IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, January 04, 2025

beginning of new day, January 4

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02:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 03, 2025

02:50 TR News; Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-01-03.txt

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4 AM, January 4

04:13 TR News; Pet dog in South Korea to be rehomed after losing nine family members in Jeju Air crash https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pet-dog-to-be-rehomed-after-losing-nine-family-members-in-jeju-air-crash

04:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Pet dog in South Korea to be rehomed after losing nine family members in Jeju Air crash | The Straits Times

04:13 TR News; South Koreas leadership crisis explained https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-leadership-crisis-explained

04:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas leadership crisis explained | The Straits Times

04:13 TR News; South Korean Presidents Supporters Camp Out Near His Home https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/asia/yoons-supporters-house.html

04:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | South Korean Presidents Supporters Camp Out Near His Home - The New York Times

04:16 TR News; Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 03, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_03_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_03_2025.gmi

04:16 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 03, 2025

04:18 TR News; (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Today_in_Techrights.gmi

04:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights

04:18 TR News; Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi

04:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...

04:19 TR News; Yacht company layoffs to continue until late January https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/yacht-company-layoffs-continue-until-182342292.html

04:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-au.finance.yahoo.com | Yacht company layoffs to continue until late January

04:21 TR News; Microsoft Vice President Leaves https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/microsoft-vp-of-silicon-engineering-jumps-to-google-cloud-to-head-chip-technology-and-manufacturing

04:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.crn.com | Microsoft VP Of Silicon Engineering Jumps To Google Cloud To Head Chip Technology And Manufacturing

04:21 TR News; "Lion Electric announced Friday its temporarily laying off around 150 workers in Canada and the U.S., in the context of its ongoing proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2025/01/03/lion-electric-temporarily-reduces-workforce-amid-ccaa-proceedings/

04:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bnnbloomberg.ca | Lion Electric temporarily reduces workforce amid CCAA proceedings BNN Bloomberg

04:22 TR News; "Badge readers/office security is GRE, not CIO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp

04:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp )

04:24 TR News; Covering up for BAD PLANES https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-choi-orders-immediate-action-on-aircraft-inspection-as-crash-probe-ramps-up

04:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean police search Jeju Air, airport operator offices over fatal plane crash | The Straits Times

04:25 TR News; Facing unprecedented arrest over martial law, South Koreas Yoon vows to fight till the end https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-facing-unprecedented-arrest-over-martial-law-vows-to-fight-till-end

04:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Facing unprecedented arrest over martial law, South Koreas Yoon vows to fight till the end | The Straits Times

04:25 TR News; River cruise firm gets 6-month ban for fireworks despite Seoul request to cancel after Jeju tragedy https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/6-month-ban-for-s-korea-river-cruise-operator-after-going-ahead-with-fireworks-despite-jeju-tragedy

04:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | River cruise firm gets 6-month ban for fireworks despite Seoul request to cancel after Jeju tragedy | The Straits Times

04:26 TR News; Asian Insider: Three presidents in one month in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asian-insider-three-presidents-in-one-month-in-south-korea-why-the-us-media-struggles-to-cover-trump

04:26 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Asian Insider: Three presidents in one month in South Korea | Why the US media struggles to cover Trump | The Straits Times

04:26 TR News; South Korea investigators fail to execute arrest warrant for President Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-authorities-moving-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon-yonhap

04:26 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off | The Straits Times

04:26 TR News; Looks like a faulty plane, and perhaps "bird" as cover-up/lie/excuse https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-extends-boeing-737-800-inspections-following-fatal-crash

04:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Engine maker GE joins South Korean probe of fatal plane crash | The Straits Times

04:27 TR News; Boeing murders whisleblowers (most likely), why not kill hundreds of people too? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-lift-jeju-air-plane-tail-after-fatal-crash

04:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage after fatal crash | The Straits Times

04:28 TR News; Sister of North Koreas Kim spotted with children believed to be hers https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/02/north-korea-leader-sister-children/

04:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/02/north-korea-leader-sister-children/ )

04:28 TR News; Rival South Korea camps face off as president holds out https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250102-rival-south-korea-camps-face-off-as-president-holds-out

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04:28 TR News; South Korea investigators move to arrest impeached president Yoon https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250103-south-korea-investigators-move-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon

04:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250103-south-korea-investigators-move-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon )

04:30 TR News; Two flights, same airline, same type of plane, same fault (landing gear did not work). Don't let them blame "bird". Seems airport staff helped them cover this up to avoid payout of major compensation (probably over 200 million dollars). Now they raid the airport. WHO CAN STILL BE TRUSTED IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY??

04:32 TR News; MakuluLinux 2024-12-22 is released

04:33 TR News; ExTiX 24.12 is out, but nobody covered that https://www.extix.se/ https://distrowatch.com/extix

04:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.extix.se |

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04:36 TR News; v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It's Mainline Linux https://postmarketos.org/blog/2024/12/23/v24.12-release/

04:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-postmarketos.org | postmarketOS // v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It's Mainline Linux

04:38 TR News; (NEW): postmarketOS 24.12 Released with KDE Plasma Mobile 6.2.4, GNOME Shell 46 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/23/postmarketOS_24_12_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_Mobile_6_2_4_GNOME_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/23/postmarketOS_24_12_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_Mobile_6_2_4_GNOME_.gmi

04:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines postmarketOS 24.12 Released with KDE Plasma Mobile 6.2.4, GNOME Shell 46

04:38 TR News; ArchBang 241 is out

04:39 TR News; 12.6-amd64-exton :: Build 241223 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/ExTiX_24_12_based_on_Ubuntu_24_10_with_LXQt_2_0_Calamares_Insta.shtml

04:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines ExTiX 24.12 - based on Ubuntu 24.10 - with LXQt 2.0, Calamares Installer, Refracta Snapshot and kernel 6.12.6-amd64-exton :: Build 241223

04:39 TR News; ExTiX 24.12 - based on Ubuntu 24.10 - with LXQt 2.0, Calamares Installer, Refracta Snapshot and kernel 6.12.6-amd64-exton :: Build 241223 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/ExTiX_24_12_based_on_Ubuntu_24_10_with_LXQt_2_0_Calamares_Insta.shtml

04:40 TR News; Release Notes for siduction 2024.1.0 Shine on https://siduction.org/2024/12/release-notes-for-siduction-2024-1-0-shine-on/

04:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-siduction.org | Release Notes for siduction 2024.1.0 Shine on siduction Linux

04:41 TR News; Malaysian police investigating death of six-year-old girl caused by folding table https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-investigating-death-of-six-year-old-girl-caused-by-folding-table

04:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian police investigating death of six-year-old girl caused by folding table | The Straits Times

04:41 TR News; Singaporean woman, Malaysian nabbed for alleged drug offences in Johor midnight chase https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-woman-among-two-drug-suspects-caught-in-johor-midnight-chase

04:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Singaporean woman, Malaysian nabbed for alleged drug offences in Johor midnight chase | The Straits Times

04:41 TR News; (NEW): siduction Linux 2024.1.0 Released with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2, and LXQt 2.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/23/siduction_Linux_2024_1_0_Released_with_Xfce_4_20_KDE_Plasma_6_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/23/siduction_Linux_2024_1_0_Released_with_Xfce_4_20_KDE_Plasma_6_2.gmi

04:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines siduction Linux 2024.1.0 Released with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2, and LXQt 2.1

04:41 TR News; What Happened to Carters White House Solar Panels? They Lived On. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/climate/jimmy-carter-solar-panels.html

04:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | What Happened to Carters White House Solar Panels? They Lived On. - The New York Times

04:42 TR News; Chinas 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5%: Pooh-tin Jinping https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-says-chinas-2024-gdp-growth-set-to-hit-target-of-around-5

04:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5%: Xi Jinping | The Straits Times

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04:42 TR News; Chinas health commission to narrow gaps in mental health services https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-health-commission-to-narrow-gaps-in-mental-health-services

04:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Chinas health commission to narrow gaps in mental health services | The Straits Times

04:42 TR News; China slaps sanctions on US firms over Taiwan arms sales https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-slaps-sanctions-on-us-firms-over-taiwan-arms-sales

04:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China slaps sanctions on US firms over Taiwan arms sales | The Straits Times

04:43 TR News; Trouble in Chinese shopping paradise as Hainans duty-free spending falls 29% https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trouble-in-chinas-shopping-paradise-as-hainan-duty-free-spending-falls-29

04:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Trouble in Chinese shopping paradise as Hainans duty-free spending falls 29% | The Straits Times

04:43 TR News; Chinas monster ship arrives at Scarborough Shoal https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/02/china-philippines-monster-ship-scarborough-shoal/

04:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/02/china-philippines-monster-ship-scarborough-shoal/ )

04:43 TR News; Taipei hits back over Chinese militarys New Year propaganda video https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/02/china-taiwan-pla-new-year-propaganda-video/

04:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/02/china-taiwan-pla-new-year-propaganda-video/ )

04:44 TR News; China places new restrictions on Tibetan students during winter school break https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/02/tibet-china-enforces-restrictions-students/

04:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/02/tibet-china-enforces-restrictions-students/ )

04:44 TR News; Climate crisis: 2024 was Chinas hottest year on record, weather agency says https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/climate-crisis-2024-was-chinas-hottest-year-on-record-weather-agency-says/

04:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | 2024 was China's hottest year on record

04:44 TR News; China mourns those killed in New Orleans attack, says it opposes terrorist acts targeting civilians https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/china-mourns-those-killed-in-new-orleans-attack-says-it-opposes-terrorist-acts-targeting-civilians/

04:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China 'mourns' those killed in New Orleans attack

04:45 TR News; The US and Chinese defence industrial bases in an era of great power competition https://www.defenceweb.co.za/daily-news/international-news/the-us-and-chinese-defence-industrial-bases-in-an-era-of-great-power-competition/

04:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | The US and Chinese defence industrial bases in an era of great power competition - defenceWeb

04:45 TR News; Editors picks for 2024: Military challenges to Beijings South China Sea claims are increasing https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2024-military-challenges-to-beijings-south-china-sea-claims-are-increasing/

04:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Editors' picks for 2024: 'Military challenges to Beijings South China Sea claims are increasing' | The Strategist

04:45 TR News; Chinas big new combat aircraft: an airborne cruiser against air and surface targets https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-big-new-combat-aircraft-an-airborne-cruiser-against-air-and-surface-targets/

04:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.aspistrategist.org.au | China's big new combat aircraft: an airborne cruiser against air and surface targets | The Strategist

04:46 TR News; FOSS Weekly #25.01: 2 New Free Books, Homelab Dashboards, Plan 9 and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-01/

04:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-itsfoss.com | FOSS Weekly #25.01: 2 New Free Books, Homelab Dashboards, Plan 9 and More

04:46 TR News; "As The Hardware World Turns" https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/2024-as-the-hardware-world-turns/ | Source: Hackaday

04:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2024: As The Hardware World Turns | Hackaday

04:46 TR News; "Modern Battery" https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/a-modern-battery-for-a-classic-laptop/ | Source: Hackaday

04:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Modern Battery For A Classic Laptop | Hackaday

04:47 TR News; Programming Ada https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/programming-ada-atomics-and-other-low-level-details/ | Source: Hackaday

04:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Programming Ada: Atomics And Other Low-Level Details | Hackaday

04:47 TR News; Technocracy Ascending-Part 2: Trust Me, Im a Technocrat https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/03/technocracy-ascending-part-2-trust-me-im-a-technocrat/

04:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-off-guardian.org | Technocracy Ascending-Part 2: Trust Me, Im a Technocrat OffGuardian

04:48 TR News; Precedential No. 30: Illustration of Block Puzzle Merely Descriptive of Computer Game Software, Says TTAB http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/01/precedential-no-30-illustration-of_2.html

04:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: Precedential No. 30: Illustration of Block Puzzle Merely Descriptive of Computer Game Software, Says TTAB

04:48 TR News; Anthropic Agrees to Maintain Copyright Guardrails In Concession to Music Publishers In Late-Year Legal Agreement https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/31/anthropic-copyright-guardrails/

04:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/31/anthropic-copyright-guardrails/ )

04:49 TR News; Zelenskiy Says Trump Could Be 'Decisive' In Ending War https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-zelenskiy-interview-trump-war/33261568.html

04:49 TR News; Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable https://www.rferl.org/a/finland-ukraine-russia-war-tanker-cable-baltic-sea/33261907.html

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04:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable

04:49 TR News; Moldovan Electricity Provider Confident It Can Cover Demand On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies https://www.rferl.org/a/33261939.html

04:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Moldovan Electricity Provider Says Demand Will Be Met On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies

04:49 TR News; Lithuania evacuates and restores over 1,500 art valuables from Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2451293/lithuania-evacuates-and-restores-over-1-500-art-valuables-from-ukraine

04:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania evacuates and restores over 1,500 art valuables from Ukraine - LRT

04:50 TR News; UN report finds deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-report-highlights-deteriorating-human-rights-situation-in-ukraine/

04:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN report finds deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine - JURIST - News

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04:52 TR News; Ukraine becomes 125th state party to ICC Rome Statute https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/ukraine-becomes-125th-state-party-to-icc-rome-statute/

04:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Ukraine becomes 125th state party to ICC Rome Statute - JURIST - News

04:53 TR News; Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the balance of power https://www.defenceweb.co.za/industry/industry-industry/commercial-satellites-are-changing-the-battlespace-and-the-balance-of-power/

04:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the balance of power - defenceWeb

04:54 TR News; Missiles, AI, and drone swarms: Ukraines 2025 defense tech priorities https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/missiles-ai-and-drone-swarms-ukraines-2025-defense-tech-priorities/

04:54 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Missiles, AI, and drone swarms: Ukraine's 2025 defense tech priorities - Atlantic Council

04:55 TR News; Lithuania prioritizes defense spending amid growing Russian threat https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/lithuania-prioritizes-defense-spending-amid-growing-russian-threat/

04:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Lithuania prioritizes defense spending amid growing Russian threat - Atlantic Council

5 AM, January 4

05:01 TR News; Adam Young: Building the Linux Kernel on one machine, deploying on another https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/01/linux-multi-machine-development/

05:01 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-adam.younglogic.com | Building the Linux Kernel on one machine, deploying on another | Adam Young's Web Log

05:05 TR News; Avenged Sevenfolds M. Shadows Says Its Incredibly Hard to Make Money On Tour Now https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/avenged-sevenfold-m-shadows-comments-tour-money/

05:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/avenged-sevenfold-m-shadows-comments-tour-money/ )

05:07 TR News; Is this news or yet more marketing chaff from JUVE, basically a marketing front for a rogue industry of bullies and people who break the law? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/aramis-ip-team-moves-to-jeantet/

05:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | Aramis IP team moves to Jeantet - JUVE Patent

05:08 TR News; [Meme] Wrestling With Pigs in Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Meme_Wrestling_With_Pigs_in_Social_Control_Media.shtml

05:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] Wrestling With Pigs in Social Control Media

05:08 TR News; When Your Get Your "Latest Technology News" From an LLM Slop Farm https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/When_Your_Get_Your_Latest_Technology_News_From_an_LLM_Slop_Farm.shtml

05:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When You Get Your "Latest Technology News" From an LLM Slop Farm

05:08 TR News; Windows Falls to ~22% in France and Spain, Based on statCounter https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Windows_Falls_to_22_in_France_and_Spain_Based_on_statCounter.shtml

05:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Windows Falls to ~22% in France and Spain, Based on statCounter

05:08 TR News; The Free Software Foundation Extends Cutoff Date (Two More Weeks), Raises About 330,000 Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Extends_Cutoff_Date_Two_More_Weeks.shtml

05:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Free Software Foundation Extends Cutoff Date (Two More Weeks), Raises About 330,000 Dollars

05:09 TR News; Puzzle Bobble https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/crafting-a-cardboard-tribute-to-puzzle-bobble/ | Source: Hackaday

05:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Crafting A Cardboard Tribute To Puzzle Bobble | Hackaday

05:11 TR News; Three new stable kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/1003984/

05:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Three new stable kernels [LWN.net]

05:12 TR News; Eaton 5PX console booting screen shots https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/02/eaton-5px-console-booting-screen-shots/

05:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Eaton 5PX console booting screen shots Dan Langille's Other Diary

05:12 TR News; ESP Offline Programmer flashes firmware to ESP32 and ESP8266 modules without PC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/03/esp-offline-programmer-flashes-firmware-to-esp32-and-esp8266-modules-without-pc/

05:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | ESP Offline Programmer flashes firmware to ESP32 and ESP8266 modules without PC - CNX Software

05:13 TR News; ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 development board features ESP32-C61 low-cost WiFi 6 and Bluetooth LE 5.0 SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/02/esp32-c61-devkitc-1-development-board-features-esp32-c61-low-cost-wifi-6-and-bluetooth-le-5-0-soc/

05:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 development board features ESP32-C61 low-cost WiFi 6 and Bluetooth LE 5.0 SoC - CNX Software

05:14 TR News; WordPress Themes Need More Weird: A Call for Creative Digital Homes https://wordpress.org/news/2025/01/wordpress-themes-need-more-weird-a-call-for-creative-digital-homes/

05:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-wordpress.org | WordPress Themes Need More Weird: A Call for Creative Digital Homes WordPress News

05:14 TR News; Goodware Hash Sets, (Thu, Jan 2nd) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31556

05:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | Goodware Hash Sets - SANS Internet Storm Center

05:15 TR News; Lack of public housing top concern for underprivileged Hong Kong children for 15 years, NGOs say https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/lack-of-public-housing-top-concern-for-underprivileged-hong-kong-children-for-15-years-ngos-say/

05:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Lack of public housing top concern for underprivileged HK children

05:16 TR News; Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after 3 die in New Years Day crash https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/hong-kong-taxi-driver-arrested-after-3-die-in-new-years-day-crash/

05:16 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after 3 die in New Years Day crash

05:17 TR News; Ex-Computer Weekly journalist given OBE for Post Office reporting https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-year-honours-2025-computer-weekly/

05:17 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Ex-Computer Weekly journalist given OBE for Post Office reporting - Press Gazette

05:17 TR News; Tortoise reports falling turnover but reduced losses after 2023 cutbacks https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/tortoise-media-losses-2023/

05:17 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Tortoise Media losses to date grow to 20.3m

05:18 TR News; The LattePanda Mu SoM is now available with defective chip maker Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/02/attepanda-mu-som-intel-core-i3-n305-octa-core-soc/

05:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | The LattePanda Mu SoM is now available with Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core SoC - CNX Software

05:18 TR News; pg_chameleon 2.0.20 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_chameleon-2020-2991/

05:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.postgresql.org | PostgreSQL: pg_chameleon 2.0.20

05:20 TR News; "Microsoft is forcing .NET developers to quickly update their apps and developer pipelines so they do not use 'azureedge.net' domains to install .NET components, as the domain will soon be unavailable due to the bankruptcy and imminent shutdown of CDN provider Edgio." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-issues-urgent-dev-warning-to-update-net-installer-link/

05:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bleepingcomputer.com | Microsoft issues urgent dev warning to update .NET installer link

05:21 TR News; Very bad design from Microsoft, as the dependency ought not even exist

05:23 TR News; (NEW): Postgres Extension Wizard and pg_chameleon 2.0.20 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Postgres_Extension_Wizard_and_pg_chameleon_2_0_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Postgres_Extension_Wizard_and_pg_chameleon_2_0_20.gmi

05:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Postgres Extension Wizard and pg_chameleon 2.0.20

05:24 TR News; (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, LattePanda, ESP, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_LattePanda_ESP_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_LattePanda_ESP_and_More.gmi

05:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, LattePanda, ESP, and More

05:26 TR News; (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Programming_Leftovers.gmi

05:26 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers

05:29 TR News; The Linux Link Tech Show Episode 1079 was a month ago (Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:30:00 EDT). Are they stopping after so many years?

