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- A Vortex of Beacons (or "Bluetooth Everywhere" Vision)
If someone (or someones) calls you paranoid for taking about "beacon"-like functionality, there will be no lack of authoritative citations (e.g. Web links) they can be provided to prove them wrong - IBM May be Sued for Mass Layoffs Via PIPs
Some whole threads (with all the long comments in them) recently got nuked by thelayoff.com - GNU/Linux is a Platform for Work (Usage Surges in Daytime)
GNU/Linux 15% in daytime
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- IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 16, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, August 16, 2026 - Falkland Islands: GNU/Linux Elevated to 6%
GNU/Linux usage seems to have increased a lot there - Links 16/08/2026: Reading Outside, Going Offline More, and Art of Computer Programming
Links for the day - The Question of Patience
Is there a lesson here somewhere? - Links 16/08/2026: Ceuta Reports Social Control Media Used as a Weapon
Links for the day - Links 16/08/2026: Europe in Crisis of Droughts While Energy- and Water-Consuming, Pollution-Emitting Chatbots Are Spread by GAFAM (US) to Keep a Ponzi Scheme Going
Links for the day - We Need Rain, Not Chatbots
There's no "anti-AI" (it's not even AI), there's opposition to fraud, to plagiarism, and to companies that profit more when there's global warning (caused in part by their business activities) - SLAPP Censorship - Part 151 Out of 200: Dealing With Sleazy People and Companies That Steal (While Employing These Sleazy People)
we offer a quick summary and we're reflecting - Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day - IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 15, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Gemini Links 16/08/2026: Sterrenkijker Releases, Solar Gemini Server
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