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<description>bonum certa men certa</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>"The War on Children" Explained by The Cyber Show (updated)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/The_War_on_Children_Explained_by_The_Cyber_Show.shtml</link>
<description>Consumer protection and the war on children</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>In statCounter, a Lot of "Unknown" Turns Out to be GNU/Linux (updated)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/In_statCounter_a_lot_of_Unknown_Turns_Out_to_be_GNU_Linux.shtml</link>
<description>GNU/Linux has more than doubled</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Silent Layoffs (PIPs) Have Allegedly Accelerated Since IBM's Stock Cratered (updated)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Silent_Layoffs_PIPs_Have_Allegedly_Accelerated_Since_IBM_s_Stoc.shtml</link>
<description>"IBM is Managing Decline, Not Building Growth"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Being Pro-Slop is Death Knell to One's Credibility (updated)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Being_Pro_Slop_is_Death_Knell_to_One_s_Credibility.shtml</link>
<description>It's not hard to see Ubuntu users resisting and antagonising this</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Many CEOs Are Just Glorified Scammers With Suits and Ties</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/Many_CEOs_Are_Just_Glorified_Scammers_With_Suits_and_Ties.shtml</link>
<description>Economies cannot function when few people abuse them for self-enrichment</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>After statCounter Figures Out Many "Unknowns" Were in Fact GNU/Linux the "Market Share" Estimate in China More Than Doubles</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/After_statCounter_Figures_Out_Many_Unknowns_Were_in_Fact_GNU_Li.shtml</link>
<description>Japan is the same for similar reasons</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>peppe8o - a Site About Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Electronics - Has Turned Into a Slopfarm</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/peppe8o_a_Site_About_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_Electronics_Has_T.shtml</link>
<description>We won't be linking to it anymore</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Feeding 'the Children'</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/Feeding_the_Children.shtml</link>
<description>Maybe some time soon we'll do a fund-raiser to help feed the birds</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Japan: GNU/Linux Crosses the 5% Threshold, Two Years Ago It Was Only 1%</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/Japan_GNU_Linux_Crosses_the_5_Threshold_Two_Years_Ago_It_Was_On.shtml</link>
<description>Now it's at over 5%</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>We Need More Transparency</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/We_Need_More_Transparency.shtml</link>
<description>Our heads of state are very much aware of and concerned about SLAPPs and censorship</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>EPO Cocainegate and Current EPO/EU Series to Carry on for Months to Come</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/EPO_Cocainegate_and_Current_EPO_EU_Series_to_Carry_on_for_Month.shtml</link>
<description>Another week has begun</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>When IBM "Managers Have to Mark 15% of Their Teams as Low Performers" a PIP Means Likely Layoffs (Disguised as a Performance Issue)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/When_IBM_Managers_Have_to_Mark_15_of_Their_Teams_as_Low_Perform.shtml</link>
<description>"IBM is a Law firm with an I/T department."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Links 27/07/2026: Chatbots Lead to Suicides, Social Control Media Intentionally Designed for Addiction</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/Links_27_07_2026_Chatbots_Lead_to_Suicides_Social_Control_Media.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Over at Tux Machines...</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml</link>
<description>GNU/Linux news for the past day</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 26, 2026</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/27/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_July_26_2026.shtml</link>
<description>IRC logs for Sunday, July 26, 2026</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Daniel Pocock in Mainstream Media Again</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Daniel_Pocock_in_Mainstream_Media_Again.shtml</link>
<description>AFR wrote an article today. It is about Pocock and another contender.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Millions of Daily Requests</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Millions_of_Daily_Requests.shtml</link>
<description>4.5+ million requests in 4 days</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>3,500 Active Gemini Capsules Soon</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/3_500_Active_Gemini_Capsules_Soon.shtml</link>
<description>How much longer before 3,500+ active? A month?</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gemini Links 26/07/2026: European Eclipse, Writing About Writing, and Comments on Formatting Gopher Posts</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Gemini_Links_26_07_2026_European_Eclipse_Writing_About_Writing_.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stigma of Being Laid Off by Microsoft</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Stigma_of_Being_Laid_Off_by_Microsoft.shtml</link>
<description>One might call this the "curse" of having worked for Microsoft</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Non-Techs Using Slop Run Fedora and It's Turning Out to be a Total Disaster</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Non_Techs_Using_Slop_Run_Fedora_and_It_s_Turning_Out_to_be_a_To.shtml</link>
<description>RIP, Fedora?</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gemini Links 26/07/2026: Beach Day, CAs, and Plaintext</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Gemini_Links_26_07_2026_Beach_Day_CAs_and_Plaintext.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sweden Needs GNU/Linux and Free Software, Not GAFAM</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Sweden_Needs_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Not_GAFAM.shtml</link>
<description>home of IKEA and ABBA</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Maintenance Today</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Maintenance_Today.shtml</link>
<description>Preparing for more mass-publication activities</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Links 26/07/2026: "Zelenskyy Says Russia Wants To Bring North Korean Troops Into Ukraine", Muslim Van Ramming Attack on Berlin Pride</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Links_26_07_2026_Zelenskyy_Says_Russia_Wants_To_Bring_North_Kor.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Centrica fraud exposed: worse than Palestine Action 'terrorists' with cardboard placards</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Centrica_fraud_exposed_worse_than_Palestine_Action_terrorists_w.shtml</link>
