In which Claude Opus invades my open-source hobby project. The experience was… surprising.
Fairly raw anecdata here, analysis and reactions still to come: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/02/06/Q-Plus-C-Ch1
Blockchain-based lender Figure unveils the On-Chain Public Equity Network to issue, trade, and lend stocks natively on a blockchain, not as tokenized replicas (Kyle Baird/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/385595/figure-onchain-equi…
This church in Minneapolis has an impressive ongoing organisation. Great to see a community helping each other against the threat from Trump/ICE. This is what Christianity is about, something that Trump is far removed of.
https://www.mprne…
Als we het toch hebben over onzin berichten en Linux:
Heeft Nieuwsuur al excuses aangeboden over het item waarin 'aangetoond werd' dat je om PDF op te slaan je eerst een print moest maken die je vervolgens moest scannen?
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class action Thursday against the Trump administration,
accusing immigration agents of racially profiling members of Minnesota’s Somali and Latino community
throughout the ongoing surge of federal enforcement in the Twin Cities.
“Over the past six weeks, the Trump administration has increased its deployment of federal forces by the thousands,”
the ACLU said in a press release.
“Masked federal agents in mil…
In which I build Unicode character tables and fail to serialize large automata, “Losing 1½ Million Lines of Go“:
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/01/14/Unicode-Properties
(And in which I find myself sliding into the
The Trump administration has increasingly deported people
– including refugees
– to countries with which they have little or no connection,
often placing their lives in danger.
For years, Bhutan had refused to repatriate Bhutanese refugees,
and no public repatriation agreement between the two countries exists,
according to Aisa Villarosa, an attorney with the Asian Law Caucus, also involved in
ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation tie…
Willen we echt bloemen geven die met pesticiden zijn bespoten? In de kerk komt het gesprek op gang - Nederlands Dagblad
https://www.nd.nl/leven/duurzaamheid/1309182/willen-we-echt-bloemen-geven-die-met-pesticiden-zijn-bespoten
'Een uitbundige bos bloemen voor in de kerk, die na de dienst wordt weggegeven. Het hoort er in veel kerken bij. Maar het ongemak over deze gewoonte groeit, omdat bij de teelt bestrijdingsmiddelen worden gebruikt. Vijf kerken organiseren een avond over pesticidenvrije bloemen.'
Best wel een terechte vraag vooral ook door de rol die zo'n bos speelt.