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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 30, 2026

Thought Transference

Updated This Past Day

  1. RMS Was Right 35 Years Ago
    Stallman’s viewpoints have remained the same
  2. Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left
    It's more like an onboarding mechanism for unpaid labour at (and for) IBM

    New

  3. Gemini Links 29/01/2026: Naps, Letting Go, and Terribly Cold Weather
    Links for the day
  4. Links 29/01/2026: Kennedy Center Officials Resigning and Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs
    Links for the day
  5. Goodbyes to Red Hat and IBM
    PIPs let them do the same with less "wasted" on severance or with obscene narrative-shaping
  6. The Need to Understand the Projection Tactics Against RMS
    There's an old and common saying (or "wisdom") about who's guilty when there's a fart in elevators (lifts)
  7. Links 29/01/2026: Neocities Is Blocked by Microsoft, “Intellectual Freedom Centers” as the New "Intelligent Design"
    Links for the day
  8. Microsoft XBox Dying Not Only as a Console, Reveals Microsoft
    Microsoft is trying to rebrand or repurpose the brand
  9. Don't be Mistaken, Microsoft Boasts About Money That Does Not Exist and Revenue (Buying From Oneself!) Is Not Income
    the company's debt grew
  10. IBM's Financial Performance in IBM's Own Words: Money Down, Debt Up Sharply
    IBM isn't a healthy company
  11. In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026
    a lot of America is moving to Free software this year
  12. The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XV - EPO is on Strike Tomorrow, Lots to be Angry About (Except Money)
    We'll soon finish the series
  13. Gemini Links 29/01/2026: "Lady Audley's Secret" and "The Value Of Our Fear" (Carney's Speech)
    Links for the day
  14. Emmanuel Macron on Europe's GAFAM Addiction/Dependence: "There is No Such Thing as Happy Vassalage"
    Microsoft has long worked to prevent commodification
  15. It's Official, Mass Layoffs at IBM Again (2026)
    In a matter of days we'll just see how much IBM's debt has grown
  16. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  17. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
    IRC logs for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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