All the advice: do not downgrade Debian. It is not supported. Neil, with backups: How bad can it be? New blogpost: "Downgrading Debian from testing to stable (trixie)"

Downgrading Debian from testing to stable (trixie)

I have some machines running Debian testing. However, it looks questionable whether I would get through Cyber Essentials running testing (or sid/un...

#Debian #Linux #FOSS #DontTryThisAtHome

A current UK public appointment application says that they > particularly encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds to ensure the Board reflects our diverse society. But then it also says > The roles are unremunerated. Travel and subsistence expenses are also not normally reimbursed for members of the Board apart from in exceptional circumstances and only with the prior agreement of the Chair. So that is "diverse background" in the sense of "wealthy enough to work for free and pay your own expenses".

Lots of sheep in my timeline today. And that's no baaad thing.

> Lawyers who don’t understand [how to use AI] will be deleted,’ came the curt response from the podium. ‘There’s simply no excuse for not trying. When you get in an elevator do you wait for it to go? No, you push the button yourself.’ What tosh.

Law Gazette

In Focus: IBA 2025, Toronto - will AI

This week

Every so often, I see a Free software project which I think would benefit from some free, friendly legal / data protection advice, particularly at an early stage. But lawyer ethics rules make it tricky to offer unless someone is explicitly asking about legal advice / looking for help. A sensible rule to stop ambulance chasing, but not so great in an environment based on volunteering. #FOSS #lawfedi

# DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis – Rust in Peace

Rust in Peace

DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis

Couple weeks ago Cloudflare announced it would be sponsoring some Open Source projects. Throwing money at pet projects of random techbros would har...

This role might be of interest to people here: Technical Operations Transformation Director, UK Telecoms Lab Based in Solihull, UK. Requires SC clearance / ability to get it. https://jobs.npl.co.uk/vacancies/2435/technical-operations-transformation-director.html #fedihire #fedihired

# Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026 s/changing/increasing £50 to fill in a form.

GOV.UK

Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026

We review our fees every year to make sure they’re set at the right level and reflect the cost of delivering our services.

It seems that there is no music genre called cyberfunk. This feels like an oversight, particularly since it could encompass disk-o.

Today, I am doing an Online Safety Act risk assessment for an Etherpad instance. Ofcom's risk factors do not translate well to "collaborative text editing among nerds".