05:30 TR News; (NEW): Videos: Recently in Invidious https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Videos_Recently_in_Invidious.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Videos_Recently_in_Invidious.gmi

05:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Videos: Recently in Invidious

05:32 TR News; Microsoft "HEY HI" is like Apple Vision Pro - billions down the drain based on wrong economics and bad understanding of what the "market" needs

05:33 TR News; (NEW): GNU/FSF Events: Free Software Directory, Raising Money to "keep putting pressure on Microsoft" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_FSF_Events_Free_Software_Directory_Raising_Money_to_keep_pu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_FSF_Events_Free_Software_Directory_Raising_Money_to_keep_pu.gmi

05:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/FSF Events: Free Software Directory, Raising Money to "keep putting pressure on Microsoft"

05:33 TR News; Frappe Mail Server is Here: A Promising Start for Open-source, But There's a Catch https://medevel.com/frappe-mail-server/

05:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-medevel.com | Frappe Mail Server is Here: A Promising Start for Open-source, But There's a Catch

05:35 TR News; Latvian central bank hopes to hear from crypto [sic] companies https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/02.01.2025-latvian-central-bank-hopes-to-hear-from-crypto-companies.a582067/ https://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/

05:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Latvian central bank hopes to hear from crypto companies / Article

05:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency

05:36 TR News; "Crypto? You do crypto? Oh, you mean Ponzi scheme. You mean you created some false/fake money. What's the connection to cryptography?"

05:36 TR News; Hong Kong redevelopment body signs HK$13 billion bank loan amid deficit https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/hong-kong-redevelopment-body-signs-hk13-billion-bank-loan-amid-deficit/

05:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Hong Kong's URA signs HK$13 billion bank loan amid deficit

05:39 TR News; "If you have an aging computer and want to give it new life, there are plenty of lightweight Linux distributions that will serve you for years to come." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-lightweight-linux-distributions-with-very-low-system-requirements/

05:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-5 lightweight Linux distributions with very low system requirements | ZDNET

05:39 TR News; "A new year has arrived, bringing with it many new possibilities, and the occasional failure. However, we must always try our best to challenge ourselves to do something new, something that opens up the path to newer frontiers." https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-open-source-resolutions-2025/

05:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | My Linux and Open Source Resolutions for 2025

05:39 TR News; "While GNOME and KDE Plasma stand as Linux's most popular desktop environments (DEs), they couldn't be more different. Let's compare the desktop experience, customizability, and performance to give you a better idea of what each has to offer." https://www.howtogeek.com/gnome-vs-kde-plasma-top-linux-desktops-compared/

05:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | GNOME vs. KDE Plasma: Top Linux Desktops Compared

05:40 TR News; "Want to utterly wipe a drive? ShredOS will do it for you. Install it to a USB stick, boot from said stick, and let it annihilate all those ones and zeroes." https://boingboing.net/2025/01/02/shredos-is-an-entire-os-just-for-destroying-data.html

05:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/02/shredos-is-an-entire-os-just-for-destroying-data.html )

05:40 TR News; "It's time to up your game on Linux with Nobara 41 in 2025. Let's check out the upgrades!" https://news.itsfoss.com/nobara-41-release/

05:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.itsfoss.com | Fedora-based Gaming Distro 'Nobara 41' Releases With a New Tweak Tool and a Change for NVIDIA Users

05:41 TR News; The Linux Kernel Hit A Decade Low In 2024 For The Number Of New Commits Per Year https://hardforum.com/threads/the-linux-kernel-hit-a-decade-low-in-2024-for-the-number-of-new-commits-per-year.2038932/#post-1046025993 Commits are not all equal; how many lines changed?

05:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hardforum.com | The Linux Kernel Hit A Decade Low In 2024 For The Number Of New Commits Per Year | [H]ard|Forum

05:42 TR News; Make The Terminal More Enjoyable with These Linux Terminal Tools https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-terminal-tools/

05:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.maketecheasier.com | Linux Terminal Tools to Make The Terminal More Enjoyable - Make Tech Easier

05:43 TR News; (NEW): Applications and HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Applications_and_HowTos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Applications_and_HowTos.gmi

05:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Applications and HowTos

05:43 TR News; "Google Chrome has a staggering desktop market share; according to the latest data, it maintains over 66% of the market share. Most Linux distributions come with Firefox, which is fine, but if your data is synced to Chrome, then that's what you want." https://www.neowin.net/guides/top-10-must-have-apps-for-new-linux-users-in-2025/

05:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | Top 10 must-have apps for new Linux users in 2025 - Neowin

05:45 TR News; (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Security_Leftovers.gmi

05:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security Leftovers

05:48 TR News; (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.gmi

05:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web

05:51 TR News; (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi

05:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

05:59 TR News; "I wanted to make things feel a little fresh, so for folks looking at this page via the web (HTTP/S), you will probably notice that I changed up the look of the site. I like designs that don't go out of their way to hide things." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/2025-new-year-new-look.gmi

6 AM, January 4

06:00 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1164.jpg

06:00 TR News; [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1514.jpg

06:01 TR News; "I am thrilled to finally start making my own contributions (content/information wise) to Geminispace. I have been lurking since early 2023 after discovering the protocol and decided that one of my goals for 2025 is to engage more with Geminispace and everything else that is Gemini protocol related." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2442

06:03 TR News; "A Colossal Wreck, Boundless and Bare": A Living Eulogy for Literary Twitter gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/1-03.gmi

06:04 TR News; A more bingeable XKCD interface gemini://gemi.dev/gemlog/2025-01-03-xkcd-update.gmi

06:05 TR News; The Annual Christmas Tree Burn gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2025-01-03-treeburn.gmi

06:05 TR News; "I'm a bit farther than this post implies, but I figured I'd give an update explaining that I have arbitrary tarot spreads working! At least for now, I have 13 different tarot spreads represented." gemini://vigrey.com/tarot/gb/log/5.gmi

06:06 TR News; It's more like computer security theater than actual security gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/01/03.1

06:07 TR News; UEFI 'security' brought to you by drug addicts and people on crack

06:10 TR News; "You need to forgive the semi incoherent vibe of this gemlog post - it is full of a lot of half-processed observations, and incomplete reflections on my experienes in South Africa to date." gemini://villastraylight.online/gemlog/20250103-1.gmi

06:13 TR News; Techrights Gemini Links 04/01/2025: Geminispace Contributions and Security Theatre https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Gemini_Links_04_01_2025_Geminispace_Contributions_and_Security_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Gemini_Links_04_01_2025_Geminispace_Contributions_and_Security_.gmi

06:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/01/2025: Geminispace Contributions and Security Theatre

06:15 TR News; Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Demolition of IBM Building (Its Birthplace), Microsoft Layoffs, Microsoft Vice President Quits https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Demolition_of_IBM_Building_Its_Birthplace_Micr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Demolition_of_IBM_Building_Its_Birthplace_Micr.gmi

06:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Demolition of IBM Building (Its Birthplace), Microsoft Layoffs, Microsoft Vice President Quits

06:27 TR News; GNU/Linux up in Mongolia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/mongolia/#monthly-200902-202501

06:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Mongolia | Statcounter Global Stats

06:29 TR News; iophk: The press is now more or less universally parroting Bytedance's Tiktok's lies about freedom and rights, ignoring the ongoing censorship and manipulation https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/

06:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Bytedance/TikTok is a Threat to Freedom, Including Free Speech

06:30 TR News; iophk: Disinformation abounds: the truck burst into flames, it did not actually explode in any way shape or form https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tesla-cybertruck-explosion-solider-left-notes-1235225106/

06:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Soldier in Cybertruck Explosion Left Note Saying U.S. Headed for Collapse': Police

06:32 TR News; Windows down to 2.07% in Haiti https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/haiti/#monthly-200902-202501

06:32 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Haiti | Statcounter Global Stats

06:33 TR News; Windows at 1.24% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/central-african-republic/#monthly-200902-202501

06:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Central African Republic | Statcounter Global Stats

06:34 TR News; 22.1% in Macao https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/macao/#monthly-200902-202501

06:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Macao | Statcounter Global Stats

06:34 TR News; Blow 10% in Viet Nam https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/viet-nam/#monthly-200902-202501

06:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Viet Nam | Statcounter Global Stats

06:36 TR News; Blow 30% in Argentina https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/argentina/#monthly-200902-202501

06:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Argentina | Statcounter Global Stats

06:37 TR News; Windows all-time low (6%) in Nigeria https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/nigeria/#monthly-200902-202501

06:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Nigeria | Statcounter Global Stats

06:38 TR News; All-time low of 26% in Brazil https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/brazil/#monthly-200902-202501

06:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gs.statcounter.com | Operating System Market Share Brazil | Statcounter Global Stats

06:40 TR News; "Distraction Free Writing" https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/the-ultimate-distraction-free-writing-environment/ | Source: Hackaday

06:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The Ultimate Distraction Free Writing Environment | Hackaday

06:40 TR News; Timers https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/555-timers-bring-christmas-charm-to-miniature-village/ | Source: Hackaday

06:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-555 Timers Bring Christmas Charm To Miniature Village | Hackaday

06:40 TR News; 3D Prints https://hackaday.com/2025/01/02/dress-up-your-3d-prints-with-toner-transfer-labels/ | Source: Hackaday

06:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Dress Up Your 3D Prints With Toner-Transfer Labels | Hackaday

06:53 TR News; Fancy terms for a form of spam https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/how-publishers-can-avoid-affiliate-marketing-pitfalls-and-find-new-revenue/

06:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Affiliate marketing for publishers: How to avoid pitfalls

06:53 TR News; Sounds a bit like a pyramid scheme https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/byline-times-investment-marketing-revenue-shares/

06:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Professionalised Byline Times invites readers to invest

06:55 TR News; Pyramid schemes https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/morgan-stanleys-etrade-reportedly-considering-cryptocurrency-trading-amid-regulatory-shift/

06:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Morgan Stanley's E*TRADE reportedly considering cryptocurrency trading amid regulatory shift - SiliconANGLE

06:55 TR News; IBM, GlobalFoundries settle legal dispute over chip technology https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/ibm-globalfoundries-settle-legal-dispute-chip-technology/

06:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-IBM, GlobalFoundries settle legal dispute over chip technology - SiliconANGLE

06:56 TR News; Scientists Trace Fast Radio Burst to Surprise Source For First Time https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-trace-fast-radio-burst-to-surprise-source-for-first-time

06:56 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Trace Fast Radio Burst to Surprise Source For First Time : ScienceAlert

06:57 TR News; US Is Dealing With Troubling Surge in Norovirus Cases, CDC Reports https://www.sciencealert.com/us-is-dealing-with-troubling-surge-in-norovirus-cases-cdc-reports

06:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US Is Dealing With Troubling Surge in Norovirus Cases, CDC Reports : ScienceAlert

06:57 TR News; Hundreds of Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed in Record UK Discovery https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-dinosaur-footprints-unearthed-in-record-uk-discovery

06:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hundreds of Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed in Record UK Discovery : ScienceAlert

06:57 TR News; Massive Space Debris Crash-Lands in Kenyan Village https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-space-debris-crash-lands-in-kenyan-village

06:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Massive Space Debris Crash-Lands in Kenyan Village : ScienceAlert

06:57 TR News; Massive 'Grand Design' Spiral Galaxy Found Just a Billion Years After Big Bang https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-grand-design-spiral-galaxy-found-just-a-billion-years-after-big-bang

06:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Massive 'Grand Design' Spiral Galaxy Found Just a Billion Years After Big Bang : ScienceAlert

7 AM, January 4

07:12 TR News; Microplastics Suspected to Cause Fertility, Gut, And Lung Issues, Warns New Review https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-suspected-to-cause-fertility-gut-and-lung-issues-warns-new-review

07:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microplastics Suspected to Cause Fertility, Gut, And Lung Issues, Warns New Review : ScienceAlert

07:12 TR News; An Expert Explains Why Some People's Hair And Nails Grow Faster https://www.sciencealert.com/an-expert-explains-why-some-peoples-hair-and-nails-grow-faster

07:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-An Expert Explains Why Some People's Hair And Nails Grow Faster : ScienceAlert

07:13 TR News; New Theory Solves Paradox of Schrdinger's Cat by Claiming We're in a Multiverse https://www.sciencealert.com/new-theory-solves-paradox-of-schrdingers-cat-by-claiming-were-in-a-multiverse

07:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-New Theory Solves Paradox of Schrdinger's Cat by Claiming We're in a Multiverse : ScienceAlert

07:13 TR News; C++ Committee Divided on Memory Safety Plans https://thenewstack.io/c-committee-divided-on-memory-safety-plans/

07:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thenewstack.io | C++ Committee Divided on Memory Safety Plans - The New Stack

07:21 TR News; Appeals court ruling kills off efforts to restore FCC net neutrality rules https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/appeals-court-ruling-kills-off-efforts-restore-fcc-net-neutrality-rules/

07:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Appeals court ruling kills off efforts to restore FCC net neutrality rules - SiliconANGLE

07:22 TR News; 2025 Is Here, Proprietary Chaffbot Company Opt-Out Tool Delay Angers Users! https://www.cloudbooklet.com/openai-opt-out-tool-delay

07:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2025 Is Here, OpenAI Opt-Out Tool Delay Angers Users! - Cloudbooklet

07:23 TR News; A pawn of the US? Manilas plan to buy missile system draws flak from Beijing https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-pawn-of-the-us-manilas-plan-to-buy-missile-system-draws-flak-from-beijing

07:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | A pawn of the US? Manilas plan to buy missile system draws flak from Beijing | The Straits Times

07:28 TR News; Texas Supreme Court rejects effort to discipline AG deputy over 2020 election lawsuit https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/texas-supreme-court-rejects-effort-to-discipline-ag-deputy-over-2020-election-lawsuit/

07:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Texas Supreme Court rejects effort to discipline AG deputy over 2020 election lawsuit - JURIST - News

07:28 TR News; New US gun laws take effect January 1 https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/new-us-gun-laws-take-effect-january-1/

07:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | New US gun laws take effect January 1 - JURIST - News

07:29 TR News; Federal Judge Approves Jay-Z Request to File Dismissal Motion in Intensifying Jane Doe Rape Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/jay-z-lawsuit-dismissal-motion-request-approved/

07:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/jay-z-lawsuit-dismissal-motion-request-approved/ )

07:29 TR News; US Appeals Court Slaps Down Biden-Backed Net Neutrality Laws https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/us-appeals-court-slaps-down-biden-backed-net-neutrality-laws/

07:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/us-appeals-court-slaps-down-biden-backed-net-neutrality-laws/ )

07:29 TR News; US States Blocked Pornhub in 20 States Due to Age Verification Laws https://www.cloudbooklet.com/us-states-blocked-pornhub

07:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US States Blocked Pornhub in 20 States Due to Age Verification Laws - Cloudbooklet

07:30 TR News; Italy summons Iran envoy over detention of journalist Cecilia Sala https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250102-rome-summons-iran-envoy-demands-release-of-jailed-reporter

07:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250102-rome-summons-iran-envoy-demands-release-of-jailed-reporter )

07:37 TR News; x86 is garbageware. Beyond redemption.

07:37 TR News; South Korean authorities fail to arrest impeached President Yoon due to security stand-off https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-authorities-moving-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon-yonhap

07:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off | The Straits Times

07:39 TR News; South Korean presidential security prevents arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/south-korean-soldiers-preventing-attempt-to-arrest-ex-president-yoon-seok-yeol-developing-story/

07:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | South Korean presidential security prevents arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol - JURIST - News

07:40 TR News; Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-security-truck-attack.html

07:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack? - The New York Times

07:40 TR News; Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-recovers-suspected-chinese-submarine-drone

07:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone | The Straits Times

07:40 TR News; Live: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-president-yoon

07:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Recap: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off

07:43 TR News; Windows TCO https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/significant-u-s-treasury-cybersecurity-breach-is-the-latest-in-string-of-china-hack-attacks-claims-u-s-officials

07:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Significant U.S. Treasury cybersecurity breach is the latest in string of China hack attacks claims U.S. officials | Tom's Hardware

07:43 TR News; New Captcha requires defeating three enemies or you're Doomed to repeat it https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/if-you-cant-defeat-three-enemies-youre-doomed-to-repeat-this-new-captcha

07:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | New Captcha requires defeating three enemies or you're Doomed to repeat it | Tom's Hardware

07:44 TR News; Myanmar enacts cybersecurity law that aims to restrict use of VPNs https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/02/cybersecurity-law-vpn/

07:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/02/cybersecurity-law-vpn/ )

07:44 TR News; South Korean presidential security impedes arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeoldeveloping story https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/south-korean-soldiers-preventing-attempt-to-arrest-ex-president-yoon-seok-yeol-developing-story/

07:44 TR News; Over 100 shops destroyed in a fire at the market in Accra https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250102-over-100-shops-destroyed-in-market-fire-in-accra

07:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250102-over-100-shops-destroyed-in-market-fire-in-accra )

07:44 TR News; South Korean investigators seek to arrest impeached President Yoon https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-south-korean-investigators-seek-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon

07:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-south-korean-investigators-seek-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon )

07:45 TR News; the

07:45 TR News; Experts react: What the New Orleans attack tells us about terrorism in 2025 https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-what-the-new-orleans-attack-tells-us-about-terrorism-in-2025/

07:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Experts react: What the New Orleans attack tells us about terrorism in 2025 - Atlantic Council

07:46 TR News; What will 2025 bring for CISA? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/what-will-2025-bring-for-cisa/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml

07:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | What will 2025 bring for CISA?

07:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Repeating or Parroting Microsoft Talking Points

07:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights CISA Has a Microsoft Conflict of Interest Problem (CISA Cannot Achieve Its Goals, It Protects the Worst Culprit)

07:47 TR News; Nick Clegg steps down as Metas global policy chief, replaced with Trump-friendly Joel Kaplan https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/nick-clegg-steps-metas-global-policy-chief-replaced-trump-friendly-joel-kaplan/

07:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nick Clegg steps down as Metas global policy chief, replaced with Trump-friendly Joel Kaplan - SiliconANGLE

07:47 TR News; Sixth Circuit Ruling on FCC Authority Threatens Consumer Protections and Open Internet https://publicknowledge.org/sixth-circuit-ruling-on-fcc-authority-threatens-consumer-protections-and-open-internet/

07:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-publicknowledge.org | Sixth Circuit Ruling on FCC Authority Threatens Consumer Protections and Open Internet - Public Knowledge

07:48 TR News; Supreme Court Preview: Will Skinny Labels Get a Weight Check? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/supreme-preview-skinny.html

07:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Supreme Court Preview: Will "Skinny Labels" Get a Weight Check?

07:50 TR News; This "Court" is illegal and unconstitutional. This publisher is well aware of it, but it was bribed by numerous parties to lobby for this fake kangaroo 'court'. This is corruption in the EU and the media. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/the-court-that-never-sleeps/

07:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.juve-patent.com | The court that never sleeps - JUVE Patent

07:50 TR News; Some publishers profit from participating in the corruption or covering it up.

