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.
I'd like a #GitHub feature that extracts/offers the text from images/screenshots (so that we can replace the images) to improve issues and bug reports where people ANNOYINGLY insist on using images for text.
이 짤로 유명한 이목희 의원이 어제 별세했습니다.
New documentary asks Who Killed the Montreal Expos? https://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment-life/article1163693.html?utm_source=Mastodon
えむちゃんお誕生日おめでとう
#鳳えむ誕生祭2025
#prsk_FA
Thank you 
@taraTara 🌷 for becoming my first Patreon patron!
Grazie!
Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers
Link: https://alignmentalignment.ai
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45210399
I have two opinions I want to post today:
1. You should install Signal on your phone and computer. Connect with your friends and partners on it. Use it casually, regularly, for non-sensitive messages. You'll probably never *need* an encrypted messenger, but if you someday hit a rare case where it's useful? Better it's already set up *before* you need it. Signal still requires a phone# for signup but you can use a username to message.
(This is Mastodon, so you're likely far ahead of me on this)
#AI raters: the shadow workforce
“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute based in Bremen, Germany.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/11/google-gemini-ai-training-humans
After 7 years, our #sociocracy handbook is getting a sibling!
While the 2018 book "Many Voices One Song" explains how sociocracy works, the brandnew book "From Here To There" explains how to IMPLEMENT sociocracy in an organization.
sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-books
Thank you @taraTara 🌷 for becoming my first Patreon patron!
Grazie!
Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/
Bulletproof host Stark Industries evades EU sanctions
Link: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/bulletproof-host-stark-industries-evades-eu-sanctions/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45214164
An engineering history of the Manhattan Project
Link: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/an-engineering-history-of-the-manhattan
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45211127
After 7 years, our #sociocracy handbook is getting a sibling!
While the 2018 book "Many Voices One Song" explains how sociocracy works, the brandnew book "From Here To There" explains how to IMPLEMENT sociocracy in an organization.
sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-books
Question.
One reason I'd sometimes recommend Signal over WhatsApp is my understanding is WhatsApp leaves the contact list visible to "Meta" (or possibly simply shared the contact list with other "Meta" services like Facebook?) whereas Signal had this complicated e2e backup for the contact list. This article:
Claims WhatsApp now encrypts the contact list as well. Is this true? Is it on for all users or something you have to enable? What about importing contacts from FB?
What does history tell us about how to stop genocides?
From Cambodia to Rwanda, no genocide in modern history has ended without military intervention.
Gaza is no exception.
AJ+ editorial lead Tony Karon explains what it will take to stop Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Claude's memory architecture is the opposite of ChatGPT's
Link: https://www.shloked.com/writing/claude-memory
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45214908
Hi illumos Cafe! My name is Jaap, from The Netherlands, and I like a lot of IT stuff but mostly a whole lot of networking.
You wouldn't guess it, but I'm here because I'm interested in illumos.
Check out my main Mastodon profile at BSD Cafe too if you'd like: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@jaap
I'm building a new EPYC Rome node for my home data center, trying to figure out if OmniOS can run everything I want. The last component just arrived and the machine is memtesting right now.
Over the years I've ran mostly ESXi and I've also tried to love (but didn't) Proxmox. My new node has a twin sister with a Skylake Xeon, running Fedora. If everything goes to plan the twin can be migrated to OmniOS later too.
Some specs:
- Inter-Tech 4U-4408 storage chassis
- Supermicro H11SSL-i motherboard
- AMD EPYC 7302P CPU (16 cores)
- 8x 16 GB DDR4 3200 ECC RDIMM (Samsung)
- 1x 2 TB M.2 NVMe WD SN700
- 2x 16 TB HDD Toshiba MG09
This motherboard is a little funny. You get two SFF-8643 connectors, but there's no SAS chip, so you can only break them out to SATA. Suits me fine for this build, the chassis backplanes happily take SFF-8643 too. The H11SSL-i motherboard is alright. EPYC Rome also fits a H12SSL-i which would get me PCIe 4.0, but the price for the motherboard + CPU combo would have doubled and I don't really need it for this build.
