Indeed. There's a lot of people who seem to think that software development is just coding, but coding is just the dull & boring bit: it's the analysis, critical thinking, design, etc where the value is - and that still needs smart people.

It's Dunning Kruger all over again: people don't know or understand what actually goes into it, so assume it must be easy. The "how hard can it be...?" syndrome. 🙄

Donald Trump is now responsible for 28% of the US national debt. That's $11 trillion. In 250 years of American history, no president has added more. That's not an opinion. It's math.

"According to the project's developer, Jack Fedoryński, "All inputs are usable, including the trackpads, touch sensors and accelerometer/gyro," and, aside from working outside of Steam Input on Windows and Linux, the controller is now also compatible with [...] consoles."

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

When I was a kid, the dentist had these magazines for toddlers in the waiting room that you’d circle everything wrong on the page, like a dog with two heads or a car missing a wheel. That’s like advanced level shit to the US government.

-Microsoft takes down MSaaS used by ransomware gangs -CISA contractor leaks GovCloud keys -Vulnerability exploitation is now the dominant entry vector -Drupal readies security updates for "highly critical" bug Podcast: risky.biz/RBNEWS566/ Newsletter: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...

GitHub says internal repos exfiltrated after poisoned VS Code extension attack www.theregister.com/devops/2026/...

Demo of a Chinese 🇨🇳 video surveillance system that purports to track all foreign visitors, including journalists, integrating video feeds with other data (e.g., pictures from ski passes) to conduct mass surveillance and social network analysis 👇 The new normal... open.substack.com/pub/netaskar...

Anyone else remember Ty-Wraps?

A new AI review! samyk/usbdriveby ⭐2.5/5.0 USBdriveby is a well-known security research proof-of-concept demonstrating how a small microcontroller (e.g., Teensy) can emulate a trusted USB HID keyboard/mouse to rapidly execute commands on an unlocked machine, ... https://gitrated.com/samyk/usbdriveby

Lahiru Maramba - Video I Built "Rocky" from Project Hail Mary using a Raspberry Pi and Local LLM youtu.be/NfxFY1LUYDo ========================== #librecanada #linux #opensource

Heh, now this project looks fun. AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE! GitHub - lahirumaramba/rocky: Rocky: Your Own Personal Eridanian Buddy · GitHub https://github.com/lahirumaramba/rocky #ProjectHailMary #Rocky #RaspberryPi https://universeodon.com/@bgri... https://universeodon.com/@bgrier/116579312315260233

KiCad for Beginners course, essentials, symbol creation, footprint creation, schematic capture, PCB layout = www.fedevel.com/courses/kica...

New Video: A cheaper Debug Probe or when Raspberry Pi Debug Probes are not available. VSCode Can't tell the difference. On YouTube Now: https://youtu.be/k14vXFqOGqI #rp2040 #rp2350 #raspberrypipico #raspberrypipico2 #pico2 #iot #microcontroller #clang #cpplang

Designers all over the World can now use CERN’s complete Component Library (17000 Electronic Components) in KiCad, a free and open source Tool for designing printed Circuit Boards #OSS #Electronics home.cern/cerns-kicad-...

HDD Firmware Hacking Part 1 by Ryan Miceli icode4.coffee?p=1465

Rooting the TP-Link Tapo C200 Rev.5 quentinkaiser.be/security/202...

I have to say that if I had kids who wanted to use their hands rather than push a button, this is a game I'd get for them. Perfect for future spaceship engineers, right Scotty? www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...

Security researcher Shellsharks has created Vulnerability.Garden, a catalog of named vulnerabilities. So far, we're 25 vulnerabilities away from 1K branded security bugs. Don't worry, @shellsharks.com... we'll get you there! vulnerability.garden

President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌

Paul and Ringo's new video www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLRV...

Don't forget: my old Yale Law classmate Clarence Thomas refused to recuse from Jan. 6 cases despite his wife's involvement in the plot. And he's taken at least 100 gifts worth over $2 million while serving, including from GOP donor Harlan Crow. He's a disgrace to the Court.

Someone tell Webster I want to propose a new word errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong

How to build your own hacking hardware: ESP32-based toys for your cybersecurity adventures. 👨🏻‍🏭🧰❯❯📟🏆 More details on: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/dlasko... Substack: it4sec.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...

As a technical experiment, I wired this little hacker to a local language model and it found one vulnerability in a raspberry pi I misconfigured. From there it was able to reach everything on my network Level 20 though!

EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027. The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states. DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand. My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases. DOJ is now 0-5. My firm is 5-0. Lesson: When we fight we win.

Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.

Okay bluesky I need your help I live in Massachusetts. You might think we're a bastion of lefty intellectualism but our state government a clusterfuck of post-puritan real estate bros Reskeet this. Text it to your "friends from home" Help this find every masshole poster who will know what to do

LinkedIn secretly injects code to spy on your browser​ | Cybernews cybernews.com/privacy/link...

It's not a frequently asked question, but does come up occasionally, how to connect multiple SD cards. Starting today, Teensy's SD library has a 4 SD card example.

yet another reason to leave substack (before they make it even harder to leave):

The laziest fight you’ll ever see 😂

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

ALERT: Hillary Clinton speaks to reporters after deposition w/ House Oversight Cmte She criticizes GOP for not allowing media inside and for repetitive questions “I don’t know how many times I had to say ‘I don’t know Jeffrey Epstein” And she says she was asked about UFOs and pizzagate

I just starred helloitsmiadottech/mediafileviewer on GitHub: https://github.com/helloitsmiadottech/mediafileviewer

Detailed guide on flashing custom firmware on LSC Smart Connect A60 E27 RGB smart bulb with BK7231N CBLC5 chip via UART programmer, including disassembly and module soldering steps.

BREAKING Former ICE agent: On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

These are so fun. I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Feb 22nd 2026 (Hard), in less than 19 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

THE EPSTEIN CLASS

The Surprising Hackability Of A Knock-Off Chinese Toy Camera hackaday.com/2026/02/03/t...

⚡ Hackernews Top story: Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox

DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #tRump