Patricio Del Boca
@pdelboca.me
Tech Lead and Open Advocate @okfn.bsky.social.
Information Systems Engineer & Radical Anarco Hypermedialist. Working for a more simple and affordable technology.
ES / EN / IT
🌐 https://pdelboca.me
💡 https://pdelboca.me/writings.html
Information Systems Engineer & Radical Anarco Hypermedialist. Working for a more simple and affordable technology.
ES / EN / IT
🌐 https://pdelboca.me
💡 https://pdelboca.me/writings.html
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palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
![Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸
@Tamer_Alnoaizy
BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this?
The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us.
Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime.
What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful.
[the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.]
2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026
https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2l6seozmjsqc4kfukjejat77/bafkreiga45xjdal6lfcqt2zmambaymeoelxafbrlt7fi2nmoahpbqj3cja@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
Remote Code Execution on Notepad 🤦♂️
Windows bloated and ruined a perfectly functional, stable and historic app by trying to add "new features" on it (that probably no one requested in the first place)
Adding features is not always the answer.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Windows bloated and ruined a perfectly functional, stable and historic app by trying to add "new features" on it (that probably no one requested in the first place)
Adding features is not always the answer.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
www.cve.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Remote Code Execution on Notepad 🤦♂️
Windows bloated and ruined a perfectly functional, stable and historic app by trying to add "new features" on it (that probably no one requested in the first place)
Adding features is not always the answer.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
Windows bloated and ruined a perfectly functional, stable and historic app by trying to add "new features" on it (that probably no one requested in the first place)
Adding features is not always the answer.
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id...
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”what stood out to me as I listened to the recorded conversation between Nadella and Fink is that they have largely given up on organic adoption by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion.”
I watched a bunch of AI sessions at the WEF so you wouldn’t have to.
But you should read this.
But you should read this.
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos
Authoritarianism is the AI Bailout; But If AI Doesn't Need a Bailout, Does it Need Authoritarianism?
theamericanvandal.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
”what stood out to me as I listened to the recorded conversation between Nadella and Fink is that they have largely given up on organic adoption by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion.”
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happy to announce that alex petros on the htmx team is leading our effort to move some ideas from htmx (generalized hypermedia controls) into the HTML specification:
triptychproject.org
triptychproject.org
Triptych Project
triptychproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
happy to announce that alex petros on the htmx team is leading our effort to move some ideas from htmx (generalized hypermedia controls) into the HTML specification:
triptychproject.org
triptychproject.org
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Why the French govt digital services chose #Python and #Django: “the boring stack can be upgraded easily and will still work in 20 years” -- Manuel Raynaud showcases LaSuite #FOSDEM. Open source digital collaboration apps, built as an alternative to Microsoft Teams / Office
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Two super interesting events in the same day: Just finished Towards Digital Autonomy by @waag.bsky.social and now ready for #PyData Amsterdam.
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Two super interesting events in the same day: Just finished Towards Digital Autonomy by @waag.bsky.social and now ready for #PyData Amsterdam.
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Looks like AI is also ruining OpenStreetMap
(via @openstreetmap.bsky.social on LinkedIn)
Maybe @404media.co or @theregister.com want to talk to the project leaders?
(via @openstreetmap.bsky.social on LinkedIn)
Maybe @404media.co or @theregister.com want to talk to the project leaders?
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Looks like AI is also ruining OpenStreetMap
(via @openstreetmap.bsky.social on LinkedIn)
Maybe @404media.co or @theregister.com want to talk to the project leaders?
(via @openstreetmap.bsky.social on LinkedIn)
Maybe @404media.co or @theregister.com want to talk to the project leaders?
Same ol' tactic.
My Public University had 2 laboratories "donated" by Microsoft and IBM (they were just put a bunch of computers, nothing fancy). All the tech stack we learned in the career was proprietary. FOSS was not in the curricula.
Sad to see more public funding going to Big Tech.
My Public University had 2 laboratories "donated" by Microsoft and IBM (they were just put a bunch of computers, nothing fancy). All the tech stack we learned in the career was proprietary. FOSS was not in the curricula.
Sad to see more public funding going to Big Tech.
After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Same ol' tactic.
My Public University had 2 laboratories "donated" by Microsoft and IBM (they were just put a bunch of computers, nothing fancy). All the tech stack we learned in the career was proprietary. FOSS was not in the curricula.
