Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 02, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part II: Lying to the IRS is a Big Issue

   The OSI of today pretends to be something that it is not

2. Bloodlust and Love of Blades (Fascination With Murder) Nothing New Among Microsofters

   Violence is not a joke and no group is magically entitled to make such "jokes"

3. Links 01/06/2025: Bird Flu, Food Price Inflation, and Growing US-China Hostilities

   Links for the day

4. Links 01/06/2025: "Vibe Coding" Turns Out to be a Fraud and Amazon Merits Boycott, Argue Bloggers

   Links for the day

5. Gemini Links 01/06/2025: "Stardust" and Ideal PC Setup

   Links for the day

6. Links 01/06/2025: Windows TCO, Openwashing, "It's FOSS" Still Promoting Microsoft

   Links for the day

7. Gemini Links 01/06/2025: Simplification and Networks Everywhere

   Links for the day

8. Over at Tux Machines...

   GNU/Linux news for the past day

9. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 31, 2025

   IRC logs for Saturday, May 31, 2025

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