2025-12-04 14:42:23
Yours truly speaking at Defuse Dublin (IxDA) last month, where I presented on Gaza Verified and Small Tech/Small Web.
All photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/irq95gn1ncUJtL4W7 (apologies for Google/Alphabet, Inc. link)
All talks:
Yours truly speaking at Defuse Dublin (IxDA) last month, where I presented on Gaza Verified and Small Tech/Small Web.
All photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/irq95gn1ncUJtL4W7 (apologies for Google/Alphabet, Inc. link)
All talks:
Blocked by yet another dude I proved wrong with #Mathematics 🙄 and a self-proclaimed "Mathematician" no less. It's incredible how people can't deal with finding out they were wrong... just learn from it and move on, seriously. It's not that hard!
BTW here is the proof he couldn't handle
»Ostern kommt – im Open Document Format 1.4:
Die Standardisierungsorganisation OASIS hat ODF 1.4 ratifiziert. Das offene Dokumentenformat bietet einige neue Funktionen für Office-Pakete.«
Wenn dies Norm ist, dann sollte es eigentlich Firmen überzeugen OASIS Formate per @… & Co. zu nutzen… aber ja, ich lebe anscheinend in einer Traumwelt.
Cybersecurity developments are coming fast and heavy right now, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most crucial developments you should know, including
--Hot new social network Moltbook exposed 1 million credentials,
--Chinese state actors were likely behind Notepad hijacking,
--Bill to allow the Russian government to shut down comms networks moves forward,
--ICE uses app that accesses 1.2B facial images,
--Mountain View disables license plate ca…
Malaysian authorities are using drones, power sensors, and tips to hunt Bitcoin miners over power theft, which cost a state energy company $1.1B over five years (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Now the whole goal is to get them to match a fully discovered in-game map so that the location data I get from this can be used on the site to search and highlight locations later in the process. They have to be correct first, and some work out almost fine, while others do not. Going through https://wago.tools/db2/ h…
I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/1
Bad start to the week and month, but, famous last words, I'm gonna try to…
Las Vegas Raiders clinch No. 1 pick in 2026 NFL Draft https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938314/2026/01/04/raiders-no-1-pick-2026-nfl-draft/
SF's Local Agency Formation Commission "LAFCo" is hiring a policy analyst. This role would be key in the development of a green public bank, which will be on the ballot next year, and potentially in starting a social housing program!
https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374399
#Jellyfin for #Roku 3.1.2 will be published on Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 5:00 PM PT
Release Notes: https://github…
from my link log —
USB-C to 3.5mm headphone audio dongles, a new (but also old) problem.
http://epenguin.imalone.co.uk/2025/06/audio-dongles-and-ghost-of-usb-1.html
saved 2026-01-04
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Anonymisierendes Linux: Notfall-Update Tails 7.4.1 erschienen
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De overige afleveringen van 2016 (e1) tot en met die van volgende week (e24) zijn hier te vinden:
Der Zürich-Krimi
#crimi #Krimi #ZurichKrimi
Dichte der #Windkraftanlagen je #Bundesland pro 10 km² in Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.12.2025.
Nur in Betrieb befindliche Anlagen berücksichtigt.
Die „Ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone“ (Offshore) ist ausgenommen.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Was
How much does it cost to run an electric car in Germany compared to a petrol or diesel car?
With home charging, it is moderately cheaper to run than a diesel car. With regular public charging, charging costs are similar to fuel costs. However, charging costs are higher with public fast charging.
#EV
2026 NFL Draft Order: Raiders Secure No. 1 Pick, Jets Hold No. 2 Pick https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-draft-order-raiders-secure-no-1-pick-jets-hold-no-2-pick
#WordPress 6.9.1: Wartungsupdate steht zum Download bereit
https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/wordpress-6-9-1-wartungsupdate-steht-zum-download-bereit/<…
A No. 1 pick won’t fix the Raiders if the plan stays broken https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/03/a-no-1-pick-wont-fix-the-raiders-if-the-plan-stays-broken/
"Krajowy System e-Faktur" stanowi jedną z większych zbrodni w kategorii bezpieczeństwa haseł:
Kretyńskie regułki? Są.
Kretyńskie ograniczenia? Są.
Blokada prawego kliknięcia i menu? Jest. (Ale z shiftem działa.)
Blokada wklejania i wstawiania menadżerem haseł? Jest.
