jon ⚝
@yala.degrowth.social.ap.brid.gy
Working with ecobytes.net on allmende.io to keep computational commons running.
english here
deutsch da: https://social.allmende.io/@jon / @jon
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://degrowth.social/@yala, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
english here
deutsch da: https://social.allmende.io/@jon / @jon
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://degrowth.social/@yala, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Reposted by jon ⚝
Scientists Found a Sugar That's Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn't Spike Insulin
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-sugar-thats-sweet-low-calorie-and-doesnt-spike-insulin
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-sugar-thats-sweet-low-calorie-and-doesnt-spike-insulin
Scientists Found a Sugar That's Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn't Spike Insulin
Artificial sweeteners were supposed to make sugary foods and beverages healthier, but today, some of...
www.sciencealert.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Scientists Found a Sugar That's Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn't Spike Insulin
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-sugar-thats-sweet-low-calorie-and-doesnt-spike-insulin
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-sugar-thats-sweet-low-calorie-and-doesnt-spike-insulin
Reposted by jon ⚝
Building decentralized alternatives is no longer the problem. The struggle is finding a way to handle the money without middlemen. The current systems prove people will pay. I think they can just be asked to, not forced to. If only the systems were as easy to use, especially if they knew much […]
Original post on liberal.city
liberal.city
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Building decentralized alternatives is no longer the problem. The struggle is finding a way to handle the money without middlemen. The current systems prove people will pay. I think they can just be asked to, not forced to. If only the systems were as easy to use, especially if they knew much […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
"Software is no longer seen as an asset, as something to care for, to maybe even take pride in. It’s a throw-away product. Like a napkin. Just get one quick, wipe your mouth and throw it away. Like a novelty t-shirt."
(Original title: Software as Fast Fashion) […]
(Original title: Software as Fast Fashion) […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
"Software is no longer seen as an asset, as something to care for, to maybe even take pride in. It’s a throw-away product. Like a napkin. Just get one quick, wipe your mouth and throw it away. Like a novelty t-shirt."
(Original title: Software as Fast Fashion) […]
(Original title: Software as Fast Fashion) […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
there are five hand problems in software development:
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
there are five hand problems in software development:
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
1 naming things
3 absolute ordering
2 cache in5 concurrencyvalidation
́4 exactly-once delivery
6 off by one errors
4 exactly-once delivery
Reposted by jon ⚝
But there's lots of complex emerging phenomena, particularly around operations. We joke about the consequences of "hallucinations" but the consequences of increasing the frequency and complexity of complex outages, while over the years steadily falling behind on having sufficient expert […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
But there's lots of complex emerging phenomena, particularly around operations. We joke about the consequences of "hallucinations" but the consequences of increasing the frequency and complexity of complex outages, while over the years steadily falling behind on having sufficient expert […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
haskell: if it compiles, it's probably correct [tm]
es2023: if it lints, it's 17:00 and you're allowed to start work now [tm]
es2023: if it lints, it's 17:00 and you're allowed to start work now [tm]
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
haskell: if it compiles, it's probably correct [tm]
es2023: if it lints, it's 17:00 and you're allowed to start work now [tm]
es2023: if it lints, it's 17:00 and you're allowed to start work now [tm]
Reposted by jon ⚝
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hennavirkkunen/115888721732640894
Dear #mastodon this is the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. Great to have someone from the commission here 🙌 🇪🇺 ✌️
Dear #mastodon this is the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. Great to have someone from the commission here 🙌 🇪🇺 ✌️
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hennavirkkunen/115888721732640894
Dear #mastodon this is the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. Great to have someone from the commission here 🙌 🇪🇺 ✌️
Dear #mastodon this is the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. Great to have someone from the commission here 🙌 🇪🇺 ✌️
Reposted by jon ⚝
today I learned that a Katie Notopoulos, a Senior Correspondent at Business Insider is on the fediverse at the handle @peepeepoopoop and I think thats great
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
today I learned that a Katie Notopoulos, a Senior Correspondent at Business Insider is on the fediverse at the handle @peepeepoopoop and I think thats great
Reposted by jon ⚝
Now and then I am able to tell myself "I don't need to feel stressed about this" and it works and I wish I could bottle it.
