TechBytes Episode 41: Going Rusty

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 1: Brandon from Fedora	TechBytes Episode 1: Apple, Microsoft, Bundling, and Fedora 14 (With Special Guest Brandon Lozza)	1/11/2010
Episode 2: No guests	TechBytes Episode 2: Ubuntu's One Way, Silverlight Goes Dark, and GNU Octave Discovered	7/11/2010
Episode 3: No guests	TechBytes Episode 3: Games, Wayland, Xfce, Restrictive Application Stores, and Office Suites	8/11/2010
Episode 4: No guests	TechBytes Episode 4: Fedora 14 Impressions, MPAA et al. Payday, and Emma Lee's Magic	9/11/2010
Episode 5: No guests	TechBytes Episode 5: Windows Loses to Linux in Phones, GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share Estimations, and Much More	12/11/2010
Episode 6: No guests	TechBytes Episode 6: KINect a Cheapo Gadget, Sharing Perceptually Criminalised, Fedora and Fusion 14 in Review	13/11/2010
Episode 7: No guests	TechBytes Episode 7: FUD From The Economist, New Releases, and Linux Eureka Moment at Netflix	14/11/2010
Episode 8: Gordon Sinclair on Linux Mint	TechBytes Episode 8: Linux Mint Special With Gordon Sinclair (ThistleWeb)	15/11/2010
Episode 9: Gordon Sinclair returns	TechBytes Episode 9: The Potentially Permanent Return of ThistleWeb	17/11/2010
Episode 10: Special show format	TechBytes Episode 10: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux	19/11/2010
Episode 11: Part 2 of special show	TechBytes Episode 11: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux - Part II	21/11/2010
Episode 12: Novell special	TechBytes Episode 12: Novell Sold for Microsoft Gains	23/11/2010
Episode 13: No guests	TechBytes Episode 13: Copyfight, Wikileaks, and Other Chat	28/11/2010
Episode 14: Patents special	TechBytes Episode 14: Software Patents in Phones, Android, and in General	29/11/2010
Episode 15: No guests	TechBytes Episode 15: Google Chrome OS, Windows Refund, and Side Topics Like Wikileaks	30/11/2010

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 16: No guests	TechBytes Episode 16: Bribes for Reviews, GNU/Linux News, and Wikileaks Opinions	3/12/2010
Episode 17: No guests	TechBytes Episode 17: Chrome OS Imminent, Wikileaks Spreads to Mirrors, 'Open' Microsoft	5/12/2010
Episode 18: No guests	TechBytes Episode 18: Chrome OS, Sharing, Freedom, and Wikileaks	11/12/2010
Episode 19: No guests	TechBytes Episode 19: GNU/Linux Market Share on Desktop at 4%, Microsoft Declining, and ChromeOS is Coming	16/12/2010
Episode 20: No guests	TechBytes Episode 20: GNU/Linux Gamers Pay More for Games, Other Discussions	18/12/2010
Episode 21: No guests	TechBytes Episode 21: Copyright Abuses, Agitators and Trolls, Starting a New Site	20/12/2010
Episode 22: No special guests	TechBytes Episode 22: Freedom Debate and Picks of the Year	27/12/2010

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 23: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 23: Failuresfest and 2011 Predictions	2/1/2011
Episode 24: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 24: Android, Microsoft's President Departure, and Privacy	10/1/2011
Episode 25: Tim and Roy	TechBytes Episode 25: Mono, Ubuntu, Android, and More	14/1/2011
Episode 26: Tim and Roy	TechBytes Episode 26: €£98 GNU/Linux Computer, Stuxnet's Government Roots, and More	18/1/2011
Episode 27: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 27: Linux Phones, Pardus, Trusting One's Government-funded Distribution, and Much More	22/1/2011
Episode 28: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 28: The Weekend After Microsoft's Results and LCA	30/1/2011
Episode 29: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 29: KDE, Other Desktop Environments, and Programming	31/1/2011

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 30: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 30: Microsoft at FOSDEM, Debian Release, and Anonymous	7/2/2011
Episode 31: Tim and Roy	TechBytes Episode 31: Nokiasoft and Computer Games	13/2/2011
Episode 32: Tim and Roy	TechBytes Episode 32: Desktop Environments, Computer Games, Android and Ubuntu as the 'New Linux', Copyright Mentality	22/2/2011