Tak, klasyczny przykład "zapisz hasło na kartce".
#bezpieczeństwo
“A pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability exists in React Server Components versions 19.0.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0 including the following packages: react-server-dom-parcel, react-server-dom-turbopack, and react-server-dom-webpack. The vulnerable code unsafely deserializes payloads from HTTP requests to Server Function endpoints.“
#vulnerability
🥳 New module release: Hetzner Cloud OpenAPI Client
https://codeberg.org/small-tech/hetzner-cloud-openapi-client
This is an OpenAPI client for Node.js generated from the official Hetzner Cloud OpenAPI specification using Massimo.
Recently, while reviewing t…
„Notfallbedingungen“ - 1,44 Milliarden Euro! Olympia-Kosten explodieren #News #Nachrichten
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HOAC: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140101/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-hoac-25-january-1-february
#Wordle 1,629 4/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ <1% of 228,837 (622)
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 14% of 7 (12)
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 0 of 1 (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
WordleBot
Skill 90/99
Luck 48/99
Brought back images from my distant past!
Food for thought:
“Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed—and why it matters.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08141-1
This compelling perspective shows how openness alone fails to challenge AI’s power concentration.
As r…
https://alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-future-2026.html?m=1
I found this blog interesting despite (or maybe because) of the author having different game preferences from me
An overly simplistic reading that misses the point is "OSR …
Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard amid dispute over alleged campus antisemitism (Reuters)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-harvard-1-billion-antisemitism-diversity-transgender-probes-rcna257221
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p34#a260203p34
Mondelēz: Sugarcoated Suffering #environment
Uff. Wenn man #curl in #powershell nutzt (aka: nicht das echte curl, sondern ein Wrapper von #Microsoft), dann wird zurückgegebenes Javascript einfach ohne Rückfrage ausgeführt. Was kan…
https://www.confluence.org/
"The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures, and stories about the visits, will then be posted here."
toad.social near the top 😎 ✔️!
https://mastodon.social/@AltTextHealthCheck/115839369653151981
Bats Around our Home aka 16WW (2020) - Learn how I became active observing and recording the various local bats... - https://m.earth.org.uk/bats-at-16WW-1.html
Finally got around to working on some data mining and processing for https://www.wyrimaps.net/wow/ by generating the in-game world maps. With some varying success, while to a certain degree, these maps are technically somewhat correct. They make no sense.
Broncos clinch AFC's No. 1 seed for first time since 2015 Super Bowl season https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-clinch-afc-s-no-1-seed-for-first-time-since-2015-super-bowl-season
Take-Two reports Q3 net bookings up 28% YoY to $1.76B, vs. $1.58B, net revenue up 25% to $1.7B, and raises its annual bookings forecast; TTWO up 5% after hours (Max Knoblauch/Sherwood News)
https://sherwood.news/markets/take-two-raises-…
Just added a “Sign in with Mastodon” example to Kitten’s¹ examples:
https://codeberg.org/kitten/app/src/branch/main/examples/sign-in-with-mastodon
If I have time at some point, I might make it into a tutorial.
Enjoy!
:kitten:💕
1 Call Brady, Spytek, Raiders Must Take Before Drafting Mendoza https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-1-call-tom-brady-john-spytek-must-take-before-drafting-fernando-mendoza
Police, jail, and banning stuff seem to be this board's/mayor's only "solutions" to the public health crisis of addiction, and not, for example, voluntary treatment: we still lack enough treatment facilities to accommodate every San Franciscan who comes in ready and wanting help to kick their habit.
This policy is particularly dumb because of its obvious harm to nightlife. People want to be able to buy snacks when they leave the club.
Raiders secure No. 1 overall pick in NFL draft after Giants' win over Cowboys https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/raiders-secure-no-1-overall-pick-in-nfl-draft-after-giants-win-over-cowboys
Lecanemab: Qualitätsinstitut nicht überzeugt von neuem Alzheimer-Medikament
Ein neues Medikament für Menschen, die an Alzheimer-Demenz erkrankt sind, ist seit 1. September in Deutschland verfügbar. Doch der Nutzen ist unklar.
Raiders clinch 2026 No. 1 pick after Giants win https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47504373/raiders-clinch-2026-no-1-overall-nfl-draft-pick-giants-win
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HOAC: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140101/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-hoac-25-january-1-february
»Malicious VS Code AI Extensions Harvesting Code from 1.5M Devs«
Surprise, surprise... or maybe not. Why does this remind me of the cryptocurrency rip-off and is this now the "modern" world?!??
