Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Happy Monday dear Fedi friends!

I started writing the first draft of my article about #WSocial and I'm finding so many gems.

Needless to say, if you have any interesting tidbits, I'm all ears.

Hopefully I can publish it by Thursday.

Have a great week!

Malicious #AI extensions on #VSCode Marketplace steal developer data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ai-extensions-on-vscode-marketplace-steal-developer-data/

#cybersecurity #malware

Just attended a drop-in from @workers_coop and gained an incredible amount of information and support from the facilitators and other attendees too. Cooperation over competition! This is the way.

Creating fake, sexual images of women and children is a cruel and unacceptable form of abuse. We will not accept that.
 
Today, the European Commission has launched new investigation against X under the DSA. We have taken investigative steps and suspect that X has not properly assessed and mitigated risk on Grok´s functionalities. This includes the risk of spreading illegal content in the EU, like fake sexual images and child abuse material.
 

And once again, with #AltText4You

"We can't have clean energy because it will destroy the oil industry. We can't have healthcare because it will destroy the health insurance industry. We can't have peace because it will destroy the
weapon industry. Capitalism is a system which disables the option to do the right thing."

#AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/26/ai-uk-jobs-us-japan-germany-australia "Britain is losing more jobs than it creates owing to artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley research suggests" <slowhandclap/>

Latest #ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s #Grokipedia as source, tests reveal - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/24/latest-chatgpt-model-uses-elon-musks-grokipedia-as-source-tests-reveal "OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers" self-obsessed and needy #musk ruining yet more things...

ICE shoots another domestic terrorist. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.

#ICE #USA #America #Trump

I despise how security updates are
bundled with feature updates.

Now we have to choose between getting malware from a random criminal gang or getting embedded malware from the tech company.

And honestly at this point, I'm not sure which is worse.

#Tech #Enshitification #NoAI

Somehow telework is supposedly an absolute productivity killer but the second we have inclement weather it’s required.

It used to be that when we had bad weather businesses and the government would just close down. We ended up with the worst of both.

The presumption that free software is sufficient or necessary to ensure all software you depend on is trustworthy is simultaneously naive and ignorant of what software is capable of. The only realistic way to develop trust in software is to trust the people who write it, and development processes associated with free software make that trust easier.

Say no to age verification in Washington state -- tell legislators not to follow Texas' lead!

If you're a Washington resident, here's an action to oppose HB 2112, which had a hearing last week. It's got a suggested script, talking points you can use if you want to extend the script or write your own, and an easy way to contact your legislators by email

https://www.takeaction.network/xactions/46385

#ageVerification #lgbtqia2s #privacy

After opposing climate action for decades, Federated Farmers wants the govt to foot the bill for storm-damaged roads to their farms https://piefed.social/c/politics/p/1702726/after-opposing-climate-action-for-decades-federated-farmers-wants-the-govt-to-foot-the

@sarahtaber I, too, would like my hobby and cosplay and new trucks and real estate play to be enabled by free government money.

Alas, I have been reliably informed that We Cannot Afford to be giving free money to anyone who is not already at least a millionaire.

"One of the striking developments about the extremism of Trumpian violence, lying, and abuse of power is its recruitment power – but for the opposition."

--Rebecca Solnit

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-cold-winter-love-is-a-superpower/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter

Turns out that Microsoft's BitLocker security for the data stored on your hard drive is just a placebo.

Might as well give your password to everyone:

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/

Joe Rogan's behavior is harmful, and shame on Spotify for financing it. He justifies harmful comments for members of the LGBTQ+ community, he gives cover to the Trump administration when they abduct, maim, and kill. He gives bad actors like Elon and Andreesen cover for their eugenicist ideas.

#DeleteSpotify #FuckJoeRogan

Fuck the UFC.

#lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq_plus #blackmastodon
https://awfulannouncing.com/ufc/josh-hokit-brittney-griner-joe-rogan.html

How many of you are picking "a c b" because you're misreading it as "a c a b"?

Are employers financing employees' slop machine addiction responsible for a resulting brain rot?

#AI #noAI #LLM #LLMs #vibe_coding