Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 09, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Gemini Links 08/01/2026: "New Year, Old Plans" and Alex's "Butlerian Jihad"

   Links for the day

2. LLM Slop About "Linux" Scarce and of Very Low Quality

   At this rate, we reckon there may be one (or zero) per day by year's end

3. IBM's "Forever Layoffs" (to Bypass Warnings or Notices as Required by WARN Act)

   There is a bunch of speculations about when the next "major round" of RAs will be

4. Attempts to Undermine This Site's Latest Series Using Intimidation, Threats, and Presumptuous Accusations

   threatening language is less effective when everyone is an alibi

5. Links 08/01/2026: "Golden Smartphone" Scam and Riseup Account Issues

   Links for the day

6. Links 08/01/2026: Possible "Collapse of NATO Over Greenland"; Journalistic Malpractice and "US Voters Hate Slop"

   Links for the day

7. EPO People Power - Part XXVIII - A Sensitive Issue for Germany and The Netherlands

   If Germans who read this series can communicate this to public officials or to their media, maybe they can strike a nerve and get the ball rolling

8. Age Discrimination at IBM Discussed Amid Mass Layoffs (Especially in the United States)

   Workers are anxious. Are they next to face the axe?

9. Gemini Links 08/01/2026: Potentiometer Calculator, Power Outages, Why You Should Abandon Discord for IRC (e.g. Ergo), and Formatting Gopher Posts

   Links for the day

10. Links 08/01/2026: More Software Patents Squashed, White House Repeats Misinformation From the Kremlin

    Links for the day

11. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

12. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 07, 2026

    IRC logs for Wednesday, January 07, 2026

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