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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 26, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Latest From 'analognowhere' Comic Strip Focuses on GAFAM Politics
    Joint kingship is still kingship
  2. Court's Decision Misused in Attempt to Hide Transphobia (Censoring Perfectly Factual Articles About One's Own Words, Made in Public)
    the other party is trying to censor lots of articles
  3. When Fake Security (Back Doors Disguised as 'Security') is Mandated Real Security (and Confidentiality) Becomes a Crime
    How can whistleblowers be properly protected from those whose abuses they expose?
  4. European Monopolies Office (EPO) is Ignoring the Rule of Law, Appeals Committee (ApC) Ignored for the Dictator's Benefit
    Of course someone has already leaked that

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  5. Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Dolmenwood Loot, Unplugged in Stockholm, and More
    Links for the day
  6. Links 25/11/2025: Probably No Water on Mars, China Launches Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft Today
    Links for the day
  7. IBM RAs (Layoffs) Likely Impacting Kyndryl, Not Just Red Hat (PIPs and Other "Last Day" Walkout Loopholes)
    expected RAs at IBM during or around the holidays
  8. With Chat Control 2, Are GNU/Linux and BSDs Going to Get 'Banned'?
    Or how?
  9. Twitter is a Catastrophe (Data Loss, Outdated Caching, Restoration From Backup, Bugs, or Whatever Else)
    The days of this site are numbered
  10. Links 25/11/2025: Iberia Data Breach and Apple Layoffs
    Links for the day
  11. Thank You, Richard Stallman
    Dr. Stallman is still in charge of GNU and he's in the FSF
  12. Under IBM, Red Hat Seems to be Bribing or 'Schmoozing' Officials and Decision-Makers (Just Like at IBM and Microsoft)
    Welcome to the "higher echelons"
  13. EPO "Cocainegate" Cannot be Memory-holed
    If you have more information about "Cocainegate", please get in touch with us
  14. Being in Thorn on Microsoft's Side for 21.5 Years
    We were never 'soft' on Microsoft
  15. IBM Microsoft
    We need to let other companies - or communities rather - bear the flag
  16. Gemini Links 25/11/2025: Movable Types, Chat Control, and Stargazing Attempt
    Links for the day
  17. Search for Sovereignty, Get Paid Spam From The Register MS
    So much for integrity in media
  18. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  19. IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 24, 2025
    IRC logs for Monday, November 24, 2025
  20. Arduino Loses Its Appeal Only a Month After Qualcomm Took Over
    Why Arduino "made an exit" we don't really know
  21. Mass Layoffs at Apple, Just Like We Said Weeks Ago
    Now there are some more Apple layoffs
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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