Dan Johansen

@Strit
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IT Supporter at Norlys. Arch Linux Package Maintainer.
Nerd in the following fields:
Linux and Open Source
TTRPG
Movies
Tech in general

#Arch
#Linux

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Bloghttps://blog.strits.dk
Archhttps://archlinux.org/people/package-maintainers/#Strit

The #Fediverse/#OpenWeb keeps growing, so how far can a post go now? Let's try it out!

If you see it please share and/or like! I'll post stats.

#Mastodon #Sharkey #Friendica #Pixelfed #Lemmy #SocialMedia

@[email protected] @[email protected]

๐Ÿšจ New post alert ๐Ÿ“

A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)

Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.

I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.

I hope you'll enjoy this piece:

๐Ÿ”— : https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/

#blog #longread #privacy #DataMining #Europe

The Untold Story About W Social: Unconventional Beginnings, Strategic Pitches and Conflicting Signals

A deep dive into the origin story of W Social, an analysis of the strategic arguments they have been using to appeal to government officials, media companies and advertisers... and the discussion of conflicting signals they have been sending

Elena Rossini

Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package

"BadHost" was found in Starlette, a package with 325 million weekly downloads.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/millions-of-ai-agents-imperiled-by-critical-vulnerability-in-open-source-package/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The author of @allaboutberlin on how Google AI Overviews are killing independent web publishing, citing a 70% drop in traffic after seven years of steady growth. His work trains the model. The model is replacing his site. There is no credit, clicks, or revenue. This is what the "enshittification" of the open web looks like in practice.

Hard to imagine moving to Berlin without stumbling upon his guides at some point.

https://allaboutberlin.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicolasbouliane_ai-is-killing-all-about-berlin-when-you-share-7463188284924616705-I3Mn

#AI #OpenKnowledge #Berlin #Google #Enshittification #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

New from me: France is done with US big tech companiesโ€”arguably its moving away from American tech faster than other countries in Europe

The French government has built its own replacement for Google Docs/Microsoft Office. Cities, including Lyon, are moving to Linux and other tech. Open source is at the center of their efforts.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-is-going-through-a-trump-fueled-breakup-with-big-tech/

#tech #digitalsovereignty #opensource #techn

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.

WIRED
If the robots come for you, just run up some stairs I guess.
Chip monk
Count Dracula was 412 when he moved to England in search of new blood.

Sauron was 54,000 years old when he forged The One Ring.

Cthulhu had seen galaxies flare
into life and fade to darkness before he put madness in the minds of men.

It's never too late to follow your dreams!

A kernel a day keeps the advisories at bay.

#linux #kernel #packagerlife #sysadmin #devops

Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick โ€” YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoor

Also, it's a twofer with the GreenPlasma zero-day local privilege escalation.

Tom's Hardware