I read “leading when clarity must be constructed, not given” and it gets such a lot done, right there, in just a few words! Things were bad enough, back in the day, that terms like “wicked problems” (Rittel, 1972) and “messes” (Ackoff, 1979) were used to give name to complex, shifting situations where what we do, acts back, and the situation doesn’t simply yield to attempts to bring it under control. And yet we need to act, for not “acting” (in any coherent way), acts on the situation too.

Understanding the situation and shaping our response, are both dimensions of constructing clarity. Noting that the situation is ever shifting, this probing and sense making, and responding, is dynamic.

Still a few seats for the Technical Leadership workshop: 🎉 flash sale 🎉

March 24 and 31, 2026, 12-3PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

More info and to enroll: https://ti.to/bredemeyer/technicalleadershipmar2026

Preview material:
(Socio-)Technical Decisions chapbook (pdf):
https://ruthmalan.com/Leadership/TechnicalDecisions.pdf

@babe your nan must have been someone exceptional. May she live forever in your heart.

@babe exactly that.
It confirms I was far from them for too long.

Thank you for reminding it too me.

@babe oh, you've all my condolences.

And I think I understand perfectly what you mean.
For me, the echoes are that unbelievable capacity of seing what is Right. And still living her simple, oh so deeply grounded life. Loving her community, not because it's even remotely perfect, but because they are humans.

@babe @middleclasstool oh dear ! This is... Good and exhausting ?

@babe @middleclasstool I will need to that again soon. Too long away from the Truth these books hold.

I really like small gods. And Vimaire (sorry French name... Vimes) come back in time in Night Watch has a special place in my heart. The smell of lilacs, the mentor /student relationship, the young Vetinari...

And Going Postal. Because it's such a good depiction of our world, the Commons vs private parasites,manipulation of informations, golem ethics, the tech nerds that of course speak to me in a special fashion... And well, the hope, making things happen. And redemption.

Ok, but I can't forget the witches, because I was raised in mountain like theirs, full of old people with the will of Esme.
And the colors of magic in the discworld...

Ok that's not even almost a choice.

@babe @middleclasstool I will need to that again soon. Too long away from the Truth these books hold.

I really like small gods. And Vimaire (sorry French name... Vimes) come back in time in Night Watch has a special place in my heart. The smell of lilacs, the mentor /student relationship, the young Vetinari...

And Going Postal. Because it's such a good depiction of our world, the Commons vs private parasites,manipulation of informations, golem ethics, the tech nerds that of course speak to me in a special fashion... And well, the hope, making things happen. And redemption.

Ok, but I can't forget the witches, because I was raised in mountain like theirs, full of old people with the will of Esme.
And the colors of magic in the discworld...

Ok that's not even almost a choice.

The EC is working on more detailed guidance about how the CRA will work in practice. After lots of input from many of our open source colleagues, they have issued a draft. There are substantial improvements to the guidance around open source.
The EC has opened a 4-week public comment period on this new document, it would be a good time to read it and comment, if you haven't.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16959-Draft-Commission-guidance-on-the-Cyber-Resilience-Act_en

#cra #openSource

fixing a project after the code has been thoroughly fucked by ai is called sloppy seconds send toot

When the world is on fire all around you, take a moment to notice the helpers, thank them, and show them how much you appreciate their efforts.

The world is filled with mostly good people, but most nations are run and controlled by psychopaths.

@matthieu
Je dirais 8/9 ans pour un bon lecteur, 12 ans pour n'importe qui. D'un point de vue histoire et perso, ça doit mieux raisonner pour des collégiens. La première trilogie suit deux ado de 14 ans, en roman d'apprentissage. L'écriture est simple, sans prendre le lecteur pour un âne (il y a régulièrement du vocabulaire avancé, mais un mot par ci par là). En taille, c'est 3 livres de ~200 pages avec des chapitres de quelques pages, vraiment structuré pour des lecteurs de romans debutants.

Depuis quelques semaines, je lis Pierre Bottero : d'abord "La quête d'Ewilan", puis "Les mondes d'Ewilan", et maintenant "Le Pacte des Marchombres".

C'est de la fantasy jeunesse que j'ai testé pour mon plus jeune fils qui n'a pas trop le goût de la lecture... Et je me suis fais absorber.

C'est tellement humain. Et pur, et sincère et bienveillant. Sans sombrer dans la niaiserie. Profond et social, empli d'âme, une complexité et des Valeurs mise à la porté d'enfants. Tellement loin du best seller à chapeau pointu du genre.

S'il n'était qu'un millièmes le reflet des personnages qu'il imagine et dans lesquels il est parfois facile de voir la projection de l'auteur, ses élèves ont eu beaucoup de chance.

La progression dans le style d'écriture est également fulgurante, et j'aurai adoré parcourir un peu plus de chemin avec ses livres que les 8 années qui lui ont été donné.

Paix à lui.

@soatok that's my working definition of omelette

The state of play:
Completely fake, and completely perfect in representing our current reality.
original https://www.theexploit.co/articles/french-locksmith-named-claude-launches-line-of-padlocks-cybersecurity-stocks-lose-18-billion

@fanf this is mind blowing.

from my link log —

The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people

saved 2026-02-23 https://dotat.at/:/9AOTZ.html

@RachelC_Y ah, je crois que j'ai vu une etude sur l'humour sur les filles/les cadets dans l'US air force sur fe thème : https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d78fbe-595c-425d-a6c2-9553dc342b17/content

@RachelC_Y j'ai trouvé celle là, lq7s c'est plus l'humour offensant comme moyen de rassurer qu'on est bien dans le même ingroup, ca ne parle de découverte
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d78fbe-595c-425d-a6c2-9553dc342b17/content

@RachelC_Y @Nours @pixelsfr très chouette analyse. Ca ressemble bien a un trait évolutif complexe qui permet de survivre en voyant où dont es alliés et les ennemis.
On peut même sûrement replacer cela dans la lutte évolutive sociopathes / humain empathiques, les seconds développant l'humour comme arme fatale - car incompris - par les premiers, les premiers le détournant en cet herzatz servant de test de loyauté.

Si un jour vous retrouvez la thèse, je serait très preneur de la référence.
Merci encore pour cet éclairage !