What is Hackers' Pub?

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116205343316077705

Oh no, again? Who could have seen it coming?!

Narrator: anyone could have seen it coming.

Also, this is a new thing, not the old thing reported on a few weeks ago:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/20/amazon-cloud-outages-ai-tools-amazon-web-services-aws

#AI #Hype #AWS

Thank you to the 200+ attendees who stopped by Booth #112 to connect, share stories, and talk about what you're building with FreeBSD or how you got started with FreeBSD.

The energy this year was a testament to the strength of the open-source community, from longtime contributors to those discovering FreeBSD for the first time.

If you're just getting started with FreeBSD, here’s a clear place to begin:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/getting-started-with-freebsd/

See you at the next one.
#FreeBSD #SCALE23x

If you don't want to edit /etc/rc.conf directly, use sysrc(8) to add and remove entries.
Use "sysrc name=value" to add an entry and "sysrc -x name" to delete an entry.

-- Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org>

Für mehr UTF-8!

Molly, who craves Max's attention but doesn't often get it, raising her paw to hit him for no reason whatsoever...

... while they both ignore the squirrel in the bird feeder

#cats #CatsOfMastodon #squirrel #animals

Amazon really going for that coveted Nine Fives uptime.

I’m having to do frontend dev for the first time in nearly ten years. We’re using react and a lot has changed. Does anyone have a good explanation of how to think about react hooks? The react docs are handwavy.

#react #javascript #webdev #frontend

Wild that you still need an account on twitter in order to get a notification like this. Should've had an RSS feed for these over a decade ago

machine learning is a dangerous technology that is making life worse for everyone. deploying a model in a way that could cause harm to the public should require a license and liability insurance. https://archive.is/C7uVc

"AI can make mistakes, always check the results"

I fucking loathe this phrase and everything that goes into it. It's not advice. It's a threat.

You probably read it as "AI is _capable_ of making mistakes; you _should_ check the results".

What it actually says is "AI is _permitted_ to make mistakes; _you are liable_ for the results, whether you check them or not".

Except "you" is generally not even the person building, installing, or even using the AI. It's the person the AI is used on:
https://thepit.social/@peter/116205452673914720

I really don't know what development on my own apps looks like, going forward. It's like going back to being Clark Kent when you're moonlighting as Superman. I can't imagine working on my existing apps like I have been with my Codex-built projects, and I'm not sure how to bridge the two ways of working. It's beginning to become difficult to imagine writing code by hand again, and it's only been a month 😐

Every small contribution can make a big difference for us. A small donation can provide food, water, medical supplies, and other essentials. To whom it may concern, please help us before it’s too late. 🙏
https://chuffed.org/project/azez
#Gaza #gazaverified #settlercolonialism #FreePalestine #fediaid #Palestine

Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!

https://thoughtpunks.com/open-source-ttrpg-resources/

#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames

I need volunteers for a test. I’m hosting #nomadnet #reticulum page on my experimental micropython esp32s3 node. Could you connect with nomadnet capable browser (MeshChat would do fine) with a tcp interface to rn.varnatransport.com:4243 and see if you can load the page? On the page there’s a link with mp3 - easter egg message (2kb) 😁 The page is hosted on the esp32s3 itself (below). I’ll leave the node online for few hours to see if it’s stable with more than one link (me).

As privacy activists, it's important to support the tools and organizations with good practices, but also to lead by example when it comes to moving away from the surveillance ecosystem.

➡️ Learn more on why and how to move away from Big Tech.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Migrate Outside the Surveillance Ecosystem: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-migrate-outside-the-surveillance-ecosystem/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy #BigTech

Mass surveillance and censorship are escalating in many countries right now. There is a global attack on secure encrypted communication. Often, authorities, politicians, and tech companies work together to push for new laws. One example: when Ashton Kutcher (yes, the actor), through his tech company Thorn, tried to introduce total surveillance of all EU citizens through undemocratic and corrupt methods.

If you don't want to edit /etc/rc.conf directly, use sysrc(8) to add and remove entries.
Use "sysrc name=value" to add an entry and "sysrc -x name" to delete an entry.

-- Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org>

🕐 2026-03-10 18:00 UTC

📰 デバッグはもう人間の仕事ではなくなった (👍 61)

🇬🇧 Company now delegates most debugging to AI by granting Claude Code direct access to production databases/logs & using parallel multi-agent verifica...
🇰🇷 프로덕션 DB/로그 직접 접근 허용 및 병렬 멀티 에이전트 검증으로 대부분의 디버깅을 AI에게 위임하는 사례

🔗 https://zenn.dev/dinii/articles/debugging-is-solved

#AI #Debugging #ClaudeCode #Zenn

Registration for the next #FediForum is now open.

Come join us and your peers from around the world, learning, teaching, debating, and making plans for how to move the Open Social Web Forward.

April 28-30, 2026, online.

More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-04/

Show HN: RunAnwhere – Faster AI Inference on Apple Silicon

Link: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/rcli
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47326101

Here we see cats dividing by mitosis

#mitosis #caturday #caturdayeveryday

this piece by @hongminhee洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) is excellent. #copyleft

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

Big news for Mastodon GmbH. They have formally joined forces with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

If you’re not in the design/tech world, trust me when I say this is a big step for the fediverse. The W3C establishes the standards used for the internet.

