Four researchers built a tool to test the citations in a large number of scholarly articles. In this study, they used it to show how many fabricated citations they found in a random sample of 500,000 peer-reviewed articles.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2623869123

I'm interested in the frequency of fake citations. But right now I'm more interested in the fact that the tool is not #OpenSource. One good reason is that it depends in part on #Claude. But the authors did not share their Claude prompts or any of the non-Claude code they wrote to supplement Claude.

They do make three gestures toward openness here though. (1) They wrote analysis code to help crunch their data, and they're willing to share that analysis code on request. (2) They offer to share the tool code with reviewers and editors on request, presumably to aid in the peer-review of their article. But they don't make the same offer to researchers who want to test the tool or use it for new studies. (3) In Appendix 01 they give pseudocode for the citation-testing tool, but not the actual code.

Motivated researchers could use the pseudocode to create their own tool. But it would likely differ in details from the tool used here, blocking attempts at precise replication.

More important, the lack of open code for testing citations prevents the critique and improvement of that code, and slows the evolution of standardized methods for testing citations.

#AI #Citations #Hallucinations #Metaresearch #OpenScience #ScholComm

Schluss mit kaputten SSH-Sessions: Update für das moderne Terminal Ghostty

Das Update für den Terminal-Emulator Ghostty senkt den RAM-Verbrauch, beschleunigt den Parser und bringt einen praktischen Wrapper für SSH-Verbindungen mit.

https://www.heise.de/news/Schluss-mit-kaputten-SSH-Sessions-Update-fuer-das-moderne-Terminal-Ghostty-11503392.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#FreeBSD #IT #Linux #macOS #OpenSource #SSH #news

Ottmar Mergenthaler, who died OTD in 1899, invented the linotype machine https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/font-config-warnings.html?s=mb #Linux #OpenSource

Thunderbird verbessert Mailanzeige unter Linux

Die MZLA Technologies Corporation hat Version 159.0 des freien E-Mail-Programms Thunderbird Desktop veröffentlicht.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/thunderbird-verbessert-mailanzeige-unter-linux/

#linux #opensource #Thunderbird #Mozilla #EMail

@uba

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Blaues Thunderbird-Logo als stilisierter Vogel, der einen weißen Briefumschlag umschließt. Im grauen Hintergrund schweben weiße Kacheln mit Apple-Logo, Yahoo!-Zeichen und weiteren Umschlagsymbolen.

After 15 years, I'm contributing to KDE again! 😄

Plasma Pass on Plasma 6.8 had a tiny, almost unusable popup. Tracked it down to missing preferred dimensions in QML.

Two lines fixed it! Tested on Fedora 45, CI green, and the MR is now open upstream.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pass/-/merge_requests/24

Upstream first - fewer local patches to maintain! ❤️

#KDE #Plasma6 #Fedora #OpenSource

After 15 years, I'm contributing to KDE again! 😄

Plasma Pass on Plasma 6.8 had a tiny, almost unusable popup. With a little help from Claude Code, we tracked it down to missing preferred dimensions in QML.

Two lines fixed it! Tested on Fedora 45, CI green, and the MR is now open upstream.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pass/-/merge_requests/24

Upstream first - fewer local patches to maintain! ❤️

#KDE #Plasma6 #Fedora #OpenSource

After 15 years, I'm contributing to KDE again! 😄

Plasma Pass on Plasma 6.8 had a tiny, almost unusable popup. With a little help from Claude Code, we tracked it down to missing preferred dimensions in QML.

Two lines fixed it! Tested on Fedora 45, CI green, and the MR is now open upstream.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-pass/-/merge_requests/24

Upstream first - fewer local patches to maintain! ❤️

#KDE #Plasma6 #Fedora #OpenSource #AI

People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything
#Tech #AI #ReverseEngineering #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #DigitalRights #Microsoft #Adobe #BigTech #Internet #Software #The14Media
https://the-14.com/people-are-using-ai-to-make-expensive-computer-programs-free-this-could-change-everything

KI-Agenten an der kurzen Leine: PipesHub durchsucht das Firmenwissen

PipesHub bündelt Daten aus Slack, Jira oder GitHub für die interne Suche und KI-Agenten. Version 1.0.0 bringt unter anderem Code-Graphen und strengere Rechte.

https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Agenten-an-der-kurzen-Leine-PipesHub-durchsucht-das-Firmenwissen-11502811.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Anthropic #GitHub #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Microsoft #OpenSource #OpenAI #news

VKD3D-Proton is one of the major parts of Valve's Proton, that enables tons of Direct3D 12 games to run well on SteamOS / Linux. Version 3.1 is out now!
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/vkd3d-proton-3-1-brings-a-new-stable-release-ahead-of-more-important-changes-to-come/

#Steam #OpenSource #Wine #Valve #Proton #Misc

KDE Plasma 6.8.2 is now available, delivering critical bug fixes, multi-screen improvements, and enhanced stability for Linux desktop users.

#KDEPlasma #Linux #OpenSource #SoftwareUpdate #TechNews

https://dailytechnow.com/kde-plasma-6-8-2-released-bug-fixes/

Tails 7.15.1 sperrt kompromittierte Zertifikate

Das Tails-Projekt hat am 23. Oktober die Notfallversion 7.15.1 seines auf Anonymität ausgelegten Live-Betriebssystems veröffentlicht.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/tails-7-15-1-sperrt-kompromittierte-zertifikate/

#linux #opensource

@uba

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Weißes Tails-Logo mit stilisiertem, geometrischem Symbol auf violettem Hintergrund.

Goodmorning from sunny #Barcelona 🥳 Omw to @mozilla 's MozFest.

#Mozfest #mozilla #mozfest26 #opensource #foss

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The famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

When the elders of the internet start dying, large parts of the online ecosystem might break. So many important pieces of software are maintained by so few people. This page visualises it all.

https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet

#Spof #Architecture #OpenSource

heise+ | Fensterverwaltung #niri vorgestellt | iX Magazin https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Fensterverwaltung-niri-vorgestellt-11484720.html #heiseplus #OpenSource #Linux

Für alle #Linux -Benutzer, die zu Recht mit ihren #Distros zufrieden sind. ☝️
Macht Nicht-Linux-Benutzern die Entscheidung für einen Wechsel durch solche Aussagen nicht noch schwerer und unsicherer: „Nimm gleich die bessere Lösung“, „Warum nicht XYZ?“, "Warum empfehlen alle immer ausgerechnet ...

" Veränderung entsteht weniger durch technische Überlegenheit als durch Begleitung und Mitnahme der Menschen.👇
https://krisu.eu/posts/ankommen/
#digitaleunabhängigkeit #opensource #bigtech #begleitung #diday

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Profilkarte von Krisú zu sehen. Links das Profilbild von Krisú, rechts daneben mit Text: KRISÚ クリス, Meine Experimente mit Web, Code & OpenSource.

Kali Linux 2026.3 bietet überarbeitete Build-Skripte

Generalüberholte Build-Skripte erstellen die neue Version der an Sicherheitsexperten und Pentester gerichteten Distribution.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/kali-linux-2026-3-bietet-ueberarbeitete-build-skripte/

#linux #opensource #Distribution #KaliLinux #Sicherheit

@timschuermann

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Weiß stilisierter Drachenkopf mit langen geschwungenen Linien vor einem blau-türkisen, leuchtenden Kreis auf weißem Hintergrund.

Brave Adds Encrypted Chats With Leo. Containers Still Have Weak Spots

On October 15, 2026, Brave announced a new mode for its Leo assistant.

https://vsx.global/brave-leo-encryption-containers/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

heise+ | Urheberrecht, Patente, Marken: Was beim KI-Nachbau von Software zu beachten ist

KI macht den Nachbau bekannter Programme verlockend einfach. Doch was technisch gelingt, ist längst nicht immer erlaubt. Eine juristische Einschätzung.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Urheberrecht-Patente-Marken-Was-beim-KI-Nachbau-von-Software-zu-beachten-ist-11487778.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#KünstlicheIntelligenz #Markenrecht #Netzpolitik #OpenSource #Software #Softwareentwicklung #Urheberrecht #news

Here's how to automatically post to Mastodon: https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/python-social-media-automation/?s=mb #OpenSource #Python #TwitterMigration

heise+ | Linux-Dateimanager Nemo mit eigenen Skripten und Actions erweitern

Der Linux-Dateimanager Nemo lässt sich leicht um zusätzliche Funktionen erweitern. Dabei können Sie fertige Actions installieren oder eigene Skripte hinzufügen.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Linux-Dateimanager-Nemo-mit-eigenen-Skripten-und-Actions-erweitern-11398936.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #LinuxMint #OpenSource #Programmierung #news

Check out Columnly – a multi-column client for all your ActivityPub-based accounts! 📊

Manage all your feeds in one place with a clean, customizable layout. The only feature really missing right now is automatic system light/dark mode support.

