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Julian Stecklina

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Cyberus Technology @cyberus-technology.de · 23/09/2026
Image-based systems make it much easier to comply with regulation, be that the #CRA or VS-NfD. We just made building such a system really simple with #NixOS. Add this to your #nix config, get a batteries-included disk img: cyberus-linux.image.enable = true; 📖 docs.cyberus-linux.com/modules/cybe...
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Cyberus Linux Image-based Systems - Cyberus Linux: CRA-compliant NixOS with Long-Term Support
A guide for creating and updating an image-based Cyberus Linux system featuring a read-only Nix store and A/B update support.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This would be a war crime. Obviously. Collective punishment.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 18/03/2026
Is the decline in oil and gas production capacity and the surge in fossil fuel prices because of the two wars a good thing to fight climate change? 🤔
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The USA has asked Ukraine for weapons to defend against Iranian drones. Zelensky told them to negotiate as they don't have any cards.
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NixOS Foundation @nixos.org · 05/03/2026
More news on #Nix #meetups The December installment of the Dresden Nix Meetup took place at the local SAP office. Martin from Cyberus Technology introduced a NixOS module for declarative VM management, which can be found at CTRL-OS Modules. We hear the next one is on 17th March in the SAP Office.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
FIFA must be so proud
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 18/02/2026
A compromised password manager company can just push an update that uploads all passwords somewhere. No need to do complicated stuff. arstechnica.com/security/202...
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Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true
Contrary to what password managers say, a server compromise can mean game over.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 17/01/2026
Linux is re-enabling Intel TSX?! These are lovingly called Transactional Sidechannel Extensions ... Apparently they don't suffer from the TAA vulnerability anymore, but they also (used to?) make other exploits so much easier. Call me skeptical ... www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7...
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Linux 7.0 Looks To Enable Intel TSX By Default On Capable CPUs For Better Performance
A patch queued up into tip/tip.git's x86/cpu Git branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle enables the Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) functionality by default on t...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 14/01/2026
We finally have a bluesky account for work. We'll be posting our journey around our NixOS LTS offering (CTRL-OS). At the moment we are having fun enabling Nvidia hardware. You can also follow us on YouTube: youtube.com/@ctrl-os?si=...
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CTRL-OS by Cyberus Technology. Impressum: https://www.cyberus-technology.de/en/impressum
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 05/01/2026
Das war auch mein erster Gedanke. Dass es eine russische Info-Op ist, wäre ja auch nichts neues. www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...
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Sicherheitsbehörden sehen Russland hinter Auto-Sabotageserie
Hunderte Autos wurden in Deutschland beschädigt - viele auch in der Region. Die Täter wollten offenbar eine falsche Fährte legen: Sicherheitsbehörden gehen davon aus, dass nicht Klimaaktivisten, sonde...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela. Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law. Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 03/01/2026
The US kidnapped Maduro?
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 12/12/2025
This article misses the important point why they didn't invest: They tried to privatize it and didn't invest/maintain to make the numbers look good. www.npr.org/2025/12/12/g...
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Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad?
You won't arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up.
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Holger Klein @holgi.eurosky.social · 08/11/2025
Wenn man einen Scheißprozess digitalisiert...
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
If anyone’s struggled to keep up with my threads on why the genAI bubble Is a bubble, here’s a simplified pictorial explanation, the plug is OpenAI and the sockets are Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD
A power strip with the plug end plugged in to one of the sockets
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 04/10/2025
My wife is currently documenting our challenges with having a baby with hip displasia. This is surprisingly common, yet took us by surprise. Check it out here: www.instagram.com/hip_dysplasi...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 03/10/2025
What's up with Linus these days? Can someone explain to him that insulting people is just not ok... Exhibit 1: www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-T... #linux #riscv #rust
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Linus Torvalds Vents Over "Completely Crazy Rust Format Checking"
After Linus Torvalds yesterday shot down RISC-V big endian prospects for the Linux kernel, today he has used his authority to wage a war on 'crazy' Rust code formatting as well as to critique poor tex...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 20/09/2025
I still don't understand why some people prefer vinyl over CDs for the sound quality. Look how people perceived this when CDs were introduced. 🤷🏻‍♀️ youtu.be/_Tx6TYnPat8?...
