Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 19, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. SLAPP Censorship - Part 80 Out of 200: Having Run Out of Time to Meet a Judge's Deadline, Microsoft's Graveley Had Garrett's Lawyers Argued My ~190-Page Defence and CounterClaim (DCC) Was Unclear About My Position

   Nothing could be further from the truth

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2. Links 18/05/2026: Slop-induced Shortages, Solicitors Regulation Authority Says It's Unable to Deal With Complaints Load (So Regulation Does Not Really Exist)

   Links for the day

3. Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Ghost Essay and World Wide Web Considered Broken

   Links for the day

4. Cooperation and Collaboration, on a More Personal Level

   Rianne, to me, isn't just a wife; she is also my best friend

5. IBM Has Payroll Problems (Just Like Microsoft)

   It's a good thing that many nations around the world are, accordingly if not proactively, divesting from GAFAM

6. Links 18/05/2026: 25 Years of OLDaily and Dangers of "Living With Too Much Tech"

   Links for the day

7. Trips to London

   London isn't a bad place, but it's a long journey and we'd rather stay in Manchester and write about technology

8. Working in the Shell (and Fish)

   Yesterday we spent about 5 hours on the shells and fish

9. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVI - Campinos Has Put Unfit-for-Employment Drug Addicts in Charge of the European Patent Office (EPO)

   How many months has Campinos got left before the delegates show him the door?

10. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

11. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 17, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, May 17, 2026

12. Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Poetry, Sauna, and GNU Taler

    Links for the day

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