vpol

Software Engineer, Gym Rat

Location
Nottingham, UK
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dansupdansup
2026-03-13

everybody says ActivityPub is too hard.

so i'm building the thing that proves them wrong.

debug tools. validators. real docs.

built by someone who actually ships projects people use (@pixelfed (1M+ users) and @loops)

activitypub deserves better resources. i'm making them.

it only takes one person to spark a revolution ✨

coming soon. stay tuned.

ActivityPub.social, a new activitypub developer guide and resource, shipping soon.
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Mike McQuaidmikemcquaid
2026-03-11

Today I’m proud to announce the release of Homebrew 5.1.0. The most significant changes since 5.0.0 are expanded brew bundle support, brew version-install, new -full formula handling and installer updates.

brew.sh/2026/03/10/homebrew-5.

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2026-03-11

It's come to this: The Ig Nobel Awards, presented at Harvard or MIT since the 1990s, is moving to Zurich because the US is not safe for foreign visitors
swissinfo.ch/eng/research-fron

vpolvpol
2026-03-10

Is still alive?

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Christine Lemmer-Webbercwebber@social.coop
2026-03-09

@wingo Today I learned about the term "vommits" (vibe-coded commits)

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Jeroen Habetsjeroen@habets.dev
2026-03-08

My head of ops complained that #GitHub CI/CD has become _so_ unreliable, specifically #GitHubAction s and its scheduler (even with #selfhosted runners) that we need to migrate to an alternative.

We're not alone, see e.g. #Zig ziglang.org/news/migrating-fro

The graph shows the dramatic decrease in availability after the #Microsoft #acquisition ...

Uptime graph showing a dramatic decrease of availability after the Microsoft takeover. Going from consistent 100%
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2026-03-08

LLMs turn your job into mostly code review, a task everyone famously loves to do and is good at

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Electronic Frontier Foundationeff
2026-03-08

EFF defends privacy and free expression because technology should serve all people, not just the powerful.

We’re a nonprofit powered by members, and we need you in this fightβ€”especially if you don't feel represented in or by tech. Become a member for just $25 per year: supporters.eff.org/donate/join

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Em :official_verified:Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
2026-03-08

Bad news πŸ˜”πŸ’”

I am sad to announce today that unfortunately I will not be working with Privacy Guides anymore after the end of this month.

Good news! 🚨 :awesome:

I will be available for a new position or contract, starting in April!

I am looking for a position or contact for:

✊ Digital rights activist (with a specialty in privacy rights)

πŸ”’ Privacy expert or consultant

:mastodon: Fediverse and Mastodon advocate

πŸ™Œ Managerial position

πŸ“° Tech journalist

πŸ’» Technical writer

πŸ’š Or any other fitting positions

I am especially interested in working with nonprofit organisations, cooperatives, open-source projects, privacy-oriented software companies, or any other organisations working for the public good.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Remote from Canada

:no_AI_logo: All the work I produce is guaranteed to be AI-free

Let me know if you hear of any good opportunities!

#FediHire #GetFediHired #Tech #Jobs

vpolvpol
2026-03-03

@stevendrowe how do you use it? software/services?

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Bruno Cesar Rocha β˜… rochacbrunobruno@rocha.social
2026-03-02

GoToSocial now includes an AGENTS.md :) :GoToSocial:

https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/src/branch/main/AGENTS.md

GoToSocial AGENTS.md
vpolvpol
2026-02-27

@martincrownover mind blowing 🀯

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So, I finally added audio to this animation from 2024 - and re-mastered and re-rendered it in Blender too. πŸ˜…

Based on an illustration by @stublag!

Happy Friday, fediverse!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #render #animation #loop #cycles #procedural

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2026-02-27

Allocating on the Stack

mander.xyz/post/48131789

vpolvpol
2026-02-27

Can we revive ?

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