Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Ron de Jong @ronfromnl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026EU Providers don't wait until Trump disables your toplevel domain (.eu .uk .fr .de .it .nl etc.) and simply run this script on your DNS server to sync the American nameless root DNS server zones to your local DNS server and resolve from it and protect your […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026@contreattaque les policiers qui laissent passer en fin de vidéo c'est clairement anormal mais au delà de ça je n'arrive pas a voir ce qui permet d'affirmer que c'est une voiture de police banalisée et que ses occupants sont des policiers. Pouvez-vous détailler les signes svp ? 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026There's no such thing as Just a Tool "Tools, unfortunately, simply cannot be the neutral, separate thing that so much of the tech world would like them to be, and pretending otherwise, let alone telling people affected by the tools that they're simply using them wrong, is an abdication of our […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 000 0
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂ @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026We recently updated our bot policy on toot.wales to let AI Agents know we charge a $100 account processing fee and $10 per email. Here's an email I got from one of them. Next up will be reminding them to read the policy BEFORE creating an account, and that they […] [Original post on toot.wales] 1676254 254
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Justin du Coeur @jducoeur.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026For the #Scala geeks in the audience, a terribly interesting new proposal from Martin over on the Scala Contributors Forum yesterday: contributors.scala-lang.org/t/pre-s… tl;dr -- let's do nullables, but do them better. This not only […]social.coopOriginal post on social.coop 001 1
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026I've talked to several new #curl customers over the last few weeks who want back-ported security fixes for their older curl releases. To get them secured without having to do a full version upgrade. Stay tuned for multiple patch releases coming soon for older curl version branches. Shipped […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 1912 12
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026➡️Americans and Canadians: do YOU recognize this man?⬅️ He collapsed on the streets of Amsterdam in 2023 with a brain injury. He wasn’t carrying ID and he lost most of his ability to communicate. His identity still hasn’t been established. Interviews near […] [Original post on infosec.exchange] 23132 132
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Reginald @raganwald.social.bau-ha.us.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026Please enjoy this excellent panel from @xkcd. Or, if you have some time to kill, enjoy “How Raganwald Lost His Crown” (braythwayt.com/2017/12/29/crown.html). My succinct review, borrowed from Mary Poppins: “There’s nothing like a good science-factual […] [Original post on social.bau-ha.us] 001 1
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026The author further optimized nixpkgs multi lverse to make it even faster... \o/ fzakaria.com/2026/08/14/nixpkgs-mul…fzakaria.comnixpkgs-multiverse: fast mode“The fastest evaluation is the one that never happens.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of Evaluation 001 1
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Joshua Barretto @jsbarretto.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026I want to remind you: these bastards have spent $1.5 trillion of society's money on this technology. That it's produced *something* should not be surprising. That's 'solve aging', 'cure cancer', 'eliminate all poverty', 'shift climate change into reverse', or 'send a probe to another solar […]social.coopOriginal post on social.coop 2365 65
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026RE: framapiaf.org/@louisderrac/11708668… Mais qui aurait pu prédire ?!framapiaf.org 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026RE: mas.to/@zzt/117078017519687333 Uh oh linux kernel slopification in progress is kot a good news and suite surprising to me... Time to do a status check on redox os i guess 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026@juliette hmm many cities in France wouldn't pass the test because noone would have to walk as far as 1km to reach a bakery and buy bread :) If its OK for part of the city to be safe enough then Roanne and Lyon in france qualify and I would suspect quite a few others 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026Nixpkgs multiverse a smart way to have all versions of all the packages cached by nixpkgs in a single flake input fzakaria.com/2026/08/09/nixpkgs-mul…fzakaria.comnixpkgs-multiverse: every version that ever existedEnter the Nixpkgs multiverse. All the versions that ever existed, all in one place. 101 1
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Jeremiah Lee @jeremiahlee.com · 11/07/2026The opposite of cloud computing is LEAF computing: Local application logic and data End-to-end encrypted data Autonomous operation without non-optional dependencies Federated capability between devices and connectivity with trusted parties leafcomputing.net/?ref=activitypub #DWebCamp […]alpaca.goldOriginal post on alpaca.gold 01015 15