Sad to see more public funding going to Big Tech.
My Public University had 2 laboratories "donated" by Microsoft and IBM (they were just put a bunch of computers, nothing fancy). All the tech stack we learned in the career was proprietary. FOSS was not in the curricula.
Sad to see more public funding going to Big Tech.
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Dear @okfn.bsky.social community, our discussion infrastructure is back discuss.okfn.org. It was down while we moved to a self-hosted option to keep our conversations truly ours. Please check all is working fine, and, why not? Start the year discussing new topics or responding to old ones!
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Dear @okfn.bsky.social community, our discussion infrastructure is back discuss.okfn.org. It was down while we moved to a self-hosted option to keep our conversations truly ours. Please check all is working fine, and, why not? Start the year discussing new topics or responding to old ones!
Last time Log4J had a vulnerability the internet shaked for a week. Them finishing a bug-bounty program, as many others, is a sad news.
it sounds like the Log4J bug-bounty might soon close as well: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/26/the-end-of-the-curl-bug-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-27393
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Last time Log4J had a vulnerability the internet shaked for a week. Them finishing a bug-bounty program, as many others, is a sad news.
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it sounds like the Log4J bug-bounty might soon close as well: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/26/the-end-of-the-curl-bug-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-27393
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
it sounds like the Log4J bug-bounty might soon close as well: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/26/the-end-of-the-curl-bug-bounty/comment-page-1/#comment-27393
"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
www.media.mit.edu
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
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¡En 10 minutos arrancamos!
Software Libre de Investigación en América Latina y cómo podés ser parte de nuestro Programa de Campeón(a)s
Sumate aqui: ropensci.org/es/commcalls...
Software Libre de Investigación en América Latina y cómo podés ser parte de nuestro Programa de Campeón(a)s
Sumate aqui: ropensci.org/es/commcalls...
Software Libre de Investigacion en America Latina · Community Call
Venite a conversar con Diana Garcia, Erick Navarro y Luis Verde Arregoitia sobre su experiencia como campeon(e|a)s y mentores de rOpenSci y como podes aplicar para cualquiera de los dos roles.
ropensci.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
¡En 10 minutos arrancamos!
Software Libre de Investigación en América Latina y cómo podés ser parte de nuestro Programa de Campeón(a)s
Sumate aqui: ropensci.org/es/commcalls...
Software Libre de Investigación en América Latina y cómo podés ser parte de nuestro Programa de Campeón(a)s
Sumate aqui: ropensci.org/es/commcalls...
I was doing a review of a site and found a bunch of LLM "enhanced content". When sending the summary email I instinctively wrote: -the LLM generated descriptions are tacky-.
I feel I'm developing a natural cringe against LLM generated content. My eyes instantly moves away from it.
I feel I'm developing a natural cringe against LLM generated content. My eyes instantly moves away from it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:32 AM
I was doing a review of a site and found a bunch of LLM "enhanced content". When sending the summary email I instinctively wrote: -the LLM generated descriptions are tacky-.
I feel I'm developing a natural cringe against LLM generated content. My eyes instantly moves away from it.
I feel I'm developing a natural cringe against LLM generated content. My eyes instantly moves away from it.
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TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
TODAY: Israeli authorities demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem.
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Europeans deserve safer digital spaces and real alternatives to US-based platforms.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
EU-Kommission: EU-Abgeordnete fordern nach Grok-Skandal eigenes europäisches Netzwerk
Mehr als 50 EU-Abgeordnete haben sich in einem offenen Brief an die EU-Kommission gewandt. Sie solle in europäische Alternativen zu US-Netzwerken wie X investieren.
www.zeit.de
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Europeans deserve safer digital spaces and real alternatives to US-based platforms.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
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The UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance is entering a critical phase.
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The UN CSTD Working Group on Data Governance is entering a critical phase.
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
Join our online discussion on 27 January, 13:00 UTC/14:00 CET to explore its progress, ongoing consultations, and how to engage in 2026.
Save your spot! ⤵️
buff.ly/Ldfn7DQ
#DataGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact #UNCSTD
My personal website:
- Transfers 1.6 KB for the index page.
- Transfers around 2.6 KB for a blogpost.
- Loads in miliseconds.
- Is responsive.
- Doesn't track you.
- Has great content.
Exhibit A: pdelboca.me/writings/202...