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Now and then I am able to tell myself "I don't need to feel stressed about this" and it works and I wish I could bottle it.
Reposted by jon ⚝
Je cherche le nom d'un magazine écolo-confus tendance antivaxx/new age/conspi récemment feuilleté dans un Relay, ça vous dit quelque chose ?
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Je cherche le nom d'un magazine écolo-confus tendance antivaxx/new age/conspi récemment feuilleté dans un Relay, ça vous dit quelque chose ?
Reposted by jon ⚝
if you are in nyc or nearby, come join this sunday for the first ever nyc co-op cloud convergence, at 2:30pm at ridgewood commons ❄️
co-organized with @3wordchant and paul
flyer created by @halopoem
more info about co-op cloud at https://coopcloud.tech/
co-organized with @3wordchant and paul
flyer created by @halopoem
more info about co-op cloud at https://coopcloud.tech/
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
if you are in nyc or nearby, come join this sunday for the first ever nyc co-op cloud convergence, at 2:30pm at ridgewood commons ❄️
co-organized with @3wordchant and paul
flyer created by @halopoem
more info about co-op cloud at https://coopcloud.tech/
co-organized with @3wordchant and paul
flyer created by @halopoem
more info about co-op cloud at https://coopcloud.tech/
Reposted by jon ⚝
Exactly 20 years ago today, jQuery was announced to the world!
🧵 Thread:
jQuery was announced at BarCamp NYC on January 14, 2006 by John Resig @jeresig, and is now maintained by the jQuery Team including Timmy @timmywil, Michał @mgol and myself (on the infra side).
Usage still grows every […]
🧵 Thread:
jQuery was announced at BarCamp NYC on January 14, 2006 by John Resig @jeresig, and is now maintained by the jQuery Team including Timmy @timmywil, Michał @mgol and myself (on the infra side).
Usage still grows every […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Exactly 20 years ago today, jQuery was announced to the world!
🧵 Thread:
jQuery was announced at BarCamp NYC on January 14, 2006 by John Resig @jeresig, and is now maintained by the jQuery Team including Timmy @timmywil, Michał @mgol and myself (on the infra side).
Usage still grows every […]
🧵 Thread:
jQuery was announced at BarCamp NYC on January 14, 2006 by John Resig @jeresig, and is now maintained by the jQuery Team including Timmy @timmywil, Michał @mgol and myself (on the infra side).
Usage still grows every […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
jQuery CDN transfers 2 petabytes a month, averaging 21K req/s or 73TB daily. And still growing!
500,000 of the top 10M sites embed jQuery directly from the jQuery CDN. Making this alone the 4th largest JavaScript CDN.
Thanks to Fastly @fastlydevs for sponsoring the essential infrastructure […]
500,000 of the top 10M sites embed jQuery directly from the jQuery CDN. Making this alone the 4th largest JavaScript CDN.
Thanks to Fastly @fastlydevs for sponsoring the essential infrastructure […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
jQuery CDN transfers 2 petabytes a month, averaging 21K req/s or 73TB daily. And still growing!
500,000 of the top 10M sites embed jQuery directly from the jQuery CDN. Making this alone the 4th largest JavaScript CDN.
Thanks to Fastly @fastlydevs for sponsoring the essential infrastructure […]
500,000 of the top 10M sites embed jQuery directly from the jQuery CDN. Making this alone the 4th largest JavaScript CDN.
Thanks to Fastly @fastlydevs for sponsoring the essential infrastructure […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
Alice:
"Every problem in this code base can be solved by either adding a layer of indirection, or removing a layer of indirection."
Bob:
"Sounds good!"
Alice:
"Not so fast, we know that every problem can be solved with one of these two approaches, however it turns out that not only is it […]
"Every problem in this code base can be solved by either adding a layer of indirection, or removing a layer of indirection."
Bob:
"Sounds good!"
Alice:
"Not so fast, we know that every problem can be solved with one of these two approaches, however it turns out that not only is it […]
Original post on social.bau-ha.us
social.bau-ha.us
January 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Alice:
"Every problem in this code base can be solved by either adding a layer of indirection, or removing a layer of indirection."
Bob:
"Sounds good!"
Alice:
"Not so fast, we know that every problem can be solved with one of these two approaches, however it turns out that not only is it […]
"Every problem in this code base can be solved by either adding a layer of indirection, or removing a layer of indirection."