07:51 TR News; LGBTQ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/02/a-russian-travel-agent-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-died-in-a-moscow-jail-officials-say-it-was-suicide-but-advocates-aren-t-convinced | Source: Meduza

07:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | A Russian travel agent accused of organizing LGBTQ tours died in a Moscow jail. Officials say it was suicide, but advocates arent convinced. Meduza

07:51 TR News; Montenegrins Express Disbelief In Wake Of Mass Shooting https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-shooting-civilian-new-year-cetinje-mass-killing-suicide-balkan-mourning/33261483.html

07:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Montenegrins Express Disbelief In Wake Of Mass Shooting

07:52 TR News; No, there was no "Cybertruck blast". It caught on fire, using materials at the back of it. https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250102-elite-soldier-shot-himself-before-cybertruck-blast-in-las-vegas-officials-say

07:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250102-elite-soldier-shot-himself-before-cybertruck-blast-in-las-vegas-officials-say )

07:52 TR News; "an era when Fentanylware (TikTok)" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0102/memphis-black-radio-icons-bev-johnson

07:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-These Memphis icons bolster Black radio and their communities - CSMonitor.com

07:54 TR News; The jokesters at Red Hat are all buzzwords. It's horrific! https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/infusing-ai-it-operations

07:54 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Infusing AI into IT operations

07:55 TR News; "HEY HI" this, "HEY HI" that... the just call ANYTHING "HEY HI" now... they used to do the same with "CLOWN".... now there is also CLOWN COMPUTING for the "HEY HI"

07:55 TR News; So the "IT industry" is, in effect, a circus or circle jerk of marketing liars, not scientists

07:56 TR News; HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://www.crn.com/news/ai/2024/red-hat-adds-granite-gaudi-support-in-latest-ai-release

07:56 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.crn.com | Red Hat Adds Granite, Gaudi Support In Latest AI Release

07:57 TR News; "Red Hat is a contributor to and sponsor of many open source projects, so many Red Hatters are also part of the wider open source community." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/top-10-open-source-community-posts-2024

07:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Top 10 blog posts about the open source community in 2024

07:58 TR News; The Red Hat CIRCUS!! https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-use-cases-not-sure-how-ai-can-help-your-organization-start-here Circus by the "Senior Content Strategist" https://www.redhat.com/en/authors/deb-richardson

07:58 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | AI use cases: Not sure how AI can help your organization? Start here.

07:58 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.redhat.com | Deb Richardson

8 AM, January 4

08:00 TR News; "Senior Content Strategist"... SERIOUSLY! Who needs a job like this? It's like loo planner or roof watcher. Content? Hire techs to write technical articles, not "CONTENT"

08:00 TR News; The only SOCIAL CONTROL MEDIA promoted by Red Hat in its site is MICROSOFT. How telling. Because Microsoft is market leader in it? No.

08:01 TR News; Red Hat is a company circling down Arvind's IBM toilet

08:02 TR News; The URLs in Red Hat's sites aren't real links but trackers. A true Free software company would know NOT to do this...

08:03 TR News; And Red Hat redirects the links through a THIRD PARTY: https://ipinfo.io/67.199.248.13

08:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-67.199.248.13 IP Address Details - IPinfo.io

08:05 TR News; This is what IBM Red Hat outsourced the visitor tracking to: https://bitly.com/pages/solutions/digital-marketing "Send the right message to your audience and inspire them to take action"

08:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Custom Links, QR Codes & URL Analytics for Marketing | Bitly

08:05 TR News; So Red Hat is acting more like Facebook than a FOSS company

08:06 TR News; Allulose https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130

08:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels? DW 12/23/2024

08:07 TR News; It's 2025 and making planes that work is still hard? Or airline systems that work? https://www.dw.com/en/us-american-airlines-flights-return-to-air-after-tech-issue/a-71153468

08:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US: American Airlines flights return to air after tech issue DW 12/24/2024

08:07 TR News; They don't have Windows issues, they have "tech issues". Because Windows and tech are the same thing, apparently... computing started only the moment Bill Gates came out of his father's anus.

08:13 TR News; currently

08:13 TR News; "Netmarble F&C is a subsidiary of the mobile games company Netmarble. The studio is currently working on its new game Demis Reborn, which is scheduled to release sometime in 2025. According to YNA, the games art style and overall atmosphere were significantly revised in order to better suite adult taste." https://insider-gaming.com/the-first-gaming-layoffs-of-2025-have-happened/

08:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insider-gaming.com | The First Gaming Layoffs Of 2025 Have Happened - Insider Gaming

08:37 TR News; Because making planes that work is hard https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-over-smoke-on-board/a-71150311

08:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Swiss Air flight makes emergency landing over smoke on board DW 12/24/2024

08:38 TR News; mental health starts with secularism ttps://www.dw.com/en/muslims-in-india-struggle-for-access-to-mental-health-care/a-71152107

08:40 TR News; Pedophilia? https://www.dw.com/en/morocco-moves-to-reform-underage-marriage/a-71155121

08:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Morocco moves to reform underage marriage DW 12/24/2024

08:41 TR News; GAFAM.ir https://www.dw.com/en/iran-lifts-ban-on-whatsapp-and-google-play/a-71154869

08:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play DW 12/24/2024

08:42 TR News; strangest fakes https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-the-strangest-fakes-of-2024/a-70935411

08:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fact check: The strangest fakes of 2024 DW 12/24/2024

08:44 TR News; Patent maximalists hedge their bet on a senile for patent maximalism https://www.patentdocs.org/2024/12/judge-newman-files-appeal-with-dc-circuit.html

08:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.patentdocs.org/2024/12/judge-newman-files-appeal-with-dc-circuit.html )

08:45 TR News; The patent maximalists have clearly lost touch with reality and now rely on fossils who don't keep up with the harms of patents to actual scientific progress https://www.patentdocs.org/2024/12/enough-is-apparently-enough-part-i-1.html

08:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.patentdocs.org/2024/12/enough-is-apparently-enough-part-i-1.html )

08:45 *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!)

08:47 TR News; re we living through the end of wildlife migrations? https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/391574/wildlife-migrations-threats-climate-change-habitat-loss

08:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Threats to wildlife migrations: Many animals risk losing the ability to migrate as habitat shrinks due to human development, industrial agriculture, and climate change | Vox

08:47 TR News; Climate change is pushing some governments to the breaking point ttps://www.vox.com/climate/392311/2024-record-warm-spain-climate-flood-disaster-valencia

08:47 TR News; ] India Calls Out Rich Nations Over Climate Inaction at ICJ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/25/india-calls-out-rich-nations-over-climate-inaction-at-icj/

08:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | India Calls Out Rich Nations Over Climate Inaction at ICJ - Modern Diplomacy

08:48 TR News; New York to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Damage From Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-12-26/new-york-to-charge-fossil-fuel-companies-for-damage-from-climate-change

08:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-12-26/new-york-to-charge-fossil-fuel-companies-for-damage-from-climate-change )

08:48 TR News; How close are we to positive climate tipping points? https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170

08:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How close are we to positive climate tipping points? DW 12/26/2024

08:48 TR News; Journey of Climate Change Awareness https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/26/humanitys-journey-of-climate-change-awareness/

08:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | Humanitys Journey of Climate Change Awareness - Modern Diplomacy

08:49 TR News; Seems more like greeenwashing https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-12-27/climate-friendly-electricity-sees-big-battery-projects-soar-again-for-2024

08:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-12-27/climate-friendly-electricity-sees-big-battery-projects-soar-again-for-2024 )

08:50 TR News; agrivoltaics? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/agriculture-calgary-alberta-solar-energy-green-1.7418978

08:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy in Alberta | CBC News

08:53 TR News; How to deal with Matt Gulag https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/24/incels-how-they-are-radicalized-and-how-to-deradicalize-them/

08:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | Incels: How they are Radicalized, and How to Deradicalize Them - Modern Diplomacy

08:53 TR News; Cats Can Get Sick With Bird Flu https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2024-12-26/cats-can-get-sick-with-bird-flu-heres-how-to-protect-them

08:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2024-12-26/cats-can-get-sick-with-bird-flu-heres-how-to-protect-them )

9 AM, January 4

09:02 TR News; "SystemRescue is a free tool with everything you need to get a PC back up and running. However, if you want to use something else, try Clonezilla-SysRescCD, Rescatux, or GParted Live. They're all Linux-based system rescue bootables that can save both Windows and Linux systems." https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-keep-systemrescue-usb-troubleshoot-pc/

09:02 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I Always Keep a Copy of This Rescue USB Handy (and You Should, Too)

09:03 TR News; These 4 Killer Features Are Why I'm Upgrading to the Raspberry Pi 500 https://www.makeuseof.com/features-why-upgrade-raspberry-pi-500/

09:03 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | These 4 Killer Features Are Why I'm Upgrading to the Raspberry Pi 500

09:04 TR News; "Acclaim USAHERDS through 7.4.0.1 uses hard-coded credentials." https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/23/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog

09:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cisa.gov | CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog | CISA

09:05 TR News; "The ABCs of BSD." https://www.howtogeek.com/bsd-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-different-from-linux/

09:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.howtogeek.com | BSD: What Is It, and How Is It Different From Linux?

09:27 TR News; BuzzFeed https://fair.org/home/why-didnt-nyt-tell-us-what-ben-smith-stood-to-gain-from-his-media-reporting/ | Source: FAIR

09:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Why Didnt NYT Tell Us What Ben Smith Stood to Gain From His Media Reporting? FAIR

09:27 TR News; There is LOTS of evidence of manipulation, FAIR is now spreading Chinese propaganda and lies https://fair.org/home/theres-no-public-evidence-of-the-kind-of-manipulation-tiktok-is-accused-of/ | Source: FAIR https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/

09:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Theres No Public Evidence of the Kind of ManipulationTikTok Is Accused Of: FAIR

09:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Bytedance/TikTok is a Threat to Freedom, Including Free Speech

09:28 TR News; "The epic retro-fuelled shooter Selaco managed to win an award as IndieDB crowned it their 2024 Indie of the Year and it seems overall the game has done really well on sales." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/selaco-won-indiedb-2024-indie-of-the-year-award-plus-a-big-sales-milestone-was-hit/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Selaco won IndieDB's 2024 Indie of the Year Award plus a big sales milestone was hit | GamingOnLinux

09:29 TR News; FAIR used to make sense. Now it wants to make BRICS great again. Not the same people run the site.

09:29 TR News; "Welcome to the first round-up of games you can claim from Prime Gaming for 2025, along with the expected compatibility across Steam Deck and desktop Linux. " https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/prime-gaming-january-3rd-2025-edition-round-up-for-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Prime Gaming January 3rd 2025 edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux | GamingOnLinux

09:30 TR News; "The End of the Sun is an upcoming Slavic fantasy story-driven mystery adventure that sounds interesting and it's ready for release on January 29." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/slavic-fantasy-story-driven-mystery-adventure-the-end-of-the-sun-releases-january-29/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Slavic fantasy story-driven mystery adventure The End of the Sun releases January 29 | GamingOnLinux

09:33 TR News; "I'm genuinely looking forward to replaying through Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and the expansions thanks to the open source OpenMoHAA project that just put out a new Beta release. It works cross-platform across Linux, macOS and Windows." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/medal-of-honor-allied-assault-open-source-remake-new-beta-gets-lots-of-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Medal of Honor: Allied Assault open source remake new Beta gets lots of fixes | GamingOnLinux

09:34 TR News; "Kva med eit SKILTSTUNT i 2025? Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/01/02/kva-med-eit-skiltstunt-i-2025/

09:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bibliotekettarsaka-com.translate.goog | Kva med eit SKILTSTUNT i 2025? Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase

09:35 TR News; "Russian Economy is on the Brink of Collapse" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/03/russian-economy-is-on-the-brink-of-collapse/

09:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | Russian Economy is on the Brink of Collapse - Modern Diplomacy

09:35 TR News; "security" though obscurity https://yle.fi/a/74-20134737

09:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Defence Committee on cable damage: "We have been naive" | Yle News | Yle

09:35 TR News; (NEW): Ditana Arch-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Ditana_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Ditana_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.gmi

09:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ditana Arch-based Linux distribution

09:35 TR News; "Recently it came to my attention that Marvel Rivals did a ban-wave for a whole bunch of players on macOS and some on Steam Deck (Linux) too. Now, their team have issued a statement on the situation." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/marvel-rivals-team-issue-a-statement-on-recent-bans-for-steam-deck-and-macos-players/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Marvel Rivals team issue a statement on recent bans for Steam Deck and macOS players | GamingOnLinux

09:35 TR News; "Need some more Monster Hunter games? Fanatical have brought back their Build your own Monster Hunter Bundle for you to fill up your collection again." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/fanaticals-monster-hunter-bundle-returns-to-prepare-you-for-monster-hunter-wilds/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Fanatical's Monster Hunter Bundle returns to prepare you for Monster Hunter Wilds | GamingOnLinux

09:36 TR News; "Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it's back to Steam Deck Playable again." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-set-palworld-back-as-steam-deck-playable-but-with-multiple-listed-problems/ | Source: GamingOnLinux

09:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Valve set Palworld back as Steam Deck Playable but with multiple listed problems | GamingOnLinux

09:37 TR News; "Volodymyr Zelensky: Donald Trump 'capable of stopping Putin'" https://thehill.com/policy/international/5064531-zelensky-trump-stopping-putin/

09:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/international/5064531-zelensky-trump-stopping-putin/ )

09:38 TR News; "Kansas governor declares day of mourning, sets flags at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter" https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kelly-declares-day-of-mourning-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-carter/

09:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kansasreflector.com | Kansas governor declares day of mourning, sets flags at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter Kansas Reflector

09:38 TR News; "2 soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-medal-of-honor-vietnam/

09:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | 2 soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism

09:38 TR News; (NEW): Games: Palworld, Marvel Rivals, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Games_Palworld_Marvel_Rivals_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Games_Palworld_Marvel_Rivals_and_More.gmi

09:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Palworld, Marvel Rivals, and More

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09:40 TR News; "Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Pearl Harbor, dies at 103" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/01/02/harry-chandler-navy-medic-who-survived-pearl-harbor-dies-at-103/

09:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.navytimes.com | Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

09:40 TR News; "Inmates Slit Man's Throat With Tuna Can Lid in Revenge for Brutal Murder of 10-Year-Old Daughter" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/inmates-slit-mans-throat-tuna-can-lid-revenge-brutal-murder-10-year-old-daughter-1729860

09:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Inmates Slit Man's Throat With Tuna Can Lid in Revenge for Brutal Murder of 10-Year-Old Daughter | IBTimes UK

09:41 TR News; More lies. TikTOk is AGAINST free speech! https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1257744/albania-tiktok-ban-sparks-debate-over-freedom-of-speech/ ("Albania TikTok ban sparks debate over freedom of speech")

09:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Albania TikTok ban sparks debate over freedom of speech | eKathimerini.com

09:41 TR News; iophk: The manipulation has been documented in Germany, Romania, and Finland, to name only three of many. The US has also been affected but the 'media' has decided to throw in with the CCP and fight against freedom of speech while claiming to do the opposite and while distracting from the manipulation and influence operations.

09:42 TR News; The same sites that tell you TikTok must be left to do its thing might as well recommend replacing the national broadcaster with RT. Same thing.

09:43 TR News; "Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britains grooming gangs?" https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/01/why-elon-musk-tweeting-about-britains-grooming-gangs

09:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britains grooming gangs? - New Statesman

09:44 TR News; "But Musk had already decided last summer that the new British government was his nemesis due to its response to the riots sparked by fatal stabbings in Southport."

09:45 TR News; "Child soldier recruitment rife in Africa - defenceWeb" https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/child-soldier-recruitment-rife-in-africa/

09:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | Child soldier recruitment rife in Africa - defenceWeb

09:45 TR News; "Syrian ministers visit Saudi Arabia to reset regional ties" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/02/2025/syrian-ministers-visit-saudi-arabia-as-country-seeks-to-reset-regional-ties

09:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Syrian ministers visit Saudi Arabia to reset regional ties | Semafor

09:45 TR News; "Trump to be sentenced in hush money case but avoid jail time" https://kansasreflector.com/2025/01/03/dc/trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-but-avoid-jail-time/

09:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kansasreflector.com | Trump to be sentenced in hush money case but avoid jail time Kansas Reflector

09:47 TR News; (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi

09:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software

09:47 TR News; "Trump to be sentenced before Inauguration Day but faces no jail time" https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/trump-hush-money-sentence-inew-york-nauguration

09:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/trump-hush-money-sentence-inew-york-nauguration )

09:47 TR News; "EU fiscal rules are slowing down Lithuania funding its defences against Russia" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/03/eu-fiscal-rules-are-slowing-down-lithuania-funding-its-defences-against-russia/

09:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-neweasterneurope.eu | EU fiscal rules are slowing down Lithuania funding its defences against Russia - New Eastern Europe

09:51 TR News; MElon versus democracies https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/europe/elon-musk-britain-social-media.html ("Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts" )

09:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts - The New York Times

09:51 TR News; "Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syrias New Leaders" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/middleeast/syria-saudi-arabia-uae.html

09:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syrias New Leaders - The New York Times

09:52 TR News; "Liz Cheney to Donald Trump: 'This is not the Soviet Union'" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5066756-liz-cheney-trump-biden-medal/

09:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5066756-liz-cheney-trump-biden-medal/ )

09:52 TR News; "President Biden awards Medal of Honor to seven U.S. soldiers" https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5065501-biden-awards-medal-honor-soldiers/

09:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5065501-biden-awards-medal-honor-soldiers/ )

09:52 TR News; iophk: civil rights through belated acknowledgement https://taskandpurpose.com/news/cavazos-korea-vets-medal-of-honor/ ("5 soldiers to be awarded Medal of Honor for Korean War bravery")

09:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-taskandpurpose.com | 5 soldiers to be awarded Medal of Honor for Korean War bravery

09:52 TR News; Did Jeff take too many Microsoft gifts already? https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/system76-built-fastest-windows-arm-pc ("System76 built the fastest Windows Arm PC")

09:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jeffgeerling.com | System76 built the fastest Windows Arm PC | Jeff Geerling

09:53 TR News; Another end to net neutrality | "USA: Erneutes Aus fr Netzneutralitt" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/usa-erneutes-aus-fuer-netzneutralitaet/

09:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | USA: Erneutes Aus fr Netzneutralitt

09:53 TR News; "Public Domain Day: I wanna be lazy" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/public-domain-day-i-wanna-be-lazy/

09:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-netzpolitik-org.translate.goog | Public Domain Day: I wanna be lazy

09:53 TR News; windows tco https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/it-leverandoer-afviser-beskyldninger-om-aarsag-til-hackerangreb-det-var-et-isoleret-angreb ("It-leverandr afviser beskyldninger om rsag til hackerangreb: Det var et isoleret angreb | Version2")

09:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-version2-dk.translate.goog | It-leverandr afviser beskyldninger om rsag til hackerangreb: Det var et isoleret angreb | Version2

09:53 TR News; "Lo mejor de 2024? KDE Plasma 6" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2025/01/03/lo-mejor-de-2024-kde-plasma-6/

09:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-muylinux-com.translate.goog | Lo mejor de 2024? KDE Plasma 6

09:57 TR News; (NEW): IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 191 is available for testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_191_is_available_for_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_191_is_available_for_testing.gmi

09:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 191 is available for testing

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09:57 TR News; Wildlife MVPs of 2024 https://therevelator.org/wildlife-mvps-2024/ | Source: The Revelator

09:57 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therevelator.org | Salmon, Wolves, Whales and Bears: The Wildlife MVPs of 2024 The Revelator

09:58 TR News; "He mentioned that President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office in a few weeks." https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/01/03/zelensky-i-know-the-hungarian-people-are-on-the-side-of-the-ukrainie-and-of-the-truth | Source: Insight Hungary

09:58 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-insighthungary.444.hu | Zelensky: I know the Hungarian people are on the side of the Ukrainie and of the truth - InsightHungary

09:59 TR News; "DMCA subpoena to compel X to expose" https://torrentfreak.com/manga-publisher-shueisha-wants-x-to-expose-one-piece-pirates-250103/ | Source: Torrent Freak

09:59 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Manga Publisher Shueisha Wants X to Expose 'One Piece' Pirates * TorrentFreak

09:59 TR News; "independent" https://fair.org/home/sonali-kolhatkar-laura-flanders-on-independent-media-and-the-year-ahead/ | Source: FAIR

09:59 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fair.org | Sonali Kolhatkar & Laura Flanders on Independent Media and the Year Ahead FAIR

