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Java-GI 0.14.0 has been released!

Release notes: https://github.com/jwharm/java-gi/releases/tag/0.14.0

Highlights:
- all bindings updated to #GNOME 49 version
- #JSpecify nullability annotations everywhere

For those who don't know, Java-GI is a #Java language binding for GNOME (and other GObject-Introspection libraries) based on the new FFM API in OpenJDK. It's modern, fast, and very easy to use. Visit https://java-gi.org for more information!

Latest comic: Hollowed out shells

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #authoritarianism #minnesota

Save the Date! Vendor Applications are LIVE for the Third Annual Upstate Anarchist Book Fair on May 2nd and 3rd, 2026 in Binghamton, NY hosted at the PM Press warehouse. Learn more, join us, and apply soon at https://upstateanarchistbookfair.com/

$5 Weekend books are back! Today and tomorrow, the following titles are just $5, no coupon code needed. But we kindly ask that you please refrain from using any additional coupons/discounts along with this sale. We will be donating a portion of our sales this weekend to the legal defense of those arrested during the ongoing resistance to ICE. Shop at https://pmpress.org.

AI sends tourists to Tasmanian hot springs that don’t exist

'Our AI has messed up completely’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMU5IFfD6mU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260130-ai-sends-tourists-to-tasmanian-hot-springs-that-dont-exist - podcast

time: 5 min 48 sec

@luminos And I still want to see a network of cooperatives across Europe where Open Source developers can work together to create better solutions AND earn a living. Such an obvious thing to do, really, and so much more a practical approach than foundations.

Huh. So Ronald Lauder, the billionaire who owns Estee Lauder, is apparently the guy who convinced Trump that he should destroy NATO by invading Greenland.

Maybe don't buy shit from them? Here's a convenient list of their brands: https://www.elcompanies.com/en/our-brands

And sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lauder
http://web.archive.org/web/20251107131250/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/politics/trump-greenland.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/ronald-lauder-billionaire-donor-donald-trump-ukraine-greenland

Really, the only thing you need to know about Google's agentic #AI #Chrome "Auto Browsing" feature is that #Google says YOU are responsible for all actions the agentic AI takes on your behalf.

That's the whole ballgame. Right off the cliff. Don't touch it. Don't use it. Don't get anywhere near it.

The government’s arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are naked attacks on freedom of the press.

Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.

Read our statement: https://freedom.press/issues/fpf-statement-on-outrageous-arrest-of-don-lemon/

Find Your XMPP Chat Provider!

https://providers.xmpp.net/

Come by to the XMPP/Jabber #Realtime Lounge at #FOSDEM! ULB, AW building, Level 1

#chat #messaging #xmpp #jabber #standards #interoperability
#decentralization #operators #service #EU #europa #opensource #EuropeanUnion #europe #FOSDEM
#Brussels

About 30 minutes ago, we have recreated a runner which is currently processing the backlog of Hosted Woodpecker CI/CD builds.

Take a look at details about which jobs have been queued or missed and changes in the environment at https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/changelog/issues/4#issuecomment-10265260

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug:
The Magas squint away the murder
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/ BOSTON: STAND WITH MINNESOTA!
/ ICE OUT!
/ NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
/ NO BUSINESS AS USUAL
/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH
/ 3 PM
/ COPLEY SQUARE
/ FROM: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBeHSujyNn/

EFF is closed today as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-close-friday-solidarity-national-shutdown

"But, guys, I've found a niche personal use-case for Gemini/ChatGPT/Claude Code. That's worth it, right guys? Right?"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/gas-power-ai-climate

🎶 The Specials - Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8PoqDzQ5qs

🎶 The Specials - Vote For Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8WNk8tDsg

Amid National Call to Make Polluters Pay, Illinois Lawmakers Are Prepping a Climate Change Superfund Bill - https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012026/amid-national-call-to-make-polluters-pay-illinois-lawmakers-are-prepping-a-climate-change-superfund-bill/ "As climate costs rise and the U.S. backslides on action, pressure mounts on states to fill the gaps." #climatecrisis #fossilfuels