🔗 https://columnly.social

#ActivityPub #Fediverse #OpenSource #SocialMedia

ICS[AP] updated CISA ICS Advisories Master File for 10/27/2026 & the following year's CSVs:

CISA_ICS_ADV_2026_10_27_26.csv

Available @ ICS[AP] GitHub:
https://github.com/icsadvprj/ICS-Advisory-Project/tree/main

#opensource
#vulnerabilitymanagement
#icssecurity

#Google #googlecloud #googlemaps #googlemail #googletv #googleplay #GoogleGemini #googlepixel #googlechrome #googlebooks #googledeepmind #googleearth #googledocs #googledrive #GoogleMeet #boycottgoogle #boycottgmail #BOYCOTTgreedyFuckers #SundarPichai

#qwant #searchengine - https://www.qwant.com/
#mojeek #searchengine - https://www.mojeek.com/

Extensive list of #googlealternatives to #replacegoogle - https://switching.software/

#switchingsoftware #opensource #fediverse #apps #software

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sgbenoit threads The thing about Google clearing a forest in Finland without permits is that they decided that whatever fine they might face is worth it. It doesn't cost them as much as not getting the land cleared. Because like ALL things, if the punishment is a fine, it isnt really illegal for rich people.

Hello, world! Welcome to the official Mastodon account of the Digital Commons EDIC.
We’re here to share our work and connect with the communities building and sustaining digital commons.
More to share soon.
#DC_EDIC #DigitalCommons #OpenSource

*sigh*

Do really all those who generate security reports really expect the recipients to really read that wall of text they ship? Text they most likely didn't even care to read themselves?

What kind of stupidity are we racing towards? It's just so tempting to just flat-out reject LLM generated wall-of-text-reports these days.

Below is some really*valuable inforrmation* received in one such report ...

This report didn't kill just a kitten. It killed a village of kittens.

Security reports these days is a farse and pure tragedy. It just drains the last pieces of energy to care about processing security reports.

</rant>

#infosec #llm #ai #securityDisclosure #security #opensource

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117514544749892345

This wont work well for @fdroidorg, as it requires App Archiving support which #FDroid doesn't have. Additionally it would require newer target SDK versions, which is Google's way of locking people with older #Android out of newer apps. Additonally, it lets Google arbitrarily charge fees.

#Degoogle #privacy #opensource #floss #Google #fosss #freesoftware

- : Say hello to BashBBS! : -

Is this just stupid? I've made a really small BBS using just Bash and whatever a bare-bones Debian install provides. Running on a rpi zero w (not 2 🤣 )

If you want to try it out, here is a form to fill out 😆 ☕ (I will approve requests as fast as I can.)

It's in early beta, but I would love it if someone wants to try it out!

https://bbs.piewpiew.se/

Please send ASCII art proposals!

#bbs #retrocomputing #linux #bash #homelab #ascii #debian #opensource

With All That Mess

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/10/27/even-with-all-that-mess/

#MyNotes #Life #Memories #OpenSource

Upgrade to #Mautic 7.2.2 to fix critical Mautic vulnerabilities, including 9.9 #CVSS #RCE flaw CVE-2026-115188, CVE-2026-115189, and SQL injection bugs.

#PHP #SQLInjection #OpenSource #Cybersecurity #Vulnerability #InfoSec #CVE #OSS

Für alle, die gerne weg von #windows wollen, sich aber nicht gut mit #Linux auskennen.
Ihr könnt Ubuntu auch erstmal im Browser eures PCs testen.
https://distrosea.com/start/ubuntu-26.04-default/

#diday #digitaleunabhängigkeit #opensource #ubuntu

Was going to try Organic Maps from Fdroid to see if I like them...but they have an Agents.md that is the bad kind, one with documentation for agents instead of a kindly fuck off (or telling the agent to act like a cat woman or man).

Will be bombing that thing off of my phone ASAP. At first, I was loving the interface, but they are down with the sloppiness and that is a shame. Glad that I didn't donate to the project, otherwise I would've lived with that regret for a while.

#opensource #organic_maps #FuckAI

👀 Heute hab ich das kleine Plakat an der Tür zur Bar Napoli in der Spandauer Altstadt entdeckt ...

🤗 Am Mi., 28. Oktober, 17:30–20:00 Uhr: Linux-Abend in der Klima-Werkstatt Spandau.

💻️ Laptop mitbringen, Linux testen und installieren – mit fachlicher Begleitung. Statt Elektroschrott: einfach wechseln.

ℹ️ https://www.berlin.de/klimawerkstatt-spandau

#Linux #Spandau #Nachhaltigkeit #opensource #Berlin #DIY #dutgemacht #didit #did #klima

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Plakat „Linux-Abend" der Klima Werkstatt Spandau. Überschrift „Von Windows zu Linux – Elektroschrott vermeiden!" mit „WECHSEL!" darunter. Illustration: roter Pfeil von einem Laptop mit Windows-Logo zu einem Laptop mit Linux-Pinguin und Musiknoten. Termin: Mi., 28. Oktober, 17:30–20:00 Uhr. „Laptop mitbringen, Linux testen und installieren." Unten die Adresse www.berlin.de/klimawerkstatt-spandau. Plakat hinter Glas mit klebend befestigten Ecken.

Power für Gaming, Content Creation und lokale KI: Das TUXEDO Stellaris 16 – Gen8 vereint High-End-Hardware mit Linux.

⚡ Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
🎮 Bis zu NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
🧠 Bis zu 128 GB RAM

Für alle, die mehr aus ihrem Notebook herausholen wollen.

👉 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/de/TUXEDO-Stellaris-16-Gen8.tuxedo

#TUXEDO #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

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TUXEDO-Werbemotiv: Stellaris 16 Laptop vor einer Weltraumkulisse, Bildschirm zeigt einen halb leuchtenden Planeten mit roten Magmastrukturen und einem „X“-Leuchteffekt; darunter der Slogan „Leistung vom anderen Stern“ und der Modellhinweis „TUXEDO Stellaris 16 - Gen8 - INTEL“.

You know what would be a super awesome and useful thing to do with the AI that’s great at finding holes but sucks at fixing them?

What if instead of scanning code for vulnerabilities, we used #ai to scan for misuse of open source code and forced companies to pull products, release them for free, or got #eff or similar group to sue companies and use the proceeds to fund open source developers?

#opensource

Opengrep (open-source Semgrep alternative) in v1.33.0 released

https://secburg.com/posts/opengrep-v1330-released/

#Opengrep #SAST #AppSec #InfoSec #OpenSource

Digitale Souveränität durch Open Source

Wie gestalten Unternehmen ihre IT unabhängig von einzelnen Herstellern? TUXEDO und Fsas Technologies zeigen es bei unserem gemeinsamen Event in Augsburg.

📅 18. November 2026, 17:30–19:15 Uhr
📍 TUXEDO Computers, Alter Postweg 101, 86159 Augsburg, 12. Stock

Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, eine Anmeldung ist erforderlich.

Jetzt anmelden:
https://my.tuxedocomputers.com/de/event/digitale-souveranitat-durch-open-source-20/register

#OpenSource #DigitaleSouveränität #Linux #IT #Augsburg

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TUXEDO-Veranstaltung "Digitale Souveränität durch Open Source" — 18. November 2026, 17:30 Uhr, TUXEDO HQ Augsburg; Anmeldung erforderlich, kostenfrei; links große Textfläche, rechts halbtransparentes X über Foto von Mitarbeitenden.

Even With All That Mess

Bologna, 2003. A messy room, a graduation approaching, a FreeBSD Handbook gone missing. Twenty-three years later, I look back.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/10/27/even-with-all-that-mess/

#MyNotes #Life #Memories #OpenSource

You will soon be able to self host Columnly, and expand it freely (under the AGPL-3.0 license)!

