Links 06/08/2026: Billboard Chart Contaminated by Slop Plagiarists, Sheinbaum Blasts Social Control Media
Published: August 6, 2026 20:46
Links for the day
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A Long Break and What's Coming Next Year
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Long_Break_and_What_s_Coming_Next_Year.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 17:41
Some time next year we definitely plan to show how the EFF failed women, failed bloggers, and basically prioritised GAFAM
Daniel Pocock on a "metre-long ballot paper"
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Daniel_Pocock_on_a_metre_long_ballot_paper.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 17:24
The Debian "cult" (as he calls them collectively) is simply jealous of him
Links 06/08/2026: Disney and Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal, "Hearing Aids Shenanigans"
Published: August 6, 2026 16:11
Links for the day
IBM Mass Layoffs Began Yesterday, They're Sold as "Voluntary", the "Offer" Runs for Two Weeks (Last Day August 19th 2026)
Published: August 6, 2026 14:41
IBM will self-detonate while using contractual agreements to force people to smile
Start of September 2026 'Voluntary' Mass Layoffs at IBM, Start of October Red Hat Employees Forced Into the 'Bloodbath' (After Collapse of IBM's Shares) (updated)
Published: August 6, 2026 14:15
Red Hat is in trouble
Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web
Published: August 6, 2026 13:54
Saying GNU/Linux user-agents are just "bots" (Microsoft Lunduke and other Microsofters say this) is like asserting that the Twin Towers fell not because of two giant planes but because of explosives
They Call Occupations "Professions" Because the "Pro" Means Something
Published: August 6, 2026 12:51
If you want to find tech news online
New Conference Paper (Science of Cyber Security) Credits RMS With Delaying Passwords
Published: August 6, 2026 12:32
When it comes to passwords, RMS was "right"
Removing Gender Barriers in Computer Science
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Removing_Gender_Barriers_in_Computer_Science.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 12:22
It is not that "women aren't good at maths"
In Brunei, GNU/Linux Approaches International Average of 8.5%
Published: August 6, 2026 12:09
a sharp rise from 0% to about 7.5% happened in a few years
15% of IBM Staff Marked for Layoffs ("RAs"), the Workers' Objective is to Find Another Employer and Leave
Published: August 6, 2026 11:33
"That's not a workforce, that's a waiting room."
Maintenance to be Completed Tonight (IPv6)
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Maintenance_to_be_Completed_Tonight_IPv6.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 11:09
Notice how, after 25+ years, we're still not fully adopting IPv6, we're only about 50% there
A Data Centres Hub Puts Everyone at Risk, Especially People Who Live Near Them at Times of War/s
Published: August 6, 2026 10:46
Spoiler: Datacentres are military targets, they attract missiles, some with nuclear warheads
GAFAM Mass Layoffs and Mountains (Trillions of Dollars in 'Secret' or 'Off-the-Ledger') Debt
Published: August 6, 2026 09:24
GAFAM is having layoffs this month
August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed by Staff This Week
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/August_2026_Microsoft_Layoffs_Confirmed_by_Staff_This_Week.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 08:34
It's hard to assess how many are impacted but signed an NDA, preventing them from speaking about what really happened
IBM Cannot Survive for Much Longer, There Are Limits to RAs and Offshoring, IBM Now Asks Workers to Quit
Published: August 6, 2026 07:49
IBM is in very serious trouble
SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Published: August 6, 2026 06:44
my solicitor, David Allen Green, put them in their place
Texts of the Claims From Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley and Matthew J. Garrett Almost Identical, I am Suing for Abuse of Process
Published: August 6, 2026 06:03
Half a decade ago Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley from Microsoft and GNOME was arrested for strangulation in Texas
Gemini Links 06/08/2026: "Eat That Frog", Mutt Terminal Email Guide, and BASICODE
Published: August 6, 2026 05:36
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 05:21
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 05, 2026
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_05_2026.shtml
Published: August 6, 2026 05:19
IRC logs for Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Big Announcement Tomorrow
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Big_Announcement_Tomorrow.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 22:31
Stay tuned...
