Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 17, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Coercion From the "Consent" and "CoC" Crowd is a Self-Defeating Tactic

   Freedom of the press; Nothing less

2. According to statCounter, GNU/Linux Increased From 3.77% to 3.89% This Month (Worldwide), Windows Now Below 20% in 78 Nations, Below 10% in 27 Nations

   Highest since March (for GNU/Linux)

3. Patriotism is OK, But We Need Facts and Reason, Not Blind Obedience to Authority

   Very seldom in the history of human civilisation has groupthink proven to be of real merit

   New

4. Africa is Android and Green (Chrome, Not Just Android Logo)

   In Africa Firefox is almost below 1% now

5. Covering Abuses and Corruption

   We'll never surrender to blackmail

6. Ubuntu Running Out of Energy

   Its planet too is deteriorating

7. Links 16/06/2024: In Defence of Email and Why Recycling Symbol Lost All Meaning

   Links for the day

8. Gemini Links 16/06/2024: Computer Science Course Union and Potentiometer

   Links for the day

9. Cross border crime: sale of Swiss insurance in France and European Union without authorisation

   Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

10. Letting Microsoft systemd Manage /home Was a Terrible Idea All Along

    systemd-tmpfiles, deleting /home

11. When You Touch One of Us You Touch All of Us

    We have a principled, uncompromising stance on this matter

12. Links 16/06/2024: New Sanctions Against Russia, Fentanylware (TikTok) Causing More Problems

    Links for the day

13. Social Control Media in Japan: Twitter (X) Has Collapsed, YouTube Rising (Apparently)

    What a genius Mr. Musk is!

14. Windows Cleansed in South Africa (Already Hovering Around 10% Market Share)

    Plus Microsoft's mass layoffs in Africa

15. [Meme] Satya Nadella's Windows PC RECALLS Not What He Did

    Satya got lucky

16. Usage of Let's Encrypt in Geminispace Has Collapsed (That's a Good Thing!)

    Ideally, or eventually, all capsules will sign their own certificates or have their own CA

17. North Macedonia: Windows Down From 99.2% to 28.5%

    Last year it was even measured at 26%

18. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

19. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, June 15, 2024

    IRC logs for Saturday, June 15, 2024

20. Gemini Links 16/06/2024: Hand Held Maneuvering Unit and Hugo Static Files

    Links for the day

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