Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 30, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Representing and Speaking for Animals

   If I ever choose to take this matter to tribunal with animals-centric NGOs on my side, it'll get some press coverage for sure

2. Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux", Slop Images in VentureBeat, Linux Foundation Spam Made With LLM Slop and Slop Images

   The only relief or upside - if any exists - is that the pace of slop was down a bit this week

   New

3. Financiers and Sponsors of the Slop Hype (Pyramid Scheme Waiting to End, Bubble That Will Inevitably Implode)

   It's also burning the planet

4. Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux", Google Helps Ponzi Schemes and Slopfarms in Google News

   Slopfarms are a real pain

5. Gemini Links 29/08/2025: Retiring at 62 and URL Filtering HTTP(S) Proxy on Qubes OS

   Links for the day

6. Links 29/08/2025: Lisa Cook Sues Convicted Felon and Backdoor Mandate in UK Resisted

   Links for the day

7. Links 29/08/2025: Arti 1.5.0, War on Public Health (CDC), and Slop 'Bros' Made to Pay for Their Mass Plagiarism

   Links for the day

8. No, 4Chan is Not Fighting for You by Lawyering Up Against Ofcom (UK)

   Don't mistake proto-fascists for people who "fight for you". They don't.

9. Downlplaying the Impact of "UEFI 9/11" is a Losing Strategy

   we won't publish much whilst on holiday

10. In Many Places in the World Vista 11 "Market Share" is Going Down, Not Up

    In some countries Windows is already down to third place or lower

11. More Microsoft-Connected Layoffs, at Least Third Time This Month! (Also Another Death on Campus)

    Microsoft as a "gaming" company is where studios, projects, games, and even developers come to die

12. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

13. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 28, 2025

    IRC logs for Thursday, August 28, 2025

14. Gemini Links 29/08/2025: Poems, Games, and Java 25 Performance

    Links for the day

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