GNU/Linux Seen Exceeding 10% in Antigua and Barbuda
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/GNU_Linux_Seen_Exceeding_10_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 22:24
In Antigua And Barbuda, what's seen this month is not far from the average
Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Family Room, Smoke, and Alarm clocks
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Gemini_Links_05_08_2026_Family_Room_Smoke_and_Alarm_clocks.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 22:06
Links for the day
The Establishment, Oxford, Google & Debian artificial intelligence conspiracies
Published: August 5, 2026 21:50
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
SLAPP Censorship - Part 140 Out of 200: You Become What You Eat, Your Clients Become You
Published: August 5, 2026 21:17
In 2024 Brett Wilson LLP failed to heed a decade-old warning
Debian losses in Switzerland hidden until after DPL election debate (updated)
Published: August 5, 2026 20:57
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 05/08/2026: Microsoft's (XBox's) "Devastating July" and "Never Write With" Slop, Says New York Times
Published: August 5, 2026 20:08
Links for the day
Gemini Links 05/08/2026: No to Slop, Dangers of Clown Computing, and Reducing Internet Usage
Published: August 5, 2026 18:20
Links for the day
analytics.usa.gov Says 7% of Sessions Come From GNU/Linux and ChromeOS. If ~40% (Mobile) Get Omitted, It's More Like 11%.
Published: August 5, 2026 17:40
In desktops and in laptops GNU/Linux has become a big player
The Register MS Takes Money From NVIDIA and HP to Promote Their Ponzi Scheme, "AI", in a Fake 'Article' That Says "AI" 42 Times
Published: August 5, 2026 17:21
"The media"... selling us scams for profit
Fertility app privacy, Britain's teenage pregnancies & faith based schooling
Published: August 5, 2026 17:15
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
In Chile, GNU/Linux Approaches 4%
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/In_Chile_GNU_Linux_Approaches_4.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 16:18
Let's see if it can exceed 5% by year's end
No Room for Misogyny and Incels in Free Software
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/No_Room_for_Misogyny_and_Incels_in_Free_Software.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 15:53
How can we ever trust men whose own family and their own partners cannot trust?
In El Salvador, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Now Measured at Around 12%
Published: August 5, 2026 15:07
signs of gradual and steady adoption of GNU/Linux
How to Dehumanise a Triple National
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/How_to_Dehumanise_a_Triple_National.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 14:49
Don't be easily incited against those who sacrifice a lot to inform the public of suppressed topics
Software in the Public Interest (SPI) Starts Spending Big Money in an Effort to Resist Lawsuit From Daniel Pocock
Published: August 5, 2026 14:27
They've lost over half a million dollars in the latest 3 years
The Establishment, Cambridge, Steve McIntyre & Debian suicide cluster
Published: August 5, 2026 14:04
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 05/08/2026: Internet Archive Harmed by Slop Bot, "EBay And Former Execs Agree to Pay $56 Million For Trying to ‘Crush’ a Journalist"
Published: August 5, 2026 13:31
Links for the day
Luxembourg and Software Freedom
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Luxembourg_and_Software_Freedom.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 07:37
Luxembourg's adoption of GNU/Linux has quite consistently been higher than the European average
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Web Site is Online, GNU's Site Having Issues (Ongoing Issues)
Published: August 5, 2026 07:30
We hope they can rectify the issues with the GNU Web site
Freedom Includes the Liberty to Disagree (and be Listened to, Not Censored)
Published: August 5, 2026 07:18
Freedom is our collective strength
Tanzania: GNU/Linux Now Seen on 8% on Desktops/Laptops (User Clients)
Published: August 5, 2026 06:09
numbers have more than doubled
IBM CEO Says IBM Won't be Bankrupt by 2028 or 2029 (When He Reaches Retirement Age)
Published: August 5, 2026 05:30
IBM has no path to survival
Over at Tux Machines...
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 04:47
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 04, 2026
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_04_2026.shtml
Published: August 5, 2026 04:46
IRC logs for Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Gemini Links 05/08/2026: Being Good, Tildeverse and Tilde.pink, Games
Published: August 5, 2026 04:45
Links for the day
Links 04/08/2026: GAFAM Expressing Concerns About Dangerous Disinformation by Slop, Bill Epsteingate-Connected Litigation Firm Salivating Over Europe
Published: August 4, 2026 20:04
Links for the day
Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Root Shell and "Duty of Care"
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Gemini_Links_04_08_2026_Root_Shell_and_Duty_of_Care.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 20:00
Links for the day
Alternate Data (Not IBM's Headcount) to Show Mass Layoffs' Effect at IBM (Despite Many Acquired Workers Via M&A)
Published: August 4, 2026 18:49
mass layoffs at Hashicorp and at Confluent this year (media did not cover either).