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10:05 TR News; "This was promised by 2025." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/03/openai-failed-to-deliver-opt-out-tool/ | Source: Michael Tsai

10:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - OpenAI Failed to Deliver Opt-out Tool

10:05 TR News; "But people familiar tell TechCrunch that the tool was rarely viewed as an important launch internally." https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/01/openai-failed-to-deliver-the-opt-out-tool-it-promised-by-2025/ | Source: TechCrunch

10:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025 | TechCrunch

10:06 TR News; "Few people have heard of the Robinson-Patman Act, a New Dealera law that bans price discrimination" https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/southern-glazer-ftc-price-discrimination/ | Source: The Nation

10:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenation.com | Can Fairness Fix the US Economy? | The Nation

10:10 TR News; "The ad-supported audio streaming service is a partnership with the Radioline platform" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/lg-launches-lg-radio-for-smart-tvs/ | Source: Digital Music News

10:10 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/lg-launches-lg-radio-for-smart-tvs/ )

10:10 TR News; Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://jacobin.com/2025/01/digital-ownership-physical-media-control/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine

10:10 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | Digital Ownership and the End of Physical Media

10:11 TR News; "Why it matters: The all-Republican panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit handed a blow to the Biden administration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats who've pushed for fair and open [Internet] measures." https://www.axios.com/2025/01/02/net-neutrality-fcc-struck-dowbn-appeals-court | Source: Axios

10:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/02/net-neutrality-fcc-struck-dowbn-appeals-court )

10:11 TR News; "Internet service giants have fought against being regulated, arguing they should be left to run their businesses as they see fit." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2263948.html | Source: RTL

10:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Internet service providers: US court blocks Biden-era net neutrality rules

10:11 TR News; "In doing so, the FCC aimed to make ISPs accountable for outages, require more robust network security, protect fast speeds, and require greater protections for consumer data." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5247840 | Source: NPR

10:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities

10:12 TR News; "To be clear, the FCCs net neutrality rules were actually very modest by international standards. They had ample loopholes for ISPs to stumble through." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/03/trumplican-6th-circuit-just-killed-net-neutrality-and-whatever-was-left-of-pathetic-u-s-broadband-consumer-protection/ | Source: Techdirt

10:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trumplican 6th Circuit Just Killed Net Neutrality (And Whatever Was Left Of Pathetic U.S. Broadband Consumer Protection) | Techdirt

10:12 TR News; "The 6th Circuit ruled nevertheless that broadband [Internet] access service should be classified as a Title I information service under the Communications Act." https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/6th-circuit-wrongly-rejects-federal-jurisdiction-over-essential-broadband-internet-access-services | Source: Common Dreams

10:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | 6th Circuit Wrongly Rejects Federal Jurisdiction Over Essential Broadband Internet Access Services | Common Dreams

10:13 TR News; "On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down Net Neutrality rules that prevented internet service providers from degrading or blocking service to certain websites." https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/net-neutrality-ruling-an-ominous-giveaway-to-big-telecom | Source: Common Dreams

10:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Net Neutrality Ruling an Ominous Giveaway to Big Telecom | Common Dreams

10:13 TR News; "Frogfoot, a local fibre network operator owned by Vox Telecom, had a 57 hour outage starting on New Years Eve, leaving all their Western Cape customers without a usable [Internet] connection." https://www.capeindependent.com/article/frogfoots-new-years-internet-outage | Source: South Africa

10:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.capeindependent.com | Frogfoot's New Years Internet Outage | The Cape Independent

10:14 TR News; "In a wide-ranging interview with CyberScoop, Rosenworcel discussed how the FCC has evolved to address the challenges posed by newer technologies, ongoing efforts to investigate and respond to Chinese intrusions into U.S. telecommunications networks" https://cyberscoop.com/fcc-jessica-rosenworcel-exit-interview-legacy-cybersecurity-ai/ | Source: Scoop News Group

10:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Exit interview: FCCs Jessica Rosenworcel discusses her legacy on cybersecurity, AI and regulation | CyberScoop

10:15 TR News; "In truth, the unlimited combinations of individuals and work requirements make generalizations impossible." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-commentary/2025/01/prepare-for-the-return-to-office-era-its-an-age-thing/ | Source: Federal News Network

10:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Prepare for the return-to-office era. Its an age thing

10:15 TR News; "Walmart is, and has long been, the biggest private sector employer in America. It has more than two million employees." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/from-walmart-to-amazon-to-walmart | Source: Hamilton Nolan

10:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.hamiltonnolan.com | From Walmart to Amazon to Walmart - by Hamilton Nolan

10:15 TR News; "It's believed Scott-Windham requested the wrong type of leave, leading to it being turned down" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/amazon_worker_health/ | Source: The Register UK

10:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Amazon worker shot in New Orleans terror attack denied leave The Register

10:16 TR News; "unwavering commitment to peace, democracy, good governance" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/01/03/zambia-pays-tribute-to-former-u-s-president-jimmy-carter/ | Source: Lusaka ZM

10:16 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lusakatimes.com | Zambia : Zambia Pays Tribute to Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

10:17 TR News; <li>

10:17 TR News; "These bargaining tactics require a significant amount of time and energy" https://www.vox.com/even-better/392930/medical-bill-debt-insurance-costs-pharmacy-payment-plan | Source: Vox

10:17 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Is the doctor overcharging me? How to avoid huge medical bills and lower existing ones. | Vox

10:17 TR News; "accusing Elon Musk of defending the program" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bernie-sanders-elon-musk-h1b-visas-immigration-b2673148.html | Source: The Independent UK

10:17 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Bernie Sanders accuses Musk of seeking cheaper, not brainier, immigrant labor with H-1B visas | The Independent

10:23 TR News; "Sala is being held in Iran's Evin prison following her arrest in the capital, Tehran, on Dec. 19. The journalist was on assignment in Iran and had a valid journalist visa." https://www.voanews.com/a/italy-summons-iranian-ambassador-demands-release-of-journalist/7921945.html | Source: VOA News

10:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | Italy meets with Iran ambassador to demand release of Italian journalist

10:23 TR News; "Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds." https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/google-online-news-act-exemption-1.7422690 | Source: CBC

10:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cbc.ca | Google sends $100M in funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption | CBC News

10:23 TR News; "The body of a journalist, who is known for his ground reporting of the Maoist conflict in Chhattisgarhs Bastar region, was found in a septic tank on the premises of a construction contractor in Bijapur." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/bastar-journalist-found-dead-in-septic-tank-murder-suspected/article69058812.ece | Source: The Hindu

10:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Bastar journalist found dead in septic tank, murder suspected - The Hindu

10:23 TR News; "Chapter 16 is a template for exploring relationships between political alignment (liberal or conservative) and other beliefs and attitudes." https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2025/01/04/confidence-in-the-press/ | Source: Allen Downey

10:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.allendowney.com | Confidence In the Press Probably Overthinking It

10:24 TR News; "However, it if couldnt demonstrate this, the association of librarians and libraries would be free to continue running their libraries without government interference" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/03/federal-judge-strikes-down-unconstitutional-arkansas-book-ban-law/ | Source: Techdirt

10:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Federal Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional Arkansas Book Ban Law | Techdirt

10:25 TR News; "The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is bringing back Barbara Carrascos L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, a 1981 masterpiece that spent decades in storage" https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-01-02/the-chicano-mural-that-overcame-censorship-to-shine-in-the-heart-of-los-angeles.html | Source: El Pas

10:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | The Chicano mural that overcame censorship to shine in the heart of Los Angeles | Culture | EL PAS English

10:25 TR News; "Banned in Rasoulofs home country, the film has already garnered international recognition for its poignant narrative and exploration of political themes." https://variety.com/2025/film/global/mohammad-rasoulof-the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig-goteborg-film-festival-1236264600/ | Source: Variety

10:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Mohammad Rasoulof Attending 2025 Gteborg Film Festival

10:26 TR News; "sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns" https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2766 |

10:26 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-home.treasury.gov | Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia That Attempted to Interfere in the U.S. 2024 Election | U.S. Department of the Treasury

10:27 TR News; "The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns" https://www.securityweek.com/us-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-and-iranian-groups-over-disinformation-targeting-american-voters/ | Source: Security Week

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10:27 TR News; "Europe has taken significant steps to deal with misinformation, yet this bullshit culture continues to spread its curses into different landscapes." https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/03/the-global-crisis-of-bullshit-culture-and-media-manipulation/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy

10:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-moderndiplomacy.eu | The Global Crisis of Bullshit Culture and Media Manipulation - Modern Diplomacy

10:28 TR News; "On Dec. 28, a content creator with about 20,000 TikTok followers shared phony footage of Trump threatening to withhold U.S. aid from Kenya if the alleged abductions continued." https://www.voanews.com/a/ai-generated-deepfakes-of-trump-aimed-at-misleading-kenyans-nigerians/7923816.html | Source: VOA News

10:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | AI-generated deepfakes of Trump aimed at misleading Kenyans, Nigerians

10:29 TR News; "his own proprietary social media disinformation ... Its the $44 billion donation, as much as the $250 million one." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/02/artificial-frameworks-about-elon-on-adrian-dittmann-and-tommy-robinson/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler

10:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.emptywheel.net | Artificial Frameworks about Elon: On Adrian Dittmann and Tommy Robinson - emptywheel

10:30 TR News; "The NICE framework, spelled out in the National Institute of Standards and Technologys Special Publication 800-181" https://fedscoop.com/federal-contracting-cyber-workforce-far/ | Source: Scoop News Group

10:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Top acquisition agencies want cyber workforce changes in federal contracting rules | FedScoop

10:31 TR News; Lies and fake claims from a company deep in debt and still trying to look big https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-expects-to-spend-80-billion-on-ai-this-fiscal-year/articleshow/116930000.cms | Source: India Times

10:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Microsoft AI investment: Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI this fiscal year - The Economic Times

10:31 TR News; "In the United States" Apple supports convicted criminals who assault women https://pxlnv.com/linklog/trump-inaugural-fund/ | Source: Nick Heer

10:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Tim Cook Becomes the Newest Big Donor to the Trump Inaugural Fund Pixel Envy

10:32 TR News; This is what Apple stands for https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration | Source: Axios

10:32 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration )

10:33 TR News; "Its no surprise that with the incoming Donald Trump as U.S. president, this new appointment has been made. Metas Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg hasnt always had a smooth relationship with Trump" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/nick-clegg-steps-metas-global-policy-chief-replaced-trump-friendly-joel-kaplan/ | Source: Silicon Angle

10:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Nick Clegg steps down as Metas global policy chief, replaced with Trump-friendly Joel Kaplan - SiliconANGLE

10:33 TR News; "The clue lies in who is replacing Clegg. Joel Kaplan, Cleggs current deputy" https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/01/why-is-meta-replacing-nick-clegg-with-republican-insider-facebook | Source: New Statesman

10:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | Has Facebook fallen in behind Trump? - New Statesman

10:34 TR News; "served as deputy chief of staff for policy under then-president George W. Bush from 2006" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/nick-clegg-leaves-meta-global-policy-team-after-six-years/articleshow/116898862.cms | Source: India Times

10:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Meta: Nick Clegg leaves Meta global policy team after six years - The Economic Times

10:34 TR News; "Clegg, a former deputy prime minister of Britain, had handled policy and regulatory issues globally for Meta since 2018." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/nick-clegg-who-set-up-metas-oversight-board-exits-company-ahead-of-trump-return/articleshow/116908271.cms | Source: India Times

10:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Nick Clegg: Nick Clegg, who set up Meta's oversight board, exits company ahead of Trump return - The Economic Times

10:35 TR News; "Clegg announced he was joining Meta, then Facebook, in October 2018 around 18 months after he had been voted out of office" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/nick_clegg_meta/ | Source: The Register UK

10:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Nick Clegg steps down as Meta's top flack The Register

10:35 TR News; "three weeks before Donald Trumps inauguration" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/02/2025/meta-will-appoint-joel-kaplan-to-lead-global-policy-team-replacing-nick-clegg | Source: Semafor Inc

10:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, as Nick Clegg steps down | Semafor

10:35 TR News; "shortly after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-lago" https://www.axios.com/2025/01/02/meta-nick-clegg-step-down-republican-joel-kaplan | Source: Axios

10:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/02/meta-nick-clegg-step-down-republican-joel-kaplan )

10:36 TR News; "It goes without saying that this is all happening on top of the core work that the FSF does to support the free software community" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/help-us-in-this-last-stretch-of-our-fundraiser | Source: FSF

10:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.fsf.org | Help us in this last stretch of our fundraiser Free Software Foundation Working together for free software

10:37 TR News; (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/This_Week_in_Plasma_Artistry_and_accessibility.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/This_Week_in_Plasma_Artistry_and_accessibility.gmi

10:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility

10:38 TR News; "Two wild elephants were spotted near Rangarayanadoddi lake in Ramanagara" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-wild-elephants-seen-wandering-in-ramanagara/article69058494.ece | Source: The Hindu

10:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thehindu.com | Two wild elephants seen wandering in Ramanagara - The Hindu

10:38 TR News; "Trees that didn't find a home this festive season were given to some of the animals on Friday" https://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2025-01-03/its-christmas-for-the-elephants-as-unsold-trees-are-fed-to-the-animals-at-berlin-zoo | Source: US News And World Report

10:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2025-01-03/its-christmas-for-the-elephants-as-unsold-trees-are-fed-to-the-animals-at-berlin-zoo )

10:38 TR News; "The zoo takes only fresh, unsold trees from select vendors. " https://www.independent.co.uk/news/elephants-ap-trees-max-b2673291.html | Source: The Independent UK

10:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | It's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo | The Independent

10:39 *newyear2025 (~newyear@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #boycottnovell-social

10:42 TR News; "It was difficult to get the UPS back online." https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/03/complete-network-shutdown-wtf/ | Source: Dan Langille

10:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dan.langille.org | Complete network shutdown wtf? Dan Langille's Other Diary

10:42 TR News; "Both are smart batteries with advanced features, but they differ in flight times, weight, and price." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/01/03/intelligent-flight-batteries/ | Source: The Drone Girl

10:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/01/03/intelligent-flight-batteries/ )

10:42 TR News; "Constellation Energy has won contracts worth more than $1 billion from the US government to supply nuclear power" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/us_gov_nuclear_energy/ | Source: The Register UK

10:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | US government goes atomic as datacenter power crisis looms The Register

10:43 TR News; "The report found that per unit carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by over two-thirds in a decade" https://www.ecowatch.com/uk-electricity-clean-sources-2024.html | Source: EcoWatch

10:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-UK Electricity Reached a Record 58% From Low-Carbon Sources in 2024 - EcoWatch

10:44 TR News; "Whether the Wisconsin delays are tied to the closed-loop design, or some other element of datacenter design, is unknown. Microsoft didn't answer questions to that end." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/microsoft_pauses_datacenter_construction/ | Source: The Register UK

10:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Microsoft pauses datacenter construction in Wisconsin The Register

10:44 TR News; "In the early 1990s Iraqs marshes still covered some 20,000 square kilometres but they have since shrunk to around 4,000 by the latest estimates." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/iraqs-marshes-drought-climate-change-water-wars-middle-east/ | Source: The Telegraph UK

10:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/iraqs-marshes-drought-climate-change-water-wars-middle-east/ )

10:47 TR News; "Americans 4 Security Inc.s contributions to two super PACs accounted for as much as 90% of its total spending in 2020, its first year of existence." https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/americans-4-security-appears-to-be-a-political-group-in-disguise-the-fec-and-irs-must-investigate | Source: Common Dreams

10:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.commondreams.org | Americans 4 Security appears to be a political group in disguise. The FEC and IRS must investigate. | Common Dreams

10:48 TR News; "Federal authorities indicted Cameron John Wagenius, 20, last month on two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information, court documents show." https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/01/03/us-soldier-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-sell-trump-phone-records/ | Source: Sightline Media Group

10:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.armytimes.com | US soldier arrested for allegedly trying to sell Trump phone records

10:53 TR News; Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Almost 85% Funded https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Almost_85_Funded.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Almost_85_Funded.gmi

10:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Almost 85% Funded

10:55 TR News; "GRE is real estate...you'd think they'd be stable, albeit shrinking." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp

10:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp )

10:56 TR News; "The culture of people running Indian companies is as corrupt as that in the US. More often than not, the leaders are accused of and get caught in fraud. You cannot change human nature any more than a leopard can change its spots." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf

10:56 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf )

11 AM, January 4

11:02 TR News; "Trump could face a potential prison sentence of up to 4 years" https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/03/donald-trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-before-inauguration-judge/ | Source: TMZ

11:02 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tmz.com | Donald Trump Will Be Sentenced Next Week in Hush Money Case, Days Before Inauguration

11:02 TR News; "over 400 packets of tear gas" https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-officials-say-country-s-military-seized-weapons-from-terrorists-re-arming-boko-haram-/7923381.html | Source: VOA News

11:02 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.voanews.com | Cameroon officials say country's military seized weapons from terrorists re-arming Boko Haram

11:04 TR News; "his support for TikTok on Friday" https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5065359-trump-why-would-i-want-to-get-rid-of-tiktok/ | Source: The Hill http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtml

11:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5065359-trump-why-would-i-want-to-get-rid-of-tiktok/ )

11:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok.

