About the last boost.

If you ever read the GNU Coding Standards, especially gnu.org/prep/standards/standar… where it says, "Avoid arbitrary limits on the length or number of any data structure, including file names, lines, files, and symbols, by allocating all data structures dynamically",

That document is from 1992, when that advice was okay. But that wasn't a time when every software may end up processing malicious data from the internet. So, we end up putting limits everywhere now, which is fine.

In which an unpaid open-source maintainer gets help from companies using the software to attack a particularly complex and ugly bug: blog.hartwork.org/posts/expat-…

Good on Sebastian and on the companies that stepped up!

Also, recursion is often bad.

#oss

You mean if you pay $100,000 for a vehicle the panels shouldn't just fall off on the road?

Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Paused Because Losing Sharp Metal Body Panels On The Road Is Bad Or Something:
jalopnik.com/1811333/tesla-cyb…

Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Paused Because Losing Sharp Metal Body Panels On The Road Is Bad Or Something

The longer Cybertruck deliveries are held up, the longer the rest of the public gets to go without seeing these oligarch-enabling monstrosities on the road

^{Collin Woodard (Jalopnik)}

WOW - The French government announced a new OSS project simply called Docs:

“A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline."

It’s even offline-first, using the CRDTs under the hood (Y.js).

LOL, does this mean I get to roll out the

"Liberté, Egalité, CRDTé”

Dad joke?

I think it does. Link below:

docs.numerique.gouv.fr/

V interesting joint project between DINUM (🇫🇷) and Zendis (🇩🇪)

Ich habe gerade den "Leitfaden für den Instanz-Betrieb im dezentralen Netzwerk - Datenschutz bei Mastodon" von gefunden.
Dieser gibt neben grundsätzlichen Informationen auf was Instanzbetreiber achten müssen, vor allem auch eine sehr praktische Sammlung an Musterdokumenten unter CC BY-ND 4.0-Lizenz. Ihr könnt es also für euere Instanzen anpassen und nutzen.

Auch relevant für @Friendica Admins / @Friendica Support

Auf einem abstrakten Niveau sind die Anforderungen, die wir beschreiben, auch auf andere Plattformen des Fediverse übertragbar. Dennoch gibt es einige Aspekte, die von der konkreten Plattform und Software-Implementierung abhängen. So sind zum Beispiel die Möglichkeiten, rechtliche Texte einzubinden und anzuzeigen, unterschiedlich.

Danke@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de

stiftungdatenschutz.org/praxis…

#impressum #dsgvo #fediverse #friendica #mastodon #tos #deutschland #datenschutz

Datenschutz bei Mastodon

Die Stiftung Datenschutz wurde im Januar 2013 von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Stiftung privaten Rechts gegründet. Sie ist gemeinnützig und verfolgt keine gewerblichen Interessen.

^{stiftungdatenschutz.org}

Hey everyone,

I'm micr0, the creator of @altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images on the Fediverse to make content more accessible.

I have some exciting news to share - Altbot no longer uses Google's services! Many of you expressed concerns about privacy when I first launched Altbot using Google Gemini, worried about your images being processed on their servers and potentially used for training.

I promised to fix this, and I'm thrilled to announce that Altbot 2.0 is now running entirely on my own hardware using the Ovis2:8B model. Your images are processed locally with absolutely zero data retention - your content never leaves my server and isn't used to train any models.

The new system is fully GDPR compliant, and descriptions are even better across all 11 supported languages. What's also cool is that the setup is significantly more energy efficient, with 36% of power coming from clean sources. Altbot now even shows you how much energy was used for each request!

The only things Altbot 2.0 records are that a request happened, how long it took, and what language was used. No images, no content, no personal data - nothing that could identify you.

Building this upgrade was more expensive than planned - I needed a more powerful server with an A5500 GPU, which exceeded my budget by about $900 that I covered out of pocket. If you appreciate this commitment to privacy and accessibility, any support through my Ko-fi page would help recover these costs and keep Altbot free for everyone: ko-fi.com/micr0byte/goal?g=18

Thanks so much for your support! I built Altbot because I believe accessibility shouldn't compromise privacy, and now that vision is reality.

Feel free to boost or reach out with any questions! For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev

Buy Micr0byte a Coffee. ko-fi.com/micr0byte

Become a supporter of Micr0byte today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love.

^Ko-fi

The public comment period for the transphobic bullshit on US passports ends TOMORROW! (Monday)

federalregister.gov/documents/…

#trans #transphobia #USPol

"Top Commerce Dept official sent a blistering email to his former colleagues on his way out the door Sunday warning that #Trump admin is poised to unduly enrich #Musk’s satellite internet co. w $ for rural broadband.

“Stranding all or part of rural America w worse internet so that we can make the world’s richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” wrote Evan Feinman, who had directed the $42.5 bil broadband program for past 3 yrs"

politico.com/news/2025/03/16/o…

We did it!

I’m beyond grateful to share that, thanks all of you, we have reached our goal! Mia will finally be reunited with me, and it’s all because of you.

Your support means the world to me, and I can’t thank you enough for helping make this dream a reality. Whether you donated, shared, or simply sent words of encouragement, every bit of support made a difference.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you! I can’t wait to share Mia’s homecoming with you all!

mas.to/@Bislick/11417388456634…

Oswaldo (@Bislick@mas.to)

Attached: 1 image [HELP ME WITH YOUR BOOST] Hi! I'm creating this request to be reunited with Mia, my support cat.

^mas.to

"The problem isn’t that the fediverse isn’t viable. The problem isn’t that it’s “too complicated.” The problem is that the giants of Silicon Valley have spent 20 years convincing us that anything outside their control isn’t worth our time."

"The internet was meant to belong to everyone. And it still fucking can."

By @Daojoan

joanwestenberg.com/the-fediver…

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied.

For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few m…

^{Joan Westenberg (westenberg.)}

Holy shit this dude just successfully argued that misgendering is a GDPR violation

not.an.evilcyberhacker.net/not…

EDIT: If you are having trouble accessing evil cyber hacker dot net here is the underlying news article, it concerns an Iranian man seeking asylum in Hungary wearequeeraf.com/a-trans-refug…

A trans refugee's court case against Hungary just improved Trans+ rights across all of Europe

A landmark case at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday set a significant precedence for Trans+ rights across Europe.

^{Jamie Wareham (QueerAF)}

Ya me he hecho correo en @Tutanota

A ver si dentro de poquito consigo cargame casi todo lo relacionado con Google.

Mola mucho recibir estas cosas en el correo de bienvenida

Gli aggiornamenti di marzo di Tuta Mail e Tuta Calendar

Alcune novità per Tuta Calendar: regole di ripetizione avanzate, vista su tre giorni e nome del calendario nell’anteprima dell’evento.

lealternative.net/2025/03/16/g…

Welcome to the RB family, Minimo Launcher 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.m…

Designed for users who want to de-clutter their home screen, Minimo offers a clean and intuitive minimalist interface that prioritizes functionality without unnecessary distractions.

And thanks to the efforts by its developer, its new release today is RB

RB status at IoD now: 530 apps (41.7%)

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds

„Minimo Launcher“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Home screen without distractions. Improve your focus and productivity.

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

Tohle vážně není lehké čtení 😢

Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True: nytimes.com/interactive/2025/0…

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.

A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

^{Nicholas Kristof (The New York Times)}