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2026-03-10 17:45:20 UTC

Debian Linux decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544/125f911834966dd0/
Good stay away from that crap. AWS/Amazon just other day said they are seeing massive prod outages. We want stable desktop and server. No AI. Gen AI can 2>/dev/null himself.

2026-03-10 17:40:31 UTC

Lmao. Gen AI is causing outages at AWS and Amazon causing business income loss. So now all AI created code needs senior developers to check it twice. So how is this saving time? #ai #llm #aws
#nevent1q…vkz0

2026-03-10 17:38:11 UTC

Turing Award winner and former Oxford professor Tony Hoare passed away last Thursday at the age of 92. Hoare is famous for quicksort, ALGOL, Hoare logic and so much more.
https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony-hoare-1934-2026.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare
#RIP

2026-03-09 18:12:20 UTC

be ware of this new threat ...
#nevent1q…2m24

2026-03-08 17:36:07 UTC

it is actually wild that we live in a society where literal criminals are walking around free, but i have to hand over my Gov issued id and age verification docs just to download an os or use social media. it feels like common sense just doesn't exist anymore. please, some org or lawyers drag these thugs to court and stretch things out. i am tired of this bullshit.

2026-03-07 16:27:05 UTC

Lmao. he is not hoarding books, he just preparing for a very long power outage :P
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/188/821/137/353/779/original/4892d87e2465809c.png

2026-03-05 13:26:25 UTC

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The US economy, currently driven by an AI bubble, is keeping its head above water for now, but it is only a matter of time before everything goes south. If you didn’t experience the 2000 or 2008 crises (I hope nobody sees it), I urge you to take precautions, starting by reducing unnecessary spending. Trim it down. If possible, build 6–12 months of savings to prepare for potential job loss. Avoid buying items on credit. Economic crashes are like harsh mistresses, they do not forgive easily. (2/2)

2026-03-05 13:25:28 UTC

While everyone busy with AI and war news, China set its lowest growth goal (4.5%–5%) since 1991, due to global and domestic challenges. India, the 4th largest economy, also struggles with high unemployment rates. These are warning signs from manufacturing and consumer driven economy of an upcoming disaster. Meanwhile, US growth relies solely on 7 mega companies with AI craze. It is not just China & India, EU, Japan other ex-USA economies are showing sluggish. (1/n)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxddwl93qjo

2026-03-04 19:24:36 UTC

Lmao.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/172/528/690/352/129/original/29d92ac7976196ce.png

2026-03-04 17:23:06 UTC

A CPU that runs entirely on GPU — registers, memory, flags, and program counter are all tensors.
Every ALU operation is a trained neural network.
https://github.com/robertcprice/nCPU

2026-03-04 14:07:31 UTC

TIL, there is a term for huge human job loss created by technology like AI or other such stuff.
In economics, deskilling is the process by which skilled labor within an industry or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies operated by semi- or unskilled workers. This results in cost savings due to lower investment in human capital, and reduces barriers to entry, weakening the bargaining power of the human capital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskilling
the term is older but I learned today

2026-03-04 12:24:03 UTC

Ubuntu Linux is planning to comply with Age Verification law.
On the unfortunate need for an "age verification" API for legal compliance reasons in some U.S. states
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2026-March/043510.html

2026-03-03 17:56:26 UTC

Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-m5/
Base model now comes with 16GiB ram and 512GB SSD. Please note this will not run Linux and support for Linux is not so great.

2026-03-03 13:46:40 UTC

>News: Another AWS zone hit with object and on fire
Translation: many companies are now realizing why they need competent IT staff or sysadmins to build IT infrastructure that will survive any type of outage or attack on data centers. Many developers and C-suites think they will use AI to build infrastructure and fire senior sysadmins and IT staff to save salaries. Then, one day, they find out everything is out because neither developers nor C-suites know anything about DR or keeping backups.

2026-03-03 13:28:34 UTC

Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' in its Copilot Discord server, then began restricting access after users started posting 'Microsl0p' and other funnies. Microsoft CEO and AI chief wants you to stop using words like SLOP and Microslop because it upsets them a lot. Lmao. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-banned-the-word-microslop-in-its-copilot-discord-server-then-began-restricting-access-after-users-started-posting-microsl0p-and-other-funnies/ Maybe you shouldn't force Copilot AI on everyone and steal their data to train your shitty AI and then every day tell the world how they are scared as AI is going to replace 80% of jobs?

2026-03-03 13:19:34 UTC

India's top court angry after junior judge cites fake AI-generated orders https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c178zzw780xo
This is happening all over the world especially in legal & tax departments where people who are supposed to uphold laws are using AI and creating a mess. There are no laws in place to ban AI in medical, law, or many such sensitive matters/industries where one could go homeless or worse die due to made up laws or treatments for people by LLM/AI. But, at least tech bros are making dollars? right? 🤡

2026-03-02 17:38:56 UTC

Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation.
#nevent1q…c208

2026-03-02 12:30:10 UTC

/e/OS is a complete, fully “deGoogled”, mobile ecosystem
https://e.foundation/e-os/
Would you use it? My best guess is that most people will use it if /e/OS provides some sort of jailed/isolated compatibility to run banking apps which typically don't work without google play service.

2026-03-02 12:23:23 UTC

data destroyed by 1 yo? A new threat model unlocked 😅
this is a golden opportunity for this father to sign an agreement from this 1yo hacker that reads: "they are going to be extra nice to their father in future when aged between 12 to 19" lmao
https://xcancle.com/1v100000/status/2028319935626371137
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/159/548/672/817/852/original/d735f4813744e41d.png

2026-03-01 18:01:04 UTC

this is so evil ...
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/155/214/437/632/330/original/a9bcab8d20996752.png

2026-03-01 12:08:05 UTC

haha. credit: https://www.truenuff.com/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/153/818/100/528/270/original/7f1ae732dbb88e80.png

2026-02-28 21:12:07 UTC

checking the BBC homepage has been a curse since COVID days. not a single day goes by without bad news. it feels like the whole decade is jinxed. i'm actually exhausted. does any one else feel like this?

2026-02-28 21:08:15 UTC

me: i need to validate some email addresses, so i am going to write a quick regex. how hard can it be?
*4 hours later*
me. i now have 2 problems and one of them is that I've accidentally summoned an ancient daemon. wht the actual fuck

2026-02-28 07:21:38 UTC

😂
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/147/032/071/682/244/original/67ca5da5c345a79f.png

2026-02-27 10:45:19 UTC

Somebody made this AI slop Ad to target these tech bros. Is it a shitpost? Yes, but the way things are going and the talk about replacing all jobs with AI, I won't be surprised if this is where we end up. The Matrix is a cautionary tale, and this AI slop ad is all about that.
I don't post SLOP. I think this shitpost is an exception from my side to raise awareness or just for laughs.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/142/163/274/823/617/original/145fa4bb5f1c67d1.mp4

2026-02-26 14:54:16 UTC

Claude Code blog post: We are modernising COBOL.
The fear among investors : AI will replace humans, billing hours will drop to zero & IT companies like IBM will go to >/dev/null
The reality: High stakes systems that runs banks, airlines, govts cannot just let a "black-box AI" rewrite their core code without massive oversight, testing, and human accountability. Otherwise, everyone will lose their money/pension/ investments.
What a mess. It is like there is no common sense left in this world 😂

2026-02-25 19:21:56 UTC

Just like 2008 had "Subprime Mortgages (or "Dot Com" crash) that nobody understood, 2026 has "Circular AI Revenue" deals. Ex: Microsoft gives money to OpenAI, who gives it back to Microsoft for Azure credits, which Microsoft then reports as "AI Growth".
Microsoft and Nvidia fund AI startups that buy their own tech back to report "growth." With $600b burning in data centers in 2026 alone but no real revenue to back it up.
If that loop snaps, the "fuck up" will be massive.
#ai

2026-02-25 10:24:16 UTC

Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/02/apple-accelerates-us-manufacturing-with-mac-mini-production/
I wonder if price will be now bumped as these mac minis are very high in demand due to LLM gold rush or running OpenClaw or other local model in clustered mode.

2026-02-24 16:39:08 UTC

Red Hat Learning Community will officially decommission on March 31, 2026 https://learn.redhat.com/t5/Red-Hat-Learning-Community-News/Evolving-how-we-learn-together/ba-p/57899

2026-02-24 16:29:29 UTC

AI Added ‘Basically Zero’ to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says https://gizmodo.com/ai-added-basically-zero-to-us-economic-growth-last-year-goldman-sachs-says-2000725380 😂😂😂
So far AI has done more damage than adding any true value to productivty unless you consider the following as plus points:
* Getting staff fired
* Stealing journalist, book authors, or artists’ work
* Environment impact
* Hallucinations that caused harm and loss of life
* Creating undressing images of minors and woman
* The list list endless and you have to be psychopaths to like this

2026-02-24 12:21:42 UTC

you know Anthropic security tool/plugin is garbage if it can't stop distillation attacks 😂There’s so much nonsense going on with LLMs right now. people actually think anyone can just build a banking system or a food delivery app or security system by typing prompts.
i think it is just IPO/getting more VC money hype.
if you think this crash in IT, IBM, security or other stocks is bad due to Anthropic plugins, wait until you see Anthropic or OpenAI crash hard. Hah. That is going to be epic.

2026-02-21 20:11:06 UTC

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So this wasn't some startup moving fast. This was Amazon, one of the biggest tech companies and their own AI coding tool still managed to take down a prod for 13 hours and it happened multiple times? If they can't get the this stupid AI stuff right the rest of the world should probably think twice on giving these AI tools write access to database, cloud, email and IT . Of course, Amazon is motivated to make more money by firing devs/IT staff and they think it is the next big thing. LOL

2026-02-21 20:04:13 UTC

Amazon service (AWS) was taken down by AI coding bot named Kiro
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-aws-outages
In one incident in December, engineers at AWS allowed its in-house Kiro “agentic” coding tool to make changes that sparked a 13-hour disruption, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The AI, ill-fatedly, had decided to “delete and recreate the environment,” the sources said.

2026-02-20 18:32:53 UTC

Are you stressed? Watch this:
China’s first corgi police dog makes public debut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcr8vvFONTY
#dogs

2026-02-20 18:14:19 UTC

Keep Android Open
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html

2026-02-20 17:05:43 UTC

Damn. PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paypal-discloses-data-breach-exposing-users-personal-information/

2026-02-18 15:50:17 UTC

the irony
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/092/418/285/616/977/original/5bfdb28e27f06356.png

2026-02-17 19:32:05 UTC

Lmao.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/087/628/557/938/103/original/5a88c472dfa68aa6.png

2026-02-17 18:15:48 UTC

GrapheneOS - break free from Google and Apple https://blog.tomaszdunia.pl/grapheneos-eng/

2026-02-11 02:31:58 UTC

Sony's introduction of the PS2 Linux Kit caught the attention of researchers at NCSA. They combined 70 PS2 consoles in 2003 to form a supercomputer, highlighting its ability to perform complex scientific calculations.
credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsoleteSony/comments/1ije8cz/sonys_introduction_of_the_ps2_linux_kit_caught/
#linux #opensource
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2026-02-06 19:25:08 UTC

hehe
#nevent1q…uxhm

2026-02-02 13:30:59 UTC

people might joke but this is where the it industry is headed and nobody is safe. it doesn't matter if you are good or bad, you are just another commodity. just look at how many engineering jobs were cut in the past 18 months. Oracle is now reporting it will cut 30k jobs. there is no regulation in place and by the time our politicians wake up there will be nothing left. once it was a thriving industry and now it is on the brink of collapse. the change is real whether you like it or not
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/001/254/484/652/933/original/9c3d1df8819d231f.png

2026-02-02 13:19:10 UTC

DDWrap provides a graphical interface around the `dd` command that allows you to do things easily.
https://github.com/HarderLemonade/ddwrap/
It maybe useful to many users.
#unix #linux #opensource
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2026-01-28 09:24:09 UTC

ASML firing 1700 people, mostly managers https://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/strengthening-focus-on-engineering-and-innovation ( https://www.ed.nl/binnenland/asml-kondigt-1700-ontslagen-aan-maar-boekt-ook-recordomzet~a04807f1/ ). Almost all of these positions are in US and Netherlands office.
Amazon firing 16000 soon (affecting AWS and other positions). Almost all of these positions are Amazon India office https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-fires-30-000-ai-141502845.html
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy later told the reduction was "not really ‌financially or AI-driven." Rather, he said, "it’s culture".

2026-01-22 15:35:44 UTC

Your brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/
New brain rot successfully unlocked by using ChatGPT and other similar AI tools. Over many millennia evolution helped you develop critical thinking skills and you are giving that all away chasing some fools' dreams who think you can do better things in life without money or work. At the end of the day, you will have neither.

2026-01-21 18:38:26 UTC

GenAI, The Snake Eating Its Own Tail: How tools like ChatGPT and Claude are destroying the ecosystems they rely on, and what to do about it https://www.ybrikman.com/blog/2026/01/21/gen-ai-snake-eating-its-own-tail/
Great blog post. This one explained how Google, OpenAI and other AI companies killed the open web, which was once made of independent forums, news sites, wikis, blogs, high quality journalism websites, books, and fan fiction or art.

2026-01-21 07:56:01 UTC

PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings. Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc_ai_ceo_survey/
A moment of silence for the CEOs who spent trillions on AI, only to realize it’s basically an expensive magic 8 ball that lies to customers most of time. Machine learning scientists warned that an LLM is no smarter than a baby elephant or a kitten. right? yet, you keep burning money on fools' dreams.

2026-01-21 06:17:19 UTC

IPv6 is not insecure because it lacks a NAT https://www.johnmaguire.me/blog/ipv6-is-not-insecure-because-it-lacks-nat/

2026-01-13 16:51:58 UTC

100% kids need this and no smart mobile phone. maybe give dumb Nokia for texting and emergency. but that is all. some social media apps are very dangerous these days combined with AI. You need to protect your kids and family from these tech bros.
#nevent1q…yv6k

2026-01-03 11:26:04 UTC

Microsoft Chief Slop Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella wants you to stop using word AI 'slop' in 2026 😂 He is upset with that term and restored to the old art of human writing (he started a blog) and talking about it 😉 That blog itself looked like written by AI with so many buzz words. https://snscratchpad.com/posts/looking-ahead-2026/

2026-01-03 11:16:27 UTC

If IPv6 was a human, its mum & dad would be having a serious conversation right now. Something like "Look, son, you're 30 and we love you but you can't just keep relying on Dual-Stack to pay your bills. You need to get out there and route on your own."
Mum will be like: Sush, Dad. Well, I guess Happy Birthday IPv6!
Dad will be like: IPv6 you are the "Linux on the Desktop" of the networking layer.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/ipv6_at_30/

2026-01-03 04:26:31 UTC

For #caturday sharing an old meme that always made me laugh
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/260/252/768/439/original/f7a0982db6a41fef.png

2025-12-20 14:20:28 UTC

Microsoft Teams is experiencing issues, with thousands reporting problems sending messages, including delays 🤣
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/752/327/516/454/291/original/2371941564210131.png

2025-12-16 19:56:55 UTC

Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices.
Full blog post https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/731/002/489/714/411/original/fc44105ce3edf5b5.png