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Introducing The Amazing Compact Disc | 1982 | Retro vintage 80s technology
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/09/2025
Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...
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Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 18/09/2025
BREAKING — U.S. Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution For ‘Failing’ To Adequately ‘Condemn Hamas’ The United States has again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of captives — its sixth veto since the war began...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2025
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry
Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 13/09/2025
It's great to see the work of my colleagues at Cyberus Technology around supporting large VMs in a release! www.phoronix.com/news/Cloud-H...
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Cloud Hypervisor Will Block AI Generated Code, Raises x86_64 VM Limit To 8,192 vCPUs
Cloud Hypervisor 48.0 is now available for this Intel-started, open-source and Rust-based VMM focused on modern cloud workloads
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 26/08/2025
I'm the reason initrds are removed from the Linux kernel. 🤣🤯 www.phoronix.com/news/Initrd-...
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Initrd Support Could Finally Be On Its Way To Being Removed From The Linux Kernel
Linux's classic initial RAM disk 'initrd' support might finally be on its way out of the Linux kernel depending upon feedback from stakeholders
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 13/08/2025
Another security fluctuation for Intel TDX: www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-C...
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Intel CPU Microcode Updates Released For Six High Severity Vulnerabilities
This Patch Tuesday has brought a slew of Intel CPU microcode updates for the past few processor generations to address six new high severity vulnerabilities.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 08/08/2025
Finally!!!
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 04/08/2025
Just when I thought bureaucracy in Spain is not so bad: To get a health insurance card, you need to get the birth certificate (not automatic for foreigners), then apply for a passport from your home country. With that you can apply for a NIE (foreigner ID number) and with that hopefully the card...
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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
A message to the super rich
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
There are states that don’t take security seriously, states that really don’t take security seriously, and states that really really don’t take security seriously. And then there is Spain. therecord.media/spain-awards...
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 10/07/2025
This is a beautiful security vulnerability! I'm by accident not affected because I disabled animations on my phone for less visual clutter. taptrap.click #taptrap
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TapTrap: Animation‑Driven Tapjacking on Android
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 30/06/2025
Am I just old or are applications that are basically web pages just annoying and a step back in usability? The Outlook PWA opens links in its own window and doesn't offer an ability to go back to the email you just viewed. 🫠
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/06/2025
If you’re not enjoying the worst people in the world tearing each other apart? How sad for you.
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Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 15/05/2025
#rustlang 1.0, ten years later steveklabnik.com/writing/rust...
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Rust 1.0, ten years later
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 13/05/2025
Does anyone know how long the embargo was for www.phoronix.com/news/Trainin... ?
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Training Solo: New Set Of Serious Security Vulnerabilities Exposed For Intel & Arm CPUs
The VUSec security researchers are at it again..
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 02/05/2025
The status quo of confidential computing: Tired old men. #oc3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBpx...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 23/04/2025
Intel calls remote attestation of TDX VMs via SGX "legacy". The text is written as if there were more attestation methods, but they are not included in the public document. Only a matter of time until SGX is gone. #intel #tdx #sgx #infosec.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 30/01/2025
Because I can't attend FOSDEM this year, I wrote down some thoughts about the microkernel community. x86.lol/generic/2025... #fosdem #microkernel
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FOSDEM Edition: Thoughts on the Microkernels
It’s FOSDEM time! I have fond memories of the Microkernel and Component-based OS devroom in particular. It’s a fun meetup of extremely skilled low-level software engineers. This year I cannot attend, ...
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 19/01/2025
Can't summarize the current situation better than this cartoon. 🎯 www.npr.org/2025/01/04/n...
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The main argument for a Strategic BItcoin Reserve seems to be that Bitcoin holders worry about an impending shortage of greater fools and need the US government to act as the greatest fool of last resort.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 23/12/2024
Finally abandoned my Twitter account after I learned from @oxide.computer and Friends that I can have my blog domain as user handle. 🚀 It's much nicer here anyway.
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Julian Stecklina @x86.lol · 11/12/2024
Winning hearts and minds in Syria. #syria #israel edition.cnn.com/2024/12/10/m...
Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory
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