And, I still do with the backups on my private cloud.

At 25, Wikipedia embodies what the internet could have been - but can it survive AI? zdnet.com/article/wiki... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social #Wikipedia just turned 25, but with #AI stealing its data and readers, will it make it to 30?

"According to our writer, three small, easy-to-miss plugins were all it took for Joplin to live up to its Evernote-killer reputation": Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click - FOSS Force

venturebeat.com/data/deepsee... Get ready for (yet another) type of AI memory - DeepSeek AI has come up with - conditional memory and no it's not the same as RAG agent/contextual memory.

Wait, you mean, it's not!? www.patreon.com/posts/125-we...

A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.

It really will be all about power going forward... and that's why I see the AI bubble going "Pop," but that a story for another day. Here's the hard news.

Trump is wide awake and in charge!

There's something to this.

Shopify, Walmart Endorse Google's New Open Commerce Protocol: thenewstack.io/shopify-walm... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social The retail #AI protocol standards war is heating up.

What we're seeing in real time is the deployment of a Secret Police tasked with terrorizing those who live in communities insufficiently subservient to the regime. It's a form of spectacle violence designed undermine the rule of law & any semblance of accountability.

Even Linus Torvalds is vibe coding now www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Mind you, it is on a rather silly project. But then, if you're vibe coding, those are exactly the ones you should be using it on. #AI

X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.

What are the odds!?* *One in a million

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app rebrand was bad, but there are far worse offenders www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/m... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social The worst of the no-good, awful tech rebrands.

Rust moves from experiment to a core Linux kernel language spiceworks.com/software/rus... by @sjvn.bsky.social Where #Rust is now in #Linux and where it will be going from here.

I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 - it's a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social #Linux Mint 22.3 is a solid improvement on what's already today's best desktop operating system.

Good’s last words to Ross were “That’s fine. I’m not mad at you,” while his to her, after he shot her in the face, were “F*cking b*tch!” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-10...

Just published on FOSS Force: Docket Traffic Jam Delays Software Freedom Conservancy Vs Vizio Trial fossforce.com/2026/01/dock...

As far as Telly #Dog is concerned, Henry #Cat is his puppy, so, of course, they eat together.

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Viewing the video from one angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. But viewing the video from a different angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. So who's to say what really happened?

Today on @indicator.media's free weekly briefing: The staggering impunity of xAI, which turned its abusive image generator on its own users in full view and has barely done anything to contain it.

So much hype this week about the new NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPU. Only problem is - it's not going to be available, for month. What can/should enterprises do right now? As it turns out the existing Blackwell GPU are improving too venturebeat.com/infrastructu...

"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

What is Wi-Fi 8? And why speed isn't your primary concern with the latest standard zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social The Wi-Fi 8 standard isn't fully cooked yet, but Wi-Fi 8 gear is already appearing. Here's what it will do for you.

Even if you're not tech-savvy, you can still use some of these tools. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Your cat printer is running low on black and orange ink. Please replace ink cartridges.

I've had an entertaining morning of blocking people who repeat Trump's assertions that Good was attempting to “run a law enforcement officer over" and that she “violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE officer.” These are all lies. wapo.st/3LzkKzu

No. The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good was not unmasked. www.wired.com/story/people...

Discover the state of Enterprise Linux for networking in 2026. Compare RHEL 10, SLES 16, and Ubuntu alongside NOS leaders like SONiC and Nvidia Cumulus. www.networkworld.com/article/4114...

Renee Nicole Good was a white, middle-aged U.S. citizen mother who was murdered by an ICE agent today. Now do you get it? It's not just someone with dark skin, whose first language is Spanish, who's gay, or who doesn't go to your church. Anyone and everyone is a target.

I wish I'd written this. It details the same method, citation chaining, that I've always used for my story research and now use to ensure my AI results are correct. It can work for you too. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The political and cultural climate that’s arisen under the Trump administration has allowed research to be cut to the bone while expert wisdom is mocked and ignored. That’s not good for science or tech. www.computerworld.com/article/4113... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social

Just published on FOSS Force: There’ll Be More AI Than Open Source at Spacewalk 2026 fossforce.com/2026/01/ther...

Tim Walz: "None of the Republicans running for governor had the damn common decency to Melissa and Mark's children. They've asked them to stop doing what they're doing. You need to ask those people running for governor if they would ask the president to please stop attacking the Hortman children."

And that's how the Internet began.

Linux at CES 2026: Tux is alive and well in IoT, cars, and AI zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social #Linux won't make the #CES headlines, but under the hood, most of the latest and greatest consumer tech depends on it.

Nils's latest song is for anyone who's a dog lover. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8yh...

Stephen Miller: “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” Might makes right. Got it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

Worst Tech Rebrand Ever. No, this is not The Onion. No, it's not a joke.

While Wi-Fi 7 adoption is accelerating among enterprises, retail Wi-Fi 8 products could arrive as early as summer 2026. @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4112...

Well, we've got the front-end done.

The most durable tech is boring, old, and everywhere theregister.com/2025/12/31/l... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Love them or hate them, these legacy technologies will be with us for decades to come.

How I use Samsung's secret Wi-Fi menu to seriously improve my connectivity zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social If you use a @Samsung smartphone and want to make the most of its Wi-Fi, I've some really helpful suggestions for you.

It's not just the Trump Administration’s H-1B visa overhaul that’s keeping people away from jobs and conferences in the US. computerworld.com/article/4110... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Who can blame them? I wouldn't be here if I weren't a US citizen, & I have my own worries.

The great programming transformation: How AI and Rust are quietly dethroning C in Linux - and Windows zdnet.com/article/prog... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Both #Linux and #Windows are embracing #AI and #Rust for their code.

Linux will be unstoppable in 2026 - but one open-source legend may not survive zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Most of #Linux and #opensource software will have a great year in 2026. Firefox? Not so much.

Linux will be unstoppable in 2026 - but one open-source legend may not survive zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Most of #Linux and #opensource software will have a great year in 2026. Firefox? Not so much.

What the #Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows theregister.com/2025/12/22/w... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social