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techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 02, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_02_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_02_2025.gmi ∎Jan 03 04:54
techrights-newsTechrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎Jan 03 04:56
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Jan 03 04:57
techrights-newsTechrights – 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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Extends_Cutoff_Date_Two_More_Weeks.gmi ∎Jan 03 05:13
techrights-newsTechrights – In Mexico, Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.gmi ∎Jan 03 05:29
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techrights-newsTechrights – Canada: Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8% ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.gmi ∎Jan 03 05:36
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techrights-newsTechrights – 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) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.gmi ∎Jan 03 05:59
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techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] Be a Good and Obedient Citizen. Use Microsoft Windows. ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Be_a_Good_and_Obedient_Citizen_Use_Microsoft_Windows.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Be_a_Good_and_Obedient_Citizen_Use_Microsoft_Windows.gmi ∎Jan 03 06:14
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techrights-newsTechrights – [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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Crushing_Free_Speech_Before_Even_Taking_Public_Office.gmi ∎Jan 03 06:33
techtrights-sec6https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/windows_10_grows/Jan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6The major distros need (*MUST*) begin approaching the OEMs to break the Jan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6M$ monopoly on OEMs.  TPM2 is intended to beging locking out Linux and Jan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6other non-M$ kernels.  I expect that TPM3 will take that much further andJan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6help carry out m$ goals of binding the hardware to specific versions ofJan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6Windows. Jan 03 06:34
techtrights-sec6^ topic ?  (1st sentence only)Jan 03 06:34
techrights-newsTechrights – A Golden Opportunity that Canonical and IBM Intentionally Ignore (in Order to Appease Microsoft) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.gmi ∎Jan 03 06:45
techrights-newsTechrights – Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.gmi ∎Jan 03 07:00
techtrights-sec6x https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/02/net-neutrality-fcc-sixth-circuit-strike-down/Jan 03 07:00
techtrights-sec6The Washington Post turns Net Neutrality in to a partisan football.Jan 03 07:00
techtrights-sec6Harming Net Neutrality hurts *both* Democrats and RepublicansJan 03 07:00
techtrights-sec6pretending otherwise is a lie.  Jan 03 07:00
techtrights-sec6^ topic ?Jan 03 07:00
schestowitz-pithat's trJan 03 07:00
schestowitz-piit shows you their ed reads usJan 03 07:00
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.shtmlJan 03 07:00
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtmlJan 03 07:00
techrights-newsTechrights – [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok. ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.gmi ∎Jan 03 07:23
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtmlJan 03 07:25
schestowitz-pifor lolsJan 03 07:25
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IsambardPrincehttps://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40940/apple-settle-lawsuit-siri-privacyJan 03 07:44
IsambardPrinceschestowitz-pi, ^Jan 03 07:44
IsambardPrince"Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping"Jan 03 07:44
techrights-newsTechrights – 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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/GNU_Linux_Rose_to_5_in_Belgium_It_Was_1_66_Last_January.gmi ∎Jan 03 07:45
techtrights-sec6"If Y2K happened today, it would be far, far worse"Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/twentyfive_years_y2k/Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6The 1LzYear 2038 problem is going to be a big problem because embedded devicesJan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6with 32-bit time are still being deployed and it is quite feasible that Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6a large number of them will still be in use by then.   Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6"64-bit Time on OpenBSD"Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20130813072244Jan 03 07:46
techtrights-sec6https://www.openbsd.org/55.htmlJan 03 07:46
schestowitz-piIsambardPrince: noted, thanksJan 03 07:48
IsambardPrincehttps://gothamist.com/news/10-people-shot-outside-queens-event-space-nypd-looking-for-suspectsJan 03 07:52
IsambardPrinceMaybe NYPD will put out a bounty of $60,000 for each victim like they do for CEOs.Jan 03 07:52
