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@ Powderhorn @beehaw.org

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Freelance journalist and dirty hippie burner.

I read news so you don't have to (but you still should).

  • Your Google Android device is about to stop being yours

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  • Are you sure you can't? Because when my phone was stolen last month, I came to terms with how much the modern world needs one to have one.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • You begged the question. You assumed "AI" use and then made a vibe-coding accusation without evidence.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • If you look further into the thread, he said he spent 200 hours coding this himself with the assistance of "AI" ... look, I'm not really a coder, but give me 200 hours, and I can certainly pull off some shit. If you're consulting an LLM like a book, I'm not really sure where the problem lies.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • This just sounds like a professional using a tool.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • Sure, but I'm going to guess KDE devs didn't blindly accept the merge request.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • Why are we assuming he didn't and it must be "AI"?

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • If it works, does it really matter if it was vibe-coded? Sometimes, people use tools correctly.

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    A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

    itsfoss.com /news/kde-plasma-per-screen-virtual-desktops/

  • Looking for a desktop RSS feed reader for Linux

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  • Extensions are not, themselves, security risks. If it's FOSS, you can see what they're doing in the code.

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    Move Over, ChatGPT

    www.theatlantic.com /technology/2026/01/claude-code-ai-hype/685617/
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    Budget smartphones will be hit hardest as memory prices rise

    www.theregister.com /2026/01/15/memory_crisis_smartphones/
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    ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2026/01/chatgpt-wrote-goodnight-moon-suicide-lullaby-for-man-who-later-killed-himself/
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    Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2026/01/spotify-to-raise-subscription-prices-by-up-to-2-in-february/
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    A Tipping Point in Online Child Abuse

    www.theatlantic.com /technology/2026/01/ais-child-porn-problem-getting-much-worse/685641/
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    Engineer caused data loss by cleaning PCs with welding tools

    www.theregister.com /2026/01/16/on_call/
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    ChatGPT to start showing ads in the US

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2026/jan/16/chatgpt-ads-in-revenue-boost
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    The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs”

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2026/01/the-ram-shortages-silver-lining-less-talk-about-ai-pcs/
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    Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This

    www.theatlantic.com /technology/2026/01/elon-musk-cannot-get-away-with-this/685606/
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    McKinsey asks graduates to use AI chatbot in recruitment process

    www.theguardian.com /business/2026/jan/14/mckinsey-graduates-ai-chatbot-recruitment-consultancy