Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 25, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. The UEFI Restricted Boot 'Time Bomb' is About to Go Off in a Few Weeks

   Garrett was the first person to face sanctions (like muting) in our IRC channels because of his abuse; worse yet, he hijacked other people's names and then locked them out of their own accounts

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2. Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Signal on OpenBSD and Keyboard Layouts Compared

   Links for the day

3. Links 24/08/2025: Microsoft Settles Data Breach Lawsuits and Climate Change Causes Heatwaves, Water Shortages

   Links for the day

4. CachyOS is Rising Fast, But Slopfarms Are 'Googlebombing' It

   CachyOS receives more media attention

5. No Reason for Red Hat Relief Yet (Layoff Rumours)

   the execution could be stalled, delayed, or scheduled for some time after people come back from holiday

6. GNU/Linux 6%, Windows 60% in Venezuela, Suggests statCounter

   The cash cows are dying

7. Mass Layoffs Continue at Microsoft This Month (Remaining Workers See Conditions That Deteriorate)

   So far this month (one week remaining) we saw at least two waves of layoffs at Microsoft

8. How SPAM E-mails With Windows-Centric Files Get Twisted as Linux Threats, Then Slopfarms Spread the Word

   Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation

9. Links 24/08/2025: Heatwaves Threaten Workers, Maldives Versus Press freedom

   Links for the day

10. Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Digital Cameras and Printers

    Links for the day

11. Links 24/08/2025: GAFAM Lie About Pollution and Slop's Carbon Footprint, The Guardian Says Slop ("Hey Hi") is a Bubble That Will Send Stock Markets Into a Freefall

    Links for the day

12. 80% of the Sponsored (Fake) Articles in The Register MS Are Promotions of Ponzi Schemes (Unethical Money), the Rest is Banned Chinese Business

    Is that an ethical way to make money? No.

13. Should Currys PCWorld Start Voiding Warranties of Users of Vista 11?

    If a person's laptop has a mechanical issue, should this person replace GNU/Linux with Vista 11 for the repair shop? Only to damage the SSD?

14. Newer is Not Always Better, and It's Possible That 'Peak' is the Past

    People creating their own platforms means progress, whereas centralisation (like moving from blogs to social control media) is the opposite of progress

15. LLM Hype is Sowing Destruction: It Contributes to DDoS Attacks and Makes the Web Less Accessible (JavaScript "R U Human?" Tests)

    If it was googlebot, it would be possible to argue that you'd at least then get referral traffic from Google Search. With LLMs, all you get is plagiarised.

16. Links 24/08/2025: New York Times Talks About Hey Hi (AI) Bubble

    Links for the day

17. Gemini Links 24/08/2025: Upgrading Debian and Mobile-indifferent Design

    Links for the day

18. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

19. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 23, 2025

    IRC logs for Saturday, August 23, 2025

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