"The study Vibe Coding Kills Open Source, takes an economic view of the problem and asks the question: is vibe coding economically sustainable? Can OSS survive when so many of its users are takers and not givers? According to the study, no."
(Original title: Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue)

Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’

The computer inside a keyboard idea is back and I love it. https://bookofadamz.com/ces-the-hp-eliteboard-g1a-next-gen-ai-pc-is-an-old-idea-resurrected-beautifully/

49ers will play in the first regular-season NFL game in Australia. The Cowboys will play in Rio https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/49ers-will-play-in-the-first-regularseason-nfl-game-in-australia-the-cowboys-w…

Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
AVON: Slave, initiate the backup system.
SLAVE: I'm very sorry about this, but that WAS the backup system. [They graze the asteroid, sustaining damage, and pandemonium ensues. The next three sets of line are delivered nearly simultaneously.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/33

#ICE agents have to PAY BACK their bonuses if they don't work for 5 years, Trump's term is only 4 years
either it's an intentional scam on them or he wants these guys to back the next coup attempt

Tom Brady’s influence looms over the Raiders’ next coaching hire https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/07/tom-bradys-influence-looms-over-the-raiders-next-coaching-hire/

As a 67yo lady it gives me SO much hope to see young people asking the right questions 😊

What's next for Kliff Kingsbury? The most interesting man in NFL coaching search has number of options

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/whats-n

🎋 So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations?
#software #linux

So, why *should* GNOME support server side decorations?
Cet article est aussi disponible en français. This article contains quite a few technical terms, which I will explain these in the following paragraphs, those that are already familiar with these terms may skip to the next section. A basic understanding of linux and it’s desktop environments is assumed. Server side decorations (SSD) is the term for when when the application’s titlebar is drawn by the system and client side decorations (CSD) is the term for when the applications draws it’…

Today is going to be a good day for several large (very large) shots of Scotch.
Working with client for a test file and asked questions on how we are to set up the test environment. It hit me after I asked that I didn't even know what the hell those changes to the files were for.
I checked our current release documents and the next release documents. Zero notes on the changes. I am the release coordinator and I remember nothing on the topic for the current two releases. …

The Art Newspaper runs down the must-see exhibitions of 2026, including our own "Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone," organized with the Peabody Essex Museum. It opens at PEM on Valentine's Day, here on August 8 and at the North Carolina Museum of Art next year.
https://lnkd.in/e3uJiw9R

#Android #OpenSource Project "is already on life support, and with this latest move #Google is firmly gripping the plug." 😯🫣😞
Google takes next big leap in killing

"An analysis in October suggested that on just 27% of the vote (roughly in the middle of its polling over the past year), Reform UK would win 48% of the seats, allowing it to take power with a small coalition partner. If Reform UK forms the next government, it will be for one reason and one reason alone: our electoral system." -- George Monbiot, citing

First Past the Post could catapult Reform UK into government
A new YouGov MRP poll, published on 26 September 2025, provides another snapshot of the chaotic democratic outcomes being caused by First Past The Post (FPTP) in our era of multi-party p

On March 9th I’m helping launch AI Foundations for Educators, a 5-week online course that goes beyond workshop-level knowledge to guide teachers and school staff in developing a personalized framework for adapting classrooms to AI.
It’s a pilot module for a planned online certificate on generative AI; would count as credit toward that graduate credential. Open to anyone with a BA.

Work on the Sisyphus server rewrite in #golang has begun, and I forgot how much I enjoyed Gin. All of the `GET` routes have been implemented, and only a few random crashes had to be figured out...next up is the rest of the routes...lol
h…

Wow. I missed that Lynn Biyendolo has been in the content mines for the last 6 months making a cooking show with her husband.
#cooking

After a month on my NixOS KDE it was time to change gears. Heading back to Arch and spins for KDE. Cachy is impressive, but brings a lot. Too much for me. Right now Garuda Linux, with the KDE minimal iso, looks to be the 'winner'. This is very close to pure Arch, and only adds useful tools like btrfs snapshots. That one for the next month.

