Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Seeing the damage that "AI" is doing to the Kernel (not just in Slop code being integrated that will bite us later but in making becoming a new kernel developer even harder than it is at a time where we should really be thinking about how to fill that pipeline) is super painful.

I think that - like Wikipedia - Linux as an alternative platform for computing was one of the new wonders of the world, something that showed that a better world is possible. And we're just pissing it away because Linus doesn't want to talk to people who he needs to mentor.

"I suggest the social action: shame. Shame these people. Their actions are shameful. AI bros hate being shamed and they try to make rules against shaming — because shame works.

None of these people doing shameful things deserve a place in polite company. They should be shamed for their shameful choices.

The AI industry is also running a PR push to redefine common word usage. The word “slop” is also super effective — so the bros really hate “slop” and try to define it to mean slop they don’t like.

But all AI output is slop. It’s social spam. That’s what it’s for. It’s slop! Say “slop” every time."

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-goes-full-ai-slop-code-hides-chatbot-commits/

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware - https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/citizen-lab-says-governments-are-abusing-online-ads-to-hack-people-with-zero-click-spyware/

Satellite Images Show Extent of Trump Admin’s Tree-Felling at DC Golf Course, Despite 'Furious' Judge’s Order - https://www.bellingcat.com/news/us-canada/2026/10/15/satellite-images-show-extent-of-trump-admins-tree-felling-at-dc-golf-course-despite-furious-judges-order/

the transformation of slightly abusive rebel fleet fuck-you-Nvidia socialist commander Torvalds to corporate middle-manager centrist dad thank-you-Meta Torvalds has been a sad thing to behold...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ARF2KcDgc

RE: https://social.coop/@coopcloud/117419482171545159

Join us this evening when members of Co-op Cloud give a reintroduction to the project and the community. Hope to see you in the call.

This is 21 CEST for our Central European and German followers. :)

I discussed this in my talk* on Friday: this is what makes artists unique, they can take a stance.

Your LLM won't choose to be informed and support action with regards to Palestine.

*https://talks.hiddedevries.nl/jA4a36/creativity-cannot-be-computed

You know, it's funny. 20 years ago I started photographing abandoned buildings, as I believed they were a warning sign that America was sliding off the face of a cliff. Years later, that's pretty obvious to just about everyone that we're in freefall. Not really sure what the point of a warning is any more but I still have photos so what the hell, why not post them.

#Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/israel-trump-peace-board-gaza-base when a person shows you who they are... #gazagenocide

“macOS Golden Gate is a buggy mess”

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/10/5.html

> How does Apple mess up something as fundamental as keyboard focus?

@baldur "are they now vibe-coding MacOS?" Yes, I 100% guarantee it.

“The freedom to read doesn’t exist without the freedom to write — Malinda Lo”

https://www.malindalo.com/blog/2026/10/14/the-freedom-to-read

> The "freedom to read" implies that reading exists completely separately from writing, when in fact there would be nothing to read if authors didn't have the freedom to write.

(Last week was Banned Books Week, and some of the talks are now dropping as blog posts)

"My customers die at a rate of roughly one per 4,000 bags. Four thousand bags at $1.80 buys nets for 1.3 children. Every death on my corner is offset, with a third of a toddler left over"

https://morewrong.lol/?post=overdose-offsets-why-every-bag-of-fentanyl-i-sell-is-net-life-positive

Drawing the Line

Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/074.html#bonus

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

When you have adequate English skills and top tier comeback skills

RE: https://social.edu.nl/@OpenTech_AUC/117441360356750484

I'd love to see the (very broken) debate about "digital sovereignty" shaped by this: away from national sovereignty towards community sovereignty. To be more specific: Less powers for police forces and more democratic, non-profit government of infrastructure.

For those of us expecting a AI-related crash, each dip looks like it could be the first moment in such a crash even as stock markets have repeatedly 'bought the dips' & reversed the drops.

So, I note that overnight Asian stock markets have lost around 5% on semi-conductor related stocks, following losses in the USA later yesterday.

Whether this is another wobble or really the cliff edge many of us expect will be clearer in the next few days; keep an eye out.

#FinancialCrisis #AI
h/t FT

"Los Angeles Officials Haven’t Plugged in USB Drive That DOJ Insists Is Full of Noncitizens Who Were Sent Ballots"

"Connecting the drive would violate "established data privacy and information security protocols," the Los Angeles County clerk said."

https://gizmodo.com/los-angeles-officials-havent-plugged-in-usb-drive-that-doj-insists-is-full-of-noncitizens-who-were-sent-ballots-2000826118

#Privacy

I mean sure, it’s a Nazi bar, but it’s only a short walk from my house.

jesus christ, Linux has had a 100% LLM takeover.

this project is completely cooked.

even after the AI bubble pop, it's not clear how to recover from this level of bullshit from this level of bullshitter.

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/

> Linus Torvalds believes that blaming LLMs for the kernel community's problems is wrong, when the problem is LLM users who do not understand how to use them or how the kernel works. A properly trained LLM is a useful tool, but it takes a lot of time to reach that point.
> Torvalds and others repeatedly said low-quality contributions from new developers should receive low priority, and that the community should stop trying to make contribution easy. Many developers said, repeatedly, that trying to mentor those developers is almost always a waste of time; they do not listen.
> There is some concern about companies maintaining private kernels with LLM help, but there does not seem to be much to be done about it.
> Kernel developers should not be required to use LLMs to work in the community, but those who do need to have enough resources available to generate acceptable results.
The requirement to add Assisted-by tags to patches created with LLMs will be removed, but maintainers still want to know about how a patch was created.

so how's it going already?

> The development community is struggling to keep up with the flood of security patches, and will continue to for some time. Some of the most urgent fixes may bypass maintainers and go straight to Torvalds. Maintainers were cautioned against telling their employers about vulnerabilities before public disclosure happens.