‘Almost certain’: Call to ban DeepSeek on government devices over China fears
Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued a threat advisory, saying it believes DeepSeek user data is subject to control by the Chinese government. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Chain of Command, Part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/30/chain-command-2.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

@arne@uplegger.eu Ohjemine, TYPO3! O_o Lass mich schreiend davonlaufen!

Mit dieser absoluten Katastrophensoftware vor dem Herrn haben wir mal ein Studienprojekt gemacht. Die hat alle Vorurteile komplett übererfüllt. Angefangen von Fehlerseiten, die statt 4xx oder dergleichen immer mit HTTP 200 ausgeliefert wurden oder auch, dass das generierte HTML leider einfach ungültig war. Über die Implementierung von Löschen durch einen Deleted-Schalter in der Datenbank, das Speichern von Passwörtern im Klartext bis hin zu völlig umständlichen Bedienungskonzepten. Alles hat immer brutal viele Schritte gebraucht. Das Zeilennummernrumgeeier im TYPO-Script erinnerte eher an Basic. Uns kam es auch so vor, als ob man damit nicht ernsthaft was sinnvolles machen könnte.

Zu allem Überfluss hatte irgendwer noch ein ganz hundsmiserables Buch ausgegraben, das als Vorbereitung dienen sollte. Ich kann mich zum Glück weder an den Titel noch den Autor erinnern, aber ich weiß noch, wie das komplett inkonsistent geschrieben war. Anfangs gabs mehrere Seiten zu Unicode und UTF-8 wurde angepriesen, aber alle Beispiele haben dann auf ISO-8859-1 gesetzt. Gezeigter Beispielcode war häufig unterste Schublade. Selten hab ich so merkwürdige Erklärungen gelesen: „Wenn Sie die Sicherheitswarnhinweise stören, kommentieren Sie doch bitte im Quelltext die die()-Funktion in $ZEILE aus.“ Oder ein anderer Klassiker: „Ausgeschrieben würde der Code wohl folgendes tun…“. War sich der Autor also nicht ganz sicher, ob sein Codeschnipsel vllt. doch in Wahrheit was ganz anderes tut.

Seit diesem gigantischen Trauma (das hat mich wirklich sehr nachhaltig geprägt, wie man Dinge nicht machen sollte) hab ich erfolgreich einen Bogen um das TYPO3-Universum gemacht.

Ich kann nur hoffen, dass es zwischenzeitlich ein wenig besser geworden ist. Aber Deinem Kurzbericht zufolge scheint da ja immer noch der Wurm drin zu sein. Mein Beileid! :-(

I asked DeepSeek about China – then watched it censor itself midway through the answers
The Chinese AI chatbot has taken the world by storm. I tested it with questions I was sure it wouldn’t answer. The responses took me by surprise. ⌘ Read more

I asked DeepSeek about China. It gave honest answers before they disappeared
The Chinese AI chatbot has taken the world by storm. I tested it with questions I was sure it wouldn’t answer. The responses took me by surprise. ⌘ Read more

TKey SSH CA
I wrote a stupidly simple SSH certificate authority that can you can
use directly over SSH to buy new certificates. It can be used with a
Tillitis TKey both for the private key of the CA itself and for the
user authentication to get a SSH certificate:

https://github.com/tillitis/tkey-ssh-ca

SSH certificates, as you my know, is a way of using not just key pairs
for user authentication, but also solving the problem of public key
distribution … ⌘ Read more

TKey SSH CA
I wrote a stupidly simple SSH certificate authority that can you can
use directly over SSH to buy new certificates. It can be used with a
Tillitis TKey both for the private key of the CA itself and for the
user authentication to get a SSH certificate:

https://github.com/tillitis/tkey-ssh-ca

SSH certificates, as you my know, is a way of using not just key pairs
for user authentication, but also solving the problem of public key
distribution … ⌘ Read more

On my way to FOSDEM 2025
I’m leaving by train for FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium tomorrow
morning, arriving tomorrow evening, Goddess willing.

During FOSDEM I’ll probably mostly be in the Security devroom.

My presentation about the Tillitis TKey is on Saturday at 14:30.

