Mastodawn

Jules Nov 2

It's FOSS Nov 2

Happy birthday to Vim! 🥳

#vim #opensource

Jules Oct 9

כָּלבֿ Oct 9

People tell me that GNU/Linux is too ugly these days, that all computers are ugly garbage, and that you might as well give up and use Windows or macOS.

I'll just stay where I am on Fedora. I see no reason to change. I have all my needs met, without ads.

#GNU #Linux #Windows #Fedora #FreeSoftware #macOS

Jules Oct 8

The New Oil Oct 8

#Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from #Windows11 build

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/microsoft-removes-even-more-microsoft-account-workarounds-from-windows-11-build/

#privacy #Windows

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

Microsoft has locked down well-documented workarounds in recent test builds.

Ars Technica

Jules Oct 6

The ol' tealeg 🐡Oct 6

Don’t fall for #microsoft extending #windows 10 support in the EU. Kicking the can down the road doesn’t change anything.

They want you to throw away working hardware, pay to upgrade, and accept intrusive new advertising, AI and privacy violations on your desktop. It will cause the biggest pile of e-waste ever and increase the environmental impact of AI data centres.

Time to get out of the abusive relationship, permanently: https://endof10.org

https://youtu.be/wqh_40hyGYw?si=s_yA9C1qNfLdbjsf

#endof10 #linux

Jules Sep 22

Conan the Sysadmin Sep 22

A tiny key can control entrance into a well-guarded castle, when backed with mathematical and logical wizardry. #Linux #OpenSource #cybersecurity https://cromwell-intl.com/cybersecurity/yubikey/pam_u2f.html?s=mc

YubiKey Authentication With pam_u2f.so

How to configure YubiKey U2F/FIDO authentication on Linux.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More

Jules Sep 9

Hamish Campbell Sep 9

As I keep highlighting, activism isn’t separate from tech development, with the #FOSS traditions coming from tech activism already. Activism for tech development and #FOSS paths hamishcampbell.com/activism-mat...

Activism for tech development ...

Activism for tech development and #FOSS paths – Hamish Campbell

Jules Sep 5

The New Oil Sep 5

#Chess(dot)com discloses recent #DataBreach via file transfer app

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chesscom-discloses-recent-data-breach-via-file-transfer-app/

#privacy #cybersecurity

Chess.com discloses recent data breach via file transfer app

Chess.com has disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained unauthorized access to a third-party file transfer application used by the platform.

BleepingComputer

Jules Sep 4

Emma Davidson Sep 4

Oldest kid left her laptop at work and needed to do study tonight, and asked if I have a spare computer. She is now happily working on her assignment on the iMac that I Linuxed last month, and was immediately impressed at how much faster it runs than when it was on MacOS. #linux #LinuxMint #xfce

Jules Sep 3

Vijay Prema Sep 3

Is this the first significant ethical truly open-source AI model.... or just good marketing?

- 70B parameter open weights.
- 15T training tokens.
- Technical report containing exactly how they trained it and what data they used - truly open source and build-able (?).
- Multi-lingual.
- Post-trained for safety = Useful, harmless, honest.
- Respects author rights and filtered for private information (?)

https://youtu.be/q8iEzU7Axss

#EPFL #Apertus #AI #llm #OpenSource