You’re applying for a position as an #embedded systems developer. Are you ready for the questions a hiring manager is likely to ask? Check your answers for these 38 questions to prepare for the job interview. www.windriver.com/blog/Interna...

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Mind you, Linus told me he has no plans whatsoever to retire, but if something were to go wrong, there's a way to replace him now. #Linux

Why the internet kept breaking and taking down your favorite sites in 2025 zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Would it surprise you to know that DNS played a large role? No, I didn't think it would.

www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe... The surging price of silver is good news for those who have invested in it, but it also has significant effects on the enterprise.

Chainguard EmeritOSS backs MinIO, other orphaned projects: thenewstack.io/chainguard-e... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social #OpenSource has a problem. There are many under-supported or even abandoned open-source programs that are still widely used, but there’s no one at the driver’s wheel.

IBM warns AI spend fails without AI literacy www.thedeepview.com/articles/ibm... by @sjvn.bsky.social #AI literacy is far more than just knowing how to craft prompts; it requires learning across disciplines to master AI to benefit both businesses and society.

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?

Physical AI is not Yet Another Buzzword. The premise is that AI technologies should incorporate bodily awareness, including an object’s sense of space, motion, and interactions. That may sound like another way to describe robotics, but there is a distinction. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

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.

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

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.

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 still 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.

Linux will be unstoppable in 2026 - but one open-source legend may not survive www.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.

Just published on FOSS Force: After Vizio Ruling, SFC Pushes Back And Torvalds Weighs In fossforce.com/2025/12/afte...

Just published on FOSS Force: My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source fossforce.com/2025/12/my-h...

Excited to see @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social playing at The Prytania on Jan 4th! @la-cac.org www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...

Just published on FOSS Force: Why I Wouldn’t Want John Solomon’s New CMO Job at Mozilla fossforce.com/2025/12/why-...

The internet in 2025: Bigger, more fragile than ever - and 'fundamentally rewired' by AI zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social The Internet in 2025 was bigger, faster, and more brittle than ever.

Mapping the core projects (SONiC, Cilium, DPDK) and foundations (LFN, CNCF) driving data center, 5G, and Kubernetes connectivity. @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4107...

Just published on FOSS Force: Calibre 8.16’s AI Wants to Talk Books. It Can’t Even Find Mine.

Papermoon: A Space-Grade Linux for the NewSpace Era: thenewstack.io/papermoon-a-... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social Discover Papermoon, the open source project creating a standard, #space-grade #Linux to replace bespoke software for satellites and spacecraft in the NewSpace era.

Traditional middleware options have become complex and rigid. That's an issue in designing software-defined vehicles. SDVs need a developer-friendly open software framework that embeds edge analytics, containers, and over-the-air (OTA) update capabilities. No biggie. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Linux 6.18: All About the New Long-Term Support Linux Kernel: thenewstack.io/linux-6-18-a... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social What exactly is Long Term Support #Linux, and what's in the latest LTS Linux kernel?

The Sneetches on Nietzsches. philshapirochatgptexplorations.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

Linus Torvalds is 'a huge believer' in using AI to maintain code - just don't call it a revolution www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Torvalds is really starting to like #AI for #Linux code maintenance.

This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027 www.zdnet.com/article/this... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Your 2028 and beyond model-year car will run #Linux and open-source software.

Linux Foundation Leader: We're Not in an #AI Bubble: thenewstack.io/linux-founda... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin argued that “Artificial intelligence may not be in a full-blown bubble, but large language models [LLMs] just might be.”

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

you don’t have to find and see other humans online only in the one, brain-rot way the big web companies want. Make Search Great Again, it's easier than it seems: mfioretti.substack.com/p/make-searc...

The challenge with vendor-provided benchmarks is that they are just that — vendor-provided. A new vendor-neutral evaluation from Prolific, however, puts Gemini 3 at the top of the leaderboard base on a HUMAINE evaluation with 26,000 users venturebeat.com/ai/gemini-3-...

Just published on FOSS Force: Mission-Center Delivers a Polished System Monitor for Linux Power Users fossforce.com/2025/12/miss...

There are 8 picture books on this list. None were created by women. After everything we’ve been through the last decade, this is an enormous oversight. What @slj.com has just said is that only men are influential in the world picture books. And I’m not okay with this.

Nextcloud Office vs. OnlyOffice: I tested both to find the best Microsoft 365 alternative zdnet.com/article/next... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Want an office suite that isn't tied to Microsoft 365? These open-source options are cheaper, safer, & you control your data

Just published on FOSS Force: Rochko Steps Down as CEO, Leaving Mastodon Healthy fossforce.com/2025/11/roch...

Just published on FOSS Force: Panasonic Automotive Advances Linux Collaboration Through OIN fossforce.com/2025/11/pana...

Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel talk about #Rust, #AI, and the #Linux kernel.

Struggling to track AI agents? This open-source tool gives you a single source of truth www.zdnet.com/article/stru... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Looking at #AI agents and wondering how the heck you're going to manage them? Solo's new Agentregistry may be just what you'll need.

Even @zoltan_istvan gets #AI and #UBI backwards. In a half funny, all sad way: mfioretti.substack.com/p/even-zolta...

Ah, so the AI-Everywhere Mantra comes to QA. "Organizations still allocate 30-50% of their engineering budgets to QA but still suffer from fragile, script-heavy testing approaches. They are operating under a model that AI has already made obsolete." www.functionize.com/blog/the-dea...

I personally have a love/hate relationship with SQL - but most AI devs don't want any such thing..they just want to use Python. That's where dltHub comes in as the lead backer behind the open-source dlt library. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Going a Step Beyond Ultrasonic Sensors Ultrasonic sensors put the “bat” in Batmobile — they use the same echolocation technique as bats to navigate. Both emit high-frequency sound waves that reflect off objects to determine location and proximity. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

…And I feel fine — because I use Linux desktop. But now that support has ended for the aging but still popular version of Windows, it’s time to make some tough decisions. www.computerworld.com/article/4074... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social

“Reframing the narrative on physics readiness” great article in @physicstoday.bsky.social A powerful case for how/why intro course sequences for physics and engineering undergrads can be updated to support students who did not take calculus in high school. physicstoday.aip.org/features/ref...

Really proud of this piece, and the full report that will come out in the near future. What we learned from early career leaders in the physical sciences is likely broadly relevant to other scholarly/scientific domains.

Just published on FOSS Force: Taking a Spin on Bluefin Immutable Linux fossforce.com/2025/10/taki...

AI is supposed to give humans less work and make things easier...right? Maybe not according to some new research from Snowflake that 77% say their data engineering teams' workloads are getting heavier, not lighter. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Just published on FOSS Force: How to Install and Configure Polybar on Linux fossforce.com/2025/10/how-...

I just submitted "My Festive Liver Transplant" to Community Stories Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!