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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Young(er) people are rediscovering the iPod (and are leaving streaming services behind). I am not surprised, I returned to the iPod three years ago.

From the article: "The iPod just grounds me, and it feels convenient to be in one place at one time, instead of everywhere at once.”

(Gift article) nytimes.com/2026/03/01/technol

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AI / LLM (I mock a terrible sales pitch)

Oh man, if only there were some human-based solution to the problem of AIs with commit permissions autonomously accepting malicious pull requests at odd hours of the night. If only humans could do something about that manually and at their own pace, but no, all we can do is buy another AI to watch the first AI. Better buy a third one just in case

(The sales pitch begins literally next sentence)

Blog post excerpt: We're entering an era where AI agents attack other AI agents. In this campaign, an AI-powered bot tried to manipulate an AI code reviewer into committing malicious code. The attack surface for software supply chains just got a lot wider. This wasn't a human attacker working weekends. This was an autonomous bot scanning repos continuously. You can't defend against automation with manual  controls , you need automated guardrails.

This post breaks down each attack, shows the evidence, and explains what you can do to protect your workflows.
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AI / LLM (I mock a terrible sales pitch)

Oh man, if only there were some human-based solution to the problem of AIs with commit permissions autonomously accepting malicious pull requests at odd hours of the night. If only humans could do something about that manually and at their own pace, but no, all we can do is buy another AI to watch the first AI. Better buy a third one just in case

(The sales pitch begins literally next sentence)

Blog post excerpt: We're entering an era where AI agents attack other AI agents. In this campaign, an AI-powered bot tried to manipulate an AI code reviewer into committing malicious code. The attack surface for software supply chains just got a lot wider. This wasn't a human attacker working weekends. This was an autonomous bot scanning repos continuously. You can't defend against automation with manual  controls , you need automated guardrails.

This post breaks down each attack, shows the evidence, and explains what you can do to protect your workflows.
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Good news from around the world that nobody is talking about!

France has banned influencers from promoting dangerous cosmetic surgery and extreme dieting products to protect young people

Iceland legally guarantees equal pay for men and women, making the gender pay gap illegal

In Thailand, recycled billboards become shelters and save stray dogs

At 13 years old, Lucas Jemel Janova became the first patient in the world to be cured of a terminal brain cancer.

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