11:04 TR News; If it's a free speech matter, then they should ban it for attacking it https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/tiktok-ban-supreme-court.html | Source: New York Times https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/

11:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs - The New York Times

11:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Bytedance/TikTok is a Threat to Freedom, Including Free Speech

11:05 TR News; "Their briefs were part of a high-stakes showdown over the government's insistence that ByteDance" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-and-government-clash-in-last-round-of-supreme-court-briefs/articleshow/116931616.cms | Source: India Times

11:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | TikTok users rights: TikTok and government clash in last round of Supreme Court briefs - The Economic Times

11:05 TR News; "Jabbars high school friend Chris Pousson told NBC that he had posted several times on Facebook" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/shamsud-din-jabbar-new-orleans-terrorist-military-b2673287.html | Source: The Independent UK

11:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Shamsud-Din Jabbars former commanding officer speaks out about New Orleans attackers radicalization | The Independent

11:06 TR News; "Although defeated in Syria more than five years ago" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-03/new-orleans-attack-highlights-the-power-of-the-isis-brand-to-spread-terror-in-the-west.html | Source: El Pas

11:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-english.elpais.com | New Orleans attack highlights the power of the ISIS brand to spread terror in the West | U.S. | EL PAS English

11:06 TR News; "The billionaire DeVos family, longtime Michigan GO power players" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/billionaires-dark-money-dominate-record-setting-michigan-election-spending | Source: Bridge Michigan

11:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bridgemi.com | Billionaires, dark money dominate record-setting Michigan election spending | Bridge Michigan

11:06 TR News; "It started out as a rebranded faction of Al Qaeda, under the leadership of Abu Bakr Baghdadi" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-02/islamic-state-ideology-inspires | Source: Los Angeles Times

11:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Islamic State: A weakened force, but not a spent one - Los Angeles Times

11:07 TR News; "The video posted by the New York Post showed a workbench in Jabbars bedroom set up for assembling explosives." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/inside-the-home-of-veteran-turned-isis-loyalist-shamsud-din-jabbar-bomb-making-materials-an-open-quran-and-childrens-toys/articleshow/116898721.cms | Source: India Times

11:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Bomb-making materials, an open Quran, and children's toys: Inside New Orleans terror attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar's home - Times of India

11:07 TR News; "Matt was a very skilled warrior, and he would be able to make if it was him, and if he did this" https://zambianobserver.com/he-loved-trump-cybertruck-bombers-uncle-bemused-by-super-soldiers-attack/ | Source: The Zambian Observer

11:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zambianobserver.com | He loved Trump! Cybertruck bombers uncle bemused by super soldiers attack - The Zambian Observer

11:08 TR News; "When a vessel is detained, authorities prohibit it from leaving port until serious safety flaws have been rectified." https://yle.fi/a/74-20134841?origin=rss | Source: YLE

11:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Serious safety flaws uncovered in past inspection of Eagle S vessel | Yle News | Yle

11:09 TR News; "Fingrid said in a statement it had filed an application with the Helsinki District Court to seize" https://www.rferl.org/a/finland-ukraine-russia-war-tanker-cable-baltic-sea/33261907.html | Source: RFERL

11:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable

11:09 TR News; "According to Savola, Finland still does not face a direct military threat" https://yle.fi/a/74-20134737 | Source: YLE

11:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Defence Committee on cable damage: "We have been naive" | Yle News | Yle

11:10 TR News; "will not fund new Islamist structures" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2025/french-german-ministers-meet-syrias-new-leaders-in-damascus | Source: Semafor Inc

11:10 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Europe will not fund Islamist rule, Germany tells Syrias new leaders | Semafor

11:10 TR News; "In talks also attended by her French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot" https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-foreign-minister-heads-damascus-one-day-trip-2025-01-03/ | Source: Reuters

11:10 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-foreign-minister-heads-damascus-one-day-trip-2025-01-03/ )

11:11 TR News; "social media" https://www.ksl.com/article/51221695/utah-accuses-tiktok-of-knowing-about-risks-to-children-in-unredacted-legal-filing | Source: Deseret Media

11:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Utah accuses TikTok of knowing about risks to children in unredacted legal filing | KSL.com

11:14 TR News; Remi Collet: New server for 2025 and later https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/01/03/New-server-for-2025-and-later

11:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | New server for 2025 and later - Remi's RPM repository - Blog

11:14 TR News; Remi Collet: PHP version 8.3.16RC1 and 8.4.3RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/01/03/PHP-version-8.3.16RC1-and-8.4.3RC1

11:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.remirepo.net | PHP version 8.3.16RC1 and 8.4.3RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog

11:15 TR News; Kevin Fenzi: Apps I use https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/01/03/apps-i-use/

11:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.scrye.com | Apps I use | Kevin's musings

11:17 TR News; "Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that its Siri digital assistant improperly recorded private conversations, while maintaining that it denies any wrongdoing." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2263932.html | Source: RTL

11:17 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Not so private conversations: Apple agrees to $95 mn deal to settle Siri eavesdropping suit

11:18 TR News; "The company, one of the most valuable in the world, signed off on the payment to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming its virtual assistant Siri can be accidentally activated, and subsequently record parts of peoples conversations without their consent." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/02/apple-siri-class-action-lawsuit-95-million/ | Source: The Washington Post

11:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/02/apple-siri-class-action-lawsuit-95-million/ )

11:44 TR News; "As of Wednesday, a total of 36 Chrome extensions injected with data-stealing code have been detected, mostly related to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and virtual private networks (VPNs)" https://therecord.media/hackers-target-vpn-ai-extensions-google-chrome-malicious-updates | Source: The Record

11:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-therecord.media | Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data | The Record from Recorded Future News

11:44 TR News; "The alleged recordings occurred even when people didn't seek to activate the virtual assistant with the trigger words" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-snoopy-eavesdropping/articleshow/116898706.cms | Source: India Times

11:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Apple Siri lawsuit: Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping - The Economic Times

11:45 TR News; "The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in an Oakland, California" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-snoopy-eavesdropping-1851573 | Source: Deccan Chronicle

11:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.deccanchronicle.com | Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping

11:45 TR News; "had thought this controversy was about contractors hearing the audio. The advertising angle is new to me. If Apple actually did that, it would be one of the biggest Apple news stories ever." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/03/apple-settles-siri-spying-lawsuit/ | Source: Michael Tsai

11:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple Settles Siri Spying Lawsuit

11:46 TR News; "If youve always suspected that Siri is listening to you even though you havent called upon it, a new class-action lawsuit may give you some peace of mind." https://www.macworld.com/article/2567667/if-you-owned-an-apple-device-in-the-past-decade-a-check-is-headed-your-way.html | Source: Macworld

11:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-If you owned an Apple device in the past decade, a check is headed your way | Macworld

11:46 TR News; "Many people no longer take a wallet with them when they go out, he said." https://www.thelocal.dk/20250103/why-denmark-hasnt-had-a-bank-robbery-in-three-years | Source: The Local DK

11:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250103/why-denmark-hasnt-had-a-bank-robbery-in-three-years )

11:47 TR News; "The feature, known as Enhanced Visual Search, was called out last week by software developer Jeff Johnson" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/apple_enhanced_visual_search/ | Source: The Register UK

11:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by AI The Register

11:48 TR News; "advanced digital identity verification technology" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/digital-identity-verification-startup-ver-id-raises-e2m-help-euro-firms-adhere-eidas-2-0/ | Source: Silicon Angle

11:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Digital identity verification startup Ver.ID raises 2M to help Euro firms adhere to eIDAS 2.0 - SiliconANGLE

11:48 TR News; "As license plate-reading cameras to fight crime become more common on Michigan roads, their use is raising concerns about personal privacy." https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/police-use-license-plate-readers-raising-privacy-concerns-michigan | Source: Bridge Michigan

11:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bridgemi.com | Police use of license plate readers raising privacy concerns in Michigan | Bridge Michigan

1 PM, January 4

13:07 *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)

13:34 TR News; Windows TCO: "The operation, dubbed Flax Typhoon, is one of multiple alleged [intrusion] efforts by Chinese-affiliated cyber actors to infiltrate U.S. data and infrastructure in recent months." https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5065489-china-hacking-integrity-technology/ | Source: The Hill

13:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5065489-china-hacking-integrity-technology/ )

13:35 TR News; Windows TCO: "Flax Typhoon [attackers] made use of infrastructure at Integrity Technology Group to exploit victims, according to the Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control." https://cyberscoop.com/treasury-sanctions-chinese-company-flax-typhoon/ | Source: Scoop News Group

13:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-U.S. sanctions take aim at Chinese company said to aid hackers massive botnet | CyberScoop

13:35 TR News; Windows TCO: "In an announcement, the department said the company, Integrity Technology Group" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/treasury-chinese-sanctions.html | Source: New York Times

13:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | U.S. Hits Chinese Cybersecurity Company With Sanctions After Breach - The New York Times

13:35 TR News; Windows TCO: "The healthcare facility, which serves residents in Staten Island, New York, suffered significant disruptions in May 2023 after being targeted in a ransomware attack." https://www.securityweek.com/new-york-hospital-says-ransomware-attack-data-breach-impacts-670000/ | Source: Security Week

13:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/new-york-hospital-says-ransomware-attack-data-breach-impacts-670000/ )

13:36 TR News; Windows TCO: "The contract is for business application support and maintenance services for HMRC's National Insurance and PAYE System (NPS), which is part of the UK's critical national infrastructure" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/accenture_wins_35_million_more/ | Source: The Register UK

13:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Accenture wins 35M more UK tax work without competition The Register

13:36 TR News; Windows TCO: "The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score of 7.5), was patched on December 10 along with a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in LDAP (CVE-2024-49112, CVSS score of 9.8)." https://www.securityweek.com/exploit-code-published-for-potentially-dangerous-windows-ldap-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week

13:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/exploit-code-published-for-potentially-dangerous-windows-ldap-vulnerability/ )

13:38 TR News; "A big problem for Meta is that it is institutionally very dumb." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-ai-generated-social/ | Source: Nick Heer

13:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pxlnv.com | Meta Envisages Social Media Filled With A.I.-Generated Users Pixel Envy

13:38 TR News; "On a rational planet this might have led a large majority of social media users to withhold their data and creativity from Zuckerberg until he agreed to pay them for it, but they didnt." https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2025/01/mark-zuckerbergs-fake-internet-empire | Source: New Statesman

13:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newstatesman.com | Mark Zuckerbergs fake internet empire - New Statesman

13:39 TR News; "This has been an exceptionally painful decision for each of us" https://www.wired.com/story/editors-at-science-journal-resign-en-masse-over-bad-use-of-ai-high-fees/ | Source: Wired

13:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Editors at Science Journal Resign En Masse Over Bad Use of AI, High Fees | WIRED

13:40 TR News; "Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, whose platforms are already flooded with AI-generated content" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/instagram-facebook-delete-ai-accounts-1235224758/ | Source: Rolling Stone

13:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Instagram and Facebook Delete Experimental AI Accounts

13:40 TR News; "It is possible, as some suggested to me on Bluesky, that there was a contractual agreement between Cronometer and ESHA to delete any data if the contract concluded." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/03/food-tracking-app-pressured-to-delete-users-previously-recorded-meals-after-losing-access-to-nutritional-data/ | Source: Techdirt

13:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Food Tracking App To Delete Users Previously Recorded Meals After Being Sued By Food Data Company | Techdirt

13:40 TR News; "Alongside Meta AI, the company rolled out 28 AI-powered Facebook and Instagram profiles. Most were inspired by celebrities with whom Meta partnered on the project." https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/03/meta-deletes-ai-powered-facebook-instagram-profiles-following-criticism/ | Source: Silicon Angle

13:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Meta deletes its AI-powered Facebook and Instagram profiles following criticism - SiliconANGLE

13:41 TR News; generated

13:41 TR News; Instagram

13:41 TR News; "But the Meta controlled, AI-generated Instagram and Facebook profiles going viral right now have been on the platform for well over a year and all of them stopped posting 10 months ago after users almost universally ignored them." https://www.404media.co/metas-ai-profiles-are-indistinguishable-from-terrible-spam-that-took-over-facebook/ | Source: 404 Media

13:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.404media.co | Meta's AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook

13:42 TR News; "The lawsuit against Tian Keyu highlights ByteDance's determination to protect its intellectual [sic] property [sic] and operational integrity." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiktoks-parent-company-sues-ex-intern-860k-demands-public-apology-over-ai-project-sabotage-1729811 | Source: International Business Times

13:42 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | TikTok's Parent Company Sues Ex-Intern For 860K, Demands Public Apology Over 'AI Project Sabotage' | IBTimes UK

13:43 TR News; "Autodesk Deletes Old Forum Posts" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/03/autodesk-deletes-old-forum-posts/ | Source: Michael Tsai

13:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mjtsai.com | Michael Tsai - Blog - Autodesk Deletes Old Forum Posts

13:43 TR News; "My Computer Had Nice Things to Say About Me Today" https://louplummer.lol/my-computer-had-nice-things-to-say-about-me-today/ | Source: Lou Plummer

13:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-louplummer.lol | My Computer Had Nice Things to Say About Me Today | Living Out Loud

13:47 TR News; (NEW): Windows TCO and Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Windows_TCO_and_Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Windows_TCO_and_Security_Leftovers.gmi

13:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Windows TCO and Security Leftovers

13:54 TR News; "Judge Juan Merchan signaled he is inclined to impose no punishment for Trumps 34-count felony conviction, given concerns about his immunity from criminal prosecution upon taking the oath of office" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5066344-trump-hush-money-sentence-jan-10/ | Source: The Hill

13:54 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5066344-trump-hush-money-sentence-jan-10/ )

13:55 TR News; "Just before Christmas I blogged about the positive correlation between depression incidence in US counties" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/revisiting-depression-incidence-by-county-and-vote-for-trump-by-ellis2013nz/ | Source: Rlang

13:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Revisiting depression incidence by county and vote for Trump by @ellis2013nz | R-bloggers

13:55 TR News; "The current marine laws in the bay dictate that jet-skis must operate at least 200 metres out from the shoreline" https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nearly-13-years-after-robert-s-death-jet-skis-are-still-a-danger-at-melbourne-s-beaches-20241216-p5kyph.html | Source: The Age AU

13:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theage.com.au | Jet-skis are still a danger at Melbournes beaches

13:56 TR News; "The average UK 12-year-old now spends 29 hours a week equivalent to a part-time job on their smartphone." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/03/psychiatrist-children-smartphones-mental-health-harm | Source: The Guardian UK

13:56 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids mental health and its terrifying | Emily Sehmer | The Guardian

13:58 TR News; "the tech we have constantly at hand has convinced" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/parents-childhood-phone-cameras-video/681198/ | Source: The Atlantic

13:58 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theatlantic.com | Parents, Put Down Your Phone Cameras - The Atlantic

13:58 TR News; "One of Denmark's leading child welfare charities, Brns Vilkr" https://www.thelocal.dk/20250102/what-do-danish-experts-advise-parents-on-kids-use-of-screens | Source: The Local DK

13:58 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250102/what-do-danish-experts-advise-parents-on-kids-use-of-screens )

2 PM, January 4

14:01 TR News; "The Title I grant program, which helps schools serve children from low-income households" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/0103/trump-department-of-education-students | Source: CS Monitor

14:01 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why does Trump want to dismantle the Department of Education? - CSMonitor.com

14:01 TR News; "Recent research shows that curiosity does more than help us learn it makes us better at solving problems, connecting with others, and adapting to change." https://nesslabs.com/a-year-of-curiosity | Source: Ness Labs

14:01 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nesslabs.com | A Year of Curiosity - Ness Labs

14:01 TR News; "I've found myself using serious as a mental shorthand for what I recognise as things done right in an academic department, which in my case means computer science (CS) departments. I thought it would be interesting to make a list of these things, so here it is." https://www.humprog.org/~stephen/blog/2025/01/03/#department-serious | Source: Stephen Kell

14:01 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.humprog.org | Rambles around computer science

14:04 TR News; "Supporting Artemis mission is the Lunar Gateway, a space station that will orbit the moon and serve as a key logistics hub for missions to the lunar surface." https://www.wired.com/story/moon-humanity-industrial-space-hub/ | Source: Wired

14:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Transforming the Moon Into Humanitys First Space Hub | WIRED

14:04 TR News; "The first shower of the year is the Quadrantids, which peaks overnight on January 23 but will be visible until mid-January." https://www.wired.com/story/watch-meteor-showers-2025-shooting-stars-ursids-geminids-leonids-orionids-perseids-southern-delta-aquariids-lyrids-quadrantids/ | Source: Wired

14:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-How to Watch the Spectacular Quadrantids Meteor Shower Tonight | WIRED

14:05 TR News; [Old] "Zooming into the intricate boundary of the shape reveals ever more detail, but one needs higher precision numbers and higher iteration counts as you go deeper." https://mathr.co.uk/blog/2021-05-14_deep_zoom_theory_and_practice.html |

14:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mathr.co.uk | Deep zoom theory and practice :: mathr

14:05 TR News; "Certain physical activities, if repeated on a daily basis, may lead to changes in bone morphology." https://phys.org/news/2025-01-medieval-female-burial-weapons-hungary.html | Source: Omicron Limited

14:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-medieval-female-burial-weapons-hungary.html )

14:12 TR News; iophk: 29 hours per week immersed in Tiktokistan. Not counting the additional hours they are thinking about Tiktokistan. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/03/psychiatrist-children-smartphones-mental-health-harm

14:13 TR News; "The Canadian-born singer-songwriter, 79, who headlined the festival in 2009, said he and his band were told to "do a lot of things" they were not interested in, in a post to his website." https://www.scotsman.com/news/neil-young-turns-down-glastonbury-festival-due-to-bbcs-corporate-control-4927943 | Source: The Scotsman

14:13 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/neil-young-turns-down-glastonbury-festival-due-to-bbcs-corporate-control-4927943 )

14:14 TR News; "Neil Young has walked back his decision to boycott this years Glastonbury Festival." https://variety.com/2025/music/global/neil-young-play-glastonbury-error-in-information-2025-1236264644/ | Source: Variety

14:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-variety.com | Neil Young Will Play Glastonbury, Blames 'Error in Information'

14:14 TR News; "Neil Young has confirmed that he will headline this years Glastonbury festival, clarifying on his blog that he had received an error in information that had initially prompted him to pull out." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/03/neil-young-confirms-he-will-play-glastonbury-after-error-in-information-prompted-him-to-pull-out | Source: The Guardian UK

14:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Neil Young confirms he will headline Glastonbury after error in information prompted him to pull out | Neil Young | The Guardian

14:18 TR News; "Young, 79, had accused Glastonbury of being under the corporate control of the broadcaster but has now said in a statement: Due to an error in the information received" https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/neil-young-glastonbury-2025-tour-b2673286.html | Source: The Independent UK

14:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.independent.co.uk | Neil Young to headline Glastonbury 2025 after singer backtracks on festival criticism | The Independent

14:19 TR News; "Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury festival, Young wrote on the Neil Young Archives, which I have always loved." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-agrees-headline-glastonbury-1235224227/ | Source: Rolling Stone

14:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rollingstone.com | Neil Young Reverses Himself, Agrees to Headline Glastonbury

14:19 TR News; "a case gets dismissed if a defendant avoids re-arrest." https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/donald-trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-next-week-4930072 | Source: The Scotsman

14:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/donald-trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-next-week-4930072 )

14:19 TR News; "In America we have a love-hate relationship with our stuff. We covet new stuff even as we discard the old. Ive recognized this year just how much cruft Ive accumulated in the past decade in this house." https://tracydurnell.com/2025/01/02/letting-go-past-selves/ | Source: Tracy Durnell

14:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-tracydurnell.com | Questioning collections: the emotional weight of uncollecting (Part 2) Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden

14:20 TR News; "Website stats are funny old things. For a start, its become deeply unfashionable to actually care about them." https://www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/01/while-we-have-still-got-some-insanity-left/ | Source: John J Hoare

14:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dirtyfeed.org | While We Have Still Got Some Insanity Left Dirty Feed

14:20 TR News; "There are 293 top level folders in my Music folder on my desktop PC." https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/revisiting-my-music-collection.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell

14:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ODonnellWeb Revisiting my Music Collection

14:20 *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social

14:22 TR News; "Im aware that GoReleaser is kind of famous in the Go community" https://carlosbecker.com/posts/goreleaser-rust-zig/ | Source: Carlos Becker

14:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-carlosbecker.com | Using GoReleaser and GitHub Actions to release Rust and Zig projects

14:22 TR News; "Advent of code has come and passed, what should I do now with so much free time? Fear not!" https://ochagavia.nl/blog/the-jit-calculator-challenge/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava

14:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ochagavia.nl | The JIT calculator challenge | Adolfo Ochagava

14:23 TR News; "The International Obfuscated C Code Contest has a newly revamped web site" https://dotat.at/@/2024-12-30-ioccc.html | Source: Tony Finch

14:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dotat.at | obfuscated C revisited Tony Finch

14:24 TR News; "What I find annoying is the lack of any type of attack as an example." https://boston.conman.org/2025/01/03.1 | Source: Sean Conner

14:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boston.conman.org | It's more like computer security theater than actual security - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm

14:26 TR News; (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi

14:26 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers

14:27 TR News; (NEW): IBM, Red Hat, and Fedora Family/Volunteers/Staff https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/IBM_Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Family_Volunteers_Staff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/IBM_Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Family_Volunteers_Staff.gmi

14:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines IBM, Red Hat, and Fedora Family/Volunteers/Staff

14:29 TR News; (NEW): MakeUseOf on SystemRescue (GNU/Linux) and Raspberry Pi 500 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/MakeUseOf_on_SystemRescue_GNU_Linux_and_Raspberry_Pi_500.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/MakeUseOf_on_SystemRescue_GNU_Linux_and_Raspberry_Pi_500.gmi

14:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines MakeUseOf on SystemRescue (GNU/Linux) and Raspberry Pi 500

14:47 TR News; "After an avalanche of lawsuits over scraping everyones copyrighted works for their LLMs to regurgitate" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/03/shock-as-openais-media-manager-opt-out-tool-turns-out-to-be-vaporware/ | Source: Pivot to AI

14:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pivot-to-ai.com | Shock as OpenAIs Media Manager opt-out tool turns out to be vaporware Pivot to AI

