Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 02, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Writing and Coding Isn't Always Enough

   Last year we had to assume a role we didn't have before: litigants

2. Autumn Has Come

   Autumn should be exciting in all sorts of ways; it'll also mark our anniversary

   New

3. When You Turn Web Sites About Tech Into Political Sites

   A lot of people fall into the trap of catering only for particular groups

4. Gemini Links 02/09/2025: ROOPHLOCH 2025 and Lagrange 1.19 Released

   Links for the day

5. Gemini Links 01/09/2025: News Corp. WSJ and A Month With NixOS

   Links for the day

6. Slopfarms Already Peaked, They Will Die When Slop Companies Run Out of Money to Borrow

   slopfarms will lack an actual "engine"

7. “Sideloading” Never Killed Anybody

   There are many online discussions this week about the misnomer "sideloading"

8. Slopwatch: Google News as FUD Vector Against Linux and Plagiarism Enhancer, Serial Slopper (SS) Uses LLMs to Googlebomb "Linux"

   Slop destroys the Web not just by screwing with search engines and helping plagiarists. It's also responsible for de facto DDoS attacks...

9. Links 01/09/2025: "Attacks on Science" and China's "Soft Power" Grows

   Links for the day

10. Links 01/09/2025: Fresh Backlash Against Slop and "Norway’s Electricity Crisis is About to Hit Britain"

    Links for the day

11. Links 01/09/2025: Catching Up (Mostly via Deutsche Welle), "Windows TCO" Effect in UK

    Links for the day

12. Gemini Links 01/09/2025: Linguistic Barriers and "Web 1.0 Hosting"

    Links for the day

13. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

14. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 31, 2025

    IRC logs for Sunday, August 31, 2025

15. The UEFI 9/11 - Part IV - External Interference

    They all seem to be playing a role in crushing Software Freedom and self-determination for users

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