nobody confident in their own abilities is panicking

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/claude_code_security_panic/?td=rt-3a

the people who are panicking are signaling.

"an argument against pretending there is no tradeoff. [...] Age-restriction laws are not just about kids and screens. They are reshaping how identity, privacy, and access work on the Internet for everyone." Waydell D. Carvalho for @ieeespectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/age-verification

my scheme for interacting on the internet is that, should anything in the conduct of the other netizens annoy me, I complain about it approximately two or five months later.

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcpruxMarc Prud'hommeaux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

doing nicolium dev at bar wenecja in kutno?

Kansai Airport has never lost a baggage in the 30 years since it opened (2024)

Link: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20241228-229891/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47139224

ATAboy is a USB adapter for legacy CHS only style IDE (PATA) drives

Link: https://github.com/redruM0381/ATAboy
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47095972

the blizzard put a bit of a damper on my regularly scheduled late February gardening daydreams

but i persevere

Lina Inverse

😇

Alameda is a bird-lover’s paradise, so it’s fitting that the K Gallery at Rhythmix Cultural Works is presenting “Flight Patterns,” an exhibit that celebrates the wonder of local birds. An opening reception is scheduled for March 13, and the show runs through April 24. Artwork by Jean Chen. https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/rhythmix-cultural-works-presents-flight-patterns-at-k-gallery/

#alameda #DeborahCrooks #KGallery #RhythmixCulturalWorks

I had a cookie today!!

But I ate it...
so now I have no cookie

Why I Moved My Fediverse presence to Mainely.social

One simple reason: I have ties to Maine.

The Fediverse is decentralized by design, which means where I choose to “live” matters. The home instance reflects community, culture, connection.

For me, Mainely isn’t just another server. It’s a place connected to a state that has meaning to me

You can now find me here and I’ll still be sharing thoughts on tech, startups, entrepreneurship, journalism, and democracy — not necessarily in that order.

The LLM discourse on the Fediverse has really irked me the last few days.

Refusing to read writing made with the use of LLMs and refusing to give time to writers who use, promote or justify the use of LLMs is not purity culture, it's a boycott. It's a political act of withdrawing my time, resources and support for something that I find deeply morally wrong. It's protest. I have a choice and I refuse.

LLMs are exploitative, destructive, biased, mediocre parroting machines. Using them has a negative impact on the climate, the arts, the quality of the internet, the job market, the economy, the accessibility of electronics, even on skill development, creativity and mental health. LLMs are made and trained on the unpaid labour of millions -if not billions- of people who didn't consent. Their generic output litter the path to finding anything by true human creators.

Wherever I can, for as long as I can, I reject LLMs and anything that is related to them. I'm boycotting.

OTD 1982: The founding of #SunMicrosystems.

Astonished to learn that $msft employs designers.

Samsung Upcycle Promise

Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-promised-make-old-phones-useful-galaxy-upcycle/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47125263

Remember LAN parties? Plug in and everything just worked.

At @allthingsopen, Allen on the Tailscale Solutions Engineering team recreated that across AWS, a home lab, hotel WiFi, and MongoDB Atlas.

Watch it here - https://allthingsopen.org/articles/stop-opening-firewall-ports-identity-tailscale-secure-access

"What creates durable, adaptable systems? It’s accessibility infrastructure. Accessibility is the architecture that makes usable systems and variability scalable.” - @annaecook https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/accessibility-in-the-end-of-deterministic-design-again/ #axecon

ねむすぎ​​

Just got a letter from DHS. We will be losing our snap benefits at the end of the month because my disabled wife isn't trying to find a job. Most days she can't get out of bed. We have called them multiple times to explain that we are both waiting on them to process our disability claims.
Not sure how we're going to do this.

Just got a letter from DHS. We will be losing our snap benefits at the end of the month because my disabled wife isn't trying to find a job. Most days she can't get out of bed. We have called them multiple times to explain that we are both waiting on them to process our disability claims.
Not sure how we're going to do this.

GitHub puts a thicker left edge on some pull requests in a list. What does it mean? Is this the most implicit indicator ever?

Leckt's mi am Oasch
I foa jetzt noch Rio
Dort spün's o sole mio
Und ihr Trottln bleibt's daham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpodMSggOVk
#mood

This is a BIG one that enables our customers to expand the types of workloads they land on the Cloud Computer.
Read more here: https://docs.oxide.computer/release-notes/system/18

Pixi GUI: modern alternative to Anaconda Navigator https://lobste.rs/s/wnuxqz #python #rust
https://prefix.dev/blog/introducing-pixi-gui

Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter

Link: https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-2025-update
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137711

i’m at https://fedimtl.ca today and really enjoying the talks so far

this seems wildly naive but gosh I hope it works? https://mastodon.social/@josusanz/116126589909111074

Quietly queer: #LGBTQ meetups in #Oakland for introverts and quiet people that don’t center alcohol

https://www.meetup.com/quietly-queer-meetup-for-lgbtq-introverts-and-allies/

The first two (pro-genAI) talks at #axecon were not well-received, but @annaecook knocked it out of the park.

https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/accessibility-in-the-end-of-deterministic-design-again/

#accessibility #a11y

λProlog: Logic programming in higher-order logic

Link: https://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/Labo/Dale.Miller/lProlog/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47095266

do you think this is the first bitstream synthesized on a steam deck?

I didn't realize you could sleep wrong and make your cheekbone hurt

the AI industry is going to have us maintaining the current gaming PCs like Cuban cars

More #CampaignFinance transparency for the Central Coast -- we've added data for #Watsonville going back to 2013:

https://watsonville.ca.civic.band/

#OpenData

Anyone have any recommendations for guests for Fireside Fedi?

Feel free to volunteer as well. You don't have to have a project, we can just talk about anything and get to know each other!

We all have something to contribute, and I need help with folks to speak with. 😊

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RE: https://tech.lgbt/@yjeanrenaud/116122129025921096

Deserved attention from 404media today too on the Smart Glasses detector app 👍 (FYI only as a sub is needed to read the whole thing, but a good sign)

https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

#Tech #Privacy

Genau mein Humor ....

Die 10 Top-IT-Trends 2026 für den Modern Workplace
2) KI - Vom Spielzeug zum Werkzeug
3) IT-Security - Security First: Schutz bevor etwas passiert

More #CampaignFinance transparency for the Central Coast -- we've added data for #Watsonville going back to 2013:

https://watsonville.ca.civic.band/

#OpenData

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