14:50 TR News; Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Social Control Media Deemed Very Unhealthy, Nick Clegg Leaves Zuckerberg's Influence Operations https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Social_Control_Media_Deemed_Very_Unhealthy_Nic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Social_Control_Media_Deemed_Very_Unhealthy_Nic.gmi

14:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Social Control Media Deemed Very Unhealthy, Nick Clegg Leaves Zuckerberg's Influence Operations

14:54 TR News; "A long time ago I wrote a program that is accessible via `ssh`. Use the arrows to move around on the map, use `u` and `d` to raise and lower the land. The program recomputes water flow, forests, swamps, settlements, and so on. It's cute." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-01-04-ssh-app-bots

14:54 TR News; "An "arbitrary code execution" vulnerability lets an attacker do whatever they want, and w3m has had several of these, and may have more" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/04/attacks.gmi

14:55 TR News; SpellBinding: GIJSNOM Wordo: RAMPS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2025-01-04.gmi

14:57 TR News; the fourth New Year's issue has been released gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2443

3 PM, January 4

15:05 TR News; "Closed-source browser extension Pie Adblock was this week accused of copying code and text from rival uBlock Origin" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/pie_adblock_ublock_origin_code/ | Source: The Register UK

15:05 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Pie Adblock called out for copying uBlock Origin code The Register

15:06 TR News; SCALE 22x Presentations https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/presentations | Source: SoCal Linux Expo

15:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.socallinuxexpo.org | Presentations | SCALE 22x

15:08 TR News; "For 'every executable' you should read 'every piece of JavaScript'" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/WebBrowsersProgrammingInevitable | Source: University of Toronto

15:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-utcc.utoronto.ca | Chris's Wiki :: blog/web/WebBrowsersProgrammingInevitable

15:09 TR News; "For the last few months, I have been working on Artemis, my calm web reader." https://jamesg.blog/2025/01/03/refinement/ | Source: James G

15:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | Refinement | James' Coffee Blog

15:09 TR News; "When you click the bookmark(let), the current page including its title will be copied into your clipboard." https://darekkay.com/blog/bookmarklet-copy-browser-tab/ | Source: Darek Kay

15:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-darekkay.com | Grab browser links and titles in one click

15:12 TR News; "I wrote about Ghostty last week" https://birchtree.me/blog/my-lil-ghosty-terminal-config-2/ | Source: Matt Birchler

15:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-birchtree.me | My lil' Ghostty terminal config

15:18 *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@n5ik7pxgjf366.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social

15:18 TR News; "In this week's "Look Back at 2024" post, we're taking a moment to celebrate the highlights." https://www.sparkfun.com/news/12648 | Source: SparkFun Electronics

15:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-2024 in Retrosparktive - News - SparkFun Electronics

15:18 TR News; "The Ware for November 2024 is the NLP-16A by cherry-takuan. Its a bespoke 16-bit CPU made entirely from 74HC00 NAND gates." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/winner-name-that-ware-november-2024/ | Source: Bunnie Huang

15:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bunniestudios.com | Winner, Name that Ware, November 2024 bunnie's blog

15:19 TR News; "This one should be a cakewalk, and Im mostly sharing it because I had trouble searching for a recent example at an image quality sufficient to make out most of the part numbers." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/name-that-ware-december-2024/ | Source: Bunnie Huang

15:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bunniestudios.com | Name that Ware, December 2024 bunnie's blog

15:19 TR News; "According to Gutjahr, this device is essentially a sensor array that can be used to gather a wide variety of information including depth measurements, thermal and even RGB data." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-uses-raspberry-pi-5-and-pico-to-power-this-multi-sensor-project | Source: Tom's Hardware

15:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Maker uses Raspberry Pi 5 and Pico to power this multi-sensor project | Tom's Hardware

15:20 TR News; "fuel filters" https://www.wired.com/story/fuel-filter-gun-silencer-ads-facebook-instagram/ | Source: Wired

15:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts | WIRED

15:25 TR News; "Turn setscreensize() into a signal handler for SIGWINCH. [...]" https://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/commits/2024-December/923293.html | Source: DragonFly BSD

15:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lists.dragonflybsd.org | git: mail(1): Catch SIGWINCH to adapt to terminal size changes

15:29 TR News; "Home Assistant, the best open source home automation tool out there supports all of this" http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/adding-home-automation-to-kde/ | Source: David Edmundson

15:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.davidedmundson.co.uk | Adding Home Automation to KDE David Edmundson's Web Log

15:31 TR News; "Following my post about 10 games to know me" https://www.ncartron.org/the-games-i-played-on-the-nintendo-n64.html | Source: Nico Cartron

15:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ncartron.org | The games I played on the Nintendo N64

15:31 TR News; "It was the nerdiest thing ever, and I loved it!" https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/01/03/dungeons-and-dragons/ | Source: Herman unapuu

15:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ounapuu.ee | My very first Dungeons and Dragons campaign :: ./techtipsy

15:32 TR News; "Bethesda, for any other faults you might find with the company" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/03/will-bethesdas-tradition-of-supporting-fan-game-mods-continue-under-microsofts-ownership/ | Source: Techdirt

15:32 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Will Bethesdas Tradition Of Supporting Fan-Game Mods Continue Under Microsofts Ownership? | Techdirt

15:33 TR News; [Old] "IdleRPG is a game for internet relay chat where people join a channel and depending on how long they "idle" there without talking their "character" gets experience and levels." http://superkuh.com/blog/2024-06-01-1.html |

15:33 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-superkuh.com | NO TITLE

15:34 TR News; "Earlier this year I decided to put my main project Tangerine" https://zone.dog/braindump/spline_fields/ |

15:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-zone.dog | Spline Distance Fields

15:34 TR News; "Content representations let you serve a pages content in different formats by adding a file extension to your URL" https://medienbaecker.com/articles/content-representations | Source: Thomas Gnther

15:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-medienbaecker.com | Content representations Medienbcker Thomas Gnther

15:36 TR News; "When building performance-critical systems or debugging performance issues due to context switching" https://blog.codingconfessions.com/p/linux-context-switching-internals |

15:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.codingconfessions.com | Linux Context Switching Internals: Process State and Memory

15:38 TR News; How To Install GIMP on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-gimp-centos-stream-10/

15:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install GIMP on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot

15:38 TR News; How to Install Jupyter Notebook on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-jupyter-notebook-centos-stream-10/

15:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How to Install Jupyter Notebook on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot

15:38 TR News; How To Install Steam on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-steam-rocky-linux-9/

15:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Steam on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot

15:40 TR News; How To Install Caddy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-caddy-ubuntu-24-04/

15:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Caddy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot

15:40 TR News; How To Install RustDesk on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-rustdesk-rocky-linux-9/

15:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install RustDesk on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot

15:40 TR News; How To Install Jupyter Notebook on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-jupyter-notebook-rocky-linux-9/

15:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Jupyter Notebook on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot

15:44 TR News; Zelenskiy: Ukraine Elections Possible This Year If Martial Law Ends https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-says-elections-in-ukraine-possible-this-year-if-conditions-allow-lifting-of-martial-law/33262227.html

15:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Zelenskiy: Ukraine Elections Possible This Year If Martial Law Ends

15:44 TR News; Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-ukraine-russia-gas-gazprom-supply-transit-transdniester-wood-energy-winter/33262592.html

15:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter

15:48 TR News; Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies As Warsaw Assumes Bloc's Rotating Presidency https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-farmers-protest-european-union-hungary-gala/33262682.html

15:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies As Warsaw Assumes Bloc's Rotating Presidency

15:49 TR News; Russia Launches Drone Attack Against Multiple Regions Of Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-attack-air-defense-kyiv/33263004.html

15:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Russia Launches Drone Attack Against Multiple Regions Of Ukraine

15:49 TR News; Slovakia threatens to cut aid for Ukraine refugees amid gas transit dispute https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/slovakia-threatens-to-cut-aid-for-ukraine-refugees-amid-gas-transit-dispute/

15:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Slovakia threatens to cut aid for Ukraine refugees amid gas transit dispute - JURIST - News

15:50 TR News; Do Russian media operating in Latvia make any difference? https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/03.01.2025-do-russian-media-operating-in-latvia-make-any-difference.a582148/

15:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Do Russian media operating in Latvia make any difference? / Article

15:50 TR News; Ukraine Can Expect Further U.S. Aid Offers Before Biden Leaves Office, White House Says https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-aid-austin-biden-zelenskiy-kellogg/33263017.html

15:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Can Expect Further U.S. Aid Offers Before Biden Leaves Office, White House Says

15:50 TR News; "Slovak prime minister threatens to cut support for Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv halts gas transit" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/03/slovak-prime-minister-threatens-to-cut-support-for-ukrainian-refugees-after-kyiv-halts-gas-transit | Source: Meduza

15:50 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Slovak prime minister threatens to cut support for Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv halts gas transit Meduza

15:51 TR News; "Breaking the chain What the end of decades-long Russian gas transit through Ukraine means for Moscow, Kyiv, and Europe" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/03/breaking-the-chain | Source: Meduza

15:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Breaking the chain What the end of decades-long Russian gas transit through Ukraine means for Moscow, Kyiv, and Europe Meduza

15:51 TR News; "Headlines from an alternate reality A roundup of fake news stories about Ukraine Russian propagandists created and amplified in 2024" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/04/headlines-from-an-alternate-reality | Source: Meduza

15:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Headlines from an alternate reality A roundup of fake news stories about Ukraine Russian propagandists created and amplified in 2024 Meduza

15:52 TR News; Oil slick from Russian tanker spill reaches Crimea https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say

15:52 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say )

15:53 TR News; Finland court denies release of oil tanker suspected in Baltic Sea cable damage https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/finland-court-denies-release-of-oil-tanker-suspected-in-baltic-sea-cable-damage/

15:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Finland court denies release of oil tanker suspected in Baltic Sea cable damage - JURIST - News

15:53 TR News; Court in Lithuania to look into Russian ice skaters citizenship appeal https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2452124/court-in-lithuania-to-look-into-russian-ice-skater-s-citizenship-appeal

15:53 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Court in Lithuania to look into Russian ice skaters citizenship appeal - LRT

15:54 TR News; "Finland upholds seizure of potential Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/03/finland-upholds-seizure-of-potential-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cables | Source: Meduza

15:54 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | Finland upholds seizure of potential Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables Meduza

15:54 TR News; "A glimpse of home" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/03/a-glimpse-of-home | Source: Meduza

15:54 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-meduza.io | A glimpse of home Many of Meduzas readers are in exile. We asked those in Russia to grant their holiday wishes by sending photos of the places they miss. Meduza

15:55 TR News; Three weeks with no Latvia-Belarus border crossers detected https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/03.01.2025-three-weeks-with-no-latvia-belarus-border-crossers-detected.a582213/

15:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Three weeks with no Latvia-Belarus border crossers detected / Article

15:55 TR News; Rga wants to ban Moscow-time New Year fireworks https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/03.01.2025-riga-wants-to-ban-moscow-time-new-year-fireworks.a582199/

15:55 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-eng.lsm.lv | Rga wants to ban Moscow-time New Year fireworks / Article

15:56 TR News; HAPPINESS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Plus, acceptance of Russian policy, inc. foreign, is a must. STOP RESISTING.

15:57 TR News; FSF funds raised: 335k us dollars

15:58 TR News; even at 5k a day they'll make it to 400k

15:59 TR News; Discovery Delays Surface in Music Publishers NBA Infringement Suits As Intensifying TuneSat Sub-Dispute Takes Center Stage https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/music-publishers-nba-lawsuits-discovery-delays/

15:59 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/music-publishers-nba-lawsuits-discovery-delays/ )

4 PM, January 4

16:08 TR News; TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2024 http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/01/ttab-quarterly-index-october-december.html

16:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-thettablog.blogspot.com | The TTABlog: TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2024

16:09 TR News; Are There Any Non-Woke Operating Systems? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/are-there-any-non-woke-operating

16:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | Are There Any Non-Woke Operating Systems?

16:09 TR News; H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/h-1b-visa-in-tech-good-idea-or-bad

16:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lunduke.substack.com | H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

16:11 TR News; "Seeed Studio recently announced the XIAO Plus series, an update to its popular XIAO lineup." https://linuxgizmos.com/seeedstudio-unveils-xiao-plus-series-with-expanded-io-and-enhanced-connectivity/ | Source: Linux Gizmos

16:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/seeedstudio-unveils-xiao-plus-series-with-expanded-io-and-enhanced-connectivity/ )

16:12 TR News; "HackerBox 0110 offers a hands-on kit for synthesizer technology, showcasing the capabilities of the Raspberry Pi Pico 2" https://linuxgizmos.com/hackerbox-0110-explores-midi-and-synth-technology-with-raspberry-pi-pico-2/ | Source: Linux Gizmos

16:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/hackerbox-0110-explores-midi-and-synth-technology-with-raspberry-pi-pico-2/ )

16:15 TR News; "there are basic tools like mv and rename, theres an advanced tool called mmv that makes the process much easier" https://www.tecmint.com/mmv-command-linux/ | Source: TecMint

16:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tecmint.com | How to Use mmv for Bulk File Renaming in Linux

16:15 TR News; [Meme] Be a Good and Obedient Citizen. Use Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Windows. https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Be_a_Good_and_Obedient_Citizen_Use_Microsoft_Windows.shtml

16:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] Be a Good and Obedient Citizen. Use Microsoft Windows.

16:18 TR News; [Meme] Crushing Free Speech Before Even Taking Public Office... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Crushing_Free_Speech_Before_Even_Taking_Public_Office.shtml

16:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] Crushing Free Speech Before Even Taking Public Office...

16:22 TR News; Engineering Things to Last 70 Years in an 8-Bit, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit World https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Engineering_Things_to_Last_70_Years_in_an_8_Bit_16_Bit_and_32_B.shtml

16:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Engineering Things to Last 70 Years in an 8-Bit, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit World

16:22 TR News; Apple 'Articles' That Aren't... Just SPAM From Beta'News', Generated by LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Apple_Articles_That_Aren_t_Just_SPAM_From_Beta_News_Generated_b.shtml

16:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Apple 'Articles' That Aren't... Just SPAM From Beta'News', Generated by LLMs

16:23 TR News; Slow News, But Not Slow for Us (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.shtml

16:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slow News, But Not Slow for Us

16:23 TR News; For Software Freedom (and for Broader Personal Freedom), the Goalposts Are Moving (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/For_Software_Freedom_and_for_Broader_Personal_Freedom_the_Goalp.shtml

16:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights For Software Freedom (and for Broader Personal Freedom), the Goalposts Are Moving

16:23 TR News; When You Get Your "Latest Technology News" From an LLM Slop Farm (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/When_Your_Get_Your_Latest_Technology_News_From_an_LLM_Slop_Farm.shtml

16:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights When You Get Your "Latest Technology News" From an LLM Slop Farm

16:23 TR News; Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml

16:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web)

16:24 TR News; Second Circuit revives free speech challenge to New York anti-discrimination labor law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/second-circuit-revives-free-speech-challenge-to-new-york-anti-discrimination-labor-law/

16:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Second Circuit revives free speech challenge to New York anti-discrimination labor law - JURIST - News

16:27 TR News; Year in Review: 15 times Hong Kong made intl headlines in 2024 https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/04/year-in-review-15-times-hong-kong-made-intl-headlines-in-2024/

16:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | Top Hong Kong stories 2024: 15 times HK made int'l news

16:27 TR News; Atari Crashes The 2025 Handheld Gaming Party https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/03/atari-has-entered-the-chat/

16:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.forbes.com | Atari Crashes The 2025 Handheld Gaming Party With Gamestation Go

16:35 TR News; It is all about the CPU! https://harishpillay.com/2025/01/04/it-is-all-about-the-cpu/

16:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-harishpillay.com | It is all about the CPU! life one degree north, one-o-three degrees east

16:35 TR News; Harish (IBM): "The answer, I will posit, is to get RISC-V RVA23 to become the baseline from edge to the centre and out to space."

16:36 TR News; Did Syria fire all female judges after Bashar al-Assads fall? https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/01/03/afcl-syria-female-judge/

16:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/01/03/afcl-syria-female-judge/ )

16:36 TR News; Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-top-european-diplomats-urge-inclusive-transition-in-syria-visit

16:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-top-european-diplomats-urge-inclusive-transition-in-syria-visit )

16:36 TR News; European Union leaders seeks path to rebuild ties with Syria https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-european-union-seeks-path-to-rebuild-ties-with-syria

16:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-european-union-seeks-path-to-rebuild-ties-with-syria )

16:37 TR News; Windows TCO https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31554

16:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-isc.sans.edu | SwaetRAT Delivery Through Python - SANS Internet Storm Center

16:39 TR News; ShredOS https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/shredos.html

16:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ShredOS - Schneier on Security

16:39 TR News; Unpatched Active Directory Flaw Can Crash Any Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Server https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/active-directory-flaw-can-crash-any-microsoft-server-connected-to-the-internet

16:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.darkreading.com | Active Directory Flaw Can Crash Any Microsoft Server

16:41 TR News; Severe Security Flaws Patched in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Apps Web API https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/severe-security-flaws-patched-in.html

16:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/severe-security-flaws-patched-in.html )

16:42 TR News; "Microsoft claims Edge had a great year"... BUT LAYS OFF its developers. Contradiction there...

16:43 TR News; Scratch That: Neil Young Says Hes Playing Glastonbury After All https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/scratch-that-neil-young-says-hes-playing-glastonbury-after-all/ "calling it a corporate turn-off. Now hes walked the statement back."

