Torsten Curdt
@tcurdt.bsky.social
CTOish person.
Open Source at the ASF.
Building Software Infra Teams.
Worked at soundcloud, joost, gilt, honeypot and others.
Trying to pass on 30y+ of software engineering experience without being grumpy. (Might not always work)
Love sailing!
Open Source at the ASF.
Building Software Infra Teams.
Worked at soundcloud, joost, gilt, honeypot and others.
Trying to pass on 30y+ of software engineering experience without being grumpy. (Might not always work)
Love sailing!
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Eine handvoll Nerds bereitet die Epstein-Files gerade in Form eines Gmail-Accounts auf, durchsuchbar, nach Themen und Kontakten sortierbar etc. und es ist unfuckingfassbar: jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
www.jmail.world
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Eine handvoll Nerds bereitet die Epstein-Files gerade in Form eines Gmail-Accounts auf, durchsuchbar, nach Themen und Kontakten sortierbar etc. und es ist unfuckingfassbar: jmail.world
Apple not supporting a login to the AppStore on a virtual machine is such a pain. It would be so nice for testing.
Why Apple? Why do you hate us developers so much?
github.com/utmapp/UTM/i...
Why Apple? Why do you hate us developers so much?
github.com/utmapp/UTM/i...
macOS Guest - App Store/iCloud Login Failure · Issue #3617 · utmapp/UTM
Describe the issue I have a macOS guest (12.2.1) that works amazingly well with one strange issue - I am unable to log into iCloud nor the App Store. Both fail with the helpful error message "The a...
github.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Apple not supporting a login to the AppStore on a virtual machine is such a pain. It would be so nice for testing.
Why Apple? Why do you hate us developers so much?
github.com/utmapp/UTM/i...
Why Apple? Why do you hate us developers so much?
github.com/utmapp/UTM/i...
So, apparently IMDB got bought by Amazon ages ago but now pushes the use of the Amazon account.
I guess the surprise is only really the time it took.
I don't mind allowing to connect accounts - but forcing universal logins is so bad. It always has - it will always will be.
I guess the surprise is only really the time it took.
I don't mind allowing to connect accounts - but forcing universal logins is so bad. It always has - it will always will be.
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
So, apparently IMDB got bought by Amazon ages ago but now pushes the use of the Amazon account.
I guess the surprise is only really the time it took.
I don't mind allowing to connect accounts - but forcing universal logins is so bad. It always has - it will always will be.
I guess the surprise is only really the time it took.
I don't mind allowing to connect accounts - but forcing universal logins is so bad. It always has - it will always will be.
"The GCVE initiative is proud to announce the public launch of db.gcve.eu , a new open and freely accessible vulnerability advisory database"
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"The GCVE initiative is proud to announce the public launch of db.gcve.eu , a new open and freely accessible vulnerability advisory database"
"A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet" is worth a watch/listen.
I really like the take that repealing anti-circumvention laws might be the better response to the current situation we are stuck in.
Clippy would like that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1G...
I really like the take that repealing anti-circumvention laws might be the better response to the current situation we are stuck in.
Clippy would like that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1G...
39C3 - A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet" is worth a watch/listen.
I really like the take that repealing anti-circumvention laws might be the better response to the current situation we are stuck in.
Clippy would like that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1G...
I really like the take that repealing anti-circumvention laws might be the better response to the current situation we are stuck in.
Clippy would like that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1G...
Alan Dye, the "genius" behind Liquid Glass, is leaving Apple for Meta. Stephen Lemay is taking over. Now there's at least a little hope they might fix things.
I can already hear developers and users rejoicing.
I can already hear developers and users rejoicing.
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Alan Dye, the "genius" behind Liquid Glass, is leaving Apple for Meta. Stephen Lemay is taking over. Now there's at least a little hope they might fix things.
I can already hear developers and users rejoicing.
I can already hear developers and users rejoicing.
One of the reasons I am still on macOS 15.
I have the feeling Tahoe is a "skip".
I have the feeling Tahoe is a "skip".
