2026-10-27T17:34:39Z https://nostr.now Liam Proven https://nostr.now/npub19ygpp4ke3znm5tj6umraddlj8ge8pwel7zjsc35h5gvpx364jv3q05w8um https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/109/422/969/315/492/156/original/4030f3d856be4e9f.jpeg https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/109/422/969/315/492/156/original/4030f3d856be4e9f.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxtaauq4aakqefrt3zecdkwrtjvr6mkjz7h95javx2wgc36vsvndczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy9h6vzk The late great Sir Patrick Stewart on Top Gear. This is a _fantastic_ interview, &amp; it opens with a great line:<br/><br/>Part 1: (23 sec, inc the quote seen)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOLnSwrq1I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOLnSwrq1I</a> <br/><br/>OPart 2 (7 min, inc. the lap)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiCz1tvrsMk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiCz1tvrsMk</a><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/535/797/637/862/270/original/38e7fd04e7723211.png"> <br/> 2026-10-31T13:39:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqf6gw8wz68pq3h2mll7j7jygsl86309yqstpfxkqf562at5ejn2gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy6hehmz AlpineBSD announced – an AI-free FOSS OS<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/30/alpinebsd-announced-an-ai-free-foss-os/5306589">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/30/alpinebsd-announced-an-ai-free-foss-os/5306589</a><br/><br/>Combining the NetBSD kernel with the Alpine Linux userland<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-10-30T15:40:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5xg3cl8xpcv29f99uz3grmprg2fr6jsclyhk5mx28uzwlsg6m6gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyyawkv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfuynzm52p4psw9j8xdcmgknfs0gp2lx6emlhckrlwfraymtpt4egr9sxd9'>nevent1q…sxd9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Czech Republic. Now married to a Czech and our daughter was born there. Also now an Irish citizen, due to Brexit.<br/><br/>Sadly, we had to return to the British Isles (not the UK) for family reasons, but we plan to return there when we can. <br/><br/>Central &amp; Eastern Europe are a _lot_ less ageist. Imagine how it felt, after 3.5K rejections, to find myself juggling competing job offers over there. <br/><br/>I highly recommend the former Warsaw Pact bloc of EU states in general, and Czechia in particular. 2026-10-27T19:51:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfwwzqsa3meh2luqe0h9fneywkdkdjtyr8lyr80x82lgvxnymtu3czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyn4llra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxsvuwrjx8kjy4mgytctn22nwtf486ka8v9uqzr3dxr9tm30l86c0rrmgc'>nevent1q…rmgc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Metric _and_ imperial.<br/><br/>TBH I did stop individually customising them early on. I had a whole mini library of application letters and targeted CVs. I just picked the closest and wanged it off.<br/><br/>For roles in Norway, Sweden, the Francophonie, Spain, and DACH, I wrote the cover letters in their language, then put it through Google Translate _into_ English to check I had not made howlers. I left my own errors as proof of human origin. <br/><br/>This had no detectable effect. 2026-10-27T16:35:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrs8h59tk7dy72uhr229rzvk09r0rzjkcakjx9nf7y52h6ml0vtjszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjywfln44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhx0k3pvzgnnhf5atttskfljpxh85mt7ug9umqfmh205lsqp427qk668k5'>nevent1q…68k5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; I know people who&#39;ve gone months, or weeks.<br/><br/>Is that perceived as bad now? O_o<br/><br/>I was out of work 2009-2013. I applied for an average -- just calculated -- of about 15 jobs per working day for that entire period. Total was ~3,500. I worked about 6-8 full-time paid weeks in those 4 years, and I got about 5 invitations to job interviews in that time. In other words, I averaged about 1 interview per 1,000 applications, roughly one per year.<br/><br/>This is why I emigrated. 2026-10-27T10:55:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9eadwptt2ffp45fv3gdhstkzpqm85ggn0ywgyg9yh6le077at30qzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjygd8f3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr6wx93sdly05hfngj3kca0m5t90zxkry5j4nst55v072a0mehwcvtk2ls'>nevent1q…k2ls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have some guesses...<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/21/openbsd-80-beefs-up-virtual-machines-and-gets-a-taste-of-wine/5304430">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/21/openbsd-80-beefs-up-virtual-machines-and-gets-a-taste-of-wine/5304430</a> 2026-10-23T09:05:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxpt062eumkcrx3nm29fyuetw335u4h0k5y9y6wfh4xvqpzzw2jqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyet77um RT @RobotLyra<br/><br/>I love lagomorphs, because on the one side you have sweet round bois, and on the other side you have feral wilderness prophets who have gone mad with the knowledge of the universe<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/485/151/338/905/468/original/092fc75d22918db2.png"> <br/> 2026-10-22T14:59:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtg36uvzm53h5s3qjvv4gehem6qg3t7xf3e7h9nczj2xgm8qynwszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyyfpk4m WhatsApp&#39;s Hidden Notes Told AI Not to Recommend a Regulator <br/><br/><a href="https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions">https://redact.dev/blog/whatsapp-help-pages-hidden-ai-instructions</a> 2026-10-20T14:59:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq07jfmzfc5suus6lagyr0nszf6svvfrcwfgx628yl6yzl5xchw2gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy4g3y7v Coding is NOT solved: Challenging the common narrative pushed by token sellers<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/coding-is-not-solved">https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/coding-is-not-solved</a><br/><br/>&lt;- long, thoughtful, closely reasoned, interesting... Although there&#39;s a lot here I disagree with, sometimes vehemently 2026-10-20T11:22:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswy05d4u7egeqdz8nj64ytk8ss2nnt7v02qg2q8p87m7rd5cn8v4szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyzr72nn This morning, RadMac commemorated 100 years of Winne-the-Pooh.<br/><br/>(I only discovered the book in my late 20s, but I do love it.) <br/><br/>Several listeners evangelised the reading by Alan Bennett.<br/><br/>They are not wrong.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00332yn">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00332yn</a> 2026-10-18T21:14:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26ewxlxppd457krh288y88sd7y4ealrdfu665yhn30jdzrzzgk5gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjygvxyuw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kjs3seguztqk7xmajv4scysn87teh37xhnj2qcxkxk9hf8p4vzgqxcdea'>nevent1q…cdea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do we think this could work on a T-shirt?<br/><br/>Maybe on the back... &#34;Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind&#34;...?