithuanian-Belarusian vice ministers considered Seimas committee chair https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2822089/meeting-of-lithuanian-belarusian-vice-ministers-considered-seimas-committee-chair [14:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Meeting of Lithuanian-Belarusian vice ministers considered Seimas committee chair - LRT [14:38] TR News DOJ seizes piracy sites, Italian police dismantle illegal IPTV operation https://cyberscoop.com/doj-seizes-piracy-sites-zamunda-arenabg-zelka/ [14:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-DOJ seizes piracy sites, Italian police dismantle illegal IPTV operation | CyberScoop [14:39] TR News 79% of Musicians Are Now Worried About AI, Latest PRS for Music Poll Reveals https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/who-is-worried-about-ai-study/ [14:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/who-is-worried-about-ai-study/ ) [14:40] TR News Government Urges Supreme Court to Deny Hey Hi (AI) Copyright Case, Emphasizing Narrow Question and Statutory Text https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/government-copyright-emphasizing.html [14:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Government Urges Supreme Court to Deny AI Copyright Case, Emphasizing Narrow Question and Statutory Text | Patently-O [14:41] TR News This Week in GNOME: #234 Annotated Documents https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/01/twig-234/ [14:41] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thisweek.gnome.org | #234 Annotated Documents [14:42] TR News How To Install Zsh on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-zsh-fedora-43/ [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Zsh on Fedora 43 - idroot [14:42] TR News How To Install Ntopng on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-ntopng-fedora-43/ [14:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Ntopng on Fedora 43 - idroot [14:43] TR News How To Install Memcached on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-memcached-linux-mint-22/ [14:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Memcached on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [14:44] TR News How To Install OrangeHRM on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-orangehrm-fedora-43/ [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OrangeHRM on Fedora 43 - idroot [14:44] TR News How To Install DBeaver on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-dbeaver-fedora-43/ [14:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install DBeaver on Fedora 43 - idroot [14:45] TR News How to Install Python2 on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-python2-on-ubuntu-26-04 [14:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-python2-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [14:46] TR News How to Set DNS on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-set-dns-on-ubuntu-26-04 [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-set-dns-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [14:46] TR News How to install Wget on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-wget-on-ubuntu-24-04/ [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to install Wget on Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxHostSupport [14:46] TR News How to review an AUR package https://bertptrs.nl/2026/01/30/how-to-review-an-aur-package.html [14:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to review an AUR package | bertptrs.nl [14:47] TR News This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/31/this-week-in-plasma-getting-6.6-ready-for-release/ [14:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release - KDE Blogs [14:48] TR News How to Set Java Environment Path in Fedora GNU/Linux https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-set-java-environment-path-in-fedora-linux/ [14:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Set Java Environment Path in Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable [14:49] TR News Friedrich Vock: Inside Mesa 26.0s RADV RT improvements https://pixelcluster.github.io/Mesa-26/ [14:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pixelcluster.github.io | Inside Mesa 26.0's RADV RT improvements | pixelcluster's GPU blog [14:51] TR News pricy dual LAN ARM router with 2x HDMI OUT and 1x HDMI IN https://dwaves.de/2026/01/30/pricy-dual-lan-arm-router-with-2x-hdmi-out-and-1x-hdmi-in/ [14:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- pricy dual LAN ARM router with 2x HDMI OUT and 1x HDMI IN | dwaves.de [14:52] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 636 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/01/28/this-week-in-rust-636/ [14:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-this-week-in-rust.org | This Week in Rust 636 This Week in Rust [14:54] TR News KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far https://notmart.org/blog/2026/01/kwallet-secretservice-oo7-the-story-so-far/ [14:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-notmart.org | KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far | Mart [14:56] TR News Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD": Building an Hey Hi (AI) assistant for computational modelling with NeuroML https://ankursinha.in/2026/01/30/building-an-ai-assistant-for-computational-modelling-with-neuroml.html [14:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Building an AI assistant for computational modelling with NeuroML - ankursinha.in/blog [14:59] TR News How Minneapolis protests fit into the larger struggle for civil rights https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0130/minnesota-protests-freedom-of-speech-civil-rights [14:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How Minneapolis protests fit into the history of civil disobedience - CSMonitor.com ● Jan 31 [15:00] TR News Three stable kernel updates https://lwn.net/Articles/1056693/ [15:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Three stable kernel updates [LWN.net] [15:01] TR News Joey Hess: the local weather http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/the_local_weather/ [15:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-joeyh.name | the local weather [15:02] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/5 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/01/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-5/ [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dominique.leuenberger.net | Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/5 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [15:02] TR News Thai FDA warns on unapproved herbal inhaler registration misuse https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-fda-warns-on-unapproved-herbal-inhaler-registration-misuse [15:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Thai FDA warns about unapproved herbal inhaler registration misuse | The Straits Times [15:03] TR News Engagement Insights Platform Levellr Raises $2.5M in a Seed Round Led by Fuel Ventures https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/levellr-raises-seed-funding/ [15:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/levellr-raises-seed-funding/ ) [15:06] TR News iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent monopoly prior art found https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/30/iscan2d-technologies-device-pairing-patent-prior-art-found [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.unifiedpatents.com | iScan2D Technologies device-pairing patent prior art found Unified Patents [15:06] TR News Munich Regional Court further clarifies FRAND rules in Wilus vs Asus judgment https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-regional-court-clarifies-frand-rule-in-wilus-asus-judgment/ [15:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Munich Regional Court further clarifies FRAND rules in Wilus vs Asus judgment [15:08] TR News New Conversion from cgroup v1 CPU Shares to v2 CPU Weight https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01/30/new-cgroup-v1-to-v2-cpu-conversion-formula/ [15:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kubernetes.io | New Conversion from cgroup v1 CPU Shares to v2 CPU Weight | Kubernetes [15:10] TR News Qt;Athon 2025: Meet the Winners of Our Global Student Coding Competition https://www.qt.io/blog/qtathon-2025-meet-the-winners-of-our-global-student-coding-competition [15:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Qt;Athon 2025: Meet the Winners of Our Global Student Coding Competition [15:11] TR News Microsoft's gaming division flounders while the firm makes more money than ever Xbox consoles sales drop 32% https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsofts-gaming-division-flounders-while-the-firm-makes-more-money-than-ever-xbox-consoles-sales-drop-32-percent [15:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft's gaming division flounders while the firm makes more money than ever Xbox consoles sales drop 32% | Tom's Hardware [15:13] TR News AUSTRUMI 5.1.8 is out https://distrowatch.com/austrumi [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/austrumi ) [15:13] TR News AerynOS 2026.01 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/aerynos [15:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/aerynos ) [15:14] TR News December/January in KDE Itinerary https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/01/30/kde-itinerary-december-january-2026.html [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.volkerkrause.eu | December/January in KDE Itinerary [15:14] TR News ZimaOS 1.5.4-beta1 is out https://distrowatch.com/zimaos [15:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/zimaos ) [15:15] TR News Whonix 18.1.3.4 is out now https://distrowatch.com/whonix [15:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/whonix ) [15:16] TR News Manually Install/Remove NVIDIA GeForce Now in GNU/Linux via Flatpak https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/nvidia-geforce-now-flatpak/ [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Manually Install/Remove NVIDIA GeForce Now in Linux via Flatpak | UbuntuHandbook [15:16] TR News Still Hoping for "Slop Zero" in 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Still_Hoping_for_Slop_Zero_in_2026.shtml [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Still Hoping for "Slop Zero" in 2026 [15:16] TR News Will Jim Zemlin Also Sell His Daughter or Only the "Linux" Brand (and 'Linux' Foundation) to Bill Epsteingate? https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Will_Jim_Zemlin_Also_Sell_His_Daughter_or_Only_the_Linux_Brand_.shtml [15:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Will Jim Zemlin Also Sell His Daughter or Only the "Linux" Brand (and Linux Foundation) to Bill Epsteingate? [15:17] TR News GeForce Now launches on GNU/Linux with a Flatpak build native app brings 5K and 360FPS support to GNU/Linux gamers https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/cloud-gaming/geforce-now-launches-on-linux-with-a-flatpak-build-native-app-brings-5k-and-360fps-support-to-linux-gamers [15:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | GeForce Now launches on Linux with a Flatpak build native app brings 5K and 360FPS support to Linux gamers | Tom's Hardware [15:18] TR News AIs Are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Security Vulnerabilities https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ais-are-getting-better-at-finding-and-exploiting-security-vulnerabilities.html [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AIs Are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Security Vulnerabilities - Schneier on Security [15:18] TR News PIG v1.0 Released with PGEXT.CLOUD : 444 PG extensions on 14 GNU/Linux https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pig-v10-released-with-pgextcloud-444-pg-extensions-on-14-linux-3214/ [15:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: PIG v1.0 Released with PGEXT.CLOUD : 444 PG extensions on 14 Linux [15:19] TR News yam formatter for YAML https://www.linuxlinks.com/yam-formatter-yaml/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yam - formatter for YAML - LinuxLinks [15:19] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Audio Samplers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-audio-samplers/ [15:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Best Free and Open Source Audio Samplers - LinuxLinks [15:20] TR News miro PDF viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/miro-pdf-viewer/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-miro - PDF viewer - LinuxLinks [15:20] TR News BookLore organize and manage your book collection https://www.linuxlinks.com/booklore-organize-manage-book-collection/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-BookLore - organize and manage your book collection - LinuxLinks [15:20] TR News 9 Useful Free GNU/Linux Network Tunnels https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-linux-network-tunnels/ [15:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-9 Useful Free Linux Network Tunnels - LinuxLinks [15:21] TR News Gruyre view and kill processes listening on ports https://www.linuxlinks.com/gruyere-view-kill-processes-listening-ports/ [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gruyre - view and kill processes listening on ports - LinuxLinks [15:21] TR News JuMP domain-specific modeling language for mathematical optimization https://www.linuxlinks.com/jump-domain-specific-modeling-language-mathematical-optimization/ [15:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-JuMP - domain-specific modeling language for mathematical optimization - LinuxLinks [15:22] TR News 5 Top Free and Open Source Julia Web Frameworks https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-julia-web-frameworks/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 Top Free and Open Source Julia Web Frameworks - LinuxLinks [15:22] TR News Linux Candy: asciify turn images into attractive ASCII art https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-asciify-turn-images-attractive-ascii-art/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Candy: asciify - turn images into attractive ASCII art - LinuxLinks [15:22] TR News oq terminal-based OpenAPI Spec (OAS) viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/oq-terminal-based-openapi-spec-oas-viewer/ [15:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-oq - terminal-based OpenAPI Spec (OAS) viewer - LinuxLinks [15:23] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source Web Application Firewalls https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-web-application-firewalls-add-an-external-security-layer/ [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-6 Best Free and Open Source Web Application Firewalls - LinuxLinks [15:23] TR News Beads distributed, git-backed graph issue tracker for Hey Hi (AI) agents https://www.linuxlinks.com/beads-distributed-git-backed-graph-issue-tracker-ai-agents/ [15:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Beads - distributed, git-backed graph issue tracker for AI agents - LinuxLinks [15:24] TR News 8 Top Free and Open Source Crystal Web Frameworks https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-crystal-web-frameworks/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-8 Top Free and Open Source Crystal Web Frameworks - LinuxLinks [15:24] TR News Gopherbook self-hosted comic library and CBZ/CBT reader https://www.linuxlinks.com/gopherbook-self-hosted-comic-library-cbz-cbt-reader/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Gopherbook - self-hosted comic library and CBZ/CBT reader - LinuxLinks [15:24] TR News Pass-CLI password and API key manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/pass-cli-password-api-key-manager/ [15:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Pass-CLI - password and API key manager - LinuxLinks [15:25] TR News vty terminal interface library https://www.linuxlinks.com/vty-terminal-interface-library/ [15:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vty - terminal interface library - LinuxLinks [15:27] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:30] TR News Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-0-open-source-ebook-manager-released-with-new-bookshelf-view [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View - 9to5Linux [15:30] TR News AerynOS 2026.01 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49.3, and More https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-more [15:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AerynOS 2026.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49.3, and More - 9to5Linux [15:31] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.4.18RC1 and 8.5.3RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/01/30/PHP-version-8.4.18RC1-and-8.5.3RC1 [15:31] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | PHP version 8.4.18RC1 and 8.5.3RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [15:32] TR News Systemd Creator Quits Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to Form His Own Linux-focused Start Up https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/ Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin_With_Some_IBM_Red_Ha.shtml [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Systemd Creator Quits Microsoft to Form His Own Linux-focused Start Up [15:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Amutable is a Microsoft Proxy Like Xamarin, With Some IBM/Red Hat Staff Added for Good Measure [15:33] TR News GNOME Foundation is a multi-stakeholder proxy http://techrights.org/wiki/GNOME_Foundation/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | GNOME Foundation [15:33] TR News NVIDIA VA-API Driver Released 0.0.15 with Few VP8 Improvements https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/nvidia-va-api-driver-released-0-0-15-with-few-vp8-improvements/ [15:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | NVIDIA VA-API Driver Released 0.0.15 with Few VP8 Improvements | UbuntuHandbook [15:34] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 05 2026 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-05-2026/ [15:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Community Update - Week 05 2026 Fedora Community Blog [15:35] TR News Firefox Application Security Team: Firefox Security & Privacy Newsletter 2025 Q4 https://attackanddefense.dev/2026/01/30/firefox-security-privacy-newsletter-2025-q4.html [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-attackanddefense.dev | Firefox Security & Privacy Newsletter 2025 Q4 | Attack & Defense [15:35] TR News With US-Iran talks, Turkey has "another opportunity to carve out its mediator role" https://www.france24.com/en/with-us-iran-talks-turkey-has-another-opportunity-to-carve-out-its-mediator-role [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/with-us-iran-talks-turkey-has-another-opportunity-to-carve-out-its-mediator-role ) [15:35] TR News US and Iran have "little wriggle room" as tensions remain high https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-iran-have-little-wriggle-room-as-tensions-remain-high [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-iran-have-little-wriggle-room-as-tensions-remain-high ) [15:35] TR News At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/at-least-170-civilians-killed-in-myanmar-air-strikes-during-election-un [15:35] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN | The Straits Times [15:36] TR News Panamanian Court Strikes Down Hong Kong Firms Canal Contract https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/business/panama-canal-ck-hutchison.html [15:36] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/business/panama-canal-ck-hutchison.html ) [15:37] TR News Hugging Face Abused to Deploy Android RAT https://www.securityweek.com/hugging-face-abused-to-deploy-android-rat/ [15:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hugging-face-abused-to-deploy-android-rat/ ) [15:38] TR News Michigan license plate cameras face backlash: Big help, or Big Brother? https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-license-plate-cameras-face-backlash-big-help-or-big-brother/ [15:38] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bridgemi.com | Michigan license plate cameras face backlash: Big help, or Big Brother? - Bridge Michigan [15:39] TR News Writing EEPROMs on FreeBSD with minipro https://rubenerd.com/writing-eeproms-on-freebsd-with-minipro/ [15:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Writing EEPROMs on FreeBSD with minipro [15:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [15:51] TR News South Korean Stocks, Kospi Index Are Trading at a Record High https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/south-korea-stock-boom-kospi.html [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/south-korea-stock-boom-kospi.html ) [15:51] TR News South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-defence-ministers-agree-to-upgrade-cooperation [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation | The Straits Times [15:51] TR News Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/investigators-launch-probe-into-s-korean-church-over-election-allegations [15:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations | The Straits Times [15:52] TR News Overpriced sanitary pads spark dialogue in S. Korea; groups call for manufacturing overhaul https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/overpriced-sanitary-pads-spark-dialogue-in-s-korea-groups-call-for-manufacturing-overhaul [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Overpriced sanitary pads spark dialogue in S. Korea; groups call for manufacturing overhaul | The Straits Times [15:52] TR News Coupang CEO questioned in first police appearance over data breach https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coupang-ceo-questioned-in-first-police-appearance-over-data-breach [15:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Coupang CEO questioned in first police appearance over data breach | The Straits Times [15:53] TR News Japanese court holds North Korea accountable for deceptive repatriation campaign https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20260130-japanese-court-holds-north-korea-accountable-for-deceptive-repatriation-campaign [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20260130-japanese-court-holds-north-korea-accountable-for-deceptive-repatriation-campaign ) [15:53] TR News Malaysian influencer fined $12,800 for video of teens giving homeless man leftover chicken bones https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-influencer-fined-12800-for-video-of-teens-giving-homeless-man-leftover-chicken-bones [15:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian influencer fined $12,800 for video of teens giving homeless man leftover chicken bones | The Straits Times [15:54] TR News Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing Chinas ire