The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open! 2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13! Pre-submission guidance/mentoring available Also see nxdomain.no/~peter/what_... #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

Running your own AS (Autonomous System) on the public internet using a FreeBSD BGP Router with FRR (Free Range Routing), GRE Tunnels and Policy Routing - Blog Post by Christian Hofstede-Kuhn #FreeBSD #Network #BGP blog.hofstede.it/running-your...

A few years ago, companies protected their source code at all costs - security, paranoia. Today: upload everything to two companies because they have an LLM. #Security evolves.

Amazing website for testing SSL certificates: badssl.com - thank you for it!

Another Git tip I learned this week. I was tired of a file (e.g. package-lock) flooding me with changes I didn’t want to commit. git update-index --skip-worktree package-lock.json This makes it silent. Once and for... until you need it back: git update-index --no-skip-worktree package-lock.json

New theory: developers aren’t destroying your codebase. Deadlines are. Thoughts?

Small Git tip I found while exploring #GitHub This config line: ``` [url "[email protected]:org/"] insteadOf = github.com/org/ ```

Today I was tasked with finding a niche operating system, and I came across Fuchsia - Google’s “general-purpose, modern, open-source operating system.”

That’s a story worth sharing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...

Well, I guess I’ve built my own KVM :)

Hello, my old new friend. FreeBSD x-wing 16.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT #21 n281766-39acb7fd86ed: Mon Nov 10 10:52:25 CET 2025

Dear all, triggering another AWS Lambda on success or failure only works with asynchronous invocations. Thanks, Another “I learned this the hard way” person

I love open source. If a function is missing, you can simply add it yourself.

I love that somebody took the time to do this Sisyphean work of collecting the EoL dates for all major open-source software. Check it out: endoflife.date

Lulu (print on demand) is increasing prices by 5% from Aug 1st, so if you were thinking of getting @pagedout.bsky.social #6 there, do it now: www.lulu.com/search?page=...

The #FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report is out! 🔗 www.freebsd.org/status/repor...

I like to play with languages. Recently, I tested #Rust, and I must say it's one of those languages that could be a game changer - as a replacement for C++. However, I've also noticed a new rising star: #Zig. Maybe it's time to play with it as well... ziglang.org/devlog/2025/...

I just learned about this interesting project sponsored by the FreeBSD Foundation: a GUI for managing bhyve, aiming to be a BSD alternative to Proxmox. I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops. github.com/AlchemillaHQ...

An interesting voice in the debate between Rust and C++ www.babaei.net/blog/rust-de...

Sticking with the topic of Duolingo, it seems that it's yet another company adopting an 'AI-first' approach. www.theverge.com/news/657594/...

Can you learn a new language using only Duolingo? I just read an article claiming plenty of people have done exactly that—thanks solely to Duolingo. I haven’t used it in ages, but when I did, it was just a fun way to play with words and pick up a few new ones. What’s your take?

Friendly reminder: strive to create more and consume less.

I wonder if anyone is working on an AI-specific language that isn’t human-readable but is optimized for generation by LLMs. Does that even make sense?

Wow, Skype was one of the first voice communicators I ever used. I consider it an Internet legacy. However, it seems the opportunity for growth was missed, and players like Apple, Facebook, and Signal have taken over the pedestal of voice communication.

DeepSeek has released 3FS – a high-performance distributed file system built to tackle the challenges of AI training and inference workloads. It’s exciting to see fresh innovations around file systems, especially when we often assume these issues are already solved.

Great advice on Git settings! I think many of these should be the default.

I think smartwatches should add a new exercise: “Putting a kid to bed.” Obviously, it belongs under “Extreme Sports.”

My favorite thing about 3D printing? Bad leveling. </sarcasm>

This story reminds me of my childhood. As a kid, I never wondered why it was designed that way. Then, when I was older, I got a computer that could turn itself off - so I never revisited the question. This little story unravels a childhood mystery :) devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Just a friendly reminder: if you want to use an automounted nullfs on #FreeBSD, try these two commands. Nullfs lets you mirror a directory at a new location so any changes appear in both places (like a bind mount on Linux).

