Jan Lehnardt
@janl.bsky.narrativ.es
25 years on the web.
Makes CouchDB, PouchDB & #offlinefirst.
CEO at @bsky.neighbourhood.ie.
ASF Member & CouchDB PMC Chair.
Made JSConf EU, Greenkeeper, Hoodie, Mustache.js.
Dissatisfied with the status-quo.
Soft Boy. Likes birds, bikes & bees.
Makes CouchDB, PouchDB & #offlinefirst.
CEO at @bsky.neighbourhood.ie.
ASF Member & CouchDB PMC Chair.
Made JSConf EU, Greenkeeper, Hoodie, Mustache.js.
Dissatisfied with the status-quo.
Soft Boy. Likes birds, bikes & bees.
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VPNs are a critical tool in corporate IT. I routinely use them to access clients' systems, and to remotely access my own home server. I am also currently unable to read the website of one of the foremost practitioners in my field because the OSA has forced them to block UK traffic
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
VPNs are a critical tool in corporate IT. I routinely use them to access clients' systems, and to remotely access my own home server. I am also currently unable to read the website of one of the foremost practitioners in my field because the OSA has forced them to block UK traffic
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You can ban every single fucking thing you think makes us trans; phones, anime, social media, whatever and there will still be trans people because we have been here since before all those things.
My entire compulsory schooling was under section 28 and yet I’m still queer as hell, fuck off.
My entire compulsory schooling was under section 28 and yet I’m still queer as hell, fuck off.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You can ban every single fucking thing you think makes us trans; phones, anime, social media, whatever and there will still be trans people because we have been here since before all those things.
My entire compulsory schooling was under section 28 and yet I’m still queer as hell, fuck off.
My entire compulsory schooling was under section 28 and yet I’m still queer as hell, fuck off.
We’ve lost a lot of developer hours to the fact that SpiderMonkey is fundamentally a JS engine for Firefox and not really set up to be a library.
- we had to keep up with minute API changes across major versions
- we have to support a wide range of versions due to spotty OS package support
- we had to keep up with minute API changes across major versions
- we have to support a wide range of versions due to spotty OS package support
New version! CouchDB 3.5.1 is now available. It is a maintenance release with a lot of bug fixes, but it also includes a number of substantial performance improvements: blog.couchdb.org/2025/11/11/3...
3.5.1
Dear community, Apache CouchDB® 3.5.1 has been released and is available for download. CouchDB 3.5.1 is a maintenance release, and was originally published on 2025-11-11. Pre-built packages for Win…
blog.couchdb.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’ve lost a lot of developer hours to the fact that SpiderMonkey is fundamentally a JS engine for Firefox and not really set up to be a library.
- we had to keep up with minute API changes across major versions
- we have to support a wide range of versions due to spotty OS package support
- we had to keep up with minute API changes across major versions
- we have to support a wide range of versions due to spotty OS package support
McLusky do have the best swag. The show was fantastic, too.
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
McLusky do have the best swag. The show was fantastic, too.
Hey #Øredev my friend Alex is talking about The UI/UX Benefits and Trade-Offs of Local-First Apps today at 13:55 in room Curie.
Alex helped coin the term Offline-First and has been designing & building offline web and native apps since 2013, you’ll learn a lot!
oredev.org/line-up/91fe...
Alex helped coin the term Offline-First and has been designing & building offline web and native apps since 2013, you’ll learn a lot!
oredev.org/line-up/91fe...
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hey #Øredev my friend Alex is talking about The UI/UX Benefits and Trade-Offs of Local-First Apps today at 13:55 in room Curie.
Alex helped coin the term Offline-First and has been designing & building offline web and native apps since 2013, you’ll learn a lot!
oredev.org/line-up/91fe...
Alex helped coin the term Offline-First and has been designing & building offline web and native apps since 2013, you’ll learn a lot!
oredev.org/line-up/91fe...
This was so much fun to* work on!
*see my team
But seriously, being able to make a substantial dent in a popular open source project is very gratifying. And work with the GNOME team was a blast a blast! 🥰🥰🥰
*see my team
But seriously, being able to make a substantial dent in a popular open source project is very gratifying. And work with the GNOME team was a blast a blast! 🥰🥰🥰
Our team is very proud to be contributing to the #Gnome platform thanks to support from @sovereign.tech:
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/10...
Thanks to the Gnome team for a great collab 🙌
We finished our work on Blueprint: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/bluepr...
