How to turn a Firefox evangelist into a Firefox hater in just one easy step 😠 Mozilla, quit the games. Drop this or I drop you. EDIT: A less frightening take on this change from someone who probably knows more?

Infosec Exchange

James Bennett (@ubernostrum@infosec.exchange)

Literally every single thing in the history of the world that A) potentially interacts with user-generated content and B) has lawyers has wound up,...

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Positive action after an investigation, yay!

404 Media

Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation

Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.

Some really good news: Sovereign Tech Agency (@Sovereign Tech Agency) has announced their first cohort of Fellows, and among them is a friend: @Hugo van Kemenade 🥳 Congrats Hugo and everyone! Having chatted with Mirko last year I am really excited for this program to show how impactful paying a handful of maintainers full-time can be. Read Hugo's blog on the Fellowship:

Hugo van Kemenade

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That time of month again for my uncancellable auto-renewing GitHub Copilot subscription email (despite having never used Copilot or asked for this... :blobcatangery:) Note that there's no "unsubscribe" button, either.

Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy New Year, everyone! 🐍🧧

The threat of Trump EOs has caused the National Science Foundation to pause grant review panels. Critically for Python and PyPI security I spent most of December authoring and submitting a proposal to the "Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems" program. What happens now is uncertain to me. Shuttering R&D only leaves open source software users more vulnerable, this is nonsensical in my mind given America's dependence on software manufacturing. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276342/nsf-freezes-grant-review-trump-executive-orders-dei-science

Finally!

sethmlarson.dev

How to disable Copilot in GitHub?

For the first time in months GitHub has released a feature that I actually enjoy: a way to disable Copilot on the home screen. Thanks to Harry Sint...

Thank you @Harry Sintonen for making me aware #github #copilot

Meta is scared of Pixelfed. This is the biggest endorsement of Pixelfed that I've seen so far. @npub1kxu2...9fca/113819524021365621" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://fosstodon.org/NOSTR_0/113819524021365621

I'm giving @Codeberg.org a spin, really love the idea of a non-profit open source code repository so its members can control. If I enjoy the service enough perhaps I'll become a voting member. Anyone have specific features or stories about Codeberg they'd be willing to share?

Codeberg.org

Seth Larson

Security Developer-in-Residence at the Python Software Foundation

Now That's What I Call Wrapped (I don't listen to music...) :blobfoxcomputer:

GitHub Wrapped 2025 - Your Coding Year in Review

Like Spotify Wrapped, but for your GitHub activity! See your top languages, commit streaks, most productive days, and more in an engaging story for...