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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Silverkey | 은열쇠 @silverkey.social@bsky.brid.gy
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이들이 가장 큰 부역자이자 역겨운 존재들 임을 알 수 있다. 이들은 “우리가 안 만들면 적대 국가가 먼저 만들 것"이라는 논리로 이를 정당화하곤 하지만 솔직히 변명에 불과하고 이젠 민주주의의 가장 큰 적이 되었다. 솔직히 어떻게 해야 기술을 좋은 방향으로 쓸 수 있게 할 수 있을지 생각하기도 힘들다.

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Silverkey | 은열쇠 @silverkey.social@bsky.brid.gy
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아마존의 Ring(링, 스마트 초인종 카메라 개발 부서)이 ICE, 연방 정부, 경찰이 사용하는 AI 카메라 네트워크인 Flock(플록)과 파트너십을 맺었다는 2025년 10월 16일 기사 지금 미국에서 일어나고 있는 일들을 생각하면 기술이 사람들을 어떻게 억압하고 악용할 수 있는지를 보여주는 예시 아닐까 싶다. 세상은 점점 디스토피아로 변해가고 있는데, 정부와 거리를 두던 예전과 달리 테크 브로들이 금광을 찾았다며 공공 분야와 방산 부문에 스타트업을 차려 직접 기술을 갖다 바치는 걸 보면 🧵

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e/post/3mcr6j5itvc2p

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Why I don't destroy snowmen

Hong Minhee on Things @writings.hongminhee.org@web.brid.gy

Why I don't destroy snowmen

In winter, I sometimes come across stories on X about men who deliberately kick over snowmen as they walk by. It's not like destroying a snowman causes real harm to anyone. But there's something visible in that act—a certain ethical disposition either lacking or being formed.

For the same reason, I don't speak to LLMs dismissively, and I avoid barking commands at them. I know LLMs don't get hurt or offended by my tone. But what matters isn't the LLM's response—it's what kind of person I'm becoming. Think about someone who throws and hits stuffed animals. The stuffed animal doesn't feel pain, but the person doing it repeatedly becomes that kind of person, bit by bit.

In this vein, I'm uncomfortable with language that evokes slavery when talking about AI or LLMs. Expressions like “whipping the LLM” get used in tech communities as a kind of joke, and beneath that lies an attitude that treats the historical violence of slavery as a lightweight metaphor. Of course LLMs aren't actually slaves. (Or are they?) But the moment we feel comfortable using slavery as a casual comparison, we lose our sensitivity to the actual violence it refers to.

What we do and how we speak ultimately shapes who we are. How we act toward something that doesn't respond, when no one is watching, might reveal us more purely than anything else. Whether it's snowmen, LLMs, or the language we use—all of it shapes us.

That's why I don't destroy snowmen. I use respectful language with LLMs. I don't turn slavery into material for jokes. I believe these small choices make me who I am.

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Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @bielsubob@infosec.exchange
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How to take pictures of the Northern Lights with Google Pixel and other Android phones

9to5google.com/2026/01/19/how-

How to take pictures of the Northern Lights with Google Pixel and other Android phones

The Northern Lights are the most visible they've been in decades, and you can capture it with a picture from Android or Google Pixel phones.

9to5google.com · 9to5Google

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Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 @bielsubob@infosec.exchange
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How to take pictures of the Northern Lights with Google Pixel and other Android phones

9to5google.com/2026/01/19/how-

How to take pictures of the Northern Lights with Google Pixel and other Android phones

The Northern Lights are the most visible they've been in decades, and you can capture it with a picture from Android or Google Pixel phones.

9to5google.com · 9to5Google

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Tyla: The Failed Slut @FinalGirl@blackqueer.life
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Today, my therapist (lesbian, my age) was talking about going out and trying to date but refusing to date people outside our generation. I was like “yeah, see that’s a problem for me because all the women our generation don’t have that same energy as me.”

She asked me to explain and i had to say how all the 50 year old woman I meet are either angry or tired or both. Like they talk about retiring and want to sit and read and complain about the young kids.

Meanwhile I’m playing roller derby with the young kids and going hiking and staring a punk band and writing another play.

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Mastodon Migration @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online
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Fantastic. Echoes of the South African Freedom Songs which played a central role in their struggles. In particular, this mesmerizing beauty:

Somlandela by Mayibuye

youtu.be/Z9mZIKeWZzc?si=_yDuep

Somlandela/ Naants' Indod' e Mnyama/ Ayaqikaza/ Unzima Lomthwalo - Mayibuye

Four militant anti-apartheid songs by Mayibuye, a ANC Choir from the seventies.

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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Justin Yoo @justin.devcoder@threads.net
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이제 Microsoft Agent Framework 약을 팔 시간이 왔다.

1월 28일 저녁 6시 시작인데, 난 당일 11시에 대구에 떨어짐. ㄷㄷㄷ

https://bit.ly/matdaaiga-2026-01

그러거나 말거나 약은 계속 팔아야 한다. 쭈욱

#matdaAIga #맞다AI가 #MicrosoftAgentFramework #agentframework #MAF #AI
#맞다AI가

맞다AI가 1월 밋업 - "Hello, Cloud/AI !" : 개발자의 클라우드/AI 첫걸음 | 티켓타코

🚀 대구/경북 개발자 AI 커뮤니티 "맞다AI가" 1월 밋업 맞다AI가 2026년 첫 밋업 "Hello, Cloud/AI !"에 여러분을 초대합니다! 이번 겨울방학, 클라우드 공부를 시작하고 싶은데 어디서부터 해야 할지 막막하신가요? 직접 부딪히며 배운 Azure...

ticketa.co

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Rich Stein (he/him) @RunRichRun@mastodon.social
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he is worried the crisis over Greenland will "suck out all the oxygen” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, sidelining Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Another development European leaders are working to avert is any linkage between the issues of Greenland and Ukraine, he said.
japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/

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Shugo Maeda @shugo@social.shugo.net
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そういえば本願寺派の新しい「領解文」問題どうなったんだろうと思ったら取り下げられていた hongwanji.or.jp/news/cat8/0026

新しい「領解文」（浄土真宗のみ教え）に関する総局見解 | 重要なお知らせ | 浄土真宗本願寺宗派

宗告第５号 　このたび、別紙のとおり「新しい「領解文」（浄土真宗のみ教え）に関する総局見解」を告知する。 　　２０２５（令和７）年４月１６日 <p style...

www.hongwanji.or.jp · 浄土真宗本願寺派（西本願寺）

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Paul Cantrell @inthehands@hachyderm.io
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More and more chatter showing up in my various spheres about the planned day of protest / shutdown / general strike this Friday in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

I remain skeptical of just how effective a general strike can be here in the US — folks just aren’t used to the idea, aren’t primed for it — but this one •might• actually jostle the needles on some of the local economic seismographs.

I hope so.

iceoutnowmn.com

ICE OUT OF MN

www.iceoutnowmn.com · ICE OUT OF MN

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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Lilac flower cream

An ancient French technique, is the process of extracting a flower’s perfume into odorless animal or vegetable fat. The process used here is a simple method that will capture the of spring in a jar. The cream can be used directly on your skin or to flavor favorite sweet dishes. It is best to use the ’s tiny blooms straight from the shrub, picking them in the morning when they are the most fragrant.

