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list_add(figure_out_postgresql_replication, &task_list);
list_add(Linode, &shit_list);
list_add(Linode, &shit_list);
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@gnomon @lwn @liw @packetcat I've been doing my best to not refresh that page more than every 30 seconds or so for the past several hours ...
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@GrapheneOS A lengthy article mentions the project's founder three times - doesn't seem all that focused?
I *do* get the feeling he's still the driving force behind the project; that has nothing to do with whether the development team exists.
Again, do not read things into the article that are not there. Do not create drama that does not need to exist. I *like* your project, and I wrote an article that reflects that. I'm sorry if you expected it to look like your press packet.
I *do* get the feeling he's still the driving force behind the project; that has nothing to do with whether the development team exists.
Again, do not read things into the article that are not there. Do not create drama that does not need to exist. I *like* your project, and I wrote an article that reflects that. I'm sorry if you expected it to look like your press packet.
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@GrapheneOS OK, I'm sorry, but this is bizarre. The article is anything but negative! In what way do I question the existence of your development team? Please, look again, don't read things into it that aren't there, and don't create drama where none needs to exist.
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@vbabka @lwn It's always the simplest changes that create the most heat...
In truth, though, I originally wrote that article when the out-of-tree enforcement was still in the series, then was force to scramble to catch up after you took it back out. I think you did that on purpose, knowing that a name change alone wouldn't get me to write about that series...:)
In truth, though, I originally wrote that article when the out-of-tree enforcement was still in the series, then was force to scramble to catch up after you took it back out. I think you did that on purpose, knowing that a name change alone wouldn't get me to write about that series...:)
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You really can't make this stuff up.
Maybe they should impose tariffs on the import of wildfire smoke? Of course, those of us in the western US know that our domestic production of smoke needs no extra support.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
Maybe they should impose tariffs on the import of wildfire smoke? Of course, those of us in the western US know that our domestic production of smoke needs no extra support.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/republicans-canada-wildfire-complaint-letter
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@kernellogger That is *definitely* not a formal announcement, but it is my observation from talking to conference organizers and attendees. It is not a difficult result to see — or to understand.
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"It is true that AI is changing the internet and is threatening journalists and media outlets. But the only AI-related business strategy that makes any sense whatsoever is one where media companies and journalists go to great pains to show their audiences that they are human beings, and that the work they are doing is worth supporting because it is human work that is vital to their audiences."
404 Media seemingly reading directly from the @lwn playbook. We'll see if it works...
https://www.404media.co/the-medias-pivot-to-ai-is-not-real-and-not-going-to-work/
404 Media seemingly reading directly from the @lwn playbook. We'll see if it works...
https://www.404media.co/the-medias-pivot-to-ai-is-not-real-and-not-going-to-work/
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Just last month we finally managed to get to the north rim of the Grand Canyon after years of wanting to.
Now the one lodge there has burned down.
Glad to have made it while it was still there but still ... this really sucks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/wildfires-destroy-grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim
Now the one lodge there has burned down.
Glad to have made it while it was still there but still ... this really sucks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/wildfires-destroy-grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim
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@codonell It's a judgment call, I guess; there isn't really a firm policy. A significant rebase would generally be seen as needing new testing and review — part of why rebasing unnecessarily tends to be frowned upon. A cherry pick is a rebase of sorts, of course; for me, at least, it would be a matter of just how far a commit has been moved from its native environment. When in doubt, it's going to be best to ask for new reviews and testing.
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@krans @lwn One of my least favorite parts of the whole LWN thing is being afraid to put up certain types of news out of fear of what will happen in the comments section. I believe it is important to not give into that fear, though.
Now, getting a handle on the worst abuses of the comment system is a different question....
Now, getting a handle on the worst abuses of the comment system is a different question....
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I had the great privilege of seeing Bruce Cockburn play last night here in Boulder. Over the years, few musicians have earned as much of my respect as he has. Something like 40 years after I first saw him play, he is as good as ever.
If you get the chance to catch one of his performances, I would recommend taking it — I fear there may not be many more of those.
If you get the chance to catch one of his performances, I would recommend taking it — I fear there may not be many more of those.
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It's awfully easy to get depressed about the state of the world, so an article like this one, on the speed and scope of the solar-power transition, is more than welcome.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment
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I guess we just can't have good — or even nominally rational — things here. No easy unsubscription for us!
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/us-court-cancels-ftc-rule-that-would-have-made-canceling-subscriptions-easier/
The weird thing in my mind is that the cancellation gauntlet can only be hurting the industry as a whole. Once somebody has spent hours trying to turn a subscription off, they will be quite hesitant to sign up for the next one.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/us-court-cancels-ftc-rule-that-would-have-made-canceling-subscriptions-easier/
The weird thing in my mind is that the cancellation gauntlet can only be hurting the industry as a whole. Once somebody has spent hours trying to turn a subscription off, they will be quite hesitant to sign up for the next one.
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Perhaps it's just me, but I do find it amusing that the GNU Readline 8.3 announcement, in July 2025, gives two FTP URLs as the primary way to obtain the software. I don't remember when I last fired up an FTP client, and my web browser has long since forgotten how to do it too.
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2025-07/msg00004.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2025-07/msg00004.html
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