Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 24, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. [Meme] Rights for EPO Workers

   "At the EPO every worker has rights..."

2. A Severe Linux Foundation Conflict of Interest (Microsoft Staff in Charge of Linux Foundation)

   As far as we can tell, the 'Linux' Foundation has - for the first time - hired someone black

3. Rumour: IBM Mass Layoffs Even in Sri Lanka (Where Labour is a Lot Cheaper)

   Workforce in Sri Lanka is not expensive, so if IBM has cuts there too, that's a sign of trouble

4. Gemini Protocol Will Turn 10, It Might Even Outlive Google's Fake 'Gemini' (Bard) That's Way Too Expensive to Run

   Silencing the truth is hard, changing reality is even harder, and gaslighting the whole world is impossible

   New

5. One by One, EPO Attacks the Conditions of Employment of Workers (While Forcing Them to Illegally Grant Invalid European Patents, Playing With Monopoly Money)

   It's not only about interpreters; they merely start with them

6. Links 23/10/2024: Hey Hi (AI) Hype/Bust and Internet Archive Perils

   Links for the day

7. Gemini Links 23/10/2024: Getting Charged for DUI, Thoughts on Efficiency and Greed

   Links for the day

8. Links 23/10/2024: "Breaking Free from Routine" and FBI’s Secret Phone Company

   Links for the day

9. GAFAM Racing Towards Salary of $0 (Unpaid Developers or Slaves, 0% Severance/Pension)

   they're cutting down on staff, even low-paid staff

10. 20 Years of Blogging (and WordPress Isn't the Same as It Was Back in 2004)

    one factor that should encourage people to go "static" (as in, static pages) is the abundance of rogue bots on the Web

11. [Meme] The Microsoft Concern Trolls (and Vandals on Microsoft's Payroll)

    "Angry Microsoft employee turns smart-alec when systemd wipes part of someones /home folder"

12. Look What Microsoft's Luca Boccassi is Doing to Linux

    Anti-Linux trolling from within Linux (on Microsoft's payroll) is making its way into mailing lists

13. Gemini Links 23/10/2024: Fake Friends and EWW Readable View

    Links for the day

14. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

15. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

    IRC logs for Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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