Fwupd 2.0.17 Released With More Hardware Support & Features
Days after the Linux Vendor Firmware Service celebrated 135 million firmware downloads, a new version of the Fwupd utility is now available for firmware updating systems and peripherals under Linux… ⌘ Read more

systemd-appd Is A New Component Being Planned By Flatpak Developers
Given this week’s release of Flatpak 1.17 for app sandboxing, open-source developer Sebastian Wick published a blog post on Tuesday around the latest Flatpak developments and a look ahead at some of the feature development planned. Arguably most significant of that is the plans for systemd-appd… ⌘ Read more

‘No one is entitled!’ MAGA congressman shames SNAP recipients for ‘life choices’
Alexander Willis,  Staff Writer  -  Raw Story

Stephan: This is the heartless Republican scum the Americans in Florida’s 6th District chose to represent them.

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As 42 million Americans go without federal food assistance, including 16 million children, Rep. Randy Fine … ⌘ Read more

agent-shell 0.17 improvements + MELPA
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6.18-rc4: mainline
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„Tu stojím, inak nemôžem…”
K Pamiatke reformácie

Lutherovi a jeho spolupútnikom trvalo dva týždne, kým sa z Wittenbergu na voze dopravili do vzdialeného západonemeckého Wormsu. Luther sa pred snem postavil 17. apríla 1521 popoludní a bol odhodlaný diskutovať. Na sneme ho čakal sám cisár Karol V. spolu s radcami a zástupcami Ríma, v sprievode mnohých vplyvných mužov nemeckej ríše. Pred Luthera postavili všetky zozbierané spisy a knihy a nekompromisne sa opýtali, či je autorom niektorej z nic … ⌘ Read more

6.18-rc3: mainline
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We had some gray soup with the occasional fine rain with strong wind gusts. Despite the bad forecast we took the train to Geislingen/Steige and strolled up to the Helfenstein castle ruin. All the colorful leaves were so beautiful, it didn’t matter that the sun was behind thick layers of clouds.

We then continued to the Ödenturm (lit. boring tower). By then the wind had picked up by quite a bit, just as the weatherman predicted. We were very positively surprised that the Swabian Jura Association had opened up the tower. Between May and October, the tower is typically only manned on Sundays and holidays between 10 and 17 o’clock. But yesterday was Saturday and no holiday. The lovely lady up there told us that they’re currently experimenting with opening up on Saturday, too, because there are some highly motivated members responsible for the tower.

We were the very first visitors on that day. Last Sunday, when the weather lived up to the weekday’s name, they counted 128 people up in the tower. Very impressive.

The wind gusts were howling around the tower. Luckily, there are glass windows. So, it was quite pleasant up in the tower room. Chatting with the tower guard for a while, we got even luckier: the sun came out! That was really awesome. The photos don’t do justice. As always, it looked way more stunning in person.

Thanks to all the volunteers who make it possible to enjoy the view from the thirty odd meters up there. That certainly made our day!

After signing the guestbook we climbed down the staircase and returned to the station and headed back. The train even arrived on time. What a great little trip!

https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-auf-die-burgruine-helfenstein-und-den-oedenturm-2025-10-25/

Asahi Linux Progress Report: Linux 6.17
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Grab the 17 Different iPhone 17 Default Wallpapers
The iPhone 17 series is now in the wild, and along with the new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Air, we have new default wallpapers for those devices too. Depending on the device model, you’ll find some star-like designs for the standard model, or futuristic glassy designs that spell out “AIR” or … Read More ⌘ Read more

How a human ‘jumping gene’ targets structured DNA to reshape the genome
Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human genome—comprising about 17% of the genome. It is commonly called a “jumping gene” or “retrotransposon” because it can “retrotranspose” (move) from one genomic location to another. ⌘ Read more

6.18-rc2: mainline
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The AI bubble is 17 times bigger than the dot-com bust
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Meta convinces Blue Owl to cut $30B check for its Hyperion AI super cluster
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Building an Agent That Leverages Throwaway Code
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Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field
Passant Rabie,  Science Reporter  -  Gizmodo

Stephan: It isn’t clear to even scientists exactly what this change in Earth’s magnetic field is going to cause, but clearly it will be something dramatic.

