@vrypan

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Dad, geek, builder
Bloghttps://blog.vrypan.net
Art Experimentshttp://art.vrypan.net
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When billionaires preach "abundance," remember that the richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world just for the LOLs.

And if these AI fascists get their way, most of us will join the starvation class.

https://www.thenerdreich.com/a-silicon-valley-genocide/

Elon Musk's USAID Cuts: A Silicon Valley Genocide

World's First Trillionaire is Killing the World's Poorest Children

The Nerd Reich

It's a decade since Brexit, so a decade since I left the UK, after having lived there for about 20 years

Putting my rights to the vote was enough of a red line for me to scarper but, given the British tendency to vote for radical change, I expected the outcome

Haven't returned since, even to visit

If you're looking for a static site generator, check bckt.

https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/06/18/260618-bckt-073-is-out/

bckt v0.7.3 is out

bckt v0.7.3 is out and it’s really easy to try it.

blog.vrypan.net

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116769877264307573

No, YOU show me your hands first 🙂

VT320 allowed programs to write to a special “status line” using DECSSDT/DECSASD. Can we bring it back?

https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/06/13/260613-vt-host-writable-status-line/

A forgotten terminal trick: the host-writable status line.

VT320 allowed programs to write to a special “status line” using DECSSDT/DECSASD. Can we bring it back?

blog.vrypan.net

EU will prevent Elon Musk's Starlink expansion in Europe by reserving needed radio frequency bands for European satellite operators.

I am sure, the Dark MAGA businessman understands our Make Europe Great Again attitude. 😘👌

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/eu-to-favour-european-satellite-services-to-prevent-musks-starlink-expansion

EU to favour European satellite services to head off Musk’s Starlink

The EU's decision to give European satellite operators priority could risk a backlash from the Trump administration. #EuropeNews

euronews

Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.

https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06-08-uk-surveillance-is-not-safety.pdf

The strange legal history of subtitles:
When Subtitles Were Contraband

https://blog.vrypan.net/features/the-history-of-subtitles/

When Subtitles Were Contraband

There was a time, when courts and anti-piracy groups treated fan translation as part of the piracy machine.

The Cathedral, the Bazaar and the Kitchen. Open Source in the AI era

https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/05/11/the-cathedral-the-bazaar-and-the-kitchen/

The Cathedral, the Bazaar and the Kitchen

Open Source in the AI era

blog.vrypan.net
@marcoarment I've tried, but the "new" (since the rewrite) overcast chapter/shownotes view has been a bad experience for me so far.
1. It uses half of my iPhone12 mini screen -why not full height?
2. It is **very** easy to accidentally click on a section while trying to scroll (which happens all the time because 1).