Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. It's Inevitable Anyway, So...

   of course blame Chinese Communists for the "anti-AI" messages

2. Giving 'Free Publicity' to the People You Hate and Attack

   Be careful what you wish for in social control media

3. Andrew Lee Has Turned Freenode Into a Slopfarm (Because Who Needs IRC Anyway?)

   The site is churning out slop all day long

   New

4. Identi.ca is Practically Dead, Just Like All Social Control Media (Eventually)

   All Social Control Media is a waste of time

5. Gemini Links 02/09/2026: Intentions, Publishing on Workstations, and Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)

   Links for the day

6. GNU/Linux Reaches 6% in Nepal

   Today I checked GNU/Linux in Nepal again

7. SLAPP Censorship - Part 169 Out of 200: Calling People "Nazis"

   'Cancel culture' in action

8. GNU Turns 43 This Month, GNU/Linux Turns 35 Next Year

   It seems like no area of computing has not been impacted by the GNU/Linux revolution

9. Uber Debt Grew 2.5 Billion Dollars in 3 Months, Company Lays Off at Least 10% of Workforce

   The media repeats the "official" numbers

10. Links 02/09/2026: The Machine Stops, AuraSearch, and DOOM 1/2

    Links for the day

11. 1-1 Meetings at IBM This Week, PIPs Expected, Maybe RAs Too

    As usual, we invite whistleblowers to tell us what's going on

12. Links 02/09/2026: Germany Blames Russia for Leipzig Airport Drone Attack and China Gains Power as US Faces Humiliation in the Midst of Presidential Cover-up

    Links for the day

13. Quit Talking About "AI Layoffs" and Talk About How Chatbots and Other Bots Broke Recruitment Processes by Cheating

    Bots talking to other bots isn't HR; it's a catastrophe

14. Robotics Isn't "Hey Hi", Robotics Isn't New Either

    Is the official Arduino blog becoming shilling platform for Qualcomm's "hey hi" [so-called 'intelligent'] chips?

15. Today We'll Focus on Growth of GNU/Linux

    We've meanwhile noticed that Clownflare statistics for north American nations show 19% of requests (CDN) originating from GNU/Linux

16. IBM Secret (or Silent) Layoffs in September 2026

    We need whistleblowers

17. Gemini Links 02/09/2026: GAFAM's E-mail Cartel, ROOPHLOCH 2026, and Homeworlds

    Links for the day

18. Not Only Microsoft and IBM Hide Layoffs (Secret Layoffs) and Fail to Follow the Law (or Bypass It)

    Microsoft's tactics are not so unique

19. People Who Participate in the Slop Plagiarism Pyramid Scheme and the Moral Dilemma (What's Acceptable for a Salary?)

    giant pyramid scheme

20. State of the Slop, Linux Edition

    Whether slop about "linux" becomes rarer by the end of this year, well... time will tell

21. Links 02/09/2026: 'Open' 'AI' (Proprietary Slop Plagiarism) Destroying Evidence, "Data Center Backlash Has Officially Rattled Scam Altman"

    Links for the day

22. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

23. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 01, 2026

    IRC logs for Tuesday, September 01, 2026

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