https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pokemon-event-at-yasukuni-shrine-in-japan-cancelled-after-drawing-chinas-ire [15:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing Chinas ire | The Straits Times [15:55] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is Dangerous https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/trump-starmer-china-canada-trade.html [15:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/trump-starmer-china-canada-trade.html ) [15:56] TR News China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-coast-guard-patrolled-japan-held-islands-almost-daily-last-year-as-tensions-flare [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions | The Straits Times [15:56] TR News China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-renews-call-to-avoid-travelling-to-japan-after-robbery-in-tokyo [15:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News Visit by Britains PM Starmer shows drawbacks of China pivot in countering Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/visit-by-britains-starmer-shows-drawbacks-of-china-pivot-in-countering-trump [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Visit by Britains PM Starmer shows drawbacks of China pivot in countering Trump | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-lift-restrictions-on-uk-lawmakers-pm-starmer-says [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News In Chinas richest province, not every city is in the fast lane https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/in-chinas-richest-province-not-every-city-is-on-the-fast-lane [15:57] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | In Chinas richest province, not every city is in the fast lane | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News Born of a factory mistake, this sad toy horse captures Chinas mood https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/born-of-a-factory-mistake-this-sad-toy-horse-captures-chinas-mood [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Born of a factory mistake, this sad toy horse captures Chinas mood | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News Start talking about death earlier: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/start-talking-about-death-earlier-china-to-improve-palliative-care-with-some-help-from-singapore [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Start talking about death earlier: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-conducts-naval-air-patrols-around-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal [15:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal | The Straits Times [15:59] TR News China moves into manufacturing disruptive new semiconductor glass substrates as processor packaging competition intensifies https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-moves-into-semiconductor-glass-substrates-as-packaging-competition-intensifies [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | China moves into manufacturing disruptive new semiconductor glass substrates as processor packaging competition intensifies | Tom's Hardware [15:59] TR News Panamas top court annuls Hong Kong-based CK Hutchisons canal port concession https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/panamas-top-court-annuls-hong-kong-based-ck-hutchisons-canal-port-concession/ [15:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Panama's top court annuls HK-based CK Hutchison's canal port concession ● Jan 31 [16:01] TR News Chinas gold boom tempts Shanghai residents to cash in https://www.france24.com/en/china-s-gold-boom-tempts-shanghai-residents-to-cash-in [16:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/china-s-gold-boom-tempts-shanghai-residents-to-cash-in ) [16:02] TR News Solar desert power: Inside China's mega farm https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/down-to-earth/20260130-solar-desert-power-inside-china-s-mega-farm [16:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/down-to-earth/20260130-solar-desert-power-inside-china-s-mega-farm ) [16:03] TR News UK PM Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Convicted Felon warning https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/uk-pm-starmer-seeks-to-bolster-china-ties-despite-trump-warning/ [16:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | UK PM Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning [16:05] TR News Mouse Study Flags a Serious Downside to Popular Weight-Loss Diet https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-flags-a-serious-downside-to-popular-weight-loss-diet [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mouse Study Flags a Serious Downside to Popular Weight-Loss Diet : ScienceAlert [16:05] TR News A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Reveals https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-sleeping-pill-may-reduce-buildup-of-alzheimers-proteins-study-reveals [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [16:05] TR News Forever Chemicals Linked to Multiple Sclerosis in Concerning New Study https://www.sciencealert.com/forever-chemicals-linked-to-multiple-sclerosis-in-concerning-new-study [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Forever Chemicals Linked to Multiple Sclerosis in Concerning New Study : ScienceAlert [16:05] TR News Sleep Loss Is Physically Damaging Your Brain Cells, Study Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/sleep-loss-is-physically-damaging-your-brain-cells-study-suggests [16:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Sleep Loss Is Physically Damaging Your Brain Cells, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert [16:06] TR News Mysterious Structure in Bird Eyes May Explain a Curious Lack of Blood https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-structure-in-bird-eyes-may-explain-a-curious-lack-of-blood [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Mysterious Structure in Bird Eyes May Explain a Curious Lack of Blood : ScienceAlert [16:06] TR News Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identified-a-new-blood-group-after-50-year-mystery [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery : ScienceAlert [16:06] TR News Expert Advice: What to Do (And Not Do) When You Have a Splinter https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-advice-what-to-do-and-not-do-when-you-have-a-splinter [16:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Expert Advice: What to Do (And Not Do) When You Have a Splinter : ScienceAlert [16:06] TR News The audacity of Convicted Felons choice as Fed chief https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0130/The-audacity-of-Dihydroxyacetone Man-s-choice-as-Fed-chief [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 404 @ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0130/The-audacity-of-Dihydroxyacetone ) [16:07] TR News Forget VMware and VirtualBox: This should be your new VM manager https://thenewstack.io/forget-vmware-and-virtualbox-this-should-be-your-new-vm-manager/ [16:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | Forget VMware and VirtualBox: This should be your new VM manager - The New Stack [16:08] TR News Call for Presentations Qt World Summit 2026 in Berlin https://www.qt.io/blog/call-for-presentations-qt-world-summit-2026-in-berlin [16:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.qt.io | Call for Presentations Qt World Summit 2026 in Berlin [16:09] TR News OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics Houses With Threats and Demands https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-critics-houses [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | OpenAI Agents Going to Critics' Houses With Threats and Demands [16:09] TR News Can automation in government coexist with transparency and public trust? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/01/can-automation-in-government-coexist-with-transparency-and-public-trust/ [16:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Can automation in government coexist with transparency and public trust? | Federal News Network [16:10] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans Lawsuit Against I.R.S. Creates Enormous Conflict of Interest https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-lawsuit-irs-taxes.html [16:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-lawsuit-irs-taxes.html ) [16:11] TR News Massachusetts governor files law to prevent National Guard entry absent governors permission https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/massachusetts-governor-files-law-to-prevent-national-guard-entry-absent-governors-permission/ [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Massachusetts governor files law to prevent National Guard entry absent governor's permission - JURIST - News [16:11] TR News Amid Lawsuits, Proprietary Chaffbot Company Says It Will Retire Reckless Model Linked to Deaths https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-gpt-4o-deaths [16:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Amid Lawsuits, OpenAI Says It Will Retire "Reckless" Model Linked to Deaths [16:13] TR News Precedential No. 1 - TTAB Re-designates Decision: DANKE Not Confusable with MERCI for Chocolates http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/precedential-no-1-ttab-re-designates.html [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: Precedential No. 1 - TTAB Re-designates Decision: DANKE Not Confusable with MERCI for Chocolates [16:13] TR News Crowded Field Argument Fails, TTAB Deems MARIO'S for Clothing Confusable with MARIO'S 3.10 for Retail Apparel Stores http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/crowded-field-argument-fails-ttab-deems.html [16:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: Crowded Field Argument Fails, TTAB Deems MARIO'S for Clothing Confusable with MARIO'S 3.10 for Retail Apparel Stores [16:14] TR News Googles disruption rips millions out of devices out of malicious network https://cyberscoop.com/ipidea-proxy-network-disrupted-google-lumen/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Google's disruption rips millions out of devices out of malicious network | CyberScoop [16:14] TR News Adam Young: Stacking Protocols https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/01/stacking-protocols/ [16:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adam.younglogic.com | Stacking Protocols | Adam Young's Web Log [16:16] TR News The Award for Excellence in Open Source goes to Greg Kroah-Hartman https://lwn.net/Articles/1056699/ [16:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Award for Excellence in Open Source goes to Greg Kroah-Hartman [LWN.net] [16:19] TR News Making up for old games of dubious origin https://rubenerd.com/making-up-for-old-games-of-dubious-origin/ [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Rubenerd: Making up for old games of dubious origin [16:19] TR News Google Presentations Abused for Phishing, (Fri, Jan 30th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32668 [16:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Google Presentations Abused for Phishing - SANS ISC [16:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [16:22] TR News Why Convicted Felon Is Going After Iran Now https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010675129/why-trump-is-going-after-iran-now.html [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now - The New York Times [16:22] TR News Senate Passes Deal to Fund Government and Negotiate ICE Limits