Excited to share what we do next
GNOME Foundation Update, 2025-10-03
It’s a wet and windy October afternoon here in the UK, and it’s time for another GNOME Foundation update. As ever, there is plenty going on behind the scenes which hasn’t made it into this post, such ...
blogs.gnome.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This was so much fun to* work on!
*see my team
But seriously, being able to make a substantial dent in a popular open source project is very gratifying. And work with the GNOME team was a blast a blast! 🥰🥰🥰
*see my team
But seriously, being able to make a substantial dent in a popular open source project is very gratifying. And work with the GNOME team was a blast a blast! 🥰🥰🥰
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Everything is a lot right now, so I'm running some of my [always] free 1:1 tech career advice calls next Monday the 20th October.
📩 DM me if you would like to book a 30m call to get advice on breaking into tech, to plan your jobhunt or just to talk through whatever is on your mind.
📩 DM me if you would like to book a 30m call to get advice on breaking into tech, to plan your jobhunt or just to talk through whatever is on your mind.
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Everything is a lot right now, so I'm running some of my [always] free 1:1 tech career advice calls next Monday the 20th October.
📩 DM me if you would like to book a 30m call to get advice on breaking into tech, to plan your jobhunt or just to talk through whatever is on your mind.
📩 DM me if you would like to book a 30m call to get advice on breaking into tech, to plan your jobhunt or just to talk through whatever is on your mind.
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You can’t hate fascists and use AI slop generators. They’re the same thing: total destruction of truth at scale.
October 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You can’t hate fascists and use AI slop generators. They’re the same thing: total destruction of truth at scale.
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why are you notifying package authors on friday night about a change that takes effect monday morning. what the hell are you doing
October 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
why are you notifying package authors on friday night about a change that takes effect monday morning. what the hell are you doing
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What if your database just… worked? 🤔
User data isn’t lost…
It works on the web…
It has built-in sync, for #offline and #local apps from day 1…
And it’s got a proven track-record…
Some of you know it already exists — it’s @couchdb.bsky.social ! ✨
Take a look: neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08...
User data isn’t lost…
It works on the web…
It has built-in sync, for #offline and #local apps from day 1…
And it’s got a proven track-record…
Some of you know it already exists — it’s @couchdb.bsky.social ! ✨
Take a look: neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08...
Neighbourhoodie - What is CouchDB? #1: Introduction
Neighbourhoodie Software is a software development company based in Berlin, Germany. We are experts in CouchDB, PouchDB, and Offline First.
neighbourhood.ie
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What if your database just… worked? 🤔
User data isn’t lost…
It works on the web…
It has built-in sync, for #offline and #local apps from day 1…
And it’s got a proven track-record…
Some of you know it already exists — it’s @couchdb.bsky.social ! ✨
Take a look: neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08...
User data isn’t lost…
It works on the web…
It has built-in sync, for #offline and #local apps from day 1…
And it’s got a proven track-record…
Some of you know it already exists — it’s @couchdb.bsky.social ! ✨
Take a look: neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08...
Ruby folk, a new home for your gems is up: gem.coop
gem.coop
gem.coop
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Ruby folk, a new home for your gems is up: gem.coop
Neat, Germany is earlier today produced 97% of its ~50GW energy from renewables.
Roughly 2/3 wind and 1/3 solar.
Roughly 2/3 wind and 1/3 solar.
October 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Neat, Germany is earlier today produced 97% of its ~50GW energy from renewables.
Roughly 2/3 wind and 1/3 solar.
Roughly 2/3 wind and 1/3 solar.
I did the thing that was bugging me constantly since June that was so big in my head that I never made time for it and now I have a hard deadline coming up and I did the thing and it took 30 minutes and I am so relieved. I will learn nothing from this.
October 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I did the thing that was bugging me constantly since June that was so big in my head that I never made time for it and now I have a hard deadline coming up and I did the thing and it took 30 minutes and I am so relieved. I will learn nothing from this.
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Harvest 2025 is on! To celebrate, here’s a coupon for ✨25% OFF✨ our Limited Edition tinctures. Give yourself the gift of a better night's sleep or a little extra chill during this stressful time.
Use code CROPTOBER25 at checkout or just visit this link:
milkbarn.farm/discount/CRO...
Use code CROPTOBER25 at checkout or just visit this link:
milkbarn.farm/discount/CRO...
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Harvest 2025 is on! To celebrate, here’s a coupon for ✨25% OFF✨ our Limited Edition tinctures. Give yourself the gift of a better night's sleep or a little extra chill during this stressful time.
