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from my link log —
We should all be using dependency cooldown periods.
https://blog.yossarian.net/2025/11/21/We-should-all-be-using-dependency-cooldowns
saved 2025-11-21

We should all be using dependency cooldowns

Fan denies using slur during incident with Metcalf https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47391606/fan-denies-using-slur-incident-steelers-dk-metcalf

Ca ii K Polar Network Index of the Sun - A Proxy for Historical Polar Magnetic Field: #SolarCycle activity: https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/using-100-year-old-data-help-predict-future-solar-cycle-activity

I have been learning #Rust for a couple of years, and using it for pet projects and demos alike. Working for a JVM-heavy company, I thought it would be my fate forever. Last week, I had a nice surprise: I convinced my management that using Rust for a particular project was the right choice. It’s not a huge project, but I want to describe my experience using Rust in a "real" project.

Adobe updates Acrobat to add new AI features, including presentation generation, file editing, and creating podcast summaries from docs stored in Adobe Spaces (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/adobe-acr…

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries | TechCrunch
Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.

I'm having a right bugger of a time upgrading my desktop from Debian 12 to 13 (trixie). Of course it's down to NVIDIA.
It has a GTX 1080 Ti which worked mostly okay under Debian 12 and version 535.something of their drivers. I was a little disappointed to find I still had to hack udev rules to convince gdm to offer a Wayland session. Finally get into Wayland and find it spams me with kernel OOPS:

Before you head out for the weekend, don't miss today's Metacurity for the crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--A database with 149 million usernames and passwords was exposed on the internet,
--Venezuelan nationals who stole cash from ATMs using malware will be deported from US,
--FBI asked Microsoft to unlock encrypted laptops,
--Under Armour is investigating massive data breach,
--Tech investors want the US government to prob…

A database with 149 million usernames and passwords was exposed on the internet
Venezuelan nationals who stole cash from ATMs using malware will be deported from US, FBI asked Microsoft to unlock encrypted laptops, Under Armour is investigating massive data breach, Tech investors want the US government to probe S. Korea's treatment of Coupang following data breach, much more

New: Podcast ep 205: How to recover without burning out: using pacing to find your dehoarding rhythm https://www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/podcast-ep-205-how-to-recover-without-burning-out-using-pacin…

Where's the fun in using a mid to high [and at that, an AMD] GPU for Linux gaming? 🙂 Even now, most gamers are broke by default, so I am using my second budget build that I had set aside for Win11 to do my Windows chores, but have completely migrated to Linux now, to showcase how real™ men™ overcome difficulties and optimise settings even on garbage PCs 😃
Linux Budget Gaming - Detroit: Become Human - GTX 1650 GDDR6 4GB ( i5-13400F)

from my link log —
dirlock: manage encrypted directories using the Linux kernel's fscrypt API.
https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/holo/dirlock
saved 2025-12-23

holo / dirlock · GitLab
A tool for managing encrypted directories using the Linux kernel's fscrypt API. Instructions for the Steam Deck here.