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
One of the reasons I am still on macOS 15.
I have the feeling Tahoe is a "skip".
I have the feeling Tahoe is a "skip".
I just came across one of the most interesting projects in a long time:
Reticulum - a fresh perspective on the networking stack
...and then you read that the main dev had to step down.
github.com/markqvist/Re...
At some point projects just need to move to a more community managed model. #OSS
Reticulum - a fresh perspective on the networking stack
...and then you read that the main dev had to step down.
github.com/markqvist/Re...
At some point projects just need to move to a more community managed model. #OSS
github.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I just came across one of the most interesting projects in a long time:
Reticulum - a fresh perspective on the networking stack
...and then you read that the main dev had to step down.
github.com/markqvist/Re...
At some point projects just need to move to a more community managed model. #OSS
Reticulum - a fresh perspective on the networking stack
...and then you read that the main dev had to step down.
github.com/markqvist/Re...
At some point projects just need to move to a more community managed model. #OSS
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Here's the repo github.com/ascorbic/cir...
GitHub - ascorbic/cirrus: A single-user ATProto PDS that runs on a Cloudflare Worker
A single-user ATProto PDS that runs on a Cloudflare Worker - ascorbic/cirrus
github.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Here's the repo github.com/ascorbic/cir...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It seems SailfishOS and Linux phones become a more and more realistic option.
"A True Alternative, Not a Fork of Big Tech"
Call me intrigued.
jolla.com
"A True Alternative, Not a Fork of Big Tech"
Call me intrigued.
jolla.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It seems SailfishOS and Linux phones become a more and more realistic option.
"A True Alternative, Not a Fork of Big Tech"
Call me intrigued.
jolla.com
"A True Alternative, Not a Fork of Big Tech"
Call me intrigued.
jolla.com
Chat control fight - round two.
reclaimthenet.org/eu-council-a...
This feels like we are fighting on two fronts at the same time. The blue/brown crowd and the ones that make it hard to argue for the EU.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
fightchatcontrol.eu
reclaimthenet.org/eu-council-a...
This feels like we are fighting on two fronts at the same time. The blue/brown crowd and the ones that make it hard to argue for the EU.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
fightchatcontrol.eu
EU Council Approves New “Chat Control” Mandate Pushing Mass Surveillance
By disguising coercion as consent, the EU’s plan enlists tech companies as willing agents in its quiet expansion of digital surveillance.
reclaimthenet.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Chat control fight - round two.
reclaimthenet.org/eu-council-a...
This feels like we are fighting on two fronts at the same time. The blue/brown crowd and the ones that make it hard to argue for the EU.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
fightchatcontrol.eu
reclaimthenet.org/eu-council-a...
This feels like we are fighting on two fronts at the same time. The blue/brown crowd and the ones that make it hard to argue for the EU.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
fightchatcontrol.eu
Shared package registries and to some extend CI/CD pipelines are becoming more and more of a liability.
Providing your CI/CD pipeline with terraform/k8s/ssh access?
You better know what you are doing.
Providing your CI/CD pipeline with terraform/k8s/ssh access?
You better know what you are doing.
We have updated this list to include more than 500 packages and 700+ affected versions, as well as a technical analysis of the attack. socket.dev/blog/shai-hu....
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Shared package registries and to some extend CI/CD pipelines are becoming more and more of a liability.
Providing your CI/CD pipeline with terraform/k8s/ssh access?
You better know what you are doing.
Providing your CI/CD pipeline with terraform/k8s/ssh access?
You better know what you are doing.
Reposted by Torsten Curdt
We have updated this list to include more than 500 packages and 700+ affected versions, as well as a technical analysis of the attack. socket.dev/blog/shai-hu....
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We have updated this list to include more than 500 packages and 700+ affected versions, as well as a technical analysis of the attack. socket.dev/blog/shai-hu....
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
cc: @campuscodi.risky.biz @typescript.fm @bleepingcomputer.com @theregister.com
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Credit to @reckless.bsky.social for asking these questions. I've given The Verge stick for an overt unwillingness to engage on these points in print, and seeing them finally discuss the most seismic mobile platform story of the past 15 years with @timbl.bsky.social is a great start.
