Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Hard to Find a Job After Working for Microsoft (Back Doors Giant, Bribery Hub)

   It generally looks like people who chose to serve Microsoft's agenda don't end up too well

2. Altering Perceived Reality to Make It Seem Like Microsoft is Thriving, Not Failing

   pretend XBox did not die

   New

3. Links 26/03/2026: Tor Relay at National Taiwan Normal University, Copyright Hammers Fall

   Links for the day

4. Gemini Links 26/03/2026: "The War of the Worlds" and "sometimes science is just the dumbest thing"

   Links for the day

5. The World Wide Bots

   The shape of the Web is so bad that bots exceed humans in some places

6. Links 26/03/2026: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Closes 101 Law Firms in 2 Years, "Please Compensate the Work You Appreciate"

   Links for the day

7. Regaining Software Freedom Means Regaining Control Over Programs That Run on Our Devices

   Richard Stallman will speak in Italy

8. Microsoft Secure Boot Removes Users' Choice

   Has Greenland banned Microsoft and 'secure' boot yet?

9. IBM Pushes Workers Out, It Does Not Count Them as "Layoffs"

   The number of IBM layoffs can be as large as tens of thousands per year

10. Microsoft Lost 31% Of Its Alleged "Value" in Five Months, Then It Got Downgraded

    In 2026 Microsoft focuses on keeping the layoffs silent

11. SLAPP Censorship - Part 24 Out of 200: The Failed Effort by Brett Wilson LLP to Strike Out My Lawsuit and My Wife's Lawsuit Against Garrett (the Master Allowed Our Lawsuits to Proceed)

    This is lawfare

12. Official New Figures Show That Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Sees Rise in Dishonesty Among Law Firms Forcibly Shut Down ('Euthanised' Due to Misconduct)

    It's rather if in our little country as many as 16 law firms were found to be so dishonest that they needed to be shut down

13. Back to Normalcy

    In our datacentre at least

14. IBM is "Increasing Its Temporary and Part-time Headcount" While Net Headcount Falls (Despite Buying Many Companies and Their Workforce)

    Headcount is a rather superficial yardstick.

    New

15. EPO Union Decides to Continue Industrial Actions, Next Strike in Four Days

    The latest strike had the highest participation rate

16. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

17. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

    IRC logs for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

18. Microsoft's "Silent Layoffs" in Slop Clothing

    "AI-powered transformation" is just a euphemism for mass layoffs

19. Where and How to Spot LLM Slop

    Many people correctly perceive LLMs as a site's downfall, a step towards the abyss

20. Public Talk by Richard Stallman in Half a Day "at the Engineering and Architecture Campus of Cesena of the University of Bologna"

    He'll probably attract a fairly large crowd

21. Gemini Links 26/03/2026: Buying a House, Stargazing, OFFLFIRSOCH 2026

    Links for the day

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