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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 11, 2026

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  1. Links 10/09/2026: Facebook Unsafe for Kids, Fake Songs (Against Right of Publicity, CG Forgeries Basically) a Growing Problem
    Links for the day
  2. Rust is Financially and Technically Controlled by Microsoft. Rust Foundation is a Front for Microsoft's Proprietary Software.
    Rust is not and has never been about security
  3. Gemini Links 10/09/2026: "I Don’t Want to Interact With Stochastic Parrots" and "ROOPHLOCH 2026!"
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  4. What the British School Closure (BSN Senior School Leidschenveen) Means to EPO Staff
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  5. Standing in Solidarity With Matt Mullenweg
    I don't trust the people and companies that want Mullenweg out. Neither should you.
  6. Links 10/09/2026: "Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda" and "Flock Employee Calls Cops on Reporter Filming Them"
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  7. Over at Tux Machines...
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