<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/456/188/415/073/155/original/8bb645060dc084a3.png"> <br/> 2026-10-17T12:14:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszk6pln7gwqkc4hkvsrcvttf4fvp03tvdxz7udkr0zc8au2vgy7nqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyq8gxsf What Happened to the Desktop Metaphor? <br/><br/><a href="https://deadparrotbbs.com/what-happened-to-the-desktop-metaphor/">https://deadparrotbbs.com/what-happened-to-the-desktop-metaphor/</a> 2026-10-17T11:22:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9kjs3seguztqk7xmajv4scysn87teh37xhnj2qcxkxk9hf8p4vzgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy75yte9 Added a new line to my profile. <br/><br/>&#34;Butlerian Jihadi since 1993.&#34;<br/><br/>I can&#39;t remember when I first read _Dune_, so I picked the year Windows NT came out. <br/><br/>Not for NT. I quite liked NT, and it was as dumb as a rock.<br/><br/>But that is when I was first alarmed by the little Prolog program that &#34;intelligently&#34; configured your network stack&#39;s internal interconnections for you... 2026-10-17T10:39:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyyvkzm0gd73g3560np3xl7d3n8zeq8pkke2tgx6xqy0j0tt0j2czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyxwsphy The Dock on Mac, From OS 10 to macOS 27 <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/macos-dock-icons-over-time/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/macos-dock-icons-over-time/</a> <br/><br/>That’s it, that’s the post. 2026-10-16T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2vnpt8eak4wyyxjhycch3umey6x2e8yfk42tpaxv96gklzrwxyqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyzujujv NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/13/netbsd-may-have-found-a-new-role-the-ai-free-foss-os/5302818</a><br/><br/>Increasing awareness and adoption, followed by increasing donations<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-10-13T16:33:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp3lr6f9hcrkus7hgsv9xvdm3rj3pruvx2jypla9jhqmx6sn8gnczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy3mlnw4 Buy European<br/><br/>Discover companies headquartered in Europe and alternatives to non-European brands <br/><br/><a href="https://buy-european.net/en">https://buy-european.net/en</a> 2026-10-12T12:39:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5a9wl532avyayjnu95gv7r9rt9krmnuxq95nynwvc94yye40v4szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjytg6mt6 COSMIC shuts the door on AI code as GNOME debates letting bug reports in<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/07/cosmic-shuts-the-door-on-ai-code-as-gnome-debates-letting-bug-reports-in/5301141">https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/07/cosmic-shuts-the-door-on-ai-code-as-gnome-debates-letting-bug-reports-in/5301141</a><br/><br/>System76 demands human-written contributions, while a rival desktop developer argues bot-found flaws are too valuable to ignore<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-10-07T12:48:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdfwjtxnm26xqnjnuheaaef60n8me5j5j0r30s7526q62l2qsfpvgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy8ym8a7 The Bayeux Tapestry... of Reading<br/><br/><a href="https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/09/readings-bayeux-tapestry.html?m=1">https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/09/readings-bayeux-tapestry.html?m=1</a><br/><br/>... a full-size full-colour fully-embroidered copy of the original and entirely free to view. To view it all you need to do is go to Reading, make your way to Reading Museum &amp; head upstairs. 2026-09-29T12:39:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspq3htu3cwr8jy98rgch2lrygserc6l350wzcluw7pdhmexj24ntczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyxn990u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg3ukhrpu3vj68565guccgnwsmhy4gruf68zptesww5g7cu8kcjcvywxv9'>nevent1q…wxv9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Enter postmarketOS!<br/><br/>*presses earpiece*<br/><br/>I am sorry, I have just been informed that it is now called Nura.<br/><br/><a href="https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/">https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/</a><br/><br/>P.S. I have no idea if Roblox works on pmOS. 2026-09-28T09:35:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrn5yr9j3pvmdupmt8c46lsv0t0jndd8kwew557wmamplsrcsw3gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyzl7ep9 AI is not “just a tool”<br/><br/><a href="https://brettcodes.com/ai-is-not-just-a-tool/">https://brettcodes.com/ai-is-not-just-a-tool/</a><br/><br/>« AI is not just a tool. AI is an industry led by psychos. AI is LLMs. AI is agents. AI is the massive expansion of data centers. AI is shitty features crammed into software that doesn’t need it. AI is a product. » 2026-09-27T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswrdxvlzkzvcdru4g86d9wd5xlapqtkussz96qdw69qwrl23yzengzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy7dyqry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5npewqyr6nsfekrseear0cz0rgel3jtax82hgwkwlwtdz7xkfsq0a8uvz'>nevent1q…8uvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BTW, I am very happy that so many people are enjoying this motherfucking website.<br/><br/>But just for clarity: it&#39;s not mine. I didn&#39;t create it. I just shared it.<br/><br/>It&#39;s by Robin Reel:<br/><br/><a href="https://dreamstation.systems/personal/">https://dreamstation.systems/personal/</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s a tribute to the original Motherfucking Website:<br/><br/><a href="https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/">https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/</a><br/><br/>Designed by Barry T Smith:<br/><br/><a href="https://barrytsmith.com/">https://barrytsmith.com/</a> 2026-09-27T09:12:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5npewqyr6nsfekrseear0cz0rgel3jtax82hgwkwlwtdz7xkfsqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyne4nk7 This is a modern motherfucking website.<br/><br/>And it’s still fucking perfect. <br/><br/><a href="https://modernmotherfuckingwebsite.dreamstation.systems/">https://modernmotherfuckingwebsite.dreamstation.systems/</a> 2026-09-26T14:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqxu0rvq6lmgazduv7vmh4wym558zs559pyxk304yhst3cky8vnpszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjygerwm8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83gz9fnzypquucsy7986tdhpp0dwwakwlxfx50zs0naa3pw5rw0cd3ly9f'>nevent1q…ly9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I see. That does not tell me if you are in favour, or disapprove, or are neutral, though. 2026-09-24T16:03:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6z9zj3n625qsf9c6p8zsgvkc864flhdxzxfs8q6nzgpggw5fnmczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyha4ddf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsww36tn6q308zm73puw0ap3w03z25gktcmzm8hw7d6hrrewkjv4mqsdyhqs'>nevent1q…yhqs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am very happy with X11 and will be happier still if I am never compelled to switch to Wayland, thanks.<br/><br/>I&#39;d rather use Arcan. 