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  5 lightweight Linux distributions with very low system requirements ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/5_lightweight_Linux_distributions_with_very_low_system_requirem.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/5_lightweight_Linux_distributions_with_very_low_system_requirem.gmi ∎Jan 03 08:07
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.8, Linux 6.6.69, and Linux 6.1.123 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_8_Linux_6_6_69_and_Linux_6_1_123.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_8_Linux_6_6_69_and_Linux_6_1_123.gmi ∎Jan 03 08:10
techrights-newsTechrights – Slow News, But Not Slow for Us ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.gmi ∎Jan 03 08:13
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎Jan 03 08:20
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNOME vs. KDE Plasma: Top Linux Desktops Compared ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/GNOME_vs_KDE_Plasma_Top_Linux_Desktops_Compared.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/GNOME_vs_KDE_Plasma_Top_Linux_Desktops_Compared.gmi ∎Jan 03 08:24
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schestowitz-piis that a topic:?Jan 03 08:29
techtrights-sec6^ topic ? ;)Jan 03 08:30
techtrights-sec6The LA Times also turns NN into partisanship rather than as a matterJan 03 08:30
techtrights-sec6affecting *all* US residents and citizens:   Jan 03 08:30
techtrights-sec6x https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-01-02/fccs-net-neutrality-rules-struck-down-blow-to-president-bidenJan 03 08:30
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techtrights-sec6"20 years since Oracle bought two software rivals in one"Jan 03 08:52
techtrights-sec6https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/twenty_years_since_oracle_bought_peoplesoft/Jan 03 08:52
techtrights-sec6That explains why UMich, which is beholden to Peoplesoft, went fully overJan 03 08:52
techtrights-sec6to Oracle even in areas which don't make sense.  That is not to inply thatJan 03 08:52
techtrights-sec6Peoplesoft either makes sense or is in any way beneficial.  Jan 03 08:52
techrights-newsTechrights – 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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Engineering_Things_to_Last_70_Years_in_an_8_Bit_16_Bit_and_32_B.gmi ∎Jan 03 09:00
schestowitz-pitr traffic up about 30% this yearJan 03 09:03
schestowitz-pimaybe due to output volumeJan 03 09:03
schestowitz-pity for merged other etcJan 03 09:03
schestowitz-piwe leave for coffeee soonJan 03 09:03
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Games: Stardew Valley, Humble Bundle, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Games_Stardew_Valley_Humble_Bundle_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Games_Stardew_Valley_Humble_Bundle_and_More.gmi ∎Jan 03 09:21
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techtrights-sec6Have a nice Friday coffee excursion!Jan 03 09:36
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schestowitz-pi                        Malaysia, the world's capital of Net censorship  https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/ict-market-revenue-in-malaysia-to-witness-15-5-cagr-ovJan 03 10:58
schestowitz-pier-2023-28,-forecasts-globaldata.html | Source: IT Wire Jan 03 10:58
techtrights-sec6YepJan 03 11:09
techtrights-sec6Malaysia is the  censorship capitol of the world and the epicenter of Jan 03 11:09
techtrights-sec6online sharia enforcement via being the recipient of moderation outsourcingJan 03 11:09
techtrights-sec6for social control media companies like Bytedance and MetaJan 03 11:09
schestowitz-pi                        Malaysia, the world's capital of Net censorship  https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/ict-market-revenue-in-malaysia-to-witness-15-5-cagr-ovJan 03 11:10
schestowitz-pier-2023-28,-forecasts-globaldata.html | Source: IT Wire Jan 03 11:10
schestowitz-piis this why it's t here?Jan 03 11:10
schestowitz-pibblJan 03 11:10
schestowitz-pityJan 03 11:10
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Fossify File Manager: Open Source Replacement to Files by Google on Android ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Fossify_File_Manager_Open_Source_Replacement_to_Files_by_Google.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Fossify_File_Manager_Open_Source_Replacement_to_Files_by_Google.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:11
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Caddy 2.9 Web & Reverse Proxy Server Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Caddy_2_9_Web_Reverse_Proxy_Server_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Caddy_2_9_Web_Reverse_Proxy_Server_Released.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:16
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  PCLinuxOS Magazine and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/PCLinuxOS_Magazine_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/PCLinuxOS_Magazine_and_More.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:16
