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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 12, 2025

Updated This Past Day

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Those of Us Who Grew Up Playing Doom Must Remember What Microsoft Did to Its Creator

Doomed by Microsoft

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At The Register MS, Fake 'Articles' Sponsored by WIntel (Windows+Intel)

We've meanwhile noticed that there's new sponsored spam in at The Register MS and it might be slop

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In Addition to National Delegates, Contact the French or Portuguese Governments (Politicians) Regarding António Campinos

Someone needs to step into the EPO and open up all the closets

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EPO People Power - Part IV - Sexism, Chauvinism, and Lines of Cocaine at Europe's Second-Largest Institution

Recently, one reader told us about Berenguer, who made the "mistake" of using cocaine in the open market

New

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Links 11/12/2025: Escalations Around Japan, Software Patents Found Invalid

Links for the day

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Killing the IBM Cash Cow, Raising Massive Debt Instead

In a healthy company, the CEO and CFO would get sacked on the spot for doing so. But IBM is not a healthy company, it's just a sick cow being milked to death.

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Links 11/12/2025: Dangerous Flukes by Slop and Bottled Water as 'Placebos'

Links for the day

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Gemini Links 11/12/2025: Repairs, Wisdom of the Crowds, and AC Explorations

Links for the day

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We Need Your EPO Insider Stories

To date, the EPO and any other company/institution hasn't managed to remove even a single public page that we published

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Yes, IBM is Also Laying Off Indians (Even in India)

that goes against the popular/hot narrative of "jobs moving to India"

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Microsoft-Sponsored Wikipedia Spam About "AI", Added by Microsoft Operatives

When it comes to Wikipedia, follow the money (sponsors)

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Keep on Pushing, EPO Management is in a State of Panic This Week

Contact your representatives today

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If You Want Freedom, Follow Richard M. Stallman (RMS)

To be clear, I like Linux, I like its founder

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EPO People Power - Part III - Challenging Corruption

The media - as in the national press - isn't interested in writing about it

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The Flawed Notion of Criticising for Criticism's Sake

People who are highly critical of things are not "toxic"

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A Lot More Than Techrights

you probably also want to follow the RSS feed of the sister site

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Over at Tux Machines...

GNU/Linux news for the past day

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IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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