This is a solid path forward for small tech.

https://github.com/w3c/socialwg/blob/main/meetings/2026/2026-03-06-WG-kickoff.md

#Mastodon #News #Technology #Fediverse #W3C #SmallTech #FOSS

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Yeah just an attack on github actions https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/kubernetes-el-compromised-how-a-pwn-request-exploited-a-popular-emacs-package

EDIT: I seem to be amending a lot of my posts lately, but actually I am not sure if an agent was involved in this, but a GitHub Actions token exfiltration at minimum was

Even emacs users are not immune to the risks of supply chain attacks from people using LLMs in their toolchain. kubernetes.el compromised via another agent attack https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1rowm5i/first_hacked_emacs_package/

machine learning is a dangerous technology that is making life worse for everyone. deploying a model in a way that could cause harm to the public should require a license and liability insurance. https://archive.is/C7uVc

I need volunteers for a test. I’m hosting #nomadnet #reticulum page on my experimental micropython esp32s3 node. Could you connect with nomadnet capable browser (MeshChat would do fine) with a tcp interface to rn.varnatransport.com:4243 and see if you can load the page? On the page there’s a link with mp3 - easter egg message (2kb) 😁 The page is hosted on the esp32s3 itself (below). I’ll leave the node online for few hours to see if it’s stable with more than one link (me).

It turns out GenAI code changes are causing serious incidents and outages at Amazon with "high blast radius" https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/after-outages-amazon-to-make-senior-engineers-sign-off-on-ai-assisted-changes/

Junior / middle engineers no longer allowed to push GenAI code to production without senior engineer review

(HT @KimPerales )

EDIT: Better link above than before. Old one is here:
https://www.ft.com/content/7cab4ec7-4712-4137-b602-119a44f771de

Thank you to the 200+ attendees who stopped by Booth #112 to connect, share stories, and talk about what you're building with FreeBSD or how you got started with FreeBSD.

The energy this year was a testament to the strength of the open-source community, from longtime contributors to those discovering FreeBSD for the first time.

If you're just getting started with FreeBSD, here’s a clear place to begin:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/getting-started-with-freebsd/

See you at the next one.
#FreeBSD #SCALE23x

I'm in for @fediforum episode 7! See everyone at the end of April.

Iranian anarchists: “We continue to organise and resist”
News, Mar 10th
Second interview with Anarchist Front on repression and resilience, regional war, and internet shutdowns

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/03/10/iranian-anarchists-we-continue-to-organise-and-resist/

RE: https://example.viii.fi/posts/69b029a4-2ee5-0f49-b23b-333d1e8ee38b.json

OK! Editing posts now works.

A fully complete #ActivityPub server in under 80KB of code.

https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

I think supporting polls will be too hard, so I'm declaring this feature complete (although not bug free) for now.

If you have any suggestions for how to improve it - let me know 🙂
#ActivityBot

Fragments: reporting fines, engaging with gen AI, experience engineering, watching the ralph loop, migrating COBOL

https://martinfowler.com/fragments/2026-03-10.html

Here is a very concise reason I absolutely loathe "AI" chatbots.

Stop making ME do the mental labour required for YOU to promote your business or offer your services.

I'm looking for a tech spec, a price list, to book an appointment, or fast answer to a concise question. I will get this in one of 3 ways:

Your well-produced web site & FAQ ...
Your helpful human expert staff who quickly understand my slightly uncommon need and your offerings...

Your competitor who offers one of the above.

Not one, but two laps.

And, for added drama:

A pillow.

#CatsOfMastodon #BlackCat

Nom nom nom 🐱💖 #FosterKittens #cats #TuxieTuesday #ToeBeansTuesday #TongueOutTuesday #CatsOfMastodon

RE: https://example.viii.fi/posts/69b029a4-2ee5-0f49-b23b-333d1e8ee38b.json

OK! Editing posts now works.

A fully complete #ActivityPub server in under 80KB of code.

https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

I think supporting polls will be too hard, so I'm declaring this feature complete (although not bug free) for now.

If you have any suggestions for how to improve it - let me know 🙂
#ActivityBot

Happy Harriet Tubman Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman_Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

#HarrietTubman #HarrietTubmanDay #BlackHistory

Legalize transgenderism and ninja swords

RE: https://example.viii.fi/posts/69b029a4-2ee5-0f49-b23b-333d1e8ee38b.json

OK! Editing posts now works.

A fully complete #ActivityPub server in under 80KB of code.

https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/

I think supporting polls will be too hard, so I'm declaring this feature complete (although not bug free) for now.

If you have any suggestions for how to improve it - let me know 🙂
#ActivityBot

Iranian anarchists: “We continue to organise and resist”
News, Mar 10th
Second interview with Anarchist Front on repression and resilience, regional war, and internet shutdowns

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/03/10/iranian-anarchists-we-continue-to-organise-and-resist/

Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts:

"Moltbook is joining Meta Superintelligence Labs, a Meta spokesperson told us. Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join the team as part of the acquisition. Deal terms were not disclosed."

Didn’t one of the founders already go to OpenAI? https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts/

@cwebberChristine Lemmer-Webber @uint8_tZ̈oé ⛵ @mcc @KimPerales

Long before vibe coding, one of my managers created a PR. It was awful, but none us wanted to review it, because he was from our manager, and had a bit of a temper. It sat there un-reviewed for months until he handed it off to a coop student to finish. I can't remember if it ever got merged. I left not long after.

GenAI: putting "break things" into "move fast and break things"

could a depressed person do this?

[eats a third bagel]

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