Just a reminder about next week's #DefendResearch webinar with PEN America. Join us on February 12th for a conversation with PEN America to discuss their important new report: "America’s Censored Campuses: Expanding the Web of Control" , focusing specifically on this new report and what it can tell us about the state of scientific research and education in the United State…

Why the sports column still matters — and why I'm still writing one https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6946845/2026/01/07/jerry-brewer-sports-columnist-introduction-the-athletic/

moreno_sociograms: Moreno's sociograms (1934)
Relationships between pupils in a classroom. A directed edge exists if the source wants to sit next to the target. Each child can only choose two others.
This network has 43 nodes and 80 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted
https://networks.ske…

Woke up from a dream with a thought about dark patterns and LLMs.
If LLMs (as a service) could be normalized and integrated into everything, as is currently in progress, the next step would be to charge tokens to pay for the interactions. After all, it's not really free. That's just the normal progression. Introduce the tech, get people hooked, then make them pay.
Great, now imagine this future state. Every interaction with a computer ends up mediated through a stochastic parrot. Congratulations, everything now has micro-transactions on steroids. Not only does everything you do with tech have micro-transactions, but every interaction with technology is gambling.

What's your favorite FIrefox and Chrome extensions for putting back traditional Unix/X11 editing keys?
The specific behaviors I rely on are:
Ctrl-A: beginning of line [HAS CHANGED]
Ctrl-E: end of line
Ctrl-K: kill to end of line [HAS CHANGED]
Ctrl-D: Delete next character [CHANGED]
Ctrl-F: forward a char
Ctrl-B: backward a char
Maybe a couple others I'm not remembering.
(These are actually emacs-style editing keys and I'm a vi user, …

No. 1 overall is locked in: Here’s the Raiders’ 3-round mock draft plan https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/06/no-1-overall-is-locked-in-heres-the-raiders-3-round-mock-draft-plan/

Change board meeting next week. Short briefs on mini releases that I did since December. Also asking that if someone updates what screens are presented to the users in production you MUST brief the change board first. Document why it is needed, what the changes are, who makes the changes, where in the system it is and when! There are dates that are blocked from any changes except for emergencies. Then a backup plan, deployment plan and rollback plan.

#Sunstone #browser now remembers your open tabs when you close it and re-opens them the next time you launch it. Another task knocked off the todo list.

Had Fun

Bought a car/micro-camper

Bought a van to do up as a micro-camper, and did a temporary rush job of that conversion myself while waiting in the list for the pro to do it.
Then the pro gave himself a health criss the week it was booked so I took apart my temp job and only got another temp kit-job in it's place.
Went out in it like four times during that and then broke my wrist and couldn't really use it or improve it.
Then had to take it apart even more to try
and figure out where the ad-blue hole was.
I will do a proper permanent job of the
floor and walls and ceiling and adjustments to the kit-job to make it the nicest it's been so far during the spring next year.
My assumption that the prior conversion
into a van and for wheelchair-access meant the microcamper conversion was half-done already turned out to be false.
If I buy a new one, it'll be one that has never been wheelchair adapted.
But it's going okay. Only scraped it once so far.
Fewer than aimed for or booked, but I broke my wrist and had to cancel the second half of the summer.
Went to a conference about money and computers and fringe decentralized social media and it wasn't as boring as you might expect and felt pretty much like a festival.
Exactly the target number! It's lovely.
Took 3 times longer than I'd hoped and
50% more money than I'd planned for really.
Still improvements to make but they will
be incremental and gradual over the coming year or two now.
It's been interest-only for 20 years so a big old lump sum payment that I never really expected to be able to make. Expected to have to sell and move at the end of the mortgage term.
But surprisingly the stocks ISA got high enough to pay it off after all, so I did that.
Cash-flow ruined by that and the bedroom but should start to feel a bit richer next year.

That Boyzone cover offends me, so I'm watching #TOTP

Okay. Here it is. A quick note on that new "AI declaration".
Which is mostly just a bit clueless but which also assembled some of the most vile people on the planet for a bunch of scientists and activists to put there name next to.

If your tent is big enough for fascists, it's no longer a tent but a concentration camp in the making.

Nothing to Declare
Making big public statements is always fun and people who think themselves to be important love doing it as a way of trying to influence public opinion and/or politics. They are a way for institutions and individuals to organize and try to shine some light onto important issues. We’ve seen many such things in the […]

Impact: How history could narrow down Cowboys' next DC options https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/impact-how-history-could-narrow-down-cowboys-next-dc-options

Before you start your next impassioned political TED Talk in the group chat, maybe learn the difference between an anarcho-syndicalist and a Marxist-Leninist. Until then, go read a book, touch some grass, and good night.