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 03/01/2025: Neil Young Drops Out of Glastonbury and MElon Attacking the Free Press ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Links_03_01_2025_Neil_Young_Drops_Out_of_Glastonbury_and_MElon_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Links_03_01_2025_Neil_Young_Drops_Out_of_Glastonbury_and_MElon_.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:19
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  3 reasons Linux is the best alternative to Windows for gamers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/3_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_alternative_to_Windows_for_gamers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/3_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_alternative_to_Windows_for_gamers.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:19
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  LibreOffice 25.2 RC1 is available for testing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/LibreOffice_25_2_RC1_is_available_for_testing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/LibreOffice_25_2_RC1_is_available_for_testing.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:25
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Arch_Based_Distros_Dominate_the_Linux_Gaming_Scene.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Arch_Based_Distros_Dominate_the_Linux_Gaming_Scene.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:30
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jan 03 16:43
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schestowitz-pirianne is writing something...Jan 03 17:06
schestowitz-pibtw, i was ina  docu film about y2kJan 03 17:06
techtrights-sec6Neat.   There's been a lot of revisionism trying to cast the Y2K problem Jan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6as a giant nothing, but the reason so little happened was 1) there wereJan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6lots of skilled programmers, 2) with access to the source code, 3) whoJan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6worked *very* hard for a long time to ensure that nothing actually happenedJan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6when the century rolled over.  Jan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6I'm not sure about more covering FOSS regularly.  What's the context?Jan 03 17:28
techtrights-sec6what will the list be used for?Jan 03 17:28
schestowitz-picontext was coffee discussionJan 03 17:29
schestowitz-piwe want to give creditJan 03 17:29
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techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 03/01/2025: GNU Emacs Key Bindings in GNU Midnight Commander's Mcedit and Gemini Editing Setup with Vim ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2025_GNU_Emacs_Key_Bindings_in_GNU_Midnight_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2025_GNU_Emacs_Key_Bindings_in_GNU_Midnight_.gmi ∎Jan 03 17:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos  ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Jan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6Ruben Schade covers FOSS a lotJan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6if you are including random bloggers in the listJan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6as does Chris Siebenmann at University of Toronto, he blogs every dayJan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6Dan Langille kind of doesJan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6Igor Ljubuncic aka 'Dedoimedo' tends to cover FOSSJan 03 17:50
techtrights-sec6Dr. Brian Robert Callahan does but posts infrequentlyJan 03 17:50
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techtrights-sec6Likewise for Peter N M Hansteen (though from a 'BSD' perspective)Jan 03 17:58
techtrights-sec6Simon Phipps has gone quiet, but used to cover itJan 03 17:58
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  For This New Year, 2025, We Need More Writers Out There ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/For_This_New_Year_2025_We_Need_More_Writers_Out_There.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/For_This_New_Year_2025_We_Need_More_Writers_Out_There.gmi ∎Jan 03 18:08
techtrights-sec6¡Muy Linux! covers FOSS and posts almost dailyJan 03 18:09
techtrights-sec6+Jan 03 18:09
schestowitz-pishe added tha6 just nowJan 03 18:10
schestowitz-piTHAT IS RIANNE'S WORDSJan 03 18:14
schestowitz-pishe gains confidenceJan 03 18:14
schestowitz-piwants to inspire them to write MOREJan 03 18:14
techtrights-sec6Which words?Jan 03 18:30
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techrights-newsTechrights – A Salad of 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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Salad_of_Microsoft_FUD_Against_Linux_Published_by_LinuxSecuri.gmi ∎Jan 03 18:54
techrights-newsTechrights – 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 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Apple_Articles_That_Aren_t_Just_SPAM_From_Beta_News_Generated_b.gmi ∎Jan 03 19:04
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techtrights-sec6afkJan 03 19:51
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