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.
ChatGPT mostly reflects what's already out there, the internet, Reddit, different communities.
Which means chatting with it is a bit like chatting with what the world currently thinks, bias and vice, trolls included, but also real discussions.
So, I asked it about the Fediverse. I would say that it sounds not too "wrong".
What's your take?
This is the convo:
I've built something useable. Maybe you need that, too.
#OpenBSD Clients with moonlight-qt
#proxmox hypervisor with libegl and #radeon GPU
#debian VMS with #virgl GPU in proxmox and sunshine streaming server
Now you can play your games running only on linux on OpenBSD. This also works good over the internet/VPN.
The actual intention was building remote desktop capable vms, because 3d Desktops (GNOME), high Display resolution, modern browsers and spice protocol dont give a smooth experience these days. This also works now.
#unigineheaven is at 99% native performance. The GPU is shareable to many VMS.
Can't wait to see how amdgpu native driver context passthrough is coming out when it's available.
Across the country, Americans are honoring Renee Nicole Good and mourning all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed.
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29132&utm_source=indivisible
雅楽
日本語、漢字が生き残れたのは、歴史を学べば奇跡的な事だと解り得る
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009443117485969762?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009443558659702971?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009444397293949328?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009445240860766657?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009445541374251336?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/k2bo5rrsaajadk5/status/2009492573866656170?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009573736773734780?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/ftyedp9cgg9eler/status/2009544031492301265?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/sloth65472/status/2009556451954745699?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/fontane_di_roma/status/2009637534813552854?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
ChatGPT: The real risk
Not “the fediverse dies,” but:
It becomes permanently small and underfunded
Or captured by a few large hosts if communities stop caring.
My blunt verdict
❌ Not a mainstream social network
✅ A long-term, boring, necessary piece of the internet
✅ Already past the point of “experiment”
⚠️ Success will look underwhelming if you expect hype
If you’re building for values, resilience, public good, or decades-long timelines — it’s worth it.
If you’re chasing growth charts or creator riches — wrong tool.
„Schmunzeln“ – #KomischesWort
webbigdata (@webbigdata) on X
https://x.com/i/status/2009121201768272253
雅楽
日本語、漢字が生き残れたのは、歴史を学べば奇跡的な事だと解り得る
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009443117485969762?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009443558659702971?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009444397293949328?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009445240860766657?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009445541374251336?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/k2bo5rrsaajadk5/status/2009492573866656170?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/shibayan1954/status/2009573736773734780?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/ftyedp9cgg9eler/status/2009544031492301265?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/sloth65472/status/2009556451954745699?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
https://x.com/fontane_di_roma/status/2009637534813552854?s=46&t=x5lQDaMIjGQyZdhoieJ-bQ
NASA chief reviews Orion heat shield, expresses ‘full confidence’ in it for Artemis II
"That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasa-chief-reviews-orion-heat-shield-expresses-full-confidence-in-it-for-artemis-ii/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
ChatGPT mostly reflects what's already out there, the internet, Reddit, different communities.
Which means chatting with it is a bit like chatting with what the world currently thinks, bias and vice, trolls included, but also real discussions.
So, I asked it about the Fediverse. I would say that it sounds not too "wrong".
What's your take?
This is the convo:
The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from using any banking app
Link: https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/page-118
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46555963
와 큰일났다 과제가 벌써부터 불쾌해버리네...
자세히 쓰려니까 20페이지 넘게 나오잖ㅇ
today's unsolicited business opportunity: "we're blending real-life interactions with Web3 by minting NFTs from real meetings."
You have innovated an entirely new way to make meetings miserable, may the gods have no mercy on your soul
Remember, when your electricity bill goes up it’s because Elon Musk is generating so much CSAM and noncon porn.
Winslow Stewart McCreedy has a thing for sleeping face down. None of my parents’ many cats did this.
Is this a cat thing other cats do?
Anil wrote an incredible and exhaustive history of Markdown, and even though I watched it unfold with my own eyes from day 1, I *still* learned a couple things from this post I never noticed back then. https://anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/
落書きﾌﾟﾘ
Across the country, Americans are honoring Renee Nicole Good and mourning all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed.
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29132&utm_source=indivisible
OG Computer Security 🔑
@catsaladCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
Little known fact, the "turbo" button turned on a special fan that injected gasoline directly into your CPU for added speed.
@TomSwirlyTom Ritchford 
@anclementAndrew Clement 
@dilmandila
Article 19: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
Article 27: "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits."