- Transfers 1.6 KB for the index page.
- Transfers around 2.6 KB for a blogpost.
- Loads in miliseconds.
- Is responsive.
- Doesn't track you.
- Has great content.
Exhibit A: pdelboca.me/writings/202...
January 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
My personal website:
- Transfers 1.6 KB for the index page.
- Transfers around 2.6 KB for a blogpost.
- Loads in miliseconds.
- Is responsive.
- Doesn't track you.
- Has great content.
Exhibit A: pdelboca.me/writings/202...
- Transfers 1.6 KB for the index page.
- Transfers around 2.6 KB for a blogpost.
- Loads in miliseconds.
- Is responsive.
- Doesn't track you.
- Has great content.
Exhibit A: pdelboca.me/writings/202...
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Please upvote and comment on github.com/bluesky-soci... if you have a GitHub account. We need this urgently.
Make the “Trending” tab support multiple regions and languages · Issue #7942 · bluesky-social/social-app
Describe the Feature Twitter has a Trending section that displays trends based on your country and interests. In contrast, Bluesky’s Trending section only shows U.S. or global trends, often featuri...
github.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Please upvote and comment on github.com/bluesky-soci... if you have a GitHub account. We need this urgently.
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now would be a great time to cancel this, which would give #trump an incredibly powerful tool to interfere in #EU society
E attenzione: ne' USA ne' UE hanno mai detto che accordo per lo scambio dei #DatabaseDiPolizia è per la prevenzione del Terrorismo: parlano di controllo dell'immigrazione e di sicurezza, quindi può essere tutto
www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/a...
www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/a...
Ue-Usa: l’accordo per i dati privati di tutti gli europei
Leggi su Il Fatto Quotidiano l'articolo in edicola "Ue-Usa: l’accordo per i dati privati di tutti gli europei" pubblicato il 18 Gennaio 2026 a firma di Stefania Maurizi
www.ilfattoquotidiano.it
January 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Airbus se prepara para dejar Google y Microsoft y migrar a una nube soberana europea.
➡️ Todo el mundo entiende la soberanía digital #DigitalizaciónDemocrática... menos nuestros políticos.
➡️ Todo el mundo entiende la soberanía digital #DigitalizaciónDemocrática... menos nuestros políticos.
Airbus da un giro estratégico hacia la nube soberana europea — CloudMasters
Airbus prepara una licitación millonaria para migrar sus sistemas críticos a una nube soberana europea. Analizamos las causas aquí.
www.cloudmasters.es
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Airbus se prepara para dejar Google y Microsoft y migrar a una nube soberana europea.
➡️ Todo el mundo entiende la soberanía digital #DigitalizaciónDemocrática... menos nuestros políticos.
➡️ Todo el mundo entiende la soberanía digital #DigitalizaciónDemocrática... menos nuestros políticos.
I usually need to read and review LLM generated code. I wrote some of my thoughts:
pdelboca.me/writings/202...
pdelboca.me/writings/202...
Patricio Del Boca - On reviewing and interacting with LLM generated code
pdelboca.me
January 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I usually need to read and review LLM generated code. I wrote some of my thoughts:
pdelboca.me/writings/202...
pdelboca.me/writings/202...
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Recommend a good #RSS platform to replace Feedly?
Must-have
- PWA or good iOS app
- No vendor lock-in
Pluses:
- Self-hosted (as an option)
- Open-source
- User controlled filters
Must-have
- PWA or good iOS app
- No vendor lock-in
Pluses:
- Self-hosted (as an option)
- Open-source
- User controlled filters
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Recommend a good #RSS platform to replace Feedly?
Must-have
- PWA or good iOS app
- No vendor lock-in
Pluses:
- Self-hosted (as an option)
- Open-source
- User controlled filters
Must-have
- PWA or good iOS app
- No vendor lock-in
Pluses:
- Self-hosted (as an option)
- Open-source
- User controlled filters
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wild. Tailwind Labs revenue is down 80% due to LLMs making docs site visits unnecessary (and, I would add, making the HTML templates they were selling a lot less useful)
github.com/tailwindlabs...
github.com/tailwindlabs...
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
wild. Tailwind Labs revenue is down 80% due to LLMs making docs site visits unnecessary (and, I would add, making the HTML templates they were selling a lot less useful)
github.com/tailwindlabs...
github.com/tailwindlabs...