2025-12-16 14:37:50 UTC

Sam Altman strikes again.
#nevent1q…7ayg

2025-12-15 17:47:30 UTC

OMG! Who do you think is goona win this year?
#nevent1q…7sq8

2025-11-12 12:04:22 UTC

The open-source FFmpeg project, used by companies like Google for multimedia processing, urged Google to fund its volunteer developers. FFmpeg is overwhelmed by bugs reported by Google's AI security tools and lacks resources to fix them quickly. https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/

2025-11-06 08:47:15 UTC

End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to the introduction of AI-based translation.
The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support.
This is why Mozilla sucks so much, they are going crazy like rest of the industry.
Source
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/717446
Added screenshot in case Mozilla decided to remove it
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/501/862/350/209/958/original/fd9f9140d6d50a23.png

2025-10-30 21:42:08 UTC

What is a programming language you learned and mastered, but that is now completely obsolete in your work?

2025-10-26 11:23:40 UTC

Do you want to know which version of Linux you are running?
`lsb_release -a`
You can also do the following, which works on FreeBSD:
`cat /etc/*os*release`
Finally, there is uname, which will tell you the exact Linux kernel your system booted:
`uname -r`
This command will tell you if you are using a 32 or 64bit Linux kernel:
`getconf LONG_BIT`
This command will tell you if your CPU supports 32 or 64 bit mode (lm == 64 bit mode):
`grep -o -w 'lm' /proc/cpuinfo | sort -u`
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/440/201/252/963/037/original/64ce5d2019fd4e6f.png

2025-10-12 18:53:14 UTC

WireGuard FPGA (Hardware) implementation offers performance, latency, and power efficiency using a dedicated, parallel hardware logic which allows the cryptographic heavy lifting to be done directly in parallel hardware, removing the bottlenecks of a standard CPU based system for high throughput, low latency networking applications.
https://github.com/chili-chips-ba/wireguard-fpga

2025-10-12 04:30:27 UTC

Unpopular opinion: Everyone is different, and thus, everyone has a different learning style. For me, reading theory in books is important. It cuts down on the noise and unwanted stuff. I prefer to learn all the basic things first and then start putting that into practice, such as writing actual code or building a sample app. What's your process?

2025-10-11 19:45:58 UTC

Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD https://github.com/BalajeS/WSL-For-FreeBSD

2025-10-11 11:27:41 UTC

HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The <output> Tag https://denodell.com/blog/html-best-kept-secret-output-tag

2025-10-11 05:01:19 UTC

Zoe Kleinman, Technology editor at the BBC, writes that tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly17834524o 😳
Why even build a technology like AI or AGI if you need to hide in a bunker for the rest of your life? Life is much better when you don't cause panic, joblessness, and force a large number of unemployed people to start a revolution. These tech bros are either delusional or have way too much money or fancy doomsday lifestyle. Idiots.

2025-10-10 19:47:15 UTC

By now you know that Microsoft is now defaulting to saving new Word documents directly to OneDrive. I guess Excel will be the next inline. The cynical take is that this is incredibly convenient for them, especially if they plan on using that data to train future LLMs. Imagine paying for software only to have your data automatically funneled into their cloud. Plus, what happens when you're offline and need those files? Just use the LibreOffice and just say no to all Microsoft products.

2025-10-10 14:34:34 UTC

To maintain a healthy community environment, remember to utilize the block and mute features frequently. Protecting your mental health is important, and you should never feel pressured to tolerate unwarranted harassment or poor behavior here or any other social media. More here about dealing with unwanted content
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moderating/

2025-10-10 05:42:25 UTC

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No, this is not good news for opensource projects or anyone using GitHub. Microsoft has a reputation for adding bloat and anti consumer features. Remember "Recall" in Windows and forcing features that nobody wants? Once they have full control over GitHub, they will degrade the entire GitHub ecosystem and experience to meet shareholder targets.

2025-10-10 05:31:39 UTC

Over the next 24 months, GitHub will be migrating its entire infrastructure to Azure. This infrastructure priority will result in delays to some feature development. This is the last step to kill the complete independence of Github and tighten up the grip on GitHub. https://thenewstack.io/github-will-prioritize-migrating-to-azure-over-feature-development/

2025-10-09 18:07:00 UTC

WinBoat is an open-source and free project that allows to run Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration.
https://github.com/TibixDev/winboat
This could be useful if you need certain app temporary for work or doing stuff that has Win only app.

2025-10-09 11:21:23 UTC

Today's popular browser engines have deep roots in KHTML, which was originally built for the open-source software KDE. I guess we all own a big thank you to the KDE project.
More @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHTML#Descendants
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2025-10-08 13:48:41 UTC

Minimalist is a free and opensource feed reader. It supports supports a wide range of formats, including Atom 0.3/1.0, RSS 1.0/2.0, and JSON Feed 1.0/1.1. It allows for easy organization of content by letting users manage articles with categories and bookmarks, and it simplifies setup with OPML file import/export and URL import.
https://github.com/miniflux/v2

2025-10-08 13:18:23 UTC

Can you guess the programming language that is as fast as C, as productive as Python, and as scalable as Java, but simpler than all three?

2025-10-08 09:40:18 UTC

Python Release Python version 3.14.0
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140/

2025-10-08 09:15:11 UTC

FAFO moment: Synology drops unpopular proprietary HDD rule to stop plummeting NAS sales. Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology hard drive https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/

2025-10-08 08:09:07 UTC

U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman. Excluding these technology-related categories, Furman calculated in a Sept. 27, GDP growth would have been just 0.1% on an annualized basis, a near standstill that underlines the increasingly pivotal role of high-tech infrastructure in shaping macroeconomic outcomes https://fortune.com/2025/10/07/data-centers-gdp-growth-zero-first-half-2025-jason-furman-harvard-economist/

2025-10-07 22:58:27 UTC

Despite being free, what's your biggest complaint about the Linux desktop? 🤔

2025-10-07 13:09:04 UTC

Qualcomm has acquired the open-source hardware and software company Arduino as a strategic move to boost its presence in edge computing and diversify beyond the mobile phone market. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-amid-edge-computing-push-130012919.htm

2025-10-07 09:55:18 UTC

On Linux, Unix, *BSD/macOS, you can easily disable the default color output for many CLI utilities by defining an environment variable named NO_COLOR (set `NO_COLOR=1`) . There is a dedicated website that tracks which utilities support NO_COLOR and provides updates and workarounds for those that don't, helping users maintain a consistent, uncolored terminal experience. Sysadmins or IT pros can drop a system wide config in /etc/terminal-colors.d/{disable,enable} to disable/enable for all users.

2025-10-06 12:19:43 UTC

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It also prevents running certain commands without re-entering your password, as your temporary elevation is cleared. For example, once you successfully use `sudo` and enter your password, the system grants you a "grace period" (a 15 mins timestamp, configurable in the /etc/sudoers file) during which you can run subsequent `sudo` commands without re-entering your password. Make it habit to clear it or disable the grace period in the `/etc/sudoers` by setting the `timestamp_timeout=0` option (2/2)

2025-10-06 12:19:32 UTC

Pro tip for Linux and Unix users: Once you are done with administering your box, always end an elevated session by running the `sudo -K` command. This prevents unauthorized use by others if you leave your terminal open. Apart from that, it is useful for testing your scripts and other admin commands. (1/2)
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2025-10-06 06:25:41 UTC

Matthias Weyland loves having people ask about his balcony. A pair of solar panels hang from the railing, casting a sheen of dark blue against the red brick of his apartment building. They’re connected to a microinverter plugged into a wall outlet and feed electricity directly into his home. On a sunny day, he’ll produce enough power to supply up to half of his family’s daily needs.
Read more: How #Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels https://grist.org/buildings/how-germany-outfitted-half-a-million-balconies-with-solar-panels/

2025-10-06 05:08:11 UTC

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The 3-2-1 backup rule is a simple:
- 3 copies of your data
- 2 different types of media
- 1 copy stored offsite or offline to protect against site specific disasters like, fire, earthquake, or theft.

2025-10-06 05:03:02 UTC

A recent fire destroyed a South Korean government's cloud storage system, reportedly leaving no backups. This incident is a critical reminder for everyone: You must keep verified backups in multiple locations. Please follow the standard 3-2-1 backup strategy if you care about your personal data such as photos, videos, documents, and other important files. https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-10-01/national/socialAffairs/NIRS-fire-destroys-governments-cloud-storage-system-no-backups-available/2412936

2025-10-06 04:53:45 UTC

NFS at 40: Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System (NFS). NFS remains a fundamental technology for today’s distributed computer systems. The 40th anniversary of NFS was recently celebrated at the MSST Conference in Santa Clara, CA, in September 2025. Happy 40th birthday NFS. I'm sure Unix geeks and sysadmin knows all about NFS tech.
https://nfs40.online/

2025-10-05 17:04:58 UTC

Retiring test-ipv6.com https://retire.test-ipv6.com/

2025-10-05 14:43:44 UTC

Good. I wish everyone sue the openai for ignoring every artist copyright. Tech bros have zero morals left regarding copyright or environment.
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2025-10-05 14:14:04 UTC

i once removed delay() that was accidentally shipped to production, and after that, i got praised for optimising the code. it's the same energy here 🤣🤣
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2025-10-05 10:45:11 UTC

I’m looking forward to the day when an LLM, out of sheer frustration, tells a "vibes coder" that "the code works on my machine" and that it’s a skill problem. That day, be afraid, very afraid, of the machines 😳

2025-10-05 08:16:27 UTC

I fix a bug.
Three more appear.
Who am I?

2025-10-04 12:58:22 UTC

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It is not just a joke, lots of adults, including teens, are using chatbots as 'companionship.' It is not healthy because these chatbots are designed to agree with you on every level and many times give harmful advice. There is no real emotion or connection with chatbots. It is all fake. So, be very careful with such 'companionship.'

2025-10-04 12:26:09 UTC

Tom: AI is enhancing you and not here to replace you.
Jerry: This is not true at all. My wife left me 6 months ago. She said it was easier to talk to “ChatGPT” than me. She said it was a lot better at remembering our anniversary and didn't snore. They are vacationing somewhere in Santorini, Greece as we speak.
Tom: 🤣

2025-10-04 09:41:41 UTC

I still use `pip` and requirements.txt. What about you?

2025-10-03 19:25:12 UTC

The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy, and four times the subprime bubble, analyst says. It's not just a bubble but an epically sized one, an analyst argues. When it will burst it is going to hit harder for tech sectors especially AI and related compaines and stocks. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai-bubble-is-17-times-the-size-of-the-dot-com-frenzy-this-analyst-argues-046e7c5c
#ai

2025-10-03 19:12:56 UTC

A minimal static web server written in what now? COBOL? Good god. LOL.
https://github.com/jmsdnns/webbol

2025-10-03 17:07:40 UTC

> Writing “temporary” code fix that’s still there 7 years later.
Congratulations you are a senior developer 🤓

2025-10-03 14:23:26 UTC

Niri is a free and open source scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor for Linux.
https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri

2025-10-03 14:14:13 UTC

Can you please suggest a name for my Wi-Fi network that sounds like an aggressive passive-aggressive warning to my neighbors?

2025-10-03 05:24:41 UTC

What's the one programming language you hope you never have to code in again ever?

2025-10-03 05:04:52 UTC

Despite generating $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, OpenAI reported a net loss of $13.5 billion. In other words, ignore all sugar coating. They, are losing money heavily https://www.techinasia.com/news/openais-revenue-rises-16-to-4-3b-in-h1-2025
They abandoned the goal cancer cure to produce only rewritten text, images, and 10 second meme videos. They're burning capital on millions of GPUs. The classic VC model. Outspend rivals and use others' copyrighted work without solving a single critical problem. No human suffering solved