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.

Lars Wirzenius @liw@toot.liw.fi
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Shared by infinite love ⴳ

Hot take, so controversial it counts as trolling: all notifications should default "off". Anything that can interrupt or distract the person using a computer or other device should be explicitly turned on by that person.

There are exceptions for things that can cause serious harm if ignored. "You've got mail" is not an exception. Neither is "someone liked your social media post".

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson@post.lurk.org
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Shared by wakest ⁂

I had a really nice time talking about how "The Internet Was Never Inevitable" (touching on , media archaeology, and the @mediaarchaeologylab) on the Orthogonal Bet podcast. gawd this picture of me but whatever? theorthogonalbet.com/p/the-int

The Internet Was Never Inevitable

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Lori Emerson, a professor of Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder and the founding director of the Media Archaeology Lab, where Arbesman serves as an advisor.

www.theorthogonalbet.com

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leyrer @leyrer@23.social
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"3D necroprinting" — using the proboscis (feeding tube) from a deceased female mosquito as the nozzle on a 3D printer

drexel.edu/news/archive/2026/J

Mosquitoes' Bloodsucking Tubes Could Enable High-Definition 3D Printing

In a redeeming development for one of nature’s most universally denounced pests, researchers from McGill and Drexel Universities have discovered that mosquito stingers might one day be used for high-definition 3D bioprinting. Reported in the journal Science Advances, the findings demonstrated how the needle-like structure, called a proboscis, that mosquitoes use to extract blood, when repurposed as a tip for a 3D printer, can extrude lines finer than a human hair — surpassing commercially available 3D printing tips.

drexel.edu

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Hacker News 500 @hn500@social.lansky.name
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I found a useful Git one liner buried in leaked CIA developer docs

Link: spencer.wtf/2026/02/20/cleanin
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Cleaning up merged git branches: a one-liner from the CIA's leaked dev docs | spencer.wtf

How to delete all merged git branches locally with a single command. This one-liner has been in my zshrc since 2017 — I found it buried in the CIA's Vault7 l...

spencer.wtf · spencer.wtf

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Martin Kostera @martin@libera.site
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Prostě to bude jako s průmyslem. Prostě to bude dělat někdo jiný. A pak si to slavnostně dovezem. 🤷‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂️

#^https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/ekonomika-kvuli-klimatickym-pravidlum-eu-budeme-muset-seskrtat-lety-do-asie-varuji-aerolinky-40562538

#SkanzenEU #EU #GreenDeal

Kvůli klimatickým pravidlům EU budeme muset seškrtat lety do Asie, varují aerolinky - Novinky

Klimatická pravidla Evropské unie obrazně řečeno podrazí evropským aerolinkám nohy, tvrdí letecká společnost Air France-KLM. Podle ní hrozí, že na dlouhých trasách do Asie ztratí konkurenceschopnost a bude muset předat tyto trasy svým mimoevropským konkurentům.

www.novinky.cz

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Jeff Jarvis @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
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I asked Der Spiegel to share this important interview with Robert Kagan in English. @bredowRafaela von Bredow made it happen. This is how American media should be talking:
"We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"
spiegel.de/international/world

(S+) U.S. Historian Robert Kagan: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"

The Cold War? Child's play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

www.spiegel.de

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Filippo Valsorda :go: @filippo@abyssdomain.expert
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Shared by Olivier Forget

Dependabot security alerts have terrible signal-to-noise ratio, especially for Go vulnerabilities. That hurts security!

Just turn it off and set up a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck, and the other running CI against the latest version of your dependencies.

Less work, less risk, better results!

words.filippo.io/dependabot/?s

Turn Dependabot Off

I recommend turning Dependabot off and replacing it with a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck, and the other running CI against the latest version of your dependencies.

words.filippo.io

Link author: Filippo Valsorda :go:@filippo@abyssdomain.expert

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thelocalstack @thelocalstack@mastodon.social
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Shared by Olivier Forget

Hello Mastodon 👋

I'm rogi.
I have a 2014 ThinkPad. I run a blog with €5/month. Zero cloud.

I read privacy policies so you don't have to.

Last month: an AI had a 24KB psychological profile built from my conversations. Last week: my passport went through 17 US companies just to get a LinkedIn badge. Nobody mentioned that.

That's what I write about. Not paranoia, just what's actually in the documents.

thelocalstack.eu

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Chris Siebenmann @cks@mastodon.social
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LLM bullshit

"The Go team debates AI-generated contributions", that's nice but there's probably no real debate. A lot of the Go team work at Google, and Google has very likely mandated that everyone use LLMs to 'help' with programming and made them part of performance reviews.

The same is true for major corporate contributions to any FOSS project. Don't accept LLM stuff? Either people lie or you lose those corporate contributions, take your pick. (I pick the second, but that's a hard sell.)