https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/senate-vote-shutdown-ice.html [16:22] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/senate-vote-shutdown-ice.html ) [16:23] TR News Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-security-for-feb-8-election-in-wake-of-ex-pm-abe-shooting [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting | The Straits Times [16:23] TR News Movie breakdown: Hackers (1995) https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/movie-breakdown-hackers-1995/ [16:23] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | Movie breakdown: Hackers (1995) | Pen Test Partners [16:24] TR News US federal appeals court rules DHS cannot end protections for Venezuela and Haiti immigrants https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/us-federal-appeals-court-rules-dhs-cannot-end-protections-for-venezuela-and-haiti-immigrants/ [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US federal appeals court rules DHS cannot end protections for Venezuela and Haiti immigrants - JURIST - News [16:24] TR News Judge questions relevance of 2019 protest remarks in nat. sec case against Tiananmen vigil activists https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/judge-questions-relevance-of-2019-protest-remarks-in-nat-sec-case-against-tiananmen-vigil-activists/ [16:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Judge doubts relevance of 2019 protest remarks in Tiananmen vigil activists' trial [16:25] TR News Syria and Kurdish-led forces agree on ceasefire and phased integration deal https://www.france24.com/en/syria-and-kurdish-led-forces-agree-on-ceasefire-and-phased-integration-deal [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/syria-and-kurdish-led-forces-agree-on-ceasefire-and-phased-integration-deal ) [16:25] TR News Challenge of meaningful reform in Iran: Tantamount to acknowledging 'revolution is over'- Dr Hellyer https://www.france24.com/en/challenge-of-meaningful-reform-in-iran-tantamount-to-acknowledging-the-revolution-is-over [16:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/challenge-of-meaningful-reform-in-iran-tantamount-to-acknowledging-the-revolution-is-over ) [16:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [16:27] TR News Cybersecurity can be Americas secret weapon in the Hey Hi (AI) race https://cyberscoop.com/ai-race-china-us-cloud-cybersecurity-trust-security-op-ed/ [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Cybersecurity can be America's secret weapon in the AI race | CyberScoop [16:27] TR News Ivanti Patches Exploited EPMM Zero-Days https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-patches-exploited-epmm-zero-days/ [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-patches-exploited-epmm-zero-days/ ) [16:27] TR News 175,000 Exposed Ollama Hosts Could Enable LLM Abuse https://www.securityweek.com/175000-exposed-ollama-hosts-could-enable-llm-abuse/ [16:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/175000-exposed-ollama-hosts-could-enable-llm-abuse/ ) [16:28] TR News Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #522 - A sneak peek at a new product https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/Mf01Wb7ZpGDLRmTMkNMKnA [16:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-newsletters.raspberrypi.com | Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #522 [16:29] TR News This week in Bouncy Ball new features land https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/this-week-in-bouncy-ball-new-features-land/ [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-filipfila.wordpress.com | This week in Bouncy Ball new features land Filip Fila's blog [16:29] TR News Tails 7.4.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/tails [16:29] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [16:30] TR News France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Teams and Zoom https://itsfoss.com/news/france-ditches-microsoft-teams-and-zoom/ [16:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom [16:34] TR News fosdem streaming now https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/streaming/ [16:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fosdem.org | FOSDEM 2026 - Live Streaming [16:37] TR News Microchip PIC32CM PL10 Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers are pin-to-pin compatible with AVR MCUs, support 5V operation https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/30/microchip-pic32cm-pl10-cortex-m0-microcontrollers-are-pin-to-pin-compatible-with-avr-mcus-support-5v-operation/ [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Microchip PIC32CM PL10 Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers are pin-to-pin compatible with AVR MCUs, support 5V operation - CNX Software [16:37] TR News GIMP @ FOSDEM2026 https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/01/30/gimp-fosdem-2026/ [16:37] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.gimp.org | GIMP @ FOSDEM2026 - GIMP [16:39] TR News 16 firefighters, 4 medics, 3 fire trucks, ambulance respond to man unable to take off bus seatbelt https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/hong-kong-bus-operator-reports-suspected-seatbelt-tampering-to-police-after-passenger-trapped-for-45-minutes/ [16:39] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 16 firefighters, 4 medics, 3 fire trucks respond to man unable to take off bus seatbelt [16:40] TR News The Six-Fingered Grande? Singer Reacts to Vogue Japan Cover Featuring Telltale Hey Hi (AI) Edits https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/ariana-grande-vogue-cover-ai/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/ariana-grande-vogue-cover-ai/ ) [16:40] TR News Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to be crouching over woman in creepy photos from DOJs latest Epstein files dump https://nypost.com/2026/01/30/us-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-appears-to-be-crouching-over-woman-in-creepy-photos-from-dojs-latest-epstein-files-dump/ [16:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to be crouching over woman in creepy photos from DOJ's latest Epstein files dump [16:42] TR News Photos appearing to show Andrew on all fours over female included in tranche of new Epstein files https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgn8wzjzrvt https://nypost.com/2026/01/30/us-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-appears-to-be-crouching-over-woman-in-creepy-photos-from-dojs-latest-epstein-files-dump/ [16:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.co.uk | Epstein files live updates: Photos appearing to show Andrew on all fours over female included in new release - BBC News [16:42] TR News Epstein is alive... in headlines again... so Pedo Cheeto needs to start another war to change the subject of discourse https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgn8wzjzrvt [16:43] TR News Just don't mention Bill Epsteingate, OK? http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/BBC_Gaslights_Women_Sexually_Exploited_Many_Under_Legal_Age_for.shtml [16:43] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights BBC Gaslights Women Sexually Exploited (Many Under Legal Age) for Its Rich Sponsor, Bill Epsteingate (Gates) [16:44] TR News How to Install Playwright on Raspberry PI: Automate your Browser Tasks (both Python or Docker) https://peppe8o.com/playwright-raspberry-pi/ [16:44] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-peppe8o.com | How to Install Playwright on Raspberry PI: Automate your Browser Tasks (both Python or Docker) [16:45] TR News New Hey Hi (AI) Agent Skill for WordPress https://wordpress.org/news/2026/01/new-ai-agent-skill/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | New AI Agent Skill for WordPress WordPress News [16:45] TR News Forlinx OK153-S12 Mini A low-cost Allwinner T153 SBC with Raspberry Pi GPIO header and long-term availability https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/30/forlinx-ok153-s12-mini-a-low-cost-allwinner-t153-sbc-with-raspberry-pi-gpio-header-and-long-term-availability/ [16:45] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Forlinx OK153-S12 Mini - A low-cost Allwinner T153 SBC with Raspberry Pi GPIO header and long-term availability - CNX Software [16:46] TR News Rust in the Kernel, and other odd decisions https://bentsukun.ch/posts/netbsd-rust-kernel/ [16:46] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bentsukun.ch | Rust in the Kernel, and other odd decisions benzblog [16:47] TR News Nvidia Releases a Geforce NOW app for GNU/Linux systems https://boilingsteam.com/nvidia-releases-a-geforce-now-app-for-linux-systems/index.html [16:47] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | Nvidia Releases a Geforce NOW app for Linux systems [16:49] TR News Modi ally proposes social control media ban for India's teens as global debate grows https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/modi-ally-proposes-social-media-ban-for-indias-teens-as-global-debate-grows [16:49] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Modi ally L.S.K. Devarayalu proposes social media ban for Indias teens as global debate grows | The Straits Times [16:50] TR News YouTube Blocks Background Play for Non-Premium Subscribers on Third-Party Browsers https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/youtube-blocks-background-play/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/youtube-blocks-background-play/ ) [16:50] TR News YouTube channel explains the battles for Rga during War of Independence https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/30.01.2026-youtube-channel-explains-the-battles-for-riga-during-war-of-independence.a632479/ [16:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | YouTube channel explains the battles for Rga during War of Independence / Article [16:51] TR News So now it can lobby for billionaires like Soros and for Microsoft (Gates, Russian girls with STIs) at the same time https://opensource.org/blog/osi-joins-openforum-europe-and-the-open-knowledge-foundation-to-officially-launch-open-technology-research-initiative [16:51] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-opensource.org | OSI Joins OpenForum Europe and the Open Knowledge Foundation to Officially Launch Open Technology Research Initiative - Open Source Initiative [16:52] TR News Tails 7.4.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release Patching Critical OpenSSL Vulnerabilities https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-4-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-patching-critical-openssl-vulnerabilities [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tails 7.4.