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 33: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 33: Patent 'Thieves' and News That Deceives	6/3/2011
Episode 34: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 34: Done on a Dongle	13/3/2011
Episode 35: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 35: You Can't Please Some People	19/3/2011

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 36: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 36: “Come to Take Me Away”	3/4/2011
Episode 37: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 37: Escaping the Soaps	4/4/2011
Episode 38: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 38: Thanks for Reaching Out	11/4/2011
Episode 39: Tim and Roy	TechBytes Episode 39: Groklaw wins, Microsoft me too's and trolls fail	13/4/2011
Episode 40: Tim, Gordon, and Roy	TechBytes Episode 40: Video Begins at 40	17/4/2011

Those of Us Who Grew Up Playing Doom Must Remember What Microsoft Did to Its Creator: Doomed by Microsoft
At The Register MS, Fake 'Articles' Sponsored by WIntel (Windows+Intel): We've meanwhile noticed that there's new sponsored spam in at The Register MS and it might be slop
In Addition to National Delegates, Contact the French or Portuguese Governments (Politicians) Regarding António Campinos: Someone needs to step into the EPO and open up all the closets
EPO People Power - Part IV - Sexism, Chauvinism, and Lines of Cocaine at Europe's Second-Largest Institution: Recently, one reader told us about Berenguer, who made the "mistake" of using cocaine in the open market
The Web Has Become Extremely Rude: If you cannot behave, go offline
Like Clickfraud Spamnil (Swapnil Bhartiya) But for Hate Mongering: What Twitter Has Become: If you still waste time in Social Control Media, consider changing course
Links 11/12/2025: Escalations Around Japan, Software Patents Found Invalid: Links for the day
Killing the IBM Cash Cow, Raising Massive Debt Instead: In a healthy company, the CEO and CFO would get sacked on the spot for doing so. But IBM is not a healthy company, it's just a sick cow being milked to death.
Links 11/12/2025: Dangerous Flukes by Slop and Bottled Water as 'Placebos': Links for the day
Gemini Links 11/12/2025: Repairs, Wisdom of the Crowds, and AC Explorations: Links for the day
We Need Your EPO Insider Stories: To date, the EPO and any other company/institution hasn't managed to remove even a single public page that we published
Yes, IBM is Also Laying Off Indians (Even in India): that goes against the popular/hot narrative of "jobs moving to India"
Microsoft-Sponsored Wikipedia Spam About "AI", Added by Microsoft Operatives: When it comes to Wikipedia, follow the money (sponsors)
Keep on Pushing, EPO Management is in a State of Panic This Week: Contact your representatives today
If You Want Freedom, Follow Richard M. Stallman (RMS): To be clear, I like Linux, I like its founder
EPO People Power - Part III - Challenging Corruption: The media - as in the national press - isn't interested in writing about it
The Flawed Notion of Criticising for Criticism's Sake: People who are highly critical of things are not "toxic"
A Lot More Than Techrights: you probably also want to follow the RSS feed of the sister site
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 10, 2025: IRC logs for Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Slopfarms Parrot Any Number That GAFAM Throws at Them, Even Totally Fictional Figures That Merit Fact-Checking: fake from Microsoft
Microsoft Lunduke Tailors His 'Content' for 4Chan: The latest from Lunduke "Journal"
Richard Stallman Was Also Right About Microsoft GitHub (It's Becoming a Botfarm): trashing the platform
Democracy and Buzzwords: and hype
Five Years in Gemini Protocol: One might say we escaped to Geminispace 2 years before the deluge of slop on the Web
Keeping Up the Pressure on EPO Management: We want to thank our European readers who contacted their representatives
For New PCs and for Old (or Retro) PCs the Increased Cost of System Memory Benefits GNU/Linux and BSDs: GNU/Linux does not have this problem or barely has this problem
Gemini Links 10/12/2025: "Thousand Mile Journey" and The Art Of Chilling: Links for the day
Moving Away From Content Management Systems (CMSs) and Flocking to Static Site Generators (SSGs): The SSG 'hype' is not based on marketing but a simple reality
IBM is Laying Off Workers in India (While Spending a Fortune Buying a Company for Buzzwords, a Box-Ticking Exercise): So what is the overall strategy?