@TomSwirlyTom Ritchford @anclementAndrew Clement @dilmandila you have a right to decide who you interact with. I 100% support that and I will fight to make sure you can always exercise it. But all people have a right to be on the fediverse, even if they can't have a conversation with Tom Swirly.
@dilmandila 
@evanEvan Prodromou but Meta brings eyeballs and users to the the fediverse. It also brings brands to the fediverse. I know a lot of people may not like those things.
But rather than block and run away, shouldn't we try and address the issues in the standard?
@anclementAndrew Clement @dilmandila human beings aren't eyeballs.
Participation in the social web is a human right.
We will not be changing the ActivityPub spec to keep people trapped in walled gardens and out of the social web.
普通のイオン@Skeb受付中 (@kamenR000) on X
今回の官公庁オークション、凄まじい枚数と種類の超竜バジュラが出品されててアツいんだよな。税金を払うことよりランデスを優先した真の男がいる。 https://x.com/i/status/2009592486411513932
哀愁が
You might remember my Independent Games Festival blog post where I described going crazy over an "Unannounced Project by AP Thomson". Well, that's Titanium Court, and it's no longer unannounced. Looking forward to everyone else getting to try this because it's something very special. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
Mutual tongue #cats #silentSunday #love #lovers #catsofmastodon
RE: https://mastodon.social/@deater78/115863005381018843
i am dead
Me preparing for my shift at work
This delightful middle-aged bean has been with me for just over a year now. He has gone from a timid, shaky little kit, jumping nigh out of his skin when I toot or the washing machine clacks, and who hid under the bed at the horror of post being delivered, to the rightful lord of this small manor. He relishes the thought of attacking feet and likes to snuggle in to his captive servant.
Seven years of abuse, and just about everyone had given up on him. Adopt, don't shop.
Four kilos of optimised hunting machine
Peek-a-boo! 🐾🐈
#CatsOfFediverse
#cat
Skyrdle 211 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
姜一星 カンイルソン 강일성 (@8YwGruLKqnZJBun) on X
まず日本人の皆様は、まず『霧社事件』を調べてほしい。 https://x.com/i/status/2009546162253271444
finally got around to adding my friend's janky emoji set 
edit: found here! https://emoji.gg/user/superchlorine
It's time for the first django-tasks release of the year 🎉
- Task metadata
- `@task(**kwargs)` support
- Support a custom id function in DB backend (UUID7 or RandomUUID support)
- Improve traceback fomatting in admin
- Fix support on older 3.11.x / 3.12.x versions
https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/django-tasks/releases/tag/0.11.0
Hello Minnesota!
This is a new server for people who live in Minnesota. We hope to connect people in the state and the greater fediverse.
Tomorrow in Zürich Oerlikon to hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.
https://songtsenhouse.ch/veranstaltungen/taiwans-role-in-the-changing-geopolitics/
Smart Glasses(AI Glasses)가 스마트폰을 대치하는 Next Big Thing이 될 거라고 생각하거나 기대하는 분들이 계시던데 저는 생각이 전혀 다릅니다.
일단 우리는 스마트폰을 늘 가지고 다니면서 수시로 그리고 엄청나게 다양한 용도로 활용하고 있는데 비해 Smart Glasses는 활용도도 아주 제한적이고 배터리 지속 시간도 많이 짧은 편입니다.
그리고 Smart Glasses의 활용도를 늘리려고 하면 일단 디스플레이 기능을 넣은 특별한 렌즈가 필요한데 가격이 꽤 비쌉니다. 특히 고해상도 컬러 디스플레이를 양쪽 렌즈에 다 넣으려면 가격이 엄청납니다. 게다가 혹시라도 렌즈를 바꿀 일이 생기면 더욱 큰 부담이 되고요.
디스플레이 외에도 활용도를 늘리려면 성능을 높여야 해서 값이 더 비싸지고 무거워지고 충전도 자주 해야 할 겁니다. 스마트폰으로부터 독립하기 위해 셀룰러 통신 모듈을 넣으려면 더 그렇게 될거구요.
インスタンス開いてたら村上さんが遊びに来てくれました！
こうすれば良いんじゃないか
こう出来れば良いんじゃないか
というアイディアはあっても、それを実現できる力がない
資金力然り作り上げる完成力然り
Oh sweet, Google is adding Prompt Injection as a Service to Gmail! 💩
Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/google-adds-gemini-features-to-gmail-message-summaries-proofreading-.html
✧✦Catherine✦✧
Wouter Tebbens ⁂
Jim DeLaHunt
Inside Fediverse
Andy Piper
九🐀 
