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Holy crap Tailwind CSS had to layoff 75% of its engineers because of AI? When users use LLMs instead of documentation sites, you can't push your paid add-ons any more. Result: ✨poof✨ your revenues are gone.

This is a blow for sustainable OSS library and tools. What to do instead?

https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss.com/pull/2388#issuecomment-3717222957

(I still dislike TW and still hope to remove from at least some projects in 2026.)

#FOSS #sustainability

Just FYI: this is part of the damage being done by extractive AI companies. Their scraper bots routinely DDOS us, and they multiply to take up as much bandwidth as is available. We are having to put a huge percentage of our developers’ time into just keeping the site alive rather than building its future. They are actively destroying everything worthwhile about the internet. @helloKnowledge Commons https://hcommons.social/@hello/115854618561953712

Health care data breach affects over 600k patients, Illinois agency says

Link: https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-01-06/health-care-data-breach-affects-600-000-patients-illinois-agency-says
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46528353

🔥 New Changelog interview!

We're joined by Sid Sijbrandij, founder of GitLab who led the all-in-one coding platform all the way to IPO. In late 2022, Sid discovered that he had bone cancer. That started a journey he's been on ever since... a journey that he shares with us in great detail. Along the way, Sid continued founding companies including Kilo Code, an all-in-one agentic engineering platform, which he also tells us all about.

👉 https://changelog.fm/672 #podcast

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Just FYI: this is part of the damage being done by extractive AI companies. Their scraper bots routinely DDOS us, and they multiply to take up as much bandwidth as is available. We are having to put a huge percentage of our developers’ time into just keeping the site alive rather than building its future. They are actively destroying everything worthwhile about the internet. @helloKnowledge Commons https://hcommons.social/@hello/115854618561953712

blocked a botlicker elsewhere arguing that I was forbidden from critiquing LLM code generators because "you're obviously using software that uses claude, everyone is using claude" without providing evidence, as if one's participation in a system is de-facto proof that they cannot critique it

these people have a religious fervor

Practical Collision Attack Against Long Key IDs in PGP https://lobste.rs/s/9uesig #cryptography
https://soatok.blog/2026/01/07/practical-collision-attack-against-long-key-ids-in-pgp/

Black Python Devs on Reasonable Doubt TV show (S3E1) 🤩
I just had to take picture of the scene.
But what do they mean by "regular ones?" 😇

@blackpythondevs @kjaymillerJay Miller
#BlackPythonDevs

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gedeonm/115855107116257465

This should go without saying, but I'm saying it anyway. Either Greenland is unequivocally worth risking the destruction of NATO to defend, or NATO must be destroyed.

i’m seeing Build version: 1.113.0.1263; Bundle info: e627d37 (tf); Bundle date: 26010709;

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Techbros are handing out chainsaws, talking about how they are going to revolutionize woodworking. Developers are being barraged with chainsaws, chainsaw tips, chainsaw demos, and demands to make use of chainsaws to be more efficient. Chainsaws can cut faster, bigger, and tougher! They can get more done with less! Dev bloggers are writing about how to maintain a woodworking career in a world of chainsaws, how to prevent chainsaws from ruining a project, & how to do detail work with chainsaws.

whats the difference between shampoo and conditioner anyways

@samuel.fmSamuel is that expected? i see topic names etc in feeds, i also have an “assign context” sheet button in discover

I had someone ask me if reading rust-lang/rust is the right way to learn rust and I had to decide if I hated them or not before I answered

Building voice agents with Nvidia open models

Link: https://www.daily.co/blog/building-voice-agents-with-nvidia-open-models/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46528045

#nvidia

Samsung 5k and 6k high refresh dual mode monitors. Doesn't seem like it has their “Smart OS" which is good, but does seem to have a matte coating (which I think in their current 5k monitor is overly aggressive).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ivQHibIKs

RE: https://mastodon.social/@wakest/100160904388110265

my prediction back in 2018 is now only 4 years away, and twitter.com is now only used for redirects to x.com. Since its owned by Elon and his X empire, and he is a cold hearted capitalist, I could see him happily selling it to an insurance company if an offer was made for the right amount

In Q4, CC continued our work in international fora that shape cultural rights and copyright, as well as our advocacy for AI policies that serve the public interest.

