Not only that but debian has for example, debsecan so you can see on any system what CVEs exist and if your packages are patched. ex from my system I ran it and got

> CVE-2026-32105 xrdp

which i see has a fix in sid but not on bookworm

Altavista was like the 'free' version of what some libraries had for via paid search subscriptions.

At the time where search was a tool that you had to you know.. come up with various terms (remember Google Whacks) and find results about it.

RIP Altavista

I don't see how it matters we forced people into ipv6 as well. Who cares. It's more about the difference in mental models that prevented adoption especially among those who run the services that are on the internet.

time to get rid of license plates

These cameras record bumper stickers, dents, accessories, etc. Many vehicles can be uniquely identified by a computer without a license plate.

Do you think given how ubiquitous cameras and microphones are now, that we should change the doctrine around right to record in public, or the expectation of privacy?

For example, I have no problem with people recording in public a news cast, or even taking down a sick trick on a skateboard, but I think generally people would say ' a camera that tracks my movements' violates my privacy in some way, even though I understand someone theoretically could post agents on every block and do so

Or just like, don't work for the government. simple as. Some people have morals, some people want money. It's OK. We get it, AI startup engineer hell bent on destroying thought work. We get it rastifarian bomb builder for the US navy. we get it All American who works for the chinese virualogy lab. it's just work its not your life. just do whatever and make money.

If only git was a distributed system!

People tend to focus a bit to much on the Git part of Github. Git is already relatively fine. It's nice to have a web view into the repo, users can just clone the repo, but many seems hesitant to do so as if it's some major operation (it can be for large repos, but normally it's not).

The tricky part is the bugtracker and pull-requests. I don't really know how I feel about the Github issue tracker. In theory it's a good way for a community to report and manage bugs, but it's also what's driving maintainers crazy. Previously, in the olden days, you'd send an email to a mailing list and maybe get a reply, maybe got told to show up with a patch or bugger off.

To some extend Github removed to much friction, and while quick drive by patches can be great, they don't build much community.

Personally, I prefer mailing lists. The tooling is there, it's consistent, and it's powerful. And if it adds a higher bar of entry, in this day and age that seems like a plus to me.

it is - but dealing with code involves a lot more than just git.

tangled distributes the rest of the stack - issues, comments, pulls, stars, etc.

compelled speech, freedom of speech, association, etc all died with Goldwater. It's over bubba, the government is just thinking up new ways to use it.

I love smoking

it's impossible for your precise location to be tracked by anybody... wow thats crazy

What does this mean?