Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 30, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. A Discussion About Suicides in Science and Technology (Including Debian and the European Patent Office)

   In Debian, there is a long history of deaths, suicides, and mysterious disappearances

2. [Video] Why Microsoft is by Far the Biggest Foe of Computer Security (Clue: It Profits From Security Failings)

   Microsoft is infiltrating policy-making bodies, ensuring real security is never pursued

3. Harassment Against My Wife Continues

   Drug addict versus family of Techrights authors

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4. The Real Threats to Society Include Software Patents and the Corporations That Promote Them

   The OIN issue isn't a new one and many recognise this by now

5. Links 30/04/2024: OpenBSD and Enterprise Cloaking Device

   Links for the day

6. Microsoft Still Owes Over 100 Billion Dollars and It Cannot be Paid Back Using 'Goodwill'

   Meanwhile, Microsoft's cash at hand (in the bank) nearly halved in the past year.

7. Workers' Right to Disconnect Won't Matter If Such a Right Isn't Properly Enforced

   I was always "on-call" and my main role or function was being "on-call" in case of incidents

8. [Teaser] Ubuntu Cover-up After Death

   Attack the messenger

9. The Cyber Show Explains What CCTV is About

   CCTV does not typically resolve crime

10. [Video] Ignore Buzzwords and Pay Attention to Attacks on Software Developers

    AI in the Machine Learning sense is nothing new

11. Outline of Themes to Cover in the Coming Weeks

    We're accelerating coverage and increasing focus on suppressed topics

12. [Video] Not Everyone Claiming to Protect the Vulnerable is Being Honest

    "Diversity" bursaries aren't always what they seem to be

13. [Video] Enshittification of the Media, of the Web, and of Computing in General

    It manifests itself in altered conditions and expectations

14. [Meme] Write Code 100% of the Time

    IBM: Produce code for us till we buy the community... And never use "bad words" like "master" and "slave" (pioneered by IBM itself in the computing context)

15. [Video] How Much Will It Take for Most People to Realise "Open Source" Became Just Openwashing (Proprietary Giants Exploiting Cost-Free or Unpaid 'Human Resources')?

    turning "Open Source" into proprietary software

16. Freedom of Speech... Let's Ban All Software Freedom Speeches?

    There's a moral panic over people trying to actually control their computing

17. Richard Stallman's Talk in Spain Canceled (at Short Notice)

    So it seems to have been canceled very fast

18. Links 29/04/2024: "AI" Hype Deflated, Economies Slow Down Further

    Links for the day

19. Gemini Links 29/04/2024: Gopher Experiment and Profectus Alpha 0.9

    Links for the day

20. Debian 'Cabal' (via SPI) Tried to Silence or 'Cancel' Daniel Pocock at DNS Level. It Didn't Work. It Backfired as the Material Received Even More Visibility.

    know the truth about modern slavery

21. Lucas Nussbaum & Debian attempted exploit of OVH Hosting insider

    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work

22. Software in the Public Interest (SPI) is Not a Friend of Freedom

    We'll shortly reproduce two older articles from disguised.work

23. Syria, John Lennon & Debian WIPO panel appointed

    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work

24. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

25. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 28, 2024

    IRC logs for Sunday, April 28, 2024

26. [Video] GNU and Linux Everywhere (Except by Name)

    In a sense, Linux already has over 50% of the world's "OS" market

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