A boardgame session, a half-marathon, coding, blogging, and a donation to Come Back Alive (https://savelife.in.ua/en/).
Not bad for the last day of the year. I'll do my best for the next year to be as fruitful.
I wish you all a good New Year's Eve, and please pray for Ukraine 🙏 🇺🇦

TRUMP hinted to PUTIN – you will be next after MADURO! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/04/trump-hinted-to-putin-you.html

15.6 kWh solar generation today, new record (unsurprisingly... the days are getting longer plus we are having a sunny spell).
This month so far, production has averaged around 10% of my consumption although I expect both to be climbing soon (my big scope is back from service, and spring is coming next month) so it'll be interesting to see what happens after that.
Total YTD production is 194.8 kWh although that includes 12 days of zero production with the system offline betwee…

Wait, the Ravens moved on from John Harbaugh?! Answering seven questions about the shocking move https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47531700/baltimore-ravens-fire-coach-john-harbaugh-whats-next-faq

ByteDance shares details about its "Project Swan" headset, set to launch this year with a 4,000-PPI micro-OLED display, and unveils Pico OS 6, its new XR OS (David Heaney/UploadVR)
https://www.uploadvr.com/pico-project-swan-official-display-c…

Pico's Next Headset Has 4K Micro-OLEDs, Powerful New Chip & Next-Gen OS
ByteDance's Pico announced the key display and compute specs of its next headset, coming later this year, and detailed the revamped XR operating system it will run.

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

GM John Spytek takes control of the Raiders after Pete Carroll’s firing https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/06/gm-john-spytek-takes-control-of-the-raiders-after-pete-carrolls-firing/

A new toy for daddy arrives next week. With all of the USB cables around the house I want to test them to see what they are, label them and if defective, recycle. I can then organize them by type making it easier for me to find them.

Impact: How history could narrow down Cowboys' next DC options https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/impact-how-history-could-narrow-down-cowboys-next-dc-options

Went out canvassing with the Green Party in ward next door.
The candidates seem nice and meeting other green members is nice, but the actual process of going around knocking on people's doors isn't really a great deal of fun for me.
Mostly nobody home, or else maybe peering through the spy-hole feeling intimidated by me I guess? Hard to tell.
Spoke to mostly Labour voters who claim not to be sure what they'll do next time. Couple of folks already Green.
Nobody around here is gonna vote Conservative or Liberal or Reform of course. "Your Party" not likely to get it together in time to even stand. It's a race to see how many Green and Independent opposition councilors can be elected to avoid a Labour full house. 47 Lab to 3 Green seats last time. Less than 200 votes in it in that seat. Probably will do better this time, maybe even win the seat. At least make some of the safe Labour seats a bit less safe.
Most exciting part was when the flat over the road went on fire and we had to call the fire brigade and a triplet of fire engines and couple of cop cars turned up to deal with it. Started with smelling smoke and wondering if that flat was on fire, by the time the fire fighters turned up remarkably quickly (someone else already called I imagine) there were flames licking at the windows.
An exploding e-scooter battery someone was saying, but dunno how they knew.
Nice to share a drink in the pub with the green crew after, but dunno that this canvassing lark is for me. I felt like either a spare part, or just backup muscle probably intimidating people into not opening the doors.
Probably I'd enjoy it more if I could get into an argument but apparently that's rare and the advice is to disengage anyway.
#green #london #greenPartyEW

John Harbaugh Next Team Odds: Who Will Hire Ex-Ravens Coach? https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/john-harbaugh-next-team-odds

An eventful start to the Broncos' offseason: How will the offense look when Bo Nix returns? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47821241/denver-broncos-offense-quarterback-bo-nix-fractured-ankle-new-offensive-coor…

Cowboys Legend Outlines How Dallas Can Reach Super Bowl by Next Year https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-legend-outlines-how-dallas-can-reach-super-bowl-next-year

Ukraine battlefield update: Strategic, operational, and defense technology shifts — next KI Insights monthly briefing: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/ukraine-battlefield-update-strategic-operational.html

Just a reminder about next week's #DefendResearch webinar with PEN America. Join us on February 12th for a conversation with PEN America to discuss their important new report: "America’s Censored Campuses: Expanding the Web of Control" , focusing specifically on this new report and what it can tell us about the state of scientific research and education in the United State…

The Next Step in the Raiders' Progression is Clear https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-next-step-in-progression-is-clear

'Rejuvenated' Kirk Cousins wants to return for 15th season in 2026: 'Here we are again' https://www.nfl.com/news/rejuvenated-kirk-cousins-wants-to-return-15th-season-2026

Which pending free agents should the Raiders keep? https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/which-pending-free-agents-should-the-raiders-keep-3715573/

49ers, Rams will play NFL's first game in Australia next season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7025002/2026/02/05/49ers-rams-melbourne-australia-game-nfl/

Health Stuff

Recovered somewhat from whatever that weird fit was at the end of last year.