Read the full policy review:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creative-commons-q4-policy-review-creative-commons-fqvtc

Image: "Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building," Carol M Highsmith, 2007, CC0, Flickr.

Has anyone heard anything from Apple regarding the safety of X, given that it is a porn generator on demand?

They seemed to be very concerned about it a year ago:

Denmark colonized Greenland and subjugated the native people in 1721.

In our modern time most Danes feel this was wrong, and for decades there has been a strong political backing for initiatives helping the 57,000 Greenlanders, who receive $673 million per year from Denmark.

Should the people of Greenland choose full independence, the Danish parliament would support their decision.

What we will not support is Trump exploiting a proud native people whom we consider our friends.

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いっぱい描きたいものがありすぎる…！​​​​
そして疲れで妙にドキドキする…早く寝ちゃおう…！​​​​
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@lexfriLex Friedman @Tarnport

Minneapolis resident here. You really don’t want him for president: he’s an absolute nincompoop, terrible at running things, and has repeatedly caved to local money whenever money comes calling. His record is mostly one of floundering and in action; he’s only narrowly won reelection by convincing white people that his opponents would abolish the police overnight. But he is at least generally pretty good at saying the right things and defensive immigrants, and was in especially good form today. It’s the first time in quite a while I can remember being happy that he was my mayor.

Relax for the same result via @andreynering https://lobste.rs/s/6gsmoh #person #practices #science
https://sive.rs/relax

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I posted on the Django Forum about the impact of LLMs on web traffic and related sponsorship options. Seems the appropriate place for a convo but linking here: https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/are-llms-decimating-web-traffic-and-sponsorship-options/43868

Rosa would like to know if she has enough fans to set-up her own account? 🙂😺

#CatsOfMastodon #Rosa

@FritzAdalis @smartperson @alyxalyx (dual-stack) @catsaladCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠ @danDan Ports This shot is from a LONG time ago...

#ServerCats

@FritzAdalis@infosec.exchange @davefischer@hachyderm.io @smartperson@fosstodon.org @alyx@frogs.lgbtalyx (dual-stack) @catsalad@infosec.exchangeCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠ @dan@discuss.systemsDan Ports It's not a server, but i'm work with some buttons and cables ​​

Earlier on the mountain today #photography #swiss #alps

Myths about Logitech Developer ID certificate expiration https://lobste.rs/s/trwil3 #mac #security
https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/1/2.html

Good day so far

しかしいくらちっちゃくなるといっても旅行に持っていくのはパンケーキレンズじゃなくて標準ズームよねえ…

We call for the immediate arrest of the ICE officers who carried out this deadly shooting, and for full accountability for all federal officials and agency leadership who authorized and oversaw this operation. We know federal officials will not lift a finger to ensure accountability — it is up to state and local officials to stand up for justice, the rule of law, and the safety of our communities.

This is a horrifying and unacceptable outcome of a secret police force that has made our communities less safe. ICE and CBP brutality is not an aberration. It is the predictable result of an authoritarian regime that has empowered federal agents to occupy neighborhoods, target immigrant communities, and operate with impunity.

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All our users were told within the last hour that they/their application consumes too much resources at openrailwaymap.org. This is wrong for almost all of you. ❤️

This message should have appeared on a couple of Hungarian live tracking sites only. Due to a mistake, it appeared everywhere.

📢 v1.113 is rolling out now! This release focuses on fixing bugs and improving the stability of the app. We also fixed an issue some of you reported about the app locking up while watching fullscreen videos. With that done, we have some bigger things planned to kick 2026 off right — more soon!

Don't, uh

Don't use this. Don't let your family or friends use it. If you see it in your neighborhood, bang pots and pans, whistle, and scare it off.

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001036-what-is-chatgpt-health

Well it’s official, 2026 is off to a worse start than 2025, and by a mile 😞

(Can’t share details, but thank you for asking 🙏)

We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.

These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.

Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

"Agentic e-commerce"

I think I need to barf