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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 03, 2026

Alexander Graham Bell

Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux Becoming More Universal
    It seems likely the end of Vista 10 coinciding with a sharp rise in memory prices (and now energy prices) will benefit GNU/Linux and therefore give us more to write about
  2. Can Economies Like the American One Hang On?
    The coming weeks will be "interesting" unless wars end

    New

  3. SLAPP Censorship - Part 31 Out of 200: Speaking About 20+ Years of Alleged Harassment/Defamation and High-Profile 'Targets' of Garrett
    attempts were made to settle (in effect end the case) by the person who started the case almost half a dozen times along the way
  4. In Asia, Windows is in Its Teens (Below 20%)
    On a global scale, Windows is down to about 26%
  5. Low Morale at IBM and Perception of Destructive Management
    IBM is going nowhere, fast
  6. Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Super Mario Galaxy Movie and New Antenna Instance
    Links for the day
  7. It Seems Like Google News Cracked Down on (Omitted, Delisted) a Lot of Slopfarms
    There's no justification/point in spending so much energy just to plagiarise things poorly
  8. Steam Survey for Last Month Says 5.33% Use GNU/Linux
    big leap for GNU/Linux
  9. Links 02/04/2026: Science News, Energy Scarcity, Oil Sold in Yuan
    Links for the day
  10. Links 02/04/2026: Apple Turns 50, Efforts To Ban VPNs
    Links for the day
  11. Gemini Links 02/04/2026: Kubernetes With FreeBSD, OFFLFIRSOCH, and Great Circle Distance
    Links for the day
  12. Dr. Andy Farnell on Microsoft Silencing or Deplatforming Opposition in the UK and Elsewhere
    Microsoft as a king or a kind of "religion" one cannot question
  13. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 01, 2026
    IRC logs for Wednesday, April 01, 2026
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