16:43 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/scratch-that-neil-young-says-hes-playing-glastonbury-after-all/ )

16:46 TR News; Wine 10.0-rc4 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-10.0-rc4

16:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-gitlab.winehq.org | Wine 10.0-rc4 wine / wine GitLab

16:48 TR News; Windows TCO https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/treasury-hack-lawmakers-seek-more-details-on-scope-third-party-vulnerabilities/

16:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | Treasury hack: Lawmakers seek more details on scope, third-party vulnerabilities

16:48 TR News; How the government ought to about critical minerals security https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/01/how-the-government-ought-to-about-critical-minerals-security/

16:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-federalnewsnetwork.com | How the government ought to about critical minerals security

16:49 TR News; Back doors when a foreign country finds those https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/03/us-sanctions-chinese-cybersecurity-company-ties-flax-typhoon-hacking-group/

16:49 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company over ties to Flax Typhoon hacking group - SiliconANGLE

16:51 TR News; Bidens blocked US Steel deal carries big risks. Here are the top three. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/bidens-blocked-us-steel-deal-carries-big-risks-here-are-the-top-three/

16:51 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Bidens blocked US Steel deal carries big risks. Here are the top three. - Atlantic Council

5 PM, January 4

17:20 TR News; Palestinian Authority suspends Qatari channel Al Jazeera in West Bank https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-palestinian-authority-suspends-qatari-channel-al-jazeera-in-west-bank

17:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-palestinian-authority-suspends-qatari-channel-al-jazeera-in-west-bank )

17:21 TR News; Syria restricts entry for Lebanese citizens, security sources say https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say

17:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say )

17:21 TR News; The role of Africas Great Lakes and oceans in revitalizing South Africas economy https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/the-role-of-africas-great-lakes-and-oceans-in-revitalizing-south-africas-economy/

17:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.defenceweb.co.za | The role of Africa's Great Lakes and oceans in revitalizing South Africa's economy - defenceWeb

17:22 TR News; Biden blocks $14.9 billion US-Japan steel deal over national security concerns https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250103-biden-blocks-us-japan-steel-deal

17:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250103-biden-blocks-us-japan-steel-deal )

17:22 TR News; In the West Bank, Palestinian Authority clashes with militant groups and suspends Al Jazeera https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-in-the-west-bank-palestinian-authority-clashes-with-militant-groups-and-suspends-al-jazeera

17:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-in-the-west-bank-palestinian-authority-clashes-with-militant-groups-and-suspends-al-jazeera )

17:23 TR News; Chad: Regional security is a key concern of voters in the election https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-chad-the-exit-of-french-troops-is-a-key-concern-for-the-election

17:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-chad-the-exit-of-french-troops-is-a-key-concern-for-the-election )

17:23 TR News; UN expert warns gang attacks threaten Haiti healthcare system https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-expert-warns-gang-attacks-threaten-haiti-healthcare-system/

17:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN expert warns gang attacks threaten Haiti healthcare system - JURIST - News

17:24 TR News; US sanctions China cybersecurity firm for alleged role in critical infrastructure hacks https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-sanctions-china-cybersecurity-firm-for-alleged-role-in-critical-infrastructure-hacks/

17:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US sanctions China cybersecurity firm for alleged role in critical infrastructure hacks - JURIST - News

17:24 TR News; Biden blocks Nippon bid to buy US Steel over national security concerns https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/biden-blocks-nippon-bid-to-buy-us-steel-over-national-security-concerns/

17:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Biden blocks Nippon bid to buy US Steel over national security concerns - JURIST - News

17:27 TR News; Israel court annuls key component of controversial police law https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/israel-court-annuls-key-component-of-controversial-police-law/

17:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | Israel court annuls key component of controversial police law - JURIST - News

17:27 TR News; UN experts urge respect for human rights ahead of Venezuela presidential inauguration https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-independent-mission-urges-respect-for-human-rights-ahead-of-venezuela-presidential-inauguration/

17:27 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN experts urge respect for human rights ahead of Venezuela presidential inauguration - JURIST - News

17:28 TR News; The surprising existence of the erase button on cockpit voice recorders https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/the-surprising-existence-of-the-erase-button-on-cockpit-voice-recorders/

17:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.pentestpartners.com | The surprising existence of the erase button on cockpit voice recorders | Pen Test Partners

17:28 TR News; Windows TCO https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/03/china-us-treasury-hacking/

17:28 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/03/china-us-treasury-hacking/ )

17:29 TR News; South Korea stand-off: Who are the guards blocking President Yoons arrest? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-standoff-the-guards-blocking-the-presidents-arrest

17:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea stand-off: Who are the guards blocking President Yoons arrest? | The Straits Times

17:29 TR News; Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-slams-us-over-potential-chinese-drone-ban

17:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone ban | The Straits Times

17:29 TR News; Philippines Marcos drops estranged V-P Sara Duterte from security council https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-marcos-drops-estranged-v-p-sara-duterte-from-security-council

17:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines Marcos drops estranged V-P Sara Duterte from security council | The Straits Times

17:29 TR News; Recap: South Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-president-yoon

17:29 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Recap: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off

17:30 TR News; The art of Polands diplomacy https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0103/The-art-of-Poland-s-diplomacy

17:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-The art of Polands diplomacy - CSMonitor.com

17:30 TR News; South Koreas Dueling Protests https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/asia/south-korea-protest-scene.html

17:30 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | South Koreas Dueling Protests - The New York Times

17:31 TR News; Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japans Nippon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/us-steel-nippon-biden.html

17:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japans Nippon - The New York Times

17:38 TR News; "GlobalFoundries and IBM announced on January 2, 2025, that they had settled their ongoing legal battles, which included claims of breach of contract, trade secrets, and intellectual property disputes." https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250103PD212/ibm-globalfoundries-legal-ceo-rapidus.html

17:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitimes.com | GlobalFoundries and IBM resolve legal battles

17:40 TR News; IBM trains them for BRICS https://www.ceoinsightsasia.com/news/stateowned-ai-firm-bedi-appoints-former-ibm-executive-xie-dong-as-cto-nwid-13146.html

17:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ceoinsightsasia.com | State-Owned AI Firm BEDI Appoints Former IBM Executive Xie Dong as CTO

17:40 TR News; Endicott issues statement on IBM lawsuit https://www.yahoo.com/news/endicott-issues-statement-ibm-lawsuit-220617595.html

17:40 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.yahoo.com | Endicott issues statement on IBM lawsuit

17:41 TR News; SOSS Community Day India 2024: Wrap Up https://openssf.org/blog/2025/01/03/soss-community-day-india-2024-wrap-up/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/07/Open_Source_Security_Foundation_OpenSSF_Hosted_SOSS_as_Microsof.shtml

17:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-openssf.org | SOSS Community Day India 2024: Wrap Up Open Source Security Foundation

17:41 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Hosted SOSS as Microsoft Propaganda Platform With Microsoft Front Group OSI

17:44 TR News; The Glaring Hypocrisy and Embedded Deceptions of the Global Food Giants https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/03/the-glaring-hypocrisy-and-embedded-deceptions-of-the-global-food-giants/

17:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-off-guardian.org | The Glaring Hypocrisy and Embedded Deceptions of the Global Food Giants OffGuardian

17:44 TR News; American Oversight Sues Intelligence Agency for Records About Trump Nominee Kash Patel https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-intelligence-agency-for-records-about-trump-nominee-kash-patel/

17:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-americanoversight.org | American Oversight Sues Intelligence Agency for Records About Trump Nominee Kash Patel - American Oversight

17:45 TR News; Diplo Revenge Porn Case Takes a New Twist As Judge Rules Jane Doe Must Reveal Her Identity https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/diplo-revenge-porn-case-jane-doe/

17:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/diplo-revenge-porn-case-jane-doe/ )

17:45 TR News; collaboration

17:45 TR News; IBM and GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over chipmaking tech given to defective chip maker Intel and Rapidus https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-and-ibm-have-buried-the-hatchet-paving-the-way-for-future-collaboration

17:45 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | IBM and GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over chipmaking tech given to Intel and Rapidus | Tom's Hardware

17:46 TR News; Guantnamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/guantanamo-prisoner-iraq-lawsuit.html

17:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Guantnamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq - The New York Times

17:47 TR News; US appeals court overturns FCC decision reinstating net neutrality rules https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-appeals-court-overturns-fcc-decision-reinstating-net-neutrality-rules/

17:47 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | US appeals court overturns FCC decision reinstating net neutrality rules - JURIST - News

17:48 TR News; EXPLAINED: Why is an internet-famous Vietnamese monk on a trek to India? https://rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/01/03/vietnam-monk-explainer/

17:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/01/03/vietnam-monk-explainer/ )

17:48 TR News; Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1004067/

17:48 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Security updates for Friday [LWN.net]

6 PM, January 4

18:01 TR News; Techrights More Bot-Generated Fake 'Articles' About the "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/More_Bot_Generated_Fake_Articles_About_the_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/More_Bot_Generated_Fake_Articles_About_the_Linux.gmi

18:01 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights More Bot-Generated Fake 'Articles' About the "Linux"

18:03 TR News; Caddy 2.9 Web & Reverse Proxy Server Released https://linuxiac.com/caddy-2-9-web-and-reverse-proxy-server-released/

18:03 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Caddy 2.9 Web & Reverse Proxy Server Released

18:04 TR News; Arch-Based Distros Dominate the GNU/Linux Gaming Scene https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-distros-dominate-the-linux-gaming-scene/

18:04 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-linuxiac.com | Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene

18:06 TR News; (NEW): What I need in a desktop environment https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/What_I_need_in_a_desktop_environment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/What_I_need_in_a_desktop_environment.gmi

18:06 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines What I need in a desktop environment

18:07 TR News; GNU/Linux Back to 5% in 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Back_to_5_in_2025.shtml

18:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Back to 5% in 2025

18:07 TR News; GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Indonesia (Population Size Near 300 Million) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Indonesia_Population_Size_Near_300_Milli.shtml

18:07 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Indonesia (Population Size Near 300 Million)

18:08 TR News; GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Australia Tripled in 5 Years? That's How statCounter Sees It.... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_in_Australia_Tripled_in_5_Years_That_s_H.shtml

18:08 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Australia Tripled in 5 Years? That's How statCounter Sees It....

18:09 TR News; GNU/Linux Rose to 5% in Belgium (It Was 1.66% Last January) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/GNU_Linux_Rose_to_5_in_Belgium_It_Was_1_66_Last_January.shtml

18:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GNU/Linux Rose to 5% in Belgium (It Was 1.66% Last January)

18:09 TR News; A Salad of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft FUD Against Linux, Published by LinuxSecurity.com Using LLM Slop/Copypasta https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Salad_of_Microsoft_FUD_Against_Linux_Published_by_LinuxSecuri.shtml

18:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights A Salad of Microsoft FUD Against Linux, Published by LinuxSecurity.com Using LLM Slop/Copypasta

18:09 TR News; In Mexico, backdoored Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.shtml

18:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Mexico, Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High

18:09 TR News; Canada: backdoored Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8% (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.shtml

18:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Canada: Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8%

18:09 TR News; In Hong Kong and Taiwan People Flock to GNU/Linux (Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux Doesn't Capture Screenshots of Everything You Do and Add Back Doors to Encryption) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.shtml

18:09 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights In Hong Kong and Taiwan People Flock to GNU/Linux (Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux Doesn't Capture Screenshots of Everything You Do and Add Back Doors to Encryption)

18:10 TR News; MP wins complaint against Birmingham Live over UKs grimmest village article https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/gavin-williamson-wins-complaint-against-birmingham-live-over-grimmest-village-article/

18:10 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pressgazette.co.uk | Gavin Williamson wins complaint over 'grimmest village' article - Press Gazette

18:11 TR News; ESET recommends installing GNU/Linux if your unsupported backdoored Windows 11 PC can't update from 10 https://www.neowin.net/news/eset-recommends-installing-linux-if-your-unsupported-windows-11-pc-cant-update-from-10/ https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/24/ESET_Finds_Rootkits_Does_Not_Explain_How_They_Get_Installed_Med.shtml

18:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | ESET recommends installing Linux if your unsupported Windows 11 PC can't update from 10 - Neowin

18:11 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights ESET Finds Rootkits, Does Not Explain How They Get Installed, Media Says It Means "Previously Unknown Linux Backdoors" (Useful Distraction From CALEA and CALEA2)

18:15 TR News; (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/today_s_howtos.gmi

18:15 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos

18:16 TR News; (NEW): Security and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Security_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Security_and_Windows_TCO.gmi

18:16 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO

18:18 TR News; (NEW): Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Modding.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware_Modding.gmi

18:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding

18:18 TR News; (NEW): Wine 10.0-rc4 and Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Wine_10_0_rc4_and_Games.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Wine_10_0_rc4_and_Games.gmi

18:18 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Wine 10.0-rc4 and Games

18:21 TR News; (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.1.gmi

18:21 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web

18:23 TR News; Ditana Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/ditana-arch-based-linux-distribution/

18:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Ditana - Arch-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks

18:23 TR News; (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.1.gmi

18:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

18:24 TR News; This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/

18:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blogs.kde.org | This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility - KDE Blogs

18:26 TR News; "Ive been shoveling for days. My hands are quite sore and tired from all of it. I have a fair amount of muscle soreness in my back, my ribs, and my arms. But its that good post exercise soreness." gemini://thatit.be/2025-01-04-08-50-09.gmi

18:27 TR News; Learnings from dogs gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2445

18:27 TR News; "my first POST!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2444

18:31 TR News; Techrights Gemini Links 04/01/2025: Snow and Attacks https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Gemini_Links_04_01_2025_Snow_and_Attacks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Gemini_Links_04_01_2025_Snow_and_Attacks.gmi

18:31 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 04/01/2025: Snow and Attacks

18:34 TR News; Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Glastonbury Misinformation, Arrestgate in South Korea https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Glastonbury_Misinformation_Arrestgate_in_South.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Links_04_01_2025_Glastonbury_Misinformation_Arrestgate_in_South.gmi

18:34 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 04/01/2025: Glastonbury Misinformation, Arrestgate in South Korea

18:35 TR News; Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/science/monkeys-typewriter-shakespeare.html

18:35 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare? - The New York Times

18:36 TR News; More than a tourist attraction: Tokyo Skytree jolts research as a lightning rod https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-than-a-tourist-attraction-tokyo-skytree-jolts-research-as-a-lightning-rod

18:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | More than a tourist attraction: Tokyo Skytree jolts research as a lightning rod | The Straits Times

18:36 TR News; You'll Probably Gain a Pound in 2025. Avoid 'Weight Creep' With 7 Practical Steps. https://www.sciencealert.com/youll-probably-gain-a-pound-in-2025-avoid-weight-creep-with-7-practical-steps

18:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-You'll Probably Gain a Pound in 2025. Avoid 'Weight Creep' With 7 Practical Steps. : ScienceAlert

18:37 TR News; Study Reveals Key Alzheimer's Pathway And Blocking It Reverses Symptoms in Mice https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-key-alzheimers-pathway-and-blocking-it-reverses-symptoms-in-mice

18:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Study Reveals Key Alzheimer's Pathway And Blocking It Reverses Symptoms in Mice : ScienceAlert

18:37 TR News; Scientists Discover Mystery Volcano That Cooled The Globe in 1831 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-mystery-volcano-that-cooled-the-globe-in-1831

18:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Discover Mystery Volcano That Cooled The Globe in 1831 : ScienceAlert

18:37 TR News; Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-new-blood-group-after-50-year-mystery

18:37 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery : ScienceAlert

18:38 TR News; Passenger demonstrates the true power of airplane toilet suction in viral video https://nypost.com/2025/01/03/lifestyle/viral-video-shows-how-powerful-airplane-toilets-truly-are/

18:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Viral video shows how powerful airplane toilets truly are

18:38 TR News; Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/style/virginia-dops-reincarnation.html

18:38 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.nytimes.com | Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It. - The New York Times

18:38 TR News; US Treasury relaxes 45V hydrogen tax credit rules and opens nuclear pathway https://www.h2-view.com/story/us-treasury-relaxes-45v-hydrogen-tax-credit-rules-and-opens-nuclear-pathway/2119176.article/

18:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.h2-view.com | US Treasury relaxes 45V hydrogen tax credit rules and opens nuclear pathway | Policy | H2 View

18:39 TR News; Federal Circuit Internal Debate over Reversal versus Vacatur https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/a.html

18:39 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Federal Circuit Internal Debate over Reversal versus Vacatur | Patently-O

7 PM, January 4

19:12 TR News; "The first conference's roughly 150 attendees included Steve Wozniak, Ted Nelson, Richard Stallman, John Draper, Richard Greenblatt, Robert Woodhead, and Bob Wallace" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hackers_Conference

19:12 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | The Hackers Conference - Wikipedia

8 PM, January 4

20:23 TR News; Techrights What Would Dennis Ritchie Say About the "Memory-Safe" Hype (or Cargo Cult)? https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/What_Would_Dennis_Ritchie_Say_About_the_Memory_Safe_Hype_or_Car.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/What_Would_Dennis_Ritchie_Say_About_the_Memory_Safe_Hype_or_Car.gmi

20:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Would Dennis Ritchie Say About the "Memory-Safe" Hype (or Cargo Cult)?

20:46 TR News; Techrights [Meme] Swallow Microsoft GitHub https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Meme_Swallow_Microsoft_GitHub.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Meme_Swallow_Microsoft_GitHub.gmi

20:46 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights [Meme] Swallow Microsoft GitHub

9 PM, January 4

21:44 TR News; Techrights Sometimes Less Publicity is Better (Than Bad Publicity) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Sometimes_Less_Publicity_is_Better_Than_Bad_Publicity.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Sometimes_Less_Publicity_is_Better_Than_Bad_Publicity.gmi

21:44 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Sometimes Less Publicity is Better (Than Bad Publicity)

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22:14 TR News; Techrights Phoronix in Past Years: X is Dead. Phoronix Days Ago: Oh, Never Mind. https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Phoronix_in_Past_Years_X_is_Dead_Phoronix_Days_Ago_Oh_Never_Min.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Phoronix_in_Past_Years_X_is_Dead_Phoronix_Days_Ago_Oh_Never_Min.gmi

22:14 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Phoronix in Past Years: X is Dead. Phoronix Days Ago: Oh, Never Mind.

22:19 TR News; "If youve ever played around with customising Ubuntu (or any GNOME Shell-based Linux distribution) youll have encountered GNOME Tweaks, an official app giving you GUI access to options, settings, and controls not otherwise exposed in the UI." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/refine-advanced-tweak-tool-for-gnome

22:19 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Want to Tweak Advanced Settings in GNOME? Try Refine - OMG! Ubuntu

22:20 TR News; Trademark-infringing parasite still at it. LF won't do anything... https://www.papermag.com/new-year-new-york-linux

22:20 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.papermag.com/new-year-new-york-linux )

22:22 TR News; (NEW): 5 of the Best Flashcard Apps in Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/5_of_the_Best_Flashcard_Apps_in_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/04/5_of_the_Best_Flashcard_Apps_in_Linux.gmi

22:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 of the Best Flashcard Apps in Linux

22:22 TR News; These Enhancements Make Flutter Beast At Making Apps For Windows, macOS, and Linux. https://medium.com/@rk0936626/these-enhancements-make-flutter-beast-at-making-apps-for-windows-macos-and-linux-b13a00c821e5

22:22 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-These Enhancements Make Flutter Beast At Making Apps For Windows, macOS, and Linux. | by Ranjan Kumar | Jan, 2025 | Medium

22:23 TR News; "ESET Germany has published a new blog post about the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 and how it is going to affect around 65% or roughly 32 million PCs there. The security firm has expressed concern over this since the vast majority of desktop PC owners are still on the outgoing OS" https://www.neowin.net/news/eset-recommends-installing-linux-if-your-unsupported-windows-11-pc-cant-update-from-10/

22:23 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.neowin.net | ESET recommends installing Linux if your unsupported Windows 11 PC can't update from 10 - Neowin

22:24 TR News; Foolish headline that mixes a kernel with company names https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/linux-microsoft-google-responsible-for-62-of-2024/485113

22:24 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux, Microsoft, Google Responsible for 62% of 2024 Vulnerabilities | Entrepreneur

22:25 TR News; Linux filesystems: Ext4, Btrfs, XFS, ZFS and more https://www.networkworld.com/article/3631604/linux-filesystems-ext4-btrfs-xfs-zfs-and-more.html

22:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.networkworld.com | Linux filesystems: Ext4, Btrfs, XFS, ZFS and more | Network World

22:25 TR News; "Gaming on Linux has taken off in a big way over the last decade, with Microsoft taking its position as the leading member of the market for gaming on PC for granted." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-linux-best-alternative-windows-gamers/

22:25 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Why Linux is a great Windows alternative for gamers

22:29 TR News; "As a side project this year I'm going to be creating another game for Palm OS. Seeing the positive remarks I got on creating Captain's MiniGolf last summer, I thought why not give it another shot." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~captain/posts/2025-01-04-stargrid-a-new-game-im-making-for-palm-os-in-2025.gmi

22:36 TR News; Techrights Today's "Latest Technology News" is Marketing SPAM Authored by a Bot https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Today_s_Latest_Technology_News_is_Marketing_SPAM_Authored_by_a_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Today_s_Latest_Technology_News_is_Marketing_SPAM_Authored_by_a_.gmi

22:36 -TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Today's "Latest Technology News" is Marketing SPAM Authored by a Bot

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4 AM, January 4

04:13 TR News; South Koreas leadership crisis explained https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-leadership-crisis-explained

04:13 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas leadership crisis explained | The Straits Times

04:13 TR News; South Korean Presidents Supporters Camp Out Near His Home https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/asia/yoons-supporters-house.html

04:13 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | South Korean Presidents Supporters Camp Out Near His Home - The New York Times

04:28 TR News; Sister of North Koreas Kim spotted with children believed to be hers https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/02/north-korea-leader-sister-children/

04:28 -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/02/north-korea-leader-sister-children/ )