<description>Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Links 26/07/2026: "Nate Silver Discovers the Educated Poor" and "India’s “Cockroach” Protest Movement Faces State Repression"</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Links_26_07_2026_Nate_Silver_Discovers_the_Educated_Poor_and_In.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Slop Bubble is Killing the Planet, Not Just the Economy</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/The_Slop_Bubble_is_Killing_the_Planet_Not_Just_the_Economy.shtml</link>
<description>The chatbot/LLM speculation bubble not only causes a health crisis, a mental health epidemic, and climate change; it's also crashing the economy on several levels</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Over at Tux Machines...</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml</link>
<description>GNU/Linux news for the past day</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 25, 2026</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/26/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_July_25_2026.shtml</link>
<description>IRC logs for Saturday, July 25, 2026</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IBM Hammers a CoI Into a CoCed Fedora, RIP Fedora?</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/IBM_Hammers_a_CoI_Into_a_CoCed_Fedora_RIP_Fedora.shtml</link>
<description>Also in the "Fedora is dead" dept. today</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gemini Links 25/07/2026: Zoo, MUD, Literature, EMF Camp, and e-ID</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Gemini_Links_25_07_2026_Zoo_MUD_Literature_EMF_Camp_and_e_ID.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Solution of No Choice: A Shortlist of One</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_The_Solution_of_No_Choice_A_S.shtml</link>
<description>deployment of the "shortlist of one" by Campinos</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Wife of Dan Williams Has Explained Mental Factors Leading to His Death</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Wife_of_Dan_Williams_Has_Explained_Mental_Factors_Leading_to_Hi.shtml</link>
<description>"We need to be open and honest about mental health," his wife pleads</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Several New Series Coming Soon</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Several_New_Series_Coming_Soon.shtml</link>
<description>we'll publish 8 series in tandem, in parallel</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Insolvency as the New Norm in the United States' Economy</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Insolvency_as_the_New_Norm_in_the_United_States_Economy.shtml</link>
<description>this is vastly worse than then 2008 subprime mortgage crisis</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IBM's CEO Might 'Retire' or 'Step Down' by Christmas</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/IBM_s_CEO_Might_Retire_or_Step_Down_by_Christmas.shtml</link>
<description>PIP the CEO</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Misleading Articles About YouTube and Google Financial Performance</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Misleading_Articles_About_YouTube_and_Google_Financial_Performa.shtml</link>
<description>The future of Google is self-serving monopolisation and destruction of the Web</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft Cannot Survive the Fall of Windows</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Microsoft_Cannot_Survive_the_Fall_of_Windows.shtml</link>
<description>It has amassed way too much debt</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Links 25/07/2026: Hong Kong Squashing Criticism/Dissent, Mirror Caught Breaking Into Voicemail</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Links_25_07_2026_Hong_Kong_Squashing_Criticism_Dissent_Mirror_C.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>PIPs Are Shrinking IBM and "IBM is Managing Decline, Not Building Growth"</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/PIPs_Are_Shrinking_IBM_and_IBM_is_Managing_Decline_Not_Building.shtml</link>
<description>IBM is going down the drain</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IBM is Killing the Fedora Community, Replacing It With LLM Slop From IBM Staff</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/IBM_is_Killing_the_Fedora_Community_Replacing_It_With_LLM_Slop_.shtml</link>
<description>Krishna buys companies only to gut them. They've all learned this from experience.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Give Me Your "Dumbest" (Devices)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/24/Give_Me_Your_Dumbest_Devices.shtml</link>
<description>Why can't people accept that a "modern "smart" "phone" isn't necessary to check the time (overkill) and playing social control media "on the go" is far from necessary?</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Earlier This Year Dan Williams Prepared for Scenario Where Linus Torvalds Dies</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Earlier_This_Year_Dan_Williams_Prepared_for_Scenario_Where_Linu.shtml</link>
<description>He had only just started a job at NVIDIA</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Links 25/07/2026: Data Breaches Abundant and Attribution Imperiled in the Age of Slop Hype</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Links_25_07_2026_Data_Breaches_Abundant_and_Attribution_Imperil.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gemini Links 25/07/2026: Poetry and Plaintext Pages</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Gemini_Links_25_07_2026_Poetry_and_Plaintext_Pages.shtml</link>
<description>Links for the day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>What is Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/What_is_Doctor_of_Philosophy_Ph_D.shtml</link>
<description>In many cases, the acronym became a misnomer</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IBM PIPs Continue Until Morale Improves, Silent or Quiet Firings at IBM Explained</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/IBM_PIPs_Continue_Until_Morale_Improves_Silent_or_Quiet_Firings.shtml</link>
<description>IBM is a dying company</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Over at Tux Machines...</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml</link>
<description>GNU/Linux news for the past day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 24, 2026</title>
<link>https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/25/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_July_24_2026.shtml</link>
<description>IRC logs for Friday, July 24, 2026</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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