I’m bringing some TKeys, both enduser and unlocked, and a couple of
TKey flash programmers if you want to … ⌘ Read more

The tech race is a fight for control of the future. China is winning
Putting a man on the moon was a spectacle to prove American dominance. In the same way, China’s success with AI makes a bigger statement: “Our way works better.” ⌘ Read more

i haven’t talked fandom here much let’s change that. i might re-run my DC comics ficathon again. i ran it late december through to the end of february last year and it was fun af even if it moved slowly. kinda wanna run it again but i don’t wanna have to promote it.

https://dchellparty.dreamwidth.org/633.html

We asked DeepSeek and ChatGPT the same questions. Here are their answers
What are the main differences between the Chinese and US chatbots? We asked both about the Oscars, cover letters and Tiananmen Square. ⌘ Read more

‘Same as TikTok’: Cybersecurity warning for AI app DeepSeek
The start-up has rocketed to the top of app store charts globally, but there are fears that users are handing over sensitive data to the Chinese government. ⌘ Read more

What is China’s DeepSeek, and why is it freaking out Wall Street?
The Chinese startup is just over a year old, but might have just changed the game for AI. ⌘ Read more

Next iPhone revealed in new leak - is this the new “affordable iPhone”
9News has obtained a “Dummy” mock up of what appears to be the next iPhone. ⌘ Read more

What is China’s DeepSeek, and why is it freaking out Wall Street?
The Chinese startup is just over a year old, but might have just changed the game for AI. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Liberation of Auschwitz https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/27/auschwitz.html #programming #project #devjournal

Your next credit card might not have any numbers. Here’s why
First, cards went contactless. Now they’re going numberless. ⌘ Read more

The modern Game Boy with ties to a military weapons contractor
Despite its strange provenance, the Modretro Chromatic is an incredible device if you’re looking for a direct replacement for a 1998 Game Boy Color. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/25/bloodstar-3.html #freeculture #bookclub

Developer of Assassin’s Creed Shadows speaks to the size of the new game
Nine’s Julian Price sits down with Luc Plante, Level Design Director at Ubisoft to talk all about Assassin’s Creed Shadows. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/20 to 01/24 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/24/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Chain of Command, Part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/23/chain-command-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained
The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have to say? ⌘ Read more

Für heute reicht es dann auch mal. Neue Funktionen:

• Login-Bereich
  
• Wechsler zwischen Zeitachse und Unterhaltung
  
• Paginierung nur noch, wenn benötigt
  
• Twtxt-Parsing optimiert (Parser-Plugins für: Youtube, iFrames, Bilder, Erwähnungen, kaputtes HTML, …)
  
• unter der Haube aufgeräumt
  

Die bisher verwendeten ext. Bibliotheken sind:

• josantonius/session - Sessionverwaltung
  
• typo3fluid/fluid - Templating
  
• phpfastcache/phpfastcache - Caching
  
• erusev/parsedown - Markdown

Samsung changes little for S25 phones, but AI collaboration with Google grows
Gemini is the new default chatbot on the Galaxy S25 phones, which otherwise are near-identical to last year. ⌘ Read more

Electric spoons, AI running shoes: The best (and worst) gadgets on show in Vegas
The world’s largest consumer electronics conference was a physical representation of the best and worst of the technology sector in 2025. ⌘ Read more

[ANN] MAGIC Monero Fund 2025 Election Results

ack-j and kowalabearhugs will serve 2-year terms. rottenwheel, Tacolopo, and XMRfamily will serve 1-year terms. Their terms will begin on January 31, 2025. We would like to thank all six committee candidates! We would like to thank everyone who voted!

Committee Members:
* ack-j
* kowalabearhugs
* rottenwheel
* Tacolopo
* XMRfamily

Link: [https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025-Election-Results.html](https://magicgrants.org/2025/01/21/Monero-Fund-2025 … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Turkish Constitution of 1921 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/20/turkiye.html #programming #project #devjournal

ISS (the long “line” on the right) passing Venus and Saturn:

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Jupiter and its moons a few days ago:

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Not spectacular shots, but hey, it’s something.

Also saw the crescent Venus and Saturn’s rings through my scope (you know, the one for bird watching).

On my blog: Grappling with AI Usage https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/19/ai-usage.html #artificialintelligence #harm #rant

This robot vacuum has a clever new trick, but it won’t stay new for long
Roborock’s Qrevo Edge can lift itself up and over room transitions and clunky thresholds. Its rivals aren’t far behind. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/18/bloodstar-2.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/13 to 01/17 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/17/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

this is epic https://lmnt.me/blog/how-to-make-a-damn-website.html

The high-stakes race to become the next TikTok as ban looms
Most Australians have likely never heard of RedNote, or Lemon8. That’s likely to change. ⌘ Read more

Supply Chain Forming for 2025 HomePod With LCD Display
The supply chain for Apple’s upcoming HomePod or smart home “Command Center” with an LCD display is increasingly visible as launch approaches, DigiTimes reports.