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Mastodon Engineering @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social
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Shared by @reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:

We're looking for two Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers to work with us remotely as part of the core team.

Ideally you are:

1. Very experienced with Ruby on Rails
2. Proficient in PostgreSQL, and familiar with Redis and Elasticsearch
3. Experienced in developing maintainable and scalable web backend and API systems

This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.

For more info/to apply: jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/ac9d

2 x Remote Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers

2 x Remote Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers

jobs.ashbyhq.com

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Mastodon Engineering @MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social
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Shared by Julian Fietkau

We're looking for two Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers to work with us remotely as part of the core team.

Ideally you are:

1. Very experienced with Ruby on Rails
2. Proficient in PostgreSQL, and familiar with Redis and Elasticsearch
3. Experienced in developing maintainable and scalable web backend and API systems

This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.

For more info/to apply: jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/ac9d

2 x Remote Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers

2 x Remote Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers

jobs.ashbyhq.com

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Lars Wirzenius @liw@toot.liw.fi
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Shared by Chris Siebenmann

Hot take, so controversial it counts as trolling: all notifications should default "off". Anything that can interrupt or distract the person using a computer or other device should be explicitly turned on by that person.

There are exceptions for things that can cause serious harm if ignored. "You've got mail" is not an exception. Neither is "someone liked your social media post".

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Julian Fietkau @julian@fietkau.social
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RE: ecscw.eusset.eu/2026/2026/02/2

This conference paper template overhaul for @ecscw2026 was a huge (by my standards) LaTeX project.

Love and respect to Saturnino Luz, the author of the 2006 template, which remained untouched up to 2025. A revamp was overdue. The new template uses current-decade LaTeX features to make document metadata more accessible and searchable, add alt text to figures, and integrate services like @ORCID_OrgORCID Organization.

The @ecscw2026 account will probably post about more of these improvements over time.

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PyPodcats @pypodcats@fosstodon.org
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Shared by Mariatta 🤦🏻‍♀️ :python:

Sneak peek into our upcoming episode of !

Meet Sheena O’Connell!

From startups to nonprofit education, @sheena has spent the last five years rethinking how people learn to code.

Founder of Prelude.tech and leader of the Guild of Educators, she supports teachers through practical, community-driven approaches.

We talk , teaching practice, and building strong educator communities.

Hosts: @cheukting_hoCheuk Ting Ho (stand with 🇺🇦) & @terezaifTereza Iofciu (she/her)

Full episode drops Feb 26

youtube.com/watch?v=BzIPQyaRR9M

Hidden Figures of Python | Trailer: Episode 11 with Sheena O'Connell

YouTube에서 마음에 드는 동영상과 음악을 감상하고, 직접 만든 콘텐츠를 업로드하여 친구, 가족뿐 아니라 전 세계 사람들과 콘텐츠를 공유할 수 있습니다.

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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Em :official_verified: @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
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Shared by Gabriele Svelto

Anyone who is about to complete, or already has completed, an age-verification or identity-verification process online should read this short article.

Especially if it's on LinkedIn or Discord.

"I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over." by @thelocalstack
thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedi

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Chris Heilmann @codepo8@toot.cafe
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‼️ I fell for a phishing mail and lost access to Twitter/X 🚨
If you are following me there nothing that might be posted now is from me. DO NOT CLICK ANY links.
I keep you posted when and if I got access again and will talk about it on the live show this coming Wednesday…
wearedevelopers.com/live

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – The weekly developer show

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – The weekly developer show

Join us every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 CEST for WeAreDevelopers LIVE! Dive into the latest in development as we discuss news, explore tools, share tips and tricks, and highlight valuable resources. Engage with our guests and get your questions answered—all in real-time online!

www.wearedevelopers.com

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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name
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The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches (2021)

Link: japan-forward.com/eternal-hoku
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

[Eternal Hokusai] The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches | JAPAN Forward

The 103 sketches for The Great Picture Book of Everything by Hokusai never made it back to Japan, but they did resurface in Europe in June 2019.

japan-forward.com · JAPAN Forward

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FediFollows @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services
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accounts to follow:

TRAVEL INFO
@index@blog.wheeltheworld.comWheel the World Blog - Travel accessibility information for wheelchair users
@index@wheelchairtravel.orgWheelchair Travel - Wheelchair-accessible travel advice, reviews, group trips etc
@stonepages - Guide to ancient megaliths in Europe
@UndisScotUndiscovered Scotland - Travel guide & accommodation listings in Scotland
@DestinationYellowstone - Travel tips for West Yellowstone, town next to Yellowstone Park
@index@outdoorjournal.comThe Outdoor Journal - Adventure travel & outdoors magazine
@index@hikingamerica.comHiking America - Maps and Guides to the American Discovery Trail - Crowdsourced hiking trail maps for USA

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