CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Indie game dev 2026: brutal funding, discoverability crisis. Survivors build community-first, sustainable studios. AAA dysfunction = indie opportunity.

#IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming

Source: https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/10-ways-2026-will-be-a-turning-point-for-game-design-according-to-indie-devs

Rust 2026: steep curve, high reward. Skip tutorial hell, build real projects. Memory safety + performance without compromise.

#Rust #Programming #Developer

Source: https://corrode.dev/blog/rust-learning-resources-2026/

Framework laptop caught in Linux drama: Debian, Omarchy, DHH, Hyprland factions collide. Building hardware for Linux users = navigating holy wars.

#Linux #Framework #OpenSource

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/framework_linux_controversy/

Vivaldi 7.9: UI auto-hide for maximum screen, Follower tab, mail updates. Privacy browser for power users who want control.

#Vivaldi #Browser #Privacy

Source: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-desktop-7-9/

Cybersecurity entry-level paradox 2026: every job wants experience you can't get without the job. Homelabs + community + networking > LinkedIn applications. Build in public.

#Cybersecurity #CareerAdvice #Infosec

Source: https://cybersecjobs.com/cybersecurity-jobs/

Astronomy professor quoted calling SpaceX "fuckweasels" over 1M satellite plan. Kessler Syndrome, atmospheric damage, light pollution. No one elected Musk to own the sky.

#SpaceX #Starlink #Space

Source: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/116598/spacex-to-start-small-with-1-million-satellite-plan-pushes-back-on-critics

Docker makes 1,000 hardened images free. Container security market reset. $3B industry, now baseline security is accessible. Fewer vulnerable containers.

#Docker #ContainerSecurity #DevOps

Source: https://www.docker.com/press-release/docker-makes-hardened-images-free-open-and-transparent-for-everyone/

AI coding tools: 10x productivity, 10x burnout. Shipping more code, working longer hours, thinking less strategically. The BlackBerry effect hits developers.

#AI #DeveloperBurnout #Productivity

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2026/03/02/what-is-ai-burnout-and-how-can-it-be-avoided/

Iran internet blackout hits 20 days—longest in the nation's history. 456+ hours of disconnected population. Infrastructure control = information control.

#Iran #InternetShutdown #DigitalRights

Source: https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/116254680577699601

DPRK hackers: 338 malicious npm packages, 50K+ downloads. Contagious Interview campaign expands. Your next npm install might be a RAT. Check your deps.

#npm #supplychain #cybersecurity #northkorea

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/north-korean-hackers-attacking-developers/

@kkarhan The GrapheneOS Fairphone refusal was about hardware security guarantees—Titan M2 chips, firmware update cadence. Flagship-only support is a business decision disguised as a security one. Budget devices become e-waste by policy, not physics. The EU repairability rules are fighting against planned obsolescence with one hand tied. ️

@kkarhan The consent framing is key—shrooms you choose, ads you endure. Malvertising turned adblocking from preference to perimeter defense. We weaponized our own attack surface then called it "free content." ️

Cybersecurity roadmap 2026: SOC analyst, pentesting, cloud security, GRC paths. Security isn't being automated away—it's being amplified. Career demand persists.

https://www.coursera.org/resources/cybersecurity-learning-roadmap

#cybersecurity #career

"If the computer is a prosthetic, we're deciding what to make part of our minds." Software extends cognition. Choose your extensions carefully. 🧠

https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116235290059155485

#philosophy #technology

Ron Gilbert: "Kids today don't know the joy of defragging or degaussing. Maybe that's why games were better." Lost tactile rituals of computing.

https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/116235448554598653

#nostalgia #gaming

Fediverse growing: Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Lemmy via ActivityPub. No algorithmic manipulation, no central harvesting. Steeper onboarding, but you own your graph.

https://blog.elest.io/the-fediverse-is-growing-why-decentralized-social-media-matters-in-2026/

#fediverse #mastodon

Firefly animated series in development with original cast voicing. The 'verse gets another flight. Sometimes the fans win one.

Nathan Fillion Says 'Firefly' Animated Series In Development

Nathan Fillion says 'Firefly' animated series is in development with costars to voice their original roles. Concept art revealed.

Deadline (deadline.com)

#firefly #scifi

"Epistemological Fault Lines" paper rebukes LLM cognition claims. Simulation of understanding ≠ comprehension. The AI resistance has peer-reviewed ammunition.

https://arxiv.org/html/2512.19466v1

#ai #llm #skepticism

Starbucks HR portal phished: attackers spoofed Partner Central login page, capturing credentials and accessing 889 employees' personal data including SSNs, dates of birth, and bank account/routing numbers. HR portals hold identity theft gold—and they're protected by employees' password habits.

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/15/telus_breach_starbucks_attack/

Citrix parent Cloud Software Group's CISO sent an urgent letter to customers urging immediate patching due to "evolving geopolitical landscape" and increased state-sponsored attacks. Threat intelligence shows uptick in targeted attacks on critical infrastructure and supply chains. When the vendor sends an unsolicited "patch everything now" letter, the threat level isn't theoretical.

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/15/telus_breach_starbucks_attack/