Mastodawn

It doesn't matter whether C is good or not. It matters that if I write code in two languages that aren't C, and I want it to all be part of the same process, I need to care about C. C pervades all. You cannot escape it. C will outlive all of us. The language will die and the ABI will persist. The far future will involve students learning about C just to explain their present day. Our robot overlords will use null terminated strings. C will outlive fungi.

goth in the shell Jan 26

JesseBot Jan 24

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/overrun-with-ai-slop-curl-scraps-bug-bounties-to-ensure-intact-mental-health/

#noaislop #noai #aislop

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.

Ars Technica

goth in the shell Jan 26

John C. Varner III Jan 24

We all see where this is going. Protests in Minnesota was being peaceful. ICE escalated to murder again to trigger the community to justify bringing in the military. #ICEOUT https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/reported-shooting-south-minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters/

Bovino, some Border Patrol agents to leave Minneapolis soon, sources tell CBS News

U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to soon leave the Minneapolis area, two sources familiar with the move told CBS News Monday.

goth in the shell Jan 25

evacide Jan 24

If you are outside of Minnesota and you are looking for ways to help right now, here is a guide:

https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/

How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota

Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…

Will Tell Stories For Food

goth in the shell Jan 25

Some of you know I've been thinking about running my own solo instance for awhile, for those who want to follow me on new said server:

@gothintheshell

This is likely where my personal posts will be published going forward. I'm still keeping this one as I love this community.

goth in the shell Jan 24

Hollie Jan 24

Warning for Reddit users: my main feed is filled with video from today's latest incident, despite not subscribing to any of the subs in which this content is posted.

Also, folks who regularly express not understanding why people with burnt out nervous systems don't just "stop looking at the news," or "just take a break for a few days," be aware that this is _extremely_ hard to do successfully.

Please keep using CWs. They don't help people avoid, they help us recover so we can keep fighting.

goth in the shell Jan 24