Bob:
"Sounds good!"
Alice:
"Not so fast, we know that every problem can be solved with one of these two approaches, however it turns out that not only is it […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Reposted by jon ⚝
I'm off for a few days of remote field work away from the Wasa research station here in Antarctica.
Try not to break or lose anything while I'm gone. Like NATO.
Or Greenland.
Try not to break or lose anything while I'm gone. Like NATO.
Or Greenland.
January 10, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I'm off for a few days of remote field work away from the Wasa research station here in Antarctica.
Try not to break or lose anything while I'm gone. Like NATO.
Or Greenland.
Try not to break or lose anything while I'm gone. Like NATO.
Or Greenland.
Didn't think I'd end up on a GCHQ open source project today.
Should have known better, after running into .mil for hardened containers the other day.
Should have known better, after running into .mil for hardened containers the other day.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Didn't think I'd end up on a GCHQ open source project today.
Should have known better, after running into .mil for hardened containers the other day.
Should have known better, after running into .mil for hardened containers the other day.
Reposted by jon ⚝
I just want to thank everyone who continues to invest their time, money, and other resources into keeping the fediverse alive.
Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.
Grateful and […]
Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.
Grateful and […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I just want to thank everyone who continues to invest their time, money, and other resources into keeping the fediverse alive.
Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.
Grateful and […]
Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another.
Grateful and […]
Reposted by jon ⚝
The monthly SWICG GeoSocial Task Force meeting is about to start if you have thoughts on location data use cases and the social web.
https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/ed630a3d-7581-4053-9978-75949ad42f2a/20260108T130000/
#geosocial #geosocialtf #swicg
https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/ed630a3d-7581-4053-9978-75949ad42f2a/20260108T130000/
#geosocial #geosocialtf #swicg
8 January 2026 | Geosocial Task Force Call | Calendar
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
www.w3.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The monthly SWICG GeoSocial Task Force meeting is about to start if you have thoughts on location data use cases and the social web.
https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/ed630a3d-7581-4053-9978-75949ad42f2a/20260108T130000/
#geosocial #geosocialtf #swicg
https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/ed630a3d-7581-4053-9978-75949ad42f2a/20260108T130000/
#geosocial #geosocialtf #swicg
Reposted by jon ⚝
Susan Landau, @SteveBellovin , and I have a piece up on Lawfare on the UK’s latest ill-advised attempts to prohibit strong encryption. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.k.-s-plan-for-electronic-eavesdropping-poses-cybersecurity-risks
The U.K.’s Plan for Electronic Eavesdropping Poses Cybersecurity Risks
The U.K. government’s latest attempt to access encrypted cloud backups could allow adversarial actors to gain access to sensitive data.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Susan Landau, @SteveBellovin , and I have a piece up on Lawfare on the UK’s latest ill-advised attempts to prohibit strong encryption. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-u.k.-s-plan-for-electronic-eavesdropping-poses-cybersecurity-risks
Reposted by jon ⚝
I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
Reposted by jon ⚝
This should be a legal requirement for being allowed to sell networked devices.
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
arstechnica.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This should be a legal requirement for being allowed to sell networked devices.
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
Reposted by jon ⚝
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by jon ⚝
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hbons/115788343042835355
gtk sqlite viewer. this is cute as heck. flatpaks available if you click the latest build:
https://github.com/hbons/Bobby/actions
not sure if @hbons wants this doodad in circle one day, but there's always the Real True Freedom of […]
gtk sqlite viewer. this is cute as heck. flatpaks available if you click the latest build:
https://github.com/hbons/Bobby/actions
not sure if @hbons wants this doodad in circle one day, but there's always the Real True Freedom of […]
Original post on fantastic.earth
fantastic.earth
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hbons/115788343042835355
gtk sqlite viewer. this is cute as heck. flatpaks available if you click the latest build:
https://github.com/hbons/Bobby/actions
not sure if @hbons wants this doodad in circle one day, but there's always the Real True Freedom of […]
gtk sqlite viewer. this is cute as heck. flatpaks available if you click the latest build:
https://github.com/hbons/Bobby/actions
not sure if @hbons wants this doodad in circle one day, but there's always the Real True Freedom of […]