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Olivier Mehani
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Random geek randomly geeking.

Topics of interest: #FreeSoftware, #SelfHosting, #Electronics, #AmateurRadio, and #InfoSec, some #Politics and, the ongoing #COVID19 […]

[bridged from https://piaille.fr/@shtrom on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Come work with me! RENCI at the Univ of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill is hiring a Research Software Developer to work on scientific software development, CI pipelines, deployment workflows and secure software development: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312951 #rse #job #FediHire
Research Software Developer
The Research Software Developer will contribute to the design, development, and operation of cloud-native computing environments that support research and data-driven projects at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI). This role focuses on building foundational software components and workflows while developing skills in modern research software engineering practices.Responsibilities include:1. Implementing data structures, algorithms, and research workflows2. Assisting with DevOps and automation practices, including continuous integration pipelines and deployment workflows3. Supporting improvements to security, reliability, and observability, such as automated testing, vulnerability scanning, and performance monitoringThe Research Software Developer will work closely with senior engineers, RENCI management, and research partners to understand requirements, implement features, demonstrate functionality, and incorporate user feedback. This position provides strong opportunities for mentorship, skill development, and professional growth within a collaborative research environment.
unc.peopleadmin.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Maybe we should establish a "maintenance.md" practice just like "readme.md" or "LICENSE" where you just clearly outline the amount of maintenance the project/development team are planning to put into the code base and under which conditions.
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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I think I just had THE fediverse moment:
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.

"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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At this point when I get a white supremacist reply on the fediverse - which is often - I just block the whole instance domain. If they allow a user like that, the whole thing's corrupt.
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116071135612709543

I’m living a normal, boring life. I’m raising a bunch of kids, and sometimes I worry about their future.

I’d just like to note that pretty much exactly 0% of those worries have anything to do with trans people.

(The rounding error is me […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Violets are red
Roses are blue
When RGB byte fields
Circular shift by two
February 14, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116059459145852175

A very cool discussion about the state of the art, what needs to be done moving forward, and upcoming work by Spritely to get distributed, private chatrooms accessible to all:
social.coop
February 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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ai, didn't read.
brilliant.

#artificialintelligence #AI
February 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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"What the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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hey uhhh. I got fired yesterday. if anyone has rust positions in the Netherlands let me know!
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"

The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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«On me remercie tous les jours pour mon courage, j’ai envie de leur dire, ce n’est pas du courage, mais une volonté et de la détermination pour faire évoluer cette société patriarcale et machiste.»

Ces phrases, je ne les aurais jamais prononcées avant.

#MerciGisèlePélicot
​« Le policier a lâché un chiffre. Cinquante-trois hommes seraient venus chez nous pour me violer » : les extraits du livre de Gisèle Pelicot
Dans son livre « Et la joie de vivre », Gisèle Pelicot revient sur l’affaire des viols de Mazan qui a fait d’elle une figure de la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes. « Le Monde » publie en ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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A new argument that is cropping up among LLM apologists is that when things go wrong it's not because of the tools but it's because of the people.

That's literally the core argument of pro-gun rights advocates in the US, the country with the highest number of gun-related deaths in the world […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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I was thinking about the skyrocketing memory prices and something dawned on me: could it be a way to prop up AI investments by artificially covering the huge loans that have been taken out to fund them? Could it be a way to artificially inflate the value of datacenters these companies have on […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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🇪🇺🚨 TODAY is do or die: Will the EU majority SUPPORT suspicionless mass scanning of your private chats?
Every call, every email counts right now!
Use this updated message to MEPs: ✍️
👉 https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool #chatcontrol
If you care, they will.
fightchatcontrol.eu
fightchatcontrol.eu
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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🇫🇷🚨 C’est AUJOURD’HUI ou jamais : La majorité de l’UE va-t-elle SOUTENIR le scannage de masse de vos messages privés sans le moindre soupçon ?
Chaque appel, chaque e-mail compte maintenant !
Utilisez ce modèle d’e-mail mis à jour : ✍️
👉https://fightchatcontrol.eu/fr/#contact-tool #chatcontrol
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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[#medicalAI #malpractice]

😱😭 https://infosec.exchange/@atax1a/116042607517243929
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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why the browser is so picky about which fetch() requests it allows (aka the same-origin policy)
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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So it's not just that Discord is requiring pictures or IDs to verify age. They're also going to be running AI against everything you do on there to "infer" your age... So make sure you "type old".

> Additionally, Discord will implement its age inference model, a new system that runs in the […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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I’ve been a few mushroom forays recently. The advice is clear: if you’re in California, do not put any wild mushrooms in your mouth especially this year

We have many lookalikes that look ‘safe’. More than 40 people have been poisoned, 3-4 dead, since Nov. many of them immigrants who are misled […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM