UK users of Reddit, X, Insta, FB, Bluesky, TikTok, and many other popular platforms are now facing problems. They are being forced to verify their age using government issued IDs and a selfie. All of these for-profit corporations may use this information further for profit or may not even store user information securely. This is a nightmare scenario for many, and I wouldn't be surprised if other governments adopt similar laws.

If any random app asks for government issued IDs with a selfie, it's a major red flag. 🚩 Do not provide them. Please share this warning with all your friends/family. You should only provide government issued ID when it's for something critical, such as: * Getting a passport * Obtaining a citizenship card * Acquiring a driving license * Opening bank accounts Any other request for your ID by any app will likely lead to it being leaked or sold, putting everyone at risk. It's a sad reality

The Tea app is vibe-coded and has over 4 million users. Users' private data was breached, and all government-issued verification IDs, photos, and private messages were leaked. This is why you need a good team of experienced developers, IT and infosec folks to secure your infrastructures. You can’t just vibe code using AI and get away with poor jobs. Now they are going to use the same shity AI in government and everywhere and we will see more such things. What a mess

Intel pull out of Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica as new CEO shrinks the company by a third. They are firing 24000 employees this year 😱

The Verge

Intel is laying off 24,000 employees and retreating from some countries

Tens of thousands of people are losing their jobs.

I am not sure if we will see any Intel production in next 10 years and eventually open source oses like Linux or BSD will drop support too if they go completely out of business.

My IT career spans back to the days we FTP'd straight to production. Pretty sure my first gray hair sprouted right then. And that, my friends, is how you know you're seasoned 🤣

The happiest IT or developer folks I know are all retired ones. I don't think it is a coincidence.

Never obsolete? That is a bold statement computer, from the 2000s. 🫣

bitchat is free and open source secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks. No internet required, no servers, no phone numbers. Iust pure encrypted communication.

GitHub

GitHub - permissionlesstech/bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes. Contribute to permissionlesstech/bitchat development by creating an account on GitHub.

Wallos: Open-Source Personal Subscription Tracker for peace of mind. Say goodbye to spreadsheets and financial software. This app simplifies the process of tracking expenses and helps you gain better control over your financial life

GitHub

GitHub - ellite/Wallos: Wallos: Open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. Visualize your recurring expenses, manage your budget, and save money.

Wallos: Open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. Visualize your recurring expenses, manage your budget, and save money. - ellite/W...

What is: GitHub? Wong answers only. 🫣

386BSD screenshot from 1992. You can find source code here

GitHub

GitHub - 386bsd/386bsd: 386BSD

386BSD. Contribute to 386bsd/386bsd development by creating an account on GitHub.

Today we use several derivatives such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and others. There was a lawsuit and 386BSD died slowly while Linux introduced same time keep growing. Wikipedia has more info for you

386BSD - Wikipedia

The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice. The Danish government said on Thursday it would strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities with what it believes to be the first law of its kind in Europe

the Guardian

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says

I didn’t expect that 🤣

Want to read accurate description of the #Linux or #Unix filesystem hierarchy? Type `man hier` at your terminal.

a new type of job employment has arrived, thanks to vibe coders 🤣 can you imagine security of such apps? #ai

Negotiate forz a bigger office. And a lifetime supply of hay and rice and fruits for him?

This is unpopular opinion, but for Firefox to live, Mozilla, as it currently operates, needs to die. They forgot their core user base hates cloud and AI features. They want a simple browser that connects to web servers and displays pages. Meanwhile, executive are getting fat salaries and bounces while begging users for money on AI and other privacy intrusion projects like adding perplexity directly to Firefox. They lost their vision long time ago.

The decline of Stackoverflow 😱

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This is how monopoly looks… Remember, not a single book author, artist, or FLOSS developer has ever been paid. They just used all of your data to train AI and are now making billions in profits while you struggle to buy eggs. This is why monopoly is so bad. #ai #microsoft #openai