What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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@h3artbl33dh3artbl33d :openbsd: :ve: One of the regrets I still remember, even after many years, involved a client for whom I also managed their email. It was just 10 mailboxes on their VPS, which also handled other tasks, with no additional costs for them. There were no storage issues, and they were extremely satisfied.

One morning, the owner told me they would be migrating "to Google". I was stunned and asked for the reasons, convinced something was wrong. He explained that he was doing it because, in his opinion, all "serious" companies were moving to Google, and they didn't want to be left behind. I explained the concept of **privacy**, and they paused their plans.

After a month, he came back at me. He had reconsidered that, likely in light of what I had explained about Google, *I* could potentially read their mail, and therefore he wanted a more private solution. I confirmed that yes, in their current setup, I could access their mailboxes (simple maildirs), but ultimately, what interest would I have in doing so? And then: was it better for Google to analyze every single email (at the time, there were no indications they weren't doing this) or for me to potentially see them (something I would never do due to ethics and privacy)?

His response: "Well, you know, Google has so many clients that they wouldn't be interested in our mail, I imagine."

I was so disheartened that I said nothing else: if you trust Google more than me, I've failed (as a consultant) and you don't know me (as a human being).

@stefanoStefano Marinelli

This! I have, fortunately, not lost any clients to Google but I imagine that it feels like a slap in the face. With a rather large trout.

With Google, you are the product. Period. Besides - they do store mail in some format too, I do suspect that their employees (with just enough privileges) are able to read those mails too.

Nowadays, the attitude is a bit different for most (not all), as there is more momentum for privacy - and since this year, moving away from US-owned infrastructure.

Google once admitted to not knowing where the data is stored at any given moment, that should tell you enough.

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어쩐지 하루가 빠르더라? 올 여름 자전 속도 업!

오는 7월 9일과 22일, 8월 5일 지구가!
더 빨리 자전한다고 합니다!!

…1 / 1000 초 (1ms) 정도만요😇
인간이 느낄수 없는 수준이긴 하죠…

하지만 최근 연구결과 지구 자전 속도가 실제로
‘서서히’ 빨라지고 있다고 합니다.

본래 지구 생성 이후 직후에는 지금보다 빨라서
14억년 전엔 하루가 18시간이었지만,
매년 꾸준히 ‘느려져’24시간까지 온건데…

최근들어 다시 빨라지기 시작,
24년 7월엔 하루가 1.66ms 느린적도 있었다고.

문제는(?) 아직 왜 빨라지는지 이유를 모름!
달 때문인지, 지진때문인지, 아니면 지구에 뭔가 문제가 있는건지-

당장은 큰 문제가 없지만,
이대로 빨라지만 수 백, 수 천만년 (😂) 뒤엔
문제가 될듯🤔

Photo by Pavian on July 09, 2025. May be an image of 1 person and text that says '올 여름 지구 자전 빨라져 하루 시 간 짧아진다 입력 2025.07.09 09. 오후 5:58 기사원문 정지영 기자 추천 댓글 이디가 ) 가가'.
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ルームウェアなケモミミちゃん描かせていただきました​:meowmelt: リクエストありがとうございました!
(ご依頼主様のみVRC内のクレジット表記ありでの展示利用OKです)

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Let that sink in: the federal government and the State government have done absolutely nothing for those impacted by the Texas floods, other than blaming others (just like they did when the 2021 blizzard happened).

In the meantime, Mexico is sending volunteers to help.

The federal government is rounding up, jailing and deporting anyone who looks Hispanic.

In the meantime, Mexico is sending volunteers to help.

America is still dreaming of a big beautiful wall at the border that Mexico is somehow supposed to pay for.

In the meantime, Mexico is sending volunteers to help.

Civilty and empathy shouldn’t stop just because a country is represented by absolutely unpleasant jerks.

https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/07/08/mexico-rescue-team-texas-flooding-emergency-crew-volunteers-hill-country/84503213007/

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This is a really great read by the @bonfire team. As someone who has done all kinds of experiments with long-form articles and publishing directly on the #Fediverse, there are a number of headaches and hurdles we still need to figure out.

My overall philosophy is this: rather than adapting existing content management systems to use ActivityPub federation, it’s preferable to build a CMS for the Fediverse, with explicit considerations for how the instance and the network should interact with each other. Everything, from the dashboard to side-effects of interaction, should be designed with federation considerations in mind.

https://bonfire.cafe/post/01JYRX7HCGME693BGCZF6AGGK1#

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Choose the final CoMaps logo!

After dozens of ideas and tons of iteration in the community, we’re down to the final 6 logo designs — and your vote will help decide which one becomes the official face of CoMaps.

This isn’t just a design — it’s a symbol of open maps, privacy-respecting navigation, and a global community.

– Sign in to vote now, and be part of CoMaps history: codeberg.org/comaps/Governance
– Voting closes: July 11

Let’s build this together!

Left side is a starry night sky, and an icon with a question mark and "CoMaps" below it. On the right side is CoMaps olive green, with text "Logo finalist vote".
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do you polyglots also get stuck in recitation mode? like I'll be here minding my business like, hm a gente precisa comprar feijão… and then my mind goes, feijão: bohnen: beans: mame, linsen: lentils: lentilha: hiramame, erdnuß: amendoim: peanut: ??? (and then I can't do anything until I go and look up the missing one (it's just piinatsu, that's why I couldn't remember it (there's a rakkasei 落花生 but I don't think it's used for the food))

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Politik Österreich, Informationsfreiheit, Überwachung

Heute hat das Parlament eine lange Agenda:

Mehrere Beschlüsse zur Informationsfreiheit, darunter auch das Informationsfreiheits-Anpassungsgesetz hinter dem sich die Untergrabung der Informationsfreiheit versteckt

Gleichzeitig soll der Bundestrojaner beschlossen werden, also nichts weniger als die Gefährdung der kritischen IT-Infrastruktur mit 2 Mio € pro Jahr (im 1. Jahr sogar mit 10 Mio €)

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뉴스타파 취재를 종합하면 '평양행 무인기'의 시발점은 윤석열의 지시였다. 이후 국방과학연구소와 KAI는 이 지시를 실행하기 위해 불법적인 방법으로 계약을 맺었다. 2025년 07월 09일 17시 39분 newstapa.org/article/o9VFd

윤석열 지시로 '평양 무인기' 불법 계약...책임자는 ...

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