🤦 https://www.koi.ai/blog/maliciouscorgi-the
Trump Says He's Seeking $1 Billion From Harvard University (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/trump-says-he-s-seeking-1-billion-from-harvard-university
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p32#a260203p32
Urge Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks to Ban Fur and Wildlife Skins! #AnimalRights
Heap-buffer-overflow in EXIF writer for extra IFD tags
#exif
Chinese AI chipmaker Moore Threads raised ~$1.13B in the year's second-largest onshore IPO, valuing it at ~$7.6B, with the retail portion oversubscribed 2,750x (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Folks, I’m just putting the finishing touches on an update to the Gaza Verified site that will make signing up for verification as easy as signing in with your Mastodon account (with none of the manual adding of the verification link to your profile that proved to be a stumbling block for many).
I’ll be reopening sign ups today once I’m done with that.
In the meanwhile, please remember that there are folks in Gaza who are suffering through an ongoing genocide at the hands of Isra…
Las Vegas Raiders clinch No. 1 pick in 2026 NFL Draft https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938314/2026/01/04/raiders-no-1-pick-2026-nfl-draft/
2019 time capsule: “The successful implementation of a public bank could be a windfall for affordable housing advocates.” By @…. Now, finally, it’s headed for a ballot near you!
Seahawks stroll past 49ers, snag NFC No. 1 seed https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47497275/seattle-seahawks-secure-nfc-no-1-seed-13-3-victory
Doing some LEGO lights testing with glow in the dark bricks.
#LEGO #GlowInTheDark
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. on reaching 1,000 scrimmage yards for second straight year https://www.giants.com/video/rb-tyrone-tracy-jr-on-reaching-1-000-scrimmage-yards-for-second-straight-year
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Diplo: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140087/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-diplo-25-january-1-february
House narrowly approves $1.2T funding deal to end government shutdown (Ryan King/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/house-narrowly-approves-1-2t-funding-deal-to-end-government-shutdown/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p97#a260203p97
How the EU responds to the illegal invasion of another country and the kidnapping of its president by the United States will determine-
Ah.
Continuing to kiss fascist ass it is then.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/03/kaj…
Partei ergriffen für 1&1? Vodafone geht gegen Kartellamt vor
Vodafone legt sich mit dem Bundeskartellamt an. Der Wettbewerbshüter soll Partei für den Vodafone-Konkurrenten 1&1 ergriffen haben.
https://w…
Updated 2026 NFL Draft order: How does Round 1 stand as regular season ends? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938320/2026/01/04/nfl-draft-order-2026-round-1-raiders-jets-giants/
Asthon Jeanty Puts Raiders Front Office on Notice With No. 1 Pick Comments https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/asthon-jeanty-no-1-pick-comments/
Who’s going to tell Germany that commiting genocide isn’t a fundamental European value? (I can see why they’re confused, of course.)
Deutschebags.
https://shrimp.vijf.life/notes/afvjl80c075vsdvy
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Diplo: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140087/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-diplo-25-january-1-february
Battle for the NFC's No. 1 seed: Biggest questions for Seahawks-49ers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47484418/seattle-seahawks-san-francisco-49ers-nfc-no-1-seed-nfc-west-playoffs
Arm reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.24B, vs. $1.22B est., and license and other revenue up 25% to $505M, vs. $519.9M est.; ARM drops 7% after hours (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-cons…
Werbung bei Prime Video: Verbraucherzentrale verklagt Amazon auf 1,8 Milliarden
Die Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen verklagt Amazon auf 1,8 Milliarden Euro wegen Werbung auf Prime Video. Die neue Klage ergänzt eine Sammelklage aus dem Vorjahr.
Hey everyone,
@… and I had the honour of speaking to two families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.
They are:
• Azez (@…)
• Saly🍉✌️ (@…
2026 NFL Draft Order: Raiders Secure No. 1 Pick, Jets Hold No. 2 Pick https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-draft-order-raiders-secure-no-1-pick-jets-hold-no-2-pick
Hey everyone, Aseel is one of our team members on Gaza Verified (https://gaza-verified.org/team/) and graciously volunteers her time to help us with our verification calls.
Please support her if you can.
Thank you!
