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Here is one of the dumbest things about vibe coding that I don't see a lot of people talking about

Imagine you're an open source maintainer and someone opens up a pull request against your repository that they vibe coded. They may or may not tell you they vibe coded it; it doesn't really matter… 🧵

Abolish ICE Before They Kill Again, Impeach Trump & Noem Before They Incite More Murder

Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old award-winning poet, a mother of a six-year-old, and a wife who had recently moved to Minneapolis. That all ended yesterday when a masked ICE agent murdered her in broad…

Has anyone seen vibecoding in a purely functional language? Any write ups I can reference? I keep getting question

"Why do you care what's inside the function?"

and side effects
w.wiki/3QAf

Haskell (or whatever) wouldn't allow this, but I haven't seen chatter

The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works

When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to…

NORAH O'DONNELL: So not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I can't say, because-- I can't say-- I'm not concerned. I don't-- I'd rather not have you ask the question. But I let you ask it. You just came to me and you said, "Can I ask another question?" And I said, yeah. This is the question-- NORAH O'DONNELL: And you answered-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I don't mind. Did I let you do it? I coulda walked away. I didn't have to answer this question. I'm proud to answer the question. You know why? We've taken crypto-- NORAH O'DONNELL: But just generally speak-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Excuse me. We're number one in crypto in the whole world. Other people wanna be. They're fighting like hell to be. But we're number one in crypto because I'm the president. Biden wanted to also, at the very end, you know, he totally switched his thing.

"[You're] not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this?"



"I'd rather not have you ask the question."

Seems like someone forgot to register the domain
www.hotgirlsforcuomo.com

Ya, switching costs are a pain. You should also take a look at rocket.rs

Rust weirdly has a lot of ruby influences in it. I've got a little toy project built on it too if you wanna bash on something low stakes
github.com/darakian/cve...

YouTube video by Alice Cappelle Did AI just KILLED academia?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V71T...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

End of 10 Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.

Also, endof10.org

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When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.

Preventing ZIP parser confusion attacks on Python package installers - The Python Package Index Blog PyPI will begin warning and will later reject wheels that contain differentiable ZIP features or incorrect RECORD files.

The Python Package Index is introducing new restrictions to protect Python package installers and inspectors from ZIP confusion attacks. There is no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited. Read the blog post for more information:

YouTube video by Above & Beyond Above & Beyond - Bigger Than All Of Us (Continuous Mix)

Best album of the year so far for me. How the chorus line in "carry me home" swells is just unbeatable. Simply sublime.

On Tuesday, an 8.8 magnitude #earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, triggering multiple #tsunami alerts along the U.S. west coast. Learn how NOAA scientists monitor, detect, and research tsunamis: noaa.gov/explainers/science-behind-tsunamis

Hawaii folks: We are currently under a state-wide Tsunami WARNING. This means that there is an IMMINENT THREAT to Hawaii coastal areas. Arrival time around 7:17 PM so there's plenty of time to evacuate. Please check tsunami.coast.noaa.gov to see if you are in an evacuation area.

I’ll give it a read. Thanks and great meeting you last night 😄

BGP handling bug causes widespread internet routing instability

On May 20th 2025 a BGP message was propagated that triggered some surprisingly disruptive behaviours with two major BGP implementations make up a lot of the internet.

In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:

blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-att...

Kilo Hōkū VR by Kilo Hoku VR, pat_trick, deanlodes, anaxias, Kehaunoe Sail on a Hawaiian voyaging canoe in Virtual Reality

I'm pleased to announce that Kilo Hōkū VR, our simulation for learning about Hawaiian Wayfinding, is now available for the Meta Quest 2 and 3! Currently it has to be sideloaded, but we are working on getting it on the Meta Quest store.

Enjoy!

kilohokuvr.itch.io/kilo-hoku-vr

Got laid off yesterday :(

Goodbye advisory database. It's been real.

Support the open source projects you love this Valentine’s Day You can help provide much-needed support to the critical but often underfunded projects that keep your infrastructure running smoothly.

Sure, chocolates are nice and all but why not show your favourite open source projects how much you love them by sponsoring them today! github.blog/open-source/...

Early morning in Prado, Bahia, Brazil. Text says: Wikipedia is now recognized as a digital public good. Here's what that means.

Wikipedia is now recognized as a digital public good by the UN-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance.

This recognition highlights Wikipedia's role in advancing free and trusted knowledge, powered by nearly 260,000 volunteers in 300+ languages.

Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02...

Hello from the GitHub Security Lab!
We are a team of security experts who cultivate a collaborative community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.

Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987

The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2

Cybersecurity researchers: Digital detectives in a connected world Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity research: what researchers do, essential skills, and actionable steps to begin your journey toward protecting the digital world.

Building on ramps is perhaps the most difficult thing for any industry to do. Addressing this is something we care a lot about at github and in service of that my colleague Nancy has put together a fantastic intro for anyone curious about digital security.

github.blog/security/vul...

Musk Exploring Blockchain Use in US Government Efficiency Effort Elon Musk has initiated conversations about using blockchain technology at the new Department of Government Efficiency, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. It’s the latest sign of t...

What could contribute more to government efficiency than by securing lucrative contracts for your crypto donors to implement inefficient technology that is uniquely suited to solving problems you don’t have?

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Meta is scared of Pixelfed. This is the biggest endorsement of Pixelfed that I've seen so far.