Haven't read a lot that week, but three posts were interesting. Enjoy the reading.

A short collection of articles I read over the last week

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This week's links cover the fragility of US-based infrastructure, smart fridge firmware, AI-generated slop, journald, and the art of asking good questions.

I have used the HCL Connections automation project for years. I abandoned my own Ansible roles for deploying Connections and switched to it. The project works, but it misses some basic practices, it stores passwords in clear text, and its variable inheritance makes environment-specific settings …

I got out running again this week. My bruised ribs are healing, and my thumb is nearly as good as new. The links this week cover AI privacy, accountability, surveillance, education, wealth, and the risks of putting powerful tools in the wrong hands.

Just one short article this week. It’s been a difficult one: I lost a good friend and injured myself while running. Thankfully, I only dislocated my thumb and bruised my ribs; nothing is broken. I hope you enjoy the read.

Crisp wheat and rye rolls covered with sunflower seeds, sesame and oats.

A soft and buttery brioche loaf.

Soft American-style toast with a light crumb and a thin crust.

Two durable kitchen products became difficult to use because their manufacturers do not offer replacement parts.

Week 36 is over. This time, I recommend watching the NDC Copenhagen keynote, checking Wunderwuzzi's findings in Opus 5, and reading about LibreOffice's download record during its release week.

A simple wheat bread with sourdough pre-dough.

A proof of concept for bringing Community themes back to HCL Connections 8.

A normal homeoffice week, but still full of ideas and to-dos after FrOSCon. Linux celebrated the 35th birthday this week, have fun reading this weeks link collection.

Pizza is easier to make at home than you might think.

A simple tomato sauce for pasta or pizza.

A simple gluten-free flatbread that I usually bake in the oven. Small batches can also be made in a pan.

A simple flatbread with gluten that I usually bake in the oven. Small batches can also be made in a pan.

IBM no longer supports IBM HTTP Server 8.5.5. This post documents the move to IBM HTTP Server 9 for HCL Connections.

I started publishing recipes on my blog, including structured recipe metadata for apps and search engines.

A simple roll recipe to make your own rolls for direct eating or freezing.

The old ibmcnx2 project has a new name: Connections Admin Scripts. The repository and documentation were updated to make the project name clearer and vendor-neutral.

This week was very busy and I was onsite for three days after attending FrOSCon. So just two links.

I attended FrOSCon 21 on the weekend of 15 and 16 August 2026. The talks gave me a lot of ideas and to-dos.

Today I did an HCL Connections Docs installation on Windows Server 2022, but the installation failed with an AttributeError.

This week the link collection is about climate, cloud and AI. What impact does a cloud outage have on cats' meals?

Running automated pipelines can open attack vectors and expose secrets. To prevent data loss or exposure, I recommend checking the pipelines regularly.

Today [Linkding](https://linkding.link) released [version 1.46.0](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/releases/tag/v1.46.0).

Next weekend, on 15 and 16 August, [FrOSCon](https://froscon.org) takes place at the [Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg](https://www.h-brs.de/en/) in Sankt Augustin.

LG monitors installing McAfee after connecting the device and one day of AI in Google earth. Not a lot, but still interesting to read.

Die Hitze legt die Rathaus-Server in Schriesheim lahm. Die Stadtverwaltung ist stundenlang nicht erreichbar.