I can only conclude that PeeringDB is increasingly vibe coded (in the fullest meaning) because they keep releasing busted code that clearly has not been tested. Today they email me and a lot of other networks with a non sensical email that tells me to do something that does... nothing.

https://github.com/peeringdb/peeringdb/issues/1936

I can sometimes understand the desire to use AI tools, but seemingly none of this stuff is actually going through even basic testing in a staging environment, so frustrating for a service that absorbs quite a lot of sponsor money from orgs

Predictable. The Australian government is (at long last) seriously considering a tax on natural gas export. Only at 25% vs Norway's 78%, but hey I'll take anything.

But here comes the IEA suggesting the poor little mining companies won't like it. "Energy investors are like butterflies. When they are scared, they fly away,"

Somehow the companies keep investing in Norway, but Australia implementing a 25% might scare the investors away? Just shut up, IEA.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/albanese-australia-gas-profit-taxes-international-energy-agency-warning #ausPol #energy

US folks only, out of curiosity, how many times have you served on a jury - not just called but actually sat through a trial?

ETA: Also feel free to reply with your JD stories.

I wrote some lines about mitigating vibe-coding risks by adopting a development model inspired by old-school computer breakin folks:

https://addxorrol.blogspot.com/2026/03/slightly-safer-vibecoding-by-adopting.html

In case people block my recent boost, thought it worth repeating:

An update to the FCC list of equipment and services that "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security" now includes:

"Routers produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS."

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf

Techies: with IPv6, we'll never run out of addresses!

Also techies:

TIL about Tina Bell and Bam Bam.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/tina-bell

HT to Ro. This is the first thing in their always interesting newsletter for this week. https://roiskinda.cool/2026/03/weekly-tidbits-vol-55.html