Big Blue's Quiet Axe - Poem Regarding IBM "RAs"
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Big_Blue_s_Quiet_Axe_Poem_Regarding_IBM_layoffs.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 18:34
No idea who posted this, but it is profound
Growing Proportion of Linux Commits Being Made by LLMs Not a Sign of LLMs Working, It's a Sign of Linux Development Being Shifted From Community to GAFAM and Other Slop Pushers (updated)
Published: August 4, 2026 17:58
antagonist became apologist
Abundance of Fake (Sometimes Paid-for) 'News' About IBM Will Discredit the Media as a Whole
Published: August 4, 2026 15:44
In 'the news' today
Worse Than "Taking Your Job", the Slop Pyramid Scheme Will "Take Your Pension"
Published: August 4, 2026 15:27
This will not end well
Microsoft is Trying Vapourware Again (to Keep Developers and Gamers From Fleeing)
Published: August 4, 2026 14:57
For XBox, the main thing over the horizon is additional layoffs
statCounter Reckons 12.33% of Web Traffic in Gambia Can be Attributed to GNU/Linux, Even 15% If Adding ChromeOS
Published: August 4, 2026 14:37
Will this be sustainable?
Reminder: The Pedophilia Problem Comes From the Accusers
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Reminder_The_Pedophilia_Problem_Comes_From_the_Accusers.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 14:26
Attacks on Richard Stallman are a distraction; his accusers are themselves the culprits
SLAPP Censorship - Part 139 Out of 200: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Needs More Public Scrutiny (New Management Changed Nothing, It's Costing a Lot of Taxpayers' Money)
Published: August 4, 2026 13:17
millions or maybe billions of pounds wasted
Rumours of Further IBM Shutdowns
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Rumours_of_Further_IBM_Shutdowns.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 12:39
IBM is going out of existence
Brigading Against Women - Part II - Threatening Women Using the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and Then False Threats Miscarrying the Name of a Court
Published: August 4, 2026 12:02
In this series we intend to show the threats, the outcomes of those threats, the response to those threats
Collapse of MElon Companies a Taste of What's to Come for Slop Bubble and GAFAM (Trillions in Debt, Justified as Slop "Investments")
Published: August 4, 2026 11:21
One good example of this was SpaceX
The 'Hyperinflation' in Hardware Dooms Video Hosting (Very Large Files)
Published: August 4, 2026 11:04
a terabyte of video files would be expensive
Rumours of Silent Layoffs in Microsoft This Month (August 2026), PIPs and Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA), aka "Buyouts"
Published: August 4, 2026 10:12
Will any investigative journalism follow or just shallow puff pieces and LLM trash from slopfarms?
Links 04/08/2026: "Framework for Musician Burnout" and Alexa+ "is a Buggy Embarrassment"
Published: August 4, 2026 09:57
Links for the day
Signs That XBox as a Console is Coming to an End, Windows Gaming Will be Called "XBox"
Published: August 4, 2026 09:27
"XBox" is the next "Surface"
Microsoft's Share in Search Falls Sharply in Europe
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Microsoft_s_Share_in_Search_Falls_Sharply_in_Europe.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 09:17
The layoffs at Microsoft's Bing will carry on
Romania: GNU/Linux Reaches 4% (Less Than EU Average)
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Romania_GNU_Linux_Reaches_4_Less_Than_EU_Average.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 09:08
We expect this same upward trend to carry on
Microsoft Sites or Sites Sponsored by Microsoft Angry That GNU/Linux is Gaining
Published: August 4, 2026 08:16
The Microsofters cannot easily dismiss reports of GNU/Linux growth as "bots" or just allege that statCounter alone is wrong
Ableism in the Free Software Movement Typically Comes From GAFAM Operatives and Proprietary Software Apologists
Published: August 4, 2026 07:35
And their hired guns
Afghanistan: GNU/Linux Steadily Rises to 9%
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Afghanistan_GNU_Linux_Steadily_Rises_to_9.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 07:07
Windows is steadily declining
IBM Innovation: It Has Invented New Methods of Silent Layoffs or Secret RAs
Published: August 4, 2026 06:40
How IBM disguises mass layoffs now
LLM Slop Won't Replace People and Jobs (in the Long Run)
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/LLM_Slop_Won_t_Replace_People_and_Jobs_in_the_Long_Run.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 06:09
At the end of the day, people who know their job offer more useful information, whereas LLMs waste people's time (typically an 'externality' to the entity deploying chatbots)
Over at Tux Machines...