NHS still has me on some sort of list I think, appointment might turn up next year. Last contact with them they were suggesting maybe November.
But the private treatment gave me the
MRI which
showed nothing weird and post-fit symptoms have been reducing.
Experimented with eating meat to see if that helped.
Tried eating meat for a month to see if it reduced the post-fit symptoms. Maybe it did? Tried vegetarian again and maybe it got worse?
Hard to tell with intermittent symptoms and a terrible memory.
Decided it's more likely to do good than harm (to me, entirely harm to the animals obviously), and eat meat till the end of the year.
While I'm better, I don't really feel fully recovered enough to want to change things so more meat next year I think.
One of those symptoms is that booze tolerance dropped to like zero. Very rarely had more than four pints in a day this year and very rarely more than one night a
week.
Much high number than the target there really.
Tripped over a guy-rope and fell onto the wrist.
Did two days of the festival and the drive home thinking it almost certainly wasn't broken and only confirmed it was when I got home and the hospital put it in a cast.

Raiders Give Massive Update on Maxx Crosby’s Future https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-massive-update-trade-rumors/

AP Mock Draft 1.0: Edge rushers go 2-3-4 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/ap-mock-draft-10-edge-rushers-go-234-after-raiders-take-qb-fernando-mendoza-no-1-over…

Maxx Crosby to the Ravens: What's next for both teams, plus free agency and draft implications https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48127938/las-vegas-raiders-trade-maxx-crosby-baltimore-ravens-questions-draft-free-ag…

Jon Gruden Makes His Next Move Against NFL https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-jon-gruden-makes-his-next-move-against

Packers defensive end Rashan Gary says farewell: 'On to my next stop' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7084277/2026/03/06/rashan-gary-departure-packers-nfl-free-agency/

Dallas Cowboys to play in NFL's first game in Rio de Janeiro https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7025790/2026/02/05/dallas-cowboys-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-2026/

Raiders coach Pete Carroll says 'of course' he'd like to return next season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940942/2026/01/04/raiders-pete-carroll-future-hot-seat/

Who are the Raiders' 2026 opponents? https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-2026-opponents-schedule-afc-west-afc-east-nfc-west

Who are the Raiders' 2026 opponents? https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-2026-opponents-schedule-afc-west-afc-east-nfc-west

We answered 7 questions about the Falcons' coaching, GM moves https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47508535/atlanta-falcons-fire-gm-coach-terry-fontenot-raheem-morris-whats-next

5 upcoming free agents who could be fits for the Raiders https://www.raiders.com/news/5-upcoming-free-agents-who-could-become-raiders-tyler-linderbaum-alec-pierce

What’s Next? All eyes on Aubrey’s contract https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-s-next-all-eyes-on-aubrey-s-contract

5 upcoming free agents who could be fits for the Raiders https://www.raiders.com/news/5-upcoming-free-agents-who-could-become-raiders-tyler-linderbaum-alec-pierce

The NFL's most overrated, underrated free agents: Why Travis Etienne Jr. might be a risky signing https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48103950/2026-nfl-free-agency-most-overrated-underrated-willis-etienne-rodgers

What’s Next? All eyes on Aubrey’s contract https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-s-next-all-eyes-on-aubrey-s-contract

Dallas Cowboys to play in NFL's first game in Rio de Janeiro https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7025790/2026/02/05/dallas-cowboys-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-2026/

NFL Power Rankings: Seahawks, Patriots remain 1-2, Texans hot ahead of wild-card weekend https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6942267/2026/01/06/nfl-power-rankings-playoffs-seahawks-patriots-texans-whats-next/

'Each year was a step': Is Jordan Love on the same SB path as Favre, Rodgers? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47528311/nfl-green-bay-packers-jordan-love-super-bowl-favre-aaron-rodgers

Dak Prescott needs just one word to predict his future with Cowboys https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/dak-prescott-needs-one-word-predict-future-cowboys/51956c19aad82dc9142171da

McDaniel to be part of Fins' GM search process https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47517736/mike-mcdaniel-says-dolphins-coach-told-otherwise

