Writer's Block hack:

Write literally anything and then start to edit it into shape. Nobody has Editor's Block.

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations https://lobste.rs/s/mudprj #vibecoding
https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

Raise your hand if you'd rather have a world run by artists, scientists, teachers, and doctors instead of industrialists, bankers, warmongers, and psychopaths.

OH: Monchichi? Ah du meinst ein Boomer-Labubu

Let’s all start calling X, FB, IG, TikTok, etc the “legacy corporate social media”. Make them sound sad and old and behind the times.

In light of all the discourse, I found this a remarkably clear statement.

> Our efforts are prioritised on our target markets which currently does not include being a Discord replacement
>
> https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/5993#issuecomment-3884340391

Brb installing KB5077181 on my $DAYJOB craptop

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-update-kb5077181-is-causing-critical-boot-loops-for-some-users/

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どねむい

https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/defer-available-in-gcc-and-clang/

i got fired 😕 -- NO! i got laid off! i'm not useless 😄
#getfedihired
over 30% of devs got the boot.

hit me up for #frontend #wcag #accessibillity #css #semanticWeb #informationArchitecture #solutionArchitect #componentLibraries

😳any help and pointers much appreciated. Primarily Oslo hybrid.

That Manhattan Project Waste still seeping around…

“‘Downblending’ under scrutiny in Wayne Disposal radioactive waste trial
Republic-owned Michigan Disposal is not mixing Manhattan Project-era waste with other material to lower #radiation levels, but could do so, employee testifies.”

#nuclear #Detroit

https://planetdetroit.org/2026/02/wayne-county-radioactive-downblending/

@sidereal @Em0nM4stodonEm @adafruit man I recommended adafruit on my website, guess its time to delete that part =(

All the "AI" products they developed would have been impossible without exploiting the creations and personal information of millions of people without their consent.

This is happening without any compensation for the hard work and data of the people without whom their technology would be impossible.

They are making billions from this exploitation.

Is this something you support?

#NoAI

seems like there is some sort of effort to verify accounts on mastodon / the fediverse now

@kodingwarriorJaeyeol Lee what is fediverse-kr-verify?

@axbomPer Axbom what is FediSverige-katalogen?

there have previosly been post from @GargronEugen Rochko and @FediTips about verifications scams ,
and then there is the W by Anna Zeiter aiming for verification to align with new euro policy efforts. Did @_elenaElena Rossini 📍 FOSDEM write an article on it?

"Google has criticized the European Union’s intentions to achieve digital sovereignty through open-source software."

Umm...ok...I think I can see why they did that, but lets read further...

"The company [Google] warned that Brussels’ policies aimed at reducing dependence on American tech companies could harm competitiveness. "

Yeah. For Google itself it can definitely "harm [their] competetiveness".

"According to Google, the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth."

Correct again, if you ARE Google. If everyone start using open-source alternatives it will most likely not contribute to Googles economic growth.

It quite likely will contribute to economic growth for a bunch of smaller/new companies. It will also open the playing field for software development which still being possible for anyone to verify/test/check/view the source code to ensure there are no flaws in there, or algorithms for tracking people based on advertising goals.

They are kind of correct too in that it will probably cause a temporary set-back in economic growth for all those companies that live under the illusion of "there should always be growth and we will do anything to make that happen", but I consider that a good thing. When that speed bump has been passed there will be an opportunity to do a controlled/reasonable acceleration.

Given that Google has removed the "Don't be evil" from their Mission Statement, for unknown reason, I think it is wise, for many different reasons, to cut down on the dependence on Google (and Microsoft, Facebook etc), and to look at alternatives. Ideally open-source ones that can be scrutinized by anyone who wishes to do so.

https://lemmy.world/post/43144736

#google #opensource #eu #europe

youtube.com/shorts/kNNnz... 아마존은 하나의 상품에 여러 판매자가 등록되서 상품리뷰는 공유되고 판매자 리뷰는 따로 되는식이던데 쿠팡은 어떤 방식인거지 상품등록 따로에 걍 쿠팡 맘대로 따로 등록된 같은상품 리뷰들 가져다 붙이는거면 악질인데

'짝퉁'인데 버젓이…쿠팡, 왜 이런 시스템을? #JTB...

How do we clearly communicate to less tech focused people the issues with something like Ring cameras? My mom needs some security cameras so I immediately said “ok we’ll find something but don’t use ring cameras” and she asked if I didn’t think a ring camera could cover the areas she needed. I explained the ICE affiliation and she got it but I wish she had already known. She is still in the twin cities so “no ICE” *is* front of mind.

Western Digital has recently announced that it sold all of the year's hard-drive inventory to AI companies.

In other words, prepare for huge SSD price surges.

https://wccftech.com/western-digital-has-no-more-hdd-capacity-left-out/

The fediverse now has a mobile-first personal server called Holos by @HolosSocial (via @appsFedilab Apps). It's a full ActivityPub server that runs on your Android device (iOS coming soon). You own your identity with a custom domain and your followers live on your device.