EPO People Power - Part II - Talking About Corruption: European media must "grow a pair" and start writing about EPO corruption
Just a Little Slop About "Linux": Slop about Linux isn't that common anymore
Links 10/12/2025: McDonald’s Latest Slop Gaffe (After Dumping IBM's Slop) and "Scam Altman’s Panic Sweats": Links for the day
Circular Funding: Passing around capital that does not exist (for PR's sake, but there are ramifications)
Links 10/12/2025: Ransomware (Windows TCO) Has Crippled Economies, Slop (Fake) "Videos Have Flooded Social (Control) Media": Links for the day
Y Combinator (YC) Funds Scams, Run by Scammers: Including Scam Altman
EPO People Power - Part I - Identifying Corruption: The EPO, at this stage, is a boat full of holes
IBM Has Become a "Plantation": IBM is basically being destroyed for some cash at this point
It's Not Too Late to Send an E-mail to Your European Representative Regarding European Patent Office Abuses: If you live in Europe and have not done so already, please contact your national delegates, whose job is (at least on paper) to represent you
Almost a Thousand EPO Workers Have Voted for Industrial Action: Mandate given to SUEPO for action plan to stop the salary erosion of EPO staff
Why So Many Software Projects Are Quitting Microsoft and GitHub: Be more like LibreWolf. Move away from Microsoft and GitHub.
Many of the Attacks on Us Apparently Boil Down to Jealousy: Envy is a negative trait that leads people to self harm
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 09, 2025: IRC logs for Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Valuing One's Work by the Effort or Budget Taken to Undermine It: As long as what we publish is factual, nothing prevents its publication
IBM Says It Buys Another Company for "AI", So Why Does IBM Fire Its Own "AI" Experts?: As people rightly point out, this has nothing to do with "AI"
The Boundaries of Criticism: The harder the EPO will push back, the better the job we must have done
New EPO Series: Mafia Culture, Mobbing, Nepotism, and Illegal Drugs: The series shall start later today
Richard Stallman Was Right About "AI": "Considering Stallman worked in the MIT AI lab in the era of symbolic AI, and has written GCC (an optimizing compiler is a kind of symbolic reasoner imo), I think he has a deeper understanding of the question than most famous people in tech."
With 3 Weeks Left (Sans Extensions) the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Already Raised About Half of the Money Set as Fund-Raising Goal: “Idiots can be defeated but they never admit it.” — Richard Stallman
Gemini Links 10/12/2025: Cranberry Juice and Gramophones: Links for the day
IBM: We Lay Off Tens of Thousands of People the Very Same Week We Spend 11 Billion Dollars (Debt) on "AI" Fantasies, Hiring About 8,000 People at Cost of 1.3+ Million Dollars Per Employee: Seems like IBM is run by fools
Google Still Promotes Plagiarism From WebProNews and Prolific Slopfarms: Google News seems lost and hopeless sometimes
Links 09/12/2025: Tariffs Causing Great Harm and "How to Leave the U.S.A.": Links for the day
Links 09/12/2025: "After the Bubble" (of Slop), "The Internet Forgets": Links for the day
Gemini Links 09/12/2025: Lunar Observations and Programming: Links for the day
Linux Foundation Has Found a New Business: Pyramid Schemes: Linus Torvalds should have known better
They Won't Tell You This ("Revolution Won't Be Televised"), But the Slop Bubble Already Burst: We already wrote about it twice this morning
UbuntuPIT Started Experimenting With LLM Slop and a Month Ago It 'Died': This is the typical trajectory of slopfarms
LibreWolf Will Turn Six in March, It Already (Probably) Has Millions of Users: It's not possible to know the number of users LibreWolf has
The Year of the New Dark Age: Something isn't right
Slopwatch May be Doomed: Slop isn't changing the world, certainly not in a good way anyway
BetaNews Still a Dodgy Site, It Seems to be Partly Run by Chatbots: The company that took over apparently tries to "monetise" the domain with slop
Tomorrow the EPO Administrative Council is Meeting to Discuss the EPO, Contact Your National Representative Today: Final versions of the EPO Administrative Council photo gallery
IBM's Total Debt is About to Hit Almost 80 Billion Dollars, the Company Can Only Raise $14.8 Billion Within 3 Months: Route towards insolvency, not just irrelevancy
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, December 08, 2025: IRC logs for Monday, December 08, 2025

TechBytes Episode 41: Going Rusty

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