"I'm interested in continuing the work on #Gemini support in #curl"

Two previous attempts stalled. Has the time come? (I don't mean to put pressure on anyone, just show interest and appreciation! 💚)

https://curl.se/mail/lib-2026-02/0017.html

#curl 8.19.0-rc2 is here for you on the bleeding edge: https://curl.se/rc/

Take it out for a spin. Tell us if there are any issues!

Notepad++ 8.9.2 hardens updates as "effectively unexploitable" via signed XML + installer verification, following Lotus Blossom state-sponsored malware attack. 🛡️

Drops libcurl.dll risks, restricts plugins, removes insecure cURL SSL; double-lock blocks redirection. 🔧

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/notepadplusplus_security_update/

#TechNews #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #FOSS #Notepad #Security #Malware #Hacking #Software #Windows #Infosec #DevTools #Update #Exploit #XML #cURL #SSL

Curling Craze: Winter Olympics spark curling boom at Austin club

In a region known for its Texas heat, the only thing heating up on the ice is the sign-up list for the Lone Star Curling Club.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/curling-craze-winter-olympics-spark-curling-boom-at-austin-club/

#Austin #Local #News #Sports #TopStories #Beginner #Curl #Curling #Interest #Kxan #Learntocurl #Lonestarcurlingclub #Olympics #Signup #Surge #Texas #WinterOlympics

I want a safe way to pipe HTML data into a JSON "body" element for #curl to PUT, and TIL #jq helps me:

some-command |
jq -Rs '{ body: . }' |
curl -X PUT ...

Perfect.

$ echo hello | jq -Rs '{ body: . }'
{
"body": "hello\n"
}

I waded in #curl rebasing pain with a bunch of stacked PRs yesterday. That was unfun and took the whole day.

Maybe I have not found the best way to handle stacked PRs with current git, yet.

Otoh, the colleague who changed variable names all over the code for fun and merged it without review is luckily working remote…😌

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/19/github-dying-projects-exit-ai-development-xcxwbn/

Is GitHub Dying? Major Projects Exit as AI Reshapes Development

#AI #GitHub #AIAgents #AgenticAI #Microsoft #BigTech #Developers #SoftwareDevelopment #Zig #Ownership #AndrewKelley #Curl #Godot #Codeberg #Mesa