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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 28m

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 48m

Where your tax dollars aren't going.

projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3h

Shame on me. You're quite right. Additionally, NASA COSMIC had been distributing free software since the 1970s, and I used some of that code in the 80s. D'oh!

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Richi Jennings @richi.bsky.social · 5h

#Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) and its open source fork #Valkey share a scary flaw that can give an attacker full RCE. It’s been assigned a max CVSS score of 10.0—you don’t often see that.

#Redis shouldn’t normally be exposed to the internet, but it often is. In #SBBlogwatch, we descend a layer:

#RediShell: Redis/Valkey Get ‘Perfect 10’ Critical RCE Vuln

Redis hell: CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in ubiquitous cloud storage layer. PATCH NOW.

securityboulevard.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 23h

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance: thenewstack.io/openstack-fl... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social

15 Years of OpenStack with a new release to celebrate.

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance

This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

thenewstack.io

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 23h

Where did you get it, dear? Whoever came up with it first deserves all the credit.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

No one expected 4G LTE to die off this quickly, but here we are

www.zdnet.com/article/t-mo... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

T-Mobile may be the first carrier to phase out 4G - what it means for your phone

The end of the LTE era is near.

www.zdnet.com

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

To be honest, I don't usually bring along a neck pillow.

I do have an ancient blow-up pillow that sort-of works, but it has the benefit of folding down to nothing.

Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 1d

My latest venture into travel writing, a little guide on how to pack light. Seriously light. I obsess over optimizing everything I carry with me, and here are a few of my favorites!

www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...

Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home

Skip the bulky neck pillow. Ditch your chargers. Pack these lighter, more useful gear for your next plane trip

www.theguardian.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

My grandfather, a master carpenter who I drove to distraction because I was all thumbs, would agree.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

My grandfather, a master carpenter who I drove to distraction because I was all thumbs, would agree.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite new initialism: AI;DR I'll be using this a lot from here on out.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely. Just lovely.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 2d

US federal contracting records suggest US ICE is planning to hire ~30 contractors to monitor social media content, seeking leads for enforcement operations (Dell Cameron/Wired)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Don Incognito @shuadc.bsky.social · 4d

Drive a DeLorean Without Making a Back to the Future Joke Challenge Level: Impossible

Two Deloreans in varying stages of transformation into movie props

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 3d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 3d

Y'know I'm not supposed to say that word things are correct or incorrect because that's classist and snobby and gatekeeping etc.?

"Woah" is incorrect.

Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 3d

How about doing your copy editing better?

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• Do your laundry better: If you're confused about how to launder an item of clothing, just take a photo of a laundry-care label. Then, tap the Info button at the bottom of the screen (or sometimes a washing machine icon with sparkles) and tap Look Up Laundry
Care. Woah.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 5d

He wasn't that wrong. DEC and then Compaq blew it. That's not to say Google didn't earn it. They did. PageRank was a game-changer. But DEC/Compaq made it easier for Google. I should write that tale up sometime.

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Richi Jennings @richi.bsky.social · 5d

#Japan’s biggest producer of beer is still not producing any beer this week. #Asahi Group Holdings shut down production Monday after detecting a cyber intruder.

And today it’s confirmed fears of #ransomware. In #SBBlogwatch, we dry out.

securityboulevard.com/2025/10/japa...

Asahi Hack Update: Beer-Free Day #5 Dawns in Japanese Ransomware Crisis

金のうんこ！ Breaking: Big beer brewer belatedly believes bitten by ransomware—and likely a data breach.

securityboulevard.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 5d

I've reported on all of these. I've been on the Internet for a while.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 5d

Except for the right-wing churches, all religious authority has been declining. Sigh.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 5d

I've reported on all of these. I've been on the Internet for a while.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall loved this Far Side cartoon. R.I.P.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 6d

So, this is what you meant, Arch Linux, right?

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 6d

AOL pulls the plug on dial-up - a reminder that 'dead' tech has a long expiration date zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

AOL’s modems have shrieked for the last time.

AOL pulls the plug on dial-up - a reminder that 'dead' tech has a long expiration date

It's the end of an era.

zdnet.com

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Christine Hall @brideoflinux.bsky.social · 6d

"The main advantage of the /usr merge change is that there will be a single location for the distribution to install executables and libraries. Also, the /usr-merged setup is the standard in most of the Linux ecosystem": Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout

Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout - 9to5Linux

The Alpine Linux distribution will adopt a /usr-merged file system layout for future Alpine Linux releases starting with Alpine Linux 3.23.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 6d

Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers theregister.com/2025/09/30/c... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social

Greg K-H explains what #opensource developers need to know about the CRA, but why they don't need to be worried sick about it.

Kroah-Hartman explains Cyber Resilience Act for open source

Opinion: Impact? Nope, don't worry, be happy, says Linux veteran

theregister.com

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