iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Sovereign Tech Agency @sovereign.tech · 29/09/2026

Sovereign Tech Resilience relaunches with four new services for critical open source projects: memory safety, post-quantum encryption, supply chain security, and Cyber Resilience Act compliance. www.sovereign.tech/news/resilie... 1/

Sovereign Tech Resilience relaunches with four new services to prevent, discover, and eliminate vulnerabilities in critical digital infrastructure. Sovereign Tech Agency.

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Socket @socket.dev · 25/09/2026

Maintainers spend countless hours keeping the open source projects we all rely on secure. Too often, that work is unpaid. Socket is proud to join @openjsf.org's new Security Stewardship Program to help fund the researchers and maintainers protecting Node.js. socket.dev/blog/openjs-...

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Socket Joins New OpenJS Program to Fund Node.js Security Work

Socket is joining the OpenJS Security Stewardship Program to fund Node.js vulnerability research, maintainer remediation, and security releases.

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Sacha Greif @sachagreif.com · 25/09/2026

With help from the amazing @mirandaheath.website, the 2026 State of Devs survey results are now available! 2026.stateofdevs.com/en-US/ This already took a ton of work, and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of what the dataset could teach us.

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State of Devs 2026

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 25/09/2026

So happy to be involved! What a rich picture of what it's like to be a dev in 2026—the good, the bad and the ugly!

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fall pleasure: Cast-iron radiator’s warmth rising through corrugated cardboard cat-throne. Makes a boy dozy.

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Software Stewardship Lab @stewardshiplab.org · 23/09/2026

The Stewardship Lab has joined the @rustfoundation.org as an Associate Member! 🎉️ To support the Foundation in its mission of stewarding the Rust programming language, we're working to improve software supply chain security and developer education across the Rust ecosystem.

Software Stewardship Lab × Rust Foundation

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!”

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 20/09/2026

Super excited to be a speaker at @viteconf.org this year, where I'll be talking about burnout in OSS and why we should care about it 🔥 viteconf.org/tickets/t/YB...

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Miranda's ViteConf 2026 mission credential

Miranda is on a connect mission for ViteConf 2026. Create your own credential.

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OpenSSF @openssf.org · 16/09/2026

AI moves fast. Critical infrastructure needs support. The OpenSSF Governing Board backs sustainable funding for public package registries: stronger security, reliable services, and continued free access for developers. We’re in. Join us: openssf.org/blog/2026/09...

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Anthony Fu @antfu.me · 16/09/2026

Updates in the recent Node Modules Inspector: - Better module type detection (now it recognizes binary packages) - Colorizing the charts by module type, published age, or duplicated versions to find them easily

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 03/09/2026

McDonald's needs to activate Windows

A McDonald's order machine showing the "Activate Windows" message

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 31/08/2026

The critical infrastructure we use every day, like healthcare and transportation, depends on the security of our software supply chains. To protect this infrastructure, we're launching a new lab at NYU that will train the next generation of Open Source security experts.

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NYU Tandon Launches Initiative to Close a Critical Gap in Open Source Security and Train the Students Who Will Fill It | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Pokopia black screen cant login #inbox

Pokopia black screen cant login

Hello Daniel?

Please help, pokopia isnt logging in? I spend a lot of hours
on it, so pls help? It seems to be an issue after bubbly
basin.

I hope you can help or can get help for all players with
this problem.

With kind regards,

[redacted]

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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Daniel (@danielroe.dev) and Matias (@patak.cat) of npmx (npmx.dev) join host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) explores community, governance, inclusion, burnout, and sustainability beyond nonstop productivity. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/293

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I’m proud of what we accomplished with the CHAOSS Practitioner Guides. I’ve written posts about individual guides, but I wanted to talk about how they fit together. This post focuses on building healthy and sustainable projects and is the first in a 4 part series. fastwonderblog.com/2026/08/20/p...

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Part 1: Building Healthy and Sustainable Projects Using CHAOSS Practitioner Guides | Fast Wonder

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 19/08/2026

Did you know that a bunch of software packages we all depend on are hidden from dependency trees? I spoke about this at EuroPython 2026 😊️

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Binary Dependencies: Identifying the Hidden Packages We All Depend On - Vlad-Stefan Harbuz

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Miranda Heath @mirandaheath.website · 14/08/2026

Such an important and multifaceted topic, thanks for the exploring this, was really nice to chat with you about it! Big recommend for anyone feeling a bit off the more they use AI to code!

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Scott Tolinski @tolin.ski · 14/08/2026

This is the most important video I've ever made. In this, I explore the negative and positive mental health effects of AI coding, with data and expert commentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUn...

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The True Cost of AI Coding

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 12/08/2026

It's 2026 and I can play pretty much any Steam game on Linux without worrying about it. I've wished for this forever. I'm so grateful to everyone who did the tremendous amount of work to make this happen.