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Harvest by Stefani Bittner

MAKES TWO 16-OUNCE JARS 32 ounces extra-virgin coconut oil 10 cups lilac blooms picked from the heads in 2 cup increments as needed Pick 2 cups of lilac blooms. Place the coconut oil in a small saucepan and melt over low heat until it is completely liquefied. Pour the liquid into a 10 by 10-inch (25 by 25-cm) casserole dish and allow it to harden. After the oil has hardened, score it with a butter knife. This will help the scent of the flowers penetrate it more deeply. Layer the tiny lilac blooms onto the oil, covering it with 2 inches (5 cm) of blooms. Place a second 10 by 10-inch (25 by 25-cm) casserole dish upside down atop of the first one. Use electrical tape to seal the two dish edges tightly, and place the dishes in a dark area. After 48 hours, remove the tape seal and discard the spent blooms. Pick another 2 cups of lilacs, add another 2 inches (5 cm) of flower blooms to the oil, and seal again for another 48 hours. Repeat this process three more times, for a total of five cycles with fresh blooms each time. Scrape up the oil from the casserole dish, place it into two 16-ounce jars, and seal the lids. Store in a cool, dark place; the flower cream will keep for up to 3 years.
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The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922 - 1923 by Albert Einstein & Ze'ev Rosenkranz, 2018

lbert Einstein's travel diary to the Far East and Middle EastIn the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before.





Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey.The telegraphic-style diary entries record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.
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The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922 - 1923 by Albert Einstein & Ze'ev Rosenkranz, 2018

lbert Einstein's travel diary to the Far East and Middle EastIn the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before.





Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey.The telegraphic-style diary entries record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.
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"I am convinced that the work in Palestine will succeed in the sense that we shall create in that country a unified community which shall be a moral and spiritual center for the Jewries of the world. (...) I believe that it is of infinitely greater importance that Palestine shall become a powerful moral and spiritual center for the whole of the Jewish people."

Albert Einstein, 1923





The Great Lament by B.W. Linke
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Pandora's Box by Jörn Leonhard, 2018

In a monumental history of WWI, Germany's leading historian of the first great 20th-century catastrophe explains the war's origins and course, revealing how profoundly it shaped the world to come. Jörn Leonhard treats the clash of arms with a sure feel for grand strategy, the tactics of arms and attrition, and the grim fate of frontline soldiers.





A soldier with a gas mask on a horse, holding a spear, with a gun on his back.
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A Pocket Guide to the Orchids of Britain and Ireland by Simon Harrap, 2016

This pocket guide allows the identification of all species of orchid in the British Isles. It has concise text highlighting ID criteria as well as notes on biology, habitat and conservation, along with stunning colour photographs and accurate range maps based on maps compiled by the Biological Record Centre.





The orchid family is one of the largest plant families in the world, reaching its highest diversity in the tropics where their exotic and colourful flowers are often truly breathtaking. Britain and Ireland have just 56 species of wild orchid, some of which are rare or scarce, whilst others are surprisingly inconspicuous. Yet, whether large or small, all orchids share flamboyant flower structures and incredible beauty. This book provides the perfect guide to these beautiful and evocative plants, and is a must for any field naturalist.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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What’s the world’s smallest cephalopod? That would be the southern pygmy squid (Xipholeptos notoides). Growing only about 0.9 in (2.5 cm) long, this diminutive critter can be found in the waters of the Southwestern Pacific near Australia. During the daylight, it clings to sea grass and stays out of sight. By night, it hunts for prey including small crustaceans like shrimp. Its lifespan is only about 150 days.

Photo: Daniel Kwok, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr

via amnhnyc


Image Description A photo of a southern pygmy squid clinging to an underwater grass. It is nearly translucent and smaller than a human thumb.
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The Kingdom of Fungi by Jens H. Petersen, 2013

The fungi realm has been called the "hidden kingdom," a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a host of other multicellular organisms ranging widely in color, size, and shape. The Kingdom of Fungi provides an intimate look at the world's astonishing variety of fungi species, from cup fungi and lichens to truffles and tooth fungi, clubs and corals, and jelly fungi and puffballs.


This beautifully illustrated book features more than 800 stunning color photographs as well as a concise text that describes the biology and ecology of fungi, fungal morphology, where fungi grow, and human interactions with and uses of fungi.
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