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An Early Birthday Gift [original]

High Court sided with women against exceptionally bad men
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for August 2025 Introduces a New Package Dashboard

Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution has a new ISO snapshot for August 2025 that brings the latest package updates from the Arch Linux repositories, as well as various other improvements.
The Gift of Life [original]

the focus was pets

New
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 24th, 2025

The 254th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on August 24th, 2025.
GNU/Linux Applications, HowTos, Devices

some leftovers
The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room | The Verge

I’ve spent the past couple weeks using the Framework Desktop with a clever Linux distro called Bazzite
Leaving Windows Behind: 5 Signs You’ve Shifted to a Linux Mindset

There was a time when installing software from almost any source didn't matter to me
Recent Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software

via Invidious
GNU/Linux and FOSS Leftovers

misc. stories for Sunday
Programming Leftovers

Development picks
Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast, Linux Out Loud, and This Week in Linux

3 new episodes
today's howtos

idroot and more
Databases: Spatial Joins in DuckDB, pgAdmin 4 v9.7, Pgpool-II, and g_hint_plan v1.8.0

Postgres et al
HandBrake 1.10.1 Released with Fixes for Video Encoding and Subtitles

HandBrake 1.10.1, an open-source video transcoder, fixes x265 visual glitches
Free and Open Source Software

This is free and open source software
Tiny Linux-Based Industrial Module Built on RK3506J SoC

The module runs Linux 6.1 and supports low power operation, a small footprint
Linux 6.16.3

I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.3 kernel
Is It Really Open Source? How to Tell if a Project Walks the Walk

Not all open source is created equal, argues open source advocate
Programming Leftovers and Devices/Hardware

leftovers for Sunday
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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Men Who Abuse Women Should Never Spend Over 3 Years of the UK High Court's Time: This demonstrates that we need a reform in the UK
The UEFI Restricted Boot 'Time Bomb' is About to Go Off in a Few Weeks: Garrett was the first person to face sanctions (like muting) in our IRC channels because of his abuse; worse yet, he hijacked other people's names and then locked them out of their own accounts
Gulf Nations Leave Microsoft Behind: How much lower will Microsoft stoop in an effort to raise money from oil-rich lenders?
How to Combat IRC Trolls (in Our Experience): Today I want to share my experience (or knowledge) of how to deal with IRC trolls
The Register MS Needs to Stop Participating in the "Hey Hi" (AI) Hype, But It Gets Paid to Participate in This Hype: the publisher (The Register MS) wants to have it both ways
Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Living With Your Parents, Zürich Zoo, and Macondo: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 24, 2025: IRC logs for Sunday, August 24, 2025
Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Signal on OpenBSD and Keyboard Layouts Compared: Links for the day
Links 24/08/2025: Microsoft Settles Data Breach Lawsuits and Climate Change Causes Heatwaves, Water Shortages: Links for the day
CachyOS is Rising Fast, But Slopfarms Are 'Googlebombing' It: CachyOS receives more media attention
No Reason for Red Hat Relief Yet (Layoff Rumours): the execution could be stalled, delayed, or scheduled for some time after people come back from holiday
GNU/Linux 6%, Windows 60% in Venezuela, Suggests statCounter: The cash cows are dying
Mass Layoffs Continue at Microsoft This Month (Remaining Workers See Conditions That Deteriorate): So far this month (one week remaining) we saw at least two waves of layoffs at Microsoft
How SPAM E-mails With Windows-Centric Files Get Twisted as Linux Threats, Then Slopfarms Spread the Word: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation
Links 24/08/2025: Heatwaves Threaten Workers, Maldives Versus Press freedom: Links for the day
Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Digital Cameras and Printers: Links for the day
Links 24/08/2025: GAFAM Lie About Pollution and Slop's Carbon Footprint, The Guardian Says Slop ("Hey Hi") is a Bubble That Will Send Stock Markets Into a Freefall: Links for the day
80% of the Sponsored (Fake) Articles in The Register MS Are Promotions of Ponzi Schemes (Unethical Money), the Rest is Banned Chinese Business: Is that an ethical way to make money? No.
Should Currys PCWorld Start Voiding Warranties of Users of Vista 11?: If a person's laptop has a mechanical issue, should this person replace GNU/Linux with Vista 11 for the repair shop? Only to damage the SSD?
Newer is Not Always Better, and It's Possible That 'Peak' is the Past: People creating their own platforms means progress, whereas centralisation (like moving from blogs to social control media) is the opposite of progress
LLM Hype is Sowing Destruction: It Contributes to DDoS Attacks and Makes the Web Less Accessible (JavaScript "R U Human?" Tests): If it was googlebot, it would be possible to argue that you'd at least then get referral traffic from Google Search. With LLMs, all you get is plagiarised.
Links 24/08/2025: New York Times Talks About Hey Hi (AI) Bubble: Links for the day
Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Upgrading Debian and Mobile-indifferent Design: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 23, 2025: IRC logs for Saturday, August 23, 2025
Richard Stallman's Talk in Buenos Aires Scheduled for 16 November 2025 (a Month After FSF Turns 40): they've just updated their site and Stallman is listed first
Nobody is "Replaced by AI", It's Just a Smokescreen for Jobs Being Eliminated by Lack of Money (Too Much Debt) and Offshoring: It's also why many make the jokes about the "I" in "AI" being "India" or "Indians"
Slopwatch: Linux Journal, WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and the Serial Slopper: The bubble needs to burst, but even then the Web will be left with residues of these slopfarms
Links 23/08/2025: Science, War, and Important Win for the British Media Against SLAPPers Who Abuse Women: Links for the day
Gemini Links 23/08/2025: BaseLibre Numerical System and Back to Oldschool: Links for the day
"Deserved Victory" for "Women That Suffered": "GNM defended its reporting as being both true and in the public interest and in a judgment on Friday"
The US Government is Now in the Business (Literally!) of Saving Microsoft and Intel: This means that President TACO/Cheeto now has greater financial incentive to also prop up Microsoft and Windows
Links 23/08/2025: onmicrosoft.com as Spam Cannon, The Cheeto-Intel Deal Is Official: Links for the day
Wired Complained About LLM Slop Only Days Before It Got Caught Doing That Itself: Never throw stones in a glass house
IBM "Value" Down 14.16% in a Month, Red Hat Layoffs Allegedly Discussed 12 Days Ago: "IBM is a dinosaur. Dinosaurs get extinct when the don't keep up."
We're Seeing More Countries Where Windows Isn't Even in Second Place Anymore (Third or Worse): In a way, Microsoft can barely even hold onto second place anymore
Microsoft Workers on Canonical's Payroll: If you want something that's sort of like Ubuntu but is not controlled by Canonical, then look into Linux Mint, Debian, or LMDE
GNU/Linux Climbs to 4% in Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone isn't a very rich country (to say the least), but it's better off than some of its neighbours
The SLAPPS Run Out of Oxygen Because They're Abuse of Process: At the end of the day we plan to publish over 1,000 articles explaining what happened
The Register MS Gets Paid by the Employer of the Previous Editor in Chief to Promote the "AI" Ponzi Scheme, Which Does Considerable Damage to the Web and to Online Journalists: The Register MS can 'badmouth' slop all it wants; it gets paid to inflate this bubble. It's actively participating in it.
Soon It'll be Autumn, Time to Repair Things: Where they don't charge an arm and a leg
Doing Our Best to Cover Software Patents When the Mainstream Media Does Not: Even the FSF has its limits
Gemini Links 23/08/2025: August Questions and Network Solutions: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 22, 2025: IRC logs for Friday, August 22, 2025