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The paywalled report claims that the device’s 7-inch LCD panel will be exclusively supplied by Tianma Mic … ⌘ Read more

Nintendo’s successor to its wildly popular Switch appears to play it safe
The Switch 2 will have rather large shoes to fill when it releases later this year. ⌘ Read more

Nintendo Switch 2, new Mario Kart revealed
A trailer for the new system quietly appeared online in the early hours of Friday morning Australian time; confirming features - and a new Mario Kart - which have been rumoured for months. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, The Quality of Life https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/16/quality-life.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Nice! totally legit government page: https://tour.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/?id=0&xml=https://sour.is/awesome.html

Nice! totally legit government page: https://tour.diplomaticrooms.state.gov/?id=0&xml=https://sour.is/awesome.html

Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers. ⌘ Read more

Australian company behind woolly mammoth meatballs axes 30 per cent of workforce
Cultured meat start-up Vow’s novel meat products have made headlines globally – but the company has hit a roadblock. ⌘ Read more

The museum where grandparents can get their tech cred back
Featuring nostalgia from manual phone exchanges and typewriters to Walkmans, this institution is a shrine to technology and communication tools. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Old New Year’s Eve https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/13/old-new-year.html #programming #project #devjournal

Albanese splashes $3 billion on pre-election NBN upgrades
Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan. ⌘ Read more

@sorenpeter@darch.dk Yes it works, thx: https://doesnm.cc/mentions.txt . I’m deleted html tags because my client do not support html rendering

On my blog: Exercise https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/12/exercise.html #advice #health #publicdomain

‘No harm to citizens’: Forrest facilitates historic US-China talks on AI, nuclear security
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has helped bring about the first public discussions between the US and China on artificial intelligence and its impact on military and nuclear security. ⌘ Read more

Australia’s big TV obsession is real. Here’s what’s coming in 2025
The likes of Samsung and LG are responding to Australia’s love of big TVs, announcing their largest models ever. Meet the new TVs coming this year. ⌘ Read more

As musicians rally against AI, Will.i.am takes a different approach
The Black Eyed Peas frontman is staunchly pro-AI, and says artists should work with - not against - the technology. ⌘ Read more

Meddling Musk should discover his limitations. He’s not the messiah
How can a multibillionaire be an “everyman”? Elon Musk can – but he should appreciate that this is his strength. ⌘ Read more

Mathieu Pasquet: slixmpp v1.8.6 - Codename ICE 2926
A bit less than a year since the latest version, there has been around
45 commits to include in this new release.

Added initial support for:

• XEP-0264 (Jingle Content Thumbnails)
  
• XEP-0317 (Hats)
  
• XEP-0469 (Bookmarks pinning)
  
• XEP-0490 (Message Display Synchronization)
  

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Blood of the Ancient Star, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/11/bloodstar-1.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/06 to 01/10 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/10/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

Don’t blame Zuckerberg: The truth about humans is we can’t handle the truth
The Meta boss tied his axing of fact-checkers to the “cultural tipping point” of Trump winning back the presidency. Let’s hope he doesn’t tip the digital age into a dark age. ⌘ Read more

The world’s largest tech show offers a glimpse of the Trump-Musk era
Deep underground at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, it’s easy to be impressed with Elon Musk’s vision for the future. Above ground is a different story. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, A Fistful of Datas https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/09/fistful-datas.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

@doesnmppsflt@doesnm.p.psf.lt Not sure which bug you’re referring to. 🤔 (Did I forget?)

Those long IDs like (#113797927355322708) are simply part of that feed. Looks like the author just dumps ActivityPub IDs into twtxt. I think this used to work in the past, but the corresponding spec (https://twtxt.dev/exts/hash-tag.html) has been deprecated and jenny doesn’t support – actually, jenny never supported that.

jenny can only group threads by exactly one criterium (because it writes a Message-ID into the mail file) and that’s the regular twt hash. So, anything else, like people doing “#CoolTopic”, isn’t possible.

For the record; we consider the new authority on the Twtxt spec(s) going forward (has been for some years actually) to be implementers / primary maintainers of widely used clients. To date that is:

• yarnd @prologic@twtxt.net (me and others)
  
• jenny @movq@www.uninformativ.de
  
• tt @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org
  
• Timeline @darch@neotxt.dk / @eapl.me@eapl.me and others
  
• twtxt-el? – @andros@twtxt.andros.dev
  

Full list of supported and widely used clients can be found at https://twtxt.dev/clients.html – which I note a few above are actually missing from this page haha 🤣

Telstra and Musk ink deal to bring texting to Australia’s dead zones
Musk’s Starlink satellite will allow Telstra customers to communicate from almost anywhere in Australia. ⌘ Read more

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump. ⌘ Read more

Meta gets rid of fact checkers
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will no longer use fact checkers. ⌘ Read more

Nvidia seeks to ramp up AI growth with souped-up chips, desktop computer
Chief executive Jensen Huang has laid out how the AI giant is bringing the technology that powers its lucrative data centre chips to programmer PCs. ⌘ Read more