Ashton Jeanty Explains What Next HC Needs to Do Better After Pete Carroll Firing https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/ashton-jeanty-pete-carroll-firing/

Other contenders called but Khalil Mack didn't answer: Why he returned to L.A. and how he's become a mentor https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47516782/los-angeles-chargers-khalil-mack-tuli-tuipulotu-nfl-playoffs

Cowboys' $90 million defender opting for surgery for recurring injury https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/01/05/cowboys-cb-daron-bland-surgery-recurring-foot-injury/88032826007/

What's next for the Ravens? Big questions for Lamar Jackson, John Harbaugh after disappointing 2025 season

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-lamar-jack…

Raiders predicted to hire respected play-caller with Tom Brady ties as next head coach https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/raiders-predicted-hire-respected-play-caller-…

Raiders coach Pete Carroll says 'of course' he'd like to return next season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940942/2026/01/04/raiders-pete-carroll-future-hot-seat/

What does Pete Carroll's exit mean for the Raiders, Geno Smith? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47505106/las-vegas-raiders-pete-carroll-part-ways-whats-next-mark-davis-draft

What's Next? Cowboys CB room in major flux for 2026 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-s-next-cowboys-cb-room-in-major-flux-for-2026

AP Mock Draft 1.0: Edge rushers go 2-3-4 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/ap-mock-draft-10-edge-rushers-go-234-after-raiders-take-qb-fernando-mendoza-no-1-over…

What's Next? Cowboys CB room in major flux for 2026 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-s-next-cowboys-cb-room-in-major-flux-for-2026

What's next for the Patriots at receiver? Will Stefon Diggs find a home in free agency? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48103213/new-england-patriots-release-stefon-diggs-free-agent-means-wr-nfl-draft

Steelers win AFC North title, will host Texans in wild card on Monday https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-win-afc-north-title-will-host-texans-in-wild-card-on-monday

Raiders Get Strong Kevin Stefanski Take Amid Browns Uncertainty https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/kevin-stefanski-take-browns-uncertainty/

Raiders Get Strong Message on Ravens’ Tyler Linderbaum https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/ravens-tyler-linderbaum-free-agency/

NFL trend watch: Heavy personnel could shape Super Bowl LX showdown between Patriots and Seahawks https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-trend-watch-heavy-personnel-could-shape-super-bowl-lx-showdown-between-patriots-and-seahawks

Who got the franchise tag or transition tag this NFL offseason? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47878161/2026-nfl-franchise-tag-transition-tracker-updates-cap-space-free-agency

Pete Carroll hopes to return as Raiders coach next season https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/pete-carroll-hopes-to-return-as-raiders-coach-next-season-3603782/

Ranking NFL free agent quarterbacks: Kyler Murray, Malik Willis among top names as Geno Smith looms

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ranking-2026-nfl-free-agent-quarterbacks/…

Sources: Cardinals to cut QB Murray next week https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48091996/sources-cardinals-tell-kyler-murray-released-next-week

Stafford wins first MVP, says he'll return in '26 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47845508/matthew-stafford-wins-nfl-mvp-closest-vote-2003

Maxx Crosby Next Team Odds: Bears, Cowboys in the Running https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/maxx-crosby-next-team-odds

Sources: Saints sack king Jordan to be free agent https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48112815/sources-saints-sack-leader-cameron-jordan-hit-free-agency

Alec Pierce ready to hit open market: I've earned right to explore free agency https://www.nfl.com/news/alec-pierce-ready-to-hit-open-market-i-ve-earned-right-to-explore-free-agency

Sources: QB Watson set for Browns return in '26 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47222329/sources-browns-expect-deshaun-watson-2026-roster

Raiders sign 12 players to futures contracts https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-sign-12-players-to-futures-contracts-3604090/

After four straight Falcons wins, what's next? The answer could be up to Matt Ryan https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940377/2026/01/04/matt-ryan-falcons-saints-raheem-morris-terry-fontenot/

Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori injures ankle during Super Bowl practice https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7023179/2026/02/05/seahawks-nick-emmanwori-injures-ankle/

Browns should do the right thing and let Jim Schwartz go https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7022298/2026/02/05/browns-jim-schwartz-todd-monken/

Who's most likely to win Super Bowl LX: Ranking all 14 playoff contenders https://www.nfl.com/news/who-s-most-likely-to-win-super-bowl-lx-ranking-all-14-playoff-contenders