Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 17, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. In Some Parts of the World, Like Central America and South America, Microsoft is Irrelevant on the Web

   Nadella has bet the farm on a Ponzi scheme

2. There's Not Much Time Left for President Biden to Pardon Julian Assange and Signal to Journalists That Exposing States' Crimes or Rich People's Misbehaviour is Lawful

   Apathy towards this is part of the problem

3. Underpaid and Inexperienced Workers Overwhelm the EPO, Granting Many Invalid Patents and Placing Pressure on Veteran Examiners

   So-called "production" (giving monopolies) pressure is "compromising the quality of our products" [sic] according to a new report

   New

4. Gemini Links 16/12/2024: Invisibles and 20 Years of GNU/Linux on the Desktop

   Links for the day

5. Microsoft's Windows Fell From 98% to Less Than 15% (in 15 Years in Africa)

   Operating System Market Share Africa

6. Swaziland: GNU/Linux Leaps to 7.24%, Based on statCounter

   Remember that Microsoft had many layoffs this year in Africa

7. A Birthday Wish

   My birthday is a few hours away

8. [Meme] Definitely Not Your Role Models

   Hypocrite Neckbeard Meme

9. Changes or Variation of Logo at the FSF as 40th Anniversary is Near (Months Away)

   Next year the FSF turns 40

10. Mobile Usage Nearly 90% in Maharlika (Philippines)?

    Microsoft has become just a footnote

11. Push Back and Become More Vocal for LLM Abuse and Misuse to Stop

    We hope that more people out there (sites too) will call out the people who saturate particular topics on the Web with machine-generated junk

12. The Media Failed to Hold GAFAM Accountable (and Now It Suffers From It and For It)

    This recognition of the problem emboldens us to carry on

13. Botswana: New Highs for GNU/Linux, All-Time Lows for Microsoft

    No wonder Microsoft has so many layoffs in Africa this year

14. Links 16/12/2024: Skinnerboxes ("Smart" "Phones") and Control Social Media Blamed for Fights

    Links for the day

15. Reminder: The Microsoft Person Who Used OpenAI for En Masse GPL Violations Told the Whistleblower to Kill Herself

    The evidence (real message)

16. Links 16/12/2024: emacs, Drawabox, “You Should Have Your Own Website”

    Links for the day

17. [Meme] Microsoft is Not a Country

    Reporting crimes is essential for democracy

18. Image Fusion is Not 'AI' (LLMs Aren't Either)

    Such fakes can (and always could) be done by a digital artist, it's just a little more expensive and time-consuming

19. GNU/Linux at New Highs in Bosnia And Herzegovina

    Quite a few Balkan nations show high adoption rates for GNU/Linux

20. From Scientists to Pigeons: The EPO Has Turned Patent Examination Into a Process Made by Computers and Improperly Trained Staff Which Doesn't Meet the Requirements of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

    Might as well abolish this entire system if this is the current trajectory

21. Razik Menidjel Will No Longer be Chief Operating Officer Operations at the EPO

    What does the EPC say about slop and should it be updated to deal with trouble such as slop?

22. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

23. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, December 15, 2024

    IRC logs for Sunday, December 15, 2024

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