Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 12, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Libya's Share on the Web: 5.2% GNU/Linux

   GNU/Linux has hit an all-time high there

2. Codecs and Software Patents - Part VI - The European Patent Office, Nokia, Microsoft, Sisvel, and More

   Whatever Nokia used to be, it's certainly not an ally and a lot of the turmoil at the EPO is the fault of companies like Nokia

   New

3. Links 11/05/2026: Another Oracle Setback and Mass Layoffs in Iran

   Links for the day

4. Gemini Links 11/05/2026: Older Can Be Faster and Textmode Workflow

   Links for the day

5. Links 11/05/2026: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Admits It Only Reacts When It's Too Late (Damage Already Done), Ombudsman’s Animal Cruelty HK Report

   Links for the day

6. If It Takes You a Second to Serve (or Receive) a Page, That's Definitely Too Slow

   For speeds at milliseconds (e.g. for pages to fully load in a tenth of a second) the pages must be ready to be sent as soon as they're requested

7. It's Not About Speed, It is About Patience and Adherence to Truth, Principles, Scientific Integrity

   attacks on us only ever made us stronger - a lesson that our adversaries have learned the hard way

8. Cyber Show Does it Like Techrights: Static and Gemini Protocol as 'First-Class Citizen'

   HTML and GemText (over Gemini Protocol) would be rendered in tandem

9. SLAPP Censorship - Part 73 Out of 200: Microsoft's Graveley and Garrett Remain Closely Connected in May 2026 ("Tag-Teaming" Against Bloggers in Another Continent)

   The phrase "judge a person by their friends" seems applicable here

10. Discussions About When the Axe Falls at IBM/Kyndryl (11,000 Layoffs Estimated)

    "Kyndryl restructuring should reduce overhead functions and reduce the number of managers that lack technical knowledge"

11. A World After Microsoft (and GAFAM) and After GitHub Shuts Down

    the only growth area is debt

12. Fake News, Propaganda, and Misinformation: Microsoft Investing Money It Does Not Have in "Hey Hi" (for "Entertainment Purposes" Only)

    This will not end well

13. Today the Whole European Patent Office (EPO) is on Strike and Next Monday an Even Bigger Strike

    the media refuses to cover these and is thus complicit

14. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part IXX - EPO Management Speaks of Reputation and Integrity While Putting Cocaine Addicts in Management

    If the EPO values its "reputation", then it needs to start by ousting the management

15. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

16. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 10, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, May 10, 2026

17. Links 11/05/2026: Security Breaches, Politics, and Energy Crunch

    Links for the day

18. Gemini Links 10/05/2026: "Accidental Cameras" and "Addictive" Interfaces in Social Control Media

    Links for the day

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