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.
My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
1/ After two years of bargaining, 
@ProPublica management has resisted our proposals to bring transparency and accountability to our disciplinary process.
You can support our union by sharing this post and signing our petition for a fair contract! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-propublica-agree-to-real-job-protections-now
One of my goals with #ONI the single user #ActivityPub profile is for it to be dead simple to install and run.
Today I played with the serverless provider Koyeb, as I have an interview with them tomorrow, and managed to set up a running example in under 10m:
https://youngest-rebekah-go-ap-6df5e35a.koyeb.app/outbox
(Estimated costs are about 3EUR/month)
이노무새끼 또 내가 문 열면 뛰쳐나올라고 이러고있다
Age verification laws are going to kill what is left of the internet. If we let it.
The best thing in life is finding someone who knows all your flaws, mistakes, and weaknesses and still thinks you're completely amazing.
masterxdanx
Today's lunch-time nerdsnipe:
In 1852, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault discovered by experimentation that bread does not go stale because of a net loss of moisture (by means of hermetic sealing), and further observed that bread could be un-staled by putting it in the oven at a modest temperature.
He published his work in the paper "Expériences ayant pour but de déterminer la cause de la transformation du pain tendre en pain rassis" and despite the fact that I DON'T READ FRENCH I have made an attempt to track down a digital copy.
Alas, it appears that this particular article has never been digitized.
After the police murder of Sonya Massey, a group of citizens gathered for a year to study policing practices in Springfield, Illinois, and recommend reforms. Now, they’re reflecting on what changes they can effect, and what they can’t.
https://boltsmag.org/sonya-massey-commission-springfield-illinois-police-reform/
deployed big update to rsc-playground.pages.dev lots of bugfixes and a few new examples. this basically works now! i'll open source a bit later
because my reply might not be widely circulated, I'm just gonna repeat this here:
the idea that transfems who don't "pass" aren't trying hard enough is a line right out of the truscum playbook. it's victim-blaming. and it saddens me to see that a widely circulated post burying this sentiment under a legitimate criticism of doomerism seems to be flying under people's radar.
🤘 New episode of Changelog News!
This episodes diverges from our traditional fare. I’ve reviewed the 49 previous editions and picked (IMHO) the coolest code, best prose & my favorite podcast episode from each month!
I'm watching this British language series on Prime Video, it has subtitles in like 14 other languages but it doesnt have English language captioning. Why. 😢
Cw: alc, zoom
ProTip: Blow on your coffee cup of wine in Zoom calls for added realism.
“Super secure” MAGA-themed messaging app leaks everyone's phone number
Link: https://ericdaigle.ca/posts/super-secure-maga-messaging-app-leaks-everyones-phone-number/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46279123
> Be me
> Just learned about Jonathan Blow because of the Jai Programming language
> Open Whoopsky
> Instantly get post exposing Jonny's comments on COVID and Women
> Close Whoopsky
> hijodetuputamadre.avi
This is becoming a recurring pattern ngl
After the police murder of Sonya Massey, a group of citizens gathered for a year to study policing practices in Springfield, Illinois, and recommend reforms. Now, they’re reflecting on what changes they can effect, and what they can’t.
https://boltsmag.org/sonya-massey-commission-springfield-illinois-police-reform/
ヽ( ・∀・)ﾉ ｳﾝｺｰ
Die #ARD macht einen Themenabend zu "wokeness"
Ich weiß ja nicht ... 🤔
Hey folks, Roost Tools is hiring a staff software engineer to help build the next generation of online safety tools. https://roost.tools/staff-software-engineer/
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus/115724392195833813
It's great how many different companies this post could be about
😕Ugh. I knew that I had over-browned the caramel for my apple Tart Tartan 🥧, but I tried to play it off and just keep going. Now my tart looks good, but it tastes wrong.
I did this to myself.
And yes, I said Tart Tartan, not Tart Tatin! I am too old to start correcting words now. It's locked in.👴🏿
D-Bus is a disgrace to the Linux desktop
Link: https://blog.vaxry.net/articles/2025-dbusSucks
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46278857
Just deep cleaned the fridge
AMA
I don't know how I feel about the idea of an AI physicist. (or even an assistant for this.) At least they're a non-profit?
https://www.firstprinciples.org/
They want to unify physics in 10 years. *skepticism intensifies*
Anyway, if any physics nerds needs a job, I know the guy. They got funding for this. He's pretty chill.
You'll see lots of familiar faces and shout-outs that you'll enjoy in my video this week. 😏🤵🔑🔓
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUX9uqDwUA
cc @InclusiveLittleUnicorn 
@j0hnnyxm4sJohnny Xmas @lintile 
@kympossible 
@RenderMan
Gucci, Gucci, Louis, Louis, Fendi, Fendi, Prada— Prada 🎵🎶
뭔잏이 있었길래 2학년 애기들 시험때 울었냐
さすがに寝る
さて朝メシ食って仕事すっか
Chat Control and Age Verification laws aren't about protecting the children. They're about mass surveillance and rising authoritarianism.
These laws endanger everyone,
including the children,
and including democracy.
D-Bus is a disgrace to the Linux desktop https://lobste.rs/s/e62vku #linux
https://blog.vaxry.net/articles/2025-dbusSucks
We Put Flock Under Surveillance: Go Make Them Behave Differently [video]
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W420BOqga_s
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46275328
Show HN: A pager
Link: https://www.udp7777.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264657
In today's episode of I Told You So:
May 2025 ⚠️
"Daily occurrences of data breach incidents have taught us we cannot trust these services to safeguard our data. Data breaches for this sensitive information are only a matter of time.
The concentration of such valuable data will likely be monetized and resold either by the platforms themselves, by the for-profit third-party "age assurance" providers they use, or eventually by the criminals who stole it from them."
Source: Privacy Guides
October 2025 
"A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive information online."
Source: 404 Media
Age Verification Wants Your Face, and Your Privacy
Age verification laws forcing platforms to restrict access to content online have been multiplying in recent years. The problem is, implementing such measure necessarily requires identifying each user accessing this content, one way or another. This is bad news for your privacy.
www.privacyguides.org · Privacy Guides
Link author: 
Em 
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
モイクドベチョチョ
Just finished the board meeting with 
@esraaEsra'a إسراء 
@karienbez 
@bizBiz Stone 
@haubleshannah aubry 
@renchapRenaud Chaput 
@GargronEugen Rochko where we spoke a lot about the strategy for next year.
What do you wish for Mastodon to come true in 2026?
Just finished the board meeting with @esraaEsra'a إسراء @karienbez @bizBiz Stone @haubleshannah aubry @renchapRenaud Chaput @GargronEugen Rochko where we spoke a lot about the strategy for next year.
Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person
there should be a service that delivers you tights whenever you rip them wherever you are
there should be a service that delivers you tights whenever you rip them wherever you are
I'm currently looking for one or more volunteers to maintain the Openmoko USB PID + OUI service at https://github.com/openmoko/openmoko-usb-oui as the existing maintainer is no longer available. This is a service providing free USB Product IDs and Ethernet MAC addresses for the #FOSS and #OSWH community. Volunteers have to review of the PRs fulfill FOSS/OSHW licensing requirements before merging PRs. #usb #opensource
Alexandre Mutel
just small circles 🕊
Kagami is they/them 🏳️⚧️
Jeff Atwood
@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 
Chris Siebenmann
