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2024: In South America, Every Country Has Android Majority (Except Falkland Islands)? Known for a war (not soccer/football), Falkland Islands would be considered an outlier for a South American nation. GNU/Linux usage seems to have increased a lot there. █

Links 16/08/2026: Reading Outside, Going Offline More, and Art of Computer Programming posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026 Contents Gemini* and Gopher Personal/Opinions Family Stuff TRIGGER WARNING: disturbingly violent threats (very tersely described), childhood trauma (largely undescribed). Skip to the “Family joys” section if you are at risk to such triggers.

The Question of Patience posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026 Today we did something for the third time in a week. We had a pleasant stroll around the stadium while the terrible match went on. We didn't know the score and did not want to know, either (no gadgets on us). Next week there will be big crowds in that stadium for the first time since Take That (late June, about 4 evenings/nights). It'll the Bournemouth match and the first league match of Enzo.

IBM May be Sued for Mass Layoffs Via PIPs posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026, updated Aug 16, 2026 Misuse of "PIP" to rob workers of their employment protections/rights Some hours ago somebody wrote: "they are also desperately putting people on PIPs and firing them to try and reduce headcount without having to pay out one cent...you can smell the desperation.." It's discussed in the context of IBM dying and trying to save some pennies on the way to the bottom of the Blue Ocean.

Links 16/08/2026: Ceuta Reports Social Control Media Used as a Weapon posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026 Leftovers Science / Mathematics / Computer Science Health/Nutrition/Agriculture Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt Tom's Hardware ☛ White House authorizes private companies to launch 'hack-back' cyberattacks that destroy data and systems, targeting foreign cybercrime organizations — vetted organizations can now conduct offensive cyber...

Links 16/08/2026: Europe in Crisis of Droughts While Energy- and Water-Consuming, Pollution-Emitting Chatbots Are Spread by GAFAM (US) to Keep a Ponzi Scheme Going posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026 Faking 'demand' for slop to fatten the trillion-dollar loans that keep a mere illusion of 'growth': Leftovers Rob Knight ☛ Zines Resources • Robb Knight When I posted about my zine I mentioned being surprised that there wasn't any tools for showing zines online like a web component or similar.

GNU/Linux is a Platform for Work (Usage Surges in Daytime) posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026, updated Aug 16, 2026 The world's biggest population, India, has GNU/Linux at ~15% in daytime: There used to be common sayings like, "Linux won't work" or "you can't work with Linux". There's also "Linux isn't for games" or "Linux is too hard". A lot of those things have become myths.

We Need Rain, Not Chatbots posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026 Europe is drying up and many people are dying. Forecasts say we might get some water (rain) in the coming days, but lots of plants and even lawns are already dead or dying. Europe becomes brown or yellow. Global climate change is a real thing, not some "mere theory" (caused by industrialisation, by human activity), and the slop industry engages in greenwashing [1, 2] while cooking the planet.

2026-03-03 Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 1 Out of 200: Claim No. KB-2024-001270 in a Nutshell 2026-03-04 Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 2 Out of 200: Detailed Timeline From 2012 (Attack on Reporters That Question Restricted Boot) to 2024 (Lawsuit Against Reporter and His Wife in Another Continent) 2026-03-05 Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 3 Out of 200: A More In-Depth Breakdown 2026-03-06 Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 4 Out of 200: Rianne’s Version of Events and...

IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 15, 2026 posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2026