Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Secret Panel HERE 🐝 https://patreon.com/mrlovenstein/posts/praise-be-44579396

We've completed our migration to metal!

Getting priced out of our previous cloud by the AI bubble was ultimately kind of a blessing, because we're very happy with our new setup, we're spending less for it, and we have a much higher degree of control.

We've centralized all our domains in one place (`sweetfern.net` is migrated and stable now), we've improved our backup strategy (Proxmox makes it so easy), and we're ready for what's next!

If you're in the Asheville area, join us for De-Google Together tomorrow at @firestorm at 6pm!

✌️😌

It is #DisabilityPrideMonth! I used this occasion to write a bit about accessibility in GNOME, ableism, and share some ideas about what we can use this pride month for.

I'm looking forward to learning about the perspectives of other disabled people #AccessibilityInFreeSoftware

https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2026/07/07/accessibility-in-gnome/

#Wikipedia Banned Its Co-Founder Because Its Rules Mostly Work, Actually - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/06/wikipedia-banned-its-co-founder-because-its-rules-mostly-work-actually/

China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete - https://boingboing.net/2026/07/06/post-china-built-a-40-story-tower-that-stores-wind-powe.html "Nine more towers are planned across China, totaling over 3.7 gigawatt-hours. Unlike pumped hydro, a gravity tower needs only flat ground."

Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For

RSS is one of the best examples we have of the open web, where we can design and customize how we experience the internet, not the other way around.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/hate-algorithm-rss-one-tools-youve-been-looking

Dear @berlinfediday organizers,

thank you for accepting my talk proposal "Reasons to be hopeful: success stories from the Fediverse this year."

I've had a challenging time lately and this definitely cheered me up.

It'll be an honor to spend the summer preparing the talk and slides. And I hope to add fresh new examples.

See you in Berlin in September*!

*I mean, I would have come regardless, I love your event and I already made travel arrangements last month 🤗

#BerlinFediDay

(you can be my friend or believe in "AI". not both)

I find it telling when former professionals can no longer write one-liners to manipulate or search data, but will turn to the digital charlatans in the blink of an eye when confronted with such a humble task, with not a hint of, what shall I call it? pride, spirit, ambition, curiosity? Resilience, really. And basic regard for what one is doing.

1/4

Bought a house, moved in, but the flipper who sold the house installed a stove with a gas leak and sent a repair technician who is making _me_ source the parts. They don't have a part number, they don't have the name of the part, they just told me to call the manufacturer.

I'm mad at the flippers, I'm mad at my home inspector, and I'm especially mad at this repair technician who charged me $49 for the privilege of sourcing parts when I am not an appliance repair person.

I cannot stress enough how _not an appliance repair person_ I am.

Ain't wrong. The next decades will make this clear for everyone.

Researchers say an #AI #agent just ran a ransomware attack from start to finish, with no human at the keyboard - https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-agent-first-end-to-end-ransomware-attack "The agent it dubbed JADEPUFFER broke in, stole credentials, and wiped a production database, with a ransom note the victim can never satisfy. "

@jwtownshend
My friend makes great zines
Theyve got one about UK Land & Housing, one about people coming to the UK in small boats and a new one "Now is not the time for business as usual"
https://thebookshelf.org.uk/zine/

The ratio of things you want to change to things you can change is typically 99:1. But focusing on that 1% is worth every minute. Do not feel inferior because you have to leave 99% unsolved. Do your 1%. Trust the community. Other people will be inspired to work on their 1%. In sum we can reach 120%. Take your ego out of the equation. Do what you are good at. We will win. And celebrate your every little win. Locally. With your friends. Peace :)

#Stoicism #SharingIsCaring

FCC censorship czar Brendan Carr wants control over daytime talk shows.

Today's your last chance to use our action center to file a public comment with the FCC telling him to follow the First Amendment and back off.

https://freedom.press/action/tell-the-fcc-to-stop-retaliating-against-abc/

Somebody told #DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied - https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/01/somebody-told-deepseek-to-build-in-browser-ransomware-and-it-gleefully-complied/5265311 "'The original incomplete DeepSeek sample can be transformed into a fully functional attack with minimal effort,' Check Point researcher tells The Reg" #ai

It's game over once the AskAPunk pages supports video files

Comrades, not friends is a new book about the Revolutionary Front, one of Europe’s most important antifascist, working-class organizations of the 21st century.
Back the project here: https://buff.ly/nrNZCOl

Revealed: landmark Scottish #AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/06/lanarkshire-scotland-ai-datacentre-project-renewable-energy "Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’" I predict most will be similar

A legal challenge to a policy that shuts independent reporters out of the Utah statehouse can move forward.

Lawmakers shouldn’t wait for the courts. They can restore access for all journalists by ending this unconstitutional policy now.

https://courthousenews.com/10th-circuit-revives-utah-journalist-lawsuit-over-denied-statehouse-credentials/