This @msftresearch.bsky.social project offers library sandboxing for Verona, a research language focused on memory safety and concurrent ownership. Explore the sandbox implementation (partially based on Capsicum) here: github.com/microsoft/ve... , and verona github.com/microsoft/ve....

Oh, it seems Bitbucket is listening to my complaints—oops, I mean suggestions! I've got your back if you need more ideas. :) www.atlassian.com/blog/bitbuck...

What a great idea! https://sectube.tv/ collects IT security recordings all in one place. Looks like today, instead of Netflix, I'll be diving into one of these videos.

In 2023, researchers already noticed the potential to improve learning effectiveness by utilizing AI. They conducted a couple of studies, and one of them (linked below) discusses 5 strategies to incorporate into your learning schedule. For me, 2 of them resonate the most: 🧵 ↓

From a quick scan of this book, it seems like an amazing resource for you and your kids to explore and dive deep into the basics of computer science. And the bast part its free... https://classic.csunplugged.org/documents/books/english/CSUnplugged_OS_2015_v3.1.pdf

I needed a short-lived SSL certificate for testing. Nothing malicious—just verifying that my check for soon-to-expire SSL certificates works correctly. 🧵 ↓

Looking for a trusted source in your weekly news swarm? I highly recommend my friend @vermaden.bsky.social 's weekly digest for the must-read updates from the *NIX world. Check it out:

I'm old enough to have had the chance to use these fonts...

AI is a great tool, something that has changed our world in ways we hadn’t imagined. However, it seems that it can also be used in malicious ways. Here, we present an in-depth analysis of how APT groups have used Gemini AI in their attacks.

#OpenZFS now supports JSON output for many commands - making parsing cleaner, easier, and more powerful than ever. https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/commit/aa15b60e58599c8851358f6c7f85097f79fcfe55

🔐 MFA—you might love it, you might hate it. But it’s the backbone of security! One key rule always protect your Cloud accounts with MFA! In #AWS, I always set up policy that prevents role assumptions (e.g. dev) unless MFA is used. Google and #GCP made move to force users to simply use it!

Sorry for the political post, but…that’s a bit controversial. Trump just lifted the law banning companies from bribing foreign officials. I understand that he wants to bring more business to the country. However, isn’t one of the main objectives to spread true and fair democracy across the globe?

Is OpenAI better in the hands of Elon Musk? Dunno. However, I would love to see some movements to make OpenAI - well, open. TL;DR: Elon Musk made an offer to buy OpenAI for almost $100B.

In software engineering, my beloved part is the "time negotiations." Today, an admin (not a developer) colleague came to me and asked me to build a system for him. I told him that, based on his description, it would take some time. His response?

I don’t get the buzz about AI replacing software developers. I’ve been using the best AI for over a decade—long before it was trendy. It’s called Stack Overflow O3-pro-mini.

Cryptography is hard. Every time I play with it, I get goosebumps thinking I might use it incorrectly. You need to understand different modes, when to use which, when to rekey, etc.

I haven’t seen it yet, but man, the video from @angealbertini.bsky.social about MD5 must be a blast!

Recently, I visited England and noticed something odd about waiting areas. People spend an hour waiting to board a plane, only to sit for another three hours during the flight. Pro tip: walk around! It's a perfect chance to hit your daily step goal.

Amazing! This person has made their own smartwatch! Besides the fun final product, for me the most inspiring thing is the amount of stuff you learn from creating something entirely from scratch.

If you haven’t yet come across this scandal, you’re missing out. Polish hackers discovered that one of biggest train manufacturers was locking trains if they were serviced in other workshops. If you’re into this kind of stuff, enjoy this CCC talk: