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The Slow Collapse of MkDocs

A very well researched article answering the question why MkDocs as we know it is dying. Recommended read, especially if you or your organization depend on it.

https://fpgmaas.com/blog/collapse-of-mkdocs/

The open source vulnerability scanner trivy has experienced a *second* security incident: a compromised release (v0.69.4) was published to the trivy repository.

https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/trivy-compromised-a-second-time---malicious-v0-69-4-release

“Virtual File System” PR for Node.js comes with a disclaimer:

"Disclaimer: I've used a significant amount of Claude Code tokens to create this PR. I've reviewed all changes myself.”

LoC added: +18945

Thankfully it hasn't been merged yet. The changes are all over the place and this makes me uncomfortable about running Node.js long term.

https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61478

@derickr https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pronskiy_github-pronskiyphp-debugger-lightweight-activity-7438244638664196096-nUtg

This is a painful read.

RE: https://oldbytes.space/@gloriouscow/116224004520766154

There's a larger issue here here, and that is that it's trendy in certain spaces to be extreme and opinionated about your beliefs, and angry at anyone who doesn't share them. I see this a lot on Bluesky and Mastodon.

The problem is, this is a slippery slope towards ending up in a tiny bubble and losing many of your friends. And that doesn't lead to happiness or to good mental health. Not for you, and not for the people around you.

The two biggest topics I see this with lately is AI and trans discourse. The simple fact is, morality isn't absolute. Words don't have absolute meanings. Tools aren't absolutely evil or absolutely moral.

It's okay to be sad at the state of the world. I'm sad too! And it's okay to be angry at problem people (think, the billionaire class). But when you direct that anger at your peers, just because they don't share the exact moral compass you have, you're just hurting them and hurting yourself.

It's impossible to live in a world where your social circle is fully aligned with you on beliefs and morals. It just isn't. It's okay to be disappointed. But if you start cutting people off for it, you aren't making anything better.

(cont'd)

systemd goes AI agent slopware https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/c1d4d5fd9ae56dc07377ef63417f461a0f4a4346/AGENTS.md

has slop documentation now too