I'm looking forward to getting translation contributions, help with RTL support, and further improving accessibility (we do support WCAG and accessibility friendly layouts, themes and support).

It's a Nuxt app with typescript, tailwind and tanstack!

#Columnly #openSource #DX #Nuxt

A shout-out to the developers behind https://columnly.social! especially @dansup ❤️
It’s great to see people building and contributing to the Fediverse. Every independent project adds to the diversity of our social web and reminds us that the internet can be shaped by communities, creativity, and collaboration; not just big corporations.
Thank you to everyone who puts their time and skills into building a more open social web. Your work matters!
#Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSource #IndieWeb #FOSS

TUXEDO auf der electronica 2026! 💻🐧

Vom 10. bis 13. November sind wir in München dabei!

📍 Halle B4, Stand 339

💻 Linux-Notebooks live erleben
🐧 TUXEDO OS entdecken
🤝 Unser Team persönlich treffen

Ihr möchtet euch mit unseren Experten austauschen? Vereinbart jetzt einen Termin!

👉 https://my.tuxedocomputers.com/event/electronica-4/register

Wir freuen uns auf euch!

#Linux #OpenSource #munchen

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Ankündigung der Messe "electronica in München" (10.–13. November 2026), Halle B4 Stand 339, vor Münchens Skyline mit Frauenkirche und Rathaus, groß transparentes X im Vordergrund und Logos von electronica und TUXEDO.

Plasma 6.7 is out and landing soon on your distro of choice!

You can look forward to easier menu customization, better control over your mics, and, as for virtual desktops... Well, well, well! You get keyboard navigation and the much anticipated feature of having separate virtual desktops on different monitors.

All the new stuff packed into Plasma 6.7 is here:

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/

#Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Become a Supporting Member:

https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/10/27/even-with-all-that-mess/

#Life #MyNotes #Reflections #life #memories #opensource

In this Q3 2026 FreeBSD Journal article, Sven Rüdiger explores how Sylve, a browser-based management interface for FreeBSD, can simplify home lab management by unifying virtual machines, jails, and ZFS storage.

Read the full article: https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/production-deployments/consolidating-a-home-lab-with-sylve/

#FreeBSD #FreeBSDJournal #OpenSource #Virtualization #ZFS

I think an issue with the discourse about #OpenSource software accepting or not accepting #AI code is that it's not hard to get code that's passable as human-written - more so if you consider the quality of human-written code that projects sometimes received before #LLM s got reasonably effective. Whether a project accepts AI code or not, it's near inevitable for AI-written code to be submitted and merged.

What do we do about that? I don't know. It feels like projects would need to start requiring license agreements for patches that effectively absolve them of any infringement claims and put it on the (potentially anonymous, otherwise) submitter or something.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with my own small projects (which have no PRs). It's something I've been thinking about though. I hope other projects are too.

Umfrage: Risiken in der Software-Lieferkette von deutschen Firmen

Red Hat befragte 1400 CIOs in 14 Ländern, darunter auch Deutschland, zur KI-Nutzung und zum KI-Risikomanagement in ihrem Unternehmen.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/umfrage-risiken-in-der-software-lieferkette-von-deutschen-firmen/

#linux #opensource

@uba

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„Nur 33 % der deutschen Unternehmen überwachen kontinuierlich die von KI-Anbietern ausgehenden Risiken.“ Daneben ein Würfel aus weißen, grauen, roten und transparenten Blöcken; oben rechts das Red-Hat-Logo. Fußnote: „1.400 befragte CIOs in 14 Ländern der EMEA-Region“.

DuckDB 2.0.0: Neues LTS-Release bringt Performanceschub und KI-Agent-Erkennung

DuckDB 2.0.0 verbessert den Servermodus, unterstützt asynchrones I/O und SQL-Trigger, erkennt KI-Agenten und erhält Support bis Oktober 2027.

https://www.heise.de/news/DuckDB-2-0-0-Neues-LTS-Release-bringt-Performanceschub-und-KI-Agent-Erkennung-11501487.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenbanken #IT #MySQL #OpenSource #PostgreSQL #SQL #news

New blog post in my series about using the HumanWare BrailleNote Apex with #FreeBSD! This time, I explore USB communication in USB Client mode.

https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2026-10-26-freebsd-usb-apex.html

#FreeBSD #Accessibility #A11y #UNIX #OpenSource #Braille #DeviceDrivers #AssistiveTechnology

OpenSSL 4.1.0 unterstützt DTLS 1.3

Das OpenSSL-Projekt hat Version 4.1.0 seiner Verschlüsselungsbibliothek veröffentlicht.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/openssl-4-1-0-unterstuetzt-dtls-1-3/

#linux #opensource #OpenSSL

@uba

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Logo „openSUSE Library“ auf weißem Hintergrund; „openSUSE“ in Dunkelrot und Schwarz, darunter „LIBRARY“ in grauen Großbuchstaben.

Stalwart: Der schnellste Mailserver der Welt?

Der Mailserver Stalwart erreicht Version 1.0: mit schnelleren Parsern, einer erweiterten Volltextsuche und Änderungen an Datenbank und OAuth.

https://www.heise.de/news/Stalwart-Der-schnellste-Mailserver-der-Welt-11501223.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#EMail #IMAP #IT #OpenSource #Rust #news

Portputer 0.1.0 is out. It controls a Mac or Windows computer from an Android phone or another computer, and works with TalkBack, VoiceOver and NVDA.

Every key of a physical keyboard goes to the computer, shortcuts included. Computer audio plays on the phone, the phone's microphone becomes a Mac input, and clipboards and files go both ways. It can even type at the Mac login window.

Open source:
https://github.com/aaron-gh/portputer

#Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader #Android #macOS #Windows #OpenSource

Hello Fedora Linux 45! 🎉

Just upgraded my ThinkPad X1 Carbon from F44 to F45, and the upgrade went incredibly smoothly!

Yes, it's still pre-release software. Yes, I'm running it at my own risk. And so far? Absolutely rock solid!

Some highlights:
- Tighter security: ptrace restricted by default
- Fresh dev stack: Python 3.15, GCC 16.2 & Go 1.27
- kmscon replaces the legacy kernel console
- RPM package signatures enforced by default

Great work, @fedora team! ❤️

#Fedora #FedoraLinux #KDE #Linux #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Fedora Linux 45 KDE Plasma Desktop Edition running on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12. Two dark-themed windows are open against a blue wallpaper featuring mechanical gears. On the left, KDE System Settings displays Fedora 45, KDE Plasma 6.7.5, Linux kernel 7.2.11, and 32 GB RAM. On the right, a Konsole terminal running fastfetch shows the Fedora ASCII logo and system information, including the Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, Wayland desktop, and two connected displays. The KDE Plasma panel is visible along the bottom.

👩‍💻 Alle nutzen Open Source. Aber wer hat eine Strategie dafür?

«PHP2Shell» hat gezeigt: Wer nicht weiss, wo Open Source im Einsatz ist, kann im Ernstfall nicht reagieren. Der OSPO-Track an der DINAconCH zeigt in vier Sessions, wie Organisationen Open Source bewusst und strategisch nutzen.

In diesem Track finden folgende Sessions statt:

💡 Open Source als Säule der digitalen Souveränität in der Bundesverwaltung mit Bruno Schöb

💡Warum Open Source Teil jeder digitalen Strategie sein muss mit Lukas Grossar

💡Marktanforderungen und Open Source: Es fehlt nicht Code, es fehlt Struktur mit David Sommer

💡Open Source für Resilienz und digitale Unabhängigkeit mit Nina Müller

💡AI und das Open-Source-Ökosystem: Was OSPOs jetzt tun sollten mit Olivier Brian

Mehr Informationen zum Track: https://dinacon.ch/2026/10/27/um-was-geht-es-im-track-ospo/

🎟️ Zu den Tickets: https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/wissenschaft-technik/dinacon-2026-bern-7490308037581749165.html

#DINAcon2026 #CHOpen #OpenSource #OSPO #DigitaleSouveränität

Deutsche Jugendliche gewinnen Programmierwettbewerb der FSFE

Die Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) hat die Gewinner der fünften Ausgabe des europäischen Programmierwettbewerbs Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) in Brüssel ausgezeichnet.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/deutsche-jugendliche-gewinnen-programmierwettbewerb-der-fsfe/

#linux #opensource

@uba

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Acht junge Erwachsene stehen gestaffelt auf einer breiten Treppe hinter einem schwarz-goldenen, ornamental verzierten Geländer. Alle halten kleine Aufsteller mit Fotos verschiedener Personen.

🗳️ OWASP Board Election voting is OPEN!

3 Board seats are up for election. Make your voice heard and help shape OWASP’s future!

📩 Check your personal and OWASP email for your ballot.

⏰ Closes Oct 30, midnight UTC.

Vote now: https://owasp.org/board/elections/2026

#community #opensource #boardelections

Mark, Sean, and Kathrine co-signed and published the first #DelugeCommunity blog post. This is about the internal development dynamics of the #opensource #synthstromDeluge firmware development and #AI #LLM, besides some more observations on contsibutions.

https://delugecommunity.com/blog/2026-10-26-first-post/

Enjoy :)

We are inviting proposals for talks about “FOSS Office Software and Suites“ at FOSDEM 2027, which will take place on 30-31 January in Brussels: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/26/foss-office-devroom-cfp/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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LibreOffice at FOSDEM banner

Denmark ends Collabora pilot testing across its public sector after formatting errors disrupted case workflows, securing a quiet victory for Microsoft.

#Denmark #Collabora #MicrosoftOffice #OpenSource #GovTech

https://securityonline.info/denmark-ends-collabora-pilot/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Yeah, I'm not too worried about "agent swarms".

Given where models get their training data, your swarms will be coordinating and cooperating like the open source community does.

so 'agents' seem just as likely to get into each other's way.

It's any piping of LLM output to the terminal of an internet-connected computer that's the issue.

#AI #Swarms #Agents #OpenSource #LLMs

Seit heute ist planetfoss.net offiziell am Start: ein Nachrichtensammler für Linux und Open Source im Magazin-Stil, auf Deutsch und Englisch. Die Seite übernimmt nur Vorschau und Anriss und verlinkt immer auf den Originalartikel. Sprachen und Themen könnt ihr selbst filtern. Das erste Feedback ist schon eingetrudelt und umgesetzt. Danke dafür, und gerne mehr davon.

Große Themen landen auch bei @planetfoss.

https://planetfoss.net

#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource

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Nahaufnahme eines Computerbildschirms mit der Webseite planetfoss.net, die Nachrichten und Artikel zu Linux und Open-Source-Themen zeigt

https://planetfoss.net/

Sweden’s Government Offices Block ChatGPT and Claude. AI Itself Is Not Banned

Since October 26, 2026, Sweden’s Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) have blocked the web interface of ChatGPT and Claude on work computers.

https://vsx.global/sweden-government-offices-block-chatgpt-claude/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

With a sleek beak and an elegant neck, this majestic animal has long been associated with our host city’s most scenic outlooks.

We are proud to reveal the Everything Open 2027 official tangram; only one bird would do. See you in Meanjin / Brisbane in January 2027!

https://2027.everythingopen.au/attend/tickets/

#EverythingOpen
#OpenSource
#EverythingOpen2027
#OpenTech
#TechCommunity
#Linux
#FOSS

TIL that the Apollo 11 source code is apparently on GitHub: https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11

#apollo11 #nasa #moonlanding #opensource #space #moon

What is KDE?

The story of free software

Hear it from the programmers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vyzla9mx4g

#KDE #DE #WM #programming #Linux #Android #no #TV #OpenSource

Same hard-coded values (5°, 7°, 25°), same variable and function names, same steps, in the same order.
On one side, FairScan (Kotlin, GPL v3). On the other, Ente Locker (Rust): no copyright notice, no mention of FairScan in the file.
And this is just one function. I found similar matches in multiple files.

I'm not a lawyer and may be missing something. If you read code, I'd like to know what you see.

https://fairscan.org/blog/did-ente-locker-copy-my-code-without-attribution/

#opensource #FOSS

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Two code listings side by side: FairScan (Kotlin) and Ente Locker (Rust) with identical hard-coded values and function names.

I wrote a blog that explains why why the new #curl security policy to not embargo low and medium vulnerabilities is a great idea and other open source projects should adopt this policy

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/10-embargo/

#OpenSourceSecurity #vulnerability #embargo #security #opensource

"The long story short, if your project uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI, it's not welcome on r/opensource," moderator Wolvereness wrote. "AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this Open Source community."

https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/26/reddits-r/opensource-bans-ai-slop-and-quite-a-few-humans-for-good-measure/5305392

#opensource #reddit #ai #vibecoding

Mozilla has a new revenue stream that might actually work, GNOME OS gets closer to a stable release, Raspberry Pi OS for x86 machines returns, and Amazon has expensive new Android tablets that have the Play Store. Plus hacking old Echo Dots to work with Home Assistant, building ad blocking lists, and unbricking an M1 Mac with Linux in discoveries.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-409/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

Freshly written: Neat Finds #02: Small Webs, Old Protocols and Other Oddities

Issue two of Neat Finds: twenty open source projects with an old soul. A search engine for the weird web, IRC servers and bouncers, BBS art on the web, feed aggregators, the code that ran Slashdot, a SimCity 2000 remake and a bird that lives in your browser.

https://pablomurad.com/neat-finds-02-small-webs-old-protocols-and-other-oddities/

#NeatFinds #OpenSource #smallweb #terminal

"Open source is the foundation of modern software, and customers increasingly need to show, not just claim, that they manage it responsibly."

Alex Rybak, Sr. Director, Product Management at Anchore, on why we joined the OpenChain Partner Program (Vendor category).

https://anchore.com/blog/anchore-is-now-an-openchain-partner/

#OpenChain #OpenSource #SBOM

OBS Studio on FreeBSD now supports Browser Source.

I've ported the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) to FreeBSD and got the obs-browser plugin working with it. That brings Browser Source and Custom Browser Docks to FreeBSD: web overlays, alerts, chat widgets and the rest of the things modern streaming depends on.

Code: [https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=299341] or [https://github.com/Martinfx/FreeBSD-Ports]

If you run OBS on FreeBSD, feedback and bug reports are very welcome.

#FreeBSD #OBSStudio #CEF #OpenSource

New.

"The vulnerability, CVE-2026-42589, allows an attacker to inject ExifTool arguments through unsanitized metadata keys. By inserting newlines into a JSON key, an attacker can inject the -if argument and execute arbitrary Perl code. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and was fixed in Gotenberg 8.31.0."

VulnCheck: Cache Me If You Can: Unpacking a Go Implant and Its Toolkit https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/cache-me-if-you-can @vulncheck #opensource #infosec #threatresearch

#jetzt #neu 🤯

🐧🎬 Linux, Bash & FFmpeg in Aktion!

Mein universelles Bash-Skript analysiert und konvertiert Videos direkt im Terminal. Im Screenshot: „Exodus – Götter und Könige“ mit HEVC/H.265, AAC, Full HD (1920 × 1080), 25 fps und CRF 18. ⚙️💻

Keine unnötige GUI – stattdessen volle Kontrolle, reproduzierbare Abläufe und Automatisierung per Shell! 🔥

#Linux #FFmpeg #Bash #ShellScripting #HEVC #H265 #OpenSource #VideoEncoding #Automation #LinuxDesktop 🐧

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Schwarzer Linux-Desktop mit einem Terminal oben links. Das Bash-Skript zeigt technische Videodaten zu „Exodus – Götter und Könige.mp4“. Rechts ist eine weiße ASCII-Grafik zu sehen, unten die Linux-Taskleiste.

mitmproxy v12.3.1 with security-related fixes released

https://secburg.com/posts/mitmproxy-v1231-released/

#mitmproxy #InfoSec #HTTPS #WebSecurity #OpenSource

Dänemark hat den Test mit der #OpenSource-Office-Suite #Collabora beendet und bleibt vorerst bei Microsoft Office. Die Kompatibilität mit Microsoft-Dokumenten erwies sich als Herausforderung. Die Entscheidung betrifft vorerst nur das Pilotprojekt, die langfristige Softwarestrategie der Behörden ist unklar. https://www.golem.de/news/keine-abloesung-von-microsoft-office-daenemark-beendet-collabora-test-2610-214483.html

🚀 Rick and Migraty v1.0.3 now available!
This release focuses on security and stability: ✅Drupal and #PHP 8.4 security updates and a more robust, observable, and maintainable migration workflow.
https://gitlab.com/davidjguru/rick-and-migraty/-/tags/1.0.3
#Drupal #Migration #PHP #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #DDEV

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The Rick and Migraty experience! (with Drupal)

CachyOS, Tag 3: Druckereinrichtung.
Mit CUPS fast ein Kinderspiel. Zugegeben, etwas weniger fancy als ein Windows-11-Installer-Fenster. Aber nach gerade mal vier Klicks war mein Epson eingerichtet und im Netzwerk erreichbar.
Manchmal muss es eben nicht schick aussehen Hauptsache, es funktioniert (-:
#CachyOS #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop

I do work today.

Just, not at 8am!

My shift isn't until 16:00.

Hahahahahahaha, ah well. I guess I could have stayed up later? Or slept in more? I already spent > 70+ minutes on the commute into the "office" how shall I burn the next 8ish hours until my shift actually begins?

Well, for starters, I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' Got (Game of Trees) to 0.130.1 -portable here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/36049

One of the GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed OK. The other one? Is queued.

Hopefully it will go smoothly?

Regardless, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

#Got #GameOfTrees #MacPorts #OpenSource #VersionControl #Git

Fedora 45 verschiebt sich – erneut

Mehrere „Blocker-Bugs“ verhindern die Veröffentlichung der nächsten Fedora-Version, die eigentlich schon in dieser Woche hätte erscheinen sollen.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/fedora-45-verschiebt-sich-erneut/

#linux #opensource #Distribution #Fedora

@timschuermann

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Blaues Fedora-Logo: ein abgerundetes, tropfenförmiges Zeichen mit weißem „f“ über dem blauen Schriftzug „fedora“ auf weißem Hintergrund.

Hey #Developers I research security and I use agents to do it. I prefer #FOSS and #opensource however the recent #antiai discussions in the community leave me with one question.

If I discover a #vulnerability of your #app with an #agent. Do you want me to disclose it to you before I take it public?

I'm happy to either way, I don't have emotional regulation issues with my or other people's choices in tooling and I'm happy to not if you want it, lmk. <3

October is Hacktober! In Nepal, the #LibreOffice community is present at hackfests, bringing new people into the project: https://community.documentfoundation.org/t/libreoffice-at-local-mlh-hackathons/13909 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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LibreOffice banner, and students

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🎯 AI
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A new piece by Utku Sen explains how LLM-based penetration testing harnesses work and why the situation changed recently. The argument is that the shift is plumbing, not a new exploit class: what matters is what lets an LLM act on a live target.

The mechanics

An LLM is a text generator. Give it a task like pentest example.com, credentials in credentials.txt and it can only emit text describing intent, for example Read credentials.txt, open example.com. The harness is the code that parses that output, executes the requested actions, and returns results so the model can iterate. Without a harness, nothing happens.

The author's analogy comes from apartment buildings in Turkey: residents leave notes with errands, the janitor runs them without thinking and returns with results. The LLM is the resident, the harness is the janitor.

Claude Code as reference

The model (Opus/Sonnet) produces text only. Claude Code is the software that contains the harness: logic for reading and writing files, executing commands, spawning subagents, managing context windows, using skills, and interacting with MCP servers. Open-source harnesses like Opencode and Pi follow the same pattern and accept different models.

Why static analysis was always tolerated

LLMs have found vulnerabilities in codebases for a long time because nearly all guardrails allow it: static analysis only, no interaction with a live system, and there were already plenty of open-source harnesses and skills for that purpose. Frontier models also support dynamic testing on a live website, but only after confirming you own the target, and they refuse targets you cannot prove.

What changed

1. Per the author, open-source models, DeepSeek especially in its uncensored variant, are now good at finding vulnerabilities through dynamic testing, and they do not gate on target ownership. Presented as the author's assessment, not a benchmark.
2. Open-source dynamic pentest harnesses now exist, which was not the case before.
3. Combination: a refusal-free open model plus a ready-made harness removes the provider permission flow from the equation.

The named harnesses

The article analyzes three harnesses mentioned in media coverage of recent hacks: Artex and Cairn are Chinese-made, Strix is US-based. The text reviewed here ends before the per-harness deep dive, so concrete capabilities of each remain unconfirmed.

Caveats

The DeepSeek claims lack independent verification in the piece. Uncensored means refusal training removed, a policy change rather than added capability. Frontier ownership gates are likewise policy controls, so the meaningful change is procedural: dynamic agentic testing no longer depends on a provider signing off.

Operational takeaway for defenders: treat external-facing assets as reachable by automated agents running commodity tooling, and weight raw unauthenticated exposure higher.

🔹 AISecurity #LLM #Pentesting #Harness #OpenSource

🔗 Source: https://utkusen.substack.com/p/how-llm-based-penetration-testing

COOLFest: Collabora Online spricht jetzt fast vollständig Deutsch

Das COOLFest 2026 von Collabora Online führte zu mehr Übersetzungen und neuen GitHub-Beiträgen. Die deutsche Oberfläche ist fast fertig.

https://www.heise.de/news/COOLFest-Collabora-Online-spricht-jetzt-fast-vollstaendig-Deutsch-11500177.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#GitHub #IT #OpenSource #Software #news

heise+ | OpenCode 2.1: So funktioniert der Coding-Agent nach Baukastenprinzip

Mit Version 2 hat Anomaly den quelloffenen Coding-Agenten zur Plattform mit neuen Funktionen umgebaut. Dafür funktionieren alte Plug-ins nicht mehr.

https://www.heise.de/tests/OpenCode-2-1-So-funktioniert-der-Coding-Agent-nach-Baukastenprinzip-11498618.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Softwareentwicklung #news

CURL-SICHERHEITSMELDUNGEN: KLEINERE FÄLLE WECHSELN ZU GITHUB

https://gadgetchecks.de/curl-sicherheitsmeldungen-kleinere-faelle-wechseln-zu-github/

#technikaktuell #curl #opensource #cybersicherheit #software #gadgetchecks

Python schließt per Update kritische TLS-Lücke wegen eMudhra-Schlüsseln

Python 3.15.2, 3.14.10, 3.13.18, 3.12.16 und 3.11.18 beheben eine kritische Schwachstelle durch kompromittierte eMudhra-Zertifikate und weitere Lücken.

https://www.heise.de/news/Python-schliesst-per-Update-kritische-TLS-Luecke-wegen-eMudhra-Schluesseln-11499933.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Python #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #news

The impressive PlayStation 5 Linux project is continuing on, and recent updates to it have again expanded what it can support.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/playstation-5-linux-project-upgraded-to-support-ps5-pro-and-newer-firmware/

#OpenSource #Hardware #Misc #Sony

Die Landeshauptstadt München ist mit rund 1,5 Millionen Einwohnerinnen und Einwohnern und über 40'000 Beschäftigten die grösste Kommunalverwaltung Deutschlands. Für ihre Informatik ist das IT-Referat mit rund 1'400 Mitarbeitenden zuständig, dem der Eigenbetrieb it@M angehört. it@M betreibt rund 42'000 virtuelle Arbeitsplätze, ein Netzwerk für etwa 1'500 städtische Standorte sowie ein eigenes Rechenzentrum mit zahlreichen Fachanwendungen.

Die strategischen Vorgaben der Stadt sehen vor, Open Source Lösungen bevorzugt einzusetzen, wenn dies wirtschaftlich, technologisch oder strategisch sinnvoll ist. So sollen vor allem Abhängigkeiten von einzelnen Herstellern vermieden werden.

Quelle: https://www.ossdirectory.com/de/clients/details/stadt-muenchen

#linux #opensource #diday #did #münchen

🐧 10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Partitioning Tools

Disk partitioning is the means of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions.