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The Majority AI View
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The Majority AI View
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Marc Benioff: I no longer believe National Guard is needed for SF
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Republicans use deepfake video of Chuck Schumer in new attack ad
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150 rokov od úmrtia Daniela Koléniho
V dnešný deň, 17. októbra 1875, v Kulpíne zomrel Daniel Koléni (4. novembra 1800, Myjava, Slovensko – 17. októbra 1875, Kulpín, Srbsko). Stalo sa to päť mesiacov po tom ako v máji toho istého roku 1875 položil základný kameň nového kulpínskeho chrámu. V bežnom roku si pripomíname tiež aj 225 rokov od narodenia Daniela Koléniho. Daniel Koléni (Kolényi) bol tretím kulpínskym evanjelickým farárom a tento zbor viedol až 43 rokov. Pred príchodom do … ⌘ Read more

Why Autonomous Infrastructure is the future: From intent to self-operating systems
Executive summary: We’re at an inflection point where AI-generated code meets AI-managed infrastructure, creating truly self-sustaining systems. This convergence transforms infrastructure from static pipelines to autonomous systems that build, govern, heal, and optimize themselves. Organizations have… ⌘ Read more

next-20251017: linux-next
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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Platform Engineering Day
This marks the fourth edition of Platform Engineering Day, following successful events in Paris (2024), Salt Lake City (2024), and London (2025). We’re excited to continue exploring case studies and deep technical dives as platform engineering… ⌘ Read more

The Transition of RubyGems Repository Ownership
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Ruby Core Takes Ownership of Rubygems and Bundler
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The Racist Roots, and Racist Present, of Today’s Republican Party
Harold Meyerson,  Commentator  -  American Prospect

_Stephan: I am a Virginian whose maternal family came to a land grant on the water that they were given by Queen Elizabeth I, in the early 1600s, and that my father bought back when I was a child. I suspect, but don’t know, some of my early family may have owned slaves, and as a boy, I knew a man who had been born a slave. In spite of that ancien … ⌘ Read more

This clear scale shows how American democracy is in terminal decline
Martina Moneke,  Contributing Writer  -  Raw Story | Common Dreams

_Stephan: Day by day, as I watch the dismantlement of our democracy, and see aspiring dictator Trump’s revenge arrests and court cases against former colleagues, I realize that nothing is going to stop this except tens of millions of Americans nonviolently out in the street on Saturday, and every Saturday thereafter, and … ⌘ Read more

The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration
Thom Hartmann,  Commentator  -  The Hartmann Report

_Stephan: I think Thom Hartmann has it exactly right. This whole immigrant business is about creating an “other” just as the Nazis made the Jews the “other” and using the “other” to create fear and intimidation. Project 2025 is just a restating of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, and the Republican … ⌘ Read more

Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon
Deni Ellis Bechard,  Senior Tech Reporter  -  Scientific American

_Stephan: Because AI has been allowed to develop to serve a tiny group of individuals whose motivation is their lust for greed and power, and it is subject to almost no government oversight, It is becoming almost impossible to know that anything you read, hear, or see is authentic and factually accurate. This is producing all manner o … ⌘ Read more

10 Days of Humiliation When the Person Should Have Stayed in Bed
Humiliation is one of the most powerful human emotions. We never forget it when it happens to us, and when channeled effectively, it can help us to become the best versions of ourselves. However, humiliation is an extremely uncomfortable experience; we don’t like it when it happens to us, and we certainly don’t like to […]

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Russia’s Oil Exports Declines by 17.1% After Massive Drone Strikes Hit Key Refineries ⌘ Read more

6.18-rc1: mainline
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V Ľube oslávili 17. výročie posviacky evanjelického chrámu
V nedeľu 5. októbra 2025 sa v slovenskom evanjelickom kostole v Ľube spievali piesne vďaky a radosti – tamojší cirkevný zbor si pripomenul 17. výročie posviacky svojho chrámu. Slávnostné služby Božie sa niesli v duchu vďačnosti za zachovanú vieru a pospolitý život slovenskej komunity v tomto pohraničnom sriemskom prostredí. Odhodlanie a pevná viera pomohli týmto obetavým ľuďom, aby maličký zbor – stov … ⌘ Read more

Ukraine disables 40% of one of Russia’s largest oil refineries processing 17.5 million tons annually ⌘ Read more

TESID: Textualised Encrypted Sequential Identifiers
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@zvava@twtxt.net yarnd fetches the feeds roughly every ten minutes:

grep twtxt.net www/logs/twtxt.log | cut -d ' ' -f1 | tail -n 20
2025-10-04T07:00:45+02:00
2025-10-04T07:10:26+02:00
2025-10-04T07:22:43+02:00
2025-10-04T07:30:45+02:00
2025-10-04T07:40:48+02:00
2025-10-04T07:52:59+02:00
2025-10-04T08:00:07+02:00
2025-10-04T08:13:33+02:00
2025-10-04T08:23:13+02:00
2025-10-04T08:31:22+02:00
2025-10-04T08:41:29+02:00
2025-10-04T08:53:25+02:00
2025-10-04T09:03:31+02:00
2025-10-04T09:11:42+02:00
2025-10-04T09:23:11+02:00
2025-10-04T09:29:49+02:00
2025-10-04T09:36:17+02:00
2025-10-04T09:46:33+02:00
2025-10-04T09:58:40+02:00
2025-10-04T10:06:54+02:00