Project URL: https://holos.social

Key features:
✅ Your server on your phone – Your identity, keys, and followers live on your device, not a giant shared server.
✅ Custom domain identity – Permanently own your handle (@you@yourname.com) and take it anywhere.
✅ True E2EE for DMs – Real end-to-end encryption for private conversations, a major privacy upgrade.
✅ Relay-based connectivity – Connects to the wider fediverse via relays, so a personal server is practical on mobile.

Open source, privacy-focused, and built to give you real ownership in the fediverse. The Android version is available now.

Donations:
https://fedilab.app/page/donations/

Open Collective:
https://opencollective.com/fedilab

#HolosSocial #Fediverse #ActivityPub #E2EE #Privacy #Android #Fedilab #OpenSource

@adafruit but… why? You talk about how this piece was made but don’t actually describe what it does. Why would I want yo buy this hardware? The only advantage you’re giving me is it was designed by AI.

AI sucks, you should feel bad for using such environmentally regressive tech, and you should feel embarrassed that your embrace of this imprecise, unproven technology shows your institution has poor critical thinking.

I talk about yo-yoing, curling, and emojis in this video. It was a fun one to make. #WinterOlympics #yoyo #curling

@orangutanlibrarianSam @adafruit because genAI companies are anti-social parasites who only thrive by stealing everyone's creations without asking for permission or giving even a thought to compensation. From music to art, from books to shitposts. Everything stolen and the result sold for money.
They destroy lives of people from artists to engineers.
They eat energy and capital at an insane rate, and the crash will be a desaster.
Use genAI and accept all of the above as inevitable, or fight it.

起きまーす

배고파

Defer available in gcc and clang https://lobste.rs/s/ozrdyz #compilers
https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/defer-available-in-gcc-and-clang/

@adafruit This is sad. I used to have such respect for adafruit. I have lost it now upon learning this. #NoAi

#SilentSunday

Sunday night vibe from these two #catsofmastodon

(지금 당장은 어렵겠지만 결국은 미국 혹은 어떤 나라가 됬던간에) 정부레벨에서 부의 엄격한 상하한선을 도입하고 0.1% 미만의 정신나간 부자를 탈탈 털어서 정부의 재정을 정상화하는 것이 어찌보면 재정적으로 건전한 정부와 사회를 만들 유일한 해결책이긴한듯... 다만 다시 이렇게 되려면 수십년이 걸리거나 혹은 정신나간 이벤트가 일어나야 가능할듯 ㅠㅠ

How do we clearly communicate to less tech focused people the issues with something like Ring cameras? My mom needs some security cameras so I immediately said “ok we’ll find something but don’t use ring cameras” and she asked if I didn’t think a ring camera could cover the areas she needed. I explained the ICE affiliation and she got it but I wish she had already known. She is still in the twin cities so “no ICE” *is* front of mind.

I would never fall for Scope Creep, in fact, it'll be in my next update.

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #vndev

This Saturday I'm running a YouTube live stream specifically on how to build iOS apps with AI. We'll look at Xcode 26.3, plus Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, agents files and skills, and more. It's going to be packed! Set a reminder here: https://youtube.com/live/sc6pvW6vQzA

Why did it take me >40 years to think to put Cheez-Its in tomato soup?!

aww they’re all waving say hi

How do we clearly communicate to less tech focused people the issues with something like Ring cameras? My mom needs some security cameras so I immediately said “ok we’ll find something but don’t use ring cameras” and she asked if I didn’t think a ring camera could cover the areas she needed. I explained the ICE affiliation and she got it but I wish she had already known. She is still in the twin cities so “no ICE” *is* front of mind.

If you wouldn't create an account on
Truth Social, maybe it's time to delete your account on X.

#X #Twitter #Fascism #DeleteX #HelloQuitX

I had the chance to rise in Senate QP this week, in the wake of the Grok deep fake scandal, to ask the government, yet again, why it is so committed to X, and so unwilling to try Mastodon or Bluesky. Here’s what I heard. What do you think? https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U #cdnpoli #Grok #X #Canada #SenateofCanada #NewBrunswick #Fredericton #Mastodon #deepfakes

“Officials spark backlash with controversial #nuclear waste plan: 'This is a message to all of us’

A new Croatian law that legalized a #radioactive waste disposal center on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina is outraging citizens and officials, reported BalkanInsight”

My waste, your backyard. Checkmate.

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/radioactive-waste-facility-croatia-bosnia/

@Em0nM4stodonEm That's a golden nugget right there.

@NeadNeadReport Indeed. Curated by librarians and activists nonprofit. Cannot get better than this 📚💚

I just found this amazing online resource
that I feel many people in the US might find incredibly helpful right now: https://commonslibrary.org/

#USpol

Hundreds of dollars in military-grade AIs and you can't even translate what your cat is thinking at 3am.

swivel 3d professional, magazine screenshot, macintosh (1993) https://archive.org/details/micomBASIC-1993-01/page/n49/mode/2up

Looks like our deer problem is about to get solved

I Fixed Windows Native Development

Link: https://marler8997.github.io/blog/fixed-windows/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47022891

Gwtar: A static efficient single-file HTML format

Link: https://gwern.net/gwtar
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024506

I would never fall for Scope Creep, in fact, it'll be in my next update.

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #vndev

Pastel tá muito chateado que não foi pros bloquinhos hoje

#cats #catsofmastodon #gatos #gatosdofedi