Mastodawn

for whoever needs to hear this: you're not alone. i'm not vibecoding any of the software i write. i'm writing it by hand, but i've leveled up my emacs with eglot/lsp. i'm modernizing my stacks and use languages with excellent compilers. i think about how to do more with less. i'm trying to combine the best human-written libraries and modules and assemble them with minimal boilerplate. i enjoy reading your manuals and references. i believe in robust, secure, human-written software.

Athena Jan 11

Linus Jan 9

Wrote a post on the ways in which interactive shells like to leak secrets: https://linus.schreibt.jetzt/posts/shell-secrets.html

Handling secrets (somewhat) securely in shells - Linus's blog

Athena Dec 22

#Bahn #ÖV #News Dec 21

Hacker über Deutschlandticket: „Die Sicherheitsstandards sind sehr lax“
https://taz.de/Hacker-ueber-Deutschlandticket/!6136863/

Die Hacker Q Misell und maya haben Sicherheitslücken beim Deutschlandticket entdeckt. Sie rechnen mit einem Schaden in dreistelliger Millionenhöhe.

Hacker über Deutschlandticket: „Die Sicherheitsstandards sind sehr lax“

Die Hacker Q Misell und maya haben Sicherheitslücken beim Deutschlandticket entdeckt. Sie rechnen mit einem Schaden in dreistelliger Millionenhöhe.

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH

Athena Oct 28

Very glad to see the Python Software Foundation make the right call here to decline the grant, the conditions of which would have destroyed its ability to promote international collaboration, inclusion and diversity

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html

The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program

In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Op...

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Athena Oct 6

Here's a few free samples, take as many as you like!

nix-collect-garbage

Athena Oct 6

Does your computer keep running out of space? Do you have colleagues or loved ones whose computer keeps running out of space? Buy nix-collect-garbage today, it saved this happy customer from buying a new computer: "I thought I needed a new computer with more storage space, but thanks to nix-collect-garbage I can keep using the one I have!". If you buy today you can run it twice or even three times (FREE!) because for some reason that frees up more space!

nix-collect-garbage! It's like downloading more RAM but for your harddrive!

Athena Sep 17, 2025

Athena Sep 12, 2025

Edit: Position filled, but we will open this call again within 2026 to add another member to the team and I will update this post when we do. Thanks to everyone who reached out or shared this 🍀

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If you have experience with Python, Django and optionally Nix or htmx and want to work with me, please slide into my DMs. Alternatively any Full-Stack experience also welcome if interested in working with the mentioned tech stack.

Office located in Munich (Marienplatz), 80k € p.a. as a basis for negotiation, 30 days of vacation, 38h/week, 2 days of remote work per week, Deutschlandticket

Starting this year or earliest possible date.

#GetFediHired

Athena Sep 16, 2025

Immer wieder enttäuschend, wenn es bei der Tågesschau nicht um Züge geht.

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Athena Sep 15, 2025

To everyone who was thinking of reaching out but has not: Please don't be scared to reach out regardless of how you judge your own experience—worst case you will receive some constructive feedback, best case you're a great match for our team and we will make you an offer :)

Don’t be afraid to be truly yourself either, this is a workplace that won’t discriminate you based on things you might feel you typically need to hide when looking for a job in Germany and yes, I’ve written a contract before that uses it/its pronouns in the English translation and yes, we have beings at our company who bring their polycule to the work party—no need to make a new worksona fedi profile before reaching out.

Your talent and your kindness towards others matter, not the DIN-Standard conformity of your identity.

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Athena Sep 15, 2025

It's not mentioned in the first post to keep it concise, but if you are super enthusiastic about internationalisation/localisation of software and even have some experience with that, you will have plenty of tasks that you can already do while learning more about our software stack on the job, so that is another potential angle for joining us with a different background :)

Bonus points if you speak some Swedish and German

Note: Swedish is not a requirement for anyone, German can be on any (self-taught) basic conversational level and after joining our team we offer to pay for your German classes until you reach a professional level

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