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release Patching Critical OpenSSL Vulnerabilities - 9to5Linux [16:52] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1056692/ [16:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net] [16:53] TR News AI answers cite narrow range of top newsbrands led by BillBC and Guardian https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ai-chatbots-answers-cite-narrow-range-of-top-newsbrands-led-by-bbc-and-guardian/ two publishers run by Epsteingate/bribed by him http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/BBC_Gaslights_Women_Sexually_Exploited_Many_Under_Legal_Age_for.shtml [16:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | AI chatbots cite 'narrow range' of top newsbrands - Press Gazette [16:54] TR News Essential to ICE: French IT giant Capgemini under fire over migrant tracking role https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260130-essential-to-ice-french-it-giant-capgemini-under-fire-over-migrant-tracking-role [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260130-essential-to-ice-french-it-giant-capgemini-under-fire-over-migrant-tracking-role ) [16:54] TR News The City of Minneapolis vs. The Insurrectionist https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/the-city-of-minneapolis-vs-donald-trump [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump | The New Yorker [16:54] TR News From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/from-9-11-to-minneapolis-how-ice-became-a-paramilitary-force [16:54] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force | The New Yorker [16:55] TR News Tails 7.4.1 Ships Fast to Patch OpenSSL Bug Threatening Anonymity https://fossforce.com/2026/01/tails-7-4-1-ships-fast-to-patch-openssl-bug-threatening-anonymity/ [16:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | Tails 7.4.1 Ships Fast to Patch OpenSSL Bug Threatening Anonymity - FOSS Force [16:56] TR News Microsoft Stock Takes Most Massive Single-Day Loss Since Pandemic as Its Hey Hi (AI) Efforts Flail https://futurism.com/future-society/microsoft-stock-ai [16:56] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Microsoft Stock Takes Most Massive Single-Day Loss Since Pandemic as Its AI Efforts Flail [16:59] TR News But led by Microsoft staff: Open Gaming Collective unites developers to standardize the Linux gaming experience https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-open-gaming-collective-unites-developers-standardize-linux-gaming-experience [16:59] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tech.sportskeeda.com | Open Gaming Collective unites developers to standardize the Linux gaming experience ● Jan 31 [17:00] TR News GeForce Now launches on Linux with a Flatpak build native app brings 5K and 360FPS support to Linux gamers https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/cloud-gaming/geforce-now-launches-on-linux-with-a-flatpak-build-native-app-brings-5k-and-360fps-support-to-linux-gamers [17:00] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | GeForce Now launches on Linux with a Flatpak build native app brings 5K and 360FPS support to Linux gamers | Tom's Hardware [17:01] TR News Compares a kernel to an OS that has deliberate back doors and does not patch already-exploited holes https://www.howtogeek.com/no-linux-is-not-more-secure/ [17:01] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | No, Linux is not "more secure" than Windows [17:02] TR News Nvidia Launches Native GeForce Now App For Linux In Growing Support For The Operating System https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nvidia-launches-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-in-growing-support-for-the-operating-system/1100-6537795/ [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nvidia-launches-native-geforce-now-app-for-linux-in-growing-support-for-the-operating-system/1100-6537795/ ) [17:02] TR News "Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises." https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/162876/i-switched-from-windows-11-to-linux-mint-here-are-7-things-it-does-way-better [17:02] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-uk.pcmag.com | I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Way Better [17:03] TR News Googlebombing Linux... to promote back doors https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-explores-bringing-linux-like-top-menu-bar-to-windows-11-with-new-powertoys-feature [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.windowscentral.com | Microsoft explores bringing Linux-like top menu bar to Windows 11 with new PowerToys feature | Windows Central [17:03] TR News Nvidia just gave gamers another reason to switch to Linux a shiny new GeForce Now app https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/nvidia-just-gave-gamers-another-reason-to-switch-to-linux-a-shiny-new-geforce-now-app [17:03] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nvidia just gave gamers another reason to switch to Linux a shiny new GeForce Now app | TechRadar [17:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [17:07] TR News Probably slop https://www.igorslab.de/en/linux-gaming-how-valve-is-systematically-softening-the-push-to-windows-11-with-proton-10-0-4/ [17:07] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.igorslab.de | Linux gaming: How Valve is systematically softening the pressure to upgrade to Windows 11 with Proton 10.0-4 | igorsLAB [17:08] TR News (NEW): Proton 10.0-4 Released with Support for Drop Dead: The Cabin, Quantum Threshold https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.gmi [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Proton 10.0-4 Released with Support for Drop Dead: The Cabin, Quantum Threshold [17:08] TR News Microsoft: the real solution is to abandon Vista 11, GNU/Linux got it right https://www.pcguide.com/news/microsoft-says-it-will-fix-pain-points-in-windows-11-this-year-and-has-already-proposed-a-linux-like-menu-bar/ [17:08] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pcguide.com | Microsoft says it will fix "pain points" in Windows 11 this year, and has already proposed a Linux-like menu bar - PC Guide [17:09] TR News Linux Institutionalises Open Source Governance With Structured Leadership Succession Plan https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/01/linux-institutionalises-open-source-governance-with-structured-leadership-succession-plan/ https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/23/Move_Over_Linus_Torvalds_the_Bill_Gates_Connected_Jim_Zemlin_is.shtml [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.opensourceforu.com | Linux Institutionalises Open Source Governance With Structured Leadership Succession Plan - Open Source For You [17:09] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Move Over, Linus Torvalds, the Bill Gates-Connected Jim Zemlin is Now "Linux Chief" [17:11] TR News Led by Microsoft staff, this is a recipe for censorship, problems, censorship: https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-unify-linux-gaming/ [17:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.kitguru.net | Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to unify Linux gaming | KitGuru [17:12] TR News "Starting with the rough side of things, sadly their data shows 11% of people survey were laid off in the last 24 months, and 17% were laid off in the last 12 months." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gdc-2026-report-36pct-of-devs-use-genai-28pct-target-steam-deck-and-8pct-target-linux/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GDC 2026 report: 36% of devs use GenAI; 28% target Steam Deck and 8% target Linux | GamingOnLinux [17:12] TR News "In the continuing saga of GPD versus Bazzite Linux, the GPD team have now posted their own statement on what happened." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-release-their-own-statement-on-the-confusion-with-bazzite-linux-support/ [17:12] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support | GamingOnLinux [17:13] TR News GeForce NOW's native Linux app has arrived, alongside 10 new titles https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109950/geforce-nows-native-linux-app-has-arrived-alongside-10-new-titles/index.html [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109950/geforce-nows-native-linux-app-has-arrived-alongside-10-new-titles/index.html ) [17:13] TR News Your Windows habits are dangerous on Linuxhere are 4 things to avoid https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-habits-that-will-backfire-in-linux/ [17:13] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | 4 Windows habits that can wreck your Linux system [17:14] TR News "This release also ships with the latest KDE Plasma 6.5.5 desktop environment, as well as with the COSMIC 1.0.3 desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-more [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-AerynOS 2026.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49.3, and More - 9to5Linux [17:14] TR News GeForce NOW is now available in beta on Linux https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/17537-geforce-now-is-now-available-in-beta-on-linux [17:14] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.instant-gaming.com | GeForce NOW is now available in beta on Linux - IG News [17:15] TR News Designing the new data center fabric: Nokia SR Linux and Event-Driven Automation https://www.nokia.com/blog/designing-the-new-data-center-fabric-nokia-sr-linux-and-event-driven-automation/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Designing the new data center fabric | Nokia [17:15] TR News This amazing Linux CPU scheduler uses the power of the stars to decide which processes to focus on https://www.xda-developers.com/this-amazing-linux-cpu-scheduler-uses-the-power-of-the-stars-to-decide-which-processes-to-focus-on/ [17:15] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | This amazing Linux CPU scheduler uses the power of the stars to decide which processes to focus on [17:16] TR News I wouldnt install Linux on these laptops (heres why) https://www.makeuseof.com/wouldnt-install-linux-on-these-laptops/ [17:16] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I wouldnt install Linux on these laptops (heres why) [17:18] TR News But one has to install it there first https://cyble.com/blog/shadowhs-fileless-linux-post-exploitation-framework/ [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-cyble.com | Shadowhs-fileless-linux-post-exploitation-framework [17:18] TR News AudioThing Space Strip: modular multi-FX plugin for mac, linux, win, and now iOS https://synthanatomy.com/2026/01/audiothing-space-strip-modular-multi-fx-now-on-mac-linux-win-and-ios.html [17:18] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-synthanatomy.com | AudioThing Space Strip: modular multi-FX plugin for mac, linux, win, and now iOS - SYNTH ANATOMY [17:19] TR News He still works for Microsoft. https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/ [17:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | Systemd Creator Quits Microsoft to Form His Own Linux-focused Start Up [17:20] TR News Trust by adding back doors? https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-reportedly-working-on-building-back-trust-in-windows-as-more-users-leave-for-linux/1100-6537788/ https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/06/is-microsoft-trying-to-commit-.html [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-reportedly-working-on-building-back-trust-in-windows-as-more-users-leave-for-linux/1100-6537788/ ) [17:20] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.antipope.org | Is Microsoft trying to commit suicide? - Charlie's Diary [17:21] TR News These are the 3 coolest Linux apps I found this week https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-this-week-january-30/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | These are the 3 coolest Linux apps I found this week [17:21] TR News Some Of Linux's Biggest Players Are Unifying Their Gaming Efforts https://www.gamespot.com/articles/some-of-linuxs-biggest-players-are-unifying-their-gaming-efforts/1100-6537801/ [17:21] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/some-of-linuxs-biggest-players-are-unifying-their-gaming-efforts/1100-6537801/ ) [17:24] TR News Sidero Labs Enhances Talos Linux and Omni to Improve Bare-Metal Kubernetes Reliability and Governance https://www.tipranks.com/news/private-companies/sidero-labs-enhances-talos-linux-and-omni-to-improve-bare-metal-kubernetes-reliability-and-governance [17:24] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.tipranks.com/news/private-companies/sidero-labs-enhances-talos-linux-and-omni-to-improve-bare-metal-kubernetes-reliability-and-governance ) [17:25] TR News GeForce NOW Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to Linux PCs https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux/ [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.nvidia.com | GFN Thursday: GeForce NOW on Linux | NVIDIA Blog [17:25] TR News Oracle still pushing slop as "assistant" https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/ai-assistant-with-oracle-cloud-native-environment-2-3 [17:25] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/ai-assistant-with-oracle-cloud-native-environment-2-3 ) [17:26] TR News "There were quite a lot of reports across social media, Reddit, and a few on Valve's official GitHub about various games published by EA (like Mass Effect) no longer launching due to issues with the EA app. This should now be solved with the latest update!