2026-09-24T14:04:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kl3k8gj38gmdktlwkujudwdm4xctw6a6skr8ltyfrqkzz2gc94szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjysx8043 7 vintage Linux features I want back – and why they still matter<br/><br/><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/tech/linux-features-i-miss/">https://www.zdnet.com/tech/linux-features-i-miss/</a><br/><br/>If you&#39;ve been around Linux long enough, you probably have certain features you wish would have never gone away. These are Jack Wallen&#39;s 2026-09-24T12:39:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4whcvrw9lpjt2j66qyt2gvcflr4wsan26py3ln4h3xw49zwhnuszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyr697jt No Sloptober<br/><br/><a href="https://no-sloptober.com/">https://no-sloptober.com/</a><br/><br/>« This October we challenge you to abstain from LLM based tools entirely. Think of this as a fast for your mind! This is not a judgement of others, but a personal challenge to you. »<br/><br/>&lt;- I mean, why not? I do it anyway, every month… 2026-09-24T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgxfw856ccpqsvulpg46fqycqfq3xpw9urfnc0kmft5peaqeuv8szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy3ct54t Everybody&#39;s Lost Their Minds<br/><br/><a href="https://www.netmeister.org/blog/everybodys-lost-their-minds.html">https://www.netmeister.org/blog/everybodys-lost-their-minds.html</a><br/><br/>«You know there are 2 ways for AI to achieve superhuman intelligence, right? … The brain worms have been spreading, &amp; it looks increasingly like everybody&#39;s lost their goddamn minds already.» 2026-09-22T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5wg5nn6q5rr7ygum4js30w4fe3dwz8g4j95he4x2k6wda7vydjqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyy6pyjr <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/314/104/789/761/500/original/7bdc4e8185b79bea.png"> <br/> 2026-09-22T10:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstv0akf7aua8ugf0kfvfnj66z2q2ur4puw6tvsl3kwzjuvtjaqs4qzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjydtwepw Thoughts on the Future of Web Browsers <br/><br/><a href="https://sarahjamielewis.com/log/2026/future-of-web-browsers.html">https://sarahjamielewis.com/log/2026/future-of-web-browsers.html</a> <br/><br/>&lt;- on trying to build a clean hard-fork of Firefox ESR that removes all the AI and all the user-hostile features.<br/><br/>The open FOSS web really needs all the Firefox forks to get on board &amp; help with this. 2026-09-21T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3mqkgx4tkr2xmcs57ydzurjzmhuwedca6pst0sw57099u98ycfgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy8cd9hp Firefox 156 arrives with a forest of forks in its wake <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/19/firefox-156-arrives-with-a-forest-of-forks-in-its-wake/5297194">https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/19/firefox-156-arrives-with-a-forest-of-forks-in-its-wake/5297194</a><br/><br/>From Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there&#39;s a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #theregister -- note, this is really about the alternatives, not the Mozilla products, which get about 1 paragraph each. 2026-09-19T11:55:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0h5r6wv40xch4ws3q28gjehs60sdw6duuauduty9geqfneum7mzszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyjcsk72 The improbable music of the ZX Spectrum&#39;s one-bit speaker<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/13/the-improbable-music-of-the-zx-spectrums-one-bit-speaker/5295862">https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/13/the-improbable-music-of-the-zx-spectrums-one-bit-speaker/5295862</a><br/><br/>Ingenious coders coaxed multichannel chiptunes from the humblest of sound hardware<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-09-13T20:33:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9gvmskh40nyday7z4gg67mrmv458h9nnvdaynsptdeuln5zn35agzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyj2zu4j Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/</a> <br/><br/>&lt;- I phrase this as: *NEVER* _ever_ throw away working computer equipment. There&#39;s always a charity who&#39;ll take it. Never, for any reason. It was hard to make: do not bin it. Reuse is better than recycling. 2026-09-13T12:39:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyghwmk9x0k0msan0ss9huanc9z0xf9qqmewmdwr7ekzu833ldjrgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyslnh6w Why the AfD Wins <br/><br/><a href="https://firstthings.com/why-the-afd-wins/">https://firstthings.com/why-the-afd-wins/</a> 2026-09-08T14:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0cr34ll7x22x0j36fljnzrr5a03mp85dm2l7kck8y82rwv7skeszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjypsve4h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsmlpzexwg0deakt2ug7n02u7l04tw29sp8lsp2vdn6at0ssqswcfakk7q'>nevent1q…kk7q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Geerling?!<br/><br/>I don&#39;t watch the wretched site at all if I can help it but I thought he was OK. I read his stuff occasionally. 2026-09-08T13:34:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5t4fl6ydz2awecndqw974jdd62v953xwzec2q9nnalms50mh5jqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjylgny2v Cherish your physical books and media (Dedoimedo)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/books-dvds.html">https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/books-dvds.html</a> 2026-09-04T14:59:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph925cyj7u4jhyzhpn4j5gh9hpcw504snmjzp8djx89hpwklf7ygzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjywm79qu The curious case of “glacier mice”<br/><br/><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2020/07/03/image-of-the-week-the-curious-case-of-glacier-mice/">https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2020/07/03/image-of-the-week-the-curious-case-of-glacier-mice/</a> <br/><br/>Did you know that glacier mice can be found at the surface of some glaciers? They’re not the tiny rodent you might be imagining, but actually little balls of moss, which appear to be full of mysteries still to be uncovered… 2026-09-01T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzd93nc468tzyct6lf905jhct5untv4u7lmfhq4ypsu35htklcaczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyuq3w54 From watches to passwords on paper, everything that&#39;s old is new again<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/31/from-watches-to-passwords-on-paper-everything-thats-old-is-new-again/5293348">https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/31/from-watches-to-passwords-on-paper-everything-thats-old-is-new-again/5293348</a><br/><br/>This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP&#39;s 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper<br/><br/>&lt;- featuring me on #TheRegister :-) 2026-08-31T18:32:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvlflplj8xkxdlmu8f2xeqm06qvynnqg5p5rqktdc56xckku6f2gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjylmmt9d Poll!<br/><br/>I have spent some time investigating how to turn Xfce into a layout resembling macOS and Ubuntu Unity. The pic is on Debian 13.<br/><br/>I have it working fairly well now: global menu bar, dock with indicators, etc. <br/><br/>Would many people be interested in an article on how to do this?<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/185/946/160/103/142/original/520278b503b12e25.png"> <br/> 2026-08-30T18:48:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswl6n8ye75mx25tklka787yg3nt96n56jhrv655ck3td36uc88edczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjylg9ed8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qgltwgzytz98d9yem67wg8tsfrq5gny3w4uw03ckh9p4vnnhv5c5ru0mz'>nevent1q…u0mz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Um...