I suspect that the timing was just right. Or wrong, depending on how you’re looking at it. ;-)

@aelaraji@aelaraji.com, I mean to follow up here on the brief exchange we had on irc.mills.io, but I forgot. Never too late, so here it goes:

18:16 <aelaraji> quark 🙏 much appreciated but it won't be necessary, since there isn't much to miss out on in most of  where I hang out, so I could just disconnect and spare everyone else the noise 
18:17 *** aelaraji (aelaraji@776014f5a3edd32f1ed19658b7b85c8c655945b0feacaedd92fe60e61a3c0ae2) has quit (/ME goes "yeeeeet..!")
18:18 <quark> No noise for me. 
18:18 <quark> It’s all good. 
18:18 <quark> What would IRC be without on/offs?
18:19 <quark> Preeeety boring!
18:19 <quark> Ah, he was gone. 
18:19 <quark> Well, I will twtxt this to him.  LOL. 

iOS 26.0.1 Update Released to Fix Various iPhone 17 Issues, & Blank Screen Icons
Apple has released the first update for iOS 26.0.1, which includes a handful of bug fixes specifically aimed at the new iPhone 17 lineup, as well as addressing an issue for all devices where Home Screen icons can appear blank after using various Liquid Glass customization settings, and another issue where VoiceOver might disable itself … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2 … ⌘ Read more

6.17: mainline
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DietPi September 2025 Update Brings Faster Backups and Roon Server Early Access
The September 20th release of DietPi v9.17 introduces smaller and more efficient system images, faster backups with reduced disk usage, and a new toggle for Roon Server’s early access builds. The update also addresses SPI bootloader flashing issues on Rockchip devices, improves Raspberry Pi sound card handling, and includes multiple bug fixes across tools and […] ⌘ Read more

@zvava@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de I’m not entirely sure about the spaces, but maybe they were omitted to simplify parsing of mentions in the form of @<nick url>. If the next token after the @<nick does not look like a URL, it’s not a mention but regular text. This is just wild guessing, though.

Looking at the regex and tests in the original twtxt reference implementation seems to confirm that theory in the sense as it relies on whitespace as the delimiter:

Another thing about nicks is that the original twtxt reference implementation converts nicks to all lowercase:

You probably know this already, the original twtxt file format specification can be found here: https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/twtxtfile.html

As for extensions, I don’t know of anything outside of twtxt.dev that has actually been (partially) implemented. However, there is also the issue tracker of the official reference implementation. You might wanna dig through that. For example, there is an alternative suggestions of multiline messages: https://github.com/buckket/twtxt/issues/157

It’s autumn. Cloudy, windy, and occasionally rainy. But it’s supposed to warm up again this weekend, so will I go for a bike ride then? ⌘ Read more

@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Ten stories or more are already very tall in my books. Not sure at which height I would start calling high rise buildings sky scrapers, but Wikipedia suggests around 150 meters, depending on region.

Oh, I just found

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Good morning. Driving the dot matrix printer from my little real-mode toy OS. 🖨️

(This is just a wrapper around BIOS INT 17. I love it nonetheless. 😅)

https://movq.de/v/6b3f9a2837/MVI_8839.MOV.mp4

A mate visted me and we went on a few hours long hike. We came across a mythical creature in its natural habitat:

https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-07-12/

Saw this on Mastodon:

https://racingbunny.com/@mookie/114718466149264471

18 rules of Software Engineering

1. You will regret complexity when on-call
   
2. Stop falling in love with your own code
   
3. Everything is a trade-off. There’s no “best” 3. Every line of code you write is a liability 4. Document your decisions and designs
   
4. Everyone hates code they didn’t write
   
5. Don’t use unnecessary dependencies
   
6. Coding standards prevent arguments
   
7. Write meaningful commit messages
   
8. Don’t ever stop learning new things
   
9. Code reviews spread knowledge
   
10. Always build for maintainability
    
11. Ask for help when you’re stuck
    
12. Fix root causes, not symptoms
    
13. Software is never completed
    
14. Estimates are not promises
    
15. Ship early, iterate often
    
16. Keep. It. Simple.
    

Solid list, even though 14 is up for debate in my opinion: Software can be completed. You have a use case / problem, you solve that problem, done. Your software is completed now. There might still be bugs and they should be fixed – but this doesn’t “add” to the program. Don’t use “software is never done” as an excuse to keep adding and adding stuff to your code.

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