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1 readyEuropean Patent Office (EPO) Series: Czech Mate: EPO Kingmaker or Merely a Pawn in the Game? (updated)

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2 readySLAPP Censorship - Part 131 Out of 200: A Big Win for the Media in the United Kingdom (UK) Today (updated)

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3 readyIBM's Fedora Plans to Integrate Slop Into "Fedora Workstation as a Default Feature." (updated)

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4 readyThe Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look at the Data Shows Microsoft 'Bloodbath' (updated)

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5 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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6 readyIRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 07, 2026

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7 readyLinks 07/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts Doom "id Software" and Turkey Detains Journalists

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8 readyGemini Links 07/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge (OCC) and Hardware Tests

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9 readyA Break From the Routine

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10 readySLAPP Censorship - Part 132 Out of 200: When You Cannot Pay a Million Pounds (1,335,520.00 United States Dollar) to Lawyers But Have a Strong Community

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11 readyFame is Not the Goal

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12 readyMental Health in Free Software Communities

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13 readyThe Era of Sponsored Spam

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14 readyGemini Links 07/07/2026: Cleaning, Old Computer, and More

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15 readyLinks 07/07/2026: Le Monde Combats LLM Slop Plagiarism, "ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program"

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16 readyExtremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth

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17 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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18 readyIRC Proceedings: Monday, July 06, 2026

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19 readyLinks 07/07/2026: Kernelized Secure Operating System (KSOS) and "Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs"

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20 readySLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris

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21 readyGemini Links 06/07/2026: Still Mostly Dry, GoToSocial, and More

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22 readyEuropean Patent Office (EPO) Series: Effective Dispute Resolution… But Not For EPO Staff

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23 readyCommunity Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy

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24 readyFree Software Foundation (FSF) Covers Quibble, Free Software for Secure Communications, in  the FSF Summer Bulletin

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25 readyMicrosoft Layoffs Include Windows, Bing, Slop (CoPilot etc.) and There Will More More Rounds (or Waves) to Come

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26 readyObscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up)

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27 readyPreserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted

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28 readyCybershow on "Escaping Prisons For Your Mind"

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29 readyLinks 06/07/2026: At Least 20% Staff Reduction in XBox (Microsoft), Taiwan Sees Uptick in Chinese Aggression/Provocation, Senator Rodante Marcoleta Arrested

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30 readyConfirmed: Microsoft Layoffs Come in Two Waves, Just Like Last Summer

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31 readyIn Praise of the UK's Stance on Free Speech (but Some Reservations)

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32 readyExposing Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO), a Call for More Whistleblowers

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33 readyLeaving Our Pets for Several Days

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34 readyDating Trees and Dating 'Apps'

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35 readyDW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2

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36 readyIndependent Media is the Only Form of Legitimate Media

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37 readyThe Story of the European Patent Office (EPO) Wagging the Dog (EU)

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38 readyGNU/Linux Up to New High in Libya, Windows Down to All-Time Low

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39 readyLinks 06/07/2026: Artists Reject Slop (or Even de Facto Bribes to Market/Endorse Slop)

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40 readySLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics

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41 readyQuiet Week

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42 readyThe Media Needs to Speak of Slop as a Climate Issue Like It Did With Bitcoin

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43 readyIBM's Fall

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44 readySocial Dialogue at the European Patent Office (EPO) is Dead, the Strikes and Work Stoppage-Like Actions Carry on

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45 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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46 readyIRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 05, 2026

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47 readyLinks 05/07/2026: Shadows of the Upper Peninsula and 2026 Old Computer Challenge

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