📰 Source: LinuxLinks
🔗 Link: https://www.linuxlinks.com/partitioningtools/

#Linux #OpenSource

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is Now Before a Senate Committee. The Dispute Centers on Metadata and Encryption

Canada’s Bill C-22, officially titled the Lawful Access Act, 2026, has been before the Standing Senate Committee on National Security…

https://vsx.global/canada-bill-c-22-senate-committee/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

🎮 SuperTuxKart (Linux' answer to Mario Kart) in trouble - wide PHP2 issue forced servers offline ❌

Want to help? Fundraiser is LIVE --the developers are rebuilding the server in Python (dropping PHP). AI won't be used to write the code.

Please, boost to increase consciousness and reach for this 🙏 free & open source SuperTuxKart is loved by millions.

👉 https://fund.supertuxkart.net

#SuperTuxKart #PHP2shell #fundraiser #servers #development #help #Linux #opensource #gaming #Python

KI und Open Source: Subreddit r/opensource sperrt KI-gestützte Projekte aus

In einem Subreddit zu Open-Source-Themen ist KI unerwünscht. Weil man KI-Unterstützung aber nicht so einfach erkennen kann, geht die Aussperrung viel weiter.

https://www.heise.de/news/KI-und-Open-Source-Subreddit-r-opensource-sperrt-KI-gestuetzte-Projekte-aus-11499587.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #Reddit #Software #Softwareentwicklung #news

expectation: the language behind up to 70% of websites has a big security team

reality: "we have one full-time staff member (that's me)"

the php foundation's director to reuters, days after the PHP2Shell patches. 14 mostly part-time contractors, about $974K a year per its open collective page. if your business runs on PHP, maybe sponsor it

#PHP #OpenSource #InfoSec #WebDev

Using #opensource software doesn't automatically make you independent. Sometimes you've just traded one set of dependencies for another.

RT @Polymarket: EILMELDUNG: Reddit's r/opensource beginnt damit, jedes Projekt zu verbannen, das KI nutzt, mit KI erstellt wurde oder für KI-Tools konzipiert ist.

mehr auf Arint.info

#AIBans #Banning #KI #OpenSource #Reddit #TechNews #arint_info

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2114373164444836318

Apache Camel fixes eight Apache Camel vulnerabilities, including XXE flaw CVE-2026-90885 and S3 injection CVE-2026-95664. Upgrade to 4.23.0.

#ApacheCamel #XXE #CVE202690885 #CVE202695664 #CVE202694386 #Java #OpenSource #CyberSecurity

https://securityonline.info/apache-camel-vulnerabilities-xxe-october-2026/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Meteorology

Current weather in Marienburg SR SA with magnifico power of wttr.in & le passion grace beauty & colours of lolcat(6) 🏳️‍🌈 wttr curl(1) & {ba{c{k{z{fi}}}}}sh

Background photograph is a nice Clouds in FL shades scene passionately composed with CIRC_POL 81A FL and UV filters stacked using a Nikon Analog SLR lens combo in my Negative film photography phase

log

$ curl -v wttr.in/marienburg_suriname|lolcat
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0* Host wttr.in:80 was resolved.

• IPv6: (none)
• IPv4: 5.9.243.187
• Trying 5.9.243.187:80...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 0* Connected to wttr.in (5.9.243.187) port 80
• using HTTP/1.x> GET /marienburg_suriname HTTP/1.1> Host: wttr.in> User-Agent: curl/8.14.1> Accept: />
• Request completely sent off< HTTP/1.1 200 OK< Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *< Cache-Control: public, max-age=600< Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8< Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:24:27 GMT< Transfer-Encoding: chunked< { [8707 bytes data]100 8694 0 8694 0 0 4724 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 4722

• Connection #0 to host wttr.in left intact
  Weather report: marienburg_suriname

  \ / Clear
  .-. +27(30) °C
  ― ( ) ― ↙ 12 km/h
  `-’ 10 km
  / \ 0.0 mm

Location: Mariënburg, Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname [5.8780943,-55.0441162]

Note:

Remember to repeat the request with an interval of 9 then 27 secs when the server sends and empty response to curl, watch the LOG!

API

https://wttr.in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)

https://gnu.org

https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Bash

https://curl.se/

https://github.com/busyloop/lolcat

Z

#Weather #wttr #lolcat #curl #bash #csk #ksh #zsh #sh #fish #meteorology #environment #Physics #Chemistry #Mathematics #Lineair #algebra #technology #OpenSource #programming #POSIX

It's sad that a modern desktop can't run well on 4 GB RAM. Tonight we visited a woman who studies on a university online; I had put together a 4 GB RAM #Linux laptop for her last year (optimized #linuxmint takes 1 GB of RAM on a cold boot). She's constantly swapping with #LibreOffice, browser, and 1-2 more apps. Everything crawls, even if things were actually worse when it was running Win10. I just wish devs optimized more in general. 4 GB should have been enough.

#opensource #foss

Using #inkscape and #kdenlive to edit outreach videos for https://www.jordboere.dk/ !
#noai #opensource

I asked AI: “What do you know about me?” 🤖

Some answers were accurate. Others were completely wrong. It made me think about AI memory, privacy, and how much AI really knows about us.

Read my latest blog post 👇https://ecency.com/@rubenstorm/what-does-ai-actually-know-about-me

#AI #Privacy #DigitalFreedom #OpenSource #freedom #digitalsouveranity

edgie.me Statistics:

👤 Users: 9 (Since yesterday: 0 ➡️)
👥 Remote Accounts: 318.921 (Since yesterday: 617 ↗️)

😀 Local Emojis: 270 (Since yesterday: 0 ➡️)
🙃 Remote Emojis: 19.064 (Since yesterday: 39 ↗️)

📡 Instances: 10.619 (Since yesterday: 10 ↗️)

📝 Local Statuses: 25.775 (Since yesterday: 51 ↗️)
❤️️ Likes of local Statuses: 1.264 (Since yesterday: 11 ↗️)
🔁 Boosts of local Statuses: 180 (Since yesterday: -9 ↘️)

🗒️ Remote Statuses: 750.221 (Since yesterday: -17.902 ↘️)

🏷️ Hashtags: 193.807 (Since yesterday: 80 ↗️)

🚫 Blocks:
   - Domain Blocks: 24 (Since yesterday: 1 ↗️)
   - Remote User Blocks: 169.265 (Since yesterday: 43 ↗️)
   - Local User Blocks: 34 (Since yesterday: 0 ➡️)

📡 Top 10 Remote Instances:
   - mastodon.social: 434 posts
   - flipboard.com: 200 posts
   - tomkahe.com: 114 posts
   - troet.cafe: 97 posts
   - infosec.exchange: 58 posts
   - zug.network: 56 posts
   - chaos.social: 52 posts
   - derstandard.at: 48 posts
   - mstdn.social: 41 posts
   - mastodon.online: 38 posts

🏷️ Top 10 Hashtags:
   - #steam: 33 posts
   - #nowtrawelling: 19 posts
   - #fotovorschlag: 16 posts
   - #news: 16 posts
   - #statistics: 16 posts
   - #indie: 15 posts
   - #photography: 14 posts
   - #action: 13 posts
   - #gaming: 12 posts
   - #opensource: 12 posts

#ServerStatistics #Statistics #GoToSocial

Just realized I never did an #introduction,

I'm Extra Long Division. A #maker of questionably useful things and haver of equally questionable opinions. I'm mostly interested in #opensource, especially #opensourcehardware. My contributions are usually on the #electricalengineering and #mechanicalengineering side of things. I guess you could say I'm an #electronics #contentcreator (🤢) too.

🎉 Linux Day Valdelsa 2026: Che giornata! 🐧✨

Grazie a tutti per la partecipazione! Un ringraziamento speciale a @penguin86 per il suo seguitissimo angolo demo dedicato ai sistemi mobile liberi (Nura, UBports, Debian, LineageOS, SailfishOS) e soluzioni self-hosted! 📱🔓

📺 Nei prossimi giorni pubblicheremo le registrazioni degli interventi online!

ℹ️ https://linuxday.elsaglug.org

@linux @opensource @ItaLinuxSociety @linux@diggita.com @flug

#LinuxDay #UBports #Nura #SoftwareLibero #OpenSource #Poggibonsi

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Banco demo a Linux Day Valdelsa con laptop e telefoni

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Banco demo a Linux Day Valdelsa con laptop e telefoni

Der Erfinder des Windows Task Managers hat einen neuen gebaut: TMOG läuft nativ auf macOS, Windows und Linux.

