Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 15, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Eben Moglen in 2012: “Facebook Will Not Have Success for 10 More Years.”

   transcript of Moglen

2. Microsoft Windows: Security Patches for a Fee. Flee to GNU/Linux (Many Already Do).

   Windows revenue has collapsed

   New

3. Links 15/12/2023: Train DRM and Finland's Russia-route Trains Re-purposed for Domestic Use

   Links for the day

4. Amazon: Almost 150 Billion Dollars in Debt in Just 5 Years (or 30 Billion Per Year, on Average)

   No wonder there are so many layoffs and units get shut down entirely

5. A System Designed for 'Legalised' Plunder (Only by the Rich, Making Themselves Even Richer as Long as This System Exists)

   ISDS has a lot to do with patents

6. [Video] Lessons to be Learned From Gandi's Death (Total Webhosting Solutions B.V. Shaking Down Customers)

   Gandi won't be remembered kindly

7. [Video] The Fake Economy and the Pump-and-Dump Scheme With Useless Gadgets and False Promises/Prophecies From Companies With Fake Valuations

   When your government "creates" 20 billion dollars per day by merely borrowing money, maybe you're at the cusp of Ponzi scheme gone awry

8. Links 14/12/2023: COVID-19 Rebounding, Northern Ireland Police Breach Under Fresh Scrutiny

   Links for the day

9. [Video] 'Modern' Computing Excessively Bloated, Wasteful, and User-Restricting

   It's all about money and deterioration is always at the users' expense

10. Links 14/12/2023: Food Insecurity and Escalations in the Red Sea

    Links for the day

11. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

    IRC logs for Wednesday, December 13, 2023

12. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news

13. Links 14/12/2023: Growing Tensions in the Far East and More Crackdowns on Dissent

    Links for the day

14. Links 13/12/2023: COP28 and GAFAM Monopolies/Monopsonies Under Some More Fire

    Links for the day