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Guess that's what happens when you have two decades of austerity neoliberals

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Lovely. Just learned that we may get planned blackouts this winter due to the electrical network being over capacity.

So, there’s much to be said about these vulnerabilities…
guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/priv

First, thanks to fellow Nix and Lix hackers for sending us a heads-up, for sharing Snyk’s detailed report, and for coordinating with us. 👍

I did a little experiment today and figured out a new painting technique: using a (very wide) putty knife to paint a desktop!

The goal was to get a smooth, even layer of paint down, with no visible strokes; on top of a desktop that was already in quite poor shape, with some bits bulging out slightly.

Will have to see how it dries, of course, but so far the results are looking very promising!

(well, barely, it's an old IKEA desktop so it's more cardboard than wood probably)

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"Dekkend In 1 Keer" En 101 Andere Leugens Van De Bouwmarkt

"Dekkend In 1 Keer" En 101 Andere Leugens Van De Bouwmarkt

(And also it is in fact the source of the bug I was trying to track down, and it isn't the first time that a bughunt lands me at a FIXME from past-me either)

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Well, dear reader, it turns out that past-me's spidey sense was on point, and it does in fact introduce race conditions

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End of 10

If you know someone, friend, family, colleague, etc, stuck on windows 10, and you are nearby Amsterdam, De Versterking can help you switch to Linux at their anarchist repair café!

Tuesday, 24 June, 2025 - 18:00

"Support for Windows 10 is ending in October, and many older computers cannot upgrade to Windows 11. Installing Linux on your old computer can prolong its lifespan and help reduce e-waste. Bring your computer and we'll help you with the installation process."

radar.squat.net/en/event/anarc

#endof10 #windows #linux #squat #amsterdam #permacomputing #mkz

Thinking about how everything is constantly happening so much

And we all have to have an opinion on it instantly, or we're a part of the problem

And your response to everything is broadcast worldwide, so backing down or digging in your heels after a mistake both come with costs

And even if you do land on the right side of some issue

If you get the right answer but for the wrong reasons, god help you

It never ceases to amaze me how much my mood is affected by the weather. Warm sun with a refreshing breeze is an instant +50% mood boost. It's ridiculous

Debugging a bug in my async streams code, and ran across this comment I left for myself a couple months ago:

"FIXME: Verify that this doesn't ever introduce race conditions"

Guess it's time to do that verification now!

It’s the same anger I feel whenever I see someone calling themselves an “entrepreneur.” To me, that word will always mean “I look for ways to exploit labor and customers, so that I can personally enrich myself at the expense of others.”

It is an anathema to everything I believe in.

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I think what makes me so incredibly angry about AI is that it’s not there to reduce *your* work. It’s there to reduce the amount of labor that CEOs have to pay for.

There’s no world in which doing *your* job a little faster is worth the trillions of dollars in investment; this is entirely predicated on eliminating working class jobs.

And *no one* should be excited about that, except for billionaires.

@venite En voor de zelfstandig ondernemers die van solidariteit houden: Word lid van een Broodfonds. Ik was ook niet van plan om ziek te worden toen ik ondernemer werd. En ik vond het al die jaren fijn om mede-leden financieel te steunen als ze ziek werden.

Toen ik zelf ziek werd moest ik een grote drempel over, maar het doet me zo goed.Natuurlijk heb ik de financiële steun nodig, maar alles eromheen doet zoveel meer. De steun, de warmte, de goede wensen 💛

Blij voor jou Anna! En goede oproep ❤️‍🔥

Eén van de “we laten het niet gebeuren”-tips is lid worden van een vakbond. Mijn vakbondspersoon helpt me momenteel met de WIA en dat is zó fijn (de enige persoon die zowel alle regels kent als 100% aan mijn kant staat). Hierom was ik geen lid, ik ging tenslotte niet ziek worden - ik was lid uit solidariteit en omdat vakbonden ons geweldige dingen hebben gegeven zoals het concept “weekend” en de 40-urige werkweek.

Dus word lid van een vakbond!!

In related news, Nijmegen station is basically a construction site right now...

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(It was probably some other color of noise but I'm not quite sure which)

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