Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 19, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. There Are Days or Occasions Where gemini:// Requests Almost Exceed http(s):// and Gemini Protocol Isn't Even 6 Yet

   Gemini Protocol turns 6 one month from now

   New

2. Gemini Links 18/05/2025: Five Years on Gemini and Atom Feeds over Gopher

   Links for the day

3. Links 18/05/2025: F.D.A. More Sceptical of COVID-19 Vaccines, UK Charges 3 Iranian Nationals In Alleged Attack Plot Against Journalists

   Links for the day

4. Gemini Links 18/05/2025: "Finally Upgraded" and "Rebooting"

   Links for the day

5. Abundance of Good Code, "Just Like Air."

   Richard Stallman's seminal manifesto and foundational (practical) work on GNU gave us a very solid system that facilitates productive work without concerns over spyware

6. Messages in TheLayoff.com Drowned Out by LLM Slop (Comments Focused on Replying to Bot-Generated Provocation)

   apparently shaking hands with nazis isn't as bad as calling your git repository's main branch "master"

7. The Importance of Full Disclosure and Transparency Online

   there will be full transparency, as always

8. Slopwatch: Slopfarms and Serial Sloppers Still at It

   Apparently Google is too understaffed to figure that out

9. Links 18/05/2025: Decreased Prospects of Science Careers, Disappearance of Journalists

   Links for the day

10. Microsofters Have a Long History Trying to Take Down Techrights by Sending Threats to Webhosts

    picking on women

11. Links 18/05/2025: Science, Censorship and European Commission Taking on Monopoly Abuse by Microsoft

    Links for the day

12. Gemini Links 18/05/2025: Šibenik and SFJAZZ Historical Archive

    Links for the day

13. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

14. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 17, 2025

    IRC logs for Saturday, May 17, 2025

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