Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 04, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. SLAPP Censorship - Part 32 Out of 200: Garrett Made Spurious Requests (Later Withdrawn) the Same Week Someone He Later Spoke to by E-mail Sent Threats to Our Webhost

   The "plot thickens" because there's a multi-party tag-team act, as confirmed by Garrett after he had sworn on the Bible

   New

2. SLAPP Censorship - Part 33 Out of 200: Garrett Sued by My Wife and I, Then His Microsoft Acquaintance Files Another Lawsuit and Our Webhost Receives Legal Threats Too

   Today we also show how our solicitor Mark Lewis responded to it

3. Good Friday, Leaving IBM for Good

   Even on holidays

4. Links 03/04/2026: Rejection of More Software Patents and Social Control Media in Several Continents

   Links for the day

5. Malware in Proprietary Software - Latest Additions by Rob Musial

   Original published yesterday in gnu.org

6. Visual Evidence/Documentation of IBM Dying Like the Dinosaurs

   IBM has many of these giant white elephants lying around, with some getting demolished

7. Links 03/04/2026: USPTO’s Latest Greenwashing and Internet Blackouts Impact Journalists in War Zones

   Links for the day

8. IBM is a Dying Company, Nowadays It Kills Red Hat With Slop

   when your last day is a national holiday in IBM's country

9. "Independence Drives" and Community-Run Sites

   Independence in reporting is a much-valued trait

10. When Charlatans Are Only Good at Losing Money and Storytelling (e.g. About Investment in Them)

    Wait till a a barrel of oil costs $300

11. What Apple Fans Are Missing

    Apple is a bad company

12. The "Pale Blue Dot" Moment Had Returned

    To many people, the "bitter-sweet" observation of how small we are

13. Saudi Arabia Does Not Rely Much on Microsoft/Windows

    Putting aside politics, this is good for Free software

14. Almost 12 Years of Exposing Corruption in Europe's Second-Largest Institution

    The "unready" President is now an abandoned President

15. Easter Moon Mission and Its Reminder of IBM's Demise

    A lot of NASA operations now rely on GNU/Linux

16. When Power is Scarce and GNU/Linux Has Power

    In Cuba, GNU/Linux has long enjoyed high adoption rates

17. Don't Totally Dismiss the 'Survivalists'

    'Survivalists' or similar terms are used to describe a particular mindset of people who prepare for some really awful scenarios

18. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

19. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 02, 2026

    IRC logs for Thursday, April 02, 2026

20. A Much Better Use of Fuel Than Slop

    Something positive for a change

21. Hoping for Peace

    There are still many things to be enjoyed, including nature and kind people

22. Gemini Links 03/04/2026: "Slide Rule Triple Multiplication" and End of "Picture Pages"

    Links for the day

23. Rumours of Microsoft Layoffs This Season

    Just how much trouble is Microsoft in at this point?

24. GNU/Linux Measured at All-Time High in Sweden

    Can 'influencers' have played a role

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