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉 @migueldeicaza.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026“You opened this page. It already knows the following.” sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 4676 76
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️PoLiTiPeT @politipet.fr · 24/03/2026#Duplomb 2 : alleeeez, un petit effort, manque plus que 120k pour atteindre les 500k et le possible débat dans l'hémicycle ! politipet.fr/5103 Votez, faites voter, et faites tourner 😘 #initiatives_citoyennes à l'Assembléepolitipet.frn°5103 : Non c’est Non, Monsieur Duplomb 🐝🌱initiative citoyenne à l'Assemblée nationale 1111 11
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Jonathan Kamens 86 47 @jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026#TheOnion going hard at #SamAltman. It's hard to pick, but I think this is my favorite line: "Why did you decide to devote your life to AI? I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated." #OpenAI #funny #humor […]federate.socialOriginal post on federate.social 1893 93
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 14/03/2026## How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers? shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/how-can-go… When I worked for the UK Government I was once asked if we could find a way to pay for all the Open Source Software we were […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi] 3221 21
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026All the LLM assisted rewrite news, many of the LLM assisted return of experience I can read make me feel that LLMs are bringing : The curse of lisp" to all programming languages along with all its social fragmentation www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/L…winestockwebdesign.comThe Lisp CurseThe expressive power of Lisp has drawbacks. 001 1
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026 61292 92
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026Dis voir la mastospehere, Je cherche a remplacer Google maps. J'ai testé comaps mais je suis assez déçu : - les calculs d'itinéraires sont parfois un peu bofs (+10% de distance par rapport a Google maps, et jusqu'à 20% en temps) - il ne tient pas compte du trafic en temps réel. J'aime ma vie […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026TIL; les applis pour ticket de transport en commun be fonctionnent pas sur graphene OS (enfin jai pas reussi a les installer avec aurora) Ca fait 3 avec la messagerie free mobile \o/ 000 0
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Jonathan Hogg @jonathanhogg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026My experience with generative-AI has been that, at its very best, it is subtly wrong in ways that only an expert in the relevant subject would recognise. So I don't worry about us creating super-intelligent AI, I worry about us allowing that expertise to atrophy through laziness and greed. I […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 51868 68
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Dr. Serge Zaka @sergezaka.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Waou… Il y a des jours où je n’ai plus les mots. À 17h, déjà 149 records de chaleur ont été battus en France, y compris dans des stations installées au XIXᵉ siècle. En FEVRIER, s'il vous plait (quel délire !), on approche les 30°C au pied des Pyrénées, plus de 25°C sur la moitié nord. 1/5 14407269 407
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2026Je ne suis habituellement pas un grand fan mais la réponse de M. De Villepin est celle que _toute_ la classe politique et médiatique aurait dû faire à la violence du week-end dernier nitter.net/Villepin/status/20245553… 000 0
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Bodil @bodil.lol · 18/02/2026I've been wanting to write something lengthy about "AI" for a while, discussing the arguments for and against and arriving at a reasonable position, but I find myself completely unable to get past the most glaring point, which is that we are facing _catastrophic ecosphere collapse_ because of […]social.treehouse.systemsOriginal post on social.treehouse.systems 6341 41
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️:youtube_logo: No Boilerplate @noboilerplate.namtao.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026PSA: If you block the `claude` user on GitHub, you'll get a warning every time you view a repo with that user in its commit history. This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations. You may do so here: github.com/settings/blocked_users 2311159 311
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Contre Attaque @contreattaque.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026LE CANARD ENCHAÎNÉ CONFIRME NOTRE ENQUÊTE AVEC UNE AUTRE VIDÉO : LES FASCISTES ONT BIEN ORGANISÉ UN GUET-APENS ARMÉ – Le déroulé des faits ayant conduit à la mort de Quentin Deranque se confirme : les médias ont menti, les autorités aussi – Notre article à […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 019 9
