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In 2013 Aaron Swartz committed suicide for facing 35 years in prison for mass downloading scientific articles.
13 years later, Meta is almost getting away with an infraction orders of magnitude larger.
The law didn't change.
https://torrentfreak.com/uploading-pirated-books-via-bittorrent-qualifies-as-fair-use-meta/
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity
“Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hard work to achieve and education to appreciate. And to make matters worse, complexity sells better.” — Edsger Dijkstra
https://terriblesoftware.org/2026/03/03/nobody-gets-promoted-for-simplicity/
“I wanted the blue checkmark on LinkedIn. The one that says “this person is real.” In a sea of fake recruiters, bot accounts, and AI-generated headshots, it seemed like a smart thing to do.
So I tapped “verify.” I scanned my passport. I took a selfie. Three minutes later — done. Badge acquired. I felt a tiny dopamine hit of legitimacy.
Then I did what apparently nobody does. I went and read the privacy policy and terms of service.
Not LinkedIn’s. The other company’s”
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
🥳 Go 1.26.0 is released!
📝 Release notes: https://go.dev/doc/go1.26
⬇️ Download: https://go.dev/dl/#go1.26.0
Here’s a great article about features to look forward to in Go 1.26 (planned for February): https://antonz.org/go-1-26/
In our final progress report for 2025, you'll find even more patches making their way upstream, 39C3, and a special treat for M2 Pro/Max MacBook users. Happy holidays from the Asahi Team!
Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
Announcing the availability of yet another S3 client.
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