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and HTML, has expressed support for compelling Apple to allow other browser engines on iOS. He also states that having a powerful browser on iOS would "change the dynamic" with respect to web app's viability on mobile.
1/4
1/4
Tim Berners-Lee On Apple’s Browser Engine Ban and Web Apps - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Credit to @reckless.bsky.social for asking these questions. I've given The Verge stick for an overt unwillingness to engage on these points in print, and seeing them finally discuss the most seismic mobile platform story of the past 15 years with @timbl.bsky.social is a great start.
The benevolent dictator model feels tempting for #OSS - faster, fewer debates. Then a PR argument with the single person in charge reminds me:
Speed isn’t health. Community is.
Speed isn’t health. Community is.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The benevolent dictator model feels tempting for #OSS - faster, fewer debates. Then a PR argument with the single person in charge reminds me:
Speed isn’t health. Community is.
Speed isn’t health. Community is.
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Kids are a good way to explain LLMs.
- Trained on limited data.
- Answer based on that limited data are often incorrect and/or involve poo references.
- Hallucinate answers like they can't eat because there are squirrels in the wardrobe.
- Will say yOu'Re aBsOluTeLy RighT and do the opposite anyway
- Trained on limited data.
- Answer based on that limited data are often incorrect and/or involve poo references.
- Hallucinate answers like they can't eat because there are squirrels in the wardrobe.
- Will say yOu'Re aBsOluTeLy RighT and do the opposite anyway
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Kids are a good way to explain LLMs.
- Trained on limited data.
- Answer based on that limited data are often incorrect and/or involve poo references.
- Hallucinate answers like they can't eat because there are squirrels in the wardrobe.
- Will say yOu'Re aBsOluTeLy RighT and do the opposite anyway
- Trained on limited data.
- Answer based on that limited data are often incorrect and/or involve poo references.
- Hallucinate answers like they can't eat because there are squirrels in the wardrobe.
- Will say yOu'Re aBsOluTeLy RighT and do the opposite anyway
Music Streaming Is Broken
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plle...
Very worth a watch. I knew things are broken - just could not imagine to what extend. 🤯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plle...
Very worth a watch. I knew things are broken - just could not imagine to what extend. 🤯
It's Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now
YouTube video by Venus Theory
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Music Streaming Is Broken
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plle...
Very worth a watch. I knew things are broken - just could not imagine to what extend. 🤯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plle...
Very worth a watch. I knew things are broken - just could not imagine to what extend. 🤯
Shoutout to USB-C for simplifying things.
Now I only need one cable...
...and a tester to check if the cable should actually work.
Now I only need one cable...
...and a tester to check if the cable should actually work.
July 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Shoutout to USB-C for simplifying things.
Now I only need one cable...
...and a tester to check if the cable should actually work.
Now I only need one cable...
...and a tester to check if the cable should actually work.
This is my most popular printable so far.
www.printables.com/model/132041...
What's your most popular?
#3dprinting #3dmodel
www.printables.com/model/132041...
What's your most popular?
#3dprinting #3dmodel
Spray Can Handle by tcurdt | Download free STL model | Printables.com
Download 3D printable STL models
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July 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is my most popular printable so far.
www.printables.com/model/132041...
What's your most popular?
#3dprinting #3dmodel
www.printables.com/model/132041...
What's your most popular?
#3dprinting #3dmodel
I’m not especially AI-positive or AI-negative, but can we please stop calling generated images "AI art"? That feels like a huge misrepresentation of what art actually is.
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’m not especially AI-positive or AI-negative, but can we please stop calling generated images "AI art"? That feels like a huge misrepresentation of what art actually is.
Reposted by Torsten Curdt
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
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More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis
The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems.
Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis, is caused when carbon dioxide is rapidly absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in the pH level of the seawater. It damages coral reefs and other ocean habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells of marine creatures. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study