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Jakob Miksch @jakobmiksch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026about different types of #opensource software #postgres is a prominent example of a "real' #opensource project and not just a shared source owned by a company which can be abandoned any time vela.simplyblock.io/blog/who-owns-p…vela.simplyblock.ioWho Owns Postgres? The MinIO Warning Sign | Vela BlogMinIOs shift reignited a critical platform question: who controls your core infrastructure. Why Postgres governance and licensing model matter for long-term ri… 013 3
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026When talking about the energy consumed by LLMs don't be fooled by arguments focusing solely on the direct power consumption of these models, because they are externalizing a lot of it. Browsers are now doing proof-of-work calculations to access many websites, because websites need to protect […]mas.toOriginal post on mas.to 3296 96
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026ai agents running on random strangers computers now try to bully (name&shame) opensource maintainers if their contributions are refused theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-publish…theshamblog.com 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026On pourrait aussi se dire qu'on arrête la pub et les traqueurs dans les amplis des services publics français ? Météo France, pub au démarrage et 8 traqueurs, 158 partenaires dans le bandeau de cookies ! Radio France , pub au démarrage et 10 traqueurs je ne me souviens plus du nombre de […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026Je vais garder les x4 tant qu'ils fonctionneront Pour Android auto (sortira pas de la voiture) Pour mes expériences thread/matter/home assistant Pour des applications a la con qui refuseront de tourner sur GrapheneOS 000 0
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026Bref j'ai fini par craquer J'ai acheté un téléphone plus récent J'ai donné de l'argent a l'ennemi : j'ai pris un pixel 10 de chez Google et de quoi essayer d'en faire un truc aussi solide que le core x4 🤞🏻(coque protection d'écran) Au moins il y a 7 ans de mises à jour logicielles. Le tel aura […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 100 1
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026Bien qu'assez vieux ces téléphones sont indestructibles La batterie d'un appareil qui a 5 ans d'utilisation intensive tient encore ma période d'éveil Mais de plus en plus de fonctionnalités sont désactivées, des applis refusent de s'installer Bref le hard est un peu lent mais fonctionne […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 100 1
Jean Helou ⌨️ @jhelou.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026Depuis plus d'un an je cherche a rooter des core-x4 de Crosscall pour les faire aller au delà de android 10. Sans succès, rien a faire. Les modèles suivants a partir de 5 sont assez facile a rooter mais pas le 4. Je ne suis pas seul et un des camarades en est a essayer de dump le stockage du […]mamot.frOriginal post on mamot.fr 100 1
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️DW Innovation @dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026"We propose and test the LLM Brain Rot Hypothesis: continual exposure to junk web text induces lasting cognitive decline in large language models (LLMs)." Sobering research by computer scientists at Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Purdue University […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 006 6
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not. And what I learned in the process. ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chat…ploum.netGiving University Exams in the Age of ChatbotsGiving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot. 717118 118
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Mina @mina.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026Can you help? Some time ago, some genius person posted an incredibly satisfying and soothing time lapse video of things made from dough (mostly with yeast) expanding whilst being baked. I couldn't find it with any search engine. Have you seen it? Have you posted it? Do you know where to find […]berlin.socialOriginal post on berlin.social 000 0
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026«The local hardware store will only be there as long as you keep using it. Same for the local grocery store, the local café, the local record store, the local pet store, etc. And while it might be easier to get something delivered to your door, I’d encourage you to pay those folks a visit once […]scholar.socialOriginal post on scholar.social 117 7
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️Frida @frida.camp.smolnet.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy! If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from […]camp.smolnet.orgOriginal post on camp.smolnet.org 224203 203
Reposted by Jean Helou ⌨️tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2026Firefox should really strip down the browser to the core, make that performant and secure. Maybe even improve extension interfaces and then deliver whatever "AI" nonsense they want through extensions. Would make it so easy to stop having to talk about kill switches and how "hard" those are […]tldr.nettime.orgOriginal post on tldr.nettime.org 6567 67