Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 20, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Torvalds Capitulated on Rust and Slop, Now He's Paying the Price

   they are pushing Microsoft and slop for grifters and scammers

   New

2. LinkedIn Layoffs at Microsoft: Probably Well More Than 5% of Staff

   In short, it's difficult to believe only 5% are impacted

3. It's Not Just a Widespread Theory, It's Apparently a Verified Fact: Home Appliances Not Made to Last Long

   Washing machine repair man asserts that the machines sold a decade ago could maybe last a decade; now they last barely 5 years.

4. Whistleblowers Needed: We Are Seeing Many Layoffs in Red Hat (Not Just in China), We Want to Know More

   Last week we learned about some people who said they had left Red Hat or are leaving Red Hat

5. Links 19/05/2026: More Obituaries for Peter G. Neumann, Taiwan Abandoned by Cheeto House for Don's Personal Gain

   Links for the day

6. Links 19/05/2026: Online 'Storage' (Surveillance) Accounts Lower Thresholds (Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos), Slop Debacles Expand (False Promises Made to Staff Regarding Compensation)

   Links for the day

7. SLAPP Censorship - Part 81 Out of 200: SLAPP Censorship Does Not Work If Your Sole Strategy is Revenge (and You Attack the Family)

   Both yours and others'

8. Techrights at 20 (Soon)

   It does not seek popularity or affirmation from "Establishment" outlets

9. We Pay More for Less, for Things That Last Less Time and Are Almost Impossible to Repair

   Ever noticed how "modern" or "smart" TVs come with dumber and dumber (worse) controllers?

10. Vista 11 Turns 5 in a Couple of Months. Not Many People Use It.

    It is the only supported version of Windows; many people move elsewhere

11. Head of GitHub Recently Left, Microsoft Need No Longer Report Mass Layoffs There (User Activity is Declining)

    We've long said that LinkedIn and GitHub, which Microsoft bought, would likely end up like Skype

12. The Slop Bubble is Already Bursting

    Slop is not desirable and the general public is growingly impatient, seeing that slop has improved nothing for them

13. Gemini Links 19/05/2026: Reliable Old Tech, Collection of Essays

    Links for the day

14. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge

    They are putting at risk colleagues by abusing them

15. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

16. IRC Proceedings: Monday, May 18, 2026

    IRC logs for Monday, May 18, 2026

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