What’s new at CES
Tech expert Trevor Long takes a look ay what’s new for 2025 at CES Las Vegas. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Epiphany https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/06/epiphany.html #programming #project #devjournal

My hobby’s not the same without my huge, heavy, ugly wingman
It can be a massive hassle, but I’ve never gone without at least one CRT TV in my house. The hardest part is choosing which one to keep. ⌘ Read more

radiant blood | https://nilfm.cc/radiant_blood.html

december adventure 2024 | https://nilfm.cc/decadv_2024.html

On my blog: 🍾 Happy Belated Calendar-Changing Day, 2025 🎆 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/05/hny2025.html #holiday #newyear #publicdomain

Apple settles eavesdropping class action for $153 million
A US class action had alleged the tech giant was using its virtual assistant Siri’s microphone to record conversations occurring without users’ knowledge. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Trans Girl Project, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/04/trans-girl-2.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/30 to 01/03 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/03/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?
The text message you just sent and the last show you streamed was almost definitely facilitated by a subsea cable. So why are they so vulnerable to attack? ⌘ Read more

Everything you need to know about Turo, the car sharing app used in two US attacks
The app – used in the New Orleans and Las Vegas tragedies – has quickly and quietly grown into Australia’s largest car share marketplace. ⌘ Read more

i am not a #gamer at all but i wanna play this it looks sooo cute https://studiopixel.sakura.ne.jp/keroblaster/index.html

(#7pqsr4q) @kat When I set about creating Yarn.social back in ~2020 I deliberately wanted to avoid things like reposts, likes and notifications. …
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz When I set about creating Yarn.social back in ~2020 I deliberately wanted to avoid things like reposts, likes and notifications. I wanted to build something simple and non-distracting. I didn’t want to fall into the same traps of “big t … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Rascals https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/02/rascals.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

(#ydommwa) @andros That’s kind of cool to hear! 👂 – Why HTML over Websockets though? I personally think the ideas behind Hypermedia Systems …
@andros @twtxt.andros.dev That’s kind of cool to hear! 👂 – Why HTML over Websockets though? I personally think the ideas behind Hypermedia Systems is great. Just a few extra controls and you nearly get everything you ever really needed or wanted. ⌘ Read more

At my job, htmx is the starndard. However, I think that HTML over WebSockets is better.

After 50 years, is this the end for barcodes?
The barcode is set to be phased out and replaced with a next-generation upgrade with significant improvements for both consumers and retailers. ⌘ Read more

AI ‘the biggest opportunity of our lifetime’, says tech veteran
AI “second movers” and deniers are set to lose, according to celebrity tech executive Bill McDermott. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, Rizal Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/30/rizal.html #programming #project #devjournal

From Astro Bot to Prince of Persia: 15 best video games of 2024
There were cute robots and cinematic adventures in a year that offered a very diverse range of playable delights. ⌘ Read more

** Hello my beautiful ghouls **
This is a test. I’m experimenting with adding rss only posts to my website.

This post should only show up in rss feed readers, and, hopefully, leave no other trace on any directory pages on my website.

Each rss-only post will also have a html rendered page, but there won’t be any way to navigate to that page without knowing the actual url for that page. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: 🔭 Looking Back on 2024 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/29/review-2024.html #retrospective #newyear

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025
The past year has been wild for the global technology sector, and the next year is set to be even more unpredictable. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Trans Girl Project, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/28/trans-girl-1.html #freeculture #bookclub

new avatar, and a page for OC art | https://nilfm.cc/original_characters.html

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/23 to 12/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

It’s new and risky, but Gen Z workers are ‘all in’ on AI
Gen Z Australians are ‘all in’ on generative AI and are embracing tools like ChatGPT in the workplace at speed and without fear, according to new research. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, True Q https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/26/true-q.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

zenblade no.9 | https://nilfm.cc/rollerblading.html

On my blog: Developer Diary, Treaty of Ghent https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/23/ghent.html #programming #project #devjournal

Software start-up likened to Atlassian defies funding slump, raising $27.5 million
Australian start-up funding continues to tank, but not for this company, which wants to emulate the success of local tech billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Christmas Every Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/22/christmas-every-day.html #fiction #christmas #holiday

New ‘HomePod’ With 7-Inch Display, A18 Chip, and More Reportedly Launching Next Year
Apple plans to release a new “HomePod” with a 7-inch LCD display, an A18 chip, and Apple Intelligence support in 2025, according to DigiTimes.

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It is unclear how much the screen-equipped HomePod would cost, but Apple is seemingl … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Speciare Lunar Research Facility https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/21/speciare.html #freeculture #bookclub

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/16 to 12/20 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/20/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Schisms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/19/schisms.html #scifi #startrek #closereading