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-ea-app-again-on-steamos-linux/ [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [17:26] TR News Can't upgrade to Windows 11? I found the best Linux distro to replace your Windows 10 PC https://www.zdnet.com/article/cant-upgrade-windows-11-best-linux-distro-sdesk/ [17:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Can't upgrade to Windows 11? I found the best Linux distro to replace your Windows 10 PC | ZDNET [17:27] TR News Linux users can finally stream games via GeForce NOW https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/01/linux-users-can-finally-stream-games-via-geforce-now.html [17:27] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidheadlines.com | Linux users can finally stream games via GeForce NOW [17:28] TR News "I used Ventoy to configure my external SSD so that I can boot from almost any operating system out there. Whenever I want to try a new operating system, all I need do is copy the operating system ISO file onto the drive" https://www.howtogeek.com/external-ssd-changed-how-i-use-pc/ [17:28] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | I carry Windows, Linux, and repair tools in my pocket: Here is how [17:30] TR News (NEW): Applications: Ventoy, VM Managment, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Applications_Ventoy_VM_Managment_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Applications_Ventoy_VM_Managment_and_More.gmi [17:30] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications: Ventoy, VM Managment, and More [17:32] TR News (NEW): Linux and Graphics Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_and_Graphics_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_and_Graphics_Leftovers.gmi [17:32] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux and Graphics Leftovers [17:32] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos [17:33] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [17:33] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [17:34] TR News "This release ships with Linux kernel 6.8 by default, but users can install other kernels up to Linux 6.18 LTS." https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-7-8-is-out-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-ports-many-apps-to-gtk4 [17:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4 - 9to5Linux [17:40] TR News (NEW): New Microsoft Proxy (Amutable), Microsoft Problems, Windows Problems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/New_Microsoft_Proxy_Amutable_Microsoft_Problems_Windows_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/New_Microsoft_Proxy_Amutable_Microsoft_Problems_Windows_Problem.gmi [17:40] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines New Microsoft Proxy (Amutable), Microsoft Problems, Windows Problems [17:42] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [17:42] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More [17:48] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [17:48] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Security_Leftovers.gmi [17:48] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers [17:50] TR News (NEW): KDE and GNOME Development Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KDE_and_GNOME_Development_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KDE_and_GNOME_Development_Updates.gmi [17:50] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE and GNOME Development Updates [17:52] TR News (NEW): Server: Kubernetes, Nokia SR Linux, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Server_Kubernetes_Nokia_SR_Linux_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Server_Kubernetes_Nokia_SR_Linux_and_More.gmi [17:52] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Server: Kubernetes, Nokia SR Linux, and More [17:53] TR News (NEW): Games, GNU/Linux, and Distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_GNU_Linux_and_Distros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_GNU_Linux_and_Distros.gmi [17:53] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games, GNU/Linux, and Distros [17:55] TR News Techrights Links 31/01/2026: Microsoft "OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics Houses With Threats and Demands", Its Proprietary Chaffbot Faces More Lawsuits https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Links_31_01_2026_Microsoft_OpenAI_Representatives_Are_Going_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Links_31_01_2026_Microsoft_OpenAI_Representatives_Are_Going_to_.gmi [17:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 31/01/2026: Microsoft "OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics Houses With Threats and Demands", Its Proprietary Chaffbot Faces More Lawsuits ● Jan 31 [18:01] TR News "It's been a busy week and I've gathered quite a lot of gems that I want to feature here. Some of these aren't new and might be old news to some people, but I want to feature them anyway because you never know who might benefit from discovering these." gemini://thoughts.kobel.fyi/2026-01-31-gems-of-the-week.gmi [18:02] TR News "Yes, the Technology Connections [1] video You are being misled about renewable energy technology [2] is long, but like all his videos, they're worth watching for the indepth reporting he does on what otherwise might sound rather mundane. Here, he talks mostly about solar power, but the last third is, in my opinion, when he goes nuclear, needs to be watched." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/01/31.1 [18:02] TR News "Good morning ~bartender, had a nice sleep? Second time in Brussels for Fosdem, second time in a bnb with steps so short it's difficult to climb frontally." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2781 [18:03] TR News SpellBinding GYLORVI Wordo: REACH gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-31.gmi [18:03] TR News "Few thinkers have had as big an impact on me as Alice Miller (1923-2010), a Polish-Swiss-French psychologist. She started out as a Freudian psychoanalyst, but moved away from Freud's theories and started to focus on childhood trauma. She was a radical advocate for the child and for the inner child of every adult." gemini://soviet.circumlunar.space/pjvm/notes/Miller.gmi [18:05] TR News xkcd: Proof Without Content #3201 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3201.gmi [18:10] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2026: "Proof Without Content" and "Technology Connections" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2026_Proof_Without_Content_and_Technology_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Gemini_Links_31_01_2026_Proof_Without_Content_and_Technology_Co.gmi [18:10] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 31/01/2026: "Proof Without Content" and "Technology Connections" [18:11] TR News Child Sexual Abuse Allegations https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-edits-out-timothy-busfield-you-deserve-each-other-after-child-sexual-abuse-allegations-1772447 [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Amazon Edits Out Timothy Busfield from 'You Deserve Each Other' After Child Sexual Abuse Allegations | IBTimes UK [18:11] TR News Yet nobody will edit out Scam Altman https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html [18:11] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/sam-altman-sister-lawsuit.html ) [18:17] TR News Techrights Fake "Linux" Articles https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Fake_Linux_Articles.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/Fake_Linux_Articles.gmi [18:17] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Fake "Linux" Articles [18:19] TR News Why is "attention" the only resource we give away for free? https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1qs1q78/why_is_attention_the_only_resource_we_give_away/ [18:19] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-old.reddit.com | Why is "attention" the only resource we give away for free? : StallmanWasRight [18:34] TR News Techrights IBM Kills Companies It Bought (Neudesic Seems Like Latest Casualty) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IBM_Kills_Companies_It_Bought_Neudesic_Seems_Like_Latest_Casual.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/IBM_Kills_Companies_It_Bought_Neudesic_Seems_Like_Latest_Casual.gmi [18:34] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM Kills Companies It Bought (Neudesic Seems Like Latest Casualty) [18:55] TR News Techrights A Lot Less GAFAM in Scandinavia https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/A_Lot_Less_GAFAM_in_Scandinavia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/31/A_Lot_Less_GAFAM_in_Scandinavia.gmi [18:55] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Lot Less GAFAM in Scandinavia [18:58] TR News "HEY HI" nonsense https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/peloton-cuts-11-of-staff-months-after-ai-hardware-launch [18:58] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.techbuzz.ai | Peloton cuts 11% of staff months after AI hardware launch | The Tech Buzz ● Jan 31 [19:03] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@3mrfinebm9zuk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [19:05] TR News Striking Spanish Workers Just Showed That Amazon Is Not Invincible https://truthout.org/articles/striking-spanish-workers-just-showed-that-amazon-is-not-invincible/ [19:05] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | Striking Spanish Workers Just Showed That Amazon Is Not Invincible | Truthout [19:06] TR News Retrospective on the Perl Development Release 5.43.7 https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2026/01/retrospective-on-the-perl-development-release-5437.html [19:06] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Retrospective on the Perl Development Release 5.43.7 | Max Maischein [blogs.perl.org] [19:34] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) ● Jan 31 [20:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [20:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [21:25] TR News (NEW): Shotcut 26.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Hardware Video Decoding https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Shotcut_26_1_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Hardware_Vi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Shotcut_26_1_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Hardware_Vi.gmi [21:26] -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Shotcut 26.