Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Misleading Coverage in Slashdot Promotes and Openwashes Slop

   Piggybacking RMS for the headline seems like a PR stunt of sorts

2. As Envisioned, a Rebellion and Many Whistleblowers at Microsoft

   Whistleblowers ensure Microsoft has totally lost control of the "narrative" (face-saving PR)

3. Microsoft is a Right-Wing Company

   Just remember that when people call Microsoft "woke"

4. GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to About a Quarter in Sudan

   Can anyone explain to us why?

5. Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Visiting Ethiopia, Two Dreams, and Price of Skinnerboxes

   Links for the day

6. Tears in IBM, Company Falls Apart While Management Fakes "Performance" to Take Bonuses

   Wall Street is a naked emperor

7. Telling Our Story

   In the coming years we'll have some high-impact stories to share and generally tell without fear of reprisal

8. Microsoft XBox Studio Leaders Upset at What the New CEO Did

   From what we can gather, in 2024 XBox was already entering what's known as a "death spiral". Now it's literally moving down the drain/pipe.

9. IRC Started in Finland, GNU/Linux Did Not

   History is like that

10. GNU/Linux Rises to 8% in Bhutan, Same as the International Average

    Taking note of estimated GNU/Linux share in that country, we see it hovering around the international median/average this month

11. Links 19/07/2026: "The Voice of Google" and "Chinese Surveillance Tech a Threat to Privacy"

    Links for the day

12. Keep Both Eyes on the Ball

    At the moment we have six series running in parallel; two of them concern the EPO

13. 'Journalists' Who Help IBM Cover Up Fraud

    Journalistic malpractice

14. The "Modern Linux" Song

    Join us now, make the kernel

15. XBox Layoffs Vastly Bigger Than Microsoft Told the Press, Microsoft Keeps Trying to Change the Subject

    Many so-called "XBox fans" are no more

16. Microsoft Lost 1,200 Billion Dollars in "Market Value", Take a Look at What Happened to Windows

    while Windows continues to fall unstoppably GNU/Linux is surging

17. Links 19/07/2026: People in China Are Buying Feelings and 404 Media Has Third Anniversary

    Links for the day

18. Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Camping, Health, and Hardware

    Links for the day

19. The State of Slopfarms

    Slopfarms or LLM slopfarms are a menace and a problem on the Web

20. GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei

    seventh in the world for GDP (PPP) per capita

21. Free Software is Like an 'Activist Movement'

    People who argue strongly in favour of something (even very good things) will attract the wrath of those whom they oppose

22. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

23. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 18, 2026

    IRC logs for Saturday, July 18, 2026

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