Mein Deep Dive behandelt Flight Recorder, Pro Funktionen, powercap unter Linux, Winamp Skins, Datenschutz und warum ich mir einen offenen Messkern wünsche.

https://rueegger.me/tmog-task-manager-deep-dive/

#TMOG #TaskManager #macOS #Windows #OpenSource #Linux

Artikelreihe: Der Umstieg von TUXEDO OS auf Debian Testing

Damit du den Überblick behältst, findest du hier alle Artikel zu TUXEDO OS, die wir bisher veröffentlicht haben.

Viel Spaß beim Lesen!

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/de/Infos/News.tuxedo?tuxpage=1&tuxsort=false,true#2296,12591

Übrigens: Du bist gefragt, denn deine Meinung zu TUXEDO OS hilft uns und den Nutzenden. Ein Feedback zur Open Beta ist noch bis Ende November möglich!

https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/tuxedo_os/tuxedo-os-debian-open-beta

#TUXEDO #Linux #Debian #OpenSource

Softwareentwicklung im Wandel durch KI
https://linuxnews.de/softwareentwicklung-im-wandel-durch-ki/ #ki #llm #opensource #linux #linuxnews

There are so many ways to contribute to open source and so many ways you can benefit from it.

@CodenameTim has written a brilliant blog post about Django community.

https://www.better-simple.com/django/2026/04/06/contributing-to-the-django-community/

#OpenSource #Django #Python

RE: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/117500530771409166

Imagine if more of our so-called #FOSS "leaders" had the backbone to stand up and lead like this.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #noAI

AodeRelay boosted

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@drahardja@sfba.social

“I am proud to say that as part of our new union contract, Current Affairs recently adopted one of the strictest anti-AI policies in the publishing industry. No text that is AI-generated may be published in our magazine. No AI-generated art may be used as a Current Affairs illustration. When you read Current Affairs, you are going to be reading the thoughts of a human, and seeing the results of human artistry.”

#ai #noAI #magazine

“Why We’re Banning AI”

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-were-banning-ai

Episode 40 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e40.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueproject #sparkyos #sparkylinux #siduction #keepassxc #duxshell #dankmaterialshell #debian #archlinux #linux #opensource #freesoftware

Second week of @djangonaut picked up the speed after the first one. I got my first contributions merged in and as a team, we made great progress towards bringing the project and its development environment to modern day.

https://hamatti.org/posts/djangonaut-log-2-leaving-the-atmosphere-and-first-merged-contributions/

#DjangonautSpace #Django #Python #OpenSource #DjangoGirls

Sonntag, 07:34: Kunde meldet sich über Whatsapp (jaaa bleibt entspannt, Matrix nutzen Zivilisten nicht)

Meine Frage: Welchen Sonntagszuschlag berechnet ihr?

Und gibt es einen Bonus nach besonders harten Wochen _ mit gaaaanz vielen Tickets?

Sonnigen Sonntag euch 💆

#web #it #freelancer #opensource #linux #wordpress #php

The PHP Foundation funding crisis threatens global web security. Discover how one full-time employee and AI tools protect 70% of the internet from hackers.

#PHP #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #OpenAI #Cloudflare

https://dailytechnow.com/php-foundation-funding-crisis/

Mastodon v5 alpha with Mastodon Bird UI v5 alpha and additional sidebar content in the test/dev environment for our Mastodon fork, mementomori.social.

It's coming together nicely.

#UI #CSS #Experimental #MastodonBirdUI #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #MementomoriSocial #OpenSource

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Mastodon v5 with Mastodon Bird UI, screenshot of profile page of Rolle

🗳️ OWASP Board Election voting is OPEN!

3 Board seats are up for election. Make your voice heard and help shape OWASP’s future!

📩 Check your personal and OWASP email for your ballot.

⏰ Closes Oct 30, midnight UTC.

Vote now: https://owasp.org/board/elections/2026

#community #opensource #boardelections

"When I started doing open-source, it was fun. And it kind of still is. But the environment has shifted. Open-source sometimes feels like exploitation. What I would like to see is to find a new model where people working on open-source would be awarded for their work and the hours and hours they put into it from the people who most benefit from their work. I would like companies to realize that this is exploitation. Any exploitation is not sustainable. And it will end up badly if this continues, because the people doing the open-source will stop being motivated to actually do anything in the end."
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/man-who-saved-internet-php-vulnerability/689123/?gift=cg1XdqsyWjCIPVWKLR2XUysMbJcy_FaoHrOMktAVupk

@fingolas

#php #opensource #itsecurity #security

🇫🇷 Frankreich will die Rechner von 2,5 Mio. Beamt:innen von Windows auf Linux umstellen. Kein Einzelfall: Dänemarks Digitalministerium setzt auf Linux & LibreOffice, Schleswig-Holstein hat 80 % der Landesarbeitsplätze auf Open Source umgestellt und spart über 15 Mio. € Lizenzkosten.

Digitale Souveränität wird in Europa gerade Verwaltungsalltag. Ich finde: genau der richtige Weg. 🐧

https://tuta.com/de/blog/countries-ditching-microsoft-choosing-linux-digital-sovereignty

#DigitaleSouveränität #Linux #OpenSource

Does anyone know of a #Linux #Email programme that's suitable for #Gnome and fully interacts with #labels?

As in, it has the option of applying multiple labels to a message (rather than converting labels to folders)?

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Computers #tech #technology

Digital Sovereignty in Asia: Seven Countries, Seven Different Paths

On September 26, 2025, a fire broke out at a government data center in Daejeon, South Korea.

https://vsx.global/digital-sovereignty-asia/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 brings faster project building:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017-brings-faster-project-building/

Meta launches Muse Spark Open, an 816B open-weight AI model for Macs requiring 1TB of RAM:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/meta-launches-muse-spark-open-an-816b-open-weight-ai-model-for-macs-requiring-1tb-of-ram/

FLUX 3 Image Klein adds 4K image editing on 8GB GPUs:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/flux-3-image-klein-adds-4k-image-editing-on-8gb-gpus/

Strata 0.2.1 Released: Vision, Benchmarks, Fixes, and Docker Images:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-021-released-vision-benchmarks-fixes-and-docker-images/

Strata 0.2.2 Released With Memory-Light Gyro Variant:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-022-released-with-memorylight-gyro-variant/

Strata 0.2.3 Adds Intel Arc Support and Strix Halo Speed Bump to 125B-Parameter PC Model:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-023-adds-intel-arc-support-and-strix-halo-speed-bump-to-125bparameter-pc-model/

Strata 0.2.4 Released: Run a 763-Billion-Parameter AI Model Locally on Your Gaming PC:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-024-released-run-a-763billionparameter-ai-model-locally-on-your-gaming-pc/

Microsoft’s AI Coding Agent Testing Tool Has Been Open-Sourced:
https://itsfoss.com/news/microsoft-scope-self-hosted-agent-testing/

You Can Reserve This Small-Factor, De-Googled Phone for $30:
https://itsfoss.com/news/brax-wink-pre-order/
(Pretty good option for Blackberry fans I guess)

VirtualBox 7.2.22 Releases with Security Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/virtualbox-7222-releases-with-security-fixes/

OpenBSD 8.0 brings Clang/LLVM 22 base compiler, 64 VCPUs VM & Intel Arc A-Series support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/openbsd-8-0-brings-clang-llvm-22-base-compiler-64-vcpus-vm-and-intel-arc-a-series-support/

Red Hat Funded a Report That Found a Quarter of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop:
https://itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-lf-research-ai-slop-report/

FFmpeg 9.1 Preps For Release With APV Vulkan Encoder, NVIDIA Optical Flow FRUC:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-9.1-Releasing

Vulkan 1.4.366 Released With SMPTE ST 2094-50 HDR Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.366

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #DeepSeek #Muse #MuseSpark #FLUX #Strata #AI #AIAgent #AgenticAI #BraxWinkModularSmartphone #BraxWink #VirtualBox #OpenBSD #OpenBSD8 #FFmpeg #Vulkan #FosseryTech

PHP patches critical AI-discovered PHP2Shell vulnerabilities affecting millions of sites:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/php-patches-critical-ai-discovered-php2shell-vulnerabilities-affecting-millions-of-sites/