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 05:43
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 03, 2026
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/04/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_August_03_2026.shtml
Published: August 4, 2026 05:42
IRC logs for Monday, August 03, 2026
Over 3,500 Known Gemini Capsules Accessible and Active According to Lupa
Published: August 4, 2026 05:30
It finally happened this morning
Gemini Links 04/08/2026: Library Cards, Dead Ends in Software Development, and DOS on USB Key
Published: August 4, 2026 05:22
Links for the day
IBM Has Embraced and Rewarded Liars
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/IBM_Has_Embraced_and_Rewarded_Liars.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 19:13
The IBM culture vanished
statCounter Estimates GNU/Linux at 5.32% in Kuwait, Years Ago It Was Near 0%
Published: August 3, 2026 18:37
Kuwait rose to fame in the 1990s because of a war
Swatting People Who Write About Corruption, Misogyny, Criminal Misuse of Funds
Published: August 3, 2026 18:29
we've given ourselves a decade to cover all those stories
GNU/Linux Rises Above 6% in Colombia
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/GNU_Linux_Rises_Above_6_in_Colombia.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 18:22
In Colombia, which is a large south American country, GNU/Linux has risen steadily in recent years
SLAPP Censorship - Part 138 Out of 200: Garrett Has Basically "Lost" and It is "Embarrassing" to Them
Published: August 3, 2026 18:05
they just wound up costing hundreds of thousands of pounds
Gemini Links 03/08/2026: Great Exodus, xkcd as Text, and Dead Ends
Published: August 3, 2026 17:56
Links for the day
GNU/Linux Has Surged to 6.3% in Madagascar
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/GNU_Linux_Has_Surged_to_6_3_in_Madagascar.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 17:45
Madagascar's adoption of Free software is a subject we covered a lot in past years
Microsoft's Slop Bet is Killing the XBox Even Faster
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Microsoft_s_Slop_Bet_is_Killing_the_XBox_Even_Faster.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 17:33
LLMs destroy almost anything they touch
The Cyber Show on "Weaponised Antisocial Technology"
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/The_Cyber_Show_on_Weaponised_Antisocial_Technology.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 17:06
by Andy
Alexandre Oliva on Slippery Slop (LLMs)
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Alexandre_Oliva_on_Slippery_Slop_LLMs.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 16:52
By Alexandre Oliva
RMS Won the Argument and Now GNU Wins Over Computer Users
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/RMS_Won_the_Argument_and_Now_GNU_Wins_Over_Computer_Users.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 15:58
He can look back at nearly 43 years of GNU and say, "I was right..."
statCounter Corrects GNU/Linux Estimates, Now Measured at 9% Worldwide
Published: August 3, 2026 15:54
Windows has sunk like a rock
GNU/Linux-Centric Blogs Belatedly Pick Up News About GNU/Linux Gains: 4-8% Depending on the Surveyor
Published: August 3, 2026 15:41
more people will get curious and give it a go
Links 03/08/2026: Strike By Flight Attendants (WestJet) and Greedflation
Published: August 3, 2026 15:15
Links for the day
Links 03/08/2026: EU Curtailed Slop, Frank Zappa Recalled
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Links_03_08_2026_EU_Curtailed_Slop_Frank_Zappa_Recalled.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 08:04
Links for the day
Daniel Pocock on Sky News This Morning
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Daniel_Pocock_on_Sky_News_This_Morning.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 07:19
No harm done
Morten Linderud Has Helped Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch Linux Users
Published: August 3, 2026 06:40
"the first rule of "secure boot" is to disable "secure boot"
In Poor Peru, GNU/Linux Surges From 1% to 5% in a Few Years
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/In_Poor_Peru_GNU_Linux_Surges_From_1_to_5_in_a_Few_Years.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 06:13
Windows is dying
All Social Control Media is a Weapon (Against Its Users, Serving the Real Owners)
Published: August 3, 2026 05:50
That social control networks are weaponised isn't a new concept
Fanning the Flames of Journalism
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/Fanning_the_Flames_of_Journalism.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 05:35
This week we have several surprises coming
Forcing the Slop Bubble to Implode Fully to Save the Economy From an Even Greater Collapse and Societal Harm
Published: August 3, 2026 05:09
Let's blow up the bubble. The sooner, the better
GNU/Linux at 8% in Croatia
https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/03/GNU_Linux_at_8_in_Croatia.shtml
Published: August 3, 2026 05:02
somewhat of a GNU/Linux adoption hotbed
It's Easy to Predict Microsoft Layoffs for October 2026 Because of the Financial 'Results' That Month (More Faking, More Secret Debt and Buzzwords to Perfume This Debt as "Investment")
Published: August 3, 2026 04:34
From what we've read, Microsoft is silently laying off people this month based on LITE, which leads to PIPs
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