IRC Proceedings: Monday, December 23, 2019

On Groupthink, Mindless 'Sheep', and Toxic Online Cults: This week, treat yourself to a life free of social control media
BetaNews is Run and Written by Bots That Make Clickbait: At least one author is doing this
Technology: rights or responsibilities? - Part VIII: By Dr. Andy Farnell
GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Europe (at 6%): many in Europe chose to explore something else, something freedom-respecting
Links 25/11/2024: Egypt Harasses Bloggers, The University of Michigan Has Become Like a Corporation: Links for the day
Links 25/11/2024: Climate News, Daniel Pocock Receives a Fake/Fraudulent €17,000 Electricity Bill: Links for the day
[Meme] Microsoft: Our "Hey Hi" Hype is Going So Well That We Have MASS Layoffs Every Month. Makes Sense?: Contradiction
Latest Mass Layoffs at Microsoft Are Confirmed, Bing and Vista 11 Losing Market Share: They tried to hide this. They misuse NDAs.
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 24, 2024: IRC logs for Sunday, November 24, 2024
Gemini Links 25/11/2024: Purity and Cory Doctorow's Ulysses Pact, Smolnet Portal and SGI: Links for the day
Patents Against Energy Sources That Reduce Pollution: this EV space (not just charging) is a patent mine field and it has long been that way
DARPA’s Information Innovation Office, Howard Shrobe, Values Compartmentalisation But Loses the Opportunity to Promote GNU/Linux and BSDs: All in all, he misses an opportunity
Wayland is an Alternative to X: the alternative to X (as in Twitter) isn't social control media but something like IRC
BetaNews, Desperate for Clicks, is Pushing Donald Trump Spam Created by LLMs (Slop): Big clap to Brian Fagioli for stuffing a "tech" site with Trump spam (not the first time he uses LLMs to do this)
[Meme] Social Control Media Bliss: "My tree is bigger than yours"
Links 24/11/2024: More IMF Bailouts and Net Client Freedom: Links for the day
Gemini Links 24/11/2024: Being a Student and Digital Downsizing: Links for the day
Techrights' Statement on Code of Censorship (CoC) and Kent Overstreet: This Was the Real Purpose of Censorship Agreements All Along: Bombing people is OK (if you sponsor the key organisations), opposing bombings is not (a CoC in a nutshell)
[Meme] The Most Liberal Company: "Insurrection? What insurrection?"
apple.com Traffic Down Over 7%, Says One Spyware Firm; Apple's Liabilities Increased Over 6% to $308,030,000,000: Apple is also about 120 billion dollars in debt
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, November 23, 2024: IRC logs for Saturday, November 23, 2024
[Meme] GAFAMfox: Mozilla Firefox in a state of extreme distress
Google Can Kill Mozilla Any Time It Wants: That gives Google far too much power over its rival... There are already many sites that refuse to work with Firefox or explicitly say Firefox isn't supported
Free (as in Freedom) Software Helps Tackle the Software Liability Issue, It Lets Users Exercise Greater Control Over Programs: Microsofters have been trying to ban or exclude Free software
In the US, Patent Laws Are Up for Sale: This problem is a lot bigger than just patents
ESET Finds Rootkits, Does Not Explain How They Get Installed, Media Says It Means "Previously Unknown Linux Backdoors" (Useful Distraction From CALEA and CALEA2): FUD watch
Techdirt Loses Its Objectivity in Pursuit of Money: The more concerning aspects are coverage of GAFAM and Microsoft in particular
Links 23/11/2024: Press Sold to Vultures, New LLM Blunders: Links for the day
Links 23/11/2024: "Relationship with Oneself" and Yretek.com is Back: Links for the day
Links 23/11/2024: "Real World" Cracked and UK Online Safety Act is Law: Links for the day
Links 23/11/2024: Celebrating Proprietary Bluesky (False Choice, Same Issues) and Software Patents Squashed: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, November 22, 2024: IRC logs for Friday, November 22, 2024
Gemini Links 23/11/2024: 150 Day Streak in Duolingo and ICBMs: Links for the day


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IRC Proceedings: Monday, December 23, 2019

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