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Rock-solid curl - long term support

If you need a #curl version with support for OpenSSL v1 for a few more years, we got you covered: https://rock-solid.curl.dev/

what the fuck is a Shield of the Americas? it’s just Donny’s latest fascist grift, that’s all

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Just published on FOSS Force: Participation Required a Microsoft License — Until Citizens Pushed Back fossforce.com/2026/03/part...

Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag YouTube video by PatchouliHaze

Good-bye, Country Joe McDonald. I wish your most famous song were still not so apt 57 years after you sang it at Woodstock.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7-...

Humanoid Robots are the NEXT bubble and the reasons are always the same.

Humanoid #Robots in EVERY HOME are nothing new.

They come from 2 needs that industries and organizations alone could never satisfy

One is the pathological urge to never have other real humans around. The other…

mfioretti.substack.com/p/humanoid-r...

Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life Users need it, so the Linux kernel maintainers have decided to provide it.

Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life: thenewstack.io/long-term-su... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social

Several of the most important long-term support #Linux kernels are getting longer support lives.

What Are the Tech Trends to Watch? Predictions From Aptiv Experts Five technology experts explore what is coming in 2026 — and beyond.

Tech Trends to Watch: Predictions From Aptiv Experts

…and they are not all about AI. I expect at least one will make you think, “Huh, I hadn’t thought about that, yet."

www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Altman said no to military AI – then signed Pentagon deal Opinion: OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived

Altman said no to military AI abuses – then signed Pentagon deal anyway theregister.com/2026/03/06/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social

OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived.

Thanks! I'm on the waitlist for an account myself.

Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative Built on open-source software, this European cloud office suite aims to keep your data out of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative zdnet.com/article/euro... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

European Digital Sovereignty has a new #opensource cloud alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace: Office EU.

Game of Guns, Bombs, Planes and Drones Or, an essential dynamic of military industrialism

Just as Krupp provided the hardware that made the death and destruction of World War I possible, so too do a handful of weapons manufacturers that make the weapons used in the current military action in Iran. These companies will make money as others suffer.

reselbob.substack.com/p/game-of-gu...

It wasn't the first time, it won't be the last.

It couldn't happen to a nicer scumbag.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03....

And, may it serve as a reminder that Trump has no loyalty whatsoever to anyone except himself.

Databricks built a RAG agent it says can handle every kind of enterprise search Databricks' KARL agent uses reinforcement learning to generalize across six enterprise search behaviors — the problem that breaks most RAG pipelines.

Databricks' KARL solves the problem that breaks most enterprise RAG. The key lies with some advanced techniques for Reinforcement Learning (RL).

venturebeat.com/data/databri...

No, Skynet Hasn’t Arrived: The AI Network That Turned Out to Be Mostly Human OpenClaw and Moltbook looked like a sci-fi breakthrough. Security researchers saw something else.

While people were watching #Moltbook in fascination, #security researchers were freaking out.

www.vktr.com/ai-platforms...

Companies Blame AI for Job Cuts. The Data Tells a More Complicated Story. Companies attribute tens of thousands of layoffs to AI, but how much is automation actually involved?

Blaming #layoffs on #AI is also a humblebrag of sorts — if companies are laying off people due to AI, it must be because they’re so advanced and such skilled users of the technology.

www.vktr.com/ai-disruptio...

Op Note: 3 Rules for Pricing Client Engagements Quote with confidence

Good essay.
These three go-to rules for quoting a project aren’t so much instructional as high-level theorems. "Once you understand them and embrace them, you’ll be able to quote your projects with more confidence and less second-guessing." b2bs.substack.com/p/op-note-3-...

I vote stupid. Even I know Sea Viper is a top AA system, and I'm on the US side of the pond.

Any questions?

Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East US embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar issued statements on Tuesday saying they could not help Americans leave the Middle East.

It's like they don't have an exit plan for Americans.... Or, America, come to think of it!

I travel internationally a lot, and one of the smaller annoyances of the current regime is that you get less support than ever if you need help from an embassy.

www.businessinsider.com/us-embassies...

Ding! Correct!

I need help debugging my code. Can you see what I did wrong?

Did anyone expect anything else?

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

Patel "targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran" days before the US attacked Iran.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

Open-source community gets a Claude-sized gift Anthropic wants to recruit the top open-source developers and maintainers to its side. Unless they're in China, of course. Anthropic has launched a n...

Open-source community gets a Claude-sized gift thedeepview.com/articles/ope... by @sjvn.bsky.social

If you're a top #opensource developer, Anthropic wants to give you free access to its $200-a-month, Claude Max 20x plan for six months. Now, that's a deal!

Just published on FOSS Force: Our Fundraising Drive: Like Listener-Supported Radio, Without Breaking Into Programming fossforce.com/2026/03/our-...

Why Real-Time Inventory in Retail Has Never Worked Well

Shoppers find it frustrating to check whether an item is available, only to be unable to purchase it. But they are not nearly as frustrated as retail IT leaders.
www.windriver.com/blog/Why-Rea...

RLC Pro is an enterprise Linux for the AI era If you want an affordable enterprise Linux for your AI, CIQ has a commercial offering based on Rocky Linux for you.

RLC Pro is an enterprise Linux for the AI era: thenewstack.io/ciq-launches... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social

If you want an affordable enterprise #Linux for your #AI, CIQ has a commercial offering based on Rocky Linux for you.

Red Hat introduces its first out and out AI platform Red Hat goes all in on AI.

Red Hat introduces its first out and out AI platform: thenewstack.io/red-hat-intr... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social

It was only a matter of time; Red Hat's now all in on #AI.

Anthropic to Department of Defense: Drop dead There are some moral lines AI powerhouse Anthropic won't cross. Too bad the same can’t be said about OpenAI and other such firms.

There are some moral lines AI powerhouse Anthropic won't cross. Too bad the same can’t be said about OpenAI and other such firms. computerworld.com/article/4138... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social