Node.js October 2026 Security Update: 10 Vulnerabilities Patched Across 3 Release Lines:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/nodejs-october-2026-security-update-10-vulnerabilities-patched-across-3-release-lines/

Python Releases Emergency Update to Block Broken eMudhra Certificate Authority:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/python-releases-emergency-update-to-block-broken-emudhra-certificate-authority/

Zed 1.25.2 Release: 33% Smaller Binaries and Safer AI Agents Now Available:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-1252-release-smaller-binaries-and-safer-ai-agents-now-available/

Apache NetBeans IDE 32 RC2 Ships as Small Pre-Release Ahead of November GA:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/apache-netbeans-ide-32-rc2-ships-as-small-prerelease-ahead-of-november-ga/

React Native 0.88 brings web-based event dispatching & variable fonts; no breaking changes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/react-native-0-88-brings-web-based-event-dispatching-and-variable-fonts-no-breaking-changes/

Forgejo 17.0 adds workflow webhooks and job summaries:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/forgejo-17-0-adds-workflow-webhooks-and-job-summaries/

Gitea releases gt CLI with JSON output and Actions support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/gitea-releases-gt-cli-with-json-output-and-actions-support/

Save Upto 40% on Kubernetes Security Certifications From the Linux Foundation:
https://itsfoss.com/news/lf-cyber-security-26/

DuckDB's major 2.0 release turns the database management system into a full-fledged server:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/duckdb-s-major-2-0-release-turns-the-database-management-system-into-a-full-fledged-server/

Matomo 5.14.2 Released: Vulnerable PHP Check and Certificate Hardening:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/matomo-5142-released-vulnerable-php-check-and-certificate-hardening/

OpenSSL 4.1 Released with Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE:
https://9to5linux.com/openssl-4-1-released-with-support-for-dtls-1-3-ikev2-kdf-and-grease

LibreSSL 4.4 Released With Faster SHA3, Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreSSL-4.4-Released

Stremio 2.1 brings Calendar and Discover previews to Apple:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/stremio-2-1-brings-calendar-and-discover-previews-to-apple/

Roundcube 1.6.20 and 1.7.5 Ship 20 Security Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/roundcube-1620-and-175-ship-20-security-fixes/

Pi-hole updates FTL v6.8, Web v6.6.1 and Core v6.5:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/pi-hole-updates-ftl-v6-8-web-v6-6-1-and-core-v6-5/

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #PHP #PHP2Shell #NodeJS #Python #eMudhra #Zed #NetBeans #ReactNative #Forgejo #Gitea #Kubernetes #DuckDB #Matomo #OpenSSL #LibreSSL #Stremio #Roundcube #PiHole #Programming #Coding #Dev #Security #Cybersecurity #SelfHosting #IDE #AI #FosseryTech

FOSS NEWS

OBS Studio 33 Officially Released with Many New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-33-officially-released-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

Lumo can now turn your ideas into creations:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-creations
(This is actually a really nice feature, I had that scrooling problem they describe, when solving some programming problems. I wish local AI chat apps had this too, I'm about to switch to local AI)

Firefox 158.0.1 is out with important security fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/firefox-fixes-emudhra-secuity-issue

Zen Browser 1.23.4b Ships With eMudhra Certificate Fix and Firefox 158.0.1:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-1234b-ships-with-emudhra-certificate-fix-and-firefox-15801/

Servo Gets CSS Grid Working, Threadboost Offering Big Speed-Ups:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.6-Changes

Calibre 9.17 release brings faster ebook conversions:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/calibre-9-17-faster-conversion

PeaZip 11.4.0 strengthens security and file navigation:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/peazip-11-4-0-strengthens-security-and-file-navigation/

Audacious 4.6.2 fills the last gaps in its Qt Winamp mode:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/audacious-update-qt-winamp-skins

Bitwarden mobile apps and binaries on their website become proprietary, some features might not make it to the FOSS version:
https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750

MKVToolNix 103 “The Darkness” MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features:
https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-103-the-darkness-mkv-manipulation-tool-brings-new-features

BleachBit 6.0.6 released with fixes for admin cleaning on Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/bleachbit-606-update-speed-boost

Transmission 4.1.4 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Various Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/transmission-4-1-4-open-source-bittorrent-client-released-with-various-fixes

qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-3-bittorrent-client-is-out-as-a-major-update-heres-whats-new

KeePassXC 2.8 released with Qt6, support for Wayland auto-type:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/keepassxc-2-8-auto-type-wayland

Wireshark 5.0.0rc1 Released: New Features, Dropped Qt 5, and What's Changed:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wireshark-500rc1-released-new-features-dropped-qt-5-and-whats-changed/

PHP2Shell scare sees SuperTuxKart pull its online server:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/supertuxkart-goes-offline-php2shell

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #OBS #OBSStudio #Lumo #LumoAI #Firefox #ZenBrowser #Servo #Calibre #PeaZip #Audacious #Bitwarden #MKVToolNix #BleachBit #Transmission #qBittorrent #KeePassXC #Wireshark #SuperTuxKart #ContentCreation #Multimedia #Browser #Bittorrent #Torrent #FosseryTech

The "Educating to Be Human" #podcast did an episode with me: "#SoftwareFreedom and the Case for Open" (in a series with other great guests):

"Matthias reflects on the deeply human desire to explore, experiment, tinker, share knowledge, and build on one another's ideas – making clear why #openSource #software is much more than just code, and why the ability to have #digitalautonomy and #decentralized access is still extremely relevant today."

https://educatingtobehuman.org/software-freedom-and-the-case-for-open-with-matthias-kirschner

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portrait picture of person and text: Software Freedom and the Case for Open with Matthias Kirschner at the bottom: Educating to be Human

RT @deepseek_ai: 🚀 Wir stellen DeepInfer vor, unser hauseigenes Inferenz-Framework, das jetzt vollständig Open Source ist!

mehr auf Arint.info

#AI #DeepLearning #DeepSeek #Inference #MachineLearning #OpenSource #arint_info

https://x.com/deepseek_ai/status/2112476496283775135

Still maintaining legacy PHP apps?

I built php2shell-migration, an open-source AI agent skill that helps modernize outdated PHP applications. It plans migrations, applies upgrades on a separate Git branch, runs tests, and writes a report showing what was actually verified.

Supports 20+ frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Joomla...). Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode.

https://github.com/Ademking/php2shell-migration

#PHP #Laravel #WordPress #OpenSource

@benlockwood IMHO the next ten years will be a big migration away from all the ruined products and platforms we have become dependent on, and a journey of discovery to new alternatives for communicating with one another. It will be refreshing and I'm quite looking forward to it 😀
#byebyebillionaires #facetoface #opensource

If you are looking for detection rules for recent vulnerabilities, you can use rulezet

https://rulezet.org/vulnerability/CVE-2026-109618

It's pretty nifty.

#rulezet #opensource #opendata #cybersecurity #detectionengineering

Die neuen Platinen für meinen #Linux #Treiber #Workshop 2027 sind da 🎉

Nächstes Jahr entwickeln wir einen Treiber für dieses einfache #USB Gerät, das es uns erlaubt, eine RGB LED anzusteuern und einen Taster auszulesen. Auf der Platine ist ein neuer AVR Mikrocontroller, auf dem #tinyUSB läuft.

Die Platinen erleichtern mein Reisegepäck, da ich dann keine Raspberry Pis mehr mitschleppen muss. Allerdings müssen die Teilnehmenden dann etwas Zeit in die Vorbereitung stecken und ihren Laptop entsprechend einrichten. Die Anleitungen dafür erstelle ich später 😉

Auf den #CLT2027 wird mein Workshop voraussichtlich das erste Mal 2027 angeboten. Ich freue mich drauf 🐧

#EmbeddedLinux
#RaspberryPi
#OpenSource
#Workshop

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Ein USB Gerät bestehend aus einer kleinen Platine, einen AVR16DU14 Mikrocontroller, einer RGB LED und einem Taster steckt in einem USB Port eines Thinkpad X230 mit GNU Aufkleber.

RT @NovaXCode: 🚨 Unzensierte Modelle verschwinden leise von Hugging Face.

mehr auf Arint.info

#AIModels #DataScience #HuggingFace #MachineLearning #OpenSource #TechNews #arint_info

https://x.com/NovaXCode/status/2113543585421468155