💕
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Scholar: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140143/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-scholar-25-january-1-february
Seahawks clinch No. 1 seed, first NFC West title since 2020 with win over 49ers https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-clinch-no-1-seed-first-nfc-west-title-since-2020-with-win-over-49ers
Raiders end season with win, still get No. 1 pick in NFL draft https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-end-season-with-win-still-get-no-1-pick-in-nfl-draft-3603665/
ServiceNow announces a deal to acquire identity security startup Veza, sources say for between $1B and $1.5B; Veza had a private valuation of $808M in March (Valida Pau/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/servicenows…
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Scholar: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140143/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-scholar-25-january-1-february
Our best 1/1 sports card stories of 2025: Paul Skenes, Caitlin Clark and more https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6930881/2026/01/01/1-of-1-sports-trading-cards-skenes-clark-daniels/
Raiders have two ways to secure No. 1 draft pick even with win over Chiefs in Week 18 https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-two-ways-secure-no-1-draft-pick-even-win-chie…
CEO Matthew Prince says Cloudflare has blocked 416B AI bot requests for its customers since July 1, and that Google can see 3.2x more internet pages than OpenAI (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-event-matthew-prince-cloudflare/
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Catholic: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140081/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-catholic-25-january-1-february
Broncos take care of business, secure No. 1 seed https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47507514/broncos-top-chargers-secure-afc-no-1-seed-playoffs
If only there were some clue about why the Democrats keep losing to Trump…
…It couldn’t possibly be that denying the basic humanity of Palestinians and going all in on genocide doesn’t resonate with people who aren’t fascists, could it? https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/1156562588…
Raiders have clear path to Fernando Mendoza after securing No. 1 pick in NFL draft https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-clear-path-fernando-mendoza-securing-no-1-pick-…
Adobe ramped up its ads in 2025, spending $1.4B amid AI competition and Wall Street skepticism, representing a significantly higher share of sales than rivals (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…
Cam Ward's rookie year: A timeline look at the ups, downs for the No. 1 pick https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47474337/tennessee-titans-cam-ward-no-1-pick-line-rookie-season
H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Catholic: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140081/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-catholic-25-january-1-february
1 Piece of Offseason Advice for the Las Vegas Raiders https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-1-piece-of-offseason-advice
Some people are feeding their private medical information into chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, only to receive generalized or inaccurate diagnoses in response (Maggie Astor/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/well/me
JOBS> H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Buddhism: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140078/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-buddhism-25-january-1-february
JOBS> H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Buddhism: 25 January - 1 February https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20140078/h-net-job-guide-weekly-report-h-buddhism-25-january-1-february
NFL draft order for Round 1: The first 13 slots are set, and the Raiders will pick at No. 1 https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47444785/2026-nfl-draft-order-first-round-top-32-picks-needs
Wow, seems the people farmers of surveillance capitalism have fully embraced scammer techniques now.
Ran into this new flow on a number of sites just now (Indiewire, Variety, and RollingStone) delivered by the colossal douchebags at html-load.com who run report-error.com.
They make it look like a browser error has occurred and then tell you to disable your tracker/ad blocker.
To the asshole developers who built this for them instead of refusing: Fuck you for making everyone…
Raiders secure No. 1 overall pick in NFL draft after Giants' win over Cowboys https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/raiders-secure-no-1-overall-pick-in-nfl-draft-after-giants-win-over-cowboys
How Cowboys could crash 2025 NFL playoffs: Dallas actually has path to division title and NFC No. 1 seed
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-2025-nfl-playoffs-da…
2026 NFL Draft order: Raiders to select No. 1 overall https://www.raiders.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-order-raiders-to-select-number-1-overall
2026 NFL Draft order: Raiders to select No. 1 overall https://www.raiders.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-order-raiders-to-select-number-1-overall
Raiders Mailbag: Exploring hypothetical scenarios for the No. 1 pick https://www.raiders.com/news/mailbag/raiders-mailbag-exploring-hypothetical-scenarios-for-the-no-1-pick
Raiders Mailbag: Exploring hypothetical scenarios for the No. 1 pick https://www.raiders.com/news/mailbag/raiders-mailbag-exploring-hypothetical-scenarios-for-the-no-1-pick
How Raiders are why Broncos are ahead of Patriots for AFC 1-seed https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/denver-broncos/news/how-raiders-why-broncos-ahead-patriots-afc-1-seed/2223298db14bca0dc30498d1