<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_(email_service)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_(email_service)</a><br/><br/>Hey. It&#39;s an email service that you can&#39;t use with email clients...? 2026-08-28T16:53:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2t0qtg200hglhlg00lk35wsctujzty3yrnqndgthlu6nw534wgqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyvjmmcz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr4yaa9t9wqa6u376t9hsgsq7240c4t9syw6mld72qx2w6sss9ycnkgyj6'>nevent1q…gyj6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hey!<br/><br/>;-) 2026-08-28T16:52:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfp5jdcsxmhxh47xnt905x0z9mrpvqvtkft8jmls3kaxev5yxl3gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyej9ets Omarchy distro gains serious backing<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/27/omarchy-distro-gains-serious-backing/5293026">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/27/omarchy-distro-gains-serious-backing/5293026</a><br/><br/>Polarizing opinions while tech heavyweights put up $10M<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-27T18:47:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph860ks99dxvvh6rlffcjrene2pa8r8vhlswz8wya37qqwgmp7kqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyvycxhn RT @brianoneill.bsky.social<br/><br/>Honestly, if this somehow wrecks Mar-a-Lago a lot of long-held beliefs I have about the afterlife will be hastily reconsidered.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/161/295/287/579/316/original/5f684e1a215bb382.png"> <br/> 2026-08-26T10:19:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswfn2ns2qhkmrwhu80nljkwhg0z4vhafdwsv2059850ql3j9uexngzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyjnxwrv Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let &#39;em loose<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270">https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270</a><br/><br/>Eight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro&#39;s fractious democracy through its paces<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-26T10:16:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9mhlux3jyndcnngsqkxy3dylx5yuydmc9nf8dknhgqma4evw6apqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy9hxnns World may warm by 25 per cent more than current projections suggest<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2585248-world-may-warm-by-25-per-cent-more-than-current-projections-suggest/">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2585248-world-may-warm-by-25-per-cent-more-than-current-projections-suggest/</a><br/><br/>Official projections for how much the world will warm are already catastrophic, and now it appears they significantly underestimate future warming 2026-08-25T12:39:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfnkhy5yrqwv49r6juq5d38h9au56au2uh22v7k5n6d63zd27hfqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjydl7pk0 <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/151/398/209/118/452/original/bbdac1604e4534e6.png"> <br/> 2026-08-24T16:23:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvu9ux3e8z3st6t24t8p5w43ua5t7nwp9pwwrnzad5cxp2vnxc7eqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyxncp6u Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug – with a bot<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/24/emperor-penguin-linus-torvalds-banishes-a-bug-with-a-bot/5291784">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/24/emperor-penguin-linus-torvalds-banishes-a-bug-with-a-bot/5291784</a><br/><br/>The lad himself finds and fixes a tricky one… or does he?<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-24T16:13:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7yh6kj9gwkugkvd48kc8rqa66glzhktju8e093xjnhnk7ay3pkqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy48tq9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvg6td369rqqwvschktw6rp5prxtg0465yng8ra25pcn7w2q0j9ss04pw3'>nevent1q…4pw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Somewhat in parallel with this, I just came across this charming email from 2005:<br/><br/>&#34;NetBSD and my life...&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/09/10/0000.html">https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-advocacy/2005/09/10/0000.html</a> <br/><br/>I think it might especially appeal to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ef53dd26zz26wlxa70xrl238fywamsrfp24nxxysesczwv425r0q6tgcpc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stefano Marinelli</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ef5…gcpc</span>)</a></span> 2026-08-23T11:31:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy26ndlecs9udmw0nxwprlwhfyumh7qlzv5jxhprg2dy484wz86rszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy4zxe35 Casio decides it&#39;s about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/22/casio-decides-its-about-time-the-simple-digital-watch-got-a-little-smarter/5291223">https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/22/casio-decides-its-about-time-the-simple-digital-watch-got-a-little-smarter/5291223</a><br/><br/>F-B100W adds Bluetooth and step tracking while keeping a two-year battery<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-23T10:54:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvg6td369rqqwvschktw6rp5prxtg0465yng8ra25pcn7w2q0j9szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyf98z7l NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/5289713">https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/5289713</a><br/><br/>Venerable Unix-like remains reassuringly old-school, if you&#39;re willing to put in the work<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-20T14:18:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspd7rvg5dv9wprdf088rgq7svvtt5azdksgt6xucsdsctllj7w28szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyk0neaw Don&#39;t paste the AI, please.<br/><br/><a href="https://dontpastetheai.com/">https://dontpastetheai.com/</a> <br/><br/>When someone asks you something, they want your answer. Not a wall of unedited ChatGPT output. A short reply from you beats a long one from a model, every time. 2026-08-20T12:39:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6slrlxlc8rgkeezsykpklxx6x6f63mx70v84swwq8hey8vfj7uczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjye7rnyz Tim King, AmigaDOS royalty, dies aged 70<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/18/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-70/5289101">https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/18/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-70/5289101</a><br/><br/>Parallel computing pioneer went on to found early British ISP UK Online<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-08-18T15:54:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dqg7vgf4ajz95rhm67jmefdc8y6mpv5rjzwcshmnk5vxh72axlqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyxpl0ct Anti-pirating ad music stolen (2013)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/archive/articles/2013/01/29/3678851.htm">https://www.abc.net.au/science/archive/articles/2013/01/29/3678851.htm</a> <br/><br/>You wouldn&#39;t steal a movie, so why would you put stolen music on an anti-piracy ad? Dr Karl investigates a curious case of copyright theft. 2026-08-18T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxs9ze8736hdgvctv2w6zu3nm0k0l5rtvnmyraxhd9gr6qq2ddk6gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyu4undu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx45hdgkcwne24yk95rhmsazjqq95hxhp463cy047xyta5hcvs2qst3rh03'>nevent1q…rh03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now inserted.<br/><br/>I looked but couldn&#39;t find the text online. I long ago deleted my Threads account. 2026-08-16T18:08:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzm6nhzqyn0hs8l07ke9el42nxecva559jynfauhgme8urqz7hhgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyqjtxx2 <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/105/776/534/241/303/original/407d44ac2fb02561.png"> <br/> 2026-08-16T14:59:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kucx833r2zgqtdj92w3ux3hmw876lrr856nnwt84nvrs407edeszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyuughhz Debian is polling its developers on whether to permit or ban &#34;AI&#34; contributions.<br/><br/><a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/08/msg00002.html">https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/08/msg00002.html</a> 2026-08-15T14:59:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstldsj5h90r7ma9l6slkefjl6550tr80tsdmrvazthu6hfdhg9ecgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyv8crfm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dysp953u67z63j9wy35jwsgjkya49r7ke2tajhsclljecy9xv2s6n8fev'>nevent1q…8fev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suggest you do what Geir Isene did.<br/><br/><a href="https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.html">https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.html</a><br/><br/>It&#39;s not FOSS and technically can&#39;t be as it was extruded from who knows what. But you can make it Public Domain, so people can play and study and learn. 2026-08-13T21:56:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2uvrptw05ehx78tv5kl8r94y3dnuenke0rf2hl6247phd4v0ydszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyvw9x2w From @blcksmth on Instagram via Reddit<br/><br/>Woke up with a truth-ache (quote by @alluring, overlaid on a mural by @tylershrakepaints. thanks to @noltintin and @nutritionalboy for the assist)<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/065/181/247/495/501/original/f571316de300d9c9.png"> <br/> 2026-08-09T10:56:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydap8lvtdgctskxha55y527rs85q7yc6qrngfyj97nvj0lv8qwxczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjykmrrfm <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/054/819/470/552/973/original/52be543c25917dda.png"> <br/> 2026-08-07T15:00:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5558hwcpr0a8fxlu5y04uvwzgk86cs402safy2dufau8hhdldpszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyyewdhs RE: <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117048015415336821">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117048015415336821</a><br/><br/>As usual, a remarkable thread (or essay) here from Cory -- on Zuck.<br/><br/>Surely this will self-destruct. The question is, will it do it before it takes our civilisation with it...<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1vj5cqq7nzewflwh4xht8w2e6t2hnqsrwd9deup5fp407ncz62zlqlsv8y3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1vj5…v8y3</a></span><br/> </div> I'm sure that working in social media - dealing with people as mass statistical abstractions - is a cognitohazard, the sort of thing that could make anyone a little solipsistic, convinced that everyone else is a kind of stimulus-responding automaton lacking the interiority that you yourself experience.<br/><br/>-<br/><br/>If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/sin-is-when/#you-treat-people-as-things">https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/sin-is-when/#you-treat-people-as-things</a><br/><br/>1/<br/> <img src="https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/117/047/283/237/419/449/original/02f30bc98cbd9a85.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-08-06T11:42:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgslws0prefm7a9zlq685nejfn720xchrxrdnumvmvtvx47f3wj8czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjywhtaw3 help wanted<br/><br/><a href="https://lake.computer/blog/help-wanted/">https://lake.computer/blog/help-wanted/</a><br/><br/>«<br/>I am very sorry that the software that I created &amp; put online for free, without any warranty, explicit or implied, has not met your expectations. You are entitled to a full refund. I have taken the liberty to initiate it. You should already have it.<br/>» 2026-08-05T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxpslgr8xkdz0l7x2dnxz6rsuszc6ypuug08cjxawsswfntjt2rszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyh59tuc 9Front &#34;This was supposed to be fun&#34; released<br/><br/><a href="https://9front.org/releases/2026/08/02/0/">https://9front.org/releases/2026/08/02/0/</a><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/117/036/975/547/126/375/original/cdfa97f211ddd205.png"> <br/> 2026-08-04T11:22:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs85j3yy64p6se6xn4uyfqh72rxfudenatxzfjqmhhdu50mmpwqptszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyr8ahzz SAVE JODRELL BANK – Protect a national treasure of science, heritage &amp; inspiration <br/><br/><a href="https://c.org/fCZVFS2YYj">https://c.org/fCZVFS2YYj</a> <br/><br/>Reverse funding cuts that would end 80Y of world-leading UK science.<br/><br/>Home to the iconic Lovell Telescope, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, &amp; the heart of UK radio astronomy – faces losing all its core annual funding of £2.8 million. Unless this decision is reversed or new funding is secured, all scientific work will end on 1 April 2028, and this historic site could close forever. 2026-07-29T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszpks9lu6u8uhpzwxcmycp5snyql3zqa3emhq9waspttsczj7394gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy85c2k3 Some Mullvad VPN customers tunnel for exit after co-founder donates millions to populist party<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/21/some-mullvad-vpn-customers-tunnel-for-exit-after-co-founder-donates-millions-to-populist-party/5275012">https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/07/21/some-mullvad-vpn-customers-tunnel-for-exit-after-co-founder-donates-millions-to-populist-party/5275012</a><br/><br/>SEK 5M gift supplied 72 percent of Örebropartiet&#39;s annual income, but company insists it was strictly personal<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-07-21T12:05:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp82d2wk2gy07jmm92wcvcnmecwqxc87dylp6cfwnz8ph8hrevp6szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjydynfqg The computer at the bottom of a canal<br/><br/><a href="https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/18/the-computer-at-the-bottom-of-a-canal/">https://negroniventurestudios.com/2026/07/18/the-computer-at-the-bottom-of-a-canal/</a><br/><br/>Somewhere at the bottom of the Forth and Clyde Canal, buried in the silt, there is a box of 1988 custom silicon that was right about almost everything. 