The Inter-Tech (German brand) chassis are pretty nice for affordable DIY builds. 4U is sweet because you can use regular ATX PSU's and fit heat sinks with fans that don't sound like jet engines. The heat sink I have now is a "CooNong" (? bless me) that I got with the motherboard. Looks like a clone of the same style that Supermicro sells. It came with the most crappy fan humanity ever laid eyes on so I promptly fitted a Noctua like the rest of the fans. As usual, motherboard warns about fan speeds being too low, expecting high RPM data center fans, but temps are otherwise fine. At least there's no audible warning for the fan speeds on this motherboard. The result: you can actually work right next to the machine.
I have two opinions I want to post today:
1. You should install Signal on your phone and computer. Connect with your friends and partners on it. Use it casually, regularly, for non-sensitive messages. You'll probably never *need* an encrypted messenger, but if you someday hit a rare case where it's useful? Better it's already set up *before* you need it. Signal still requires a phone# for signup but you can use a username to message.
(This is Mastodon, so you're likely far ahead of me on this)
2. If you work a lot on a computer, you are at high risk of a vitamin D deficiency. You should probably be taking vitamin D supplements; and if you feel tired a lot, and you have a GP, you should consider asking them to test your D levels. In case of deficiency, higher-then-OTC doses are sometimes needed to reset.
In general, taking multivitamins can have many benefits. But be cautious of "B complex" vitamins, which often contain unsafe levels of B6 (one of the rare OTC vitamins you can OD on).
I have two opinions I want to post today:
1. You should install Signal on your phone and computer. Connect with your friends and partners on it. Use it casually, regularly, for non-sensitive messages. You'll probably never *need* an encrypted messenger, but if you someday hit a rare case where it's useful? Better it's already set up *before* you need it. Signal still requires a phone# for signup but you can use a username to message.
(This is Mastodon, so you're likely far ahead of me on this)
Cellular Senescence in Health, Disease and Aging: Blessing or Curse? by Markus Riessland, 2021
When Hayflick and Moorhead coined the term “cellular senescence” (CS) almost 60 years ago, this phenomenon was understood as a mechanism, usually induced by activation of the DNA-repair machinery, to prevent uncontrolled proliferation.
Removing yellow stains from fabric with blue light
Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-09-yellow-fabric-blue.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45163423
夏の雲（9月）、大宮、さいたま市
Nikon Coolpix E3100 #Misskey写真部
Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to the stone-cold classic 2017 platformer, is too damned hard.
🔗 https://www.404media.co/does-silksong-seem-unreasonably-hard-you-probably-took-a-wrong-turn/
Can't you find any GOOD transgender news, you say? That can't be right. We have good transgender news for you!
🩵🩷🤍
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/crossdreamlife/viewtopic.php?p=53034#p53034
Cave Communities: From the Surface Border to the Deep Darkness by Raoul Manenti, 2023
From a biological perspective, the subterranean realm is one of the less studied, but at the same time, one of the most promising, theatres for new findings and research. Compared to those on the surface, the ecological conditions occurring in subterranean habitats are relatively simple
still struggling to understand how k8s really makes a difference in the real world... I mean, I get it, I really do! But in reality, who really (reeeeeeeally) needs it?
The whole idea is really nice, but then again, I see big players taking advantage and profit from it....
I keep saying this: less is more :)
Here is something I put together today.
Spotify on FreeBSD Guide
=========================
Requirements
------------
- Spotify Premium account
- Spotify Developer App:
1. Visit https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard
2. Create a new app (name it anything)
3. Note your Client ID and Client Secret
4. Set Redirect URI to: http://127.0.0.1:8888
Install Dependencies
--------------------
Some packages may be optional, but installing all ensures compatibility:
pkg install rust python cmake clang \
alsa-lib alsa-plugins alsa-seq-server alsa-sndio alsa-utils \
zita-alsa-pcmi
Versions may vary—adjust as needed for your system.
Compile librespot from Source
-----------------------------
git clone https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot.git
cd librespot
cargo build --no-default-features --features "rustls-tls-native-roots rodio-backend"
Install spotify-qt
-------------------
You can install via ports or build from source:
git clone https://github.com/kraxarn/spotify-qt.git
cd spotify-qt
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
./spotify-qt
First Run Setup
---------------
1. Launch spotify-qt
2. Enter your Spotify App ID and Secret
3. Go to Settings → Spotify and set the path to your librespot binary
4. Restart spotify-qt
5. Open Menu → Devices and select your spotify-qt instance
Done!
