Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 06, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Links 05/09/2026: "Let’s Stop Buying New Phone" and 'Open' 'AI' (Proprietary Slop) Drowning in Lawsuits

   Links for the day

2. Gemini Links 05/09/2026: Polarization, Warped Maps, and Emacs rectangle-number-lines

   Links for the day

3. Software Freedom, Even If Difficult to Attain Due to Outside Pressure, Does Make You Happier

   Peer pressure and opinionated employers can make friends and staff more miserable if they dictate bad software

4. You Can Run GNU/Linux on a Desktop/Laptop for 1,000+ Days Nonstop

   To me, the long uptime is a way of "marketing" GNU/Linux as robust and stable

5. Profiting From Global Warming (and Making More Money the More You Cause Warming)

   Unregulated bank and pyramid scheme

6. SLAPP Censorship - Part 172 Out of 200: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Complicit in the SLAPPs by Inaction (Didn't Even Study Any Evidence, Only Wasted Time and Budget)

   "SRA placed into special measures due to 'disappointing standard of leadership'"

7. China Does Not Need American (US) Products Like GAFAM's

   China has abundance of technical things it can leverage to preserve its autonomy

8. RMS Didn't Make Enough Backups

   Making backups is important

9. Refresher: Why EPO Staff is on Strike This Year (Aside From the EPO Acting Like a Corrupt, Above-the-Law, For-Profit Corporation That Violates Its Own Charter)

   One core issue at the EPO is erosion of purchasing power

10. Gemini Links 05/09/2026: Fireflies, Shore Pine, and ASCII Art

    Links for the day

11. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

12. IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 04, 2026

    IRC logs for Friday, September 04, 2026

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