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1 readyImproving the Static Site Generator (updated)

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2 readyIn Techrights, Gemini and HTTP/HTML Are Very Different (updated)

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3 readyUK tech sector missing from democratic process

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4 readyHow Not to Cover Elections (Democracy Relies on Reliable, Complete Information)

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5 readyMicrosoft E.E.E. (and "Bait and Switch") Going Exactly According to Plan

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6 readyIBM: An Old Company That Hates Old People

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7 readyStrict Policy on Violence and Violent Language

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8 readyAvoiding Discrimination Against People With Disabilities

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9 readyLinks 28/07/2026: XBox DRM Doomed Everyone (Cannot Play Anything), Slop (Ponzi Scheme) Being Pinkwashed Now

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10 readyGemini Links 28/07/2026: Ethics, GIMP Script-Fu, SMTP Versus Gemini, and Proposal for Better TOFU

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11 readyTo a Sociopath, Ethical People Are Bad People. Don't Fall for It.

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12 readyDiversity in Debian

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13 readyGNU/Linux in Brazil. The B in BRIC(S).

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14 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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15 readyIRC Proceedings: Monday, July 27, 2026

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16 readyHate Consumes the Haters

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17 readyGNU/Linux Rises Some More Internationally, statCounter Now Estimates Its Usage on Desktops/Laptops at 7.7%

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18 readyIBMers on PIPs and the Age (or Cost) Factor

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19 readySad State of Troll-Feeding British Media (Establishment Channels Promoting Total Idiots)

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20 readyLinks 27/07/2026: Sleepless Japan PM Takaichi Becomes Unpopular and Data Centre Magnate Confiscate Land Without Consent

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21 readyA Few Hours Ago The Register MS Published an 'Article' With "AI" 32 Times in It, Including First Word in Headline and Summary. It Was Paid SPAM "Sponsored by Hammerspace".

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22 readyMicrosoft is Down

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23 readyGemini Links 27/07/2026: Gemified Internet RFCs, “Junk DNA” Is Commented-Out Code, and More

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24 readyThe Techrights Gemini Capsule Was Never a Mirror

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25 readyAmericans Are Not Our Masters

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26 readyDaniel Pocock Campaigns Around "Safety of Children Online" and "Cybersecurity"

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27 readyXBox the Console is Practically Finished (Unofficially), Even the Streaming ("Live") or DRM Service is Dead

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28 readyMany CEOs Are Just Glorified Scammers With Suits and Ties

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29 readyAfter statCounter Figures Out Many "Unknowns" Were in Fact GNU/Linux the "Market Share" Estimate in China More Than Doubles

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30 readypeppe8o - a Site About Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Electronics - Has Turned Into a Slopfarm

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31 readyFeeding 'the Children'

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32 readyJapan: GNU/Linux Crosses the 5% Threshold, Two Years Ago It Was Only 1%

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33 readyWe Need More Transparency

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34 ready"The War on Children" Explained by The Cyber Show

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35 readyEPO Cocainegate and Current EPO/EU Series to Carry on for Months to Come

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36 readyWhen IBM "Managers Have to Mark 15% of Their Teams as Low Performers" a PIP Means Likely Layoffs (Disguised as a Performance Issue)

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37 readyLinks 27/07/2026: Chatbots Lead to Suicides, Social Control Media Intentionally Designed for Addiction

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38 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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39 readyIRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 26, 2026

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40 readyDaniel Pocock in Mainstream Media Again

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41 readyMillions of Daily Requests

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42 readyIn statCounter, a Lot of "Unknown" Turns Out to be GNU/Linux

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43 ready3,500 Active Gemini Capsules Soon

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44 readyGemini Links 26/07/2026: European Eclipse, Writing About Writing, and Comments on Formatting Gopher Posts

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45 readyStigma of Being Laid Off by Microsoft

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46 readySilent Layoffs (PIPs) Have Allegedly Accelerated Since IBM's Stock Cratered

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47 readyNon-Techs Using Slop Run Fedora and It's Turning Out to be a Total Disaster

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48 readyGemini Links 26/07/2026: Beach Day, CAs, and Plaintext

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49 readySweden Needs GNU/Linux and Free Software, Not GAFAM

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50 readyBeing Pro-Slop is Death Knell to One's Credibility

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51 readyMaintenance Today

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52 readyLinks 26/07/2026: "Zelenskyy Says Russia Wants To Bring North Korean Troops Into Ukraine", Muslim Van Ramming Attack on Berlin Pride

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53 readyCentrica fraud exposed: worse than Palestine Action 'terrorists' with cardboard placards

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54 readyLinks 26/07/2026: "Nate Silver Discovers the Educated Poor" and "India’s “Cockroach” Protest Movement Faces State Repression"

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55 readyThe Slop Bubble is Killing the Planet, Not Just the Economy

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56 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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57 readyIRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 25, 2026

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