-----
Enjoy Spotify on FreeBSD 🎶
Hi everyone,
@joynewaccJoy and I had video chats over Signal with three more people from Gaza today and I’d love to welcome them to the Gaza Verified family.
They are:
• 
@abeerabed22Abeer Ehab🍉
• 
@baraaelmoghrabiBaraa Elmoghrabi 🍉
• 
@emanahmedEman 🍉
Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse and please help with the fundraisers by donating or sharing them if you can.
Thank you all for the amazing support you’re showing our friends and their families in Palestine in their darkest hour.
💕
PS. They will be adding the verified link to their accounts over the coming hours. Once they do, their accounts will show that the link is verified. Please bear with them as Internet access is sketchy at best in Gaza and there are sometimes technical challenges.
Updated my httpd.rocks guide with a small section about implementing Basic HTTP Authentication:
nuintari's rules of networking 0x32:
Router to router traffic should be VLAN tagged, and on the same VLAN whenever possible. If you are popping or swapping tags between routers, re-examine your design.
"The logical endpoint of 21st-century America: An influencer shot to death at a school in front a crowd of smartphones." https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-logical-endpoint-of-21st-century-america
Today, we’re ready to show you the upcoming quote posts feature in more detail. We’ve put together a blog post with examples of how quote posts will work on Mastodon, ahead of early access on our own servers next week 💬 Full launch to come, in Mastodon v4.5
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/
Body Image, Nutrition and Mental Health by Hubertus Himmerich, 2024
The Special Issue “Body Image, Nutrition, and Mental Health” examines and illuminates the complex relationships among body image, nutrition, and mental health. It covers the psychological and social risk factors of body image disturbances and associated disorders, biological aspects of appetite regulation and the metabolic syndrome
Building a first-class code editor in Warp
https://www.warp.dev/blog/building-a-first-class-code-editor-in-warp
#warp #ai #terminal #programming #productivity #cli #aiagents
vector, baby
@downeyMichael Downey 🧢 
@codinghorrorJeff Atwood 👆 Timothy Johnson using Sketchpad III
The recording of the September 11th, 2025 #bhyve Production User Call is up:
We discussed Eurobhyvecon, #FreeBSD weekly git, sponsoring with Patreon, bhyve on ARM64 issues, a great Sylve article inspired by a recent call, the EDK2 update review, GPU Pass-Through, and more!
"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."
Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems. Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management and Predictions by João Canning-Clode, 2019
When organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called ‘invasive species’ may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community.
https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42228
($300 on Amazon)
Top model scores may be skewed by Git history leaks in SWE-bench
Link: https://github.com/SWE-bench/SWE-bench/issues/465
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45214670
The Helix Text Editor
Link: https://jonathan-frere.com/posts/helix/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45166238
目が覚めてしまったので、起きるか
Spending time with my in their 70s parents and they're very successfully managing not to be racist or transphobic so I still don't buy the "They're a product of their age" argument
2. If you work a lot on a computer, you are at high risk of a vitamin D deficiency. You should probably be taking vitamin D supplements; and if you feel tired a lot, and you have a GP, you should consider asking them to test your D levels. In case of deficiency, higher-then-OTC doses are sometimes needed to reset.
In general, taking multivitamins can have many benefits. But be cautious of "B complex" vitamins, which often contain unsafe levels of B6 (one of the rare OTC vitamins you can OD on).
Biological Networks by Neda Bagheri, 2019
Networks of coordinated interactions among biological entities govern a myriad of biological functions that span a wide range of both length and time scales—from ecosystems to individual cells and from years to milliseconds. For these networks, the concept “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” applies as a norm rather than an exception.
I hope Apple updates FinalCut Pro and LogicPro with Liquid Glass so I can figure out what to do for some tricky UI bits.
CRISPR offers new hope for treating diabetes
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/no-more-injections-crispr-offers-new-hope-for-treating-diabetes/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45211596
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Stefano Marinelli
earthling
Evan Prodromou
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Emelia 👸🏻
Kagami is they/them 🏳️⚧️
Andreas Freise
