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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Karma_J ("Janie Karma S 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏿") wrote:

@linuxgal

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jaykuo@universeodon.com ("Jay Kuo") wrote:

Truth bombs away!

Video: https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mseqyejwyi23

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

That feeling when you see people get away with only criticising the perceived overreach of those against "AI" but never those promoting it; somehow managing to look "impartial" while making money advising companies on "AI"

You just know they'll come out of the other end of this bubble squeaky clean

One of the downsides of having known a lot of consultants is an intimate familiarity with polished and accomplished dishonesty.

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
geekygirldawn@hachyderm.io ("Dr. Dawn Foster") wrote:

I’m excited to be a part of the new Software Stewardship Lab, which is launching today! The Software Stewardship Lab is a new organization dedicated to funding research on open source sustainability, a topic I care deeply about. https://fastwonderblog.com/2026/08/07/launching-the-software-stewardship-lab/

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
stewardshiplab@fosstodon.org ("Software Stewardship Lab") wrote:

Listen to our Sustain podcast episode to learn more about our work.

https://podcast.sustainoss.org/292

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

We have a post-processing "zonking" step

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Via: https://bsky.app/profile/olivia.science/post/3msiduji4ks2l

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

"Dear ELIZA, I need your help! Conversation #1, Hanna Schraffenberger"

https://deareliza.org/post/2026/08/06/11.html

> And I guess that’s part of the problem. We, people, talk to you, and then we forget who — no, what — we’re dealing with. We anthropomorphize and start to see you as a human…

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
mralancooper@hachyderm.io ("MrAlanCooper") wrote:

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
vivianharris45@aus.social ("Vivian Harris") wrote:

I have been looking for a hobby to keep me from doomscrolling. This was half done and in an op shop so I modified and finished it. #embroidery #crossstitch

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

oh good, it's a doubly linked list in haskell. just what i always wanted.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
qwazix@bananachips.club wrote:

@darius I have also the perfect companion for it, a coding agent:

https://qwazix.com/ai

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Capital One has never been what I'd call an admirable financial institution, but when it all but calls Trump a mega money launderer, you'd think that would be a bigger deal deserving more than a few no-big-deal-right stories (like this): https://abcnews.com/US/capital-closed-hundreds-trumps-bank-accounts-2021-anti/story?id=135273257

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Murkowski to oppose Todd Blanche nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/politics/murkowski-blanche-nomination-vote-against?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
werdahias@pleroma.debian.social ("werdahias (tired)") wrote:

Question for the #BSD community:

Am I correct in assuming on boot, /etc/getty is read and then init spawns serials consoles if the corresponding serial console exists under /dev?

Context is https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/issues/1039

Thoughts/comments would be appreciated.
Also would be interested if anyone runs a #BSD with OpenRC.
CC @mirabilos

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bagder ("daniel:// stenberg://") wrote:

On this day, twenty-six years ago, we shipped #curl 7.1. The first curl release that contained libcurl as a library for the transfer side of things, with the command line tool being the first user of that library.

https://curl.se/ch/7.1.html

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 7th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 20 minutes
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https://cluesbysam.com

andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt") wrote:

The Software Stewardship Lab

https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/07/the-software-stewardship-lab.html

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
stewardshiplab@fosstodon.org ("Software Stewardship Lab") wrote:

Today, we're launching a world-class research lab dedicated to Open Source sustainability with a team of some of the most experienced people in the world.

https://stewardshiplab.org/ideas/a-research-lab-for-open-source/

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
sustainoss@hachyderm.io ("SustainOSS") wrote:

Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab!

Vlad-Stefan Harbuz (@vlad) joins hosts @richlitt, @abigailnussbaum & @erioldoesdesign to talk about this new nonprofit for OSS research.

Best of luck to the current team: @vlad, @andrewnez, @mikemcquaid, @mirandah, @geekygirldawn, @danielroeven, and @patak_dev!

Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/292

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
pndc@treehouse.systems ("@pndc") wrote:

I've just received a Debian Security Advisory for "jq", which lists twelve CVEs plus three other issues which haven't had CVEs assigned.

Its job is to pretty-print JSON. Fifteen security issues! How!?

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

i should say that a number of authors are upset this AI summary exists at all. seems it might... hallucinate what the paper is about.

shocking stuff, totally unforeseeable.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

LOL, the ACM has walled off "AI summary" behind a premium subscription.

oh yeah, definitely gonna have to go premium now.

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

A rather frustrating part of #ADHD is I can do tasks when there is an obvious external urgency to it. The adrenaline of this urgency somehow activates the executive function. The rest of the time I cannot do the executive function and everything feels like the world's worst slog and so I curse myself for being lazy because obviously I can do the task but why can't I do it not-last-minute?

#ActuallyADHD

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

you remember when websites used to race to deliver a page quickly?

all these bot checks aren't exactly what i'd call fast.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
lucydev@wetdry.world ("Lucy (no pasarán era) Ⓐ") wrote:

FYI:

Framework had a databreach. Customer's names, addresses and emails got leaked.

Be careful, folks!

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
fae@pony.social ("Fae") wrote:

for security reasons you should change your name every 6 months

#framework #metabase

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers

Come to our training camp! Not a cult!*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZgAQD61xY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260806-ai-doomsday-cults-recruit-social-media-influencers - podcast

time: 9 min 05 sec

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/ - blog post

content warning: aella

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

if you've never written rust without cargo, i can tell you it's a bit like a different language. cargo just quietly makes a lot of decisions for you that you might not actually want.

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪿") wrote:

darn it Mastodon cached the typo 🤦‍♂️