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Restricted Boot (so-called 'SecureBoot') does not improve security. It is nothing but trouble. It's meant to trouble non-Windows users. In dual-boot setups, SecureBoot is a recipe for disaster because Microsoft keeps erasing or tampering with the boot sector, to paraphrase an associate
The UEFI 9/11 - Part VII - This Coming Week Many PCs Will Refuse to Boot "Linux" (Because of Microsoft's Expired Certificate)
The real solution is, disable "secure boot" or "SecureBoot" while it's still possible. [...] Just like submarine patents, a lot of this problem was "hibernating" for a while
Slopwatch: Scams, Fake Articles About "Linux", Plagiarism, and Worse
Today's "Slopwatch" deals with 5 unique domains
Admission That a Third Party (or Parties) Funds the SLAPPs Against Techrights
We already conveyed to them weeks ago that we'd pursue full accountability, including costs. This can end up costing them over a million dollars.
The UEFI 9/11 - Part IV - External Interference
They all seem to be playing a role in crushing Software Freedom and self-determination for users
Slopwatch: Google News Assisting Plagiarism and Anti-Linux FUD, Serial Slopper Rips Off Linux-Centric Journalists
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) about Linux spread with help from the company that took Linux and turned it into a prison (TiVoisation at the "app" level).
The UEFI 9/11 - Part III - Chaos is Scheduled to Happen Second Thursday of September (No Matter What the Microsofters Tell You)
we'd like to progress some more with the series because we got a little taste of it last summer and not even Microsoft staff denies that it'll happen again (people unable to boot into GNU/Linux).
Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux", Google Helps Ponzi Schemes and Slopfarms in Google News
Slopfarms are a real pain and last night we said that they had slowed down a bit lately, perhaps because their operators too decided to take a summer's break.
Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Inc. Lost 2 Million Dollars Last Year and Its Chief Took a Salary Increase of Almost $6,000
Another year or two like this... and the SFC will be bankrupt [...] Hallmark of mismanagement
About 25% of the "Linux" News/Results in Google News Today Are LLM Slop, Almost 20% From the Same Rogue Operators of Slopfarms
Slopfarms are drowning out not only Google and legitimate sites. They also infest Google News, which was supposed to be curated or filtered for quality, originality etc.
Slopwatch: Sites Gone Rogue, Google Promoting Lies, and DDoS Attacks by Plagiarism Giants
They also exhaust our water and energy supplies
Slopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms in Google News (e.g. Linux Journal and WebProNews)
Google plays an active role (if not deliberately then through utter neglect and carelessness) in plagiarism
Slopwatch: Lots of Fake Articles From Fake "Linux" Sites and About "Linux"
Google says it's committed to "AI" (it means slop, not AI); that seems like an excuse to dodge accountability
"Secure Boot" is a Security Problem, Not a Solution
These people don't try to improve security but to undermine security. Those are people who mock the legal process and fail to meet Orders from Judges at the High Court. In other words, they don't care what's legal and flout legal obligations.
Our Predictions Were Right: GitHub Dying as Losses Pile Up (as a Company It Cannot Continue to Exist, It's Not 'Free Hosting')
GitHub does not have a business mode, so this outcome was predictable. GitHub always lost money.
Informal Open Letter to the Lawyer of the Microsofters (on Who's Funding the SLAPPs Against Techrights)
Whenever I ask about the funding they try to change the subject and act all aggressive
IBM is Obliterating Fedora
We now see more rumours or comments about Red Hat layoffs this coming Monday (August 11th, 2025), allegedly directed by IBM
About a Quarter of Today's "linux" News in Google News Came From One Domain and It's a Slopfarm
Google is circling down the drain
The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Google News, Majority of Entries in Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux'
Google is fast becoming an ocean of plagiarism; the same goes for Google News, which was supposed to have extra quality control
Microsoft's Debt Exploded by 15.4 Billion Dollars in the Past 9 Months Alone (Despite All the Layoffs)
After nearly 10 waves of layoffs in 2025 (not 2 as the mainstream media likes to claim) the workforce is a lot smaller and money is still absent, except for speculation in Wall Street