2026-07-20T12:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwar6ekhj876x4qlq64tv2hzh9lgszfsnqq6fvkvwkhr3x8mns0gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy8npxya We&#39;re Going to Make Out Like Bandits<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rocketpoweredjetpants.com/2026/04/were-going-to-make-out-like-bandits/">https://www.rocketpoweredjetpants.com/2026/04/were-going-to-make-out-like-bandits/</a><br/><br/>&lt;- Why AI is _good_ news for skilled programmers. This is hilarious – &amp; probably right. 2026-07-19T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs934jmucjykjnyjyzqh365vsr2uqmdxm8kwxkqzst4k9je92h29xszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy4q367d Hating AI in 2026 (from Potentially Useful)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.eamoncaddigan.net/posts/ai-in-2026/">https://www.eamoncaddigan.net/posts/ai-in-2026/</a><br/><br/>&lt;- an ML professional talks about the mass delusion that LLMs can in any way think 2026-07-16T14:59:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqwn3myyyzl0qe86vfd6xjc8kaagcahjfezt9g39traptjlvr2pczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyk789rd Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894">https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894</a> <br/><br/>Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can &#39;just walk away&#39; <br/><br/>&lt;- not by me, but significant news from @theregister 2026-07-16T08:31:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxc0kpxrjhlwtj3nkh3emqs8rnx9574s20qapkmgvgfumv5gmq8fczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyv4t534 How Successful Companies Go Blind <br/><br/><a href="https://ianreppel.org/how-successful-companies-go-blind/">https://ianreppel.org/how-successful-companies-go-blind/</a> 2026-07-15T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvnwz4uyhf24cmurrff2zjze5xl59za9vnjg5d38wwlsfhnu5g3yszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyre3f75 Know thine enemy: A critical engagement with AI-assisted software development <br/><br/><a href="https://medium.com/bits-and-behavior/know-thine-enemy-a-critical-engagement-with-ai-assisted-software-development-e41d9b058ab1">https://medium.com/bits-and-behavior/know-thine-enemy-a-critical-engagement-with-ai-assisted-software-development-e41d9b058ab1</a> <br/><br/>&lt;- a developer&#39;s view from the outside, and it&#39;s not all sunshine and roses as the fanboys claim 2026-07-14T12:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvxlw5za9hhka62kyqjtunrm9mujwmxs7pnswjeg5sztuh5sy4pdgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyesnyn9 2 consecutive posts in my HackerNews RSS feed from different users...<br/><br/>&#34;Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI&#39;s servers&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Grok CLI uploaded the whole home directory to GCS&#34;<br/><br/>*not-very-well muffled laughter*<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/913/472/092/966/351/original/413fc17f076a1485.png"> <br/> 2026-07-13T15:53:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdw4e8w73astsfhjqgcmun72d0px2erx2s9e043p7l2ms7u4yufpszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyauy6sh Interview: Drew DeVault on an AI-free version of Vim<br/><br/><a href="https://jasonpolak.substack.com/p/interview-drew-devault-on-an-ai-free">https://jasonpolak.substack.com/p/interview-drew-devault-on-an-ai-free</a> <br/><br/>Why one programmer is not happy with AI <br/><br/>&lt;- this is an inspirational read. The ethics around &#34;AI&#34; are absolutely insupportable. 2026-07-10T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf374x39wez84lftnu52eyl3awrpegvmk0lnn5x4wymmk9yl5uhaszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjymhwta6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyqvtlml9w7xe396gqfdng092ch9z33nm5ztq93d4mpx6squu7sszhwat8'>nevent1q…wat8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK. <br/><br/>I have no particular axe to grind and very little skin in this game. I came to IPv4 nearly a decade into my professional career in network construction &amp; admin, and to this day, I still prefer IPX/SPX, DECnet, AppleTalk, and even plain old NetBEUI for a single-segment LAN. They were so much less work.<br/><br/>IPv4 works for me, albeit that it was and is and always will be a PITA compared to simpler 1980s protocols.<br/><br/>IPv6 gives me nothing I need, and nothing I needed from circa 1995 to circa 2015 when I was actively fettling IP networks. <br/><br/>This is a very much more technical version. I think.<br/><br/><a href="https://apenwarr.ca/log/20170810">https://apenwarr.ca/log/20170810</a> 2026-07-08T19:11:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wewvnjwagyfms5tujhw8gs6afp93vx3jf4dnqhs9w5h5ytp5wvszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjysjcgz7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrhaqrms29ekq7ycjakhrtqspurh6znl2kcm8vhq6dnsstw9lcfc3s57vc'>nevent1q…57vc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh right! Nothing to do with me, then. That&#39;s a relief.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not myself, though. I spent a while studying it for a MS certification back in 2011 and IMVHO it&#39;s a mess. Strong smell of &#34;second system effect&#34; to me.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect</a><br/><br/>I am not sure if it was &#34;apenwarr&#34; of Tailscale (?) but someone wrote a persuasive in-depth article a decade or so back about how IPv6 was missing an integral network-translation layer, for assembling topographically distributed virtual networks, and that this was a (the?) killer missing feature. <br/><br/>I am no expert, but it sounds plausible to me. Perhaps we need IPv8 to add that, in a backwards-compatible way, and make it truly compelling. 2026-07-08T13:17:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgugntmp5fcrqglquyyqu6xqqlav9ewmmtqcm8nyfaw9f44w93mpgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjys057hq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjusgy0pny2qdu7rkdazt424sqhjh3smsy74dpe4hwrx73qn7huqymf9sx'>nevent1q…f9sx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry to hear that! Should I ask? 2026-07-08T09:23:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8nx9genqyfmvsu620rdj5mqde8rxe7eqq0ma5m35ppw3xfh8l8wqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy75u67j C programmers commit fresh crimes against readability<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/05/c-programmers-commit-fresh-crimes-against-readability/5265981">https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/05/c-programmers-commit-fresh-crimes-against-readability/5265981</a><br/><br/>Prepare to be befuddled and bamboozled – and probably bewitched<br/><br/>&lt;- The IOCCC29 -- by me on #TheRegister 2026-07-05T19:54:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92pxzq8ya9xzhfu2u6679tg5e3yal2wcnv07e3zyj66cz7zepwyczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyf6a4kw David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624">https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624</a><br/><br/>Physicist, philanthropist, and pioneer of pocket computers, SSDs, smartphones… and duvets<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-07-03T18:14:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstezxn3tydvw4807c440ly5xgc4gwf8h39szfeeuslg0w508lv43czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjylf88ry stop asking writers about &#34;AI&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://benjaminhollon.com/musings/stop-asking-writers-about-ai/">https://benjaminhollon.com/musings/stop-asking-writers-about-ai/</a> <br/><br/>« There are questions every person I meet asks, and I’m getting sick of answering. Worse, the newest of these questions has been severely harming my motivation to write for several years. » 2026-07-02T11:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvefevfdcay454k07lertr0vuhx9vh57ztu96drj0969pppd7efeqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjykc28qh Arm64 on the desktop? It’s spendy and it’s sluggish<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/30/arm64-on-the-desktop-its-spendy-and-its-sluggish/5264407">https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/30/arm64-on-the-desktop-its-spendy-and-its-sluggish/5264407</a><br/><br/>Even with lots of RAM, GPU, and fast disks, you probably don’t want it<br/><br/>&lt;- by me on #TheRegister 2026-06-30T16:59:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd89037casts3drsu3ylq34jlqjxh7d2uqkpscyq8t4ed2ewzpz8gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy445gf2 Actress Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ey1pjx0z9o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ey1pjx0z9o</a> 2026-06-29T10:40:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5sfw3v2gh8m6gvkfvrx7p5uayfa8wdgsfsz52km2jjcc6r98h5szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy5rjcmt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvehs378d3w5yz7xf4faqhf5m44rh9ze4wtx0eaxh2es38vxm3g8cwxx66h'>nevent1q…x66h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I disagree on petty much all counts, but it&#39;s clear that you won&#39;t even entertain any interpretation except your own, so I see no point in continuing. 2026-06-28T19:47:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmqk5chem8tlaft84r4jzvmc5l9r0qsp5j9yynh79qs22h3zy7dczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyk5zfyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsduytx9m386ar7t7ec8dl3pedmjkx4jjpmjvq23n6vl9kt534a2hq853zsg'>nevent1q…3zsg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are misreading and misunderstanding both me *and* the post.<br/><br/>1. When I said it wasn&#39;t the goal, I mean of the GPL. <br/><br/>I have discovered that a lot of GPL fans don&#39;t understand it -- indeed possibly have not even read it. <br/><br/>This was reinforced when I went on stage to discuss this at the world&#39;s biggest FOSS conference.<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3113-rhel-and-centos-and-the-growth-of-openwashing-in-foss/">https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3113-rhel-and-centos-and-the-growth-of-openwashing-in-foss/</a><br/><br/>Second, you don&#39;t seem to understand what I think is the purpose of the &#34;cuck license&#34; piece.<br/><br/>As to what I think is the motivation and purpose here, I addressed that here:<br/><br/><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/116829268993013025">https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven/116829268993013025</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1t70tktp477k7x0tqzs2hpkquen7a6h485nmx5gq3z3m2newyszcstcgv52" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1t70…gv52</a></span><br/> </div> I disagree, or I wouldn't have posted it.<br/><br/>I am strongly reminded of this vaccination warning poster from over a decade ago...<br/><br/><a href="https://lproven.livejournal.com/288546.html">https://lproven.livejournal.com/288546.html</a><br/><br/>Some of my friends vigorously objected to this. It has bad words! <br/><br/>Well, you'll only get through to some people if you drop the white-coat pedagogical style and use bad words. It is a price worth paying.<br/><br/>And the same applies here. If this brings a rather abstruse philosophical argument to a new audience, then it's serving a useful purpose. Even if it upsets some, because the people liable to be upset by nasty words are probably already aware of the issue. </blockquote> 2026-06-28T19:08:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9l84m9s6l0t0r84spg9tsmqwvelwat6n6fan2yqg3ga4fuhzgpvgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyda92g5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gc7m5sdemvk426d2uyjkle55s8quvpnfustu3pcv89acp45ferqwy5fhj'>nevent1q…5fhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I disagree, or I wouldn&#39;t have posted it.<br/><br/>I am strongly reminded of this vaccination warning poster from over a decade ago...<br/><br/><a href="https://lproven.livejournal.com/288546.html">https://lproven.livejournal.com/288546.html</a><br/><br/>Some of my friends vigorously objected to this. It has bad words! <br/><br/>Well, you&#39;ll only get through to some people if you drop the white-coat pedagogical style and use bad words. It is a price worth paying.<br/><br/>And the same applies here. If this brings a rather abstruse philosophical argument to a new audience, then it&#39;s serving a useful purpose. Even if it upsets some, because the people liable to be upset by nasty words are probably already aware of the issue. 2026-06-28T18:59:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvfny8l2dh55025nt0flnrahunhlapyzrvxrtd4q6zhe86wedfvszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy429fge In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgste29vk83hqvthvpl8t9rcxsrd92ygdyqqgynrteeaxzeags9kgul0ash'>nevent1q…0ash</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I disagree. 2026-06-28T18:47:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprzwz5r8p5vjw8y90s7kpl968mr0gqcaefmq3l7wppk28sx58ndqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjykrzs36 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrky2wegs6dg9pahstkh8e5ndglfyksyfnwahwr4652yx7hyf6axq24trqy'>nevent1q…trqy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It never was the stated goal. It was stated not to be a goal. 2026-06-28T18:44:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyuw4sx64lm6ema6zfy39at0frksum9jhuv9w4z2cpz6cd4dpxlgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjylyg49u Why I Use the GPL and Not Cuck Licenses <br/><br/><a href="https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuck-licenses/">https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/why-i-use-the-gpl-and-not-cuck-licenses/</a> <br/><br/>&lt;- look through, or past, the inflammatory language. Look at the concept here. The point is a powerful one. 2026-06-28T14:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhl5x344dj0wfx920gywg60lrl28zrwkw7sx3w8eh25l4clf6f4szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy0l534z What was Classic MacOS like? <br/><br/><a href="https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/98794.html">https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/98794.html</a> <br/><br/>&lt;- relatively rare tech blog post from me 2026-06-28T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9xmvj4g4amqefayn4cwag95h4yrl063agpgm76p2sjm9eha7cncszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyz7gv0c The worthlessness of vitamin D is mildly exaggerated<br/><br/><a href="https://dynomight.net/vitamin-d/">https://dynomight.net/vitamin-d/</a><br/><br/>&lt;- long, complicated, difficult. Because science is. <br/><br/>Bonus: namechecks &#34;Slime Mold Time Mold&#34;, the potato-diet crew. 2026-06-25T14:59:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszaex4skad24uhh7ehyt545ydldrfy52e9pra67xmt2ufyhzgfc7czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjysjuglu Dogpile, the original meta-search engine, still exists, &amp; it works superbly.