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Hardware Video Decoding [21:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social [21:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [22:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [23:20] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@xh8tjw5v622zc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [23:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social ● Jan 31 [00:25] *nobody has quit (Quit: connection closed.) [00:48] *nobody (~nobody@3gs57dmmk9fek.irc) has joined #techpol [00:54] *nobody has quit (Quit: connection closed.) [00:54] *nobody (~nobody@3gs57dmmk9fek.irc) has joined #techpol [00:54] *nobody has quit (Quit: connection closed.) ● Jan 31 [01:08] *nobody (~nobody@dft4seqqvwxky.irc) has joined #techpol [01:44] *nobody has quit (Quit: backup) ● Jan 31 [04:32] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/30/british-american-tobacco-lawsuit-north-korea-terrorism [04:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.theguardian.com | British American Tobacco accused of helping North Korea fund terrorism in lawsuit | British American Tobacco | The Guardian ● Jan 31 [05:19] *nobody (~nobody@n85eehxfx6eqn.irc) has joined #techpol [05:20] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/trump-accused-of-piracy-as-pair-abducted-from-scotland-in-middle-of-the-night/ [05:20] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump accused of piracy as pair 'abducted from Scotland in middle of the night' - Raw Story [05:38] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 31 [06:39] *nobody (~nobody@k9kj6udjnunh8.irc) has joined #techpol [06:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Jan 31 [07:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [08:10] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [08:16] *nobody (~nobody@jrpx766xkp2nn.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [10:02] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [12:50] TR News "A Bad Heir Day at the Fed - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir-day-at-the-fed [12:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | A Bad Heir Day at the Fed - Paul Krugman [12:50] TR News "The Lowdown on Debasement - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-lowdown-on-debasement [12:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | The Lowdown on Debasement - Paul Krugman [12:51] TR News "Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sanders-secures-vote-on-his-amendment-to-cut-75-billion-in-ice-funding-and-redirect-those-funds-to-medicaid [12:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.commondreams.org | Sanders Secures Vote on His Amendment to Cut $75 Billion in ICE Funding and Redirect Those Funds to Medicaid | Common Dreams [12:52] TR News "US immigration crackdown has Europeans rethinking America" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0130/europe-ice-immigration-alex-pretti-foreign-relations-us [12:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-US immigration crackdown has Europeans rethinking America - CSMonitor.com [12:52] TR News "Russian colleges are offering struggling students one-year army contracts. Lawyers warn its a trap." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/30/russian-colleges-are-offering-struggling-students-one-year-army-contracts-lawyers-warn-it-s-a-trap [12:52] -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Russian colleges are offering struggling students one-year army contracts. Lawyers warn its a trap. Meduza ● Jan 31 [13:04] TR News "Earlier Thursday, U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins said ICE had ended its large-scale operation in Maine, which began just over a week ago." https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/public-overwhelmingly-backs-bill-to-restrict-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/ | Source: Maine Morning Star [13:04] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/public-overwhelmingly-backs-bill-to-restrict-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/ ) [13:05] TR News "Leader Schumer should ask the Minnesotans who are watching their neighbors get killed in cold blood if a deal with no plan to stop ICE is enough right now." https://front.moveon.org/moveon-statement-on-weak-cr-with-no-zero-ice-accountability/ | [13:05] -TechPolBot/#techpol-front.moveon.org | MoveOn Statement on Weak CR With Zero ICE Accountability [13:06] TR News "The Islamic Republic of Iran must immediately stop the persecution, physical harm, and detention of all medical professionals" https://phr.org/news/physicians-for-human-rights-call-for-protection-of-health-care-workers-in-iran/ | Source: PHR [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-phr.org | Physicians for Human Rights Call for Protection of Health Care Workers in Iran - PHR [13:06] TR News "We spoke to Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, a scholar of contemporary Iranian politics, about the development of the protests, the response of Irans rulers" https://jacobin.com/2026/01/iran-protests-authoritarianism-trump-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol-jacobin.com | Iran Is Facing Its Deepest Crisis Since the 1979 Revolution [13:07] TR News "With ICE agents in the U.S. waging a campaign of terror" https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-can-learn-from-u-s-resistance-to-ice-terror/ | Source: Breach Media [13:07] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-can-learn-from-u-s-resistance-to-ice-terror/ ) [13:09] TR News "Today, the Justice Department announced it would finally conduct a civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti," https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-death-of-civil-rights-in-america | Source: Robert Reich [13:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-robertreich.substack.com | The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America [13:10] TR News "I searched through my old posts here, and my first reference to my unequivocal support of open borders was in 2009." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/30/breaking-the-ice/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [13:10] -TechPolBot/#techpol-cagrimmett.com | Breaking the ICE Chuck Grimmett [13:19] TR News "The $75-million, Amazon-funded Melania Trump documentary is tanking at the box office" https://www.404media.co/erotic-parody-melania-devourer-of-men-sales-surge-on-amazon-amid-documentary-flop/ | Source: 404 Media [13:19] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.404media.co | Erotic Parody 'Melania: Devourer of Men' Sales Surge on Amazon Amid Documentary Flop [13:24] TR News "The documents show Epstein exchanged hundreds of friendly texts with Steve Bannon, a top advisor to President Donald Trump, some months before Epsteins death." https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/30/takeaways-new-epstein-files-release/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [13:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.twincities.com | Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful [13:24] TR News "Mr. Blanche said that many of the pages that were reviewed were duplicates" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/epstein-files-release.html | Source: New York Times [13:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/epstein-files-release.html ) [13:27] TR News [Old] "Diamond identified eight processes that lead to unintended ecocide or ecological suicide" https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/civilization-survival-depends-on-collective-action/ | Source: World Economic Forum [13:27] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/civilization-survival-depends-on-collective-action/ ) [13:28] TR News "Russia has begun to clear out a Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk. There are plans to build new barracks in the area" https://yle.fi/a/74-20207070 | Source: YLE [13:28] -TechPolBot/#techpol-yle.fi | Yle's new satellite images reveal: Russia upgrading Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk | Yle News | Yle [13:41] TR News "trial will now proceed on Counts One and Two, which charge Mangione with causing the death of Brian Thompson under two federal stalking laws" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/new-york-judge-drops-death-penalty-for-luigi-mangione/ | Source: JURIST [13:41] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | New York judge drops death penalty charges for Luigi Mangione - JURIST - News [13:42] TR News "The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG)" https://www.cni.org/news/call-for-2026-entries-library-publishing-directory-and-ifla-library-publishing-sig-database | Source: Coalition for Networked Information [13:42] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.cni.org | Call for 2026 Entries: Library Publishing Directory and IFLA Library Publishing SIG Database [13:43] TR News "The plaintiffs are seeking to force the state to fulfill its constitutional obligation and requesting a court-ordered" https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit | Source: Pro Publica [13:43] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.propublica.org | Two Alaska School Districts Are Suing the State, Claiming Its Failing to Fund Public Education ProPublica ● Jan 31 [14:32] TR News Russia Strikes Ukraine After Convicted Felon Says Putin Agreed To Week-Long Halt https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-launches-ballistic-missile-drones-against-ukraine/33664710.html [14:32] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russia Strikes Ukraine After Trump Says Putin Agreed To Week-Long Halt [14:33] TR News 'It's important to finalise the EU-US trade agreement': EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260130-it-s-important-to-finalise-the-eu-us-trade-agreement-eu-economy-commissioner-dombrovskis [14:33] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260130-it-s-important-to-finalise-the-eu-us-trade-agreement-eu-economy-commissioner-dombrovskis ) [14:34] TR News Ukraine city of Kherson protects itself from drones with French fishing nets https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-city-of-kherson-protects-itself-from-drones-with-french-fishing-nets [14:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-city-of-kherson-protects-itself-from-drones-with-french-fishing-nets ) [14:34] TR News Ukrainians sceptical after Russia announces agreeing to temporarily stop strikes https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainians-sceptical-after-russia-announces-agreeing-to-temporarily-stop-strikes [14:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainians-sceptical-after-russia-announces-agreeing-to-temporarily-stop-strikes ) [14:34] TR News Lithuanias MFA asks ICC to consider genocide charges over Russian attacks on Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2822368/lithuania-s-mfa-asks-icc-to-consider-genocide-charges-over-russian-attacks-on-ukraine [14:34] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanias MFA asks ICC to consider genocide charges over Russian attacks on Ukraine - LRT [14:35] TR News US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow, sources say https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/us-pitches-venezuelan-crude-to-india-as-its-russian-oil-imports-slow-sources-say [14:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow: Sources | The Straits Times [14:35] TR News Russia Is Finding the Gaps in Ukraines Front Line https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-zaporizhzhia-huliaipole.html [14:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-zaporizhzhia-huliaipole.html ) [14:35] TR News Wikipedia policy edges Baltic history into Russiasphere https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/30.01.2026-wikipedia-policy-edges-baltic-history-into-russiasphere.a632339/ [14:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Wikipedia policy edges Baltic history into Russiasphere / Article [14:36] TR News ICS Devices Bricked Following Russia-Linked Intrusion Into Polish Power Grid https://www.securityweek.com/ics-devices-bricked-in-russia-linked-strike-on-polish-power-grid/ [14:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-devices-bricked-in-russia-linked-strike-on-polish-power-grid/ ) [14:36] TR News Ethiopia acquires Yak-130 trainers, Orion-E UAVs from Russia https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/ethiopia-acquires-yak-130-trainers-orion-e-uavs-from-russia/ [14:36] -TechPolBot/#techpol-defenceweb.co.za | Ethiopia acquires Yak-130 trainers, Orion-E UAVs from Russia - DefenceWeb [14:37] TR News Meeting of Lithuanian-Belarusian vice ministers considered Seimas committee chair https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2822089/meeting-of-lithuanian-belarusian-vice-ministers-considered-seimas-committee-chair [14:37] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Meeting of Lithuanian-Belarusian vice ministers considered Seimas committee chair - LRT ● Jan 31 [15:27] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:35] TR News With US-Iran talks, Turkey has "another opportunity to carve out its mediator role" https://www.france24.com/en/with-us-iran-talks-turkey-has-another-opportunity-to-carve-out-its-mediator-role [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/with-us-iran-talks-turkey-has-another-opportunity-to-carve-out-its-mediator-role ) [15:35] TR News US and Iran have "little wriggle room" as tensions remain high https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-iran-have-little-wriggle-room-as-tensions-remain-high [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-iran-have-little-wriggle-room-as-tensions-remain-high ) [15:35] TR News At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/at-least-170-civilians-killed-in-myanmar-air-strikes-during-election-un [15:35] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN | The Straits Times [15:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [15:51] TR News South Korean Stocks, Kospi Index Are Trading at a Record High https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/south-korea-stock-boom-kospi.html [15:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/south-korea-stock-boom-kospi.html ) [15:51] TR News South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-japan-defence-ministers-agree-to-upgrade-cooperation [15:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation | The Straits Times [15:51] TR News Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/investigators-launch-probe-into-s-korean-church-over-election-allegations [15:51] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations | The Straits Times [15:53] TR News Japanese court holds North Korea accountable for deceptive repatriation campaign https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20260130-japanese-court-holds-north-korea-accountable-for-deceptive-repatriation-campaign [15:53] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20260130-japanese-court-holds-north-korea-accountable-for-deceptive-repatriation-campaign ) [15:55] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is Dangerous https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/trump-starmer-china-canada-trade.html [15:55] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/asia/trump-starmer-china-canada-trade.html ) [15:56] TR News China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-coast-guard-patrolled-japan-held-islands-almost-daily-last-year-as-tensions-flare [15:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions | The Straits Times [15:56] TR News China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-renews-call-to-avoid-travelling-to-japan-after-robbery-in-tokyo [15:56] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News Visit by Britains PM Starmer shows drawbacks of China pivot in countering Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/visit-by-britains-starmer-shows-drawbacks-of-china-pivot-in-countering-trump [15:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Visit by Britains PM Starmer shows drawbacks of China pivot in countering Trump | The Straits Times [15:57] TR News China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-lift-restrictions-on-uk-lawmakers-pm-starmer-says [15:57] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says | The Straits Times [15:58] TR News China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-conducts-naval-air-patrols-around-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal [15:58] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal | The Straits Times [15:59] TR News Panamas top court annuls Hong Kong-based CK Hutchisons canal port concession https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/panamas-top-court-annuls-hong-kong-based-ck-hutchisons-canal-port-concession/ [15:59] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Panama's top court annuls HK-based CK Hutchison's canal port concession ● Jan 31 [16:03] TR News UK PM Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Convicted Felon warning https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/uk-pm-starmer-seeks-to-bolster-china-ties-despite-trump-warning/ [16:03] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | UK PM Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning [16:06] TR News The audacity of Convicted Felons choice as Fed chief https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0130/The-audacity-of-Dihydroxyacetone Man-s-choice-as-Fed-chief [16:06] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 404 @ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0130/The-audacity-of-Dihydroxyacetone ) [16:09] TR News Can automation in government coexist with transparency and public trust? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/01/can-automation-in-government-coexist-with-transparency-and-public-trust/ [16:09] -TechPolBot/#techpol-federalnewsnetwork.com | Can automation in government coexist with transparency and public trust? | Federal News Network [16:11] TR News Massachusetts governor files law to prevent National Guard entry absent governors permission https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/massachusetts-governor-files-law-to-prevent-national-guard-entry-absent-governors-permission/ [16:11] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Massachusetts governor files law to prevent National Guard entry absent governor's permission - JURIST - News [16:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol [16:22] TR News Why Convicted Felon Is Going After Iran Now https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010675129/why-trump-is-going-after-iran-now.html [16:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now - The New York Times [16:22] TR News Senate Passes Deal to Fund Government and Negotiate ICE Limits https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/senate-vote-shutdown-ice.html [16:22] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/senate-vote-shutdown-ice.html ) [16:23] TR News Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-tightens-security-for-feb-8-election-in-wake-of-ex-pm-abe-shooting [16:23] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting | The Straits Times [16:24] TR News US federal appeals court rules DHS cannot end protections for Venezuela and Haiti immigrants https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/us-federal-appeals-court-rules-dhs-cannot-end-protections-for-venezuela-and-haiti-immigrants/ [16:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | US federal appeals court rules DHS cannot end protections for Venezuela and Haiti immigrants - JURIST - News [16:24] TR News Judge questions relevance of 2019 protest remarks in nat. sec case against Tiananmen vigil activists https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/judge-questions-relevance-of-2019-protest-remarks-in-nat-sec-case-against-tiananmen-vigil-activists/ [16:24] -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | Judge doubts relevance of 2019 protest remarks in Tiananmen vigil activists' trial [16:25] TR News Syria and Kurdish-led forces agree on ceasefire and phased integration deal https://www.france24.com/en/syria-and-kurdish-led-forces-agree-on-ceasefire-and-phased-integration-deal [16:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/syria-and-kurdish-led-forces-agree-on-ceasefire-and-phased-integration-deal ) [16:25] TR News Challenge of meaningful reform in Iran: Tantamount to acknowledging 'revolution is over'- Dr Hellyer https://www.france24.com/en/challenge-of-meaningful-reform-in-iran-tantamount-to-acknowledging-the-revolution-is-over [16:25] -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/challenge-of-meaningful-reform-in-iran-tantamount-to-acknowledging-the-revolution-is-over ) [16:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [16:39] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [16:40] *nobody (~nobody@mii8cedt3f3mk.irc) has joined #techpol [16:40] TR News Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to be crouching over woman in creepy photos from DOJs latest Epstein files dump https://nypost.com/2026/01/30/us-news/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-appears-to-be-crouching-over-woman-in-creepy-photos-from-dojs-latest-epstein-files-dump/ [16:40] -TechPolBot/#techpol-nypost.com | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to be crouching over woman in creepy photos from DOJ's latest Epstein files dump [16:50] TR News YouTube channel explains the battles for Rga during War of Independence https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/30.01.2026-youtube-channel-explains-the-battles-for-riga-during-war-of-independence.a632479/ [16:50] -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | YouTube channel explains the battles for Rga during War of Independence / Article [16:54] TR News The City of Minneapolis vs. The Insurrectionist https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/the-city-of-minneapolis-vs-donald-trump [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | The City of Minneapolis vs. Donald Trump | The New Yorker [16:54] TR News From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/from-9-11-to-minneapolis-how-ice-became-a-paramilitary-force [16:54] -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.newyorker.com | From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force | The New Yorker ● Jan 31 [17:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [20:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [20:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [21:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol [21:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol ● Jan 31 [22:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techpol ● Jan 31 [23:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techpol