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm available for consulting engagements starting in Nov. I can help you get more value out of your open source efforts by aligning your contributions with your strategies. I also work on understanding funding impact, improving OSS project governance, and custom research projects. fastwonder.com

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Consulting by Dawn Foster

Leverage Dr. Dawn Foster’s decades of experience working in open source to help your organization make the most out of their open source engagements.

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

look at them

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 09/08/2026

I slightly spooked this fox mum while she was playing with her two cubs.

A fox looking attentively at the viewer.

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 07/08/2026

We launched the Software Stewardship Lab today, a non-profit applied research lab dedicated to Open Source sustainability. ❤️🎉

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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab (stewardshiplab.org)! @vlad.website is on the podcast with hosts @richlitt.bsky.social, @abbycabs.dev & @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social to talk about promoting research for OSS maintainers and sustainers. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/292.

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Open Source Pledge ⇌ @opensourcepledge.com · 05/08/2026

this is how it's done 👇👏 do you know a company that should join next? put them in the replies!

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 04/08/2026

Applied for @hackmd.io's free plan for non-profits, they came back with a request for us to do a bunch of free labour for them. No thanks :/

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 01/08/2026

AI agents are allowing companies to surpass limited liability protections and erase liability altogether. “It wasn't me that hacked my competitor, it was an AI agent, it has a mind of its own.” It's a technologically augmented Shaggy defence: “it wasn't me”. Hopefully legislation can catch up.

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Open Source Pledge ⇌ @opensourcepledge.com · 31/07/2026

Package managers support our world's infrastructure, but those who build them have more work on their plate then ever. Companies who rely on this work for their revenue should give something back. It's in these companies' interest to keep this tech sustainable.

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Software Stewardship Lab @stewardshiplab.org · 30/07/2026

Sounds like a great job opportunity for security-minded folks ✨

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Software Stewardship Lab @stewardshiplab.org · 23/07/2026

Excellent research from @andrewnez.bsky.social 👏

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Loving the shares from the back catalog of #FOSSBack! This talk about recruiting contributors from 2023 is particularly relevant today with so many maintainers overworked and burning out. Related: this lovely report on maintainer burnout from @mirandaheath.website stewardshiplab.org/reports/burn...

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Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together ✸ Software Stewardship Lab

Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.

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Open Source Pledge ⇌ @opensourcepledge.com · 22/07/2026

secret discord server, please ignore…unless you are interested in open source funding 👀 discord.gg/Ay5abGkaxX

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Join the Open Source Pledge Discord Server!

Open Source software powers the world, but who supports the maintainers? We do. | 8 members

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 18/07/2026

"If you were one of the primary decision makers [responsible for the fraying of democracy and the dystopian technology business model], unless you want to accept that you are the villain, you have to have some kind of a mental process for excusing yourself from the results."

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"But it happened."

YouTube video by Molly Rocket

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Catbus @catbus.phd · 07/08/2025

you have been visited by the Skylight Napping Fox and will have good fortune for the rest of the week 🤗

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 16/07/2026

I hope interested folks can attend my @europython.eu talk today, happening in S2 at 16:00. I'll be talking about binary dependencies, why they are so hard to detect, and why this poses a problem for our global tech infrastructure.

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 15/07/2026

I'm at @europython.eu in Kraków, here to talk about binary dependencies, the @stewardshiplab.org and the @opensourcepledge.com. Come say hi!

Vlad holding his badge, with EuroPython attendees in the background

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sami 🔵 @hellosami.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 10/07/2026

I've had multiple people say some sentence or another in a post I wrote sounds LLM-written. I never use LLMs. Not sure what to do! Add a disclaimer? Ignore it? Feels weird.

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Ky @ky.fyi · 09/07/2026

and we wonder why people are burning out

One recent study on AI "efficiency" out of Stanford found that the introduction of a flood of rushed and factually-incorrect AI slop into workflows actually results in human beings having to work harder than ever:

“When coworkers receive workslop, they are often required to take on the burden of decoding the content, inferring missed or false context. A cascade of effortful and complex decision-making processes may follow, including rework and uncomfortable exchanges with colleagues.”

As the Harvard Business Review notes, this hyperscaled introduction of pseudo-efficiency workslop results not just in new conflict and a bunch of wasted time for people, but a sort of broader "knowledge decay" that introduces the potential for organizational downward spirals:

“Errors compound and pile up. Trust in information erodes. People spend more time verifying facts or risk costly and dangerous mistakes. Eventually, people start to lose trust in the processes that they rely on to do their jobs.”

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I don’t know how to explain to my American family and friends that this is now the man entrusted with the UK’s political salvation from fascism. For clarity, I am referring to the man on the left with a bin for a face, not the incoming prime minister on the right.

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Vlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 03/07/2026

@eurosky.social folks, would you consider a @mu.social feature allowing users to quickly switch between accounts? I regularly use 3 accounts, and switching currently involves 3 clicks using the settings menu — a bit clunky. elk.zone has this switcher at the bottom of the sidebar.

A screenshot of elk.zone showing three avatars at the bottom of the sidebar, which can be clicked to switch to each respective account.

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