04:28 TR News; Rival South Korea camps face off as president holds out https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250102-rival-south-korea-camps-face-off-as-president-holds-out

04:28 -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250102-rival-south-korea-camps-face-off-as-president-holds-out )

04:28 TR News; South Korea investigators move to arrest impeached president Yoon https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250103-south-korea-investigators-move-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon

04:28 -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250103-south-korea-investigators-move-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon )

04:41 TR News; Malaysian police investigating death of six-year-old girl caused by folding table https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-investigating-death-of-six-year-old-girl-caused-by-folding-table

04:41 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysian police investigating death of six-year-old girl caused by folding table | The Straits Times

04:41 TR News; Singaporean woman, Malaysian nabbed for alleged drug offences in Johor midnight chase https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-woman-among-two-drug-suspects-caught-in-johor-midnight-chase

04:41 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Singaporean woman, Malaysian nabbed for alleged drug offences in Johor midnight chase | The Straits Times

04:43 TR News; Chinas monster ship arrives at Scarborough Shoal https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/02/china-philippines-monster-ship-scarborough-shoal/

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04:43 TR News; Taipei hits back over Chinese militarys New Year propaganda video https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/02/china-taiwan-pla-new-year-propaganda-video/

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04:44 TR News; China mourns those killed in New Orleans attack, says it opposes terrorist acts targeting civilians https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/02/china-mourns-those-killed-in-new-orleans-attack-says-it-opposes-terrorist-acts-targeting-civilians/

04:44 -TechPolBot/#techpol-hongkongfp.com | China 'mourns' those killed in New Orleans attack

04:45 TR News; The US and Chinese defence industrial bases in an era of great power competition https://www.defenceweb.co.za/daily-news/international-news/the-us-and-chinese-defence-industrial-bases-in-an-era-of-great-power-competition/

04:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | The US and Chinese defence industrial bases in an era of great power competition - defenceWeb

04:45 TR News; Editors picks for 2024: Military challenges to Beijings South China Sea claims are increasing https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2024-military-challenges-to-beijings-south-china-sea-claims-are-increasing/

04:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | Editors' picks for 2024: 'Military challenges to Beijings South China Sea claims are increasing' | The Strategist

04:45 TR News; Chinas big new combat aircraft: an airborne cruiser against air and surface targets https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-big-new-combat-aircraft-an-airborne-cruiser-against-air-and-surface-targets/

04:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.aspistrategist.org.au | China's big new combat aircraft: an airborne cruiser against air and surface targets | The Strategist

04:49 TR News; Zelenskiy Says Trump Could Be 'Decisive' In Ending War https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-zelenskiy-interview-trump-war/33261568.html

04:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskiy Says Trump Could Be 'Decisive' In Ending War

04:49 TR News; Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable https://www.rferl.org/a/finland-ukraine-russia-war-tanker-cable-baltic-sea/33261907.html

04:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Finland Seeks Seizure Of Oil Tanker Suspected Of Damaging Undersea Cable

04:49 TR News; Moldovan Electricity Provider Confident It Can Cover Demand On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies https://www.rferl.org/a/33261939.html

04:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Moldovan Electricity Provider Says Demand Will Be Met On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies

04:49 TR News; Lithuania evacuates and restores over 1,500 art valuables from Ukraine https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2451293/lithuania-evacuates-and-restores-over-1-500-art-valuables-from-ukraine

04:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Lithuania evacuates and restores over 1,500 art valuables from Ukraine - LRT

04:50 TR News; UN report finds deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-report-highlights-deteriorating-human-rights-situation-in-ukraine/

04:50 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN report finds deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine - JURIST - News

04:52 TR News; Ukraine becomes 125th state party to ICC Rome Statute https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/ukraine-becomes-125th-state-party-to-icc-rome-statute/

04:52 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Ukraine becomes 125th state party to ICC Rome Statute - JURIST - News

04:53 TR News; Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the balance of power https://www.defenceweb.co.za/industry/industry-industry/commercial-satellites-are-changing-the-battlespace-and-the-balance-of-power/

04:53 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the balance of power - defenceWeb

04:54 TR News; Missiles, AI, and drone swarms: Ukraines 2025 defense tech priorities https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/missiles-ai-and-drone-swarms-ukraines-2025-defense-tech-priorities/

04:54 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Missiles, AI, and drone swarms: Ukraine's 2025 defense tech priorities - Atlantic Council

04:55 TR News; Lithuania prioritizes defense spending amid growing Russian threat https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/lithuania-prioritizes-defense-spending-amid-growing-russian-threat/

04:55 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Lithuania prioritizes defense spending amid growing Russian threat - Atlantic Council

5 AM, January 4

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7 AM, January 4

07:23 TR News; A pawn of the US? Manilas plan to buy missile system draws flak from Beijing https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-pawn-of-the-us-manilas-plan-to-buy-missile-system-draws-flak-from-beijing

07:23 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | A pawn of the US? Manilas plan to buy missile system draws flak from Beijing | The Straits Times

07:28 TR News; Texas Supreme Court rejects effort to discipline AG deputy over 2020 election lawsuit https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/texas-supreme-court-rejects-effort-to-discipline-ag-deputy-over-2020-election-lawsuit/

07:28 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Texas Supreme Court rejects effort to discipline AG deputy over 2020 election lawsuit - JURIST - News

07:28 TR News; New US gun laws take effect January 1 https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/new-us-gun-laws-take-effect-january-1/

07:28 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | New US gun laws take effect January 1 - JURIST - News

07:37 TR News; South Korean authorities fail to arrest impeached President Yoon due to security stand-off https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-authorities-moving-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon-yonhap

07:37 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off | The Straits Times

07:39 TR News; South Korean presidential security prevents arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/south-korean-soldiers-preventing-attempt-to-arrest-ex-president-yoon-seok-yeol-developing-story/

07:39 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | South Korean presidential security prevents arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol - JURIST - News

07:40 TR News; Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-security-truck-attack.html

07:40 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack? - The New York Times

07:40 TR News; Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-recovers-suspected-chinese-submarine-drone

07:40 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone | The Straits Times

07:40 TR News; Live: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-president-yoon

07:40 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Recap: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off

07:44 TR News; South Korean presidential security impedes arrest of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeoldeveloping story https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/south-korean-soldiers-preventing-attempt-to-arrest-ex-president-yoon-seok-yeol-developing-story/

07:44 TR News; Over 100 shops destroyed in a fire at the market in Accra https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250102-over-100-shops-destroyed-in-market-fire-in-accra

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07:44 TR News; South Korean investigators seek to arrest impeached President Yoon https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-south-korean-investigators-seek-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon

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07:45 TR News; the

07:45 TR News; Experts react: What the New Orleans attack tells us about terrorism in 2025 https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-what-the-new-orleans-attack-tells-us-about-terrorism-in-2025/

07:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.atlanticcouncil.org | Experts react: What the New Orleans attack tells us about terrorism in 2025 - Atlantic Council

07:51 TR News; LGBTQ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/02/a-russian-travel-agent-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-died-in-a-moscow-jail-officials-say-it-was-suicide-but-advocates-aren-t-convinced | Source: Meduza

07:51 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | A Russian travel agent accused of organizing LGBTQ tours died in a Moscow jail. Officials say it was suicide, but advocates arent convinced. Meduza

07:51 TR News; Montenegrins Express Disbelief In Wake Of Mass Shooting https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-shooting-civilian-new-year-cetinje-mass-killing-suicide-balkan-mourning/33261483.html

07:51 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Montenegrins Express Disbelief In Wake Of Mass Shooting

8 AM, January 4

08:40 TR News; Pedophilia? https://www.dw.com/en/morocco-moves-to-reform-underage-marriage/a-71155121

08:40 -TechPolBot/#techpol-Morocco moves to reform underage marriage DW 12/24/2024

9 AM, January 4

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09:37 TR News; "Volodymyr Zelensky: Donald Trump 'capable of stopping Putin'" https://thehill.com/policy/international/5064531-zelensky-trump-stopping-putin/

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09:38 TR News; "Kansas governor declares day of mourning, sets flags at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter" https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kelly-declares-day-of-mourning-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-carter/

09:38 -TechPolBot/#techpol-kansasreflector.com | Kansas governor declares day of mourning, sets flags at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter Kansas Reflector

09:38 TR News; "2 soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-medal-of-honor-vietnam/

09:38 -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | 2 soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism

09:40 TR News; "Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Pearl Harbor, dies at 103" https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/01/02/harry-chandler-navy-medic-who-survived-pearl-harbor-dies-at-103/

09:40 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.navytimes.com | Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

09:45 TR News; "Child soldier recruitment rife in Africa - defenceWeb" https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/child-soldier-recruitment-rife-in-africa/

09:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.defenceweb.co.za | Child soldier recruitment rife in Africa - defenceWeb

09:45 TR News; "Syrian ministers visit Saudi Arabia to reset regional ties" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/02/2025/syrian-ministers-visit-saudi-arabia-as-country-seeks-to-reset-regional-ties

09:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-Syrian ministers visit Saudi Arabia to reset regional ties | Semafor

09:45 TR News; "Trump to be sentenced in hush money case but avoid jail time" https://kansasreflector.com/2025/01/03/dc/trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-but-avoid-jail-time/

09:45 -TechPolBot/#techpol-kansasreflector.com | Trump to be sentenced in hush money case but avoid jail time Kansas Reflector

09:47 TR News; "Trump to be sentenced before Inauguration Day but faces no jail time" https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/trump-hush-money-sentence-inew-york-nauguration

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09:47 TR News; "EU fiscal rules are slowing down Lithuania funding its defences against Russia" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/03/eu-fiscal-rules-are-slowing-down-lithuania-funding-its-defences-against-russia/

09:47 -TechPolBot/#techpol-neweasterneurope.eu | EU fiscal rules are slowing down Lithuania funding its defences against Russia - New Eastern Europe

09:51 TR News; "Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syrias New Leaders" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/middleeast/syria-saudi-arabia-uae.html

09:51 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syrias New Leaders - The New York Times

09:52 TR News; "Liz Cheney to Donald Trump: 'This is not the Soviet Union'" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5066756-liz-cheney-trump-biden-medal/

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09:52 TR News; "President Biden awards Medal of Honor to seven U.S. soldiers" https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5065501-biden-awards-medal-honor-soldiers/

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09:52 TR News; iophk: civil rights through belated acknowledgement https://taskandpurpose.com/news/cavazos-korea-vets-medal-of-honor/ ("5 soldiers to be awarded Medal of Honor for Korean War bravery")

09:52 -TechPolBot/#techpol-taskandpurpose.com | 5 soldiers to be awarded Medal of Honor for Korean War bravery

09:58 TR News; "He mentioned that President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office in a few weeks." https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/01/03/zelensky-i-know-the-hungarian-people-are-on-the-side-of-the-ukrainie-and-of-the-truth | Source: Insight Hungary

09:58 -TechPolBot/#techpol-insighthungary.444.hu | Zelensky: I know the Hungarian people are on the side of the Ukrainie and of the truth - InsightHungary

10 AM, January 4

10:16 TR News; "unwavering commitment to peace, democracy, good governance" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/01/03/zambia-pays-tribute-to-former-u-s-president-jimmy-carter/ | Source: Lusaka ZM

10:16 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lusakatimes.com | Zambia : Zambia Pays Tribute to Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

11 AM, January 4

11:02 TR News; "Trump could face a potential prison sentence of up to 4 years" https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/03/donald-trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-before-inauguration-judge/ | Source: TMZ

11:02 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.tmz.com | Donald Trump Will Be Sentenced Next Week in Hush Money Case, Days Before Inauguration

11:02 TR News; "over 400 packets of tear gas" https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-officials-say-country-s-military-seized-weapons-from-terrorists-re-arming-boko-haram-/7923381.html | Source: VOA News

11:02 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.voanews.com | Cameroon officials say country's military seized weapons from terrorists re-arming Boko Haram

11:06 TR News; "Although defeated in Syria more than five years ago" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-03/new-orleans-attack-highlights-the-power-of-the-isis-brand-to-spread-terror-in-the-west.html | Source: El Pas

11:06 -TechPolBot/#techpol-english.elpais.com | New Orleans attack highlights the power of the ISIS brand to spread terror in the West | U.S. | EL PAS English

11:06 TR News; "It started out as a rebranded faction of Al Qaeda, under the leadership of Abu Bakr Baghdadi" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-02/islamic-state-ideology-inspires | Source: Los Angeles Times

11:06 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.latimes.com | Islamic State: A weakened force, but not a spent one - Los Angeles Times

11:07 TR News; "Matt was a very skilled warrior, and he would be able to make if it was him, and if he did this" https://zambianobserver.com/he-loved-trump-cybertruck-bombers-uncle-bemused-by-super-soldiers-attack/ | Source: The Zambian Observer

11:07 -TechPolBot/#techpol-zambianobserver.com | He loved Trump! Cybertruck bombers uncle bemused by super soldiers attack - The Zambian Observer

11:10 TR News; "In talks also attended by her French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot" https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-foreign-minister-heads-damascus-one-day-trip-2025-01-03/ | Source: Reuters

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1 PM, January 4

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13:54 TR News; "Judge Juan Merchan signaled he is inclined to impose no punishment for Trumps 34-count felony conviction, given concerns about his immunity from criminal prosecution upon taking the oath of office" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5066344-trump-hush-money-sentence-jan-10/ | Source: The Hill

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2 PM, January 4

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15:44 TR News; Zelenskiy: Ukraine Elections Possible This Year If Martial Law Ends https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-says-elections-in-ukraine-possible-this-year-if-conditions-allow-lifting-of-martial-law/33262227.html

15:44 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Zelenskiy: Ukraine Elections Possible This Year If Martial Law Ends

15:44 TR News; Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-ukraine-russia-gas-gazprom-supply-transit-transdniester-wood-energy-winter/33262592.html

15:44 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Moldovans Facing Gas Shortages Are Chopping Wood To Get Through Winter

15:48 TR News; Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies As Warsaw Assumes Bloc's Rotating Presidency https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-farmers-protest-european-union-hungary-gala/33262682.html

15:48 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies As Warsaw Assumes Bloc's Rotating Presidency

15:49 TR News; Russia Launches Drone Attack Against Multiple Regions Of Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-attack-air-defense-kyiv/33263004.html

15:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Russia Launches Drone Attack Against Multiple Regions Of Ukraine

15:49 TR News; Slovakia threatens to cut aid for Ukraine refugees amid gas transit dispute https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/slovakia-threatens-to-cut-aid-for-ukraine-refugees-amid-gas-transit-dispute/

15:49 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | Slovakia threatens to cut aid for Ukraine refugees amid gas transit dispute - JURIST - News

15:50 TR News; Do Russian media operating in Latvia make any difference? https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/03.01.2025-do-russian-media-operating-in-latvia-make-any-difference.a582148/

15:50 -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Do Russian media operating in Latvia make any difference? / Article

15:50 TR News; Ukraine Can Expect Further U.S. Aid Offers Before Biden Leaves Office, White House Says https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-aid-austin-biden-zelenskiy-kellogg/33263017.html

15:50 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Can Expect Further U.S. Aid Offers Before Biden Leaves Office, White House Says

15:50 TR News; "Slovak prime minister threatens to cut support for Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv halts gas transit" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/03/slovak-prime-minister-threatens-to-cut-support-for-ukrainian-refugees-after-kyiv-halts-gas-transit | Source: Meduza

15:50 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Slovak prime minister threatens to cut support for Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv halts gas transit Meduza

15:51 TR News; "Breaking the chain What the end of decades-long Russian gas transit through Ukraine means for Moscow, Kyiv, and Europe" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/03/breaking-the-chain | Source: Meduza

15:51 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Breaking the chain What the end of decades-long Russian gas transit through Ukraine means for Moscow, Kyiv, and Europe Meduza

15:51 TR News; "Headlines from an alternate reality A roundup of fake news stories about Ukraine Russian propagandists created and amplified in 2024" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/04/headlines-from-an-alternate-reality | Source: Meduza

15:51 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Headlines from an alternate reality A roundup of fake news stories about Ukraine Russian propagandists created and amplified in 2024 Meduza

15:52 TR News; Oil slick from Russian tanker spill reaches Crimea https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say

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15:53 TR News; Court in Lithuania to look into Russian ice skaters citizenship appeal https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2452124/court-in-lithuania-to-look-into-russian-ice-skater-s-citizenship-appeal

15:53 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Court in Lithuania to look into Russian ice skaters citizenship appeal - LRT

15:54 TR News; "Finland upholds seizure of potential Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/03/finland-upholds-seizure-of-potential-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cables | Source: Meduza

15:54 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | Finland upholds seizure of potential Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables Meduza

15:54 TR News; "A glimpse of home" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/03/a-glimpse-of-home | Source: Meduza

15:54 -TechPolBot/#techpol-meduza.io | A glimpse of home Many of Meduzas readers are in exile. We asked those in Russia to grant their holiday wishes by sending photos of the places they miss. Meduza

15:55 TR News; Three weeks with no Latvia-Belarus border crossers detected https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/03.01.2025-three-weeks-with-no-latvia-belarus-border-crossers-detected.a582213/

15:55 -TechPolBot/#techpol-eng.lsm.lv | Three weeks with no Latvia-Belarus border crossers detected / Article

4 PM, January 4

16:36 TR News; Did Syria fire all female judges after Bashar al-Assads fall? https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/01/03/afcl-syria-female-judge/

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16:36 TR News; Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-top-european-diplomats-urge-inclusive-transition-in-syria-visit

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16:36 TR News; European Union leaders seeks path to rebuild ties with Syria https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-european-union-seeks-path-to-rebuild-ties-with-syria

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5 PM, January 4

17:21 TR News; Syria restricts entry for Lebanese citizens, security sources say https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-syria-restricts-entry-for-lebanese-citizens-security-sources-say

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17:23 TR News; Chad: Regional security is a key concern of voters in the election https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-chad-the-exit-of-french-troops-is-a-key-concern-for-the-election

17:23 -TechPolBot/#techpol- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250103-chad-the-exit-of-french-troops-is-a-key-concern-for-the-election )

17:23 TR News; UN expert warns gang attacks threaten Haiti healthcare system https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-expert-warns-gang-attacks-threaten-haiti-healthcare-system/

17:23 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN expert warns gang attacks threaten Haiti healthcare system - JURIST - News

17:27 TR News; UN experts urge respect for human rights ahead of Venezuela presidential inauguration https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-independent-mission-urges-respect-for-human-rights-ahead-of-venezuela-presidential-inauguration/

17:27 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN experts urge respect for human rights ahead of Venezuela presidential inauguration - JURIST - News

17:29 TR News; South Korea stand-off: Who are the guards blocking President Yoons arrest? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-standoff-the-guards-blocking-the-presidents-arrest

17:29 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea stand-off: Who are the guards blocking President Yoons arrest? | The Straits Times

17:29 TR News; Philippines Marcos drops estranged V-P Sara Duterte from security council https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-marcos-drops-estranged-v-p-sara-duterte-from-security-council

17:29 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Philippines Marcos drops estranged V-P Sara Duterte from security council | The Straits Times

17:29 TR News; Recap: South Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-president-yoon

17:29 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Recap: S. Korean authorities suspend attempt to arrest President Yoon amid dramatic stand-off

17:30 TR News; The art of Polands diplomacy https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0103/The-art-of-Poland-s-diplomacy

17:30 -TechPolBot/#techpol-The art of Polands diplomacy - CSMonitor.com

17:30 TR News; South Koreas Dueling Protests https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/asia/south-korea-protest-scene.html

17:30 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | South Koreas Dueling Protests - The New York Times

17:46 TR News; Guantnamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/guantanamo-prisoner-iraq-lawsuit.html

17:46 -TechPolBot/#techpol-www.nytimes.com | Guantnamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq - The New York Times

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