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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 19, 2025

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FOSDEM is Called "FOSDEM" Because of Richard Stallman (RMS)

=> ↺ FOSDEM is Called "FOSDEM" Because of Richard Stallman (RMS)

The overlap there seems timely; yesterday RMS spoke in French-speaking (in part) Switzerland where questions in French were accepted

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January 20: Richard Stallman Talk in Europe

=> ↺ January 20: Richard Stallman Talk in Europe

evening time in Europe, around midday in the United States and Canada

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Slopwatch: Too Lazy to Write Real Articles, Offloading to Chatbots Instead (LLM Slop About "Linux")

=> ↺ Slopwatch: Too Lazy to Write Real Articles, Offloading to Chatbots Instead (LLM Slop About "Linux")

The Web was already full of garbage before the LLM frenzy. Now it's even worse.

New

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Links 18/01/2025: Restoring the Great Wall of China and Economic Expansion in China

=> ↺ Links 18/01/2025: Restoring the Great Wall of China and Economic Expansion in China

Links for the day

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Guardian Digital (linuxsecurity.com) is Spamming the Web With Microsoft's Promotional LLM Slop About UEFI 'Secure' Boot (Which is Against Real Security)

=> ↺ Guardian Digital (linuxsecurity.com) is Spamming the Web With Microsoft's Promotional LLM Slop About UEFI 'Secure' Boot (Which is Against Real Security)

This is an attack on honest journalism

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Links 18/01/2025: TikTok's Endgame, "Car Freedom", and Spying in Cars 'Fines' GM (Settlement)

=> ↺ Links 18/01/2025: TikTok's Endgame, "Car Freedom", and Spying in Cars 'Fines' GM (Settlement)

Links for the day

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Links 18/01/2025: Apple Getting Out of Hey Hi (AI) Slop (Too Much Misinformation), Chaffbots/Chatbots Try to Settle Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

=> ↺ Links 18/01/2025: Apple Getting Out of Hey Hi (AI) Slop (Too Much Misinformation), Chaffbots/Chatbots Try to Settle Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

Links for the day

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What Fake News Sites Are Doing to GNU/Linux

=> ↺ What Fake News Sites Are Doing to GNU/Linux

The LLM slop about Linux serves two purposes

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Links 18/01/2025: Microsofters Upset at Microsoft's Ridiculous Rebrands (Excuse for Massive Price Hikes), Chaffbot Company ('Open'AI) Faces More Lawsuits

=> ↺ Links 18/01/2025: Microsofters Upset at Microsoft's Ridiculous Rebrands (Excuse for Massive Price Hikes), Chaffbot Company ('Open'AI) Faces More Lawsuits

Links for the day

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Gemini Links 18/01/2025: Surge in Illnesses, ctags, and Gemsync

=> ↺ Gemini Links 18/01/2025: Surge in Illnesses, ctags, and Gemsync

Links for the day

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Over at Tux Machines...

=> ↺ Over at Tux Machines...

GNU/Linux news for the past day

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IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 17, 2025

=> ↺ IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 17, 2025

IRC logs for Friday, January 17, 2025The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text. Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):Span from 2025-01-12 to 2025-01-181296 /n/2025/01/15/Total_Lock_down_Ambitions_Part_I_DRM_and_TPM_Need_Not_be_the_Fu.shtml 955 /n/2025/01/13/Aaron_Swartz_Died_12_Years_Ago_After_a_Vicious_Government_Campa.shtml 924/n/2025/01/10/More_IBM_Layoffs_2025.shtml 761 /n/2025/01/13/The_Word_About_the_Upcoming_Talk_by_Richard_Stallman_Scheduled_.shtml 667 /n/2025/01/15/Computer_Users_Aren_t_Zoo_Animals.shtml 626/browse/latest.shtml 604 /n/2025/01/11/Links_11_01_2025_Social_Control_Media_Facing_Sanctions_Carter_R.shtml 538/browse/index.shtml 529 /n/2025/01/12/Links_12_01_2025_Microsoft_Admits_It_s_Laying_Off_Staff_Only_Wh.shtml 502 /n/2025/01/12/Bots_Covering_Debian_Releases.shtml

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