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dogpile.com/">https://www.dogpile.com/</a><br/><br/>Google has been intentionally enshittified into uselessness, even if you use `&amp;udm=14` in the URL to disable AI junk. I am not paying for search, especially for any outfit using &#34;AI&#34;. But this 30Y old site is my new favourite. 2026-06-24T10:43:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9uwmjykru3s7qz7anz4gfzgv6rr8vewlv0pzma4s2f5sf9pct9qzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyj76edc Ian&#39;s Secure Shoelace Knot <br/><br/><a href="https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm">https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm</a> 2026-06-23T14:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsft276nz6y4fkcsqfwqcjpjwazrwzep9xdhrakykt9hc2pzzepyvszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy8s2dvc How LLMs Actually Work<br/><br/><a href="https://www.0xkato.xyz/how-llms-actually-work/">https://www.0xkato.xyz/how-llms-actually-work/</a> <br/><br/>«<br/>This post is a walkthrough of how LLMs work. Modern LLMs are mostly built by stacking transformer blocks over and over, so understanding the transformer machinery gets you most of the way there.<br/>» 2026-06-23T12:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vf87kynrwhk4d493pk7lh20u5wvx3vxm95a4htxzl4p8ueu3ejczyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy6f2tyh RT @misterjayem.bsky.social‬<br/><br/>Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/782/218/677/954/483/original/98e81fb7cc3d0f05.png"> <br/> 2026-06-20T11:34:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgphz2syvcqne634vcfqvs982vnvasmr5a3s0hjm7ncjjk7mtxu3czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjypafhcn How Madrid built its metro cheaply<br/><br/><a href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-madrid-built-its-metro-cheaply/">https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-madrid-built-its-metro-cheaply/</a> <br/><br/>«<br/>Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?<br/>» 2026-06-19T14:59:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswvr0x5px94hhgd4tmm2zkw9hk9k3x2hmfq2cew6lvfhdl58prhsqzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjye3xl32 Killed by Mozilla<br/><br/><a href="https://killedbymozilla.com/">https://killedbymozilla.com/</a><br/><br/>Inspired by Killed by Google<br/><br/>A list of discontinued Mozilla products and services.<br/><br/>– By <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c58kq5d0vl4tc33dltqp29r4sk8ews0f33p2kxefsjhquxj40acqmkm64d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Avery :potion_nonbinary:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c58…m64d</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>&lt;- this is interesting but it&#39;s missing a lot, including the ones I personally found interesting, e.g.<br/><br/>Mozilla&#39;s music player, Songbird:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(software)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(software)</a><br/><br/>Mozilla&#39;s standalone multitprotocol chat app, Instantbird:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instantbird">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instantbird</a><br/><br/>(If integrated into Thunderbird, this would save me about 4 gigs of RAM each on half a dozen machines.)<br/><br/>Mozilla&#39;s IDE, Skywriter:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Skywriter">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Skywriter</a><br/><br/>Mozilla&#39;s web editor, Composer:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Composer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Composer</a><br/><br/>Eudora OSE, the alternative front-end for Thunderbird:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_OSE">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_OSE</a> 2026-06-18T09:16:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz36j69472wjd2456zsudqkqwa9vc27zt8jk939mperyl6wr4yeuszyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy9uzsjk AI Economics for Dummies<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies">https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-economics-for-dummies</a><br/><br/>&#34;We hope these examples help clarify the inner workings of AI economics. But if you’re still confused, all you really need to know is that everything is totally working and everyone is making a lot of money, and you should just stop asking questions, luddite.&#34;<br/><br/>&lt;- hilarious and accurate 2026-06-16T09:03:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrs88cyxqpa66dd6m3v02g4m88jvp7vz8aslgtyzfwngm8ry5gykgzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjy9me9sm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx0jqgjm204d5825pgqs88erhdpku3wgrxv6c4q5vul38h3jss8sfm0p22'>nevent1q…0p22</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a lesson here for all contemporary computing. When you&#39;re absolutely compelled to keep things tiny and simple, it becomes possible to keep them working for years on end without updates or site visits.<br/><br/>The best software is tiny software. 2026-06-13T16:21:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstx0jqgjm204d5825pgqs88erhdpku3wgrxv6c4q5vul38h3jss8szyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyczc6wu How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science<br/><br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science">https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science</a> <br/><br/>It takes some special tricks to maintain a robot 200 million kilometers from home 2026-06-13T12:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxrfeahw2246tf64q0925du5lwt9g9qhdhwvthprxtfjetguf87czyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyh7hh9h I Hate (Most) Keyboard ‘Fn’ Keys <br/><br/><a href="https://danq.me/2026/06/09/fn-keys/">https://danq.me/2026/06/09/fn-keys/</a> 2026-06-12T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdm3fjnstrevgxwey9n0fkf24lzglr3sfxj2p86l66pcu8zumwy8gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyc2c9vn HT <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sq9yvyuredcgl98lfwd9gcer94gv0wxaq3zk8acqvc07y2h9sphqwxp98f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>François</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sq9…p98f</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/720/007/698/891/185/original/09d6f868881a2ace.png"> <br/> 2026-06-09T11:54:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0um02a87uzvkynvm7fx5aqgqrgwylzy622qjt7zz0saqaq6yfz4gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjydd6q0n Do I belong in tech anymore?<br/><br/><a href="https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout">https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout</a> <br/><br/>On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal. 2026-06-05T12:39:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe25mjlkdvmsekqu5w9chhmp4efvnd20g8czt6lldwxfkujgrp4gzyq53qyxkmxy20w3wttnv044h7garyu9m8lc22rzxj73psy682kfjyfxjj7s Friction and not being touched <br/><br/><a href="https://tante.cc/2025/07/30/friction-and-not-being-touched/">https://tante.cc/2025/07/30/friction-and-not-being-touched/</a> 2026-06-04T14:59:00Z