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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Misleading Coverage in Slashdot Promotes and Openwashes Slop
    Piggybacking RMS for the headline seems like a PR stunt of sorts
  2. As Envisioned, a Rebellion and Many Whistleblowers at Microsoft
    Whistleblowers ensure Microsoft has totally lost control of the "narrative" (face-saving PR)
  3. Microsoft is a Right-Wing Company
    Just remember that when people call Microsoft "woke"
  4. GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to About a Quarter in Sudan
    Can anyone explain to us why?
  5. Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Visiting Ethiopia, Two Dreams, and Price of Skinnerboxes
    Links for the day
  6. Tears in IBM, Company Falls Apart While Management Fakes "Performance" to Take Bonuses
    Wall Street is a naked emperor
  7. Telling Our Story
    In the coming years we'll have some high-impact stories to share and generally tell without fear of reprisal
  8. Microsoft XBox Studio Leaders Upset at What the New CEO Did
    From what we can gather, in 2024 XBox was already entering what's known as a "death spiral". Now it's literally moving down the drain/pipe.
  9. IRC Started in Finland, GNU/Linux Did Not
    History is like that
  10. GNU/Linux Rises to 8% in Bhutan, Same as the International Average
    Taking note of estimated GNU/Linux share in that country, we see it hovering around the international median/average this month
  11. Links 19/07/2026: "The Voice of Google" and "Chinese Surveillance Tech a Threat to Privacy"
    Links for the day
  12. Keep Both Eyes on the Ball
    At the moment we have six series running in parallel; two of them concern the EPO
  13. 'Journalists' Who Help IBM Cover Up Fraud
    Journalistic malpractice
  14. The "Modern Linux" Song
    Join us now, make the kernel
  15. XBox Layoffs Vastly Bigger Than Microsoft Told the Press, Microsoft Keeps Trying to Change the Subject
    Many so-called "XBox fans" are no more
  16. Microsoft Lost 1,200 Billion Dollars in "Market Value", Take a Look at What Happened to Windows
    while Windows continues to fall unstoppably GNU/Linux is surging
  17. Links 19/07/2026: People in China Are Buying Feelings and 404 Media Has Third Anniversary
    Links for the day
  18. Gemini Links 19/07/2026: Camping, Health, and Hardware
    Links for the day
  19. The State of Slopfarms
    Slopfarms or LLM slopfarms are a menace and a problem on the Web
  20. GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in Brunei
    seventh in the world for GDP (PPP) per capita
  21. Free Software is Like an 'Activist Movement'
    People who argue strongly in favour of something (even very good things) will attract the wrath of those whom they oppose
  22. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  23. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 18, 2026
    IRC logs for Saturday, July 18, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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