Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The good news: the EU blocked mass scanning of messages. The bad news: they’re still considering other problematic scanning initiatives. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eu-parliament-blocks-mass-scanning-our-chats-whats-next

# WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

I should be surprised if Windows will ever be suitable outside niche hobbyist communities with this kind of unreliable behaviour.

Real users need consistency and stability.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-cant-ship-software-updates-after-microsoft-locks-account/

«If copyleft codebases accept public domain AI generated code into their codebases, they are signing up to hollow out their projects from the inside out»

Very good overview by @yoasif on why copyleft projects in particular suffer when "AI" touches them, by breaking apart the social contract.

AI Code is Hollowing Out Open Source, and Maintainers are Looking the Other Way
https://www.quippd.com/writing/2026/04/08/ai-code-is-hollowing-out-open-source-and-maintainers-are-looking-the-other-way.html

Democracy gets a big win in Wisconsin:

https://boltsmag.org/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-2026-taylor-wins

Trump admin seeks medical records of federal workers—for vague reasons
The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/trump-admin-seeks-medical-records-of-federal-workers-for-vague-reasons/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

RE: https://flipboard.com/@futurism/futurism-s-story-of-the-day-0rrl8sl7z/-/a-br7qTy0dRVO1os3V99ndRA%3Aa%3A1737388686-%2F0

From what I’ve heard, he actually has no idea how one extracts oil from a snake.

Four different shows on the calendar for tomorrow!

https://baltimore.askapunk.net/event/post-punkpost-hardcore-madness-in-baltimore

https://baltimore.askapunk.net/event/bedlam-brass-50female-and-the-worms-voltamatic

https://baltimore.askapunk.net/event/boyscoutmarie-or-sleeptalk-or-envyes-or-chain-of-memories

https://baltimore.askapunk.net/event/trash-diva-my-wifes-an-angel-tongue-scraper

And I didn't submit a single one of them myself. Amazing!

"On the acceptance of GenAI"
https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/on-the-acceptance-of-genai/

Remember when @pluralistic highlighted Chamberlain’s closing down of MyQ’s APIs so they could force ads into your app?

Well here’s the next step in their #enshittification plan: partnering with #Honda to charge you a subscription to open your own garage door from your own car.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2fEBW0oDA

Would you like to help us test Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS? You'll need Safari 26 and Apple's TestFlight app.

If this sounds good, please send an email to extension-devs at eff.org and we'll send you an invite when the build is ready.

#Turkey to race ahead of EU on #battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/turkey-ahead-eu-battery-storage-fossil-fuel-crisis "More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany" amazing stupidity by EU nations

Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers - https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/amazon_kindle_support_discontinued/ thanks to #copyright, you don't *own* any digital device...

Power lies with the activists at the grassroots, no matter how much those in higher positions try to rewrite history. Get 20% off this new title thru 5/1 with code APRIL here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1946

... likes vibe coding, as a commons oriented community, deskilling is a direct threat against the commons' sustainability. No FLOSS volunteers, no FLOSS.

The linked paper calls this an impediment to "capacity cultivation".

Now ask: why do corporations "donate" LLMs to the FLOSS community?

This is Embrace, Extend, Extinguish, the 2020s edition.

And you're actively aiding and abetting this when you let AI agents into your code base.

You only deserve derision from me.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-025-02686-z

Important stuff here for understanding the world, imo:
https://www.mathofpolitics.com/2026/04/01/all-measurements-are-local/

My dumb jokes required more thought and planning than whatever the hell happened in the last 24 hours. https://www.patreon.com/BrianMcFadden

StopGenAI needs assistance!

- A former chatbot addict to lead the AA-style AI chatbot addiction support group (to be Jitsi-based)
- anonymous feedback for planning the chatbot addict support group, and the how to avoid Gen AI workshop

https://stopgenai.com

thank you!

cc @kimcrawley

Researchers: Hey Google, we asked your chatbot a bunch of questions and it gave a lot of wrong answers. Anything to say about that?

Google: You're asking it the wrong questions.

https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/04/analysis-finds-google-ai-overviews-is-wrong-10-percent-of-the-time/

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @ProPublica website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.

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Russia's military hacks thousands of consumer routers to steal credentials
End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/russias-military-hacks-thousands-of-consumer-routers-to-steal-credentials/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social