Use code CROPTOBER25 at checkout or just visit this link:
milkbarn.farm/discount/CRO...
Use code CROPTOBER25 at checkout or just visit this link:
milkbarn.farm/discount/CRO...
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once you state the power dynamic out loud like that, there’s no going back. you have to go full villain - eye mask, ambiguously erotic clown makeup, a cat that never seems to need to walk on its own legs
October 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
once you state the power dynamic out loud like that, there’s no going back. you have to go full villain - eye mask, ambiguously erotic clown makeup, a cat that never seems to need to walk on its own legs
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📣 Here’s one for FOSS maintainers based in the EU 🌍
@sovereign.tech is currently accepting proposals from communities that want to enhance their resilience with:
🧱 contributions
🐛 bug bounties
🔍 code audits
Requirements & application: www.sovereign.tech/programs/bug...
Good luck, everyone!
@sovereign.tech is currently accepting proposals from communities that want to enhance their resilience with:
🧱 contributions
🐛 bug bounties
🔍 code audits
Requirements & application: www.sovereign.tech/programs/bug...
Good luck, everyone!
Sovereign Tech Resilience | Sovereign Tech Agency
www.sovereign.tech
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
📣 Here’s one for FOSS maintainers based in the EU 🌍
@sovereign.tech is currently accepting proposals from communities that want to enhance their resilience with:
🧱 contributions
🐛 bug bounties
🔍 code audits
Requirements & application: www.sovereign.tech/programs/bug...
Good luck, everyone!
@sovereign.tech is currently accepting proposals from communities that want to enhance their resilience with:
🧱 contributions
🐛 bug bounties
🔍 code audits
Requirements & application: www.sovereign.tech/programs/bug...
Good luck, everyone!
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September 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Additionally, there’s an open letter calling for the forking of Rails, and a pledge to adopt the alternative: github.com/Plan-Vert/op...
GitHub - Plan-Vert/open-letter: An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence
An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence - Plan-Vert/open-letter
github.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Additionally, there’s an open letter calling for the forking of Rails, and a pledge to adopt the alternative: github.com/Plan-Vert/op...
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I hope the Ruby community is able to recognize his role in harm after harm, and the deeply racist/white suprematist, xenophobic, and otherwise hate-grounded views he holds deeply in his heart, expel him, and begin to heal from all this hurt.
And I hope rv rekts these people’s asses at a tech level
And I hope rv rekts these people’s asses at a tech level
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I hope the Ruby community is able to recognize his role in harm after harm, and the deeply racist/white suprematist, xenophobic, and otherwise hate-grounded views he holds deeply in his heart, expel him, and begin to heal from all this hurt.
And I hope rv rekts these people’s asses at a tech level
And I hope rv rekts these people’s asses at a tech level
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DHH is an embarrassment of a human being and should’ve been chased out of this industry and his entire community years ago for being the toxic missing stair that he is.
His presence provides no benefit to anyone.
His presence provides no benefit to anyone.
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
DHH is an embarrassment of a human being and should’ve been chased out of this industry and his entire community years ago for being the toxic missing stair that he is.
His presence provides no benefit to anyone.
His presence provides no benefit to anyone.
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“Without the community, there is no point to this work, and there is no way it could ever have been done in the first place.”
September 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“Without the community, there is no point to this work, and there is no way it could ever have been done in the first place.”
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"photoshopped" but make it 2025
September 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"photoshopped" but make it 2025
So this was a hostile takeover. The Ruby community needs to get their house in order.
And one more note, I assume it is implied in the write up, but you might now know: DHH is on the board of directors of Shopify. He exerts tremendous organisational and financial power.
ruby.social/@joeldrapper...
And one more note, I assume it is implied in the write up, but you might now know: DHH is on the board of directors of Shopify. He exerts tremendous organisational and financial power.
ruby.social/@joeldrapper...
Joel Drapper 🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@joeldrapper@ruby.social)
After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know so far about the RubyGems takeover.
https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/
ruby.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So this was a hostile takeover. The Ruby community needs to get their house in order.
And one more note, I assume it is implied in the write up, but you might now know: DHH is on the board of directors of Shopify. He exerts tremendous organisational and financial power.
ruby.social/@joeldrapper...
And one more note, I assume it is implied in the write up, but you might now know: DHH is on the board of directors of Shopify. He exerts tremendous organisational and financial power.
ruby.social/@joeldrapper...